I don't expect everyone to know what my industry-specific terms mean either. Congratulations on feeling smug again.
The Hustler received nine Academy Award nominations. The film won two, for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Harry Horner and Gene Callahan) and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Eugen Schüfftan). The film was also nominated for Best Picture and Newman was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Gleason and Scott were both nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Scott refused the nomination. Laurie was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Rossen received nominations for Best Director and, with Carroll, for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.[27]
Newman was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Gleason and Scott were each nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Scott was also nominated as Best New Star of the Year.[28] At the 1962 BAFTA Awards, The Hustler tied with the Soviet film Ballad of a Soldier for Best Film from Any Source. Newman won for Best Foreign Actor and Piper Laurie was nominated for Best Foreign Actress.[29] Gleason was honored as Best Supporting Actor by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures and the film was named among the Board's ten best films of 1961.[30] Rossen was named Best Director by the New York Film Critics Circle Awards[31] and Rossen and Carroll shared the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama.[32]
American Film Institute Lists
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - Nominated[33]
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills - Nominated[34]
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
Bert Gordon - Nominated Villain[35]
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
"Eddie, you're a born loser." - Nominated[36]
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - Nominated[37]
AFI's 10 Top 10 - #6 Sports Film
Seems to me like the guy at the video store was lacking in HIS industry specific knowledge.
