Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I've heard of a looming strike for both actors and directors guilds next year. I haven't read any articles saying that it will happen, but reporters have been speculating ever since the writer's strike was just at the horizon. Exactly. Alan Rickman said "if", so I'm going to assume that h...

But Crash -supporters, I can sympathize you as well. This is certainly a love-it-or-hate-it movie. No. You are wrong. It's just shit. Gosh, a place where everyone thinks their opinion is correct, and that everyone else is wrong... It's like an episode of the View (not that I watch it; I have a frie...

I haven't heard anything about a SAG strike, but if it happens, it would be next year when their contract expires. You may have been hearing about SAG members who refuse to cross picket lines and often join them when not contracted to work...but I don't know of anything else as yet. I heard one par...

Critics often get screenings for big city's long before they would go out to groups like HFPA and IPA. They'll have seen all the films by the end of the year, except those who have members that aren't based in major metro-areas, like the OFCS, which has some members (like me) in the middle of a dea...

Wow. I'm very surprised at how much love Good Night, and Good Luck is getting, and how much love Capote isn't getting. Capote certainly wasn't the best film of the year; I guess I've just been to so many Capote-lovin' forums that I expected the same from this one. I'll be honest when I say that Cra...

Saving Private Ryan wasn't even the best war film of 1998, let alone of all time! I'd like to say it's my least favorite film here but I can't in good conscience rate it lower than Elizabeth. Did anyone else think the HBO Miniseries (with Helen Mirren) was much better than this silly Cate Blanchett...

I support all strikes. The one in France and the writers one here in the U.S. It's not like workers everywhere have a lot of power outside strike and collective action. I say good for the WGA! Absolutely. I've read many articles with people not involved, but affected (actors, hosts, etc.) who have ...

Averaging out our predictions, we have created a list sort-of like this: Top Ten English-Language Films 1. Atonement 2. No Country For Old Men 3. There Will Be Blood 4. Into the Wild 5. Sweeney Todd 6. Away from Her 7. Juno 8. Once 9. Michael Clayton 10. The Savages (With Before the Devil Knows You...

Interesting. Did you guys all come up with the idea of the three actresses from Atonement winning supporting actress on your own or did I give you the idea? I'll admit it. I was a dirty thief. It makes a lot of sense. Anonymous, I didn't think about Ben Affleck for Directorial Debut. That would def...

I think kaytodd's review of The Lovely Bones is completely on point. Absolutely. Everything he mentioned, I felt the same way. Unlike Akash, I would not degrade the novel to "high school diary" quality; at the same time, though, I wouldn't necessary call it "art" either. That wo...

Best Animated Feature Ratatouille - Pixar Animation Studios Best Home Entertainment Production Futurama "Bender's Big Score" – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television Best Animated Short Subject How to Hook Up Your Home Theater – Walt Disney Feature Animation...

And, atomic, the problem is no one knows enough about you to do this. That's true, I suppose. Okay, five little tidbits about yours truly: My name is not really atomicage. I enjoy hot weather more so than cold. My favorite actor is Al Pacino (the younger version, from Dog Day Afternoon and Godfathe...

Akash wrote:I'll allow the question.

As will I... Best English-Language Film Atonement Away from Her Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Into the Wild Juno Michael Clayton No Country For Old Men Once Sweeney Todd There Will Be Blood ( Zodiac , I'm Not There or The Savages could definitely fit in here somewhere, I have no doubt) Best Fo...

John Waters' #1 was Grindhouse . Zoo and Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget are both on the list as well. I have to say that Grindhouse was definitely a unique experience, from the double-feature, to the fake trailers in between. I laughed my friggin' butt off on several occassions. Honestly, and I kn...