The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
Joe Morton (two choices); Alan Ruck and Helen (other picks)
In the discussion (8)
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- Hopper would win if eligible, but is treated as a star rather than a role player. — Bill Simmons
- Glenn Plummer’s Jaguar driver is nominated, with appreciation for his run of supporting action roles.
- Alan Ruck, the older woman, Sam, the construction-worker passenger, and Joe Morton are nominated.
- Ruck is chosen for complaining that he has already seen the airport after repeated near-death experiences.
- Morton is selected for his chief-like authority and rapid delivery.
- Helen is chosen for trying to abandon the bus and suffering a particularly brutal death.
- A second Morton choice praises his calming influence, though another response finds his celebrations excessive.
- Morton walking up to Traven and Annie at the end is enjoyed as the perfect time for a joke.