The 78th Academy Awards (in 2006)

Academy Awards Forum

So the nominations come out January 31st and I CAN'T WAIT.

There's already a few that I have as picks, including Brokeback Mountain which was an AWESOME movie. Crash of course for screenplay. And I still have many to see before the big night.

Does anyone else have any favorites?

Is anyone else as geeked out as I am when it comes to these?

Discuss....

I want to see Crash do well since it's the only 'Oscar calibre' film I've seen so far. Although 40-Year-Old Virgin not getting nominated for Best Picture will be a sham.

I still want to see that Russell Crowe boxing movie.

Kind of tired of all the hype about Brokeback Mountain, makes me not want to see it.

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you already said you didn't want to. it's good. real good. and a tear jerker.

i wanna see history of violence. heard that's hella good.

Yeah, I will see that. Ed Harris is the man.

I also want to see the Geisha movie.

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don't they usually hand out oscars to movies JUST b/c it's directed by Spielberg?
Did ANYONE see that munich movie? did anyone like it? i kinda wanna see it just b/c it's steveee.

Going to see Brokeback Mountain tomorrow... and then, I will probably be all gung ho about them getting awards.

I would love to see Harry Potter nominated for special effects. Those dragon scenes were amazing... plus, the underwater stuff too.

And Narnia better get some too!!!

Munich is on par with Doctor Zhivago in my opinion...meaning it's just about the best movie I have ever seen.

Hollywierd doesn't like Spielberg much...even though he deserves the oscar for it...
there is a thread in the drama forum on this movie.

Brokeback really wasn't that great of a movie...it was the story and the subject matter that broke into new territory cinematically. The scenery was beautiful...but it would have been the same with a child using a digital camera...there isn't much to mess up there.

Narnia should at least get special effects.

Crash is also on par for best movie, IMO.

It was a great year for movies!

Yay the NOMINATIONS are in, they're IN!

Here they are:

List of the 78th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:

1. Best Picture: "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck.," "Munich."

2. Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"; Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"; Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"; Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"; David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck."

3. Actress: Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"; Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"; Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice"; Charlize Theron, "North Country"; Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line."

4. Supporting Actor: George Clooney, "Syriana"; Matt Dillon, "Crash"; Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"; Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"; William Hurt, "A History of Violence."

5. Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, "Junebug"; Catherine Keener, "Capote"; Frances McDormand, "North Country"; Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"; Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain."

6. Director: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"; Bennett Miller, "Capote"; Paul Haggis, "Crash"; George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck."; Steven Spielberg, "Munich."

7. Foreign Film: "Don't Tell," Italy; "Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)," France; "Paradise Now," Palestine; "Sophie Scholl — The Final Days," Germany; "Tsotsi," South Africa.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"; Dan Futterman, "Capote"; Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"; Josh Olson, "A History of Violence"; Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, "Munich."

9. Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco, "Crash"; George Clooney & Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"; Woody Allen, "Match Point"; Noah Baumbach, "The Squid and the Whale"; Stephen Gaghan, "Syriana."

10. Animated Feature Film: "Howl's Moving Castle"; "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"; "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit."

11. Art Direction: "Good Night, and Good Luck.," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Pride & Prejudice."

12. Cinematography: "Batman Begins," "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck.," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "The New World."

13. Sound Mixing: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Walk the Line," "War of the Worlds."

14. Sound Editing: "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "War of the Worlds."

15. Original Score: "Brokeback Mountain," Gustavo Santaolalla; "The Constant Gardener," Alberto Iglesias; "Memoirs of a Geisha," John Williams; "Munich," John Williams; "Pride & Prejudice," Dario Marianelli.

16. Original Song: "In the Deep" from "Crash," Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard; "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica," Dolly Parton.

17. Costume: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Mrs. Henderson Presents," "Pride & Prejudice," "Walk the Line."

18. Documentary Feature: "Darwin's Nightmare," "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "March of the Penguins," "Murderball," "Street Fight."

19. Documentary (short subject): "The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club," "God Sleeps in Rwanda," "The Mushroom Club," "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."

20. Film Editing: "Cinderella Man," "The Constant Gardener," "Crash," "Munich," "Walk the Line."

21. Makeup: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Cinderella Man," "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith."

22. Animated Short Film: "Badgered," "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation," "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello," "9," "One Man Band."

23. Live Action Short Film: "Ausreisser (The Runaway)," "Cashback," "The Last Farm," "Our Time Is Up," "Six Shooter."

24. Visual Effects: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "King Kong," "War of the Worlds."

I think Star Wars got freakin' ripped off, no nomination for Best Visual Effects

I call BS.

Glad Mat Dillon got nominated, I called that. With all the hype I am surprised that Walk The Line wasn't picked, but the fact Munich was doesn't surprise me. Hollywood loves Speilberg-o.

I read it's the first time since '81 that all 5 Best Picture nominations have their directors nominated, too.

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Atleast Crash made it to best picture. That's awesome. It totally deserves it.

But.... michelle williams for supporting actress? um... WHY? she wasn't THAT great in the movie. She acted just like she did when she was Jen on Dawson's Creek!

Crash was the bomb.

Everyone I know who has ever seen it. Loves it.

I find that people who have seen Crash either LOVE IT or HATE IT.

I personally loved it. for those of you who hated it... i just don't understand you.

I thought it was done well - especially since there were a lot of characters and a lot that intertwined and a lot of this and that to remember. I thought it all came together well though.

That's true, it's weird. I think it was great but doubt it will win Best Picture.

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yeah no, i don't think it'll win either. It's too small of a film. I don't know, the writing was good though. Its my pick for OG screenplay.

Agreed. You think Brokeback will win it all?

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i hope heath doesn't win for actor. I wanna go see Capote b/c i heard PSH is a shoe-in. But I think BBM will win best picture. I don't know, i still have more films to see and i have a month... i'll tell you in... 3 weeks

I need to catch up, too. I feel like a hack though scrambling to see these movies once they are nominated. I like seeing a movie, liking it, then seeing it get nominated.

Like I told you about Training Day, I walked out of the theater and said Denzel will get nominated. I still can't believe you don't like that movie...

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it was so lame. i was so surprised when i saw denzel nominated. i hated that movie.

I usually see most of the movies B/F they get nominated and feel all good, but i haven't been the avid movie-goer this year. but i still have to make my picks b/f the oscars! so, i gotta catch up. IF THAT MEANS GOING TO THE THEATRES ALONE, dammit, i'll take one for the team...........................................
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I'll be checking them, especially since I have a theater hook up again ::Nelson laugh:: Haw-haw!

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I saw Capote. Okay, PSH is awesome. I kept forgetting it was an actor, and he made me not like him. He made me believe this guy was egotistical and selfish. It was a good movie. He's got my pick for actor, as of now, but I still have 2 more to see......

Yeah, he was damn good.

However, I have never seen video of Capote before, seen his picture (that I can recall) or read a description of him. So he could have played it with a Boston accent and I would be none the wiser. Now I have read that it's a spot on impersonation. I just think that in the minds of the Academy voters that portraying a celebrity that is more recognizable might sway more votes, like Phoenix as Johnny Cash. It worked for Foxx as Ray Charles. Who knows. I haven't seen Walk The Line so I can't say which I liked better.

As a movie I did like Capote. Having gone into this movie with very little knowledge of the man or the plot of the film I can say it was well done but tended to drift in a few different directions that never got a pay off, so to speak.

It was good though, I give it an A-.

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I agree, I'll back your A-

I did see Walk the Line, and Joaquin was awesome. But the fact that he sang all those songs and still sounded like johnny cash did it for me. I just think this character of capote might have been harder to do - there's more to this character that he needed to portray. The manipulator, the liar, the egotistical jerk, the drunk, the entertainer, the internal conflict. Joaquin did play a good junkie and he sings awesome. and I love him. but my vote still goes to PSH. I wouldn't be bummed if JP wins though. He's long overdue.

JP is long overdue? For what, playing Tony N Tucker in 'U Turn'?

For me, PSH owned that role, the fact it's based on an actual person should seal the deal.

If Phoenix wins then every year we're going to have someone playing some musical icon and getting an award.

It's all cyclical though. There are only a few types of roles that people win for:

War solider/general
Boxer
Mentally/physically handicapped
Quirky musician
Murderer/psyhco killer
Gangster

That's it.

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Okay quick draw mcgraw, i said my vote was for PSH... sheeesh. I actually think that Jamie "i think i'm the greatest" foxx winning last year for Ray will actually HINDER JP winning this year.

True. Watch it will be someone random that sucked.

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well i don't think enough people saw hustle and flow to reward it. heath ledger was great but not better than PSH, JP we've discussed and I have yet to see David Strathairn in "good night and good luck"

So it can't be sponge-bob for the episode "free balloon day" or anything. The pick seems pretty good.

Yeah, but you never know. Enough Academy members get a wild hair and the next thing you know some jerk wins (Marissa Tomei, anyone?)

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QUICK! Someone throw a huge academy award party and invite me. I'll call you when I arrive so you can roll out the red carpet!

Well, tonight is the night. This is the Super Bowl for me. If I cannot and choose not to have any drama in my life on or outside this board...then I will darn well live vicariously through people I do not personally know who live fictitious lives for 2-3 hours at a time.

So, it's five loads of laundry, and shopping at Target...in a short span of time.
I better get off this board.

Any picks for tonight?