Here we are at the half-way mark. 50 movies down and 50 films yet to go. In order to commemorate this magic moment I thought we would bust out a "By The Numbers" post for the first half of this epic list. We will take a look at how many comedies vs. dramas I've posted thus far, who has the early lead in my favorite actor/actress race and which year has provided the most movies.
Enjoy.
0 - Jungle 2 Jungle appearances on my list.
1 - Movies starring Russell Crowe.
1 - Movies starring Will Smith.
1 - Movies starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
1 - Movies starring Tom Cruise.
1 - Movies starring Michael Jordan.
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| Will Smith, Michael Jordan and Tom Cruise are all tied after 50 films. |
3 - Animated films.
7 - Movies I own.
14 - Movies with their stock "holding."
17 - Movies with their stock "down."
19 - Movies with their stock "up."
20 - Movies designated as "comedies."
30 - Movies designated as "dramas."
YEARS
4 - Movies made before I was born in 1985.
4 - Movies made in the 1980s.
5 - Most movies from one year.
1996 - Year with the most movies.
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| With Tin Cup, Space Jam, Mission:Impossible, Twister, and That Thing You Do, 1996 leads with 5 selections. |
2006, 2008 - Years with the 2nd most movies (4).
16 - Movies made in the 1990s.
25 - Movies made in the 2000s.
1998 - Average year for the first fifty films.
OSCARS
35 - Total Oscars won.
107 - Total Oscar nominations.
5 - Most Oscars won by one movie (American Beauty, Silence of The Lambs, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest).
9 - Most Oscar nominations by one movie (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest).
5 - Best Pictures won (A Beautiful Mind, The Departed, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, American Beauty, Silence of The Lambs).
9 - Best Pictures nominated.
4 - Best Director wins (J. Demme/Silence, M. Forman/Cuckoo's, M. Scorsese/Departed, R. Howard/Beautiful Mind).
7 - Best Director nominations.
6 - Best Actor wins (A. Hopkins/Silence, K. Spacey/American Beauty, J. Nicholson/Cuckoo's, G. Peck/Mockingbird, S. Penn/Milk, T. Hanks/Philadelphia).
12 - Best Actor nominations.
3 - Best Actress wins (J. Foster/Silence, R. Witherspoon/WTL, L. Fletcher/Cuckoo's).
4 - Best Actress nominations.
1 - Supporting Actor wins (C. Bale/Fighter).
7 - Supporting Actor nominations.
2 - Supporting Actress wins (J. Connelly/Beautiful Mind, M. Leo/Fighter).
5 - Supporting Actress nominations.
7 - Best Writing wins (Milk, A Beautiful Mind, The Departed, To Kill A Mockingbird, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, American Beauty, Silence of the Lambs)
13 - Best Writing nominations.
ACTOR/ACTRESS/DIRECTOR RACES
Director
1) Jonathan Demme: 2.5 (half-point for winning Oscar)
2) John Hamburg: 2
Actress
1) Jodie Foster: 2.5
1) Jennifer Connelly: 2.5
3) Jennifer Aniston: 2
Actor
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| At the midway point, Tom Hanks and Kevin Spacey are tied for Best Actor. |
1) Tom Hanks: 4.5
1) Kevin Spacey: 4.5
3) Leonardo DiCaprio: 3
3) Denzel Washington: 3
3) Johnny Depp: 3
6) Jack Nicholson: 2.5
7) Brad Pitt: 2
7) George Clooney: 2
7) Jason Segel: 2
7) John Turturro: 2
7) Matt Damon: 2
7) Paul Rudd: 2
Well that wraps it up. Hope you are enjoying these lists as much as Barnes and I are. We made the comment last week to each other that this is the "best thing we've done on our blogs." Hard to argue.
Until next time, "read it, roll it, hole it."
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