Steve Tesich is the first winner choice because of the Academy Award.
Quaid is considered through the category’s career-benefit definition but explicitly rejected; Indiana is proposed for the film’s portrait of the state.
Peter Yates is the settled choice for a film that strengthens his place among major directors; Bullitt and Breaking Away are described as his enduring signature works.
Indiana receives renewed support as the subject of a love letter, and Barbara Barrie is proposed for the performance and long subsequent career.
The final recap establishes a three-way split: Peter Yates, Barbara Barrie and the state of Indiana. Tesich’s earlier nomination is not retained as a final choice.
Jackie Earle Haley is rejected in favor of Kelly Leak, with Little Children and Watchmen also mentioned.
Cycling movies receive agreement, ahead of American Flyers; Quicksilver and other films are considered while discussing a possible cycling month.
Used cars and Daniel Stern are rejected, with Stern’s Home Alone, City Slickers and The Wonder Years period preferred.
Irritable Italians and the 1978 Masi Gran Criterium bicycle receive affirmative selections.
Peter Yates is initially rejected for Bullitt, then reconsidered because of this film’s Oscar success and unknown cast; no settled final answer emerges.
Hart Bochner is rejected in favor of Die Hard, with his directing of PCU also praised.
Indiana movies divide opinion between this and Hoosiers, with a tentative preference for Hoosiers.
Hard-to-find Blu-rays receive an affirmative nomination, illustrated by the expensive out-of-print Twilight Time release.
Villains named Rod receive an affirmative late Apex nomination.
