2006 Oscars Discussion Thread (Nominations announced: See post #13)

[loopydate]

The nominees are going to be announced two weeks from this Tuesday (January 31), so I figure now's a good time to start discussing the potential nominees. Here's the names being kicked around lately in all the major categories. If you want to pick either who you think or who you want to be nominated/win in each category, feel free.

And if this thread is popular enough, maybe I'll set up an Oscars Tipsters thing like in the Wrestling Forum.

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
A History of Violence
King Kong
Match Point
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride & Prejudice
Syriana
Walk The Line

Best Director
Woody Allen (Match Point)
George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)
David Cronenberg (A History of Violence)
Paul Haggis (Crash)
Michael Haneke (Cache)
Peter Jackson (King Kong)
Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
James Mangold (Walk The Line)
Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Bennett Miller (Capote)
Steven Spielberg (Munich)

Best Actor
Eric Bana (Munich)
Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man)
Jeff Daniels (The Squid and the Whale)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow)
Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence)
Cillian Murphy (Breakfast on Pluto)
Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line)
David Straithairn (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Best Actress
Joan Allen (The Upside of Anger)
Claire Danes (Shopgirl)
Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Vera Farmiga (Down to the Bone)
Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Q'orianka Kilcher (The New World)
Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)
Julianne Moore (The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Proof)
Charlize Theron (North Country)
Naomi Watts (King Kong)
Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)
Ziyi Zhang (Memoirs of a Geisha)

Best Supporting Actor
Don Cheadle (Crash)
George Clooney (Syriana)
Chris Cooper (Capote)
Kevin Costner (The Upside of Anger)
Matt Dillon (Crash)
Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Ed Harris (A History of Violence)
Bob Hoskins (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Terrence Howard (Crash)
William Hurt (A History of Violence)
Frank Langella (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Junebug)
Maria Bello (A History of Violence)
Scarlett Johansson (Match Point)
Diane Keaton (The Family Stone)
Catherine Keener (Capote)
Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha)
Shirley MacLaine (In Her Shoes)
Frances McDormand (North Country)
Thandie Newton (Crash)
Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain)

Best Original Screenplay
Cache (Michael Haneke)
Cinderella Man (Akiva Goldsman and Cliff Hollingsworth)
Crash (Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco)
40-Year-Old Virgin (Steve Carell and Judd Apatow)
Good Night, and Good Luck (George Clooney and Grant Heslov)
Match Point (Woody Allen)
The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain (Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana)
Capote (Dan Futterman)
The Constant Gardener (Jeffrey Caine)
A History of Violence (Josh Olsen)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Robin Swicord)
Munich (Tony Kushner and Eric Roth)
Pride & Prejudice (Deborah Moggach)
Syriana (Stephen Gaghan)
Walk The Line (James Mangold and Gill Dennis)

[Blitz]

My guesses for nominations

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Munich
Syriana
Walk The Line

Best Director
Paul Haggis (Crash)
Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
James Mangold (Walk The Line)
Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Steven Spielberg (Munich)

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence)
Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line)
David Straithairn (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Best Actress
Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)
Charlize Theron (North Country)
Naomi Watts (King Kong)
Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)

Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney (Syriana)
Matt Dillon (Crash)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Terrence Howard (Crash)
William Hurt (A History of Violence)


Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Junebug)
Maria Bello (A History of Violence)
Frances McDormand (North Country)
Thandie Newton (Crash)
Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)


Best Original Screenplay
Cinderella Man (Akiva Goldsman and Cliff Hollingsworth)
Crash (Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco)
Good Night, and Good Luck (George Clooney and Grant Heslov)
Match Point (Woody Allen)
The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain (Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana)
Capote (Dan Futterman)
The Constant Gardener (Jeffrey Caine)
A History of Violence (Josh Olsen)
Walk The Line (James Mangold and Gill Dennis)

A lot of this is pure guessing based on critical buzz, since I haven't seen a lot of these movies.

[loopydate]

Mine will be, too. I did a search on IMDB to find where I can track down some of these movies, and a couple of them aren't even playing in my state (Michigan)! For example, I'd have to go to Illinois for the nearest showing of Cache, and I'd have to go to MARYLAND to see Transamerica.

There isn't even a showing of Brokeback Mountain within an hour-and-a-half of me. I really hate being a film buff in a non-metropolitan area. The nearest arthouse theatres that I know of are at least a 90-minute drive one-way.

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich
Walk The Line

Winner - Brokeback Mountain. It's the best-reviewed movie of the year by far, and the Academy loves tragic love stories.

Best Director
George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Peter Jackson (King Kong)
Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Steven Spielberg (Munich)

Winner - Fernando Meirelles. This one is really up in the air, imo. I don't think it'll go to Jackson or Spielberg, with the Academy assuming that they'll be back year after year. I doubt Lee will win, simply because awards-show sweeps are boring, and it's likely to clean up in the acting categories as well as Best Picture. Went with Meirelles over Clooney, because there's always one major category where the vast majority of the viewers say "WHO?"

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence)
Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line)
David Straithairn (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Winner - Heath Ledger. The most acclaimed performance of the year deserves the Best Actor win. Simple as that.

Best Actress
Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)
Charlize Theron (North Country)
Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)

Winner - Felicity Huffman. Sort of a bizarre pick, but I think that her role in Transamerica is the right mix of quirky and sad. Plus, she's so phenomenally talented that she's bound to get one sometime. Why not this year?

Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney (Syriana)
Matt Dillon (Crash)
Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Terrence Howard (Crash)

Winner - Paul Giamatti. Honestly, anyone could win this one, but I think the Academy will want to make up for snubbing him for American Splendor and Sideways.

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Junebug)
Catherine Keener (Capote)
Thandie Newton (Crash)
Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain)

Winner - Michelle Williams. Haven't seen the movie yet, but I hear her performance is excellent. And, like I said before, Brokeback is going to dominate these awards, so she'll pick up the win. Adams could be a dark horse pick, but I don't think enough people have heard of her or the movie to warrant more than a nomination.

Best Original Screenplay
Cache (Michael Haneke)
Crash (Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco)
Good Night, and Good Luck (George Clooney and Grant Heslov)
Match Point (Woody Allen)
The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach)

Winner - Crash. The most intricate script of the year successfully juggles so many different interlocking stories. I think Crash is this year's Mystic River, in that it could very well be a Best Picture winner, but it's up against a huge juggernaut of an opponent.

Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain (Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana)
Capote (Dan Futterman)
Munich (Tony Kushner and Eric Roth)
Syriana (Stephen Gaghan)
Walk The Line (James Mangold and Gill Dennis)

Winner - Brokeback Mountain. This started as an 11-page short story, and McMurtry and Ossana turned it into an epic. That's pretty much the definition of adaptation.

[Blitz]

Best Picture-Brokeback Mountain, but I'm hoping for Crash
Best Director-Ang Lee or James Mangold
Best Actor-a close race between Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Heath Ledger, with Ledger prolly winning.
Best Actress-Reese Witherspoon
Best Supporting Actor-Jake Gyllenhaal, hoping for Matt Dillon
Best Supporting Actress-Rachel Weisz, hoping for Maria Bello
Original Screenplay-Crash
Adapted Screenplay-Brokeback Mountain

[Skippord]

Best Actress:Jake Gyllinhal

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Damn, Broken Flowers isn't getting love from anyone. That movie needs some awards, and damn it, Bill Murray needs his Best Actor Oscar.

[samichna]

Loopy, maybe you should actually see Brokeback Mountain before you snap its dick, bro.

[McDoogle]

Pretty shitty year for movies.

[loopydate]

Loopy, maybe you should actually see Brokeback Mountain before you snap its dick, bro.

While this is true, it should be noted that I mentioned at the beginning of my predictions that they were based on critical acclaim.

My cinematic choices at the moment are Casanova, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, Narnia, The Family Stone, Fun With Dick And Jane, Glory Road, Grandma's Boy, Harry Potter 4, Hoodwinked, Hostel, King Kong, Last Holiday, The Ringer, Rumor Has It, Syriana, and Tristan & Isolde.

I have to drive an hour-and-a-half to two hours to get anywhere near an Oscar contender, and until I start getting paid for my new job, I just can't afford a four-hour round trip to see a movie.

[RP]

If you live in Detroit, i'm sure all you have to do is step foot out the door and you'll catch someone selling the bootleg.

[Lara Emily]

Pretty shitty year for movies.


This year overall has seen some terrible movies yes, but the top 10 this year have all been so utterly amazing that it's hard to rank them.

[loopydate]

If you live in Detroit, i'm sure all you have to do is step foot out the door and you'll catch someone selling the bootleg.

That's the thing, I live two hours north of Detroit. If I lived in Detroit, my cinematic life would be much easier. :D

[samichna]

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
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 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 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 ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTSPRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
STREET FIGHT

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

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
DON'T TELL
JOYEUX NOèL
PARADISE NOW
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

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

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN 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

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MATCH POINT
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

[loopydate]

Huh. I really thought that "Syriana" was adapted from something else. Guess not, though.

Not a lot of surprises on those nominees, although I am a bit surprised that "Walk The Line" got so few nods. Costume Design, Editing, Sound Mixing, plus acting nods for the two leads. I really expected to see either a Best Picture or Best Director nomination (or both) for it.

BTW, for those keeping score, I got all five Best Actress nominees right. :D

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Might as well edit the original post? :-\

At least Jon Stewart's got some decent material to work with :yes:

[Boondock Saint]

Syriana is an adapation but the Academy decided that it was so loosely adapted that it qualifies as original, or something.

[Lara Emily]

Huh. I really thought that "Syriana" was adapted from something else. Guess not, though.

Not a lot of surprises on those nominees, although I am a bit surprised that "Walk The Line" got so few nods. Costume Design, Editing, Sound Mixing, plus acting nods for the two leads. I really expected to see either a Best Picture or Best Director nomination (or both) for it.

BTW, for those keeping score, I got all five Best Actress nominees right. :D
Syriana was but at the last minute the studio decided to submit it under Best Original Screenplay for some reason instead of Best Adpated as was initally planned.

[loopydate]

I started a league in "The World's Largest Oscar Pool" at Oscar.com, if anyone's interested. It's by invitation only (so that we only get TPWWers), so let me know if you want in, and I'll e-mail you the link.

[Blitz]

Sure loopy, send me the link.

[The Icon of Elisim]

I'll get in on that

[D Mac]

Funny how some of the Best Picture nominees are movies you've never heard of.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Funny how some of the Best Picture nominees are movies you've never heard of.

Nah, Crash is a pretty awesome movie.

[loopydate]

The only two Best Picture noms I've seen are Brokeback Mountain and Crash, both of which were remarkable. I want to see the other three but I don't think I'm going to get the chance. :(

[Extreme Angle]

i saw george clooney there while shopping in london there

[The Cerebral Assassin]

The Academy Awards make me sick!

http://www.oscars.org/closures/images/305b.gif

That's ridiculous! Why don't they just close off the entire fucking state while they're at it!

[RoXer]

So Jon Stewart's monolauge was pretty good. And George Clooney just beat out Paul Giamatti for Best Supporting.


I wonder how many words I misspelled.

[Blitz]

Stewart's been gold so far. I was hoping for Dillon to win, tho.

[RoXer]

I want Crash for best pic

[Blitz]

Yeah, same here.

[RoXer]

Also, I want to kill Dolly Parton

[PapaGeorgio]

I just want Phillip Seymour Hoffman to win Best Actor for his work in Capote. Not sure which film I want to win best picture, the two favorites Brokeback and Crash I'm iffy on for the win, not sure if I agree if they deserve it.

[PapaGeorgio]

Also, I want to kill Dolly Parton
I hear that. She scares me, her lips are gigantic looking.

[Blitz]

Yesssssss Ferrell and Carell.

[Blitz]

Rachel Weisz wins supporting actress.

[The Greater Power]

I loved that Crash 'performance'

[Blitz]

That was one of the strangest performances I've seen. Great song, tho.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Three 6 Mafia has an Oscar. I love it

[PapaGeorgio]

Phillip Seymour Hoffman won. Very happy for that.

[YOUR Hero]

Oh look, John Travolta. That fat bastard. That's enough to make me change the channel.

[Blitz]

For all the hype, I don't think Brokeback Mountain has won anything tonight.

[Blitz]

Reese Witherspoon wins Best Actress :y:

[PapaGeorgio]

I am not a fan of Reese at all. She annoys me big time. Wanted Huffman to win myself.

[Blitz]

Eh, it was the only nominated performance I saw, and it was a pretty good one.

[Blitz]

Crash wins Best Picture :love:

In other news, Presenter Jack Nicholson appeared to be inebriated, and I want to punch the lady who wrote Brokeback Mountain.

[loopydate]

Good show tonight. No way will Jon Stewart be asked back, though. He was the most entertaining host they've had in years, but you could just tell that his sense of humor wasn't winning him any fans in that audience.

"For those of you keeping score, that's Martin Scorsese - 0 Oscars. Three 6 Mafia - 1 Oscar."

Great stuff. And :D at Crash winning. I loved Crash and Brokeback, but I had a feeling that Crash was going to be this year's Mystic River; great picture that comes out a little too early and winds up nominated the same year as a juggernaut Best Picture. Pleasantly surprised.

The two awards I'm most happy about are the screenplay awards. Brokeback was the most difficult adaptation, and resulted in a wonderful movie, so it deserved it. And it's so hard to write for multiple leads, and it's even harder to make a bunch of loosely connected stories have the kind of emotional resonsance that Crash had. Spot-on analysis by the Academy voters.

[Blitz]

Stewart was great tonight. I hope that they ask him back.

[loopydate]

Me, too. But he pushed a lot of buttons tonight.

[RBM]

Stewart is awesome. I think they knew what they were getting into when they asked him to do it in the first place. I don't see why he wouldn't have a chance at hosting again. I'd rather see him than Billy Crystal.

:heart: Crash.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Don't make me Ang Lee, you wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee

[DaveWadding]

Now, I hate to be a shill, but if you want to see the movie that SHOULD HAVE won the Best Documentary Oscar, Murderball is gonna be on A&E (in the States) next Sunday at 1 pm

WATCH IT.

[Pinnacle Charisma]

Im so glad Heath Ledger didnt win. Even though Im an aussie and the whole aussie media was on his dick all week about being australia's great oscar hope I can't stand the guy and although I havnt seen Brokeback Mountin he has been rubbish in all the other movies he has been in

[Downunder]

Now, I hate to be a shill, but if you want to see the movie that SHOULD HAVE won the Best Documentary Oscar, Murderball is gonna be on A&E (in the States) next Sunday at 1 pm

WATCH IT.

It's a great bloody movie

[YOUR Hero]

Brokeback blowback.

[Triple A]

YAYYYYYYYYYY Philip Seymour Hoffman. I love him SO MUCH.

And good for Crash winning. I didn't see any of the other best pic nominees besides Capote, but I probably wouldn't have liked any of them as much as Crash anyway.

[Champion of Europa]

I was psyched Hoffman won best Actor. I got all the major six categories right except for Best Supporting Actor, and even then, Clooney won, and he's the won I truly wanted to win. I thought they were going to go with Gyllenhaal to avoid the whole homophobic Academy idea, but apparently Best Director was enough for them.