The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
Murray Hamilton as Mayor Vaughn
In the discussion (4)
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- Quint is excluded for appearing too much; Mrs. Kintner and the discovered head are honorable mentions. — Bill Simmons
- Hamilton as the mayor is the clear selection. — Bill Simmons
- The ferry introduction, autopsy objection and panic-versus-business speech are praised.
- Spielberg reportedly hired Hamilton because he loved him in The Graduate; Doris Day films, The Hustler, an FBI story with Jimmy Stewart, The Drowning Pool, Rich Man, Poor Man and extensive television work are recalled from Hamilton’s career. — Sean Fennessey