General Chat / Academy Awards 2006

http://oscars.movies...o.com/nominees/

Wow. Unexpected. I can't believe Crash is nominated for best picture. It's a good movie, but flawed.

I still can't get over Kiera Knightly being nominated for Best Actress. I really can't say anything though, I haven't seen Pride and Prejudice.

Who do I want to win?

My picks:

Picture: Brokeback Mountain (still can't believe Hustle & Flow wasn't nominated... and CRASH AND MUNICH WERE!)

Directing: Ang Lee

Actor: Hoffman or Howard. I'd really like to see Terrence Howard win it. Phenomenal in Hustle and Flow.

Actress: Huffman or Witherspoon. God, they were both so wonderful in their roles. I'd like to see Witherspoon take it though.

Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti is fantastic in Cinderella Man!! HE NEEDS TO WIN THIS. It'll most likely go to Clooney though... bah..

Supporting Actress: Amy Adams in Junebug or Michelle Williams for Brokeback. I'll be happy with either one.

Adapted Screenplay: Capote

Original Screenplay: Squid and the Whale

I'll post more later. g2g for now.

OMG I JUST SAW THAT CACHE DIDN'T GET NOMINATED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM. WTFFFFFF?!

Edited by Geoff, 31 January 2006 - 12:53 PM.

Brokeback does NOT deserve best picture. Capote is going to clear house I think.

Whether or not Brokeback deserves Best Picture as a movie, Hollywood will take the chance to use it as a political statement and it will win. Voting for it will be the chic thing to do.

Geoff's picks were about the same as mine (although I had Brokeback for best adaptation). I think Brokeback deserves best picture...granted I did not see Good Night, and Good Luck...but from the other films nominated, Brokeback would be my choice, followed closely by Capote.

I thought Crash was terribly boring and exaggerated. I barely remember anything about it, except being unimpressed.

Edited by supertrooper, 31 January 2006 - 04:56 PM.

Whether or not Brokeback deserves Best Picture as a movie, Hollywood will take the chance to use it as a political statement and it will win.  Voting for it will be the chic thing to do.

I doubt that.

I think it'd be hilarious if Capote totally swept everything, thereby leaning all Brokeback fans stunned.

The comedy would be in the unexpectedness of it all, I guess. Like a dark horse who comes and destroys you.

Are you implying something by your darkhorse comment, Corkscrewed? I've got my eye on you. I think you're rigging that contest and I'm going to get to the bottom of this...

i liked crash.

and i haven't seen like 90% of those nominees. i need to get out more.

Regardless of anything else it's nominated for, I think Brokeback ought to win Ang Lee the best director Oscar. It was beautiful.

Regardless of anything else it's nominated for, I think Brokeback ought to win Ang Lee the best director Oscar. It was beautiful.

How about cinematography then?

"Is that the one about the queer cowboys?"
-Racist sexist homophobic bigoted halftard in my history class

he sounds like a smart fella.

Nah, he's just a halftard.

Halftard, is that like he not even smart enough to be a retard?

How about cinematography then?

you caught me. i've just been talking out of my butt.

After seeing all movies nominated for best picture, and seeing most performaances nominated, my list is:

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain

Director
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain

Actor
Philip Syemour Hoffman - Capote

Actress
Resse Witherspoon - Walk the Line (if Huffman wins this, I will have a fucking hissy fit)

Actor in a supporting role
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Actress in a supporting role
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Original Screenplay
Squid & The Whale. The Academy is going to pick either Crash or Matchpoint though.

Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain

Achievement in Cinematography
Brokeback Mountain

Film Editing
Walk the Line

Art Direction
Good Night, and Good Luck

Costume Design
Walk the Line

Makeup
Star Wars III

Original Score
Hardest choice ever. Between Geisha and Brokeback. I'm pulling and predicting Brokeback. Never heard a guitar soudntrack so exquisite.

Original Song
HUSTLE & FLOW PLEASSSSEEE!!! I will cry if this doesn't win.

Short Film
Our Time Is Up

The rest doesn't matter to me.

Capote Capote Capote. Capote was so much better than Brokeback it wasn't even funny.

WALK THE LINE MUST WIN EVERYTHING!


<3

TOO BAD IT'S ONLY GOT FIVE NOMINATIONS!

genius.

Edited by tracidEdge, 02 March 2006 - 08:54 PM.