1990 Leaman Awards

One Sentence Summary: 1990 provides some good (but flawed) films and is severely lacking in great animated films. 

1990 Films Seen: 43

1990 Films Seen in the Theater: 2

Number of Films with A or A+ Grade: 0

-1990 Ambassador's List-
(Top 15 Films)

15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (B)

14. Hamlet (B)

13. Dick Tracy (B)

12. The Godfather Part 3 (B)

11. Back to the Future Part 3 (B)

10. Hunt for Red October, The (B)

9. Die Hard 2 (B)

8. Reversal of Fortune (B)

7. Home Alone (B)

6. Awakenings (B) 

5. Misery (B+)

4. Miller's Crossing (B+) 

3. Total Recall (B+)

2. Goodfellas (A-)

1. Dances with Wolves (A-)

-Superlative Awards-
(Winners Bolded)

Most Underrated Film

• Die Hard 2
• Marked for Death
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Most Overrated Film 

• Edward Scissorhands
• Flatliners
• Pretty Woman

Worst Film

• Child's Play 2
• Flatliners
• Rocky IV

-Technical Awards-
(Winners Bolded)

Best Make-Up and Hair Design 

• Edward Scissorhands
• Dances with Wolves
• Dick Tracy
• Goodfellas
• Total Recall

Best Costume Design 

• Dances with Wolves
• Dick Tracy
• Goodfellas
• Miller's Crossing
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Best Sound Design 

• Back to the Future Part 3
• Dances with Wolves
• Goodfellas
• Miller's Crossing
• Total Recall

Best Original Score 

• Back to the Future Part 3
• Dances with Wolves
• Edward Scissorhands
• Ghost
• Home Alone

Best Visual Effects 

• Back to the Future Part 3
• Die Hard 2
• Ghost
• The Hunt for Red October
• Total Recall

Best Art Direction 

• Dances with Wolves
• Edward Scissorhands
• Goodfellas
• Miller's Crossing
• Total Recall

Best Cinematography 

• Dances with Wolves
• The Godfather Part III
• Goodfellas
• Miller's Crossing
• Misery

Best Film Editing 

• Ghost
• Goodfellas
• Miller's Crossing
• Misery
• Total Recall

-Major Awards-
(Winners Bolded)

Best Documentary Feature: n/a
Best Animated Feature: The Rescuers Down Under

Best Adapted Screenplay 

• Awakenings
• Dances with Wolves
• Goodfellas
• Misery
• Total Recall

Best Original Screenplay 

• Edward Scissorhands
• Ghost
• Home Alone
• Miller's Crossing
• Pretty Woman

Best Supporting Actress 

• Annette Bening The Grifters
• Glen Close Reversal of Fortune
• Whoopi Goldberg Ghost
• Shirley MacLaine Postcards from the Edge
• Mary McDonnell Dances with Wolves

Best Supporting Actor 

• Robert DeNiro Awakenings
• Joe Pesci Goodfellas
• Dennis Quaid Postcards from the Edge
• Ron Silver Reversal of Fortune
• John Turturro Miller's Crossing

Best Actress 

• Kathy Bates Misery
• Lorraine Bracco Goodfellas
• Angelica Huston The Grifters
• Julia Roberts Pretty Woman
• Meryl Streep Postcards from the Edge

Best Actor 

• James Caan Misery
• Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
• Jeremy Irons Reversal of Fortune
• Ray Liotta Goodfellas
• Robin Williams Awakenings

Best Ensemble Acting 

• Awakenings
• Goodfellas
• The Grifters
• Miller's Crossing
• Misery

Best Director 

• Joel Coen Miller's Crossing
• Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
• Rob Reiner Misery
• Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
• Paul Verhoeven Total Recall

Best Picture 

• Dances with Wolves
• Goodfellas
• Miller's Crossing
• Misery
• Total Recall

-Great Dramatic/Comedic/Musical Sequences of 1990-
(In Alphabetical Order by Movie & All-Time Great Sequences are Bolded)

• “Leonard awakens, sees his mom, and greets everyone” -Awakenings
• “Leaving the Past: Getting the Train Up to Speed” -Back to the Future Part III
• “Dances with Wolves leaves the Village & Win in His Hair Says Goodbye” –Dances with Wolves
• “A Sicilian song brings back nostalgic memories” -The Godfather Part III
• “Finale: Michael Corleone dies old and alone with nothing but memories” -The Godfather Part III
• “Funny how?” -Goodfellas
• “Entering the Copacabana through the back entrance” -Goodfellas
• “Home Finale: The Wet Bandits vs. Kevin McAllister” -Home Alone
• “Tom can’t take out Bernie at Miller’s Crossing” –Miller’s Crossing
• “Racing to get back into his wheelchair before Annie returns” -Misery
• “Local Sheriff checks the house finishing at the basement” -Misery
• “Annie commits the hobbling” -Misery
• “Mother and Daughter Sing Back to Back Songs” -Postcards from the Edge
• “Your still at Rekall, this is all a dream, take the pill” –Total Recall

-Top 10 Action Sequences of 1990-

10. “Rescuing Dances with Wolves from U.S. Soldiers” -Dances with Wolves 

9. “Wife vs. the Girlfriend” -Total Recall 

8. “Finale as McClane Fights on the Wing of an Airplane and then Blows it Up” -Die Hard 2 

7. “Attacked by his Friend for Going to Recall and Getting Away” -Total Recall 

6. “Trashing and Demolishing April's Store” -Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 

5. “Annex Sywalk Shootout” -Die Hard 2 

4. “Hologram Deception/Starting the Reactor” -Total Recall 

3. “Chasing Drug Dealers into the Streets and Into a Jewelry Store” -Marked for Death 

2. “Fighting With His Wife...Or Is She?” -Total Recall 

1. “Casper Attempts to Assasinate Leo to ‘Danny Boy’” -Miller’s Crossing