OSCARS 1978
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brookwriter — 15 years ago(January 20, 2011 09:27 AM)
In 1977, this movie was easily my favorite, and while I did not question my belief in God when the Oscar nominations were announced, I definitely questioned the sanity of the Academy voters.
In a perfect world, "New York, New York" would have received these Oscar nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actress (Minnelli)
Best Actor (DeNiro)
Best Director (Scorsese)
Best Song "Theme From New York, New York"*
Best Song "'But The World Goes Round"*
Best Costumes (Ms. Van Runkle was ROBBEDMinnelli and DeNiro have never been more glam on screen)
Best Art Direction/Set Decoration
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Original Song Score/Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score (the Oscar went to the film version of "A Little Night Music"; the omission of a nomination here and in the Best Song categories really underscore the DISLIKE the Academy had for this film, particularly if you research past nominees in both of these musical categoriesyou'll be shocked at what made it in and indeed what WON over the years)
Best Editing (a long shot due to length issues, but since we're dreaming)
Realistically, due to the amount of improv in the film, I don't think it had a real shot at a Screenplay Oscar. And while I enjoyed Lionel Stander, Georgie Auld and the hilarious Mary Kay Place, their roles aren't really meaty enough for Supporting nods (possible exceptions being Stander and, if more of her scenes had made it into the final cut, Place).
Guess that's it. A total of 12. And maybe Liza would have gotten to make more movie musicals. We'll never know.- To this day, after the failure to nominate one or both of these songswhich have gone on to become bonafide classicsI have never taken this Oscar category seriously. Just ain't possible. This should just eliminate it entirely out of shame.