The Oscar Goes To...A Beautiful Mind

For those wondering why we are starting this series over, please continue reading. When I first began this channel, my goal was to review ever single film to win Best Picture at the Oscars. I wanted to create funny skits before and after the reviews, which typically involved my friends and family as characters. Everyone was doing it as a favor to me, and as such, if they ever didn't want to continue, I would be accepting of those choices. As our lives have continued to get busier and busier, and since Melinda and I have moved further away from them, it no longer became possible to continue the skit format anymore. Not only that, but going back to my older videos, it's apparent that my focus was more on the skits than the actual review itself. It was unfocused, and didn't translate into what I truly wanted to do, which was open conversations surrounding these films and give our actual take on what we feel worked for each one and what didn't. Don't get me wrong, I love the skits we came up with and still find joy in that aspect, but there's no denying the reviews themselves were not good. That brings us to this reboot series, where we focus solely on the review of the film itself. I know many will be turned away from the lack of humor, but as I also wanted these to be taken seriously, this is how they will continue moving forward. I hope everyone gives it a chance, and it opens up discussions into why each of these films won Best Picture. Without further ado, what follows next is the original post from that first review of Annie Hall: Special thanks to Ana Erdman for recommending our premier review of Annie Hall. This one is for you! Below you'll find a quick synopsis of A Beautiful Mind as well as a list of all its nominations, wins, losses, and who it was up against. Synopsis: A human drama inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., and in part based on the biography "A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasar. From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. Oscar Nominations- Best Picture -A Beautiful Mind (Won) -Gosford Park -In the Bedroom -The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -Moulin Rouge! Best Director -Robert Altman (Gosford Park) -Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) (Won) -Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) -David Lynch (Mulholland Drive) -Ridley Scott (Black Hawk Down) Best Actor -Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) -Sean Penn (I Am Sam) -Will Smith (Ali) -Denzel Washington (Training Day) (Won) -Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom) Best Supporting Actress -Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) (Won) -Helen Mirren (Gosford Park) -Maggie Smith (Gosford Park) -Marisa Tomei (In the Bedroom) -Kate Winslet (Iris) Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published/Adapted Screenplay -Phillipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, & Fran Walsh (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) -Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World) -Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S. H. Schulman, & Joe Stillman (Shrek) -Rob Festinger and Todd Field (In the Bedroom) -Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) (Won) Best Original Score -James Horner (A Beautiful Mind) -Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc.) -Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) (Won) -John Williams (A.I. Artificial Intelligence) -John Williams (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) Best Makeup -Colleen Callaghan and Greg Cannom (A Beautiful Mind) -Peter Owen and Richard Taylor (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) (Won) -Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti (Moulin Rouge!) Best Film Editing -Jill Bilcock (Moulin Rouge!) -Dody Dorn (Memento) -John Gilbert (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) -Dan Hanley and Mike Hill (A Beautiful Mind) -Pietro Scalia (Black Hawk Down) (Won)