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| #1 Posted on 31.1.06 0813.00 Reposted on: 31.1.13 0813.44 | The nominations are upon us! Here are the mains, and I'll update once the technicals start cropping up everywhere.
BEST PICTURE Brokeback Mountain Capote Crash Good Night And Good Luck Munich
BEST DIRECTOR Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain Bennett Miller, Capote Paul Haggis, Crash George Clooney, Goodnight And Good Luck Stephen Spielberg, Munich
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote Terrence Howard, Hustle And Flow Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain Joaquin Phoenix, Walk The Line David Straitharn, Good Night And Good Luck
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents Felicity Huffman, Transamerica Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice Charlize Theron, North Country Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE George Clooney, Syriana Matt Dillon, Crash Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain William Hurt, A History Of Violence
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Amy Adams, Junebug Catherine Keener, Capote Frances McDormand, North Country Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardner Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Howl's Moving Castle The Corpse Bride Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
Click here for some of our half-hearted predictions.
A pretty hot slate. Walk The Line came out much weaker than most expected. Overall there's the sense of folk who have long been overlooked getting a little recognition (Hoffman, Howard, Giamatti, Keener, Straitharn). Quick predix: Wallace & Gromit, Rachel Weisz, George Clooney, Reese Witherspoon, PSH, Ang Lee & Brokeback Mountain. Promote this thread! | | Wpob
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| #2 Posted on 31.1.06 0902.50 Reposted on: 31.1.13 0903.58 | I think Oscar will shock everyone this year:
BEST PICTURE Crash
BEST DIRECTOR Paul Haggis, Crash
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
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| #3 Posted on 31.1.06 0932.51 Reposted on: 31.1.13 0933.12 | I'm surprised the Best Picture nominees turned out as good as they did. Crash was one of the better movies I've seen over the last year, but I was afraid it came out "too early" to really be noticed in Oscar season. Guess I was wrong on that.
Good Night and Good Luck is also a worthy nominee.
Haven't seen Brokeback Mountain, but I guess given the press, it was easy to see that would be nominated.
I hope Joaquin Phoenix wins, but from what I've heard about Phillip Seymour Hoffman's performance in Capote, there's no shame in losing to him. | Matt Tracker
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| #4 Posted on 31.1.06 0940.12 Reposted on: 31.1.13 0945.46 | Originally posted by SKLOKAZOID Haven't seen Brokeback Mountain, but I guess given the press, it was easy to see that would be nominated.
I saw it this weekend, and the hype is warranted. It's an unabashed decade-sprawling romance. Solid from the first shot to the last.
As much as I like Huffman, I don't see the academy giving her the award over Reese, who does a remarkable job. | Texas Kelly
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| #5 Posted on 31.1.06 0957.45 Reposted on: 31.1.13 0958.00 | The good:
-- The Oscar voters remembering Crash and duly giving it the recognition it deserves. -- Terrence Howard's Best Actor nomination. -- Actual artistic merit being rewarded in the Animated Feature category.
The bad:
-- King Kong getting shut out of the major awards. -- Walk the Line not getting a Best Picture nod (very disappointing, as I believed it had the best chance of beating Brokeback Mountain). -- The weakness of the Best Supporting Actress field. (Where is Scarlett Johansson?)
My knee-jerk picks:
BEST PICTURE - Brokeback Mountain BEST DIRECTOR - Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain BEST ACTOR - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote BEST ACTRESS - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Catherine Keener, Capote BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - Howl's Moving Castle (please, oh please, oh please...) | OlFuzzyBastard
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| #6 Posted on 31.1.06 1036.45 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1037.35 | What a great year for Jon Stewart to host - with three overtly political films in the Best Picture category, along with "Brokeback Mountain" which I saw this weekend and really is a pretty straightforward star-crossed love story but, of course, is probably the most politically divisive film nominated anyway, this really wasn't the year for Billy Crystal and his cringe-inducing showtune parodies.
And I second (third? fourth?) the love for remembering "Crash", and agree that it's the only movie that has a shot of being "Brokeback".
Originally posted by Texas Kelly Actual artistic merit being rewarded in the Animated Feature category.
That's what I thought was the best part of the nominees too. I hated how they would nominate any old cartoon just to fill the category (Academy Award nominee "Shark Tale"!). This is the first year it looks like they're taking that category seriously - and without anything from Pixar, it could go to any of the three. | Big Bad
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| #7 Posted on 31.1.06 1052.03 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1052.04 | Miyazaki won the animated feature for 'Spirited Away' a few years ago, so his genius is certainly on Oscar's radar screen. I'd say that Wallace & Gromit probably wins the animated award, but I'd love to see Tim Burton up there.
Each category had one 'surprise' nominee that wasn't really too surprising, but seemed to be the consensus sixth place on everyone's list (Howard, Knightley, Hurt and McDormand). Brokeback is unbeatable, Lee is unbeatable, and the acting honours will likely go to Hoffman, Witherspoon, Clooney and either Williams or Keener. I'm still trying to figure out what makes Jake Gyllenhaal's performance any more supporting than Ledger's, but hey. I wonder if Terrance Howard will perform "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" onstage.
And, finally, a big screw-you to the Academy for royally shafting the year's best film, Batman Begins, with just one nomination.
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| #8 Posted on 31.1.06 1102.15 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1103.25 | Originally posted by Big Bad And, finally, a big screw-you to the Academy for royally shafting the year's best film, Batman Begins, with just one nomination.
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Batman Begins was definately better than 3 of the movies nominated (Brokeback, Munich and Capote) and SHOULD Have been nominated. What a waste. | CRZ
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| #9 Posted on 31.1.06 1145.54 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1145.59 | Originally posted by Wpob HERE! HERE!
WHERE? WHERE?
(Or did you want me to HEAR what that Big Bad was saying?) | Stilton
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| #10 Posted on 31.1.06 1255.50 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1255.51 | BEST PICTURE Brokeback Mountain
BEST DIRECTOR Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE I think it will go to Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Capote, though I personally believe that it should go to Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain -- his performance, in terms of its sheer evocative power, is reminiscent of Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, or Streep in Sophie's choice. Pure Hollywood magic, whereas I found Hoffman's performance, while excellent, to be somewhat mannered, somewhat caricature-ish.
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man or Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain too close to call.
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Catherine Keener, Capote or Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain too close to call.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Howl's Moving Castle
And I'll add:
Best Original Screenplay Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay Brokeback Mountain (with plenty of thanks to Annie Proulx!)
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| #11 Posted on 31.1.06 1339.43 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1342.06 | > The year's biggest hit, "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," earned only one Oscar nomination (for makeup) - but was shut out otherwise - including the visual-effects category, a blow to George Lucas and his Industrial Light & Magic outfit that has pioneered special effects. <
Wow, what the heck happened there ?
Lucas and his crew normally clean up on the nominations for all the special effect and technical categories whenever they release one of their Star Wars episodes. | Wpob
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| #12 Posted on 31.1.06 1346.17 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1347.48 | Originally posted by CRZ
Originally posted by Wpob HERE! HERE!
WHERE? WHERE?
(Or did you want me to HEAR what that Big Bad was saying?)
Nope. I was just letting everyone know where I was. | SchippeWreck
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| #13 Posted on 31.1.06 1411.20 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1411.41 | I want to know why there are only three Best Original Song nominations. Was there that little original music this year? I know Walk The Line and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory don't qualify, but there had to be two other songs out there somewhere. | Matt Tracker
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| #14 Posted on 31.1.06 1418.16 Reposted on: 31.1.13 1418.27 | Originally posted by SchippeWreck I want to know why there are only three Best Original Song nominations. Was there that little original music this year? I know Walk The Line and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory don't qualify, but there had to be two other songs out there somewhere.
I'm very surprised The Producers didn't get a nod for its new song. I'm not saying it's a great song, but it would have given the show a chance to present the folks from the musical. | The Vile1
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| #15 Posted on 31.1.06 2339.30 Reposted on: 31.1.13 2339.32 | Miyazaki becoming a two time Academy Award winner would be AWESOME. | kentish
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| #16 Posted on 1.2.06 0800.59 Reposted on: 1.2.13 0802.38 | my only complaint about these would be that neither Sin City or Star Wars was nominated for visual effects! I could even see Sin City getting a nod for cinematography. | Parts Unknown
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| #17 Posted on 1.2.06 0827.15 Reposted on: 1.2.13 0827.22 | Even though March of the Penguins will no doubt win best documentary, I am saddened that Grizzly Man received no nomination. | spf
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| #18 Posted on 1.2.06 1005.19 Reposted on: 1.2.13 1005.25 | The fact that "Me and You and Everyone We Know" didn't get a nod for best original screenplay is galling. No other movie this year was able to do so much with such efficiency and tenderness. Bah. Now I just hope Brokeback wins so that people can complain some more about the Hollywood Gay Agenda. | Leroy
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| #19 Posted on 1.2.06 1350.52 Reposted on: 1.2.13 1350.54 | Originally posted by spf The fact that "Me and You and Everyone We Know" didn't get a nod for best original screenplay is galling.
My girlfriend and I watched Thumbsucker and Me and You and Everyone We Know back to back, and it turned our Sunday into a pretty surreal day (I was also loaded up on cold medicine, which helped).
Originally posted by Parts Unknown
I am saddened that Grizzly Man received no nomination.
That's a real crime, right there. That is an AMAZING documentary. | oldschoolhero
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| #20 Posted on 1.2.06 1454.47 Reposted on: 1.2.13 1455.02 | Herzog pulled some egocentric shit about the hoops that needed to be jumped through to get it nominated, IIRC. Shame-a clash of the titans between that and Murderball would have made the Documentary category far more interesting. |
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