Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:00 pm
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Uh-huh. :Oanonymous wrote:"Le Festin" from Ratatouille should have placed here.
The August Rush song surprises me also. It would've been somewhat understandable if the writers and performers of the song were famous and/or veterans but the writers and performers are all complete unknowns. For a song from a commercial and critical flop written and performed by complete unknowns, it's highly surprising.The Original BJ wrote:I bet you'll change your tune once you see those other four nominees. The quality of this category this year -- with respect to what was out there -- is pretty sad.
The August Rush song nomination is the single most inexplicable nomination this year. Critically lambasted film, hardly a box office smash, and the unimpressive song comes at a relatively minor moment during the film. Don't get it at all. (Though I wouldn't wish this film on anyone -- it makes Music of the Heart look like a rough, raw portrait of inner city life.)
Honestly, I'd actually be LESS inclined to vote for some of those Enchanted songs if I saw the uninspired production numbers that accompanied them.
I bet you'll change your tune once you see those other four nominees. The quality of this category this year -- with respect to what was out there -- is pretty sad.rain Bard wrote:And though I haven't seen all the recent nominees in this category (including Enchanted or August Rush), I do sense that there has been an overall quality improvement in this category in the 2000's, at least over the mostly-dismal 1990's.
I get the feeling that many, if not most, people think that Garai was the superior Briony. It may be just that I thought she gave the only truly affecting performance in the film (I love Redgrave, too, but I don't think her scene allowed her the opportunity to show her stuff), but Garai had the widest range of emotions of the trio and she nailed them all down perfectly. The character in her scenes was half-way between the naivite of Saoirse Ronan's child and the resigned self-acceptance of Redgrave's older woman, and Garai made the transition utterly believable.rolotomasi99 wrote:i actually might be one of the few people who thought romola garai was the best of all the brionys.
criddic3 wrote:flipp525 wrote:Some people don’t need BIG SCENES! to recognize good acting. Redgrave's sublime cameo, much like her sister's in Kinsey, is an example of subtle acting.
I disagree. Redgrave was fine, but she didn't really do anything to warrant a nomination.
I disagree. Redgrave was fine, but she didn't really do anything to warrant a nomination.flipp525 wrote:Some people don’t need BIG SCENES! to recognize good acting. Redgrave's sublime cameo, much like her sister's in Kinsey, is an example of subtle acting.
What a stupid way to decide if a song should be nominated.Damien wrote:Sabin wrote:And I haven't seen 'August Rush' or 'Enchanted' but "Guaranteed" is such a beautifully mournful anthem.
The Eddie Vedder snub(s) can be attributed to the manner in whch the Best Song nominees are chosen.
Members of the music branch receive videos of the scene(s) in which the song is heard in the movie. Which means, for eample, if the song is heard over the end credits, they get a clip of the end credits.
So, the videos for the songs in Into The Wild would have shown Emile Hirach walking or hiking or driving. Such moments are far less likely to grab a voter's attention than, say, the production numbers of Enchanted where the songs are the raison d'etre of the scenes. And while Once doesn't have production numbers, a clip of Glen and Markéta singing "Falling Slowly" would be entirely about the song.
Don't any of these "nominators" bother to see the films themselves so that songs such as "Guaranteed" make better sense in context?Damien wrote:Sabin wrote:And I haven't seen 'August Rush' or 'Enchanted' but "Guaranteed" is such a beautifully mournful anthem.
The Eddie Vedder snub(s) can be attributed to the manner in whch the Best Song nominees are chosen.
Members of the music branch receive videos of the scene(s) in which the song is heard in the movie. Which means, for eample, if the song is heard over the end credits, they get a clip of the end credits.
So, the videos for the songs in Into The Wild would have shown Emile Hirach walking or hiking or driving. Such moments are far less likely to grab a voter's attention than, say, the production numbers of Enchanted where the songs are the raison d'etre of the scenes. And while Once doesn't have production numbers, a clip of Glen and Markéta singing "Falling Slowly" would be entirely about the song.
The same thing happened with Taylor Hackford and the Capote director (can't remember his name). Though I would replace Reitman with Joe Wright, then the Best Director line-up would make more sense. I do feel sorry for Wright. His direction was a bit 'tarty' at times, but then that's a British trait. He did deserve to be nominated more than Reitman.Jim20 wrote:What completely baffles me still is Jason Reitman's nomination for Juno. What exactly did Reitman do directorially that was so award-worthy, compared to Sean Penn? Was he riding the coattails of the film? What it the industry name his father has worked for? Whatever was the deciding factor, it couldn't possibly be the quality of the film.