The first nine categories of the Retro Hollmann Awards of 1961! Each category is presented in the same order as the original Academy Awards telecast, with only two exceptions: the first two, for they did not exist at the time - one of them
still doesn't, but that's OK. On to the awards!
Best Ensemble
A Raisin in the Sun
2.
Flower Drum Song; 3.
The League of Gentlemen; 4.
The Innocents; 5.
Judgment at Nuremberg
Of course, if any film was going to win this, it'd be the one up for
five acting nominations. The family unit itself is beautifully played, with the realistic moments of frustration and love, doubt and certainty. But there's also generous room for the guests in their household: Bobo, George Murchison, that too-polite white guy, Mr. Asagai.
In second place, the dynamite song-and-dance ensemble of
Flower Drum Song. In third, the conspirators - and the women in their lives - in
The League of Gentlemen. In fourth, the concerned staff, mischievous children, and checked-out uncle in
The Innocents. In fifth, the all-star cast of
Judgment at Nuremberg.
The remaining eight categories are after the jump.
