Mister Tee wrote:Bourne making the list may be baffling to all the He-Man-Greengrass-Haters-Club members here,
Not necessarily. In 1996 they went for Shine instead of The English Patient, which came in second. It does bode well for No Country, though, this year's Fargo which placed thrid on the 1996 list. However, the snubbing of Atonement by the Satellites and There Will Be Blood by both the Satellites and the NBR does seem to signal trouble ahead for both those films. Could be the pre-cursors as well as the Academy are sick and tired of the bloggers telling them what to vote for and will go in a diffferent direction just because they can.ITALIANO wrote:Yes, but it's clear that the movie which suffered most from these awards is Atonement, which seemed to be truly perfect for the NBR. If even this usually traditional, conservative group went for the supposedly edgy No Country for Old Men, then the Academy could, too.
What? James McAvoy doesn't do it for you?Akash wrote:Which means at least there will be one piece of eye candy on the male side again this year.
I agree Marco and I couldn't be happier for the Coens and No Country.ITALIANO wrote:Yes, but it's clear that the movie which suffered most from these awards is Atonement, which seemed to be truly perfect for the NBR. If even this usually traditional, conservative group went for the supposedly edgy No Country for Old Men, then the Academy could, too.
Absolutely classic, BJ! Actually, now that you mention Bianca, might she win the award that Wilson the volleyball won a few years back from, what was it, the LA film critics?The Original BJ wrote:Casey Affleck's run for a Best Actress bid took a hit today. It doesn't take a genius to see that the lead Actress category isn't overflowing with contenders -- Affleck could easily place. Plus, he's not really all that masculine anyway. If only WB didn't insist on this ridiculous ACTOR placement, we might be talking about a genuine contender; this category confusion could certainly backfire and allow someone like Bianca from Lars and the Real Girl to nab that fifth Best Actress spot (or is she being pushed for supporting too?!)
I agree there's little likliehood of going back, but it still looks like a goof otehrwise why not re-name the categoreis Addtional Ten or Five Best. Too much wine on empty stomachs?rain Bard wrote:Big Magilla wrote:Assuming the lists are correct, it looks like somebody goofed. They seem to be counting ten, five and five in addition to the wins in each of those categories. I wonder if they're going to fix the lists and drop one each or leave it as is to save face for the last placement in each category.
That sounds less like a "goof" than an opportunity to get the NBR brand-name on ever more posters and FYC ads. As is the split between the "indie" and "regular" lists. I don't think there's any going back, not while these folks depend on the mercy of the studios for their screening opportunities.
That sounds less like a "goof" than an opportunity to get the NBR brand-name on ever more posters and FYC ads. As is the split between the "indie" and "regular" lists. I don't think there's any going back, not while these folks depend on the mercy of the studios for their screening opportunities.Big Magilla wrote:Assuming the lists are correct, it looks like somebody goofed. They seem to be counting ten, five and five in addition to the wins in each of those categories. I wonder if they're going to fix the lists and drop one each or leave it as is to save face for the last placement in each category.
remember, this is the same group to pick edward zwick's directing of THE LAST SAMURAI as the best of 2003.FilmFan720 wrote:Well, it looks like the love for Sweeney Todd is beginning to build.
