The Is There an Echo in Here? award goes to Eyes Wide Shut, where the typical dialog was "He checked out this morning"/"He checked out this morning?". This constant filler dialog probably comprised an hour of its 2 hour, 39 minute length.
The How Soon They Forget award goes to Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. After his William Thacker character has his picture appear in every publication in England, he walks through town, through a movie set, and a press conference without being recognized.
The You've Got Mail award for best use of an independent bookstore goes to Notting Hill. Runnerup: The Love Letter.
The Fab Four award for illustrating that boys succeed best when working in a group of 4 goes to October Sky. Runnerup: American Pie. Inaugural winner in this category: Breaking Away. Other notable winner in this category: Stand By Me.
The Lemmy Caution award for best name for a character in a movie goes to Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. in Happy, Texas. Inaugural winner in this category: Lemmy Caution in Alphaville. Other notable winner in this category: Ned Beatty as Dean Martin, the dean of the College of Business, in Back to School.
The Kreskin award for best use of ESP in a movie goes to Double Jeopardy. When Ashley Judd asks a guy in a library to use the Internet to locate Angela Green, the guy immediately knows that the name is spelled GREEN, and not GREENE.
The Who's In Charge of Security Here? award goes to Double Jeopardy. Ashley Judd's character is able to fly to New Orleans with a gun in her possession.
The Deja Vu award goes to Tommy Lee Jones in Double Jeopardy. He lets Ashley Judd escape and jump into a lake, just as he had when he let Harrison Ford escape and jump into a river in The Fugitive.
The Bob and Ray Slow Talkers of America award goes to Rachel Weisz in The Mummy. Rachel's character has to quickly find in a book the magic words that will destroy the mummy, who is beating Brendan Fraser to a pulp. When she finds the key words, she wastes time by saying "wait, I've found it", thereby allowing the mummy to get in a few more good licks.
The Inspector Clouseau award for ineptitude by a detective goes to Ewan McGregor in Eye of the Beholder. Ewan's character follows Ashley Judd on the sidewalk, wearing a bright red jacket that makes him totally conspicuous.
The Perfect Opportunity for Product Placement Gone Awry award goes to Run, Lola, Run. Lola (Franka Potente) runs through town without breaking a sweat. You would think that the anti-perspirant that she uses would have appeared prominently in her room.
The Thinly-Veiled Remake in Disguise award goes to Chill Factor. In Speed (1994), a man and a woman must use their wits when a terrorist plants a bomb that will explode if the bus goes below 50 MPH. In Chill Factor (1999), two men must must use their wits in transporting a biological chemical weapon while keeping its temperature below 50 degrees, with the terrorists hot on their heels. Want more proof? Patricia Tallman was a stunt actress in both movies. As if we wouldn't notice.