Top Ranked Films by Year: the 50s

Based on our compendium of all film polls

[2011 Edition, updated with 2011 film polls]

© William L. Sinclair

This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net that we compiled. (Photo: Tishiro Mifune, Seven Samurai)

Total Ranked Films in the 50's: 116 (down from 144)

- [ 1950 ] -
1. Sunset Boulevard - Wilder, Billy #19 (photo rt)
2. Rashomon - Kurosawa, Akira #29
3. All About Eve - Mankiewicz, Joseph L. #41
4. Diary of a Country Priest - Bresson, Robert #310
5. In a Lonely Place - Ray, Nicholas #389
6. Los Olvidados - Buñuel, Luis #417
7. Orpheus - Cocteau, Jean #437
8. Asphalt Jungle, The - Huston, John #472
9. Gun Crazy (Deadly is the Female,1950) Lewis, Joseph H. #756
[Gone: Harvey, Un Chant d'amour, Stromboli, La Ronde, Wagon Master, The Flowers of St. Francis, Rio Grande]
Best Picture: All About Eve

- [ 1951 ] -
1. Strangers on a Train - Hitchcock, Alfred #157
2. Streetcar Named Desire, A - Kazan, Elia #158
3. Forbidden Games - Clément, René #381
4. African Queen, The - Huston, John #457
5. Ace in the Hole - Wilder, Billy #564
6. Place in the Sun, A - Stevens, George #573
7. An American in Paris - Minnelli, Vincente #579
8. River, The - Renoir, Jean #609
9. Miracle in Milan - De Sica, Vittorio #629
10. Day the Earth Stood Still, The - Wise, Robert #654
11. Plaisir, Le - Ophüls, Max #743
[Gone: The Thing from Another World, Early Summer]
Best Picture: An American in Paris

- [ 1952 ] -
1. Singin' in the Rain - Donen, Stanley/Gene Kelly #32
2. Umberto D - De Sica, Vittorio #80
3. Ikiru - Kurosawa, Akira #101
4. High Noon - Zinnemann, Fred #106
5. Wages of Fear, The - Clouzot, Henri-Georges #168
6. Golden Coach, The - Renoir, Jean #343
7. Quiet Man, The - Ford, John #423
8. Life of Oharu, The - Mizoguchi, Kenji #634
9. Limelight - Chaplin, Charles #681
10. El - Buñuel, Luis #682
11. Casque d'or - Becker, Jacques #711
12. Europa '51 - Rossellini, Roberto #840
13. Children of Hiroshima - Shindô, Kaneto #889
14. Bad and the Beautiful, The - Minnelli, Vincente #943
[Gone: Othello, The Lusty Men]
Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth

- [ 1953 ] -
1. Tokyo Story - Ozu, Yasujiro #76
2. Ugetsu - Mizoguchi, Kenji #85
3. Earrings of Madame de..., The - Ophuls, Max #136
4. My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) (1963) Godard, Jean-Luc #171
5. Roman Holiday - Wyler, William #318
6. I Vitelloni - Fellini, Federico #346
7. Shane - Stevens, George #404
8. Band Wagon, The - Minnelli, Vincente #439
9. Mr. Hulot's Holiday - Tati, Jacques #456
10. Voyage in Italy - Rossellini, Roberto #530
11. Big Heat, The - Lang, Fritz #561
12. Pickup on South Street - Fuller, Sam #886
13. Stalag17 - Wilder, Billy #927
14. Sawdust and Tinsel - Bergman, Ingmar #974
15. From Here to Eternity #991 - Zinnemann, Fred
[Gone: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Anatahan, The Sun Shines Bright, Naked Spur]
Best Picture: From Here to Eternity

- [ 1954 ] -
1. Seven Samurai, The - Kurosawa, Akira #2 (Japanese title: The Magnificent Seven, so when that western was released, they changed this title in the U.S.) [photo top]
2. On the Waterfront - Kazan, Elia #42
3. Rear Window - Hitchcock, Alfred #64
4. La Strada - Fellini, Federico #114
5. Sansho the Bailiff - Mizoguchi, Kenji #240
6. Johnny Guitar - Ray, Nicholas #384
7. Star is Born, A - Cukor, George #458
8. Senso - Visconti, Luchino #485
9. Dial M for Murder - Hitchcock, Alfred #656
10. French Cancan - Renoir, Jean #817
11. Touchez Pas A Grisbi - Becker, Jacques #976
[Gone: The Barefoot Contessa, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]
Best Picture: On the Waterfront

- [ 1955 ] -
1. Night of The Hunter, The - Laughton, Charles #10
2. Pather Panchali / Apu Trilogy I - Ray, Satyajit #62
3. Ordet - Dreyer, Carl #143
4. Diaboliques, Les - Clouzot, Henri-Georges #214
5. Rebel Without a Cause - Ray, Nicholas #263
6. All That Heaven Allows - Sirk, Douglas #324
7. Kiss Me Deadly - Aldrich, Robert #408
8. Night and Fog - Resnais, Alain #411
9. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Yokihi,1955) Mizoguchi, Kenji #412
10. Lola Montès - Ophüls, Max #429
11. Rififi (55) Dassin, Jules #471
12. Smiles of a Summer Night - Bergman, Ingmar #557
13. East of Eden - Kazan, Elia #571
14. Floating Clouds - Naruse, Mikio #636
[Gone: Les Maîtres fous, Moonfleet, Il Bidone]
Best Picture: Marty

- [ 1956 ] -
1. Seventh Seal, The - Bergman, Ingmar #31 (photo rt)
2. Searchers, The - Ford, John #65
3. Man Escaped, A - Bresson, Robert #188
4. Written on the Wind - Sirk, Douglas #255
5. Killing, The - Kubrick, Stanley #364
6. Aparajito - Ray, Satyajit #440
7. Bigger Than Life - Ray, Nicholas #791
8. Bob le flambeur - Melville, Jean-Pierre #908
9. There's Always Tomorrow - Sirk, Douglas #928
[Gone: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, While the City Sleeps, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt]
Best Picture: Around the World in 80 Days

- [ 1957 ] -
1. Paths of Glory - Kubrick, Stanley #91
2. Wild Strawberries - Bergman, Ingmar #104
3. 12 Angry Men - Lumet, Sidney #116
4. Bridge on the River Kwai, The - Lean, David #127
5. Sweet Smell of Success - Mackendrick, Alexander #156
6. Nights of Cabiria - Fellini, Federico #172
7. Throne of Blood - Kurosawa, Akira #243
8. Witness for the Prosecution - Wilder, Billy #724
9. Pyaasa (Thirst) Dutt, Guru #731
10. Affair to Remember, An - McCarey, Leo #789
11. Cranes Are Flying, The - Kalatozishvili, Mikheil #844
12. Funny Face - Donen, Stanley #1000
[Gone: Night of the Demon]
Best Picture: Bridge on the River Kwai, The

- [ 1958 ] -
1. Vertigo - Hitchcock, Alfred #12
2. Touch of Evil - Welles, Orson #38
3. Ashes and Diamonds - Wajda, Andrzej #199
4. Mon oncle - Tati, Jacques #250
5. Music Room, The - Ray, Satyajit #580
6. Hidden Fortress, The - Kurosawa, Akira #787
7. Some Came Running - Minnelli, Vincente #798
[Gone: The Tarnished Angels, Man of the West, The Hidden Fortress, Big Deal on Madonna Street, Murder by Contract, Gigi]
Best Picture: Gigi

- [ 1959 ] -
1. North by Northwest - Hitchcock, Alfred #28
2. 400 Blows, The - Truffaut, François #37
3. Some Like it Hot - Wilder, Billy #66
4. Pickpocket - Bresson, Robert #146
5. Breathless - Godard, Jean-Luc #159
6. Ben-Hur - Wyler, William #222
7. Eyes Without a Face - Franju, Georges #229
8. Hiroshima mon amour - Resnais, Alain #245
9. World of Apu, The - Ray, Satyajit #295
10. Rio Bravo - Hawks, Howard #344
11. Anatomy of a Murder - Preminger, Otto #402
12. Shadows - Cassavetes, John #449
13. Imitation of Life - Sirk, Douglas #518
14. Black Orpheus - Camus, Marcel #706
[Gone: The Tiger of Eschnapur, Kaagaz Ke Phool, The Indian Tomb]
Best Picture: Ben-Hur

All Ranked Films of the Decade
1. Seven Samurai, The (1954) Kurosawa, Akira #2
2. Night of The Hunter, The (1955) Laughton, Charles #10
3. Vertigo (1958) Hitchcock, Alfred #12
4. Sunset Boulevard (1950) Wilder, Billy #19
5. North by Northwest (1959) Hitchcock, Alfred #28
6. Rashomon (1950) Kurosawa, Akira #29
7. Seventh Seal, The (1956) Bergman, Ingmar #31
8. Singin' in the Rain (1952) Donen, Stanley/Gene Kelly #32
9. 400 Blows, The (1959) Truffaut, François #37
10. Touch of Evil (1958) Welles, Orson #38
11. All About Eve (1950) Mankiewicz, Joseph L. #41
12. On the Waterfront (1954) Kazan, Elia #42
13. Pather Panchali / Apu Trilogy I (1955) Ray, Satyajit #62
14. Rear Window (1954) Hitchcock, Alfred #64
15. Searchers, The (1956) Ford, John #65
16. Some Like it Hot (1959) Wilder, Billy #66
17. Tokyo Story (1953) Ozu, Yasujiro #76
18. Umberto D (1952) De Sica, Vittorio #80
19. Ugetsu (1953) Mizoguchi, Kenji #85
20. Paths of Glory (1957) Kubrick, Stanley #91
21. Ikiru (1952) Kurosawa, Akira #101
22. Wild Strawberries (1957) Bergman, Ingmar #104
23. High Noon (1952) Zinnemann, Fred #106
24. La Strada (1954) Fellini, Federico #114
25. 12 Angry Men (1957) Lumet, Sidney #116
26. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) Lean, David #127
27. Earrings of Madame de..., The (1953) Ophuls, Max #136
28. Ordet (1955) Dreyer, Carl #143
29. Pickpocket (1959) Bresson, Robert #146
30. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Mackendrick, Alexander #156
31. Strangers on a Train (1951) Hitchcock, Alfred #157
32. Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) Kazan, Elia #158
33. Breathless (1959) Godard, Jean-Luc #159
34. Wages of Fear, The (1952) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #168
35. My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) (1963) Godard, Jean-Luc #171
36. Nights of Cabiria (1957) Fellini, Federico #172
37. Man Escaped, A (1956) Bresson, Robert #188
38. Ashes and Diamonds (1958) Wajda, Andrzej #199
39. Diaboliques, Les (1955) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #214
40. Ben-Hur (1959) Wyler, William #222
41. Eyes Without a Face (1959) Franju, Georges #229
42. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) Mizoguchi, Kenji #240
43. Throne of Blood (1957) Kurosawa, Akira #243
44. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) Resnais, Alain #245
45. Mon oncle (1958) Tati, Jacques #250
46. Written on the Wind (1956) Sirk, Douglas #255
47. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Ray, Nicholas #263
48. World of Apu, The (1959) Ray, Satyajit #295
49. Diary of a Country Priest (1950) Bresson, Robert #310
50. Roman Holiday (1953) Wyler, William #318
51. All That Heaven Allows (1955) Sirk, Douglas #324
52. Golden Coach, The (1952) Renoir, Jean #343
53. Rio Bravo (1959) Hawks, Howard #344
54. I Vitelloni (1953) Fellini, Federico #346
55. Killing, The (1956) Kubrick, Stanley #364
56. Forbidden Games (1951) Clément, René #381
57. Johnny Guitar (1954) Ray, Nicholas #384
58. In a Lonely Place (1950) Ray, Nicholas #389
59. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Preminger, Otto #402
60. Shane (1953) Stevens, George #404
61. Kiss Me Deadly (1955) Aldrich, Robert #408
62. Night and Fog (1955) Resnais, Alain #411
63. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Yokihi, 1955) Mizoguchi, Kenji #412
64. Los Olvidados (1950) Buñuel, Luis #417
65. Quiet Man, The (1952) Ford, John #423
66. Lola Montès (1955) Ophüls, Max #429
67. Orpheus (1950) Cocteau, Jean #437
68. Band Wagon, The (1953) Minnelli, Vincente #439
69. Aparajito (1956) Ray, Satyajit #440
70. Shadows (1959) Cassavetes, John #449
71. Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Tati, Jacques #456
72. African Queen, The (1951) Huston, John #457
73. Star is Born, A (1954) Cukor, George #458
74. Rififi (55) Dassin, Jules #471
75. Asphalt Jungle, The (1950) Huston, John #472
76. Senso (1954) Visconti, Luchino #485
77. Imitation of Life (1959) Sirk, Douglas #518
78. Voyage in Italy (1953) Rossellini, Roberto #530
79. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) Bergman, Ingmar #557
80. Big Heat, The (1953) Lang, Fritz #561
81. Ace in the Hole (1951) Wilder, Billy #564
82. East of Eden (1955) Kazan, Elia #571
83. Place in the Sun, A (1951) Stevens, George #573
84. An American in Paris (1951) Minnelli, Vincente #579
85. Music Room, The (1958) Ray, Satyajit #580
86. River, The (1951) Renoir, Jean #609
87. Miracle in Milan (1951) De Sica, Vittorio #629
88. Life of Oharu, The (1952) Mizoguchi, Kenji #634
89. Floating Clouds (1955) Naruse, Mikio #636
90. Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951) Wise, Robert #654
91. Dial M for Murder (1954) Hitchcock, Alfred #656
92. Limelight (1952) Chaplin, Charles #681
93. El (1952) Buñuel, Luis #682
94. Black Orpheus (1959) Camus, Marcel #706
95. Casque d'or (1952) Becker, Jacques #711
96. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Wilder, Billy #724
97. Pyaasa (Thirst, 1957) Dutt, Guru #731
98. Plaisir, Le (1951) Ophüls, Max #743
99. Gun Crazy (Deadly is the Female, 1950) Lewis, Joseph H. #756
100. Hidden Fortress, The (1958) Kurosawa, Akira #787
101. Affair to Remember, An (1957) McCarey, Leo #789
102. Bigger Than Life (1956) Ray, Nicholas #791
103. Some Came Running (1958) Minnelli, Vincente #798
104. French Cancan (1954) Renoir, Jean #817
105. Europa '51 (1952) Rossellini, Roberto #840
106. Cranes Are Flying, The (1957) Kalatozishvili, Mikheil #844
107. Pickup on South Street (1953) Fuller, Sam #886
108. Children of Hiroshima (1952) Shindô, Kaneto #889
109. Bob le flambeur (1956) Melville, Jean-Pierre #908
110. Stalag 17 (1953) Wilder, Billy #927
111. There's Always Tomorrow (1956) Sirk, Douglas #928
112. Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) Minnelli, Vincente #943
113. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) Bergman, Ingmar #974
114. Touchez Pas A Grisbi (1954) Becker, Jacques #976
115. From Here to Eternity (1953) Zinnemann, Fred #991
116. Funny Face (1957) Donen, Stanley #1000

Unranked best picture winners: Gigi, The Greatest Show on Earth, Marty, Around the World in 80 Days

My Favorites

1-Seven Samurai, 2-All About Eve, 3-Umberto D., 4-Sunset Boulevard, 5-Singin in the Rain, 6-Night of the Hunter,  7-Bridge on the River Kwai, 8-On the Waterfront, 9-The Sweet Smell of Success, 10-Paths of Glory, 11-12 Angry Men, 12-Vertigo, 13-A Streetcar Named Desire, 14-Rashoman, 15-In a Lonely Place, 16-The Seventh Seal, 17-Shane, 18-Ugetsu, 19-Some Like it Hot, 20-Stalag 17

Best 10 Films of Billy Wilder

Wilder juggles the three Oscars he won for The Apartment

Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder) was a newspaper reporter in Vienna in the 20's, then later Berlin, and began writing screenplays in 1929, which he did until Hitler came to power in 1933. With Jewish ancestry, he fled to Paris to escape the Nazis, then came to the U.S. He first started as a screenwriter, penning the famous Garbo film Ninotchka. With Double Indemnity in 1944, which he also wrote, he joined the ranks of directors with a film that many consider was the birth of film noir.

Wilder himself was nominated for 21 Oscars®, winning six, three for screenplay (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment), two for directing (Lost Weekend, The Apartment), one for producer of a best picture (The Apartment). Overall, Wilder won 48 awards out of 95 nominations.

1. Sunset Boulevard (1950, bw) 9.2 No. 31 on IMDB 250 Three Oscars®, 16 awards overall
2. Double Indemnity (1944, bw) 9.0 No. 53 on IMDB 250 7 Oscar® nominations, 0 wins
3. Stalag 17 (1953, bw) 8.6 No. 209 on IMDB 250 1 Oscar®, actor for William Holden
4. One, Two, Three (1961, bw) 8.8 (comedy) 1 Oscar® nomination, 5 others, 0 wins
5. Some Like It Hot (1959, bw) 8.4 (comedy) No. 81 on IMDB 250 1 Oscar®, 11 awards overall
6. The Apartment (1960, bw) 8.4 No. 91 on IMDB 250 Five Oscars®, 22 awards overall
7. Witness For the Prosecution (1957, bw) 8.3 No. 129 on IMDB 250 Six Oscar® nominations, no wins, 6 awards overall
8. The Seven Year Itch (1955) 8.2 (comedy) One award, Golden Globe for Tom Ewell, best actor
9. Ace in the Hole (1951, bw) 8.1 Two awards Int'l Film award for Wilder at Venice
10. The Fortune Cookie (1966, bw) 7.8 (comedy) Three awards, best supp. actor Oscar® for Walter Matthau
11. The Major and the Minor (1942, bw) 7.6 (comedy)

There is no more iconic image in all of cinema than

Marilyn letting the air blow up her dress in The Seven

Year Itch, nor a more copied one, as it's

been often repeated by others

The Lost Weekend should probably be on this list, but I find it so depressing that it's hard to recommend. But it did win the Oscar® for best picture, director (Wilder), and screenplay (Wilder and Charles Brackett), in 1946, for his first two academy awards.

Wilder's Oscar® nominations for picture (as producer):  The Apartment [AA]

Wilder's Oscar® nominations for director:  Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend [AA], A Foreign Affair, Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Sabrina, Witness For the Prosecution, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment  [AA]

Wilder's Oscar® nominations for screenplay: Ninotchka, Ball of Fire, Hold Back the Dawn, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend  [AA], A Foreign Affair, Sunset Boulevard [AA], Ace in the Hole, Sabrina, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment  [AA]

Looking at that list of screeplays, he could have easily won 2-3 more Oscars - Ninotchka, Ball of Fire, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole, Some Like It Hot are all Oscar worthy to me.

Great Film Roles Refused

These famous roles were all refused by the directors first choice, making someone else famous or more so as a result. The Maltese Falcon – George Raft was well-known for turning down roles that made Bogart’s career: High Sierra (41), Maltest Falcon (42), Casablanca (42). He refused Falcon because he didn’t want to work with first-time director John Huston! As for High Sierra, Paul Muni also turned down the part. Casablanca – the role of Ilse was first offered to Hedy Lamarr, who refused as the script was not finished. Ingrid Bergman turned this into the role of a lifetime, and of course the film won best picture and remains a legendary classic of romance. By the way, the phrase "Play it again, Sam" was never spoken, but did become the title of a Woody Allen spoof on Bogart's sex appeal. Lawrence of Arabia – David Lean’s first choice was Marlon Brando, who decided to make another film first, luckily for us after seeing his British officer in Mutiny on the Bountry remake. Rather than wait, Lean went with little-known stage actor Peter O’Toole, who turned in the performance of a lifetime, in one of the best films ever made, winning 7 Oscars, including best picture. This movie also was instrumental in inspiring Martin Scorsese to become a director. The Man With the Golden Arm – another part turned down by Brando, this one reviving the career of Frank Sinatra in a gritty role as a heroin addict. Brando may have performed it better, but Sinatra looks more the part for this. Brando won an Oscar for On the Waterfront (best actor), while Sinatra won one for From Here to Eternity (supporting actor). It Happened One Night – one of my favorite goddesses, the queen of cool Myrna Loy turned down the part of the runaway heiress that won Claudette Colbert an Oscar. In fact, the film was the first (until Cuckoo's Nest) to win the big four of actor, actress (Gable), director (Frank Capra) and picture. I have to believe that Myrna (The Thin Man series) would have been even better in this part, no one shows disdain of maleness quite like her. The Graduate – Robert Redford was first offered the role of Benjamin Braddock by Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols, but he felt that he couldn’t portray the naïve college grad, which of course made star Dustin Hoffman famous. Overall, the casting was excellent, including Buck Henry in a small part as the desk clerk at the hotel where Braddock went for the affair. Giant – Alan Ladd felt that he was too old to play Jett Rink, who was ironically aged with makeup anyway, in the multi-generational epic Giant. The role, of course, went to James Dean, who was nominated for a record two posthumous Oscars (East of Eden was the other), as all three of his films were released after his death in a car wreck. He was driving at a high speed when a car pulled out in front of him on the highway; ironically his passenger only had minor injuries. Sunset Boulevard – Billy Wilder’s scathing noir about the seedy side of Hollywood stardom was first offered to Montgomery Clift, who declined thinking his fans wouldn’t buy him in the part. William Holden was excellent and totally believable as a screenwriter willing to sell his affection for another chance at success. Once again, the entire cast was perfect, especially director Erich von Stroheim as Norma’s idolizing butler and former director. (I was eMailed that Wilder first wanted Mae West for Swanson's role - yikes!) Gone With the Wind – the role of Scarlett was first offered, understandably, to Bette Davis, who had played southern belles before with great success. Thinking she would be co-starring with Errol Flynn, she refused. Vivien Leigh, wife of Laurence Olivier, won her first Oscar in the role; her second would be in A Streetcar Named Desire. The Wizard of Oz – the title part was actually written and tailored for W.C. Fields, who reportedly turned down the part because he wanted 100k and the most that MGM would offer was 75k. It seems like such a small amount for the connection to have been missed, and in fact, Fields’ agent actually said he really wanted to work on the script for You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man instead. My Fair Lady – rather than come out of retirement, James Cagney refused the part offered as Alfred P. Doolittle, father of Eliza. Performing two musical numbers with style and humor (With a Little Bit of Luck, and Get Me To the Church), Stanley Holloway turned in the performance of his career and received the Oscar for supporting actor. The scene where he haggles with Rex Harrison over payment for his daughter is classic. Once again, the audience got lucky here! Bonnie and Clyde – the original actress offered the role of Bonnie was Jane Fonda, but she was married to Roger Vadim at the time, making cult hits Barbarella and The Game Is Over, and didn’t want to come to the states to make films. She ended up doing just that a year later, making They Shoot Horses, Don’t They in 69, which got her first Oscar nomination and moved her up into the ranks of serious drama. Meanwhile, Faye Dunaway used the role of Bonnie to vault into stardom, getting her first Oscar nomination. She would later win for Network, while Fonda won two, for Klute and Coming Home. Ben-Hur – the title role was first turned down by Burt Lancaster, whose athleticism and build would have been perfect for this. Instead, Charlton Heston won his only Oscar in Wyler’s record-setting 11 Oscar movie. Heston had taken a supporting part in Wyler’s The Big Country just before this, so he was due a starring role. All actors wanted to work with Wyler, whose was notorious for winning Oscars, as his films were nominated for a record 127 Oscars, winning a record 39. The Three Faces of Eve – choosing her roles very selectively, Eva Marie Saint turned this role down (in spite of her name!), and Joanne Woodward turned in the performance of her career as a women with at least three distinct personalities, winning her only Oscar as best actress. Of course, she later married actor Paul Newman, who won his only Oscar for The Color of Money, a reward for a career of distinctive roles.