79th Academy Awards Nominations
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I think I just figured out why Love You I Do and Patience were nominated alongside Listen. Now the Oscars can feature Beyonce, Eddie and Jennifer...two of them Oscar nominees singing...the Academy loves that...they'll also have the chance to recognize Melissa Etheridge...
Wesley Lovell
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin
Right. It's suspenseful, but not very exciting--I mean, we're forced to choose between Crappy Movie A or Crappy Movie B.Sabin wrote:I think this means - injustices abound - we're damned with an interesting race. Woo...hoo?
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"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
My brain just shat itself. That's a weird feeling.
Initial thoughts...um...struggling with that one.
Honestly, I'm fine with 'Dreamgirls' not making the cut. I don't really like the movie, but Lord knows I wish 'The Departed' could've picked up one or two of its nominations. I don't know how 'The Queen' factors into more categories than 'The Departed', let alone 'Blood Diamond' the same.
I think this means - injustices abound - we're damned with an interesting race. Woo...hoo?
Initial thoughts...um...struggling with that one.
Honestly, I'm fine with 'Dreamgirls' not making the cut. I don't really like the movie, but Lord knows I wish 'The Departed' could've picked up one or two of its nominations. I don't know how 'The Queen' factors into more categories than 'The Departed', let alone 'Blood Diamond' the same.
I think this means - injustices abound - we're damned with an interesting race. Woo...hoo?
"How's the despair?"
I just woke up so I know I'm kinda late on this, but..
WTF??!!!!
Dreamgirls snubbed for Best Pic AND Director??? They could have left off the The Queen or LMS, at least for Best Pic.
No Volver for Foreign Flick?
No Prince?
(obviously not benefiting from the late GG date)
Now that that's out of the way:
1. Never underestimate the power of Clint Eastwood/Spielberg
2. I knew Ryan Gosling would hold on to his dear life for BA
3. Was Best Actress the safest line-up in years in terms of predictions?
4. What is DreamWorks going to do now? Make J Hud & E Murphy the focal points of their ads?
WTF??!!!!
Dreamgirls snubbed for Best Pic AND Director??? They could have left off the The Queen or LMS, at least for Best Pic.
No Volver for Foreign Flick?
No Prince?
(obviously not benefiting from the late GG date)
Now that that's out of the way:
1. Never underestimate the power of Clint Eastwood/Spielberg
2. I knew Ryan Gosling would hold on to his dear life for BA
3. Was Best Actress the safest line-up in years in terms of predictions?
4. What is DreamWorks going to do now? Make J Hud & E Murphy the focal points of their ads?
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Thanks, Akash. But as Original BJ wrote in his eloquent post, "Putting Things In Perspective" (in Niscellaneous Off-Topic), it's only the Oscars.Akash wrote:Damien, you may just get your wish. If these people loved Crash, they're sure to love Blabble (Sorry about your friend even if I didn't like the film).
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Interesting piece of trivia.
We know it will be the third year in a row the movie with the most nominations does not win Best Picture.
Last time that happened the first three years!!
I think it may be the first time the movie with the most nominations was not nominated for Best Picture. They Shot Horeses Don't They was in second place.
We know it will be the third year in a row the movie with the most nominations does not win Best Picture.
Last time that happened the first three years!!
I think it may be the first time the movie with the most nominations was not nominated for Best Picture. They Shot Horeses Don't They was in second place.
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Story By credits often get nominated at the Oscars. The Academy goes based off the official screen credits form, which probably listed Haggis who's probably blown every major Academy member out there.Franz Ferdinand wrote:To be fair, Heksagon pointed that fact about Hack-is out, but it's still a fairly reprehensible nomination. The Academy seems to do whatever it can to find loopholes. "Story By..." op, there's a nod for Hack-is. Hooray for us.
At least with the wide open slate, we will have many interesting choices and will perhaps make for a suspenseful night?
Wesley Lovell
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin
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To be fair, Heksagon pointed that fact about Hack-is out, but it's still a fairly reprehensible nomination. The Academy seems to do whatever it can to find loopholes. "Story By..." op, there's a nod for Hack-is. Hooray for us.
At least with the wide open slate, we will have many interesting choices and will perhaps make for a suspenseful night?
At least with the wide open slate, we will have many interesting choices and will perhaps make for a suspenseful night?
Cool. Two years in a row of wonderful work for Directors and films that SHOULD be nominated.FilmFan720 wrote:Emmanuel Lubezki (Cinematography 2005 - New World, Cinematography 2006 - Children of Men)
Damien, you may just get your wish. If these people loved Crash, they're sure to love Blabble (Sorry about your friend even if I didn't like the film).
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I think Prince's music has been largely negligible since the underrated Gold Experience, but ... shut up.OscarGuy wrote:I say thank god no Prince. He trashed his own past music because of his "born again" type emergence, then preceded for years to churn out crap. To recognize him for a song that wasn't even that great to begin with would have been sad. I'm glad he's out.
I'm rooting for Babel to win.
Oh, it's an absolute piece of junk (though not as bad as Little Miss Piggy) but a Babel victory would further push into utter irrelevance an organization that in recent years has called Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, and Crash the year's best.
Oh, and how did Rinko Kikuchi ever get involved in an Oscar race? What a waste of a nomination for a completely bland nothing of a performance.
Oh, it's an absolute piece of junk (though not as bad as Little Miss Piggy) but a Babel victory would further push into utter irrelevance an organization that in recent years has called Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, and Crash the year's best.
Oh, and how did Rinko Kikuchi ever get involved in an Oscar race? What a waste of a nomination for a completely bland nothing of a performance.
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I have to run, and won't be back until late tonight, but this should be a great season for all of us. Lot's of fun ahead:)
One of my favorite parts of the morning, here are the returning nominees from last year:
Last Years Nominees nominated again:
Anna Behlmer (Sound Mixing 2005 - War of the Worlds, Sound Mixing 2006 - Blood Diamond)
Judi Dench (Actress 2005 - Mrs. Henderson Presents, Actress 2006 - Notes on a Scandal)
Emmanuel Lubezki (Cinematography 2005 - New World, Cinematography 2006 - Children of Men)
Paul Massey (Sound Mixing 2005 - Walk the Line, Sound Mixing 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean)
Andy Nelson (Sound Mixing 2005 - War of the Worlds, Sound Mixing 2006 - Blood Diamond)
Kevin O'Connell (Sound Mixing 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Sound Mixing 2006 - Apocalypto)
Wally Pfister (Cinematogarphy 2005 - Batman Begins, Cinematography 2006 - The Prestige)
Greg P. Russell (Sound Mixing 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Sound Mixing 2006 - Apocalypto)
Steven Spielberg (Director/Picture 2005 - Munich, Picture 2006 - Letters from Iwo Jima)
Last Years Winners nominated again:
Chris Boyes (Sound Mixing 2005 - King Kong, Sound Editing/Sound Mixing 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean)
Paul Haggis (Picture/Original Screenplay 2005 - Crash, Original Screenplay 2006 - Letters from Iwo Jima)
John Myhre (Art Decoration 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Art Decoration 2006 - Dreamgirls)
Gretchen Rau (Art Decoration 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Art Decoration 2006 - The Good Shepherd)
Gustavo Santaoalla (Score 2005 - Brokeback Mountain, Score 2006 - Babel)
Plus, note that all 3 of the Mexican Trio got nods...Inarritu for Director, del Toro for Original Screenplay and Cuaron for Adapted Screenplay and Editing
One of my favorite parts of the morning, here are the returning nominees from last year:
Last Years Nominees nominated again:
Anna Behlmer (Sound Mixing 2005 - War of the Worlds, Sound Mixing 2006 - Blood Diamond)
Judi Dench (Actress 2005 - Mrs. Henderson Presents, Actress 2006 - Notes on a Scandal)
Emmanuel Lubezki (Cinematography 2005 - New World, Cinematography 2006 - Children of Men)
Paul Massey (Sound Mixing 2005 - Walk the Line, Sound Mixing 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean)
Andy Nelson (Sound Mixing 2005 - War of the Worlds, Sound Mixing 2006 - Blood Diamond)
Kevin O'Connell (Sound Mixing 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Sound Mixing 2006 - Apocalypto)
Wally Pfister (Cinematogarphy 2005 - Batman Begins, Cinematography 2006 - The Prestige)
Greg P. Russell (Sound Mixing 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Sound Mixing 2006 - Apocalypto)
Steven Spielberg (Director/Picture 2005 - Munich, Picture 2006 - Letters from Iwo Jima)
Last Years Winners nominated again:
Chris Boyes (Sound Mixing 2005 - King Kong, Sound Editing/Sound Mixing 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean)
Paul Haggis (Picture/Original Screenplay 2005 - Crash, Original Screenplay 2006 - Letters from Iwo Jima)
John Myhre (Art Decoration 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Art Decoration 2006 - Dreamgirls)
Gretchen Rau (Art Decoration 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha, Art Decoration 2006 - The Good Shepherd)
Gustavo Santaoalla (Score 2005 - Brokeback Mountain, Score 2006 - Babel)
Plus, note that all 3 of the Mexican Trio got nods...Inarritu for Director, del Toro for Original Screenplay and Cuaron for Adapted Screenplay and Editing
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