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How ironic. I just saw this on stage last night. Of course, few versions can compare to the wonderful film. What strikes me most about that film now is how truly cinematic it seems, despite very little alteration from the original text. I love Auntie Mame, Damien. I hope I can be your friend. (Alth...

I agree with Damien. (Not about The Incredibles, although the Kinsey script did deserve the nod more.) A second thread of the worst snubbees in each category would be, IMO, even more fun. But perhaps only one at a time. I have yet another question. How are you going to calculate votes for these thi...

Do we need to list specifically X shouldn't have won over Y? (And if so, does Y actually need to be a nominee?) Or just 5 films/performances that are the worst?

I'm going to abstain until a little after the Crash nightmare. I'm tempted to pick it, but I can't tell if it's really much worse than Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind, or if I just hate it more at the moment. All three are pretty lousy choices, though.

I think Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, and The Return of the King are all terrific movie-movie entertainments, and Million Dollar Baby is wrenching, but I voted for American Beauty, despite knowing that I'll probably get beat up for that.

With my new resolution to not grant the Oscars more agency than they deserve, I'm not going to bother predicting any nominations for next year at this point. I'm going to try to actually watch the crop of 2006 films without attempting to analyze whether or not they will live up to the uninformed Os...

Man, you've got guts to post those Crash-loving, Brokeback-excluding picks around here after last night!

I sort of applaud you, in areas not related to taste.

As much as I don't think Network should ever be remade . . .

I would like to see what Clooney, after the wonders he worked on Good Night, and Good Luck (and, to a much lesser extent, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) would do with it.

Penelope, the America Ferrera choice is super-cool. I'll have to tell her. :D Really, you know her? Do tell her I'm a great admirer of her--she's an incredible talent! Yes, I went to school with her. In addition to her great performing talent, (which includes her diligent commitment to training and...

Penelope, the America Ferrera choice is super-cool. I'll have to tell her.

I think at the SAG Awards (or was it the BAFTAS?) whoever presented this category made a comment about the number of great roles for women this year. I know they want to flatter the nominees, but sheesh! Denial is denial. For me, wins for Witherspoon or Huffman would be fine. The former was delight...

Damien, there's one thing I must ask about. Not The Chronicles of Narnia. It's as close to a goddamned cartoon as I've ever seen, so maybe you haven't so much flipped, but rather, finally come around. :p No, I must ask about the makeup award for Brokeback Mountain. I thought Anne Hathaway's hair pi...

Can anyone explain why Sergeant York was nominated in the Original Screenplay category when the opening titles of the film state that it was adapted from Alvin York's diary?

Although it's clear that Brokeback Mountain has hit the zeitgeist in a way Munich has obviously not, and this contributes to the jokes, I think that, considering their subject matters, it's not at all surprising that one film has inspired more jokes than the other. Let's take a quick poll. Which su...

Just finished watching Camille for the first time, and, Precious Doll, I must ask, how is Robert Taylor anything other than a lead in this film?

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