Silent Bob Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Not a whole lot of surprises on this list this year. I'll comment on the big categories (screw you, sound mixing!) Ok so the nominees are... Best Motion Picture of the Year Brokeback Mountain Capote Crash Good Night, and Good Luck Munich Of the Best Picture noms, Brokeback Mountain is the favorite, and has the most nominations of any movie this year. But that's not to say it's a sure sweep. Good Night and Capote are both strong contenders, and Munich has advantages in its intense subject matter and high production values - not to mention Spielberg's name. But I think if any movie is going to teach the Academy how to quit Brokeback, it's the little movie called Crash. Despite getting only a limited release way back in May, Crash has continuously made every major critic's top-ten list - often at the top. And even more telling, its recent win at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards just proves that it hasn't been forgotten - plus SAG members make up a majority of the Academy voters. Achievement in Directing Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain Bennett Miller for Capote Paul Haggis for Crash George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck Steven Spielberg for Munich It's odd to note the relative inexperience of most of the Best Director noms. Spielberg and Lee are, of course, well established names but Good Night, and Good Luck is only Clooney's second film. And Haggis and Miller are getting noms for their feature film debuts. This year has not been missing the usual epic best picture fodder from well-name directors - Jackson's [i[King Kong[/i], Marshall's Memoirs of a Geisha, Howard's Cinderella Man and Mallick's The New World to name just a few - so it's kinda interesting that the Academy chose to honor more personal projects over the grand-scale ones this year. Anyway, my pick is for Lee to be the front-runner. Especially if Crash edges past Brokeback in the Best Picture race, Lee might get Director as a consolation prize. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck Signs point to this being Hoffman's year in the big acting category. Voters and audiences love to see actors portray real people, as evidenced by Jamie Fox's win last year, and the three out of five nominations for non-fiction roles this year. As with most categories this year, though, it's hardly a sure bet since Phoenix and Ledger are both very strong contenders. But if there's going to be an underdog coming from behind, it'll be Terrence Howard who has had a hell of a year with Hustle's surprising success and a great performance in Crash (then again, who didn't give a great performance in Crash?). Despite a commanding performance, Straithairn is certainly the dark horse of this race and if he wins it'd be quite a surprise. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role George Clooney for Syriana Matt Dillon for Crash Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain William Hurt for A History of Violence My vote's for Gyllenhaal. Clooney's had a good year, but most of the attention he's gotten has been as a writer/director, not for his performances. William Hurt may have done great in A History of Violence but it sounds like (and correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't seen it yet) his part was just too small to be a contender against some of these other roles. Only Judi Dench can win supporting Oscars for miniscule parts. Matt Dillon was great in Crash but everyone was great in Crash so it would be strange if he won the only acting award for it. And finally, I think Giamatti's nomination is nothing but an apology from the Academy for forgetting his performance in Sideways last year. Yeah, my money's on Gyllenhaal. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents Felicity Huffman for Transamerica Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice Charlize Theron for North Country Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line Anyone's race. Many signs point to Witherspoon being the favorite, especially after her SAG win, but don't count out the other nominees. Knightley has a strong chance due to the "oh my god, she can act" quality of her performance, often being called the best in a long line of Elizabeth Bennets. And let's not forget the fact that due to a potent cocktail of talent and experience, Judi Dench can do no wrong. And if there's a dark horse with the chops to come from behind and take it all, it's definitely Felicity Huffman. The only one who, I think, doesn't have much of a chance is Charlize Theron, whose North Country role will constantly be compared to her recent win in Monster - unfavorably. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Amy Adams for Junebug Catherine Keener for Capote Frances McDormand for North Country Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain Rachel Weisz because of her SAG win. Michelle Williams because of the Brokeback Mountain wave. Amy Adams because she's the only representation for the critically-loved Junebug on the entire list. Frances McDormand and Catherine Keener just for being Frances McDormand and Catherine Keener. This one's anyone's guess. Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Howl's Moving Castle Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Foreign language films always have trouble in any category but the foreign language category and most reviews have indicated that Howl's Moving Castle is good, but not say...Spirited Away good. I think the fight will be between the Corpse Bride and Wallace & Gromit. I'd say, look for W&G to win due to its easily accessible subject matter and innocent good-natured humor. The sympathy vote - Aardman studios burned to the ground the weekend of the movie's release - counts as well. It's also interesting to note that, just a couple years after movie studios jumped on the bandwagon of proclaiming computer animation the only type of animation audiences want to see, we get a Best Animated category that doesn't contain a single cg movie. Who'd have thought. Achievement in Art Direction Good Night, and Good Luck Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha Pride & Prejudice Achievement in Cinematography Batman Begins Brokeback Mountain Good Night, and Good Luck Memoirs of a Geisha The New World Achievement in Costume Design Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Memoirs of a Geisha Mrs. Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice Walk the Line Best Documentary Feature Darwin's Nightmare Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room March of the Penguins Murderball Street Fight I can see March of the Penguins easily winning because of the populist vote, but it's hard to remember a year with so many strong and well-received documentaries in the category. Murderball also has a shot for its social relevance, despite never finding much of an audience. 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 Achievement in Film Editing Cinderella Man The Constant Gardener Crash Munich Walk the Line Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Don't Tell Joyeux Noel Paradise Now Sophie Scholl: The Final Days Tsotsi Achievement in Makeup The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Cinderella Man Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Original Score Gustavo Santaolalla for Brokeback Mountain Alberto Iglesias for The Constant Gardener John Williams for Memoirs of a Geisha John Williams for Munich Dario Marianelli for Pride & Prejudice Original Song "In the Deep" from Crash "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow "Travelin' Thru" from Transamerica Best Animated Short Film Badgered The Moon and the Sun: An Imagined Conversation The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello 9 One Man Band Best Live Action Short Film Ausreisser (The Runaway) Cashback The Last Farm Our Time Is Up Six Shooter Achievement in Sound Editing King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha War of the Worlds Achievement in Sount Mixing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha Walk the Line War of the Worlds Achievement in Visual Effects The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe King Kong War of the Worlds Adapted Screenplay Brokeback Mountain Capote The Constant Gardener A History of Violence Munich Brokeback Mountain. C'mon, turning a short story into a cultural phenomena ("I don't know how to quit you" is this year's "show me the money") and the year's most talked about movie. Easy. Original Screenplay Crash Good Night, and Good Luck Match Point The Squid and the Whale Syriana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 if crash wins for anything, i will break my tv. i think it's the most overrated movie in the history of film. the only redeeming quality was terrence howard's performance and the way they dealt with his story in particular. they should have made the movie about him and his life. his was the only character who felt real and had some depth to me. everyone else just seemed like a stereotype. if they could have developed the other characters in the same way, i probably would have liked the movie a hell of a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 man, these lists always make me realize i really didnt see shit this year - the cash one, not much else. wanted to see syriana and jarhead, debated about hustle & flow, that's it - which ones were hondonian picks here, which ones you guys wanna see win, for those that saw at least a few off these lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I find it odd that the five films nominateed for Best Film are the exact same five nominateed for best director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Im going to comment on this somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Once again... Cowboys that are GAY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I seriously believe that Felicity Huffman will win for Transamerica. And Hoffman will win for Capote...but Ledger still has a bit of a shot. Then Brokeback for best picture. It will be "The Gay Year" at the oscars, and the media will of course create a huge circus over that no doubt. As for the rest of it, eh Supporting, I'm goin with Clooney for the actors, and either Williams or Keener for the ladies. PS: These are not neccessarily my picks, just predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 I think it'll go to brokeback, but I wouldn't be surprised if Crash got it. I would like if Goodnight and Good luck or Munich got it, but that will never happen. I think most of Bob's predictions are good ones. I don't get overly excited about the oscars nowadays. I hope a good film wins it, but a lot of the best films never get considered. For example, Grizzly man, the best documentary of the year by far, and 2046, the best looking movie of the year by far. Also, maybe two or three people in the country saw Palindromes, one of my favorites of the year. Hell try to imagine a world where the academy would nominate Oldboy even for best foreign film. Eh. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IguanaDon? Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Munich really, really didn't entertain me. ( Exept the bed-bomb. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 of those on the list I've only seen Munich and Brokeback. Both overated. Good but not oscar worthy. Tell you the truth I'm only looking forward to the oscars this year cuz of Jon Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Shit, now I have to actually watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal08 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Munich really, really didn't entertain me.( Exept the bed-bomb. ) I have been told I am quite entertaining! I saw good night, and good luck. It was nothing what I expected... b/c I didnt review it first, just up and saw it. It was a good drama, and I like how it played out. I thought it was put together pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 What's the word and what's eveyone's take on Stewart hosting? Good? Bad? Ugly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I have not watched the oscars sinc the 90's, but this year I will be watching for Jon Stewart. This will be the most entertaining Oscar night ever. I don't even care who wins what now that Sin City isn't even nominateed for a single technical award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 What's the word and what's eveyone's take on Stewart hosting? Brilliant. I haven't been able to watch the Oscars in recent years (no TV) but I'll definitely be seeing this one. And yes, for Stewart, as none of the nominees really surprised me and some categories just piss me off anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 3 days and counting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 That's right. They moved it to Sunday nights now. Must remember to program TiVo. Every second of Jon Stewart hostign is essential viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Did you hear him on Stern the other day? Pretty funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Fuck you Academy. George Clooney........ gimmee a break Ya got screwed Matty. First fuck up of the night. On another note the Gay Cowboy parody at the start of the show Stewart put together had me pissing my drawers. Dolly Parton sucks btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 wait, what happend? did Clooney fistfight Damon or something? i just caught Laruen Bacall talking about film noir...she looks great for her age, but she seeemed like she was struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Didn't get to see them, myself. Saw this post, though, and had to share: http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2..._thoughts_.html Edit: In closing: Mmmm... Nancy Callahan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role George Clooney SYRIANA Achievement in Visual Effects KING KONG Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor Best Animated Feature Film of the Year WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT Nick Park and Steve Box Best Live Action Short Film SIX SHOOTER Martin McDonagh Best Animated Short Film THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION John Canemaker and Peggy Stern Achievement in Costume Design MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Colleen Atwood Achievement in Makeup THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Howard Berger and Tami Lane Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Rachel Weisz THE CONSTANT GARDENER Best Documentary Short Subject A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson Best Documentary Feature MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau Achievement in Art Direction MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA John Myhre (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau (Set Decoration) Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Gustavo Santaolalla Achievement in Sound Mixing KING KONG Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) "IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A PIMP" FROM HUSTLE & FLOW Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard Achievement in Sound Editing KING KONG Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn Best Foreign Language Film of the Year TSOTSI South Africa Achievement in Film Editing CRASH Hughes Winborne Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Philip Seymour Hoffman CAPOTE Achievement in Cinematography MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Dion Beebe Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Reese Witherspoon WALK THE LINE Adapted Screenplay BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana Original Screenplay CRASH Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis Achievement in Directing BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Ang Lee Best Motion Picture of the Year CRASH Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman I am OUTRAGED! King Kong for Achievement in Sound Mixing?! The Academy is all political anyway. Sorry to Adam and Kara on the loss to March of the Penguins. They say it's an honr to be nominated, but in this case, it's just a clear indication that Hollywood hates wheelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Guilty as charged... I had to watch the Oscars last night... Okay *claps hands together and rubs them together*, so, I'm sure the movie freaks will post like mad about the Oscars today, here's a few thoughts I had on "Oscar" night... * First off I want to say how happy I am that Paul Haggis and CRASH, did well, and upset the hallucination of a sweep by Brokeback. I wanted Dillion to pull it out but hey, you'd be a fool to believe that after all the ass licking Clonney has done in Hollywood, there had to be a mercy award given out to him and there was no fucking way he winning Director. * Charlize Theron. Oh-MY-Gawd..... it's unholy how gorgeous she is. True she was wearing a 1950's promdress complete with gigantic tie off at on the left shoulder, but damn it she's hot! I would have liked to see her have won also, not only because, I'm biased in being her fan but because her performance was better than the other actresses in her category. Oh well. * Loved the "tongue-in-cheek, make -a-point-Jon-about-Piracy-but-in-a-kidding-way" bit. Hats off to Stewart for pulling it off. I me, listen- I do pay alot of money and pour hours of my time into the glam that is Hollywood, as far as the public service announcement goes though... Save it. I have had enough of that. I mean, c'mon... Every year, we give out service awards for Excellence at my work, in our field. I can't remember the last time I got a $100,000.00 dollar "Gift-Basket" as a presenter or speaker. In fact, I won the damn award and it was 25 bucks to the Outback... so please. * Jamie Foxx needs to start dating prettier women. Or at least bringing them out in public.......... The date he brought looked like Flo from Good Times........Holy hell Jaime. * All in all though it wasn't too bad. Yeah the awards themselves are overated and a chance for us, the viwer (as we are constantly reminded "Billions watching") to enjoy a gawk fest at the so called Stars of Hollywood, but that's what we earned to do, I mean there's a sucker born every minute right? Right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 My DVR was set up to record it, but at 11pm, had a conflict with the new episode of The Boondocks. My DVR knew what to do. Kick da Oscars to da curb. Hope I didn't miss anythign too good. Did Memoirs of a Geisha win everything it was nominateed for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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