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...Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Saltzman Sees Presents...The Funniest Movie of 2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember

Mike Myers as Dr. Evil singing "It's a Hard Knock Life"

Saltzman Sees...Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery (1997)

Saltzman Sees Presents...The Funniest Movie of 1997: Austin Powers

Austin Powers won my Best Actor (Mike Myers) in 1997.

The Austin Powers 3 point turn

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.