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2006 Oscars Discussion Thread (Nominations announced: See post #13)
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) |
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. |
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. |
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 |
Best Actress:Jake Gyllinhal
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Damn, Broken Flowers isn't getting love from anyone. That movie needs some awards, and damn it, Bill Murray needs his Best Actor Oscar.
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Loopy, maybe you should actually see Brokeback Mountain before you snap its dick, bro.
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Pretty shitty year for movies.
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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. |
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.
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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. |
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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 |
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 |
Might as well edit the original post? :-\
At least Jon Stewart's got some decent material to work with :yes: |
Syriana is an adapation but the Academy decided that it was so loosely adapted that it qualifies as original, or something.
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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.
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Sure loopy, send me the link.
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I'll get in on that
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Funny how some of the Best Picture nominees are movies you've never heard of.
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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. :(
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i saw george clooney there while shopping in london there
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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! |
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. |
Stewart's been gold so far. I was hoping for Dillon to win, tho.
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I want Crash for best pic
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Yeah, same here.
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Also, I want to kill Dolly Parton
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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.
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Yesssssss Ferrell and Carell.
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Rachel Weisz wins supporting actress.
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I loved that Crash 'performance'
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That was one of the strangest performances I've seen. Great song, tho.
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Three 6 Mafia has an Oscar. I love it
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman won. Very happy for that.
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Oh look, John Travolta. That fat bastard. That's enough to make me change the channel.
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For all the hype, I don't think Brokeback Mountain has won anything tonight.
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