The Great Interland Oscar Thread!

[LMP]

With the Oscar announcement coming tomorrow morning, and most of the other major award ceremonies over, who do you think will take the awards?

I think Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, and Eddie Murphy are basically shoo-ins at this point.

But the Best Picture race just got alot more interesting:

Little Miss Sunshine won the Producer's Guild Award last night, and is now a favorite to win Best Picture.

I love that movie, but I doubt it would happen.

 

[corianderstem]

I love a good upset on Oscar night, but I don't think it'll come in the Best Picture race.

I predict Scorcese for Best Director (finally!), Mirren for Best Actress, probably Whitaker for Best Actor, but maybe there's the spot for the big upset. DiCaprio, maybe?

I love the awards season!

 

[LMP]

Here's to hoping Sacha Baron Cohen fills in one of the DiCaprio nomination spots

 

[ultravioletluvv]

Definitely with Mirren, Whitaker, Hudson and Murphy...

Best Picture nods: Babel, Dreamgirls, Departed, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen...

I think Babel or Dreamgirls could take it, but I'm rooting for The Departed or Little Miss Sunshine. This is probably the best race of the year. It really could go any way.

 

[Justin24]

I want and hoping Scorcese finally get's his oscar.

Hudson (amazing from American Idol, to Oscar winner)

Forrest Whitikar

 

[Slapnutz]

If Scorsese wins it's for his entire filmmaking career and not the Departed, which is just wrong on so many levels. However, if he does win at least we won't have to listen to his fans constantly whining about him being robbed every year.

 

[vaz02]

HELLY MIRREN

THE BRITISH ARE COMING!!!!

 

[Lila64]

I think the only movie that I've seen from the bunch mentioned so far is 'Little Miss Sunshine'. I really need to get out

 

[corianderstem]

If Scorsese wins it's for his entire filmmaking career and not the Departed, which is just wrong on so many levels. However, if he does win at least we won't have to listen to his fans constantly whining about him being robbed every year.

I'd like him to win for this one, if only so I can be relieved he wasn't given the "here, sorry we snubbed your earlier, better work" for either The Aviator or Gangs of New York. The Departed is far better than either of those movies.

It's like when they gave Whoopi Goldberg the supporting actress Oscar for Ghost. It was like "Hey, sorry we snubbed you for The Color Purple. Here's an Oscar."

 

[Slapnutz]

I'd like him to win for this one, if only so I can be relieved he wasn't given the "here, sorry we snubbed your earlier, better work" for either The Aviator or Gangs of New York. The Departed is far better than either of those movies.

It's like when they gave Whoopi Goldberg the supporting actress Oscar for Ghost. It was like "Hey, sorry we snubbed you for The Color Purple. Here's an Oscar."

Yeah, and it's a slap in the face to those who really deserve it imo. The Departed was a by the numbers remake of a pretty average foreign flick. It wasn't even the best film released that month let alone year.

I love a lot of Scorscese's earlier work but this was just ... very ordinary. I do agree with you saying that it's better than Gangs... and Aviator though. But then that's like saying I'd prefer to be mauled to death by pitbulls rather than contract the Ebola virus.

 

[susanp6]

Come on Helen!!!!

 

[LMP]

I'd like him to win for this one, if only so I can be relieved he wasn't given the "here, sorry we snubbed your earlier, better work" for either The Aviator or Gangs of New York. The Departed is far better than either of those movies.

It's like when they gave Whoopi Goldberg the supporting actress Oscar for Ghost. It was like "Hey, sorry we snubbed you for The Color Purple. Here's an Oscar."

Same thing happened to Paul Newman.

 

[Lila64]

I hate the "pity" award. If you earned it, you should get it.

Sean Penn was nominated 4 times for Best Actor, and won it on the 4th for 'Mystic River'. I liked the movie, but I thought 2 of the other 3 roles were so much better. I didn't see 'Sweet & Low Down' so I can't opine about that one. But the other two were for "Dead Man Walking" and "I Am Sam".

In 2003:
Johnny Depp -- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl {"Jack Sparrow"}
Ben Kingsley -- House of Sand and Fog {"Behrani"}
Jude Law -- Cold Mountain {"Inman"}
Bill Murray -- Lost in Translation {"Bob Harris"}
* Sean Penn -- Mystic River {"Jimmy Markum"}

In 2001, he lost out...
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Russell Crowe -- A Beautiful Mind {"John Nash"}
Sean Penn -- I Am Sam {"Sam Dawson"}
Will Smith -- Ali {"Muhammad Ali"}
* Denzel Washington -- Training Day {"Alonzo"}
Tom Wilkinson -- In the Bedroom {"Matt Fowler"}

I didn't care for Training Day at all, so I was pissed when Denzel won, not that he isn't a good actor.

In 1999...

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Russell Crowe -- The Insider {"Jeffrey Wigand"}
Richard Farnsworth -- The Straight Story {"Alvin Straight"}
Sean Penn -- Sweet and Lowdown {"Emmet Ray"}
* Kevin Spacey -- American Beauty {"Lester Burnham"}
Denzel Washington -- The Hurricane {"Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter"}

Kevin Spacey was great in American Beauty, and I think he was the fave to win that year. But Russell Crowe was great in 'The Insider'; he didn't get his due til 'Gladiator'.

In 1995...
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
* Nicolas Cage -- Leaving Las Vegas {"Ben Sanderson"}
Richard Dreyfuss -- Mr. Holland's Opus {"Glenn Holland"}
Anthony Hopkins -- Nixon {"Richard Nixon"}
Sean Penn -- Dead Man Walking {"Matthew Poncelet"}
Massimo Troisi -- The Postman (Il Postino) {"Mario"}

Not a fan of "Leaving Las Vegas", so I think Penn was robbed here. Dreyfus was great too.

And that's my two cents. For now.

 

[LMP]

Bill Murray should've won in '03.

That's really all I have to say.

Look at the Best Picture race in '95:

* Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption

I've seen all but Four Weddings, but Shawshank definitely is my favorite out of any of them, and Forrest Gump has aged the worst out all of them too.

Oh, and Ed Wood should've been there over Four Weddings, don't care if I've seen it or not, it's Tim Burton's best.

 

[U2democrat]

I hope Michael Sheen gets a nom for his role in The Queen...he seems to be getting overlooked with Helen Mirren getting all the attention but I think he did a superb job

 

[susanp6]

Did he play Tony Blair? I always forget his name! if you mean him, then yes - he's pretty damn good too


The guy who played prince Phillip wasn't too great i thought anyway!

 

[U2democrat]

Did he play Tony Blair? I always forget his name! if you mean him, then yes - he's pretty damn good too


The guy who played prince Phillip wasn't too great i thought anyway!

Yeah he was Tony Blair. Makes you long for the days before he became Bush's poodle

 

[Lila64]

Bill Murray should've won in '03.

That's really all I have to say.

Look at the Best Picture race in '95:

* Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption

I've seen all but Four Weddings, but Shawshank definitely is my favorite out of any of them, and Forrest Gump has aged the worst out all of them too.

Oh, and Ed Wood should've been there over Four Weddings, don't care if I've seen it or not, it's Tim Burton's best.

I did enjoy Murray in Lost In Translation, and I feel the movie HAS aged well. And that's the case in point. Sean Penn should have won for at least 2 of his previous nominations, but didn't, thus he got the 4th nomination (pity award).

1995 looks like it was a good year for movies. Some of the best movies never win the Oscar. I did enjoy 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' and 'Forrest Gump' too.

 

[susanp6]

Yeah he was Tony Blair. Makes you long for the days before he became Bush's poodle

Yep it does, speaking as a Brit! He has done a lot of good for this country, despite the recent mess, i reckon&i'll remember him as being a good PM for us on the whole - i thought he was brilliant&eloquent when he spoke about Diana

 

[U2democrat]

Yep it does, speaking as a Brit! He has done a lot of good for this country, despite the recent mess, i reckon&i'll remember him as being a good PM for us on the whole - i thought he was brilliant&eloquent when he spoke about Diana

I was only 10/11 at the time but I remember seeing his speech on TV here in the states and being sad...then thinking "What a hot prime minister! "

 

[susanp6]

Oh he was hot, but recently? Hmmm maybe not so much!

 

[corianderstem]

I think Sean Penn is exempt from the "pity award" category, because he WAS excellent in Mystic River.

Was he as good as he was in those other movies? Debatable. (Although I can cross I Am Sam off the list, because I loathed that one. )

 

[LMP]

I think Sean Penn is exempt from the "pity award" category, because he WAS excellent in Mystic River.

Was he as good as he was in those other movies? Debatable. (Although I can cross I Am Sam off the list, because I loathed that one. )

He played the best handicapped guy since Raymond Babbit in Rain Man.

And if the Academy loves anything, they love:

musicals
(recently) black people
retarded people
and beautiful actresses playing ugly people.

it's not opinion, it's science.

 

[corianderstem]

Oh, I'm not arguing that. I just really hated that movie.

 

[Lila64]

 

[LMP]

The movie was alright, but I would pay to see Penn again in I Am Sam 2: Still 'Tarded

 

[Queen Bee]

NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 79TH AWARDS

Best motion picture of the year
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole - VENUS
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz - VOLVER
Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza - BABEL
Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL

Best animated feature film of the year
CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE

Achievement in art direction
DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN'S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
THE PRESTIGE

Achievement in cinematography
THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE

Achievement in costume design
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN

Achievement in directing
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93

Best documentary feature
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

Best documentary short subject
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS

Achievement in film editing
BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93

Best foreign language film of the year
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN'S LABYRINTH
WATER

Achievement in makeup
APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
"Listen" - DREAMGIRLS
"Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS
"Our Town" - CARS
"Patience" - DREAMGIRLS

Best animated short film
THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS

Best live action short film
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY

Achievement in sound editing
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Achievement in sound mixing
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
DREAMGIRLS
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Achievement in visual effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS

Adapted screenplay
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Original screenplay
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

 

[U2democrat]

Daniel Craig was snubbed as expected. Heaven forbid the Academy nominate something from the Action/Adventure genre

 

[U2girl]

I hope Scorsese finally wins the director's award.

 

[Tiger Edge]

Predictions:

Best motion picture of the year
THE DEPARTED

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

More than likely, Forest. I'm dying to see it but I've been hearing rave reviews by people I know who have seen it.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (wow! no way, though)
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND (he's definitely in a head-to-head match, I'd say)
Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS (but I've also heard reviews on his performance. I'll put money on Eddie)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN (There is no question. I'd be willing to bet my entire family's fortune on this one)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza - BABEL (head-to-head with Hudson)
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Cuteeee! No way, again)
Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS (Will they really give an Oscar to an American Idol finalist? Hmmmm...one to watch)

Achievement in art direction
PAN'S LABYRINTH (There hasn't been a more visually stunning film this year. It will more than likely sweep all the art awards)
THE PRESTIGE (I wish!)

Achievement in cinematography
THE BLACK DAHLIA (I'd kill myself)
CHILDREN OF MEN (60% sure)
PAN'S LABYRINTH (close, very close)

Achievement in costume design
DREAMGIRLS
THE QUEEN

I'd pick, but I haven't seen these movies. There's no way the other two are Oscar forerunners.

Achievement in directing
THE DEPARTED (no snub this year)

Achievement in film editing (this is by far the hottest award this year. Every contender is worthy)
BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93

So worthy, I can't decide.

Best foreign language film of the year
PAN'S LABYRINTH (I'm going to say Pan, even though it's the only one I've seen)

Achievement in makeup
CLICK (hah! no!)
PAN'S LABYRINTH (Yes)

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
"Listen" - DREAMGIRLS
"Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS
"Our Town" - CARS
"Patience" - DREAMGIRLS

It's obviously going to be from Dreamgirls...

Achievement in visual effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (it might go to Pirates...)

Adapted screenplay
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (funny! But no way)
THE DEPARTED (yep)

Original screenplay
BABEL
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

Veeeeeery tricky. I have no idea, but I'm leaning towards The Queen.