1995 In Film

Continuing on a theme I started two weeks ago, I'm publishing lists I'd compiled to celebrate achievements in film. For some reason, I decided to start with 1996. Here is the prequel to that, 1995, a year with sad and intense performances, and with dark, hard films:

Top 20 Films:

20. LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Mike Figgis (USA)
19. THE CROSSING GUARD, Sean Penn (USA)
18. BAD BOYS, Michael Bay (USA)
17. UNDERGROUND, Emir Kustarica (France/Hungary/Yougoslavia/Germany/Bulgaria)
16. DESPERADO, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
15. GHOST ON THE SHELL, Mamoru Oshii (Japan)
14. TOY STORY, John Lasseter (USA)
13. KIDS, Larry Clark (USA)
12. THE USUAL SUSPECTS, Bryan Singer (USA)
11. ANTONIA'S LINE, Marleen Gorris (The Netherlands)
10. FALLEN ANGELS, Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong)
9. DEAD PRESIDENTS, The Hughes Brothers (USA)
8. STRANGE DAYS, Kathryn Bigelow (USA)
7. THE LAST SUPPER, Stacy Title (USA)
6. SE7EN, David Fincher (USA)
5. THE BASKETBALL DIARIES, Scott Kalvert (USA)
4. LE CONFESSIONAL, Robert Lepage (Québec)
3. LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro (France)
2. LA HAINE, Mathieu Kassovitz (France)
1. 12 MONKEYS, Terry Gilliam (USA)

Top 20 Directors:

20. MAMORU OSHII, Ghost In The Shell
19. MICHAEL MANN, Heat
18. SEAN PENN, The Crossing Guard
17. SCOTT KALVERT, The Basketball Diaries
16. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, Desperado
15. ROB EPSTEIN & JEFFREY FRIEDMAN , The Celluloid Closet
14. AGNÈS VARDA, Les Cent Et Une Nuits De Simon Cinéma
13. JOHN SINGLETON, Higher Learning
12. JOHN LASSETER, Toy Story
11. WONG KAR-WAI, Fallen Angels
10. ALBERT HUGHES & ALLEN HUGHES, Dead Presidents
9. MARLEEN GORRIS, Antonia's Line
8. LARRY CLARK, Kids
7. EMIR KUSTARICA, Underground
6. DAVID FINCHER, Se7en
5. JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET & MARC CARO, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
4. KATHRYN BIGELOW, Strange Days
3. ROBERT LEPAGE, Le Confessional
2. MATHIEU KASSOVITZ, La Haine
1. TERRY GILLIAM, 12 Monkeys

Top 15 Lead Actors:

15. RON ELDARD, The Last Supper
14. BRUCE WILLIS, 12 Monkeys
13. AL PACINO, Heat
12. RALPH FIENNES, Strange Days
11. MASSIMO TROISI, Il Postino (The Postman)
10. LOTHAIRE BLUTEAU, Le Confessional
9. JACK NICHOLSON, The Crossing Guard
8. GARY SINISE, Truman
7. STEVE BUSCEMI, Living In Oblivion
6. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, Total Eclipse
5. VINCENT CASSSEL, La Haine
4. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Home For The Holidays
3. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Basketball Diaries
2. SEAN PENN, Dead Man Walking
1. NICOLAS CAGE, Leaving Las Vegas

Top 15 Lead Actresses:

15. SALMA HAYEK, Desperado
14. JUDITH VITTET, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
13. N'BUSHE WRIGHT, Dead Presidents
12. MERYL STREEP, The Bridges Of Madison County
11. MADELEINE STOWE, 12 Monkeys
10. WILLEKE VAN AMMELROOY, Antonia's Line
9. ROBIN WRIGHT, The Crossing Guard
8. ROSE McGOWAN, The Doom Generation
7. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Kids
6. CATHERINE KEENER, Living In Oblivion
5. SUSAN SARANDON, Dead Man Walking
4. DEMI MOORE, The Scarlett Letter
3. ANGELA BASSETT, Strange Days
2. JULIANNE MOORE, Safe
1. CAMERON DIAZ, The Last Supper

Top 15 Supporting Actors:

15. SAID TAGHMAOUI, La Haine
14. PHILIPPE NOIRET, Il Postino (The Postman)
13. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Die Hard With A Vengeance
12. ROBERT DE NIRO, Heat
11. MORGAN FREEMAN, Se7en
10. JOE PESCI, Casino
9. DOMINIQUE PINON, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
8. CHRIS TUCKER, Dead Presidents
7. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, Higher Learning
6. GUILLERMO DIAZ Stonewall
5. STEVE BUSCEMI, Desperado
4. BILL PAXTON, The Last Supper
3. BRUNO KIRBY, The Basketball Diaries
2. BRAD PITT, 12 Monkeys
1. KEVIN SPACEY, The Usual Suspects

Top 15 Supporting Actresses:

15. GINA GERSHON, Showgirls
14. MIRA SORVINO, Mighty Aphrodite
13. JOAN ALLEN, Nixon
12. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Apollo 13
11. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Higher Learning
10. HOLLY HUNTER, Copycat
9. TÉA LEONI, Bad Boys
8. SOPHIE MARCEAU, Braveheart
7. SHARON STONE, Casino
6. ROSARIO DAWSON, Kids
5. MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA, Il Postino (The Postman)
4. KAREN MOK, Fallen Angels
3. ANNABETH GISH, The Last Supper
2. ANJELICA HUSTON, The Crossing Guard
1. ELS DOTTERMANS, Antonia's Line

Top 20 Screenplays:

20. LES CENT ET UNE NUITS DE SIMON CINÉMA, Agnès Varda
19. THE CROSSING GUARD, Sean Penn
18. HEAT, Michael Mann
17. DEAD PRESIDENTS, The Hughes Brothers & Michael Henry Brown
16. LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Mike Figgis
15. THE BASKETBALL DIARIES, Jim Carroll & Bryan Goluboff
14. SAFE, Todd Haynes
13. LE CONFESSIONAL, Robert Lepage
12. STONEWALL, Rikki Beadle-Blair & Martin Duberman
11. HEAVY, James Mangold
10. ANTONIA'S LINE, Marleen Gorris
9. SE7EN, Andrew Kevin Walker
8. STRANGE DAYS, James Cameron & Jay Cocks
7. KIDS, Harmony Korine
6. THE DOOM GENERATION, Gregg Araki
5. LA HAINE, Mathieu Kassovitz
4. LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS, Gilles Adrien & Jean-Pierre Jeunet
3. THE LAST SUPPER, Dan Rosen
2. 12 MONKEYS, David Peoples & Janet Peoples
1. THE USUAL SUSPECTS, Christopher McQuarrie

Top 10 Cinematographers:

10. JIM FEALY, The Doom Generation
9. RALF BODE, Don Juan De Marco
8. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Desperado
7. ALEX NEPOMNIASCHY, Safe
6. ALAIN DOSTIE, Le Confessional
5. DARIUS KHONDJI, Se7en
4. MATTHEW F. LEONETTI, Strange Days
3. CHRISTOPHER DOYLE, Fallen Angels
2. DARIUS KHONDJI & ERIC CARO & PHILIPPE LeSOURD, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
1. PIERRE AIM, La Haine

Top 10 Villains:

10. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Four Rooms
9. VIGGO MORTENSEN, The Prophecy
8. TOMMY LISTER JR., Friday
7. TCHÉKY KARYO, Bad Boys
6. MICHAEL WINCOTT, Strange Days
5. GINA GERSHON, Showgirls
4. ROBERT DUVALL, The Scarlett Letter
3. JOE PESCI, Casino
2. CHRIS PENN, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar
1. BRUNO KIRBY, The Basketball Diaries