Saltzman Sees...Being John Malkovich (1999)

Being John Malkovich won my Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) and was nominated for Best Director (Spike Jonze), Best Actress (Cameron Diaz) and Best Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman) in 1999.

Saltzman Sees...1998 Oscars

1998 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

Enemy of the State
Saving Private Ryan
There's Something About Mary
The Truman Show


• Best Director

Bobby & Peter Farrelly (There's Something About Mary)
Michael Moore (The Big One)
Tony Scott (Enemy of the State)
Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan)


• Best Family Picture

Antz
A Bug's Life
Mighty Joe Young
Possums


• Best Screenplay

David Marconi (Enemy of the State)
Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show)
Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan)
Gary Ross (Pleasantville)


• Best Actor

Jim Carrey (The Truman Show)
Edward Norton (American History X)
Will Smith (Enemy of the State)
Ben Stiller (There's Somethig About Mary)


• Best Actress

Cameron Diaz (There's Something About Mary)
Monica Potter (Patch Adams)
Charlize Theron (Mighty Joe Young)
Reese Witherspoon (Pleasantville)


• Best Supporting Actor

Matt Dillon (There's Something About Mary)
Robert Duvall (Deep Impact)
John Goodman (The Big Lebowski)
Gene Hackman (Enemy of the State)


• Best Supporting Actress

Joan Allen (Pleasantville)
Regina King (Enemy of the State)
Julianne Moore (The Big Lebowski)
Liv Tyler (Armageddon)

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Saltzman Sees...Gangs of New York (2002)

Gangs of New York was my Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Best Screenplay (Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan) and was nominated for Best Actress (Cameron Diaz) in 2002.

Saltzman Sees...There's Something About Mary (1998)

Saltzman Sees Presents...The Funniest Movie of 1998: There's Something About Mary

Cameron Diaz was my Best Actress in 1998.

Saltzman Sees...Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek 2 is a fantastic movie in and of itself, and holds up to the challenge of being as good as the original.  While the original Shrek is better, adding a character like Puss in Boots, played by Antonio Banderas, certainly raises the bar.  Now it's own motion picture, Donkey and Puss in Boots together is priceless in this second installment of the Shrek Franchise.

What we learn through the movie is the most important lesson is to be willing to make sacrifices for the people we love.

It is the Best Family Picture of 2004.

Saltzman Sees...Shrek (2001)

Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy began a journey in 2001 that would allow Dreamworks to compete with Disney Pixar to this day.  Myers, who has been brilliant in the past with outlandish characters from Saturday Night Live, including two Wayne's World movies and an Austin Powers trilogy, raises the bar as Shrek.  Myers creates depth and warmth in a over-sized ugly ogre that is captivating.

Shrek teaches us that falling in love is about what is in one's heart and mind and not about superficial things like appearance.  It is a beautiful love story and one the whole family will enjoy.  It is the Best Family Picture of 2001.