Oscar Nominations

[Scheherazade]

Any predictions/opinions on this year's Oscar nominations?

Best Film

Crash

Capote

Brokeback Mountain

Munich

Good Night, And Good Luck

Best Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

David Strathairn - Good Night, And Good Luck

Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow

Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain

Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line

Best Actress

Charlize Theron - North Country

Felicity Huffman - Transamerica

Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents

Keira Knightley - Pride And Prejudice

Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Constant Gardener

Capote

Brokeback Mountain

Munich

A History Of Violence

Best Music (Score)

The Constant Gardener

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Brokeback Mountain

Munich

Pride And Prejudice

Best foreign language film

Don't Tell (Italy)

Joyeux Noel (France)

Paradise Now (Palestinian territories)

Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (Germany)

Tsotsi (South Africa)

Best Music (Song)

In The Deep - Crash

It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp - Hustle & Flow

Travelin' Thru - Transamerica

Best Sound Mixing

Chronicles Of Narnia: Lion/Witch/Wardrobe

King Kong

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Walk The Line

War Of The Worlds

Best Sound Editing

King Kong

Memoirs Of A Geisha

War Of The Worlds

Best Costume Design

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Walk The Line

Mrs Henderson Presents

Pride & Prejudice

Best Documentary Short Subject

The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club

God Sleeps In Rwanda

The Mushroom Club

A Note Of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Best Documentary Feature

March Of The Penguins

Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room

Murderball

Street Fight

Darwin's Nightmare

Best Supporting Actor

Matt Dillon - Crash

William Hurt - A History Of Violence

George Clooney - Syriana

Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

Best Supporting Actress

Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener

Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Amy Adams - Junebug

Frances McDormand - North Country

Catherine Keener - Capote

Best Director

Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain

Steven Spielberg - Munich

Paul Haggis - Crash

George Clooney - Good Night, And Good Luck

Bennett Miller - Capote

Best Original Screenplay

Crash

Good Night, And Good Luck

Match Point

The Squid And The Whale

Syriana

Best Cinematography

Good Night, And Good Luck

Batman Begins

Brokeback Mountain

The New World

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Best Art Direction

Good Night, And Good Luck

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Harry Potter/Goblet Of Fire

King Kong

Pride And Prejudice

Best Animated Feature Film

Howl's Moving Castle

Corpse Bride

Wallace & Gromit/Curse Were-Rabbit

Best Film Editing

Cinderella Man

The Constant Gardener

Crash

Walk The Line

Munich

Best Visual Effects

Chronicles Of Narnia: Lion/Witch/Wardrobe

King Kong

War Of The Worlds

Best Short Film

Ausreisser (The Runaway)

Cashback

The Last Farm

Our Time is Up

Six Shooter

Best Animated Short Film

Badgered

The Moon And The Son: An Imagined Conversation

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations Of Jasper Morello

One Man Band

Best Make-up

Chronicles Of Narnia: Lion/Witch/Wardrobe

Cinderella Man

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith

Lifetime Achievement Award: Director and writer Robert Altman

[Mark F.]

One thing I don't understand is why Jackson got a ****load of awards for LOTR and King Kong is hardly nominated even though it's far supperior. I guess people have **** for brains, huh?

[RobinHood3000]

No surprise that Memoirs of a Geisha is on the board big-time for music/sound awards--John Williams is a musical GENIUS.

[papayahed]

I've only seen one of those movies.

[RobinHood3000]

Wow, I feel a lot better now, thanks!


...I've only seen two.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Brokeback mountain will win a bucket load of Oscars, including best picture. Most of Hollywood has been gay for decades but they haven't had the guts to shout about it before. I have a feeling that this will be their 'coming out' Academy Awards. It's a shame Rock Hudson and Victor Mature aren't around to see it.

I've heard it's really good but (and this is a hang up I can't get over, sorry) I can't stand watching two men kiss, so I doubt I'll see it.

[papayahed]

I don't have a problem with it, and I haven't seen it either but I'm wondering if it is getting good reviews because of it's subjecty matter or because it's actually a good flick

[Mark F.]

It's a good movie, not as good as what the critics said about it though. Of the films I've seen and that were nominated it was the best, I have yet to see Capote which I have high expectations about, and Munich which will probably be rubish anyway.

[papayahed]

It's a good movie, not as good as what the critics said about it though. Of the films I've seen and that were nominated it was the best, I have yet to see Capote which I have high expectations about, and Munich which will probably be rubish anyway.

Capote is the one I want to see, I also hear good things about Crash.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Crash is really good - it's the only one I've seen - but this is going to be BBM's year - I just know it.

[Mark F.]

Crash was a solid movie, the best films I've seen this year weren't nominated (but that doesn't really surprise me anymore). My top three this year would be Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lord of War and History of Violence.

[RobinHood3000]

Personally, I miss Kung Fu Hustle in the Foreign Film Category. At least it was nominated for a Golden Globe...

[Basil]

What, no Oscar nods for The 40 Year Old Virgin?!? :confused:

[beer good]

Nice to see a Cronenberg movie getting two nominations - has that ever happened before? (Upon browsing IMDb: "The Fly" got an Oscar for best make-up.)

Am looking forward to "Brokeback Mountain". Haven't had a chance to see it yet.

And I can't help but post this little quote (http://www.bookslut.com/blog/archives/2006_01.php#007729) about "Crash":

Otherwise, it looks like that movie Crash got a million nominations, one for original screenplay. As a public service, I reprint the script for Crash in its entirety here:

Man: I had an experience today that reminded me that racism is still very much a problem in this country.
Woman: Yes. Racism is bad.
Man: It's very bad.
Woman: Yes, it is. Very, very bad.

There. I just saved you ten bucks and two hours.

[EAP]

I am curious about Brokeback Mountain. Since I haven't read Crash yet, there's little chance I'll be watching the movie anytime soon.

Keira Knightley should win the best actress strictly on principle.


What, no Oscar nods for The 40 Year Old Virgin?!?

Maybe when Jim Carrey is president...

[emily655321]

I've only seen three of any of the movies on the list, and of the "Best Movie" nominations, none. I'd still like to see "Good Night and Good Luck" and "Capote," but the movies tend to be in and out of the theater in a flash in this town. :( I have no opinions. The Academy invariably picks ---- movies, and I've stopped caring.

[Mark F.]

Keira Knightley should win the best actress strictly on principle.


No, she should be shot on principle.

[EAP]

Awww, someone's in a snarky mode.

I'd link ya to a pic but I don't think such appetizers are allowed.



P.S: Cheers, man. I was mostly joking, though she isn't half bad compared to some of the others who have gotten the nod recently.

[emily655321]

No, she should be shot on principle.
:lol:





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[Mark F.]

Awww, someone's in a snarky mode.

I'd link ya to a pic but I don't think such appetizers are allowed.



P.S: Cheers, man. I was mostly joking, though she isn't half bad compared to some of the others who have gotten the nod recently.

True. The Oscars have always been a joke IMO.

[Darlin]

I've had no desire to see any of these movies although Crash is in my queue. I keep thinking that might be too emotional so it's very near the bottom. I usually like the Oscar nominations but these just left me uninterested.

I'm hoping Joaquin and Reese win for best actor and actor though. Their performances were brilliant.

[Scheherazade]

Hollywood film Memoirs of a Geisha has been banned in China after coming in for criticism in the country's media. The decision to cast Chinese actresses Ziyi Zhang and Gong Li in leading roles as Japanese women has caused controversy in China.

Critics say it is insensitive because of Japan's atrocities during their occupation of China in the 1930s.

The Oscar-nominated film, based on Arthur Golden's 1997 novel, was due to be released next week.

'Negative response'

The decision follows a reported ban on Oscar favourite Brokeback Mountain, which was judged too controversial to be shown in China, where homosexuality is taboo.

Film company Sony Columbia Tristar Pictures said Memoirs of a Geisha would not be released in China "because of the negative social response to the film reflected on various media".

"We were pleased with the acceptance of the film in November and were disappointed by this decision," a spokesman for Sony Pictures Entertainment said.

Illegal copies of the film are already available in China, one of the main sources of imported pirate film DVDs in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4672840.stm

[Scheherazade]

Academy Award Challenge (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4754292.stm)

[Logos]

So who's watching? :D I'm hoping to spot a few friends in the audience :blush:

[Virgil]

I find award shows incredibly boring. I'm not watching.

[simon]

A few friends Logos???

[beer good]

Man, what a yawnfest.

Seriously. I like that for once they actually seem to have taken care to reward quality over quantity - superduper special fx films like "King Kong", "Episode III" and "War Of The Worlds" got some technical Oscars no one cares about, and 4 of the 5 "best movie" nominees were independents. And pretty interesting/controversial (by mainstream standards) independents at that. "Crash" and "Brokeback Mountain" are two really good (if far from perfect) films, Phil Hoffman is a great actor and George Clooney's movie looks VERY interesting.

But the way they presented it, it just... are the Oscars always this dull? No big surprises, no scandals, no spontaneity, one dull clip show after another, preaching about how it's naughty to download movies... It's really too bad they can't make a better show of it, since I think it'll mean we get a backlash next year. "OK, we tried praising smart movies, now let's just give everything to the Da Vinci Code and hand Ron Howard a shopping cart to take the Oscars home in."

And the "original song" category was beyond contempt this year. THREE songs, none of which had any quality except for total and utter forgettableness.

(Plus, "A History Of Violence", last year's best film by a mile, carried home a total of... um... zero plus zero, times zero, carry the zero... zero Oscars. That's just wrong.)

[RobinHood3000]

It IS naughty to download movies. Duh--and at least they made a joke about it.

Would you prefer scandals? Like the Super Bowl halftime show two years ago? Some of us like a smooth show, thanks very much.

[beer good]

It IS naughty to download movies. Duh--and at least they made a joke about it.
Yes, they did. One joke and two long speeches about how movie theatres=good, DVD=bad, downloading=evil. I appreciate the effort, but couldn't they save the editorials for the other 364 days?


Would you prefer scandals? Like the Super Bowl halftime show two years ago? Some of us like a smooth show, thanks very much.
Superbowl... was that where Michael Jackson's sister showed her breast for 1/100th of a second, which somehow was a big deal? No, that's not what I'm talking about. Just something out of the ordinary, someone looking like they're actually having fun, some thank-you speech that isn't just "I love you Mom, I wanna thank my producer, God bless the academy", some presentations that don't sound like they're reciting straight off the teleprompter... These are actors and they can't even present an award convincingly? Mind you, George Clooney and that South African guy gave good speeches, and Lily Tomlin's and Meryl Streep's introduction of Robert Altman was a hoot and a half. I liked Jon Stewart too. Maybe I'm just a little grumpy because I've been up all night, Cronenberg walked away empty-handed again and the only thing keeping my eyelids open is massive doses of caffeine. Overall I guess it was pretty good, just... predictable. There's such a thing as TOO smooth, IMO.

[RobinHood3000]

Grumpiness I can understand. And the reason I don't like the Superbowl incident was because "wardrobe malfunction" has for some reason become a critical part of pop culture lexicon (why???). Precisely the thing that makes it a scandal is because people make a massive deal out of it by reading symbolic implications into it (decay of Western society and/or another reason why them kids shouldn't be listening to that hippety-hoppety music).

[Logos]

A few friends Logos???

Yup, one is a movie director and one a producer, and no I'm not telling who :p

[rachel]

I rarely go to the movies and I know nothing at all about Hollywood or the acters and actresses, nothing. I am a total loser dud. I wish I could join you in this but hey it is nice to see you guys, you are SO SPECIAL.
Beer I love that saying Yawnfest. I can just see it, a sea of openmouthed people(don't they know it isn't polite to not cover the mouth) sitting in chairs just taking up space. And the next day the headlines read "Yawnfest causes earthquake of excitement"...

[Countess]

>Yup, one is a movie director and one a producer, and no I'm not telling who.

You don't have to tell who, just pointing them in the direction of my novel would suffice - LOL!

I have a sold screenplay writer currently working with me. Personally I don't know if his name is really Joe Shmoe or John Doe, but if he helps me deliver and I see my name in the credits with a modicum of financial compensation I can die a happy woman. :lol:

[Scheherazade]

Complete list of winners at the 78th annual Academy Awards, presented Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:

Best Picture: "Crash."

Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote."

Actress: Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line."

Supporting Actor: George Clooney, "Syriana."

Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener."

Director: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain."

Foreign Film: "Tsotsi," South Africa.

Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain."

Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash."

Animated Feature Film: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit."

Art Direction: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Cinematography: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Sound Mixing: "King Kong."

Sound Editing: "King Kong."

Original Score: "Brokeback Mountain," Gustavo Santaolalla.

Original Song: "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard.

Costume: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Documentary Feature: "March of the Penguins."

Documentary (short subject): "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."

Film Editing: "Crash."

Makeup: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

Animated Short Film: "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation."

Live Action Short Film: "Six Shooter."

Visual Effects: "King Kong."

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Oscar winners previously announced this year:

Honorary Academy Award (Oscar statuette): Robert Altman.

The Gordon E. Sawyer award for technical achievement (Oscar statuette): Gary Demos.http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2006/list?GT1=7876