2000 FiLM BiTCH Awards
-Part Two-
Technical
Awards. Plus Diva, Villian, & Sexpot of the Year
02/09/01
-winners in blue
(If
it was close -runner up also highlighted)
NOTE
#1:
I normally do not change my awards once posted but two mistakes were made
in the initial posting (1/29) involving costume design and original song.
I try to see everything before I list my awards and if I see it after I chalk
it up to poor timing. (2/2) Corrections have been made in these two categories
due to unusual circumstances.
Best
Cinematography
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Beau
Travail
Agnes Godard |
Before
Night Falls
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Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon
Peter Pau |
Erin
Brockovich
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Shadow
of the Vampire
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honorable
mention: Gladiator
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2002
In retrospect -Why didn't I nominate Requiem for a Dream?
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Best Costume Design
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Almost
Famous
Betsy Heimann |
Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon
Tim Yip |
Gladiator
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The
House
of Mirth Monica Howe |
Quills
Jacqueline West |
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Fun
period. Special kudos to the costumes for Penny Lane.
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Gorgeous.
Evocative. Alternating between ornate and simple.
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No
one looked silly or cheesy in sandals and skirts. Impressive.
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Just
breathtaking. Perfectly suited to the characters and the milieu.
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Historically
accurate to time period as well as a touch theatrical.
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honorable
mention:
Chocolat.
I apologize for the incorrect post of this category earlier. I was using
a template rather from my contenders and screwed up.
random note: I would have liked to include X-Men but it did not deserve it. One can only pray that future costume designers will not adhere so strictly to the formula set back in 1989 with Batman and reconfirmed with The Matrix last year. The black leather thing --- it's played out. Let's show some imagination people. |
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Best Art Direction/Production Design
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American
Psycho |
Gladiator
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The
House
of Mirth |
Quills
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Shadow
of the Vampire
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Best
Film Editing
|
Tim
Sqyres
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon |
Dancer
in
the Dark |
Anne
V Coates
Erin Brockovich |
Jay
Rabinowitz
Requiem for a Dream |
Stephen
Mirrione
Traffic |
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Honorable
mention: The Virgin Suicides
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Best Musical Score
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Tan
Dun
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon |
Björk
Dancer in the Dark |
Clint
Mansell
Requiem for a Dream |
Maurice
Jarre
Sunshine |
Air
The Virgin Suicides |
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I
will admit up front that this is always a tricky category for me to
choose because it's very hard to pay attention to the music unless it
is way too much (Gladiator, The Gift) or jarringly out of place or you
are exposed to it outside of the theater as well. I wish I could truly
listen to them all. Of my choices here I am confident that three of
them (Dancer, Tiger, & Requiem) deserve awards -no question... and
I would fight for them in any discussion of excellent scoring. The other
two I'm more iffy on but I enjoyed . I also liked Quills and
Before Night Falls. If anyone knows of a good way to hear dozens
of scores without plunking down $17 for each please Email
me.
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Best
Original Song
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Air
Playground Love Virgin Suicides |
Björk
New World Dancer in the Dark |
Björk
I've Seen It All Dancer in the Dark |
Madonna
Time Stood Still Next Best Thing |
Tom
Waitts
The World Keeps on Turning Pollock |
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honorable
mention: Bob
Dylan Things Have Changed Wonder Boys
Note: When I first posted this I was under the impression that Tom Waitts song for Pollock was not an original. I have since been told it was. I absolutely loved this song. If someone can clarify for me either way or point me to a place on the net that lists eligible songs? Please Email me. |
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Best Poster
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Chuck
& Buck
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Est-Ouest
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Pola
X
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Traffic
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The
Virgin Suicides
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Looks
innocent but the color saturation and the tagline and everything seethe
with impurity and even a little menace. Love it!
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Simple
gorgeous evocative image. It's the European poster of course. In America
we got a series of photoshop'ed movie star faces.
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The
European poster. Great to see illustrations for posters. And one as
bold as this. Awesome.
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Stark.
Graphic. Serious. They ruined it later with the standard movie star
faces plastered across it in boring triangular formation.
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Gives
you a great sense of the film's mood with its collaged scrapbook feel.
It's all about the memory of it.
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honorable
mention: Hollow Man
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Best Bit Part/Cameo
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Johnny
Depp
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"Wendy"
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Jodhi
May
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Amy
Madigan
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Julian
Sands
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as
Bon Bon the drag queen carrying the precious documents.
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"I'll
show you my fanny." Impressively droll.
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as
the unforgiving hypocritical cousin of Lily Bart.
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"Peggy
Guggenheim does not climb stairs."
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the
masseur casually, inappropriately doing his business
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Before
Night Falls
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Billy
Elliott
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The
House of Mirth
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Pollock
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Time
Code
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honorable
mention: Catherine
Zeta-Jones & Lisa Bonet -High Fidelity
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Sexpot of the Year
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Christian
Bale as Patrick Bateman
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Eliza
Dushku
as Missy Pantone |
Ed
Harris
as Jackson Pollock |
Stamos
& Hugh Jackman
Mystique vs. Wolverine |
Michelle
Pfeiffer
as Claire Spencer |
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I
feel so guilty (I mean, hello- killer) But... DAMN!
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Her
usual 'va va voom' as Missy. Take a whiff, Hollywood!
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All
I will say is I wanted to take my clothes off.
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Ouch
it hurts. May I have some more?
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Obsession
worthy as usual. The Cat is back!
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American
Psycho
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Bring
It On
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Pollock
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X-Men
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What
Lies Beneath
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honorable
mention: La
Julia in Erin Brockovich "They're called boobs, Ed"
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Best Villain
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Patrick
Bateman
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Magneto
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Mrs.
Tweedy
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Mystique
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Riddick
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Guilty
of:
Avarice, Envy, Pride, Wrath, Lust, & Gluttony...the whole shebang.
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Guilty
of:
Pride, Envy & Wrath. Currently incarcerated. Rehabilitation?
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Guilty
of:
Pride. Gluttony. Avarice. Got a taste of her own medicine in the end.
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Guilty
of:
Lust & Wrath. On the loose... Whereabouts unknown.
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Guilty
of: Wrath
& Lust. Wreaking havoc somewhere in outer space.
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American
Psycho
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X-Men
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Chicken
Run
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X-Men
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Pitch
Black
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Diva of the Year
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Cherish
O Lordy
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Sherri
Ann Cabot
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Mystique
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Penny
Lane
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Jen
Yu
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Turn
ons: Creative "Auteur" types. Gerbils.
Hobbies: Acting (Porn and otherwise) Turn
offs: Bad films. Incest.
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Turn
ons: Money, prizes, popcorn, sapphic loving. Hobbies:
Dog shows. Seeking inspiration. Turn offs:
Unknown.
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Turn
ons: Getting into other peoples skins. Hobbies:
Martial arts. Fucking people up. Turn
offs: Prejudice.
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Turn
ons: It's all about the music.
Hobbies: Playing the muse. Turn
offs: Being traded for beer.
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Turn
ons: Bad boys. Magical swords. Hobbies:
Theft. Fighting. Turn offs: Boredom.
Taking orders.
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Cecil
B DeMented
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Best
in Show
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X-Men
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Almost
Famous
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Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon
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