The Second Annual Mutant Awards

The Second Annual Mutant Awards

Welcome to the 1999 2nd Annual Mutant Awards, where visitors to the Mutant Reviewers From Hell picked their favorite oddball flicks and slung them toward stardom. The coveted "Mutie" spotlights films that are surely the cream of the cultish crop. Here we present the winners and runner-ups, along with links to the movie's review (click on the poster). Voting took place from May through June 1999, and the results posted July 2, 1999.

Best Cult Film
Monty Python and the Holy Grail sweeps the Best Cult Movie category for the second year in a row, although its 22% of the votes just narrowly edged out Clerks. Holy Grail continues to be a college favorite and one of the most quoted movies of all time.
Runnerups: 2. Clerks (20%) 3. [tie] Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, The Princess Bride

Best Musical Number in a Cult Film
Adam Sandler's lovelorn wailings in The Wedding Singer (18%) had little in the way of dance moves, but won over our audience anyway. "Somebody Kill Me Please" is a short song and can be found on the first Wedding Singer soundtrack album.
Runnerups: 2. "Time Warp", Rocky Horror Picture Show (14%) 3. "Stomp", PCU

Most Famous Line from a Cult Film
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." From the romance/comedy The Princess Bride, this war slogan shot to the top of this category with 22% of the votes. Although The Princess Bride did not win any other categories this year, it was definitely a crowd favorite.
Runnerups: 2. "Ray, if somebody asks you if you're a god, you say YES!", Ghostbusters (18%) 3. "I'm not even supposed to be here today!", Clerks

Best Supporting Supporting Role
Now dealing with a rash of decapitated hands in movies, our favorite anti-hero Ash started them all when he cut off his own possessed hand with a chainsaw in Evil Dead 2. Ash's hand (22%) took a life of its own, directly causing the death of one cabin dweller and participating in the demise of another.
Runnerups: 2. Mr. Bigglesworth, Austin Powers (18%) 3. [tie] Miracle Max (Princess Bride), Dog (Something About Mary), Tim (Holy Grail)

Best Cult Series
Bringing to life the unsung heroes of New Jersey and its fascinating underground, Kevin Smith's Jersey Trilogy (50%) overpowered all the competition as rabid fans quoted "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things." The Trilogy includes Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy.
Runnerups: 2. Evil Dead Trilogy (36%) 3. Scream series

Most Defining 80s Cult
Trying to sum up the Decade of Me came ten comedies that represented that crazy, whatever goes generation. Although all the films were dearly loved, Ferris Bueller's Day Off won 36% of the votes with can't-lose kid Matthew Brodrick tearing up Chicago with his best bud and gorgeous girlfriend.
Runnerups: 2. The Breakfast Club (22%) 3. Better Off Dead

Best Canadian Comedy
From the country that gives us... um... cold air fronts and mayonnaise, comes some exceptional comedies that brought out the voters. Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy beat up its competition with 38% of the votes. These Canadian sketch artists will make you appreciate those nutty northerners all the more, eh?
Runnerups: 2. Canadian Bacon (31%) 3. Strange Brew

	Best Cult Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail sweeps the Best Cult Movie category for the second year in a row, although its 22% of the votes just narrowly edged out Clerks. Holy Grail continues to be a college favorite and one of the most quoted movies of all time. Runnerups: 2. Clerks (20%) 3. [tie] Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, The Princess Bride
	Best Musical Number in a Cult Film Adam Sandler's lovelorn wailings in The Wedding Singer (18%) had little in the way of dance moves, but won over our audience anyway. "Somebody Kill Me Please" is a short song and can be found on the first Wedding Singer soundtrack album. Runnerups: 2. "Time Warp", Rocky Horror Picture Show (14%) 3. "Stomp", PCU
	Most Famous Line from a Cult Film "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." From the romance/comedy The Princess Bride, this war slogan shot to the top of this category with 22% of the votes. Although The Princess Bride did not win any other categories this year, it was definitely a crowd favorite. Runnerups: 2. "Ray, if somebody asks you if you're a god, you say YES!", Ghostbusters (18%) 3. "I'm not even supposed to be here today!", Clerks
	Best Supporting Supporting Role Now dealing with a rash of decapitated hands in movies, our favorite anti-hero Ash started them all when he cut off his own possessed hand with a chainsaw in Evil Dead 2. Ash's hand (22%) took a life of its own, directly causing the death of one cabin dweller and participating in the demise of another. Runnerups: 2. Mr. Bigglesworth, Austin Powers (18%) 3. [tie] Miracle Max (Princess Bride), Dog (Something About Mary), Tim (Holy Grail)
	Best Cult Series Bringing to life the unsung heroes of New Jersey and its fascinating underground, Kevin Smith's Jersey Trilogy (50%) overpowered all the competition as rabid fans quoted "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things." The Trilogy includes Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy. Runnerups: 2. Evil Dead Trilogy (36%) 3. Scream series
	Most Defining 80s Cult Trying to sum up the Decade of Me came ten comedies that represented that crazy, whatever goes generation. Although all the films were dearly loved, Ferris Bueller's Day Off won 36% of the votes with can't-lose kid Matthew Brodrick tearing up Chicago with his best bud and gorgeous girlfriend. Runnerups: 2. The Breakfast Club (22%) 3. Better Off Dead
	Best Canadian Comedy From the country that gives us... um... cold air fronts and mayonnaise, comes some exceptional comedies that brought out the voters. Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy beat up its competition with 38% of the votes. These Canadian sketch artists will make you appreciate those nutty northerners all the more, eh? Runnerups: 2. Canadian Bacon (31%) 3. Strange Brew