Hi Robert,
I assume you're referring primarily to my comments about Zemeckis? Allow me to clarify: I have nothing against Zemeckis the moviemaker, but I don't think Zemeckis is a good filmmaker. He started off excellently with the quite funny Used Cars and the splendid Romancing the Stone...
My opinions:
1990: Goodfellas is, by far, the best film nominated that year. Dances with Wolves and Awakenings are very, very good, moving films, if not quite "great."
1991: JFK is certainly the best film nominated that year. Silence of the Lambs is very good, but highly overrated...