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As much as I like Wahlberg's performance in The Departed, I honestly have a hard time seeing the Academy honoring Marky Mark when they have two veteran stars (Arkin, Murphy), a well-liked B-level star (Hounsou) and a comeback kid (Haley) as alternatives. I agree, Penelope. I think Wahlberg's "...

Can someone point me in the direction of that great post outlining the first award given out for the past 15 years or so? I can't remember who wrote it otherwise I'd send them a PM. Thanks in advance.



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5. I don't like the 'Notes on a Scandal' score. Especially in lieu of Howard Shore's score for 'The Departed', Clint Mansell's for 'The Fountain', and Philip Glass' for 'The Illusionist'. I quite enjoyed Mychael Danna's original score for Little Miss Sunshine and would've liked it to have cracked t...

Mark Wahlberg over Eddie Murphy. I just feel it in my rickety bones. Let's hope not. That award belongs to Jackie Earle Haley. He's my choice for the win for his absolutely devastating, creepy, vulnerable, heartbreaking performance. After his strong showing in the precursors and now his nomination ...

In fact, now that Dreamgirls has been deflated considerably, should Hudson be very very afraid of a Breslin upset? I remember another Hudson who was a sure thing for Best Supporting Actress even after her film didn't make the Best Picture line up. We all know what happened there... Frankly, I don't...

Go Jackie Earle Haley! The 'comeback kid' of the year. I still really think he can take this category. It's nice that Little Children was rightfully recognized for its two finest performances. Phyllis Somerville joins a long list of other fine non-nominated supporting performances this year. Okay, ...

ITALIANO wrote:I still dont know ALL the nominations, but guys, after all these months of trying to point out the obvious, let me tell you just this: justice has been done! I'll post again later...

Oh God. Shut up.

Supporting Actor: Michael Pena ("World Trade Center"). Can't they just stick a fork in that movie already? WTC is done. Some odd positioning of certain actors below but I liked Charity's inclusion of Phyllis Somerville, Danny Huston, Catherine O'Hara, Matt Damon, Children of Men, etc. No ...

Jacob wrote:Well, 'Letters' and 'Little' are pretty close together, so that should be clear right away.

As much as I wouldn't mind Little Miss Sunshine making it into the BP race, wouldn't it be nice if the "Little" was followed by "Children"?

dreaMaker wrote:That is because Wahlberg and Nicholson were better than Damon... It is as simple as that...
*blink blink*

Well, that's "simply" your opinion, one which is, btw, not universally-acknowledged.



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I'll be honest, i was much more upset about the dreamgirls screenplay nomination...it doesn't deserve half of its nominations but the one it deserves the least is the screenplay. Presumably you're not familiar with the original show, which was told almost entirely in song, so you couldn't even begi...

Actually, Abigail Breslin was on an episode of Gray's Anatomy recently and she didn't appear to be as pudgy as she was in LMS. She seems to have grown up a bit and lost some of the weight (baby fat?) in the process. Of course, I could be wrong. FYI, Abigail Breslin wore a fat suit for the part of O...