78th Annual Oscars

[Djaughe]

I haven't watched Hustle and Flow (and I never will), so take this with a grain of salt. It does not appear to me to be anything near worthy of a nomination, though.

Rent it - its actually quite a good movie.

 

[Stout]

I haven't seen it either, but I haven't heard one bad thing about it, and especially about Terence Howard.

But just because it's not bad, doesn't make it Oscar-worthy, right?

 

[Stout]

Rent it - its actually quite a good movie.

I'll take a big pass on that, thanks.

 

[Chaplin]

But just because it's not bad, doesn't make it Oscar-worthy, right?

I don't know, how can either of us make that call having not seen it? It's not like it's Wedding Crashers or anything... I AM curious as to why you won't see it, or why you don't think it's Oscar-worthy.

 

[Stout]

I don't know, how can either of us make that call having not seen it? It's not like it's Wedding Crashers or anything... I AM curious as to why you won't see it, or why you don't think it's Oscar-worthy.

Well, I really can't say it's not Oscar-worthy, having never seen it. I'm letting my bias get the best of me there. Why won't I see it? Doesn't sound interesting, isn't my kind of culture, and is, in fact, the kind of movie I usually despise. I feel no need to use my limited time to see it.

 

[Shane]

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW SEEN IT
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE SEEN IT
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK SEEN IT

WHile I agree with Phoenix. I can certainly say that Howard and Strathairn are not better choices than Crowe. I would really like to see Capote.

 

[Djaughe]

Well, I really can't say it's not Oscar-worthy, having never seen it. I'm letting my bias get the best of me there. Why won't I see it? Doesn't sound interesting, isn't my kind of culture, and is, in fact, the kind of movie I usually despise. I feel no need to use my limited time to see it.

Yer call - I was pretty skeptical myself when it was brought home.

But it turned out to be quite a nice surprise.

 

[Shane]

Yer call - I was pretty skeptical myself when it was brought home.

But it turned out to be quite a nice surprise.

I agree it was a pretty good movie. I dont conside rit Oscar worthy though.

 

[Chaplin]

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW SEEN IT
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE SEEN IT
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK SEEN IT

WHile I agree with Phoenix. I can certainly say that Howard and Strathairn are not better choices than Crowe. I would really like to Capote.

It is kinda funny that the two movies you haven't seen on the list are probably the two frontrunners...

 

[Shane]

Because Wedding Crashers and Batman Begins weren't nominated for Best Picture.

 

[Chaplin]

I agree it was a pretty good movie. I dont conside rit Oscar worthy though.

It's not the movie that needs to be "Oscar worthy", it's the performance. Tombstone had an Oscar-worthy performance by Val Kilmer, but the film most definitely was not Oscar-worthy. So there is a difference.

The nomination of Howard isn't surprising when taking into consideration the hype it generated last summer. But it is surprising when taking into consideration the kind of film--which is Stout's beef with it, I suppose. Too much 8 Mile and Boyz N the Hood I suppose.

 

[Shane]

It's not the movie that needs to be "Oscar worthy", it's the performance. Tombstone had an Oscar-worthy performance by Val Kilmer, but the film most definitely was not Oscar-worthy. So there is a difference.

The nomination of Howard isn't surprising when taking into consideration the hype it generated last summer. But it is surprising when taking into consideration the kind of film--which is Stout's beef with it, I suppose. Too much 8 Mile and Boyz N the Hood I suppose.

Thats what I meany sorry. Poor wording. Damn Im still pissed about that. Val Kilmer didnt even get a nomiation. He was so jobbed that year.

 

[Shane]

It's not the movie that needs to be "Oscar worthy", it's the performance. Tombstone had an Oscar-worthy performance by Val Kilmer, but the film most definitely was not Oscar-worthy. So there is a difference.

The nomination of Howard isn't surprising when taking into consideration the hype it generated last summer. But it is surprising when taking into consideration the kind of film--which is Stout's beef with it, I suppose. Too much 8 Mile and Boyz N the Hood I suppose.

They may be. But teh fact that the ones I have mentioned and seen got the nod over Crowe stupifies me.

 

[Chaplin]

They may be. But teh fact that the ones I have mentioned and seen got the nod over Crowe stupifies me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not disagreeing with you on any of this--I loved Cinderella Man, personally, and I love Russell Crowe. And while there is a certain amount of educated people in the Academy, there could be several reasons why Crowe was not nominated.

1) The movie was released in the summer and didn't make that much money. (That said, only Hustle and Flow was released before the fall season, although it was almost 2 months AFTER Cinderella Man) To me, this is the main reason why he didn't get nominated.

2) Crowe had an episode earlier in the year where he through a telephone through a wall in the UK. The Academy would like to say they don't take that kind of stuff into consideration, but we know better.

 

[Linderbee]

I believe that Crowe's reputation as a jerk is definitely why he didn't get the nomination...which sucks if it is--I wish they could all leave personal feelings aside...

 

[Chaplin]

I believe that Crowe's reputation as a jerk is definitely why he didn't get the nomination...which sucks if it is--I wish they could all leave personal feelings aside...

To be fair, he shouldn't be such a jerk like he was that night. That's not good for anyone.

 

[Linderbee]

To be fair, he shouldn't be such a jerk like he was that night. That's not good for anyone.

I agree wholeheartedly. I used to be a much bigger fan of his, and the more I hear about him, the less I like him--and I hate it when that happens.

 

[arthurracoon]

Cinderella Man is getting jobbed. IMO, that oughta be up for best picture.

 

[arthurracoon]

Now there's a reason to watch the Oscars...

I'll watch some of it, just to see what Stewart says.

The Daily Show is awesome.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The 78th Annual Academy Awards

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, And Good Luck.
Munich

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller - Capote
Paul Haggis - Crash
George Clooney - Good Night, And Good Luck.
Steven Spielberg - Munich

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
David Strathairn - Good Night, And Good Luck.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - TransAmerica
Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron - North Country
Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - Syriana
Matt Dillon - Crash
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt - A History of Violence

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Junebug
Catherine Keener - Capote
Frances McDormand - North Country
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

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

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

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Don't Tell
Joyeux Noel
Paradise Now
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
Tsotsi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Howl's Moving Castle
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Good Night, And Good Luck.
Art Direction: Jim Bissell
Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Art Direction: Stuart Craig
Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
King Kong
Art Direction: Grant Major
Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
Memoirs of a Geisha
Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
Pride & Prejudice
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood
Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Batman Begins
Wally Pfister
Brokeback Mountain
Rodrigo Prieto
Good Night, And Good Luck.
Robert Elswit
Memoirs of a Geisha
Dion Beebe
The New World
Emmanuel Lubezki

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gabriella Pescucci
Memoirs of a Geisha
Colleen Atwood
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Sandy Powell
Pride & Prejudice
Jacqueline Durran
Walk the Line
Arianne Phillips

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Cinderella Man
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
The Constant Gardener
Claire Simpson
Crash
Hughes Winborne
Munich
Michael Kahn
Walk the Line
Michael McCusker

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Howard Berger and Tami Lane
Cinderella Man
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Brokeback Mountain
Gustavo Santaolalla
The Constant Gardener
Alberto Iglesias
Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams
Munich
John Williams
Pride & Prejudice
Dario Marianelli

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - Crash
Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker
Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Hustle & Flow
Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
"Travelin' Thru" - TransAmerica
Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
King Kong
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Memoirs of a Geisha
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
Walk the Line
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
War of the Worlds
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
King Kong
Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
Memoirs of a Geisha
Wylie Stateman
War of the Worlds
Richard King

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
King Kong
Joe Letteri, Brian Van’t Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
War of the Worlds
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra and Daniel Sudick

BEST 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

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
9
One Man Band

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time is Up
Six Shooter

 

[Mike Olbinski]

The only reason I didn't want Brokeback Mountain to win was because I am just tired of all the hype about it...and to me, it's getting all the hype because of the topic...

I'm pumped Crash won...it deserved it.

 

[Dback Jon]

Brokeback was robbed - even supposedly "liberal" Hollywood is a bunch of frickin Homophobes who aren't comfortable with the two men in love.

 

[Chaplin]

Brokeback was robbed - even supposedly "liberal" Hollywood is a bunch of frickin Homophobes who aren't comfortable with the two men in love.

That is simply not true. It's the Academy--which is still populated by the "old guard", the same men who ran the industry back in the McCarthy era. They're still not used to that kind of subject matter.

Also, you have to admit, there is a certain chance that Brokeback was overhyped. I mean, that's all we've seen for the last 4 months.

 

[D-Dogg]

I haven't seen Brokeback yet, although my wife has. I have seen Crash.

I have no problem with Crash winning, it was a fantastic film and one I'd watch again. I can't say if Brokeback got jobbed until I see it, but I'm guessing it did not, from the feedback I received.

Now, I loved seeing Clooney get an Oscar, but I really wanted Jake to win...he's a great young actor.

 

[Dback Jon]

That is simply not true. It's the Academy--which is still populated by the "old guard", the same men who ran the industry back in the McCarthy era. They're still not used to that kind of subject matter.

Also, you have to admit, there is a certain chance that Brokeback was overhyped. I mean, that's all we've seen for the last 4 months.

True - the old guard is certainly that - OLD.

Overhyped? Possibly. But shouldn't the voters look through the hype?