Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Re: Cate Blanchett Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but the previous performers nominated twice in the same year are: Fay Bainter Teresa Wright Barry Fitzgerald Jessica Lange Sigourney Weaver Al Pacino Holly Hunter Emma Thompson Julianne Moore Jamie Foxx Am I forgetting somebody? So does this make...

I have the feeling that Supporting Actress will include someone from left field. I'm thinking Jennifer Garner (Juno) or Olympia Dukakis (Away from Her) could creep in. Best Actor also seems ripe for a head-turner (Mortenson, Hirsch, Gosling, and Depp all seem vulnerable to me). I think I'd be less ...

Here are my picks for the top 10: PICTURE Into the Wild Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Alternate: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Possible WTF?: Atonement DIRECTOR The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Julien Schnabel Into the Wild, Sean Penn Michael Clayton, Tony Gi...

***RESULTS*** (and feel free to correct me if my math is wrong) Our winner is: bettestreep2004, with 24 points, and 2 points in Best Picture--Drama. This year's top 10: 1. bettestreep2004 2. Aceisgreat, 24 points, 1 point in Best Picture--Drama 3. Anonymous and Mister Tee (tie), 23 points, same poi...

I would've been happy without Penn here, but considering how ga ga directors get over actors who show competence behind the camera, it was to be expected. I also would have preferred Burton over Gilroy, but this is an otherwise intriguing lineup. I'm starting to think I might actually like a PTA fi...

ACTOR George Clooney, Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah James McAvoy, Atonement Denzel Washington, American Gangster ACTRESS Julie Christie, Away from Her Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart Laura Linney, The Sav...

Here's how to play--choose one winner prediction AND one runner-up pick for each of the following categories: Picture--Drama Actor--Drama Actress--Drama Picture--Comedy/Musical Actor--Comedy/Musical Actress--Comedy/Musical Sup. Actor Sup. Actress Director Screenplay Score Song Foreign Language Film...

I thought the Grey Gardens song was kind of underwhelming. I hope that's not indicative of the show as a whole. I know Damien is a huge fan, so I trust that there's something more to it. I'll give a more thorough rundown once I watch the full show on DVD later. I've been flipping channels off and o...

As for Sanjaya, I gather that his success so far is a combination of tween girls and some gay men who find him adorable, and those people who take pleasure in voting for the worst contestants. He shouldn't make it past this week, but hey you never know. I really think Sanjaya is safe and heading to...

Has anybody else here read The Known World, Edward P. Jones' 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning novel? Finished it a few days ago and it continues to haunt me. An astonishingly powerful work that uses lyrical prose to portray the harrowing world of the Antebellum South, specifically a community in Virgini...