It’s not unusual for a sequel to use music written for a previous film by a different composer. The Superman series re-used John Williams’ themes, but he worked only on the first one.
delphica wrote;
“I think this is an urban legend (I hope it is), but perhaps someone can shed some light on it. I’ve heard that Marisa Tomei’s 1993 award for Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny was actually a mistake, that the presenter read the wrong name as the winner. Could this possibly be true? Or is this just sour grapes from people who didn’t think a comedic role should have won over more serious contenders?”
You are absolutely correct! The presenter DID read the wrong name at the awards ceremony, making Marisa Tomei an accidental Academy Award winner. Oops! I mean it made her an accidental Academy Award “goes to” (we all know it’s not nice to say “winner” at the Academy Awards)
Anyway, the actual winner was none other than that unkempt Orangutan from the Clint Eastwood movies. IMHO that creature had Marisa beat opposable thumbs down! Unlike Marisa’s character, Clyde showed incredible acting depth in his performance in a little known film entitled; The Full Monkey. It’s really a tragedy that this mistake occurred, but all in all, things seemed to have balanced out. After all, Clyde has made two movies since 1993!
Oblong wrote;
“Titanic (only best picture winner not nominated for a writing category)”
That’s because 6/5 of the script were these two words!..
JACK!!!
ROSE!!!
JACK!!!
ROSE!!!
Sheeesh! It was SO boring!!! It was a beautiful movie to watch (even though I fell asleep)
I liked SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE and they had me from the beginning until almost…ALMOST the end. THEN…Lady Gwyneth had to lay on that stupid alter!!! Her ugly, pointy shoes were sticking up, so unnatual-like! Just like the wicked witch of the west! I dunno. It really bugged me. I lost all sympathy for her character. I thought, “How can I feel anything for what you’re going through when you’re laying there with those ugly, pointy shoes!!!”
I agree that John Wayne should not have won in 1969 although I would pick Jon Voight over Dustin Hoffman. However, I do think that Wayne should have won for his role in the SEARCHERS (I’m not sure who won that year.
A few years ago I was shocked that Frances McDormand won for her annoying performance in FARGO. I thought if anyone was worthy in that film it was William Macy.
People are forgetting the joke of 1969. Best Picture was “Oliver!” also won for best director. Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey wasn’t even nominated for best picture. Now, I am not certain that 2001 should have necessarily won - The Lion In Winter was also out that year… but Oliver!? Gimme a freakin’ break.
Are there at least two different ways to be an outrageous winner? 1) You stink because someone else was worthy of an Oscar that year, and 2) You stink.
I stopped watching the Awards in anger after ET was awarded the Best Visual Effects over Blade Runner in 1982. Wrong, just wrong. Perhaps they felt guilty Steve didn’t get it for Best Picture, so they gave the stupid rubber puppet the nod as an SFX, and not Douglas Trumbull’s amazing creation of an entirely new world? I think I lost a lot of my childhood innocence that night–
