Saltzman Sees...Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X won my Best Picture and Best Actor (Denzel Washington) and was nominated for my Best Director and Best Screenplay (Spike Lee) and Best Actress (Angela Bassett) in 1992.

Saltzman Sees...Crimson Tide (1995)

Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer Presents...Crimson Tide (1995)

Saltzman Sees...Antwone Fisher (2002)

Antwone Fisher was nominated for my Best Director (Denzel Washington) in 2002, also his directorial debut.

Saltzman Sees...Remember the Titans (2000)

Remember the Titans won my Best Actor (Denzel Washington) and was nominated for my Best Picture and Best Screenplay (Gregory Allen Howard) in 2000.

Saltzman Sees...The Pelican Brief (1993)

The Pelican Brief won my Best Actress (Julia Roberts) and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Denzel Washington) in 1993.

Saltzman Sees...Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia won my Best Actor (Tom Hanks) and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) and Best Screenplay (Ron Nyswaner) in 1993.

Saltzman Sees...Glory (1989)

Glory won my Best Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Edward Zwick) and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) in 1989.

Saltzman Sees...2000 Oscars

2000 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

 

2000 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

Meet The Parents
Price Of Glory
Remember The Titans
Snatch


• Best Director

Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream)
Guy Ritchie (Snatch)
Ridley Scott (Gladiator)
Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich)


• Best Family Picture

Chicken Run
The Kid
My Dog Skip
Return to Me


• Best Screenplay

Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich)
Gregory Allen Howard (Remember The Titans)
Guy Ritchie (Snatch)
Hubert Selby Jr. (Requeim for a Dream)


• Best Actor

Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
Robert De Niro (Meet The Parents)
Jimmy Smits (Price Of Glory)
Denzel Washington (Remember The Titans)


• Best Actress

Joan Allen (The Contender)
Minnie Driver (Return To Me)
Natalie Portman (Where The Heart Is)
Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich)


• Best Supporting Actor

Alan Ford (Snatch)
Djimon Hounsou (Gladiator)
Eugene Levy (Best in Show)
Brad Pitt (Snatch)


• Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Connelly (Requeim for a Dream)
Bonnie Hunt (Return To Me)
Ashley Judd (Where The Heart Is)
Catherine O'Hara (Best in Show)

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Saltzman Sees...1992 Oscars

1992 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

A Few Good Men
Malcolm X
My Cousin Vinny
School Ties


• Best Director

Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven)
Spike Lee (Malcolm X)
Penny Marshall (A League of Their Own)
Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men)


• Best Family Picture

Aladdin
Home Alone 2. Lost in New York
The Mighty Ducks
Sister Act


• Best Screenplay

Spike Lee (Malcolm X)
Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men)
Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs)
Dick Wolf (School Ties)


• Best Actor

Tom Cruise (A Few Good Men)
John Malkovich (Of Mice and Men)
Joe Pesci (My Cousin Vinny)
Denzel Washington (Malcolm X)


• Best Actress

Angela Bassett (Malcolm X)
Geena Davis (A League of Their Own)
Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act)
Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct)


• Best Supporting Actor

Morgan Freeman (Unforgiven)
Fred Gwynne (My Cousin Vinny)
Gene Hackman (Unforgiven)
Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men)


• Best Supporting Actress

Frances Fisher (Unforgiven)
Kathy Najimy (Sister Act)
Rosie Perez (White Men Can't Jump)
Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny)

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Saltzman Sees...1989 Oscars

1989 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

Field of Dreams
Glory
Lean on Me
Uncle Buck


• Best Director

Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing)
Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally...)
Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams)
Edward Zwick (Glory)


• Best Family Picture

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Little Mermaid
The Wizard
Uncle Buck


• Best Screenplay

John Hughes (Uncle Buck)
Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing)
Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams)
Michael Schiffer (Lean on Me)


• Best Actor

John Candy (Uncle Buck)
Daniel Day-Lewis (My Left Foot)
Morgan Freeman (Lean on Me)
Robin Williams (Dead Poets Society)


• Best Actress

Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot)
Jean Louisa Kelly (Uncle Buck)
Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally...)
Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy


• Best Supporting Actor

James Earl Jones (Field of Dreams)
Morgan Freeman (Glory and Driving Miss Daisy)
Randy Quaid (National Lampoons Christmas Vacation)
Denzel Washington (Glory)


• Best Supporting Actress

Kim Basinger (Batman)
Carrie Fisher (When Harry Met Sally...)
Rene Russo (Major League)
Amy Madigan (Uncle Buck and Field of Dreams)

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Saltzman Sees...The Preacher's Wife (1996)

The Preacher's Wife is a Christmas movie that gets lost during the Holiday season because of so many classics, from It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, to recent hits like Elf and Christmas Vacation. Denzel Washington is the finest actor of his generation, and in this movie, he shows a softer, comical side he doesn't get to show often.  Whitney Houston provides her angelic voice to the movie and the supporting cast includes brilliant actors like Gregory Hines, Loretta Devine, Courtney B. Vance and Jenifer Lewis.  It is one of my favorite Christmas movies of all-time.

The Preacher's Wife is a beautiful story of a man in need of someone to help during hard times for his community. What he learns about the strength in believing in his community, even during it's toughest times, is what sets this film apart.

It is the Best Family Picture of 1996.

Saltzman Sees...John Q (2002)

John Q is the story of a down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation. This movie is as much about serious problems with HMO's in America as it is a story of a father's fight for his son's survival.  Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche and Ray Liotta all bring their talent to the film, and Kimberly Elise is brilliant as Denzel's wife.

Denzel Washington might be the best actor in film today, and yet when John Q came out, The Academy ignored it.  Denzel won an Oscar for Training Day, but just like Tom Hanks won back to back awards for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, he should have been considered for another Oscar.  John Q is Denzel's strongest performance as an actor.

This is a movie with a real message about the problems with health care in this country and includes a masterful performance by today's greatest actor.  It is certainly the Most Underrated Movie of 2002.