The Katie-Bar-The-Door Awards (1990)

Dances with Wolves is the How Green Was My Valley of 1990, which is to say, a really good film that has been unfairly slagged because it won the Oscar over a more acclaimed movie. A gentle reminder for the true movie fan: it is possible to prefer one film without trashing another. My movie shelf includes both Goodfellas and Dances with Wolves.

PICTURE (Drama)
winner: Goodfellas (prod. Irwin Winkler)

PICTURE (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Edward Scissorhands (prod. Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi)

PICTURE (Foreign Language)
winner: Europa Europa (prod. Artur Brauner and Margaret Ménégoz)

ACTOR (Drama)
winner: Gabriel Byrne (Miller's Crossing)

ACTOR (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Gérard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card)

ACTRESS (Drama)
winner: Gong Li (Ju Dou)

ACTRESS (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman)

DIRECTOR (Drama)
winner: Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas)

DIRECTOR (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
winner: Joe Pesci (Goodfellas)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
winner: Lorraine Bracco (Goodfellas)

SCREENPLAY
winner: Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese, from the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas)