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Golden Schmoes Awards

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    Golden Schmoes

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    Best Action Sequence of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      'Battle of Pelennor Fields'
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      'House of Blue Leaves Fight'
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Reloaded

      7.2 (662K)
      'Freeway Chase'
    • [object Object]

      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

      6.3 (433K)
      'Crane Chase'
    • [object Object]

      X2: X-Men United

      7.4 (605K)
      'Nightcrawler Visits the White House'

    Best Actor of the Year

    • Johnny Depp at an event for Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
      Winner
      • Johnny Depp
      • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
    • Bill Murray at an event for Broken Flowers (2005)
      • Bill Murray
      • Lost in Translation
    • Tom Cruise at an event for Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      • Tom Cruise
      • The Last Samurai
    • Nicolas Cage at an event for Drive Angry (2011)
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Matchstick Men
    • Sean Penn
      • Sean Penn
      • Mystic River

    Best Actress of the Year

    • Charlize Theron
      Winner
      • Charlize Theron
      • Monster
    • Uma Thurman
      • Uma Thurman
      • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    • Naomi Watts
      • Naomi Watts
      • 21 Grams
    • Scarlett Johansson
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Lost in Translation
    • Angela Bettis in Masters of Horror (2005)
      • Angela Bettis
      • May

    Best Animated Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)
    • [object Object]

      Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door

      7.8 (57K)
    • [object Object]

      Brother Bear

      6.9 (134K)
    • [object Object]

      Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

      6.8 (63K)
    • [object Object]

      The Triplets of Belleville

      7.7 (59K)

    Best Comedy of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)
    • [object Object]

      Old School

      7.0 (254K)
    • [object Object]

      Bad Santa

      7.0 (163K)
    • [object Object]

      Love Actually

      7.5 (566K)
    • [object Object]

      School of Rock

      7.2 (352K)

    Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

      8.8 (1.9M)
      'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Special Edition'
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)
    • Alien (1979)
      • Alien
      • Aliens
      • Alien³
      • Alien: Resurrection
      'Alien Quadrilogy'
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
      Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
      Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
      • Raiders of the Lost Ark
      • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
      'Indiana Jones Set'

    Best Director of the Year

    • Peter Jackson
      Winner
      • Peter Jackson
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • Quentin Tarantino at an event for The Oscars (2013)
      • Quentin Tarantino
      • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    • Sofia Coppola
      • Sofia Coppola
      • Lost in Translation
    • Clint Eastwood
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Mystic River
    • Edward Zwick
      • Edward Zwick
      • The Last Samurai

    Best Horror Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      28 Days Later

      7.5 (526K)
    • [object Object]

      Identity

      7.3 (287K)
    • [object Object]

      Cabin Fever

      5.6 (88K)
    • [object Object]

      Freddy vs. Jason

      5.8 (135K)
    • [object Object]

      The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

      6.2 (160K)

    Best Line of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      "But why is the rum gone?"
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      "I'm Buck and I'm here to fuck."
    • [object Object]

      Bruce Almighty

      6.8 (462K)
      "Back to you, fuckers!"
    • [object Object]

      Open Range

      7.4 (83K)
      "Men are going to get killed here today and I'm going to kill them."
    • [object Object]

      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

      6.3 (433K)
      "Talk to the hand."

    Best Music in a Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (520K)
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      School of Rock

      7.2 (352K)

    Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      X2: X-Men United

      7.4 (605K)
    • [object Object]

      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

      6.3 (433K)
    • [object Object]

      Hulk

      5.7 (290K)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Reloaded

      7.2 (662K)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Revolutions

      6.7 (569K)

    Best Screenplay of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Peter Jackson
      Fran Walsh
      Philippa Boyens
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (520K)
      Sofia Coppola
    • [object Object]

      Identity

      7.3 (287K)
      Michael Cooney
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      Quentin Tarantino
    • [object Object]

      Mystic River

      7.9 (514K)
      Brian Helgeland

    Best Special Effects of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Revolutions

      6.7 (569K)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Reloaded

      7.2 (662K)
    • [object Object]

      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

      6.3 (433K)
    • [object Object]

      X2: X-Men United

      7.4 (605K)

    Best Supporting Actor of the Year

    • Sean Astin
      Winner
      • Sean Astin
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • Johnny Depp at an event for Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
      • Johnny Depp
      • Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    • Benicio Del Toro
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • 21 Grams
    • Tim Robbins
      • Tim Robbins
      • Mystic River
    • Ken Watanabe at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Ken Watanabe
      • The Last Samurai

    Best Supporting Actress of the Year

    • Renée Zellweger
      Winner
      • Renée Zellweger
      • Cold Mountain
    • Miranda Otto
      • Miranda Otto
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Mystic River
    • Lucy Liu
      • Lucy Liu
      • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    • Alison Lohman at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      • Alison Lohman
      • Matchstick Men

    Best T&A of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      Keira Knightley
    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
      • The Matrix Reloaded
      • The Matrix Revolutions
      Monica Bellucci
    • [object Object]

      The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

      6.2 (160K)
      Jessica Biel
    • [object Object]

      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

      6.3 (433K)
      Kristanna Loken
    • [object Object]

      Underworld

      7.0 (298K)
      Kate Beckinsale

    Best Trailer of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Reloaded

      7.2 (662K)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Revolutions

      6.7 (569K)
    • [object Object]

      The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

      6.2 (160K)

    Biggest Disappointment of the Year

    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
      Winners
      • The Matrix Reloaded
      • The Matrix Revolutions
    • [object Object]

      Dreamcatcher

      5.5 (100K)
    • [object Object]

      Hulk

      5.7 (290K)
    • [object Object]

      The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

      5.8 (190K)

    Biggest Surprise of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      28 Days Later

      7.5 (526K)
    • [object Object]

      Freaky Friday

      6.4 (174K)
    • [object Object]

      Identity

      7.3 (287K)
    • [object Object]

      School of Rock

      7.2 (352K)

    Breakthrough Performance of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      Keira Knightley
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (520K)
      Scarlett Johansson
    • [object Object]

      28 Days Later

      7.5 (526K)
      Cillian Murphy
    • [object Object]

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (498K)
      Ken Watanabe
    • [object Object]

      Whale Rider

      7.5 (45K)
      Keisha Castle-Hughes

    Coolest Character of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      'Captain Jack Sparrow'
    • [object Object]

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      'Aragorn'
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      'The Bride'
    • [object Object]

      Once Upon a Time in Mexico

      6.3 (175K)
      'Agent Sands'
    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
      • The Matrix Reloaded
      • The Matrix Revolutions
      'Agent Smith'

    Favorite Celebrity of the Year

    • Johnny Depp at an event for Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
      Winner
      • Johnny Depp
    • Keira Knightley at an event for Anna Karenina (2012)
      • Keira Knightley
    • Colin Farrell
      • Colin Farrell
    • Will Ferrell at an event for Land of the Lost (2009)
      • Will Ferrell
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Favorite Movie Poster of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      Big Fish

      7.9 (475K)
    • [object Object]

      Freddy vs. Jason

      5.8 (135K)
    • [object Object]

      Identity

      7.3 (287K)

    Favorite Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (498K)
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (520K)
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)

    Most Memorable Scene in a Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      'Battle of Pelennor Fields'
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      'Capt. Sparrow arrives to Port'
    • [object Object]

      Freddy vs. Jason

      5.8 (135K)
      'End Battle'
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      'House of Blue Leaves Fight'
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (520K)
      'Goodbye Scene'

    Most Overrated Movie of the Year

    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
      Winners
      • The Matrix Reloaded
      • The Matrix Revolutions
    • [object Object]

      Bruce Almighty

      6.8 (462K)
    • [object Object]

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)

    Most Underrated Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Identity

      7.3 (287K)
    • [object Object]

      Phone Booth

      7.1 (299K)
    • [object Object]

      Daredevil

      5.3 (239K)
    • [object Object]

      Hulk

      5.7 (290K)
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Revolutions

      6.7 (569K)

    Trippiest Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      Big Fish

      7.9 (475K)
    • [object Object]

      28 Days Later

      7.5 (526K)
    • [object Object]

      Identity

      7.3 (287K)
    • [object Object]

      May

      6.6 (44K)

    Worst Movie of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

      3.5 (44K)
    • [object Object]

      Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

      5.0 (138K)
    • [object Object]

      Hulk

      5.7 (290K)
    • [object Object]

      The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

      5.8 (190K)
    • [object Object]

      Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

      5.5 (150K)

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