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From: lcliffor@bbncca.ARPA (Laura Frank Clifford)
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Subject: Oscar Nomination Gripes (LONG)
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Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 09:10:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 22 09:10:32 1984
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Well, I've been griping about these for a few days, so I decided
to let off a little steam.  Following is a list of the "big" nominations
with comments/flames aside the category heading.  I liked "Terms of
Endearment", but 11 nominations strikes me as way off base.   Too many
good performances/jobs overlooked this year (what else is new?).


_B_e_s_t_ _P_i_c_t_u_r_e_ _-_   What about Local Hero and Star 80?  What's all the
The Big Chill    fuss about Tender Mercies and the overrated "Terms of
The Dresser      Endearment"?
The Right Stuff
Tender Mercies
Terms of Endearment

_B_e_s_t_ _A_c_t_o_r_ _-_     MY GOD!! - Where's Eric Roberts (Star 80)??  I must
                 admit I haven't seen "The Dresser" yet, but I truly
	         believe Roberts gave the "best performance by an actor"
	         this year.  The Academy's biggest oversight this year.
Michael Caine, "Educating Rita"
Tom Conti, "Reuben, Reuben"
Tom Courtenay, "The Dresser"
Robert Duvall, "Tender Mercies"
Albert Finney, "The Dresser"

_B_e_s_t_ _A_c_t_r_e_s_s_ _-_   Shirley MacLaine does indeed deserve this one (probably
	         one of the only nominations this film should have received).
	         I thought Muriel Hemmingway should get a nomination for her 
	         understated but effective performance in Star 80.  At
		 least they didn't nominate Jennifer Beals.
Jane Alexander, "Testament"
Shirley MacLaine, "Terms of Endearment"
Meryl Streep, "Silkwood"
Julie Walters, "Educating Rita"
Debra Winger, "Terms of Endearment"

_B_e_s_t_ _S_u_p_p_o_r_t_i_n_g_ _A_c_t_o_r_ _-_   What about Jerry Lewis for "King of Comedy"?
			  What about Kevin Kline and William Hurt in
			  "The Big Chill"?
	                  Looks like Jack Nicholson's going to pick up
	                  an oscar for doing himself.
Charles Durning, "To Be or Not To Be"
John Lithgow, "Terms of Endearment"
Jack Nicholson, "Terms of Endearment"
Sam Shepard, "The Right Stuff"
Rip Torn, "Cross Creek"

_B_e_s_t_ _S_u_p_p_o_r_t_i_n_g_ _A_c_t_r_e_s_s_ _-_  After seeing "The Year of Living Dangerously",
		           I never thought the academy would have the
		           class to nominate Linda Hunt.  I was wrong - and
		           a good thing too!  Another top placer in my
			   mind was Sarah Bernhardt(sp?) for King of
                           Comedy.  Too bad Cher had to wait til
			   this year's OK performance for the nomination
			   she should have won last year in "Come Back to
			   The Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"
Cher, "Silkwood"
Glenn Close, "The Big Chill"
Linda Hunt, "The Year of Living Dangerously"
Amy Irving, "Yentl"
Alfre Woodard, "Cross Creek"

_B_e_s_t_ _D_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_ _-_           James L. Brooks?  Give me a break.  Where's
			  Bill Forsythe (Local Hero) and Bob Fosse (Star 80)?
			  What about Lawrence Kasdan for "The Big Chill"?
Peter Yates, "The Dresser"
Ingmar Bergman, "Fanny and Alexander"
Mike Nichols, "Silkwood"
Bruce Beresford, "Tender Mercies"
James L. Brooks, "Terms of Endearment"

_B_e_s_t_ _O_r_i_g_i_n_a_l_ _S_c_r_e_e_n_p_l_a_y_ _-_   WARGAMES???? Geez, why not Flashdance?
"The Big Chill", Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek
"Fanny & Alexander", Ingmar Bergman
"Silkwood", Norah Ephron and Alice Arlen
"Tender Mercies", Horton Foote
"WarGames", Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes

_B_e_s_t_ _A_d_a_p_t_e_d_ _S_c_r_e_e_n_p_l_a_y_ _-_   At last - "Betrayal" gets a nod.
"Betrayal", Harold Pinter
"The Dresser", Ronald Harwood
"Educating Rita", Willy Russell
"Reuben, Reuben", Julius J. Epstein
"Terms of Endearment", James L. Brooks

_B_e_s_t_ _C_i_n_e_m_a_t_o_g_r_a_p_h_y_ _-_       "Never Cry Wolf", "The Grey Fox" and "The Hunger" 
                            were deserving in this category.
"Fanny & Alexander", Sven Nykvist
"Flashdance", Don Peterman
"The Right Stuff", Caleb Deschanel
"WarGames", William A. Fraker
"Zelig", Gordon Willis

_B_e_s_t_ _F_i_l_m_ _E_d_i_t_i_n_g_ _-_   "Zelig" most assuredly belongs here.  Last year,
		      they overlooked "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid", so what's
		      to be expected.
"Blue Thunder"
"Flashdance"
"The Right Stuff"
"Silkwood"
"Terms of Endearment"

_B_e_s_t_ _O_r_i_g_i_n_a_l_ _S_c_o_r_e_ _-_   !!RUMBLEFISH!! - A notably terrific score written
			by the drummer of The Police - kinda off-beat jazz (I
			don't know enough about jazz to know how to describe it).
			John Williams gets a lot of nominations for the same
			old stuff year after year.  Does anyone really
			remember the music to "Terms"?
"Cross Creek", Leonard Rosenman
"Return of the Jedi", John Williams
"The Right Stuff", Bill Conti
"Terms of Endearment", Michael Gore
"Under Fire", Jerry Goldsmith