I watched 53 movies this summer. At least. Some sucked. Some were amazing. Some were forgettable and some said something important. Here are my awards for movies this summer (not all were released this summer, or even this decade). You may be surprised.
Best Comedy:
Guess Who?
Best Drama:
Life as a House
Best Political Commentary:
Good Morning Vietnam
Best Documentary:
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Best Classic:
Gentleman's Agreement
Best Romance:
Love Actually
Best Film with an Overtly Religious Message:
Saved!
Best Indie:
Garden State
Best Foreign:
Lagaan
Best Actress(es):
Cate Blanchett
For: The Aviator
Natalie Portman
For: Garden State
(Gwynyth Paltrow should get a nod for Shakespeare in Love, but this is getting long)
Best Actor(s):
Johnny Depp
For: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Carribean, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Chocolat
Leonardo DiCaprio
For: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Best Narrator:
Morgan Freeman (he just has the voice for it)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Morgan Freeman
(Can you name a bad movie this guy has been in? Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, Million Dollar Baby, Amistad, High Crimes, Se7en)
Best Soundtrack:
Moulin Rouge, Amadeus
Best Cinematography (ie Most Beautiful Film):
Out of Africa
Best Picture:
Shakespeare in Love
So, there's my awards. There were many great movies this summer, so it was hard to choose a couple times (that's also why there were two actresses and two actors). I almost included movies I saw this Spring, which would have added When Harry Met Sally, Finding Neverland, Good Will Hunting and Hotel Rwanda into the mix, completely changing everything.
Please feel free to disagree. Or agree if you like.
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