Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The Katie-Bar-The-Door Awards (1982)

When I was a kid, sportswriters used to say that a football team that had three quarterbacks was a football team that didn't have a quarterback. And I have to say, a movie with five versions is a movie begging for a sixth.

Still, of all the movies released in 1982, Blade Runner is the one still rattling around in my head.

PICTURE (Drama)
winner: Blade Runner (prod. Michael Deeley)
nominees:
Must-See Drama:

PICTURE (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Tootsie (prod. Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards)
nominees:
Must-See Comedy/Musical:

PICTURE (Foreign Language)
winner: Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander) (prod. Jörn Donner)
nominees:
Must-See Foreign Language:

ACTOR (Drama)
winner: Harrison Ford (Blade Runner)
nominees:

ACTOR (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie)
nominees:

ACTRESS (Drama)
winner: Jessica Lange (Frances)
nominees:

ACTRESS (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Julie Andrews (Victor/Victoria)
nominees:

DIRECTOR (Drama)
winner: Ridley Scott (Blade Runner)
nominees:

DIRECTOR (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Sydney Pollack (Tootsie)
nominees:

SUPPORTING ACTOR
winner: Robert Preston (Victor/Victoria)
nominees:

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
winner: Teri Garr (Tootsie)
nominees:

SCREENPLAY
winner: Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples, from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
nominees:
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6 comments:

  1. mister muleboyNovember 13, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    I love Rob't Preston more than your average joe.

    But Bill Maurray's performance in Tootsie is head and show-dlers above Preston's. Everyone's.

    Not writing; performance.

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  2. mister muleboyNovember 13, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    And Bill Murray, too!

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  3. Who Am Us Anyway?November 13, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Future Noir! It rules them all ...

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  4. theduckthiefNovember 14, 2012 at 3:33 AM

    So what do you say, is Rick a replicant?

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  5. Mythical MonkeyNovember 14, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    Between who Am Us and Duckthief, I think this is why I prefer the original (international) release to the more recent director's cuts -- the voice over narration gives it a 1940s film noir feel, and there's no question Rick is human. I guess it would be ironic if Rick is a replicant, and certainly we as humans are often made to serve ends other than our own, but I think I like the notion that he's the 21st century's version of Phillip Marlowe.

    But I'll watch it either way.

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  6. Mythical MonkeyNovember 14, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    Re: Bill Murray. I'll grant you, he's terrific in Tootsie, but I'm saving up his Katie awards for 1993 (best actor/comedy/Groundhog Day) and 1998 (supporting actor/Rushmore).

    One of the most under-awarded talents of our generation.

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