Century Film Project

So, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the Oscars earlier today, and, as usual I’ve seen only one movie on the list, which deserves to win neither of the categories it was nominated for. It occurred to me that I should have posted my choices for 1914 this morning – when it was still January 15 in most of the world, but, I guess people are used to Awards being held in Left Coast Time anyway.

The rules to the Academy Awards say that there can be “up to five” nominees for each category except Best Picture, which gets “up to ten.” If you want to weigh in on the choices I’ve made, cast your “vote” by commenting, and explain why you think your chosen film should win. I’m still the final arbiter (it’s my blog), but I’ll certainly take well-thought-out arguments into account.

So, without further ado, here are the nominations for the Century Awards for 1914. In many cases, the credits are incomplete, but where possible, I’ve given the name of the crew member nominated:

Best Makeup/Hairstyling

1. Judith of Bethulia
2. Cinderella
3. Patchwork Girl of Oz
4. Kid Auto Races at Venice (Charlie Chaplin)
5. Last of the Line

Best Costume Design

1. Cabiria
2. In the Land of the Head Hunters (Kwakwaka’wakw peoples)
3. Magic Cloak of Oz
4. Kid Auto Races at Venice (Charlie Chaplin)
5. Judith of Bethulia

Best Production Design

1. Cabiria
2. Judith of Bethulia
3. Magic Cloak of Oz
4. The Squaw Man (Wilfred Buckland)
5. Silent Witnesses (Evgeni Bauer)

Best Stunts

1. Perils of Pauline (Pearl White, et al.)
2. Patchwork Girl of Oz (Pierre Couderc, et al.)
3. The Knockout (Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, et al.)
4. Leading Lizzie Astray (Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, et al.)
5. Salomy Jane (Jack Holt, et al.)

Best Film Editing

1. Tillie’s Punctured Romance
2. The Avenging Conscience (James Smith & Rose Smith)
3. The Squaw Man (Mamie Wagner)
4. The Massacre
5. Last of the Line

Best Cinematography

1. In the Land of the Head Hunters (Edmund August Schwinke)
2. Cabiria (Segundo de Chomón)
3. The Virginian (Alvin Wyckoff)
4. Judith of Bethulia (G.W. “Billy” Bitzer)
5. Silent Witnesses

Best Visual Effects (incl. animation)

1. Gertie the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay)
2. Patchwork Girl of Oz (Will H. White)
3. Cabiria (Eugenio Bava)
4. The Squaw Man
5. Silent Witnesses

Best Screenplay

1. Tillie’s Punctured Romance (Hampton Del Ruth)
2. Cabiria (Gabriele D’Annunzio)
3. The Avenging Conscience (D.W. Griffith)
4. The Squaw Man (Cecil B. DeMille & Oscar Apfel)
5. Silent Witnesses (Aleksander Vosnesenki)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Mabel Normand for Tillie’s Punctured Romance
2. Mae Marsh for Judith of Bethulia
3. Mildred Harris for Magic Cloak of Oz
4. Inez Marcel for Cinderella
5. Elsa Krueger for Silent Witnesses

Best Supporting Actor

1. Lon Chaney for By the Sun’s Rays
2. Bartolomeo Pagano for Cabiria
3. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle for The Rounders
4. Charlie Chaplin for The Knockout
5. Alec B. Francis for The Wishing Ring

Best Leading Actor

1. Dustin Farnum for The Squaw Man
2. Henry B. Walthall for The Avenging Conscience
3. Stanley Hunt for In the Land of the Head Hunters
4. Charlie Chaplin for Tillie’s Punctured Romance
5. Joe Goodboy for Last of the Line

Best Leading Actress

1. Blanche Sweet for Judith of Bethulia
2. Pearl White for Perils of Pauline
3. Marie Dressler for Tillie’s Punctured Romance
4. Mary Pickford for Cinderella
5. Beatriz Michelena for Salomy Jane

Best Director

1. D.W. Griffith for Judith of Bethulia
2. Cecil B. DeMille for The Squaw Man
3. Giovanni Pastrone for Cabiria
4. Louis Feuillade for Fantômas Contre Fantômas
5. Evgeni Bauer for Silent Witnesses

Best Picture

1. Tillie’s Punctured Romance (Mack Sennett)
2. Cabiria (Giovanni Pastrone)
3. Judith of Bethulia (Biograph Pictures)
4. The Squaw Man (Cecil B. DeMille & Jesse L. Lasky)
5. Silent Witnesses (Evgeni Bauer)
6. Salomy Jane (Alexander E. Beyfuss)