Academy Awards

[Furiously]

I've given up watching because I don't put much faith in the Academy selecting the person most deserving, so - who should win each catagory?

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Goodnight 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

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terrence Howard, Hustle and Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night and Good Luck

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Keira Knightly, Pride and Prejudice
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney, Syriana
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
Matt Dillon, Crash
William Hurt, Syriana

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adam, Junebug
Catherine Keener, Capote
Francis McDormand, North Country
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

[schild]

I'm gonna say it. I'm gonna be that guy.

This is the year for alternative lifestyles.

[Righ]

That Paul Haggis is a multi-talented guy, even if he's got one leg shorter than the other.

[Murgos]

The only movie I've seen on that list is Syriana - and I don't think either John Hurt or George Clooney did well enough to win for best supporting actor.  I actually don't think either one of them gave more than a slightly above average performance.  Must be a bad year for supporting actor recognition.

[Roac]

Hmm.  I haven't seen any of them, which could explain why I was entirely uninterested when they drummed up the announcements.

[Sky]

Haven't seen any of them. What you need is a new list of nominees that doesn't include the incestuous "stars" that are all tired old has-beens and also-rans. Millions of people in this country and we have to watch the same old retards in every movie.

[Signe]

I haven't seen any of them either.  I've seen about 5 films in the theater in the last decade or so.  I don't like theaters.  They smell funny and give me a backache.  I suppose if they FORCED me to vote for anything, it would have to be Cool Runnings. 

[HaemishM]

Let me be the one to say it within even more invective and more angst.

Fuck Hollywood in its stupid fucking ass. Reacharound Ridge would not have gotten shit for recognition if the two main characters had not been gay and "hunky" Hollywood types. I've seen nothing in the press for that movie that leads me to believe I give a shit about seeing it, or that anyone should give a shit about seeing it unless its to see a gay cowboy movie. If it wasn't about gay people, it'd be here and gone again. My list of who should (but won't) win? Since we all know Brokeback will win an ass-pirate-load.

Best Picture
Capote

Achievement in Directing
George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Best Actress in a Leading Role
No one should win, this is a week crowd

Best Supporting Actor
Weak ass list of roles

Best Supporting Actress
Isn't there another list?

I have interest in about 4 of the films listed. I've seen none of them. I believe America is behind me, except for the weepy women who like gay pr0n but don't want to admit it, so they go see Brokeback and can justify it by saying it's Oscar-worthy art.

Not since the FUCKING ENGLISH PATIENT has the weepy woman crowd been so catered to.

[Rasix]

This is the year for alternative lifestyles.

That's not a unreasonable prediction.  The academy likes to run on themes lately.  Of course, it could always be the "career validation" year, which is possible given the nominees.

For what it's worth, my wife said Brokeback Mountain was actually a good movie.  But of course, she's a big Anne Hathaway fan. Ella Enchanted has been on our TIVO for a while now.

I haven't seen any of the movies nominated nor any of the actors this year, much like last year.  I didn't watch it last year and I don't think I'll watch this year. 

[Ironwood]

I too am a big Anne Hathaway fan.

For, I'm hoping, wildly different reasons from your wife.

[jpark]

The line up does not excite me much - seen about half of them.

Hoping Clooney gets some recognition - Syriana took a lot of guts to make.  He is also there for Good Night a nd Good luck - good for him - playing the odds - he may get something.

[cevik]

I too am a big Anne Hathaway fan.

For, I'm hoping, wildly different reasons from your wife.

I'm hoping it's the same reason.. and I'm hoping Rasix will distribute videos.. but I'm an ass like that..

You people care enough about the Acadamy Awards to discuss this shit?  I mean seriously, it's the fucking Acadamy Awards people..

EDIT:  I suggest buying an xbox 360 and playing it instead.  You can purchase one at my favorite retailer, ebgames.com!1!  What do you guys think about ebgames?

[Ironwood]

I won't buy an XBOX unless the Gamer Girls say it's ok.


(But seriously, we've done the mole thing to death.)

[cevik]

(But seriously, we've done the mole thing to death.)

Ohh no, I've got years left on it.. years..

Besides, it's much better than discussing the fucking academy awards.. MUCH BETTER..

[kaid]

Wow a whole lot of movies nominated that I dont think I will ever see nor do I know anybody who wants to see them. And given the box office totals they should change the award from best picture to best picture nobody wanted to see.

kaid

[Lt.Dan]

The Golden Globes is a much more interesting event.  The Academy Awards is an advertising bonanza interrupted with some speeches and more pre-game than any major sporting event.

[Kenrick]

Go Wallace and Gromit.

Otherwise, wow... *yawn*.

[Llava]

I watched a bunch of movies this year.

I have not seen a single one of those.

Of all of them, the only ones I wanted to see were:
Good Night And Good Luck
Syriana

I had vague interest in seeing Capote.

[schild]

Philip Seymour Hoffman should win for his role in Capote because he's Philip Seymour Hoffman and he rules.

Honestly though, there are no surprises this year. This is a very very Oscar pandering year. It's not hard to see a trailer these days and know it will at least get nominated for Oscars even though you can generally figure out who will win immediatley. Hell, you can even do it for movies that come out in February/March, though no studio would ever release their Oscar movies in Feb/Mar.

Basically, they've become far too predictable.

[Fargull]

Best Picture
Capote

Achievement in Directing
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney, Syriana

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener

Only one I give a damn about is Rachel in the Constant Gardener.  She was great in the movie (Damn good movie), but honestly, she is gorgious in my book so that obviously taints any opinion.

[schild]

I thought Constant Gardener was unbearable. Weisz is hottie hottie mchotterson but I'd rather see Shape of Things or even the Mummy again.

But then, the "best supporting actress" category has always been a goddamn joke.

[Trippy]

For the love of TFSM please fix the title! Oh and I'm happy to say I haven't seen any of the movies listed above, though I do kind of want to see Syriana.

Edit: fixed misspelling

[schild]

though I do kind of want to see Syrianna.

Nah, you don't. It's completely mediocre. Just watch The Insider again if you want a slow paced movie filmed to look like it's clipping along like a freight train. Syriana is just more Soderberg style Oscar pandering bullshit.

[Paelos]

I've seen none of these. I haven't even THOUGHT about seeing any of these. That's how shitty this list is.

[jpark]

though I do kind of want to see Syrianna.

Nah, you don't. It's completely mediocre. Just watch The Insider again if you want a slow paced movie filmed to look like it's clipping along like a freight train. Syriana is just more Soderberg style Oscar pandering bullshit.

I don't know the reference here but I thought the film was excellent.  It required viewers to actually know something about the world - whether that  be politics or finance - and made the very bold move of portraying a suicide bomber in a ... sympathatic light (understanding?  anyway, it was not demonizing).

I found myself trying to follow the plot in some places - I enjoyed the challenge.

The ending too caught me off guard.  That alone is unusual - don't profess to be bright - just that most of us are not easily surprised.

The exchange between Matt Damon and his Saudi client with reference to his son's incident was masterful dialogue to me in its business/emotional context.

[Abagadro]

I thought Syriana was amazingly good.  Very interestingly done.   Munich was good too.

[Murgos]

I found myself trying to follow the plot in some places - I enjoyed the challenge.

The ending too caught me off guard.

I guess this is why I thought it was mediocre also.  I had no problem anticipating the plot at every step and saw the ending coming from the horizon.

[jpark]

I found myself trying to follow the plot in some places - I enjoyed the challenge.

The ending too caught me off guard.

I guess this is why I thought it was mediocre also.  I had no problem anticipating the plot at every step and saw the ending coming from the horizon.

At every step?  That's amazing. I am not so smart.

[Samwise]

For the love of TFSM please fix the title!

Fixed.  (It was driving me nuts too.  I'm glad I'm not the only OCD spelling nazi around here.)

[Bunk]

I'm a movie junkie and I have seen exactly zero of those movies.

[Yegolev]

The only one I have seen is Brokeback, and I can actually get behind (nyuk, nyuk) Ledger's nomination.  I have seen better Ang Lee, but on the whole (nyuk, nyuk) it was rather good for a relationship movie.  Normally I can't stand relationship movies of any kind, but the absence of people talking about their feelings or crying about shit was actually refreshing.  Well, there was some of that, but not too much.  Also, I got to see four different titties.