INTERFERENCE Movie Awards 2007!!!

[Lancemc]

Just got back.

Wasn't terribly impressed. Beautiful touching film, but it doesn't touch some of the more masterful works we've seen this year. I may have to give it a nod for cinematography, but other than that, I think my list is fairly fixed. I'll post it in a little bit.

 

[lazarus]

Just got back.

Wasn't terribly impressed. Beautiful touching film, but it doesn't touch some of the more masterful works we've seen this year. I may have to give it a nod for cinematography, but other than that, I think my list is fairly fixed. I'll post it in a little bit.

In case you can't read that, it says "YOU'RE WRONG".

 

[Lancemc]

I'm also not sure if Diving Bell is going to wind up with any noms. Too strong of a year.

Um, what?

Isn't this exactly what I said? You must be wrong too then, fool.

 

[lazarus]

Beautiful touching film, but it doesn't touch some of the more masterful works we've seen this year.

It touches them, but in a year of many masterpieces it's just surpassed by a handful of others. This is Top 5, Top 3 level any other year.

 

[Lancemc]

OK, fine so you'd separate it by a point or so from me if you used the same scale. Big deal.

I was impressed, but given the response this film received, I was expecting something on the level of No Country or I'm Not There. It wasn't quite.

Still excellent though.

 

[Lancemc]

And here it is, as definitive as it's going to get anytime this month at least.

BEST PICTURE
1. I’m Not There
2. There Will Be Blood
3. No Country For Old Men
4. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
5. Atonement

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Todd Haynes
2. Paul Thomas Anderson
3. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
4. David Fincher
5. Sidney Lumet

BEST ACTOR
1. Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead)
3. Brad Pitt (The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford)
4. George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
5. Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

BEST ACTRESS
1. Wei Tang (Lust, Caution)
2. Marketa Irglova (Once)
3. Ellen Page (Juno)
4. Keira Knightley (Atonement)
5. Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford)
2. Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men)
3. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
4. Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac)
5. Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett (I’m Not There)
2. Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
3. Marisa Tomei (Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead)
4. Samantha Morton (Control)
5. Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. I’m Not There
2. Tony Gilroy
3. Once
4. Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
5. Eastern Promises

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. There Will Be Blood
2. No Country For Old Men
3. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
4. Zodiac
5. Atonement

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
2. No Country For Old Men
3. I’m Not There
4. There Will Be Blood
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST EDITING
1. I’m Not There
2. No Country For Old Men
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Zodiac
5. Atonement

BEST ART DIRECTION
1. There Will Be Blood
2. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
3. Atonement
4. Lust, Caution
5. No Country For Old Men

BEST COSTUMES
1. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Lust, Caution
4. Atonement
5. I’m Not There

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. There Will Be Blood
2. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
3. Atonement
4. Sunshine
5. Lust, Caution

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Transformers
2. Sunshine
3. Planet Terror
4. Spiderman 3
5. Eastern Promises

 

[LMP]

How long are submissions open for again?

 

[lazarus]

LMP: Well we're gonna need more than the 5 ballots we have so far, so as long as it takes. 10 days, maybe?

Lance: Nice list, but Tomei in Lead? No way. She may have the largest female role in the film, but she's Supporting.

Also, regardless of how the studio was promoting them, I think the Pitt/Affleck classifications should be reversed. The story is more about the tragic arc of Ford. But that's more of a personal call.

Lastly, Eastern Promises for Special Effects? You realize that was actually Viggo's junk and not CGI, right?

 

[LMP]

Alright, I'll try and at least see 2-3 more movies before then. I'm lacking in several categories right now.

 

[Lancemc]

Good catch on Tomei. That's a mistake.

And as for the Pitt/Affleck thing, I actually agree with you, but I'm just going with how the studios and awards committees did it.

All those gory fights and cuts and slashes can fit under special effects for the most part. Well, I guess they more straddle the line between that and makeup, but Cronenberg deserves another mention just for how well he does it all.

 

[lazarus]

Alright, I'll try and at least see 2-3 more movies before then. I'm lacking in several categories right now.

I could suggest several "categories" in which you're lacking.

 

[LMP]

I could suggest several "categories" in which you're lacking.

That joke wrote itself.

 

[lazarus]

Lance, you could actually get away with doing a swap and putting Bonham-Carter in lead, unless you had a strong #6 in mind. She has enough screen time.

 

[No spoken words]

Diving Bell would be in my Top 5 for the year, I found it to be very moving, but, I did not see 2-3 films that might possibly supplant it.

I am enjoying this thread.

 

[LMP]

Lance, you could actually get away with doing a swap and putting Bonham-Carter in lead, unless you had a strong #6 in mind. She has enough screen time.

He could put in Kelly Macdonald from No Country. She's going in mine for sure.

Surprised to see no Josh Brolin love either.

 

[lazarus]

Have you seen enough to make a ballot at some point?

I should have put in the original rules that lists of 3 or whatever would be welcome. It will all be weighted accordingly.

 

[No spoken words]

Laz, I don't think that I KNOW enough to make a ballot.

I've seen enough films, but to be honest, I don't think my knowledge of film is strong enough to submit an educated vote for some of the categories (and, I do know their definitions).

 

[LMP]

Have you seen enough to make a ballot at some point?

I should have put in the original rules that lists of 3 or whatever would be welcome. It will all be weighted accordingly.

I've seen about 8-9 films worth putting in, but really only 3 legit Oscar contenders (No Country, Juno, and Sweeney Todd) and a bunch of fun ones (Hot Fuzz, Knocked Up, Death Proof, Sunshine, Darjeeling Limited, 3:10 to Yuma)

I'm planning on seeing I'm Not There, Eastern Promises, Zodiac, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead next week and the rest of my picks during that all-day Oscar screening that Saturday before the real ceremony.

I may just throw down TWBB in those categories because I know I will enjoy it.

 

[Lancemc]

Really people might as well just nominate as much as they can regardless of how confident they are in the technicalities. Either way, the best films are going to get a ton of votes, and the final ballot will be respectable no matter what. Just base the lists on what you've seen, that's why this thing is unique to Interference.

 

[LMP]

I agree, but I'd like to see some more to broaden my choices, you know?

 

[Lancemc]

Too little too late bastard.

 

[No spoken words]

I hear you Lance, but that might be like me asking you to name the best run blocking Tackle in the NFL this year. Yeah, it's easy to name Brady as best QB, but you have to watch a lot of football and understand the nuances of the game to choose something like best run blocking Tackle. I don't want to just vote No Country or TWBB when in doubt.

 

[Lancemc]

Just submit noms for the categories you're more familiar with then.

 

[LMP]

Too little too late bastard.

 

[No spoken words]

Just submit noms for the categories you're more familiar with then.

I can do that.

 

[LMP]

Just got Zodiac, Ratatouille, and Jesse James on NetFlix today.

 

[lazarus]

I just pre-ordered JJ from Amazon last night, and because I also bought McCarthy's THE ROAD (!), was eligible for Free Shipping. Got both for $26.

 

[Lancemc]

Horray for The Road!

 

[monkeyskin]

I've yet to see There Will Be Blood, Juno, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, but here goes:

BEST PICTURE
1. I’m Not There
2. No Country For Old Men
3. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
4. Zodiac
5. This Is England

DIRECTOR
1. Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country For Old Men
2. Andrew Domink - The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
3. Todd Haynes – I’m Not There
4. Joe Wright – Atonement
5. Werner Herzog – Rescue Dawn

ACTOR
1. Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
2. Sam Riley – Control
3. Christian Bale – Rescue Dawn
4. George Clooney – Michael Clayton
5. Kurt Russell – Grindhouse: Death Proof

ACTRESS
1. Wei Tang – Lust, Caution
2. Samantha Morton – Control
3. Keira Knightley – Atonement
4. Naomi Watts – Eastern Promises
5. Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Javiar Bardem – No Country For Old Men
2. Mark Ruffalo – Zodiac
3. Stephen Graham – This Is England
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War
5. Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
2. Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
3. Kelly MacDonald – No Country For Old Men
4. Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
5. Catalina Sandino Moreno – Paris Je T’aime

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. I’m Not There
2. The Darjeeling Limited
3. Michael Clayton
4. This Is England
5. The Lookout

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Zodiac
2. Atonement
3. Control
4. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
5. No Country For Old Men

EDITING
1. No Country For Old Men
2. I’m Not There
3. Zodiac
4. Atonement
5. Cloverfield (quite how they managed to always have the camera on for when the good shit started I’ll never know)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Lust, Caution
2. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
3. No Country For Old Men
4. Atonement
5. Sunshine

ART DIRECTION
1. Lust, Caution
2. Atonement
3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
4. The Good German
5. Sunshine

 

[lazarus]

Well done.