Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us
Yeah, they were up for an Oscar this year, but some of the nominees have monsters in their closets. A few on the list are respectable (Julie Christie in Don’t Look Now) while others are downright Fangorian (Hal Holbrook in Creepshow).
Mentioned among the departed:
Bob Clark (Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things) and William Tuttle (Young Frankenstein, Mark of the Vampire)
Best Actor:
Michael Clayton
George Clooney
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Curdled (1996) (uncredited), Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988), Return to Horror High (1987)
Sweeney Todd
Johnny Depp
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Eastern Promises
Viggo Mortensen
The Prophecy (1995), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) — from David J. Schow’s script to Oscar’s ears, Prison (1988) — Has some good Kane Hodder for your Kane Hodder dollar. David Cronenberg (The Fly) also directed Eastern Promises.
Best Actress:
Away From Her
Julie Christie
Demon Seed (1977), Don’t Look Now (1973)
La Mome
Marion Cotillard (WINNER)
“Highlander” (1993) — not horror but noteworthy because it is USA Network and what doesn’t spell genre like USA Network?!
The Savages
Laura Linney
Congo (1995)
Best Supporting Actor:
Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman
My Boyfriend’s Back (1993) — Zombie teens, I own this movie on DVD, Edwin Neal has a cameo. Hell yeah.
Into the Wild
Hal Holbrook
The Unholy (1988), Creepshow (1982), The Fog (1980), Rituals (1977). A Win for Hal is a win for Carpenter, Romero, and Mark Twain.
Michael Clayton
Tom Wilkinson
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Best Supporting Actress:
American Gangster
Ruby Dee
“The Stand” (1994) — she had a totally respectable career until she did “The Stand” — Mick Garris UGH!
Michael Clayton
Tilda Swindon
Constantine (2005) — One of the only two good things about that film (the other being Stormare as the Devil)
Best Director:
No Country for Old Men
Joel and Ethan Cohen (WINNER!)
Joel helped edit Evil Dead for Sam Raimi.
Juno
Jason Reitman
Ghostbusters II (1989) — actor
Original Screenplay:
Michael Clayton
Tony Gilroy
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Ratatouille
Brad Bird
“The Simpsons” (executive consultant) Treehouse of Horror VIII, “Amazing Stories“, “Family Dog” (1987)
Original Adapted Screenplay:
Atonement
Christopher Hampton
Mary Reilly (1996) — So. Very. Bad. (Whispers “Mary Reilly”)
Away from Her
Sarah Polley
Dawn of the Dead (2004) — Ew, eXistenZ (1999), “Friday the 13th: The Series,” The Inheritance
Le Scaphandre et le papillon
Ronald Harwood
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
Best Achievement in Cinematography:
Le Scaphandre et le papillon
Janusz Kaminski
Lost Souls (2000), The Terror Within II (1990), Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail … to Terror (1990), Watchers II (1990), After Midnight (1989), Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls (1989) — added because that title is amazing, Dance of the Damned (1988)
There Will Be Blood
Robert Elswit (WINNER!)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), Trick or Treat (1986)
Best Achievement in Editing:
The Bourne Ultimatum
Christopher Rouse
Past Midnight (1992) — starring Rutger Hauer
Jay Cassidy
Urban Legend (1998), Brainscan (1994), Frankenstein Unbound (1990), Fright Night Part 2 (1988) — I heart Louie, Norman and the Killer (1991), Wolfen (1981) — “Our God is an Indian that turns into a wolf” ATHF
Best Achievement in Art Direction:
American Gangster
Authur Max
Se7en (1995)
Beth A. Rubino
The Dark Half (1993) — The Sparrows are still flying . . . Oscar . . . (how BAD is that?)
The Golden Compass
Dennis Gassner
The Hitcher (1986)
Anna Pinnock
Van Helsing (2004), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
There Will Be Blood
Jack Frisk
Eraserhead (1977), Carrie (1976), Phantom of the Paradise (1974) — I wanna set dress for Gerrit Graham, Dead People (1973)
Best Achievement in Costume Design:
La Mome
Marit Allen
The Witches (1990), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), and who could forget Who’s Harry Crumb? (1989)
Sweeney Todd
Collen Atwood
Zombie Prom (2006), The Handmaid’s Tale (1990), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Best Achievement in Makeup:
La Mome
Jan Archibald (WINNER!)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Norbit
Rick Baker “Monster Maker”
We don’t even need a list
Kazuhiro Tsuji
The Ring Two (2005), The Ring (2002), The Cave (2005), Mighty Joe Young (1998), Sûîto Homu (1989)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Ve Neill
Constantine (2005), “The Shining” (1997), Flatliners (1990), The Lost Boys (1987), Beetle Juice (1988), The Dark (1979)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:
Michael Clayton
James Newton Howard
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — Duck!, Congo (1995), Flatliners (1990), Waterworld (1995) (HA!), Stir of Echoes (1999), Dreamcatcher (2003)— Again, why did so many future Oscar nominees work on this film?, King Kong (2005), I Am Legend (2007), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Stir of Echoes (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999)
3:10 to Yuma
Marco Beltrami
The Omen (2006), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Cursed (2005), Dracula II: Ascension (2003), Blade II (2002), Resident Evil (2002), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Scary Movie 2 (2001), Dracula 2000 (2000), The Watcher (2000/I), Scream 3 (2000), The Faculty (1998), Scream 2 (1997), Nightwatch (1997), Scream (1996/I), Inhumanoid (1996)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:
Enchanted
Alan Menken
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) — Bop-shoo-bop lil’ shop of terror.
Best Achievement in Sound:
The Bourne Ultimatum
Scott Millan (WINNER)
The Skeleton Key (2005), Dark Water (2005), Virtuosity (1995), Ghost in the Machine (1993), Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
David Parker (WINNER)
Serial Mom (1994), Amityville: A New Generation (1993), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996), Children of the Night (1991) — A movie about vampires that live underwater, staring Karen Black
Kirk Francis (WINNER)
RoboCop 3 (1993), Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985), Dreamscape (1984), Full Moon High (1981), The Psychopath (1975), I Dismember Mama (1974) — And he just won an Oscar, So Evil, My Sister (1974), Naughty Stewardesses (1975) — just for flavor
No Country for Old Men
Skip Lievsay
Parents (1989)
Craig Berkey
I Am Legend (2007), Scary Movie 2 (2001), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1994), Full Eclipse (1993)
Greg Orloff
Scary Movie 3 (2003), 28 Days (2000), Idle Hands (1999), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Trilogy of Terror II (1996), Jacob’s Ladder (1990/I), The Abyss (1989), Scrooged (1988) — What it has ghosts, ¡Three Amigos! (1986) — Oscar nominates the Singing Bush for best actor…
Ratatouille
Randy Thom
Starship Troopers (1997), The Frighteners (1996), Spaceballs (1987), Howard the Duck (1986) — Eighth step, enjoy.
Michael Semanick
The Village (2004), Serial Mom (1994), Amityville: A New Generation (1993), Ernest Scared Stupid (1991), Rampage (1988) — Rampage is now out on DVD, it is truly a lost gem. If you can’t come over my house to see it, try to see if you can put it on your Netflix que.
3:10 to Yuma
Doc Kane
The Omen (2006), Cursed (2005), Frankenstein (2004), The Village (2004), Psycho (1998), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Outbreak (1995), Needful Things (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993), Prince of Darkness (1987) — A vote for Doc is a vote for Carpenter
Paul Massey
The Ring Two (2005), Ghost in the Machine (1993), RoboCop 3 (1993), Innocent Blood (1992) — Stars a Don Rickles vampire, I dare you to see it.
David Giammarco
Dead Ringers (1988), The Fly (1986)
Jim Stuebe
The Amityville Horror (2005), Cursed (2005), Scream 3 (2000), Scream 2 (1997), The Craft (1996), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), Witch Hunt (1994), New Nightmare (1994), Dr. Giggles (1992) — Saw it IN the theaters
Transformers
Kevin O’Connell
Spider-Man 3 (2007), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Dreamcatcher (2003), Starship Troopers (1997), Congo (1995), Raising Cain (1992)— the Good, the Bad the Lithgow, Misery (1990), “Tales from the Crypt,” The Secret, Brother’s Keeper, and Lover Come Hack to Me, The First Power (1990), Tremors (1990), Child’s Play (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Beetle Juice (1988), Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home (1987) — Beware the Pseudo Romero!, Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Gremlins (1984), Poltergeist (1982)
Greg P. Russell
Prom Night (2008), Dreamcatcher (2003), Starship Troopers (1997), Captain Ron (1992) — RUSSELL!!!!, Tremors (1990), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), “Tales from the Crypt.” Lover Come Hack to Me, 976-EVIL (1989), Lucky Stiff (1988) — helmed by Mr. Bates, Anthony Perkins, Twice Dead (1988), Pumpkinhead (1988), Vampire at Midnight (1988), Maniac Cop (1988), Prime Evil (1988), The Hidden (1987), My Demon Lover (1987), My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) (my lil’ pony, my lil’ pony), Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981) (Oscar loves ZORRO THE GAY BLADE), The Hand (1981)
Peter J. Devlin: “Swamp Thing” (1990) TV series
Best Achievement in Sound Editing:
The Bourne Ultimatum
Karen M. Baker (WINNER)
Van Helsing (2004), Urban Legend (1998), The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
Per Hallberg (WINNER)
Urban Legend (1998), Godzilla (1998), Uncle Buck (1989) — Staple of TBS
Ratatouille
Randy Thom
Starship Troopers (1997), The Frighteners (1996), Howard the Duck (1986) — Ah, the classics.
Transformers
Mike Hopkins
The Frighteners (1996), Braindead (1992), Horror Hospital (1973), Doomwatch (1972)
Best Achievement in Visual Effects:
The Golden Compass
Michael L. Fink (WINNER)
Constantine (2005), Thir13en Ghosts (2001) — I am obsessed with this film because it reminds me of Spencer’s Gifts during Halloween, RoboCop 2 (1990), Tango & Cash (1989) — because I can LIST it maybe next year the editor of Road House will be up for something, The Blob (1988), The Seventh Sign (1988), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) — Not gore, but good genre faire.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
John Knoll
Deep Blue Sea (1999), The Abyss (1989) and Photoshop
Hal T. Hickel
Van Helsing (2004), Dreamcatcher (2003)
John Frazier
The Haunting (1999), The Hills Have Eyes (1977) — Berryman was the best effect.
Transformers
Scott Farrar:
The Haunting (1999), The Mummy (1999), Congo (1995), Wolf (1994) — Jack Nicholson a werewolf? Brilliant! And yet they screwed it up, one of the worse werewolf movie ever.
Scott Benza
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Russell Earl
Deep Rising (1998) — with Kevin J. O’Connor who is now in an Oscar award winning film, There Will Be Blood
– Heather
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