2020 Criterion Forum Awards
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2020 Criterion Forum Awards
IMPORTANT NOTE
Voting starts once the last release of December is unleashed on the populace, December 15th. You may post in this thread before that, but any lists posted early will, as always, be deleted and your message replaced with Gossip Girl GIFs.
Please either post your votes in this thread or PM me, domino harvey. You may or may not vote in most categories, but you must provide a ranked Top Five to be counted at all. No ties will be counted in any category, so make the hard decision if you want your vote to matter.
NO VOTING UNTIL DECEMBER 15 2020
VOTING CLOSES JANUARY 15 2021
And your 2020 Criterion Forum Awards categories are…
BEST RELEASE Numbered in order from 1-5. Must vote for five titles to have your ballot counted. Boxed sets can also be voted for in this category
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET
BEST MODERN FILM "New" (within the last five years) films released by Criterion
BEST COMMENTARY New commentaries only, not ports of existing discs from other labels/studios (see list below)
BEST "BONUS" FILM See list below
BEST BOOKLET
BEST ON-DISC NON-COMMENTARY EXTRA
BEST REISSUE
BEST UPGRADE Former DVD titles upgraded without new features
BEST COVER
WORST COVER
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE
BEST PACKAGING - BOXED SET
BEST DISCOVERY For the film that is, as the NBC commercials used to say, new to you
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE For the film that didn’t need to join the Collection, either for personal reasons (you hate it) or because Criterion’s additions added little to already available editions
MOST FLAWED RELEASE For Criterion's treatment, not the film itself
BEST THREAD For the discussion that yielded the most interesting insights or entertainment this year
MEMBER OF THE YEAR For the member with the best contributions to the forum this year
RICHARD CRANIUM AWARD For the member with the worst contributions to the forum this year
2020 RELEASES
1009 Holiday
1010 Le Petit Soldat
1011 Fail Safe
1012 All About My Mother
1013 Teorema
1014 Roma
1015-1017 Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
1018 Paris is Burning
1019 Bamboozled
1020 Leave Her to Heaven
1021 Showboat
1022 the Prince of Tides
1023 the Cremator
1024 Destry Rides Again
1025 the Grand Budapest Hotel
1026 Me and You and Everyone We Know
1027 the Great Escape
1028 Dance, Girl, Dance
1029 Husbands
1030 Scorsese Shorts
1031 Wildlife
1032 An Unmarried Woman
1033 the Cameraman
1034 Portrait of a Lady on Fire
1035 Come and See
1036 Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
1037 the War of the Worlds
1038 Marriage Story
1039 Town Bloody Hall
1040 Toni
1041 the Comfort of Strangers
1042 Beau travail
1043 Christ Stopped at Eboli
1044-1050 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
1051 the Elephant Man
1052 Claudine
1053 the Gunfighter
1054 Parasite
1055 Girlfriends
1056 Moonstruck
1057 Ghost Dog: the Way of the Samurai
1058 the Irishman
1059 Crash
1060 Amores perros
--- the Complete Films of Agnes Varda
--- the Essential Fellini
REISSUES
045 Taste of Cherry
103 the Lady Eve
122 Salesman
146 the Cranes Are Flying
155 Tokyo Olympiad
UPGRADES
177 the Lost Honor of Katharina Bloom
342 Six Moral Tales
350 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes by William Greaves
363 Mouchette
380 the Naked City
383 Brute Force
421 Pierrot le fou
425 Antonio Gaudi
469 the Hit
515 The Fugitive Kind
ELIGIBLE BONUS FILMS
Holiday (Holiday)
The Birth of a Film Legend (museum doc, Journey to the Beginning of Time)
Why Zeman Made the Film (museum doc, Journey to the Beginning of Time)
Where the Film Was Shot (museum doc, Journey to the Beginning of Time)
Special-Effects Techniques (museum doc, Journey to the Beginning of Time)
Restoration Demonstration (museum doc, Journey to the Beginning of Time)
A Christmas Dream (Invention for Destruction)
A Horseshoe for Luck (Invention for Destruction)
Inspiration (Invention for Destruction)
King Lavra (Invention for Destruction)
Why Zeman Made the Film (museum doc, Invention for Destruction)
His Best Special Effects (museum doc, Invention for Destruction)
Restoring a World of Fantasy (museum doc, Invention for Destruction)
Restoration Demonstration (museum doc, Invention for Destruction)
Film Adventurer: Karel Zeman (The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
Why Zeman Made the Film (museum doc, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
The Cast (museum doc, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
His Best Special Effects (museum doc, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
Karel Zeman, the Legend Continues (museum doc, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
Karel Zeman and the World (museum doc, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
Restoration Showreel (museum doc, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
Globesman (Salesman)
Blak Iz Blak (Bamboozled)
Dream with No Love (Bamboozled)
Hurricane Kalatozov (The Cranes Are Flying)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (Show Boat)
The Junk Shop (The Cremator)
Music by Zdeněk Liška (The Cremator)
Open to the World (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
July Interviews July: Deauville, 2005 (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
The Amateurist (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
Nest of Tens (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
Joanie 4 Jackie: A Quick Overview (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
Dear Mom (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
The Slow Escape (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
No Place Like Home (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
Gigi (From 9 to 5) (Me and You and Everyone We Know)
"The Great Escape": Heroes Underground (The Great Escape)
Flaming Memory (Come and See)
How "Come and See" Was Filmed (Come and See)
Spite Marriage (The Cameraman)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (The Cameraman)
The Motion Picture Camera (The Cameraman)
Game of Death II (Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits, Disc 6)
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits, Disc 6)
Project (Taste of Cherry)
Reflections on a Political Cinema (Christ Stopped at Eboli)
Humberto & "Lucia" (World Cinema Project No. 3)
Joyce at 34 (Girlfriends)
Commuters (Girlfriends)
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (Variety Lights)
Giulietta Masina: The Power of a Smile (Nights of Cabiria)
Once Upon a Time: "La dolce vita" (La dolce vita)
Toby Dammit (Juliet of the Spirits)
Reporter's Diary: "Zoom on Fellini" (Juliet of the Spirits)
The Secret Diary of "Amarcord" (Amarcord)
Fellini racconta: Diary of a Film (And the Ship Sails On)
Fellini racconta: Passegiatte nella memoria (Intervista)
Fellini's TV (Intervista)
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (Essential Fellini)
ELIGIBLE COMMENTARIES
the Prince of Tides (because of new additions)
the Grand Budapest Hotel
Parasite
Il bidone
MINKIN'S COVER ROUND-UP
The role of Minkin was played by swo17 this year
Bonus films and commentaries compiled by swo17
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Only significant change this year: Because of the unusual number of box sets this year, I've split them into two categories to separate the ridiculously big ones without spine numbers from the smaller sets, to give the more conventional sets a chance. Will decide on a year by year basis if this continues going forward
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
to me this has been a really strong year across the board for Criterion, all the more impressive with Covid going on around the world. and while I know they're not eligible, I really enjoyed the commentaries for the pennebaker films, the commentary that was made available for Company on the Channel (is that a first), and the commentary from somewhen for Town Bloody Hall.
Is there any chance of ad hoc category ala "Best Discovery" for something that only came out on the criterion channel in 2020? For me this year that'd be something like "in a year of 13 moons" It'd be a way to acknowledge the channel with a category without overwhelming the awards... on the other hand while typing that I realized we'd need a list of what's premiered exclusive to the channel in 2020, and that I do not have...
Is there any chance of ad hoc category ala "Best Discovery" for something that only came out on the criterion channel in 2020? For me this year that'd be something like "in a year of 13 moons" It'd be a way to acknowledge the channel with a category without overwhelming the awards... on the other hand while typing that I realized we'd need a list of what's premiered exclusive to the channel in 2020, and that I do not have...
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Does Army of Shadows not count?
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
I’m not counting it, it’s essentially the same release as before
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
There will only be a non-physical media category when someone pries the responsibility for compiling these lists from my cold, dead, beautiful handsmovielocke wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:47 pmIs there any chance of ad hoc category ala "Best Discovery" for something that only came out on the criterion channel in 2020? For me this year that'd be something like "in a year of 13 moons" It'd be a way to acknowledge the channel with a category without overwhelming the awards... on the other hand while typing that I realized we'd need a list of what's premiered exclusive to the channel in 2020, and that I do not have...
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
By the same token, Me and You and Everyone We Know should get its own "Best Bonus Film" categorydomino harvey wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:41 pmOnly significant change this year: Because of the unusual number of box sets this year, I've split them into two categories to separate the ridiculously big ones without spine numbers from the smaller sets, to give the more conventional sets a chance.
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
I need to catch up on those Zemans, but it’ll take a revelation to beat July Interviews July: Deauville, 2005
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Can I just post Gossip Girls gifs regardless?
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Is it really time to open the gates?
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
BEST RELEASE
1. The Great Escape
2. The Gunfighter
3. Come and See
4. Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
5. Fail Safe
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET - Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET - The Complete Films of Agnes Varda
BEST MODERN FILM - The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST COMMENTARY - Parasite
BEST "BONUS" FILM - Spite Marriage
BEST BOOKLET - Roma
BEST REISSUE - The Cranes Are Flying
BEST UPGRADE - Brute Force
BEST COVER - The War of the Worlds
runners up - The Cameraman, Salesman, Beau Travail
WORST COVER - The Lost Honor of Katharina Bloom
dishonorable mention - The Lady Eve
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE - Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
BEST PACKAGING - BOXED SET - Roma
BEST DISCOVERY - The Cremator
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE - The Prince of Tides
1. The Great Escape
2. The Gunfighter
3. Come and See
4. Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
5. Fail Safe
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET - Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET - The Complete Films of Agnes Varda
BEST MODERN FILM - The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST COMMENTARY - Parasite
BEST "BONUS" FILM - Spite Marriage
BEST BOOKLET - Roma
BEST REISSUE - The Cranes Are Flying
BEST UPGRADE - Brute Force
BEST COVER - The War of the Worlds
runners up - The Cameraman, Salesman, Beau Travail
WORST COVER - The Lost Honor of Katharina Bloom
dishonorable mention - The Lady Eve
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE - Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
BEST PACKAGING - BOXED SET - Roma
BEST DISCOVERY - The Cremator
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE - The Prince of Tides
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Just to be clear, the "Best Packaging - Boxed Set" category this year is solely between Varda and Fellini, right? I think that makes sense, as a way to tell Criterion which packaging schemes we like best for these giant career retrospectives, but the wording as it stands could also prompt some votes for Bruce Lee, Zeman, or WCP
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
BEST RELEASE
Complete Films of Agnès Varda
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET
Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET
Complete Films of Agnès Varda
BEST MODERN FILM
Roma
BEST COMMENTARY
Prince of Tides
BEST "BONUS" FILM
Holiday (Holiday)
BEST BOOKLET
Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits
BEST ON-DISC NON-COMMENTARY EXTRA
New interview with Weill and actors Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, and Bob Balaban (Girlfriends)
BEST REISSUE
Tokyo Olympiad
BEST UPGRADE
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes by William Greaves
BEST COVER
Tokyo Olympiad
WORST COVER
Destry Rides Again
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE
Parasite
BEST PACKAGING - BOXED SET
Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits
BEST DISCOVERY
The Big Boss
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE
Marriage Story
MOST FLAWED RELEASE
Dance, Girl, Dance
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
domino harvey
RICHARD CRANIUM AWARD
Nasir
Complete Films of Agnès Varda
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET
Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET
Complete Films of Agnès Varda
BEST MODERN FILM
Roma
BEST COMMENTARY
Prince of Tides
BEST "BONUS" FILM
Holiday (Holiday)
BEST BOOKLET
Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits
BEST ON-DISC NON-COMMENTARY EXTRA
New interview with Weill and actors Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, and Bob Balaban (Girlfriends)
BEST REISSUE
Tokyo Olympiad
BEST UPGRADE
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes by William Greaves
BEST COVER
Tokyo Olympiad
WORST COVER
Destry Rides Again
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE
Parasite
BEST PACKAGING - BOXED SET
Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits
BEST DISCOVERY
The Big Boss
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE
Marriage Story
MOST FLAWED RELEASE
Dance, Girl, Dance
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
domino harvey
RICHARD CRANIUM AWARD
Nasir
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
You had suggested the prior to me, but upon consideration I decided it made more sense to let all the boxes competeswo17 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:40 amJust to be clear, the "Best Packaging - Boxed Set" category this year is solely between Varda and Fellini, right? I think that makes sense, as a way to tell Criterion which packaging schemes we like best for these giant career retrospectives, but the wording as it stands could also prompt some votes for Bruce Lee, Zeman, or WCP
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
BEST RELEASE
1. Beau travail
2. Bamboozled
3. All About My Mother
4. Come and See
5. Ghost Dog
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
How'bout Tenia? Knowledgeable, no nonsense, never prolix or pretentious.
Or ... Fanciful Norwegian. Knowledgeable, no nonsense, never prolix or pretentious.
1. Beau travail
2. Bamboozled
3. All About My Mother
4. Come and See
5. Ghost Dog
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
How'bout Tenia? Knowledgeable, no nonsense, never prolix or pretentious.
Or ... Fanciful Norwegian. Knowledgeable, no nonsense, never prolix or pretentious.
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
BEST RELEASE:
1. Come and See
2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
3. Parasite
4. Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
5. The Gunfighter
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET: The Complete Films of Agnes Varda
BEST MODERN FILM: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
BEST COMMENTARY: Parasite, with Bong Joon-Ho and Tony Rayns
BEST "BONUS" FILM: Flaming Memory
BEST BOOKLET: Essential Fellini
BEST REISSUE: The Cranes Are Flying
BEST UPGRADE: Pierrot Le Fou
BEST COVER: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
WORST COVER: Parasite, and it truly astounds me that Criterion would bestow a cover of such quality upon one of its most high-profile single releases ever
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
BEST DISCOVERY: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3, for Soleil O (if I can actually vote for the latter, change it to that) EDIT: Soleil O it is!
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE: Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
MOST FLAWED RELEASE: The Irishman, for apparently having an encode that is bested by the streaming version
BEST THREAD: The Howard Hawks List thread
MEMBER OF THE YEAR: feihong, for their voluminous and rewarding deep dives into certain films. Honorable mentions to domino harvey and therewillbeblus (past winners who well deserve the award), and to bottled spider for their hysterical evisceration of Blade Runner
RICHARD CRANIUM AWARD: A competitive year it was for this category, but of course the honor must go to our dearly departed nuclear take king nasir007, whose profoundly misplaced sincerity and total hostility towards every member of this forum will be "missed"
1. Come and See
2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
3. Parasite
4. Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
5. The Gunfighter
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET: The Complete Films of Agnes Varda
BEST MODERN FILM: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
BEST COMMENTARY: Parasite, with Bong Joon-Ho and Tony Rayns
BEST "BONUS" FILM: Flaming Memory
BEST BOOKLET: Essential Fellini
BEST REISSUE: The Cranes Are Flying
BEST UPGRADE: Pierrot Le Fou
BEST COVER: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
WORST COVER: Parasite, and it truly astounds me that Criterion would bestow a cover of such quality upon one of its most high-profile single releases ever
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
BEST DISCOVERY: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3, for Soleil O (if I can actually vote for the latter, change it to that) EDIT: Soleil O it is!
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE: Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
MOST FLAWED RELEASE: The Irishman, for apparently having an encode that is bested by the streaming version
BEST THREAD: The Howard Hawks List thread
MEMBER OF THE YEAR: feihong, for their voluminous and rewarding deep dives into certain films. Honorable mentions to domino harvey and therewillbeblus (past winners who well deserve the award), and to bottled spider for their hysterical evisceration of Blade Runner
RICHARD CRANIUM AWARD: A competitive year it was for this category, but of course the honor must go to our dearly departed nuclear take king nasir007, whose profoundly misplaced sincerity and total hostility towards every member of this forum will be "missed"
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
OK. In hindsight, I support this decisiondomino harvey wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:24 pmYou had suggested the prior to me, but upon consideration I decided it made more sense to let all the boxes competeswo17 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:40 amJust to be clear, the "Best Packaging - Boxed Set" category this year is solely between Varda and Fellini, right? I think that makes sense, as a way to tell Criterion which packaging schemes we like best for these giant career retrospectives, but the wording as it stands could also prompt some votes for Bruce Lee, Zeman, or WCP
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Never Cursed, that’s a good question re: Soleil O. I think in the past we let the vote for the whole Etaix box get counted in that category, but you’re welcome to vote for the individual film rather than the box, esp since they really have nothing in common
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Alright, then I'll vote for that one in particular; thanks for the clarification!
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
With Touki Bouki being the potential first of others, you gotta figure Soleil O is a no-brainer for an indiv release from those boxes— has Criterion released a more relevant film for this year this year?
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
I guess I could see why they would want to hold off on releasing it standalone if their intent was to move more boxes/Criterion Channel subscriptions, but I haven't really seen anyone talk about the film outside of this forum. It's certainly an easy thing to fast track now, in the wake of "current circumstances" and so forth (I am now imagining a Contagion release full of COVID extras being hastily stapled onto next month's schedule)
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
Best Release
1. Me and You and Everyone We Know
2. Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
3. The Cremator
4. Holiday
5. Beau travail
Best Standard Boxed Set
Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
Best Career Retrospective Boxed Set
Essential Fellini
Best Modern Release
Parasite
Best Commentary
Parasite
Best Bonus Film
Inspiration (Zeman)
Best Book/Booklet
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda
Best Other Supplement
War of the Worlds Orson Welles Broadcast
Best Reissue
Taste of Cherry
Best Blu-ray Upgrade
Brute Force
Best Cover
Runner-up:
Worst Cover
Best Standard Packaging
Marriage Story
Best Boxset Packaging
Zeman is cute and Varda might be the gold standard for large things that still fit on my shelves, but Essential Fellini is simply elegant
Best Discovery
Me and You and Everyone We Know (for all the bonus films)
Most Unnecessary
The Elephant Man, aka HIRE DAVID MACKENZIE ALREADY
Most Flawed
World of Wong Kar Wai
Best Virus
Dengue fever
Forum Member of the Year
The Fanciful Norwegian - a quiet contributor, but always helpful, informative, and polite
Richard Cranium Award
Please note this is the first time in 12 years that I have deigned to cast a vote in this category
1. Me and You and Everyone We Know
2. Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
3. The Cremator
4. Holiday
5. Beau travail
Best Standard Boxed Set
Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
Best Career Retrospective Boxed Set
Essential Fellini
Best Modern Release
Parasite
Best Commentary
Parasite
Best Bonus Film
Inspiration (Zeman)
Best Book/Booklet
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda
Best Other Supplement
War of the Worlds Orson Welles Broadcast
Best Reissue
Taste of Cherry
Best Blu-ray Upgrade
Brute Force
Best Cover
Runner-up:
Worst Cover
Best Standard Packaging
Marriage Story
Best Boxset Packaging
Zeman is cute and Varda might be the gold standard for large things that still fit on my shelves, but Essential Fellini is simply elegant
Best Discovery
Me and You and Everyone We Know (for all the bonus films)
Most Unnecessary
The Elephant Man, aka HIRE DAVID MACKENZIE ALREADY
Most Flawed
Best ThreadNever Cursed wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:57 pmThe Irishman, for apparently having an encode that is bested by the streaming version
World of Wong Kar Wai
Best Virus
Dengue fever
Forum Member of the Year
The Fanciful Norwegian - a quiet contributor, but always helpful, informative, and polite
Richard Cranium Award
Please note this is the first time in 12 years that I have deigned to cast a vote in this category
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Re: 2020 Criterion Forum Awards
BEST RELEASE
1. All About My Mother
2. The Elephant Man
3. The Complete Agnès Varda
4. Girlfriends
5. Bamboozled
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET
Karel Zeman
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET
Essential Fellini
BEST MODERN FILM
Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST COMMENTARY
Prince of Tides
BEST "BONUS" FILM
Globesman
BEST BOOKLET
The Elephant Man
BEST ON-DISC NON-COMMENTARY EXTRA
Safdie Bros. and Ari Aster on Scorsese
BEST REISSUE
Taste of Cherry
BEST UPGRADE
Lost Honor of Katarina Blum
BEST COVER
Scorsese Shorts
WORST COVER
Teorema
BEST PACKAGING - NON-BOXED SET INDIVIDUAL RELEASE
The Elephant Man
BEST PACKAGING - BOXED SET
Essential Fellini
BEST DISCOVERY
Dance, Girl Dance
MOST UNNECESSARY RELEASE
The Irishman
MOST FLAWED RELEASE
Pierrot le fou
1. All About My Mother
2. The Elephant Man
3. The Complete Agnès Varda
4. Girlfriends
5. Bamboozled
BEST “NORMAL” BOXED SET
Karel Zeman
BEST “BIG” BOXED SET
Essential Fellini
BEST MODERN FILM
Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST COMMENTARY
Prince of Tides
BEST "BONUS" FILM
Globesman
BEST BOOKLET
The Elephant Man
BEST ON-DISC NON-COMMENTARY EXTRA
Safdie Bros. and Ari Aster on Scorsese
BEST REISSUE
Taste of Cherry
BEST UPGRADE
Lost Honor of Katarina Blum
BEST COVER
Scorsese Shorts
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