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She's the One

Who Won the Movie?

Cameron Diaz (short term); Edward Burns (long term)

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  • Cameron Diaz is previewed as the winner and then selected in the actual category.
  • Mike McGlone and Tom Petty are proposed as alternatives. — Bill Simmons
  • Edward Burns is selected as the long-term winner for establishing a sustained filmmaking career.
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Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

Most Rewatchable Scene

The opening through the Liston weigh-in

In the discussion (14)
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  • The opening Sam Cooke montage through Bundini’s entrance and the Liston weigh-in is treated as the winner.
  • The Liston fight and its disputed glove contamination are discussed as a strong alternative. — Bill Simmons
  • Malcolm X’s hotel-room scene with Ali is praised for its camera angle and length. — Bill Simmons
  • Ali turning his back on Malcolm X in Africa is a scene choice. — Bill Simmons
  • The sequence of Malcolm X’s murder and Ali reacting in the car is praised as great filmmaking. — Bill Simmons
  • The second Liston fight is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Ali’s Vietnam phone statement is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Smith’s courthouse speech is selected as his best scene. — Bill Simmons
  • The Bundini belt-sale scene is nominated. — Van Lathan
  • Ali watching Foreman stop Frazier is independently nominated. — Van Lathan
  • The Terrell weigh-in is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Frazier taking Ali for a ride is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Ali finishing Foreman in the eighth round is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The Cosell material is selected by one speaker, while the opening and Kinshasa arrival remain other favorites.
Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

The most 2001 thing

Will Smith’s commercial peak, the ascending-and-veteran ensemble, Ron Silver, and young Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

In the discussion (4)
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Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award

Committed athletic-role preparation, Howard Cosell’s voice, and the slowed bell-rung boxing effect

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  • Van enjoys actors visibly committing to athletic roles.
  • Cosell’s poetic broadcast voice and its disappearing announcing tradition are praised.
  • The slow-motion bell-rung effect in boxing movies is enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

What’s Aged the Best?

Jamie Foxx and Giancarlo Esposito together, James Toney’s acting, the Foreman heavy-bag image, sports-media cameos, “The Champ Is Here” sample, Smith’s fighting credibility, the Malcolm X structure, and the opening music staging

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  • Foxx and Esposito sharing the screen is the first candidate. — Bill Simmons
  • James Toney’s acting and the Foreman heavy-bag shot are separate choices. — Bill Simmons
  • Jim Gray and Bill Plaschke cameos are enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
  • The “Champ Is Here” sample is selected. — Chris Ryan
  • Smith’s credible fighting and the film functioning partly as a Malcolm X movie are praised. — Chris Ryan
  • The Sam Cooke performance recreation and call-and-response staging are praised. — Chris Ryan
  • The actors playing fighters were allowed to hit Smith hard short of knocking him out.
Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

The speed-bag image, purposeful ramp walk, Foreman-fight entrance, dark Zaire arrival, and overhead-to-behind running shot are nominated.

In the discussion (3)
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  • CR chooses the camera behind the speed bag, synchronized with the music.
  • The fast ramp walk and Ali’s Foreman-fight entrance are nominated.
  • The dark Zaire arrival and running shot that closes in behind Ali are praised. — Van Lathan
Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

The three-year narrative jump; the relationship material; Belinda’s confrontation before the Foreman fight

In the discussion (3)
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  • The movie skipping three years and many fights is the first answer. — Bill Simmons
  • A different answer says bringing in all the female relationships weakens the movie.
  • Belinda raising the relationship crisis immediately before the Foreman fight is questioned, with a defense based on her needs. — Van Lathan
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