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4.0 stars: Connery in "DN"
4.5 stars: Connery in "FRWL"
3.5 stars: Connery in "GF"
5.0 stars: Connery in "TB"
2.0 stars: Connery in "YOLT"
3.0 stars: Connery in "DAF"
3.0 stars: Connery in "NSNA"
4.5 stars: Craig in "CR"
3.0 stars: Craig in "QOS"
4.0 stars: Craig in "SF"
5.0 stars: Craig in "SP"
For me Craig was the most 'Bond-esque' Bond in "SPECTRE". He came across as a very cool guy, who finally threw away all his emotional hardships. Even with all the personal ties between him and Blofeld, Bond had his emotions perfectly in check. And on top of that he was funny. Not 'cringeworthy funny' like Brosnan sometimes was. It didn't feel fake or pastiche with Craig. It was almost Connery-esque funny (I don't understand why people think his humour was reminiscent of Moore. Craig's humour is still quite 'street', very direct and slightly grittier than Moore). The way he waves to Lucia's henchmen at the funeral, or how he adresses himself as Mickey Mouse, or his sincere annoyance of hearing Frank Sinatra. Simply priceless. Slightly reminiscent of how Bond mentions S.P.E.C.T.R.E. at the casino table in "Thunderball". You can even see the emotional changes Bond went through when looking at these four posters:
And although "SPECTRE" is my 3rd favourite Craig-Bond film after "Casino Royale" and "Skyfall", I think I loved Craig's performance as Bond most in "SPECTRE". I hope to see more of this grounded, aged, established Bond in Bond #25 :-)
The two scenes in the ski escape (one where he chokes the goon in the forest to keep him silent and the other where he is sitting on the ice rink) where Bond looks utterly vulnerable and genuinely scared for his life are absolutely perfect. This is a real human being not Sean's super cool playboy with the swagger from GF, TB and YOLT.
Laz delivers in spades in these scenes.
Hence his Golden Globe nomination for his role as James Bond ;-). The critics apparently loved him enough to nominate him:
Well, it's a bit like comparing apples with pears no? I mean....many Bond songs have been nominated for movie awards. Therefore I made an extensive list of Movie Awards, both the actual wins and the further nominations/non-wins:
THE ACADEMY AWARDS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Academy Award WINS (four):
"Best Sound (Editing)":
--> "GOLDFINGER", Norman Wanstall
--> "SKYFALL", Per Hallberg & Karen Baker Landers
"Best Original Song":
--> "SKYFALL", Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
"Best Special Visual Effects":
--> "THUNDERBALL", John Stears
Academy Award NOMINATIONS (twelve):
"Best Cinematography":
--> "SKYFALL", Roger Deakins
"Best Original Score":
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Marvin Hamlisch
--> "SKYFALL", Thomas Newman
"Best Original Song":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘67", Dusty Springfield, Burt Bacharach & Hal David for “The Look Of Love”
--> "LIVE AND LET DIE", Paul & Linda McCartney (Wings) and George Martin
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Carly Simon, Marvin Hamlisch & Carole Bayer Sager for “Nobody Does It Better”
--> "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", Sheena Easton, Bill Conti & Michael Leeson
--> "SPECTRE", for the song "Writing's On The Wall", Sam Smith & James Napier
"Best Sound (Mixing)":
--> "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER", Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell & Al Overton
--> "SKYFALL", Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell & Stuart Wilson
"Best Production Design":
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Ken Adam
"Best Special Visual Effects":
--> "MOONRAKER", Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson & John Evans
THE GOLDEN GLOBES (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Golden Globe WINS (three):
"Best Original Song":
--> "SKYFALL", Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
--> "SPECTRE", Sam Smith & James Napier
"Best Promising Newcomer - Female":
--> "DOCTOR NO", Ursula Andress
Golden Globe NOMINATIONS (nine):
"Best Original Song":
--> "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE", Matt Munro, John Barry & Lionel Bart
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Carly Simon, Marvin Hamlisch & Carole Bayer Sager
--> "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", Sheena Easton, Bill Conti & Michael Leeson
--> "A VIEW TO A KILL", Duran Duran & John Barry
--> "TOMORROW NEVER DIES", Sheryl Crow & Mitchell Froom
--> "DIE ANOTHER DAY", Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï
"Best Original Score":
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Marvin Hamlisch
"Best Actress in a Supporting Role":
--> "NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN", Barbara Carrera
"Best Promising Newcomer - Male":
--> "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", George Lazenby
THE GRAMMY AWARDS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)
Grammy WINS (two):
"Best Original Score":
--> "SKYFALL", Thomas Newman
"Best Original Song":
--> "SKYFALL", Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
Grammy NOMINATIONS (seven):
"Best Original Score":
--> "GOLDFINGER", John Barry
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘67", Burt Bacharach
--> "LIVE AND LET DIE", George Martin
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Marvin Hamlisch
"Best Original Song":
--> "TOMORROW NEVER DIES", Sheryl Crow & Mitchell Froom
--> "DIE ANOTHER DAY", Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Chris Cornell & David Arnold for “You Know My Name”
THE BAFTA AWARDS (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
BAFTA WINS (five):
"Best British Film":
--> "SKYFALL", Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli & Sam Mendes
"Rising Star (Best Actress)":
--> "CASINO ROYALE '06", Eva Green
"Best Cinematography":
--> "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE", Ted Moore
"Best Original Score":
--> "SKYFALL", Thomas Newman
"Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Chris Munro, Eddy Joseph, Mike Smith, Martin Cantwell & Mark Taylor
BAFTA NOMINATIONS (twentyfour):
"Best British Film":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli & Martin Campbell
"Best Leading Actor":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Daniel Craig
"Best Supporting Actor":
--> "SKYFALL", Javier Bardem
"Best Supporting Actress":
--> "SKYFALL", Judi Dench
"Best Adapted Screenplay":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade
"Best Cinematography":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Phil Meheux
--> "SKYFALL", Roger Deakins
"Best Original Score":
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Marvin Hamlisch
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", David Arnold
"Best Editing":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Stuart Baird
--> "SKYFALL", Stuart Baird
"Best Special Effects":
--> "GOLDENEYE", Chris Corbould, Derek Meddings & Brian Smithies
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Steve Begg, Chris Corbould, John Paul Docherty & Ditch Doy
--> "QUANTUM OF SOLACE", Chris Corbould & Kevin Tod Haug
"Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)":
--> "GOLDENEYE", Jim Shields, David John & Graham V. Hartstone
--> "QUANTUM OF SOLACE", Chris Munro, Eddy Jospeh, James Boyle, Mike Smith & Mark Taylor
--> "SKYFALL", Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan & Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers
"Best Production Design":
--> "GOLDFINGER", Ken Adam
--> "THUNDERBALL", Ken Adam
--> "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE", Ken Adam
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Ken Adam
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘06", Peter Lamont
--> "SKYFALL", Dennis Gassner
"Best Costume Design":
--> "CASINO ROYALE ‘67", Julie Harris
THE CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS (Broadcast Film Critics Association)
Critics’ Choice Award WINS (three):
"Best Film, Action":
--> "SKYFALL", Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli & Sam Mendes
"Best Leading Actor, Action":
--> "SKYFALL", Daniel Craig
"Best Original Song":
--> "SKYFALL", Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
Critic’s Choice NOMINATIONS (six):
"Best Leading Actor, Action":
--> "SPECTRE", Daniel Craig
"Best Leading Actress, Action":
--> "SKYFALL", Judi Dench
"Best Supporting Actress":
--> "SKYFALL", Judi Dench
"Best Supporting Actor":
--> "SKYFALL", Javier Bardem
"Best Cinematography":
--> "SKYFALL", Roger Deakins
"Best Original Song":
--> "SPECTRE", Sam Smith & James Napier for “Writing’s On The Wall”
THE SAG AWARDS (Screen Actors Guild)
SAG Award WINS (one):
"Best Stunt Ensemble":
--> "SKYFALL"
SAG Award NOMINATIONS (one):
"Best Supporting Actor":
--> "SKYFALL", Javier Bardem
THE DARRYL F. ZANUCK or PGA AWARDS (Producers Guild)
PGA Award NOMINATIONS (one):
"Best Picture / Outstanding Producer":
--> "SKYFALL", Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli
THE WGA AWARDS (Writers Guild)
WGA NOMINATIONS (two):
"Best Adapted Screenplay, Comedy":
--> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", Richard Maibaum & Christopher Wood
--> "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", Richard Maibaum & Michael G. Wilson
THE IRVING G. THALBERG AWARD (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
THALBERG AWARD WIN (one):
--> Awarded in 1982 to: producer Albert R. Broccoli
Kind of makes @GoldenGun's point for him - a paltry two nominations for Barry ever!!? And none of those for Oscars. Across the board Sam Smith has more nominations just for one average song.
Some of these nominations are downright embarrassing.
Madonna getting a nomination for DAD? TND getting one when its not even the best song in it's own film?
SF best stunts? Are you having a laugh? After the PTS there are no stunts. Try any of the 80s films if you want to see best stunts.
'Best adapted screenplay' TSWLM? Wtf are they talking about? Presume they mean adapted from Christopher Wood's novelisation because the only resemblance to the novel (which, lets not forget, it was not legally permitted to adapt FFS) is a bloke called James Bond and a baddie with metal teeth.
Just goes to show that these awards are largely meaningless.
Ken Adam, John Barry and Peter Hunt not picking up a sniff of an award for their work on Bond? Do me a favour.
pre-"Skyfall" most Bond fans were whining that a Bond film never won a movie award. So that in essence movie awards were 'stupid'. I especially heard that kind of sentiment on here.
post-"Skyfall" the sentiment changed, but was still negative. People were complaining that Bond films from the past never won something. And now 'suddenly' the recent Bond films win stuff, so that was 'stupid' too.
I have a message for those people: Be happy that you win something. And be happy that you get an award nomination in the first place for a Bond film. And although it isn't much, even the late John Barry got nominated three times for a prestigious award: Two times for a "Best Song" Golden Globe ("FRWL" and "AVTAK"), and once for a Grammy Award "Best Original Score" ("GF").
So instead of placing certain facts always in a negative perspective, also try to put it into a positive perspective sometimes. Just for the sake of counterbalancing all the whining.....thus creating some objectivity.
Awards don't mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but it would've been nice of the Academy to at the very least nominate Barry for one of his seminal Bond scores. The list you posted shows how ineffective the awards are.
I believe with all of my being that Brosnan was in desperate need of great direction, which he only got from Campbell.
Let's twist this around : Craig never had an Oscar nomination. Connery actually won one. Does it mean the Craig vs Connery debate is over ? Does it mean that for oscar-worthy moments well, you can't have Craig in the picture ?
The John Barry nonsense at the Oscars shows how much negativity comes from those awards : it has written "no, do not give him an award for a movie with these actors" all over it.
You're in a forum where Terence Young is much admired, deal with it. One can even say he invented the cinematographic Bond who is central to this forum, by creating Connery's performance. And yet he only won a Razzie award, now that's negativity for you.
Agreed.
As for acting moments:
1. DC in CR. Four key moments in Montenegro: meeting Vesper on the train; the dinner jackets scene; the mirror scene after the stairwell fight; and the shower scene.
2. DC in SF: the art museum scene with Q. This might be the best acted non-violent scene in any Bond film. Forget the actual words spoken; the emphasis is on tone, with both irritated by the other and having to conceal it due to the formal setting, leading to the scene's humor. Just great stuff. I can watch this scene over and over.
3. SC in TB: The scene when he informs Fiona that what he did was for "king and country" and that he took no joy in it. But his face tells us something else. It had been rough sex (she needed to be "locked in a cage") and he absolutely enjoyed it--and so did she. And in this scene, we see one of the few times where Bond wishes the circumstances were truly different. And it's all based on Connery's delivery of that line. I think this is the most depth Connery brought to Bond.
This topic is not an Awards-topic. Go to the opening post I made on page 1 and respond to that Mr Universe France :-). Be positive for once. And discuss about that, instead of fueling other people's negativity, connecting the negative responses into one 'pool of negativity' :-). Because that's what you do all the time no?
Yes, there's the word "Oscar-worthy" in the topic title. But be a big boy, and try at least to read besides that and focus for once on the great acting moments Bond films gave us. If not? Then please don't post in here.
I would add DC in the word association scene in SF. When the guy says 'bird' he gives a subtle little twinkle with his eyes that the first word that came to him is 'shag' but then changes it to 'sky' just to be polite.