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Film should have been nominated for the following

posted 13 years ago by Godfather_200
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This film should have at least been in contention for the Oscars, I would guess for films released in 1990 because it was 1990 when it was released in the U.S. I would give it.

Best Picture - (Over Ghost)
Best Director - Peter Greenaway (Over Stephen Frears)
Best Actor - Michael Gambon (Over, well this is a tough one, maybe Costner)
Best Actress - Helen Mirren (Over Meryl Streep)
Best Original Screenplay - Peter Greenaway (Over Green Card, Ghost or Alice)
Best Cinematography - Sacha Vierny (Over Henry and June or Avalon)
Best Art Direction - Ben Van Os & Jan Roefls (Jeez a tough category)
Best Film Editing - John Wilson (Over Ghost)
Best Original Score - Michael Nyman (Over Ghost)

[–] malcolmreX 12 years ago

Absolutely agree.

[–] weenyboy 12 years ago

I wholeheartedly agree. Especially for art direction and score.

I don't patronize bunny rabbits!!

[–] boogles 12 years ago

It was released in the US in 1990, so it would have been up against the two mighty film juggernauts of 'Dances With Wolves' and 'Goodfellas'. I suppose you could also add in something like 'Reversal of Fortune' in there. A good selection of films but, 'The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and Her Lover' was in a whole different league cinematicly.