Best of the Decade:
1990s

Director of the Decade:
Martin Scorsese

Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993),
Casino (1995), Kundun (1997), Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Actor of the Decade:
Al Pacino

Dick Tracy (1990), The Godfather: Part III (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Scent of a Woman (1992), Carlito’s Way (1993), Heat (1995), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Donnie Brasco (1997), Any Given Sunday (1999),
The Insider (1999)

Actress of the Decade:
Gong Li

Ju Dou (1990), Raise the Red Lantern (1991), The Story of Qui Ju (1992), Farewell My Concubine (1993), Flirting Scholar (1993), To Live (1994), Shanghai Triad (1995), Temptress Moon (1996), Chinese Box (1997), The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

New Voice of the Decade:
Quentin Tarantino

Director: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997)

Screenwriter: Reservoir Dogs (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Natural Born Killers (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Jackie Brown (1997)

Actor: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Producer of the Decade:
Christine Vachon

Poison (1991), Safe (1995), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), Happiness (1998), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Boys Don’t Cry (1999)

Screenwriters of the Decade:
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Miller’s Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994),
Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998)

Cinematographer of the Decade:
Roger Deakins

Barton Fink (1991), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret Garden (1993), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), Fargo (1996), Courage Under Fire (1996), Kundun (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), The Hurricane (1999)

Composer of the Decade:
Danny Elfman

Dick Tracy (1990), Darkman (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), To Die For (1995), Dead Presidents (1995), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Freeway (1996), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Frighteners (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), Good Will Hunting (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), A Civil Action (1998),
Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Editor of the Decade:
Thelma Schoonmaker

Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993),
Casino (1995), Grace of My Heart (1996), Kundun (1997),
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Production Designer of the Decade:
Luciana Arrighi

Howards End (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993), Only You (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Surviving Picasso (1996), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1998), Anna and the King (1998)

Costume Designer of the Decade:
Sandy Powell

Edward II (1991), The Crying Game (1992), Orlando (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Michael Collins (1996), The Butcher Boy (1997), The Wings of the Dove (1997), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Hilary and Jackie (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Felicia’s Journey (1999), The End of
the Affair (1999)

Top 20 Films of the Decade

1. My Own Private Idaho (dir: Gus Van Sant; 1991)

2. Carlito’s Way (dir: Brian De Palma; 1993)

3. The Thin Red Line (dir: Terrence Malick; 1998)

4. Jackie Brown (dir: Quentin Tarantino; 1997)

5. Exotica (dir: Atom Egoyan; 1995)

6. The Long Day Closes (dir: Terence Davies; 1992)

7. Election (dir: Alexander Payne; 1999)

8. The Age of Innocence (dir: Martin Scorsese; 1993)

9. Goodfellas (dir: Martin Scorsese; 1990)

10. Eyes Wide Shut (dir: Stanley Kubrick; 1999)

11. Starship Troopers (dir: Paul Verhoeven; 1997)

12. A Brighter Summer Day (dir: Edward Yang; 1991)

13. Fargo (dir: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; 1996)

14. Ed Wood (dir: Tim Burton; 1994)

15. Crash (dir: David Cronenberg; 1996)

16. The Silence of the Lambs (dir: Jonathan Demme; 1991)

17. Safe (dir: Todd Haynes; 1995)

18. Babe: Pig in the City (dir: George Miller; 1998)

19. Joan the Maid (dir: Jacques Rivette; 1996)

20. Deep Cover (dir: Bill Duke; 1992)

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Best of the Decade:
2010s, 2000s, 1990s, 1980s