Friday, December 26, 2008

1981

How do you top 1980? How about with the best werewolf movie of all time, Terry Gilliam's first solo hit movie and the birth of the "video nasties" with The Evil Dead? Oh, and that Indiana Jones guy. 1981 was a very good year.

Best Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark; Runners-up: An American Werewolf in London, Time Bandits, Scanners, The Evil Dead, Escape From New York, The Howling, Mad Max 2, Heavy Metal
Best Screenplay: John Landis (An American Werewolf in London)
Best Director: Steven Spielberg (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Best Actor: Harrison Ford (Raiders of the Lost Ark); Runners-up: David Warner (Time Bandits), Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London), Kurt Russell (Escape From New York)
Best Actress: Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark); Runner-up: Jenny Agutter (An American Werewolf in London)
Best Music: John Williams (Raiders of the Lost Ark); Runner-up: John Carpenter (Escape From New York)
Best Visual Effects: Raiders of the Lost Ark; Runners-up: Dragonslayer, Time Bandits
Best Makeup: An American Werewolf in London; Runners-up: The Evil Dead, The Howling
Best Production Design: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Best Stunts: (TIE) Raiders of the Lost Ark and Mad Max 2

2 Comments:

Blogger Melly Buttermilk said...

BRUCE DOESN'T GET A RUNNER UP BEST ACTOR??? This is close to sacrilege. He better at least get runner up for Best Actor in 1987! I could forgive you if that happened....

...even though Bruce is runner up to no one!

12:08 AM  
Blogger A.S. McDermott said...

Bruce will get his recognition, don't you worry . . .

4:29 AM  

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