Nominations/Wins

It's a great film and completely ignored by "The Academy" of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the time of its initial theatrical release I was sure that "The Ice Storm" would receive several Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Screenplay and Director. However, as with other great films of the past, the fact that Hollywood ignored the movie means nothing. "The Ice Storm" has only gained its distinctive reputation as a modern film classic in the past decade. At least the film's talented director, Ang Lee, won Best Director for "Brokeback Mountain" a few years ago, making up somewhat for the fact that he was completely and unfairly shut out 10 years earlier.

Personally I think it's the best American movie of the 90s. Such a bleak film was unlikely to score big with the Academy - even that year's critical favourite LA Confidential had a clumsily tagged on 'happy ending' - but not a single nomination was a travesty.

I'd give it noms/wins for

**Best Picture
**Best Director
Best Actor (Kevin Kline)
Best Actress (Joan Allen)
Best Supporting Actor (Tobey Maguire)
**Best Supporting Actress (Christina Ricci)
Best Supporting Actress (Sigourney Weaver)
**Adapted Screenplay
**Cinematography
Editing
Art Direction
**Costume Design
**Sound
Original Score

Yeah, probably a Best Picture and Director. Weaver should get a nod or any of the main actors. Kline was great too, but he usually is. Too bad it got overshadowed by Titanic.

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