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My All-Time Top 500 Movies
Film Reviews: A Bout de Soufflé-Always
Film Reviews: Amadeus-AWOL
Film Reviews: The Babadook-Biutiful
Film Reviews: Black Christmas-The Blues Brothers
Film Reviews: The Boat-The Butterfly Effect
Film Reviews: Cabaret-City Slickers II
Film Reviews: The Clan of the Cave Bear-Cyborg
Film Reviews: The Da Vinci Code-Django Unchained
Film Reviews: Do The Right Thing-Duplicity
Film Reviews: Eagle Eye-Eyes Wide Shut
Film Reviews: F-The Fly II
Film Reviews: Focus-F/X2
Film Reviews: Galaxy Quest-Glory
Film Reviews: Go-The Guru
Film Reviews: Hachi: A Dog's Tale-Hitman
Film Reviews: The Hobbit-The Hustler
Film Reviews: I Am Legend-It's A Wonderful Life
Film Reviews: Jack & Jill-Justice League
Film Reviews: K2-Kwaidan
Film Reviews: La Bamba-The Living Daylights
Film Reviews: The Lobster-The Luzhin Defence
Film Reviews: M-Mississippi Burning
Film Reviews: Moana-Mystic River
Film Reviews: Naked-99 Homes
Film Reviews: No Country For Old Men-The Nutty Professor II
Film Reviews: O Brother, Where Art Thou?-Oz: The Great & Powerful
Film Reviews: Pacific Heights-Plein Soleil
Film Reviews: Pocketful Of Miracles-Pyrates
Film Reviews: Q: The Winged Serpent-Quo Vadis
Film Reviews: Rabbit Hole-River's Edge
Film Reviews: The Road-Ruthless People
Film Reviews: Salem's Lot-Shutter Island
Film Reviews: Sibling Rivalry-Soylent Green
Film Reviews: Space Cowboys-Syriana
Film Reviews: Take Shelter-Titanic II
Film Reviews: To Catch A Thief-Tyrannosaur
Film Reviews: U-571-The Usual Suspects
Film Reviews: V For Vendetta-Von Ryan's Express
Film Reviews: Wag The Dog-The Wizard Of Oz
Film Reviews: Wolf-Wyatt Earp
Film Reviews: The X-Files-X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Film Reviews: Y Tu Mama Tambien-You've Got Mail
Film Reviews: Zack & Miri Make A Porno-Zulu
Milstead Movie Awards
Winners List: 1950-1959
1950
BEST PICTURE: Sunset Boulevard
BEST ACTOR: William Holden (Sunset Boulevard)
BEST ACTRESS: Gloria Swanson (Sunset Boulevard)
BEST DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: George Sanders (All About Eve)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Josephine Hull (Harvey)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: All About Eve
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: All About Eve
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Sunset Boulevard
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Gerald McBoing Boing
BEST ART DIRECTION: Sunset Boulevard
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sunset Boulevard
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Samson & Delilah
BEST FILM EDITING: Sunset Boulevard
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Early Summer
BEST MAKEUP: Cyrano de Bergerac
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Sunset Boulevard
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Annie Get Your Gun
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Mona Lisa" (Captain Carey, USA)
BEST SOUND: Sunset Boulevard
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: not awarded this year
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Destination Moon
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1951
BEST PICTURE: The Lavender Hill Mob
BEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST ACTRESS: Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST DIRECTOR: Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Walker (Strangers On A Train)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: A Streetcar Named Desire
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: A Place In The Sun
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Lavender Hill Mob
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Alice In Wonderland
BEST ART DIRECTION: A Streetcar Named Desire
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: An American In Paris
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Quo Vadis
BEST FILM EDITING: Strangers On A Train
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Early Summer
BEST MAKEUP: The Thing From Another a World
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: The Day The Earth Stood Still
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: An American In Paris
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Silver Bells" (The Lemon Drop Kid)
BEST SOUND: The Day The Earth Stood Still
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: When Worlds Collide
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: When Worlds Collide
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1952
BEST PICTURE: Singin' In The Rain
BEST ACTOR: Gary Cooper (High Noon)
BEST ACTRESS: Debbie Reynolds (Singin' In The Rain)
BEST DIRECTOR: Fred Zinnemann (High Noon)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Donald O'Connor (Singin' In The Rain)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Gloria Grahame (The Bad & The Beautiful)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: The Bad & The Beautiful
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: The Bad & The Beautiful
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Singin' In The Rain
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Johann Mouse
BEST ART DIRECTION: Singin' In The Rain
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Quiet Man
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Moulin Rouge
BEST FILM EDITING: High Noon
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Forbidden Games
BEST MAKEUP: The Greatest Show On Earth
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Limelight
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Singin' In The Rain
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" (High Noon)
BEST SOUND: Breaking The Sound Barrier
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Breaking The Sound Barrier
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Plymouth Adventure
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1953
BEST PICTURE: From Here To Eternity
BEST ACTOR: Alan Ladd (Shane)
BEST ACTRESS: Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday)
BEST DIRECTOR: Fred Zinnemann (From Here To Eternity)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Frank Sinatra (From Here To Eternity)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Donna Reed (From Here To Eternity)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: From Here To Eternity
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: From Here To Eternity
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Roman Holiday
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Peter Pan
BEST ART DIRECTION: Julius Caesar
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: From Here To Eternity
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Gate Of Hell
BEST FILM EDITING: From Here To Eternity
BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Wages Of Fear
BEST MAKEUP: House Of Wax
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Shane
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Calamity Jane
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "That's Amore" (The Caddy)
BEST SOUND: The Wages Of Fear
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: War Of The Worlds
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: War Of The Worlds
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1954
BEST PICTURE: Seven Samurai
BEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando (On The Waterfront)
BEST ACTRESS: Judy Garland (A Star Is Born)
BEST DIRECTOR: Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Eva Marie Saint (On The Waterfront)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: On The Waterfront
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Rear Window
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: On The Waterfront
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Animal Farm
BEST ART DIRECTION: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rear Window
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Seven Samurai
BEST FILM EDITING: Dial M For Murder
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Seven Samurai
BEST MAKEUP: Creature From The Black Lagoon
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: On The Waterfront
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "The Man Who Got Away" (A Star Is Born)
BEST SOUND: The Glenn Miller Story
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Them!
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
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1955
BEST PICTURE: Rebel Without A Cause
BEST ACTOR: James Dean (Rebel Without A Cause)
BEST ACTRESS: Susan Hayward (I'll Cry Tomorrow)
BEST DIRECTOR: Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without A Cause)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sal Mineo (Rebel Without A Cause)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Natalie Wood (Rebel Without A Cause)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Rebel Without A Cause
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Marty
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Ladykillers
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Lady & The Tramp
BEST ART DIRECTION: To Catch A Thief
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Night Of The Hunter
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Guys & Dolls
BEST FILM EDITING: Rebel Without A Cause
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Les Diaboliques
BEST MAKEUP: Richard III
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: The Dam Busters
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Guys & Dolls
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" (Love Is A Many Splendored Thing)
BEST SOUND: Bad Day At Black Rock
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: The Bridges At Toko-Ri
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The Dam Busters
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1956
BEST PICTURE: The King & I
BEST ACTOR: John Wayne (The Searchers)
BEST ACTRESS: Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia)
BEST DIRECTOR: George Stevens (Giant)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: James Dean (Giant)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patty McCormack (The Bad Seed)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Giant
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Around The World In 80 Days
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Red Balloon
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Gerald McBoing Boing On Planet Moo
BEST ART DIRECTION: The King & I
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Searchers
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The King & I
BEST FILM EDITING: Somebody Up There Likes Me
BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Burmese Harp
BEST MAKEUP: The Ten Commandments
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Around The World In 80 Days
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: The King & I
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)" (The Man Who Knew Too Much)
BEST SOUND: The King & I
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: The Ten Commandments
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Forbidden Planet
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1957
BEST PICTURE: 12 Angry Men
BEST ACTOR: Alec Guinness (The Bridge On The River Kwai)
BEST ACTRESS: Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces Of Eve)
BEST DIRECTOR: David Lean (The Bridge On The River Kwai)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Lee J. Cobb (12 Angry Men)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Heather Sears (The Story Of Esther Costello)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: 12 Angry Men
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: 12 Angry Men
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Sweet Smell Of Success
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Birds Anonymous
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Bridge On The River Kwai
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paths Of Glory
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Les Girls
BEST FILM EDITING: The Bridge On The River Kwai
BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Seventh Seal
BEST MAKEUP: Man Of A Thousand Faces
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: The Bridge On The River Kwai
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: An Affair To Remember
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Jailhouse Rock" (Jailhouse Rock)
BEST SOUND: The Bridge On The River Kwai
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: The Enemy Below
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The Incredible Shrinking Man
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1958
BEST PICTURE: Vertigo
BEST ACTOR: James Stewart (Vertigo)
BEST ACTRESS: Elizabeth Taylor (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof)
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burl Ives (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Wendy Hiller (Separate Tables)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Separate Tables
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Vertigo
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Defiant Ones
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Knighty Knight Bugs
BEST ART DIRECTION: Gigi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Touch Of Evil
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Gigi
BEST FILM EDITING: Vertigo
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Ashes & Diamonds
BEST MAKEUP: The Vikings
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Vertigo
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Gigi
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Gigi" (Gigi)
BEST SOUND: Vertigo
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Torpedo Run
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad
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1959
BEST PICTURE: Some Like It Hot
BEST ACTOR: Jack Lemmon (Some Like It Hot)
BEST ACTRESS: Marilyn Monroe (Some Like It Hot)
BEST DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Fred Astaire (On The Beach)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lee Remick (Anatomy Of A Murder)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Some Like It Hot
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Some Like It Hot
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: North By Northwest
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Sleeping Beauty
BEST ART DIRECTION: Ben-Hur
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ben-Hur
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Ben-Hur
BEST FILM EDITING: Ben-Hur
BEST FOREIGN FILM: The 400 Blows
BEST MAKEUP: Some Like It Hot
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: North By Northwest
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Porgy & Bess
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "High Hopes" (A Hole In The Head)
BEST SOUND: Ben-Hur
BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Ben-Hur
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Ben-Hur
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