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2019-12-14, 09:51 AM
I'm going to start a little experiment here. It's a well known fact that not all things that are a hit become a classic, nor the other way around. So as 2019 is fading before our eyes, I'm going to organize an award show in the playground for movies released in 1999. The contest will be decided in 3 rounds with this thread hosting the first, which work like this:
Round 1: Nomination. (You are here)
In round 1 anyone can name movies that were originally released for the first time in 1999. Any and every movie that is named will make it into round 2.
Round 2: Rating.
In round 2 the full list of movies suggested in round 1 will be posted. Everyone can rate any and all movies they want to rate on a scale from 0 to 5. Which movies move on to the next round is determined not by their total score, but by their average rating. A movie that only a few people have an opinion about has just as much of a chance to make it as one that everyone scored. The only exception is that a movie must have been rated by at least 2 people to be eligible. If you were the only person here who remembers it, it was probably not the best movie of 1999.
Round 3: Voting.
The 6 highest rated movies from round 2 (why 6? Because it's a good number) will move on to the voting round. This will be run using some sort of preferential/ranked vorig system, possibly Borda count or single transferable vote. This will be determined before voting starts. Anyone can vote by listing all 6 movies on the shortlist from best to worst. The winner will be crowned the best movie of 1999.
The nomination round will run until Friday January 3 2020. Ones every time zone on the planet has rolled over to Saturday the nominations will be closed.
I will start with a basic list of the ten highest grossing movies (worldwide) of the year, any movie that won any Academy Award (non-documentary, non-short film), some other noteworthy films and a few personal favorites, just to remove any suspicion of impartiality. This list (listed alphabetically, not counting A, An or The) is posted below. Curious to know which of your favorite movies came out in 1999? Wikipedia has you covered! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_in_film)
All About My Mother
American Beauty
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Boys Don't Cry
The Cider House Rules
Entrapment
Fight Club
Galaxy Quest
The Green Mile
Girl, Interrupted
The Iron Giant
The Matrix
The Mummy
Notting Hill
The Red Violin
Sleepy Hollow
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
Tarzan
The Thirteenth Floor
Three Kings
Topsy-Turvy
Toy Story 2
The World Is Not Enough
(I will quite possibly be back to post more personal favorites, but I'm waiting for a bit to not make my opening post too opinionated.)
Ready? Nominate!
Round 1: Nomination. (You are here)
In round 1 anyone can name movies that were originally released for the first time in 1999. Any and every movie that is named will make it into round 2.
Round 2: Rating.
In round 2 the full list of movies suggested in round 1 will be posted. Everyone can rate any and all movies they want to rate on a scale from 0 to 5. Which movies move on to the next round is determined not by their total score, but by their average rating. A movie that only a few people have an opinion about has just as much of a chance to make it as one that everyone scored. The only exception is that a movie must have been rated by at least 2 people to be eligible. If you were the only person here who remembers it, it was probably not the best movie of 1999.
Round 3: Voting.
The 6 highest rated movies from round 2 (why 6? Because it's a good number) will move on to the voting round. This will be run using some sort of preferential/ranked vorig system, possibly Borda count or single transferable vote. This will be determined before voting starts. Anyone can vote by listing all 6 movies on the shortlist from best to worst. The winner will be crowned the best movie of 1999.
The nomination round will run until Friday January 3 2020. Ones every time zone on the planet has rolled over to Saturday the nominations will be closed.
I will start with a basic list of the ten highest grossing movies (worldwide) of the year, any movie that won any Academy Award (non-documentary, non-short film), some other noteworthy films and a few personal favorites, just to remove any suspicion of impartiality. This list (listed alphabetically, not counting A, An or The) is posted below. Curious to know which of your favorite movies came out in 1999? Wikipedia has you covered! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_in_film)
All About My Mother
American Beauty
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Boys Don't Cry
The Cider House Rules
Entrapment
Fight Club
Galaxy Quest
The Green Mile
Girl, Interrupted
The Iron Giant
The Matrix
The Mummy
Notting Hill
The Red Violin
Sleepy Hollow
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
Tarzan
The Thirteenth Floor
Three Kings
Topsy-Turvy
Toy Story 2
The World Is Not Enough
(I will quite possibly be back to post more personal favorites, but I'm waiting for a bit to not make my opening post too opinionated.)
Ready? Nominate!