Best franchise: Die Hard(1988) couldn't exist without Bruce's loyal sidekick helping him spy on the villains. Subsequent highs include the cramped shoot-out in Die Hard with a Vengeanceand the terrorist-shafting moment in 4.0.
Best supporting actor
That beautiful scene in Out of Sight(1998) when Clooney stares briefly from a closing elevator and gives a bewildered wave to FBI agent Lopez - another effortless performance from an elevator. What a pro.
Best romcom
In The Apartment(1960), the blossoming relationship between office drone Jack Lemmon and elevator operator Shirley McLane always had a third character gently moving them up in the world.
Best metaphor
The ever-versatile lift that enveloped Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart(1987) left no doubt as to the destination of the Faustian PI. Going down?
Best decapitation
Film lifts are responsible for more beheadings than Henry VIII, the best coming in everybody's favourite cranium-removing series: Damien: Omen II(1978).
