Saltzman Sees...True Grit (2010)

True Grit won my Best Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld) and was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay (Ethan and Joel Coen) in 2010.

Saltzman Sees...Invictus (2009)

Invictus won my Best Director (Clint Eastwood) and Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Matt Damon) and Best Screenplay (Anthony Peckham & John Carlin) for 2009.

Saltzman Sees...Dogma (1999)

Dogma won my Best Director (Kevin Smith) and Best Supporting Actor (Matt Damon) for 1999.

Saltzman Sees...1999 Oscars

1999 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars



• Best Picture
• Best Director
• Best Family Picture
• Best Screenplay
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress

The Boondock Saints
Dogma
Fight Club
Office Space


David Fincher (Fight Club)
Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich)
Mike Judge (Office Space)
Kevin Smith (Dogma)


Baby Geniuses
Muppets from Space
Music of the Heart
Toy Story 2


Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie)
Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich)
Kevin Smith (Dogma)
Jim Uhls (Fight Club)


Edward Norton (Fight Club)
Brad Pitt (Fight Club)
Kevin Spacey (American Beauty)
Denzel Washington (The Hurricane)


Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club)
Cameron Diaz (Being John Malkovich)
Linda Fiorentino (Dogma)
Rene Russo (The Thomas Crown Affair)


Matt Damon (Dogma)
Jack Lemmon (Tuesdays with Morrie)
John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich)
Alan Rickman (Dogma)


Jennifer Aniston (Office Space)
Irma P. Hall (A Lesson Before Dying)
Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich)
Cicely Tyson (A Lesson Before Dying)

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Saltzman Sees...1997 Oscars

1997 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture
• Best Director
• Best Family Picture
• Best Screenplay
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress

Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery
Good Will Hunting
Prefontaine
The Rainmaker


Francis Ford Coppola (The Rainmaker)
Barry Levinson (Wag The Dog)
Jay Roach (Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery)
Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting)


Fools Rush In
Hercules
In and Out
The 6th Man


Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris (The Game)
Francis Ford Coppola (The Rainmaker)
Robert Farrar (The Man Who Knew Too Little)


Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
Daniel Day-Lewis (The Boxer)
Harrison Ford (Air Force One)
Mike Myers (Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery)


Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy)
Joan Cusack (In & Out)
Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting)
Deborah Kara Unger (The Game)


Dustin Hoffman (Wag the Dog)
John Malkavich (Con Air)
Gary Oldman (Air Force One)
Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting)


Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential)
Glen Close (Air Force One)
Connie Nielson (Devil's Advocate)
Charlize Theron (Devil's Advocate)

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Saltzman Sees...The Departed (2006)

The Departed was my Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese) 

and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson)

Saltzman Sees...Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan was my Best Picture and Best Director (Steven Spielberg) of 1998.

Saltzman Sees...Good Will Hunting (1997)

Good Will Hunting was my Best Picture, Best Director (Gus Van Sant), 

Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) & Best Screenplay (Matt Damon & Ben Affleck)

SPOILER ALERT: Final scene of the movie.

Saltzman Sees...School Ties (1992)

School Ties is the story of a prestigious 1950s school who bring in a transfer student to help their football team to beat the school's old rivals. This transfer student, however, is from a working class background, so he isn't really "one of them", but seems to fit in perfectly. David, played by Brendan Fraser, is Jewish, and has to keep this a secret from his friends for fear of being rejected.  One of the most remarkable things about this movie is the job by the young cast.  Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell, Cole Hauser, and Amy Locane were all no names at the time the movie. Dick Wolf, the creator of the Law & Order franchise, wrote the screenplay.  Fraser is tremendous as the principal character.  Matt Damon is tremendous as well as the jealous and therefore key adversary of Fraser.  Like young up and coming boxers hoping for a title fight, they shine and plant the seeds for future A-List status.

School Ties did not receive a single major nomination, and only grossed $14.7 million worldwide.

School Ties was nominated for my Best Picture for 1992.
It is also my choice for the Most Underrated Movie of 1992.