5th Annual rec.arts.movies.*+ Critics Circle Awards

Results are reproduced here with the direct authority of r.a.m.*+ Critics Circle chairman Mike D'Angelo

The rec.arts.movies.*+ Critics Circle consists of film writers and cineastes, primarily comprised of leading contributors to the rec.arts.movies.current-films newsgroup. It is the longest-running online film critics group.

This year's participants:

Chairman:Mike D'Angelo
  • James Berardinelli
  • Matthew Butcher
  • Dave Cowen
  • James Callan
  • Keith Collins
  • Bilge Ebiri
  • Steve Erickson
  • Charles François
  • Bryant Frazer
  • Alex Fung
  • Erik Gregersen
  • Dave Garrett
  • Skander Halim
  • JMSTREEP
  • Eric C. Johnson
  • Andrew Johnston
  • Joshua Kreitzer
  • Milton Lawson
  • Don Marks
  • Jeff McCloud
  • Victor J. Morton
  • Greg Murphy
  • MuseMalade
  • Charles Odell
  • Theo Panayides
  • Peace Electric
  • Mark Pittillo
  • Peter Reiher
  • Scott Renshaw
  • Regina Alexandra Robbins
  • Larry Rosenhein
  • Ken Rudolph
  • Bryan "Frankenseuss" Theiss
  • Scott Tobias
  • Adam Villani
  • Froilan Vispo
  • Harold Wexler
  • Michael Wolfe
  • Andrew Wright
  • WryMind
  • A great debt of thanks is owed to chairman Mike D'Angelo for the huge amount of administration and tabulation involved in this endeavour.


    All ballots were submitted prior to the Academy Award nominee announcements on February 9th, 2000 -- 0538 PST.

    The winners of the 5th annual rec.arts.movies.*+ Critics Circle Awards, as announced February 29, 2000:


    Being_John_MalkovichBest Picture
    Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze (USA Films)
    [403 points on 34 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Eyes Wide Shut (Warner Bros.)
    Directed by Stanley Kubrick
    [227 pts / 22 votes]
    Fight Club (Fox)
    Directed by David Fincher
    [204 pts / 18 votes]
    Toy Story 2 (Disney)
    Directed by John Lasseter
    [180 pts / 17 votes]
    The Blair Witch Project (Artisan)
    Directed by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez
    [159 pts / 13 votes]
    Election (Paramount)
    Directed by Alexander Payne
    [157 pts / 18 votes]
    Magnolia (New Line)
    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
    [154 pts / 13 votes]
    Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)
    Directed by Mike Leigh
    [151 pts / 13 votes]
    Three Kings (Warner Bros.)
    Directed by David O. Russell
    [139 pts / 13 votes]
    The Straight Story (Buena Vista)
    Directed by David Lynch
    [130 pts / 13 votes]
    The Iron Giant (Warner Bros.)
    Directed by Brad Bird
    [116 pts / 10 votes]
    The Dreamlife Of Angels (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Directed by Erick Zonca
    [108 pts / 08 votes]
    After Life (Artistic License)
    Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
    [104 pts / 10 votes]
    The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Directed by David Mamet
    [89 pts / 12 votes]
    Autumn Tale (USA Films)
    Directed by Eric Rohmer
    [87 pts / 09 votes]
    American Beauty (DreamWorks)
    Directed by Sam Mendes
    [87 pts / 07 votes]
    Leila (First Run)
    Directed by Dariush Mehrjui
    [84 pts / 08 votes]
    The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paramount)
    Directed by Anthony Minghella
    [81 pts / 09 votes]
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Paramount)
    Directed by Trey Parker
    [73 pts / 09 votes]
    The End Of The Affair (Columbia)
    Directed by Neil Jordan
    [69 pts / 08 votes]
    [ more info ]

    Kevin_SpaceyBest Actor
    Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (DreamWorks)
    [368 points on 31 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story (Buena Vista)[273 pts / 26 votes]
    Jim Broadbent, Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)[266 pts / 21 votes]
    Edward Norton, Fight Club (Fox)[261 pts / 25 votes]
    Russell Crowe, The Insider (Touchstone)[236 pts / 21 votes]
    Jim Carrey, Man On The Moon (Universal)[220 pts / 20 votes]
    Peter Mullan, My Name Is Joe (Artisan)[206 pts / 16 votes]
    Terence Stamp, The Limey (Artisan)[142 pts / 16 votes]
    Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paramount)[135 pts / 13 votes]
    Brad Pitt, Fight Club (Fox)[134 pts / 14 votes]
    Matthew Broderick, Election (Paramount)[130 pts / 13 votes]
    Sean Penn, Sweet And Lowdown (Sony Pictures Classics)[122 pts / 13 votes]
    Bob Hoskins, Felicia's Journey (Artisan)[106 pts / 12 votes]
    John Cusack, Being John Malkovich (USA Films)[101 pts / 10 votes]
    Denzel Washington, The Hurricane (Universal)[86 pts / 08 votes]
    Om Puri, My Son The Fanatic (Miramax)[75 pts / 06 votes]
    Johnny Depp, Sleepy Hollow (Paramount)[59 pts / 09 votes]
    Allan Corduner, Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)[57 pts / 05 votes]
    Ralph Fiennes, The End Of The Affair (Columbia)[55 pts / 07 votes]
    John Leguizamo, Summer Of Sam (Touchstone)[55 pts / 05 votes]
    [ more info ]

    Reese_Witherspoon
    Best Actress
    Reese Witherspoon, Election (Paramount)
    [402 points on 32 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut (Warner Bros.)[299 pts / 28 votes]
    Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry (Fox Searchlight)[296 pts / 23 votes]
    Elodie Bouchez, The Dreamlife Of Angels (Sony Pictures Classics)[285 pts / 26 votes]
    Heather Donahue, The Blair Witch Project (Artisan)[266 pts / 24 votes]
    Cecilia Roth, All About My Mother (Sony Pictures Classics)[234 pts / 20 votes]
    Natacha Régnier, The Dreamlife Of Angels (Sony Pictures Classics)[174 pts / 16 votes]
    Isabelle Huppert, The School Of Flesh (Stratosphere)[136 pts / 13 votes]
    Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds (Fine Line)[135 pts / 09 votes]
    Emilie Dequenne, Rosetta (USA Films)[122 pts / 11 votes]
    Julianne Moore, The End Of The Affair (Columbia)[120 pts / 16 votes]
    Beatrice Romand, Autumn Tale (USA Films)[118 pts / 14 votes]
    Kate Winslet, Holy Smoke (Miramax)[81 pts / 10 votes]
    Franka Potente, Run Lola Run (Sony Pictures Classics)[80 pts / 10 votes]
    Leila Hatami, Leila (First Run)[79 pts / 07 votes]
    Annette Bening, American Beauty (DreamWorks)[77 pts / 10 votes]
    Kate Winslet, Hideous Kinky (Stratosphere)[70 pts / 07 votes]
    Sigourney Weaver, A Map Of The World (First Look)[62 pts / 03 votes]
    Thandie Newton, Besieged (Fine Line)[58 pts / 05 votes]
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Limbo (Screen Gems)[45 pts / 07 votes]
    [ more info ]

    John_Malkovich
    Best Supporting Actor
    John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich (USA Films)
    [413 points on 32 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Tom Cruise, Magnolia (New Line)
    John C. Reilly, Magnolia (New Line)
    [265 pts / 24 votes]
    Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense (Hollywood)[198 pts / 19 votes]
    Nigel Hawthorne, The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)[183 pts / 16 votes]
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paramount)[169 pts / 16 votes]
    Jeremy Northam, The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)[151 pts / 15 votes]
    Wes Bentley, American Beauty (DreamWorks)[143 pts / 14 votes]
    Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paramount)[139 pts / 14 votes]
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Magnolia (New Line)[118 pts / 12 votes]
    Christopher Plummer, The Insider (Touchstone)[107 pts / 10 votes]
    Gary Cole, Office Space (Fox)[104 pts / 09 votes]
    Charles S. Dutton, Cookie's Fortune (October Films)[84 pts / 11 votes]
    Chris Cooper, American Beauty (DreamWorks)[83 pts / 09 votes]
    Peter Sarsgaard, Boys Don't Cry (Fox Searchlight)[73 pts / 06 votes]
    Harry Lennix, Titus (Fox Searchlight)[69 pts / 06 votes]
    Hugo Weaving, The Matrix (Warner Bros.)[65 pts / 06 votes]
    Chris Klein, Election (Paramount)[64 pts / 08 votes]
    Spike Jonze, Three Kings (Warner Bros.)[62 pts / 06 votes]
    Alain Libolt, Autumn Tale (USA Films)[61 pts / 06 votes]
    [ more info ]

    Chloe_Sevigny
    Best Supporting Actress
    Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry (Fox Searchlight)
    [413 points on 27 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich (USA Films)[349 pts / 28 votes]
    Cameron Diaz, Being John Malkovich (USA Films)[286 pts / 26 votes]
    Sarah Polley, Go (Columbia)[225 pts / 21 votes]
    Melora Walters, Magnolia (New Line)[214 pts / 21 votes]
    Samantha Morton, Sweet And Lowdown (Sony Pictures Classics)[190 pts / 15 votes]
    Lara Belmont, The War Zone (Lot 47)[143 pts / 10 votes]
    Julianne Moore, Magnolia (New Line)[130 pts / 15 votes]
    Jessica Campbell, Election (Paramount)[127 pts / 16 votes]
    Helena Bonham Carter, Fight Club (Fox)[118 pts / 14 votes]
    Sissy Spacek, The Straight Story (Buena Vista)[101 pts / 10 votes]
    Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense (Hollywood)[89 pts / 09 votes]
    Vanessa Martinez, Limbo (Screen Gems)[85 pts / 08 votes]
    Thora Birch, American Beauty (DreamWorks)[79 pts / 09 votes]
    Julianne Moore, An Ideal Husband (Miramax)[75 pts / 07 votes]
    Lesley Manville, Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)[67 pts / 06 votes]
    Joan Cusack, Toy Story 2 (Disney)[61 pts / 05 votes]
    Kimberly J. Brown, Tumbleweeds (Fine Line)[59 pts / 07 votes]
    Antonia San Juan, All About My Mother (Sony Pictures Classics)[53 pts / 05 votes]
    Rebecca Pidgeon, The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)[50 pts / 06 votes]
    [ more info ]

    Stanley_Kubrick
    Best Director
    Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut (Warner Bros.)
    [339 points on 27 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich (USA Films)[291 pts / 29 votes]
    David Fincher, Fight Club (Fox)[275 pts / 25 votes]
    Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia (New Line)[249 pts / 20 votes]
    David O. Russell, Three Kings (Warner Bros.)[218 pts / 19 votes]
    David Lynch, The Straight Story (Buena Vista)[204 pts / 19 votes]
    Mike Leigh, Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)[152 pts / 15 votes]
    Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paramount)[141 pts / 12 votes]
    John Lasseter, Toy Story 2 (Disney)[123 pts / 13 votes]
    Alexander Payne, Election (Paramount)[115 pts / 15 votes]
    Steven Soderbergh, The Limey (Artisan)[106 pts / 12 votes]
    Erick Zonca, The Dreamlife Of Angels (Sony Pictures Classics)[105 pts / 08 votes]
    The Wachowski Brothers, The Matrix (Warner Bros.)[89 pts / 10 votes]
    Sam Mendes, American Beauty (DreamWorks)[81 pts / 07 votes]
    Michael Mann, The Insider (Touchstone)[79 pts / 09 votes]
    Hirokazu Kore-eda, After Life (Artistic License)[79 pts / 07 votes]
    Neil Jordan, The End Of The Affair (Columbia)
    Tom Tykwer, Run Lola Run (Sony Pictures Classics)
    [75 pts / 08 votes]
    Dariush Mehrjui, Leila (First Run)[66 pts / 07 votes]
    David Mamet, The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)[65 pts / 08 votes]
    [ more info ]

    Charlie_Kaufman
    Best Screenplay
    Charlie Kaufman, Being John Malkovich (USA Films)
    [589 points on 35 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Election (Paramount)[296 pts / 29 votes]
    Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin & Chris Webb, Toy Story 2 (Disney)[214 pts / 21 votes]
    Jim Uhls, Fight Club (Fox)[162 pts / 15 votes]
    Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paramount)[148 pts / 14 votes]
    Mike Leigh, Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)[145 pts / 12 votes]
    Trey Parker, Matt Stone & Pam Brady, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Paramount)[141 pts / 15 votes]
    Alan Ball, American Beauty (DreamWorks)[133 pts / 12 votes]
    Stanley Kubrick and Frederic Raphael, Eyes Wide Shut (Warner Bros.)[125 pts / 13 votes]
    David O. Russell, Three Kings (Warner Bros.)[122 pts / 12 votes]
    Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia (New Line)[118 pts / 12 votes]
    David Mamet, The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)[107 pts / 13 votes]
    Eric Rohmer, Autumn Tale (USA Films)[102 pts / 12 votes]
    Tim McCanlies, The Iron Giant (Warner Bros.)[88 pts / 11 votes]
    Erick Zonca & Roger Bohbot, The Dreamlife Of Angels (Sony Pictures Classics)[81 pts / 07 votes]
    Hirokazu Kore-eda, After Life (Artistic License)[72 pts / 07 votes]
    Neil Jordan, The End Of The Affair (Columbia)[71 pts / 07 votes]
    M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense (Hollywood)[69 pts / 07 votes]
    Eric Roth & Michael Mann, The Insider (Touchstone)[57 pts / 08 votes]
    John August, Go (Columbia)[48 pts / 08 votes]
    [ more info ]

    Malkovich_Malkovich
    Best Scene
    Malkovich Malkovich
    Being John Malkovich (USA Films)
    [265 points on 22 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    And when it rains, it pours
    Magnolia (New Line)
    [228 pts / 18 votes]
    “Wise Up”
    Magnolia (New Line)
    [171 pts / 14 votes]
    Heather's apology
    The Blair Witch Project (Artisan)
    [149 pts / 14 votes]
    Inside the house
    The Blair Witch Project (Artisan)
    [119 pts / 11 votes]
    Unmasked at the orgy
    Eyes Wide Shut (Warner Bros.)
    [91 pts / 07 votes]
    Monologus interruptus
    Deep Blue Sea (Warner Bros.)
    [84 pts / 07 votes]
    Ted orders the special
    eXistenZ (Dimension)
    [80 pts / 08 votes]
    Watching “Asses of Fire”
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Paramount)
    [78 pts / 07 votes]
    Alice's weed-fueled confession
    Eyes Wide Shut (Warner Bros.)
    [75 pts / 07 votes]
    Gilbert rehearses his actors
    Topsy-Turvy (USA Films)
    [57 pts / 03 votes]
    “TELL HIM I'M COMING!!”
    The Limey (Artisan)
    [55 pts / 06 votes]
    Malkovich's subconscious
    Being John Malkovich (USA Films)
    [53 pts / 05 votes]
    Brothers reunited
    The Straight Story (Buena Vista)
    [52 pts / 05 votes]
    “La Resistance”
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Paramount)
    [52 pts / 04 votes]
    Whaling
    Dr. Akagi (Kino)
    [46 pts / 03 votes]
    “Breakaway” cabinet door
    American Movie: The Making Of Northwestern (Sony Pictures Classics)
    [44 pts / 03 votes]
    Sir Robert Morton's interrogation
    The Winslow Boy (Sony Pictures Classics)
    [41 pts / 03 votes]
    Prologue
    Man On The Moon (Universal)
    [40 pts / 04 votes]
    The assembly
    Election (Paramount)
    [38 pts / 03 votes]
    [ more info ]

    GoodFellas
    Picture Of The 90s
    GoodFellas, directed by Martin Scorsese (Warner Bros.) [1990]
    [207 points on 18 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    Schindler's List (Universal) [1993]
    Directed by Steven Spielberg
    [131 pts / 13 votes]
    Heavenly Creatures (Miramax) [1994]
    Directed by Peter Jackson
    [131 pts / 11 votes]
    Red (Miramax) [1994]
    Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
    [124 pts / 10 votes]
    Pulp Fiction (Miramax) [1994]
    Directed by Quentin Tarantino
    [121 pts / 14 votes]
    Exotica (Miramax) [1995]
    Directed by Atom Egoyan
    [121 pts / 11 votes]
    Breaking The Waves (October) [1996]
    Directed by Lars von Trier
    [108 pts / 09 votes]
    The Sweet Hereafter (Fine Line) [1997]
    Directed by Atom Egoyan
    [95 pts / 08 votes]
    Barton Fink (Fox) [1991]
    Directed by Joel Coen
    [90 pts / 07 votes]
    A Brighter Summer Day [1991]
    Directed by Edward Yang
    [75 pts / 05 votes]
    Miller's Crossing (Fox) [1990]
    Directed by Joel Coen
    [72 pts / 08 votes]
    Chungking Express (Miramax) [1996]
    Directed by Wong Kar-wai
    [61 pts / 05 votes]
    In The Company Of Men (Sony Pictures Classics) [1997]
    Directed by Neil LaBute
    [60 pts / 06 votes]
    Safe (Sony Pictures Classics) [1995]
    Directed by Todd Haynes
    [60 pts / 04 votes]
    Short Cuts (Fine Line) [1993]
    Directed by Robert Altman
    [56 pts / 06 votes]
    The Age Of Innocence (Columbia) [1993]
    Directed by Martin Scorsese
    [53 pts / 04 votes]
    Rushmore (Touchstone) [1998]
    Directed by Wes Anderson
    [51 pts / 05 votes]
    Dead Man (Miramax) [1996]
    Directed by Jim Jarmusch
    [47 pts / 04 votes]
    The Ice Storm (Fox Searchlight) [1997]
    Directed by Ang Lee
    [47 pts / 03 votes]
    Unforgiven (Warner Bros.) [1992]
    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    [46 pts / 05 votes]
    Dazed And Confused (Gramercy) [1993]
    Directed by Richard Linklater
    [45 pts / 05 votes]
    Irma Vep (Zeitgeist) [1997]
    Directed by Olivier Assayas
    [45 pts / 04 votes]
    Metropolitan (New Line) [1990]
    Directed by Whit Stillman
    [45 pts / 02 votes]
    Reservoir Dogs (Miramax) [1992]
    Directed by Quentin Tarantino
    [43 pts / 04 votes]
    Twelve Monkeys (Universal) [1995]
    Directed by Terry Gilliam
    [41 pts / 05 votes]

    Emily_Watson
    Performance Of The 90s
    Emily Watson, Breaking The Waves (October Films)
    [277 points on 24 votes]
    Runners-Up:
    David Thewlis, Naked (Fine Line)[190 pts / 15 votes]
    Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter (Fine Line)[146 pts / 13 votes]
    Julianne Moore, Safe (Sony Pictures Classics)[142 pts / 10 votes]
    Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (MGM/UA)[101 pts / 11 votes]
    Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction (Miramax)[86 pts / 09 votes]
    Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski (Gramercy)[81 pts / 06 votes]
    Anthony Hopkins, The Silence Of The Lambs (Orion)[70 pts / 05 votes]
    Martin Landau, Ed Wood (Touchstone)[69 pts / 08 votes]
    Sean Penn, Dead Man Walking (Gramercy)[68 pts / 08 votes]
    Anthony Hopkins, The Remains Of The Day (Columbia)[62 pts / 07 votes]
    Holly Hunter, The Piano (Miramax)[62 pts / 04 votes]
    Judy Davis, Husbands And Wives (TriStar)[61 pts / 05 votes]
    Victoire Thivisol, Ponette (Arrow)[60 pts / 04 votes]
    Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List (Universal)
    Jack Lemmon, Glengarry Glen Ross (New Line)
    [53 pts / 05 votes]
    Denzel Washington, Malcolm X (Warner Bros.)[47 pts / 05 votes]
    John Goodman, Barton Fink (Fox)[47 pts / 03 votes]
    William H. Macy, Fargo (Gramercy)[46 pts / 05 votes]
    Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade (Miramax)[45 pts / 04 votes]
    Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan (Paramount)[44 pts / 05 votes]
    Juliette Binoche, Blue (Miramax)[44 pts / 04 votes]
    Jennifer Jason Leigh, Georgia (Miramax)[40 pts / 02 votes]
    Brenda Blethyn, Secrets & Lies (October)
    Jason Schwartzman, Rushmore (Touchstone)
    [35 pts / 04 votes]

    Highest Rated Films of 1999
    (average rating out of 4 stars)
    [5+ votes]

    01.Being John Malkovich (d: Spike Jonze)3.61
    02.Toy Story 2 (d: John Lasseter)3.46
    03.The Last Days (d: John Moll)3.43
    04.Eyes Wide Shut (d: Stanley Kubrick)3.30
    05.Election (d: Alexander Payne)3.26
    06.After Life (d: Hirokazu Kore-eda)3.26
    07.The Iron Giant (d: Brad Bird)
    Leila (d: Dariush Mehrjui)
    3.24
    09.The Straight Story (d: David Lynch)3.23
    10.Fight Club (d: David Fincher)3.19

    11.The Dreamlife Of Angels (d: Erick Zonca)3.19
    12.Topsy-Turvy (d: Mike Leigh)3.18
    13.My Name Is Joe (d: Ken Loach)
    Three Kings (d: David O. Russell)
    3.18
    15.American Movie: The Making Of Northwestern (d: Chris Smith)3.17
    16.Magnolia (d: Paul Thomas Anderson)3.17
    17.Autumn Tale (d: Eric Rohmer)3.16
    18.All About My Mother (d: Pedro Almodóvar)3.11
    19.The Blair Witch Project (d: Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez)3.10
    20.Mr. Death: The Rise And Fall Of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (d: Errol Morris)3.10

    21.The Talented Mr. Ripley (d: Anthony Minghella)3.09
    22.Boys Don't Cry (d: Kimberly Peirce)3.08
    23.The Insider (d: Michael Mann)3.07
    24.The Winslow Boy (d: David Mamet)3.07
    25.Dr. Akagi (d: Shohei Imamura)3.03
    26.South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (d: Trey Parker)3.01
    27.Dry Cleaning (d: Anne Fontaine)
    Open Your Eyes (d: Alejandro Amenabar)
    3.00
    29.The Limey (d: Steven Soderbergh)2.99
    30.American Beauty (d: Sam Mendes)2.97

    31.The End Of The Affair (d: Neil Jordan)
    The Matrix (d: the Wachowski Brothers)
    2.96
    33.Black Cat, White Cat (d: Emir Kusturica)2.95
    34.L'Ennui (d: Cédric Kahn)2.95
    35.Children Of Heaven (d: Majid Majidi)
    The War Zone (d: Tim Roth)
    2.94
    37.I Stand Alone (d: Gaspar Noé)2.94
    38.Run Lola Run (d: Tom Tykwer)2.94
    39.The Apple (d: Samira Makhmalbaf)2.93
    40.Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (d: Julio Medem)2.92

    41.Titus (d: Julie Taymor)2.91
    42.Princess Mononoke (d: Hayao Miyazaki)2.90
    43.Edge Of Seventeen (d: David Moreton)2.90
    44.Rosetta (d: Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne)2.89
    45.Show Me Love (d: Lukas Moodysson)2.89
    46.The Cider House Rules (d: Lasse Hallström)2.89
    47.Besieged (d: Bernardo Bertolucci)
    Buena Vista Social Club (d: Wim Wenders)
    Late August, Early September (d: Oliver Assayas)
    2.88
    50.Last Night (d: Don McKellar)2.87
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    r.a.m.*+ Critics Circle History

    [ 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 ]


    Picture

    1995: Leaving Las Vegas
    1996: Breaking The Waves
    1997: The Sweet Hereafter
    1998: Out Of Sight
    1999: Being John Malkovich
    Director

    1995: Atom Egoyan, Exotica
    1996: Lars von Trier, Breaking The Waves
    1997: Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
    1998: Steven Soderbergh, Out Of Sight
    1999: Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut
    Actor

    1995: Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas
    1996: William H. Macy, Fargo
    1997: Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter
    1998: Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski
    1999: Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
    Actress

    1995: Julianne Moore, Safe
    1996: Emily Watson, Breaking The Waves
    1997: Victoire Thivisol, Ponette
    1998: Christina Ricci, Buffalo '66
    1999: Reese Witherspoon, Election
    Supporting Actor

    1995: Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects and Se7en
    1996: Edward Norton, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
    1997: Robert Forster, Jackie Brown
    1998: Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan
    1999: John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich
    Supporting Actress

    1995: Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite
    1996: Courtney Love, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
    1997: Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter
    1998: Joan Allen, Pleasantville
    1999: Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry
    Screenplay

    1995: Atom Egoyan, Exotica
    1996: John Sayles, Lone Star [Original] / John Hodge, Trainspotting [Adapted]
    1997: Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
    1998: Scott Frank, Out Of Sight
    1999: Charlie Kaufman, Being John Malkovich
    Scene

    1997: A harrowing visit to Rahad's pad, Boogie Nights
    1998: “Gary” meets “Celeste”, Out Of Sight
    1999: Malkovich Malkovich, Being John Malkovich
    Average Rating
    [1996-99]

    3.65 : The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
    3.61 : Being John Malkovich (1999)
    3.58 : Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills (1996)
    3.57 : In The Company Of Men (1997)
    3.56 : Secrets & Lies (1996)
    3.53 : La Promesse (1997)
    3.50 : From The Journals Of Jean Seberg (1996)
    3.48 : Irma Vep (1997)
    3.48 : Lone Star (1996)
    3.46 : Toy Story 2 (1999)

    5th Annual r.a.m.*+ Critics Circle Report

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    Written/compiled by Mike D'Angelo


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