The 79th Annual Academy Awards

[Cmill216]

WINNERS IN RED

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass
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(Note: I'll be attending the "official" film division Oscar party here at the University of Central Florida, being hosted by academy member Barry Sandler of "Crimes of Passion" fame. But I'll be bringing my laptop with me to enjoy the festivities with my fellow Hype Oscar ****es.)

And for your reading pleasure:

The 78th Annual Academy Awards thread

 

[Addendum]

The Academy Awards ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons - George C. Scott

I have nothing against Oscar. I know what he stands for and it's terrific. And I think when people used to hang around and pat each other on the back over a drink and dinner it was wonderful. But when it became an international hoopla, where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand. - also said by George C. Scott

 

[sithgoblin]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

 

[buddha182]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

agree with everything except Little Miss Sunshine. my pick goes to Babel. if LMS wins it will be one hell of an upset.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

I think LFIJ is gonna be a random surprise win like MDB was.

 

[Artos]

agree with everything except Little Miss Sunshine. my pick goes to Babel. if LMS wins it will be one hell of an upset.

That's an upset I can deal with.

 

[04nbod]

here are my ideas...

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”( i love will and i hope it will be thoird time lucky soon)
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass
​

 

[Hunter Rider]

Place yer bets now!


BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

Come on Marty and Leo

 

[blind_fury]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

 

[The FallenAngel]

Place yer bets now!

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

Hoping Scorsese and Leo win here.

 

[fu manchu]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass


2 wins for England and 2 wins for Marty. Seems fair.

 

[matrix_ghost]

Sadly the OScars won't be shown on tv in the netherlands .
It will be shown on CABLE , but since i don't have that .....

Anyways here's who i'll think will win ( RED = WINNER
)

Best Picture
THE DEPARTED
BABEL
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN

Actor in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
Peter O'Toole, VENUS
Will Smith, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Leonardo DiCaprio, BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling, HALF NELSON

Actress in a Leading Role
Helen Mirren, THE QUEEN
Judi Dench, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Kate Winslet, LITTLE CHILDREN
Penelope Cruz, VOLVER
Meryl Street, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, THE DEPARTED
Paul Greengrass, UNITED 93
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, BABEL
Stephen Frears, THE QUEEN
Clint Eastwood, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

Actor in a Supporting Role
Eddie Murphy, DREAMGIRLS
Alan Arkin, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Mark Wahlberg, THE DEPARTED
Djimon Hounsou, BLOOD DIAMOND
Jackie Earle Haley, LITTLE CHILDREN

Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Hudson, DREAMGIRLS
Adriana Barraza, BABEL
Rinko Kinkuchi, BABEL
Abigail Breslin, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Cate Blanchett, NOTES ON A SCANDAL

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


Best Adapted Screenplay
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
BORAT
CHILDREN OF MEN

Best Original Score
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

Best Animated Film
HAPPY FEET
CARS
MONSTER HOUSE


Best Foreign Film
PAN'S LABYRINTH
AFTER THE WEDDING
WATER
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGENES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS


Best Art Direction
PAN'S LABYRINTH
DREAMGIRLS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
THE PRESTIGE

Best Cinematography
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE PRESTIGE
THE ILLUSIONIST
THE BLACK DAHLIA
PAN'S LABYRINTH

Best Costume Design
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE QUEEN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Best Documentary Feature
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
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

Best Film Editing
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93
CHILDREN OF MEN
BLOOD DIAMOND

Best Makeup
PAN'S LABYRINTH
APOCALYPTO
CLICK

Best Short Film (Animated)
THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS

Best Short Film (Live-Action)
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY

Best Sound Editing
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWON JIMA

Best Sound Mixing
DREAMGIRLS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
BLOOD DIAMOND
APOCALYPTO

Best Visual Effects
POSEIDON
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
SUPERMAN RETURNS

Best Original Song
“Love You I Do” – DREAMGIRLS, Jennifer Hudson
“Listen” – DREAMGIRLS, Beyonce Knowles
“I Need to Wake Up” - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, Melissa Etheridge
“Patience” – DREAMGIRLS, Eddie Murphy
“Our Town” - CARS, James Taylor

 

[Movies205]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”
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Babel been a mixed bag of nuts in terms of praise. The Departed is great but the last act universally is considered far too off the wall and I think is really what's going kill it's chances. LfIJ came out of left field and The Queen seems to be oscar bait. Little Miss Sunshine is just a great film with a really heart felt message, that's why I'm betting it takes home the gold.

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

Peter O'Toole was building a lot of steam but I think it cooled down. The amount of praise Whitaker gotten for this role has been tremendous so I'm betting he's got this snagged.

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

CAn't be completly sure in this catagory...

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

The man's been passed up 4-5 times already, it's time to give him his damn oscar....

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

Some great contenders here but Murphy became the role. He takes a character from such a high and to such a low, and he tottally related that in the music. I remember there's on scene where there is no dialouge and just a look, and he communicated so much simply from the look, I'm hoping he gets it.

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

Hudson stole the show in Dreamgirls, it was funny since the movie revolved around Beyonce and she really did nothing in the film, it were her co-stars that really made this film impressive.

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer - Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton & David Arata & Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby - Children of Men
William Monahan - The Departed
Todd Field & Tom Perrotta - Little Children
Patrick Marber - Notes on a Scandal

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo Arriaga - Babel
Iris Yama****a - Letters From Iwo Jima
Michael Arndt - Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth
Peter Morgan - The Queen

This is just based on the fact that I've only see Miss Sunshine and Labyrinth...

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
After the Wedding
Days of Glory (Indigenes)
The Lives of Others
Pan's Labyrinth
Water

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
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ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Dreamgirls
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
The Good Shepherd
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
Pan's Labyrinth
Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
The Prestige
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti

I just love the way everyone looked in the Good Shepard, it felt real and not tacky...

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Vilmos Zsigmond - The Black Dahlia
Emmanuel Lubezki - Children of Men
Dick Pope - The Illusionist
Guillermo Navarro - Pan's Labyrinth
Wally Pfister - The Prestige

I don't know if it'll actually win but the Illusionist had an awesome look to it, that created such a mystical atmosphere.

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Yee Chung Man - Curse of the Golden Flower
Patricia Field - The Devil Wears Prada
Sharen Davis - Dreamgirls
Milena Canonero - Marie Antoinette
Consolata Boyle - The Queen

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Deliver Us From Evil
An Inconvenient Truth
Iraq in Fragments
Jesus Camp
My Country, My Country

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise - Babel
Steven Rosenblum - Blood Diamond
Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men
Thelma Schoonmaker - The Departed
Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson - United 93

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
Adlo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano - Apocalypto
Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso - Click
David Marti and Montse Ribe - Pan's Labyrinth

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
Gustavo Santaolalla - Babel
Thomas Newman - The Good German
Philip Glass - Notes on a Scandal
Javier Navarrete - Pan's Labyrinth
Alexandre Desplat - The Queen

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
“I Need to Wake Up” - An Inconvenient Truth
Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
“Listen” - Dreamgirls
Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven
“Love You I Do” - Dreamgirls
Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
“Our Town” - Cars
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Patience” - Dreamgirls
Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara - Apocalypto
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock - Blood Diamond
Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton - Dreamgirls
John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin - Flags of Our Fathers
Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar - Apocalypto
Lon Bender - Blood Diamond
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman - Flags of Our Fathers
Alan Robert Murray - Letters From Iwo Jima
Christopher Boyes and George Watters II - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier - Poseidon
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum - Superman Returns

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
The Blood of Yingzhou District
Recycled Life
Rehearsing a Dream
Two Hands

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

 

[Warhammer]

Place yer bets now!

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

I know that Whitaker will take it (I'm happy about it), but I love Will Smith and really think he should win.

 

[Warhammer]

Come on Marty and Leo

I wish that Leo would win, but as ANTHONYNASTI has said, he probably won't win for his role in Blood Diamond.

 

[Cmill216]

The Departed is great but the last act universally is considered far too off the wall and I think is really what's going kill it's chances.

Love the word choice here.

Though, I'm confused as to what you mean by "off the wall" in regards to the last act.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I hope LMS doesn't win best picture, but hey, I barely ever agree with the Academy.

 

[Day in the Life]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass
[/CENTER]

Pretty much where I would see it except for the Best Picture category. I know Babel will probably win it...but I liked the Departed better.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Love the word choice here.

Though, I'm confused as to what you mean by "off the wall" in regards to the last act.

Spoiler

My guess is movies is referring to the fact the main characters all get killed

 

[Movies205]

Love the word choice here.

Though, I'm confused as to what you mean by "off the wall" in regards to the last act.

Everyone being offed in the last five minutes, that's got be the most jam-packed five minutes I've ever seen committed to film. Like you just don't see it coming, all of them dying, well I did because I saw the original. However, the problem was it didn't fit as well since the way it was setup in the original Matt Damon's character wasn't such a dick and you actually felt sorry for his position. That's what I mean the ending due to the way the movie is set up just makes you leave theatre detached from the movie because you say to yourself, damn those writers I wish they wrote it differently. Is that the audience's fault or hte movie's, it's hard to say, however it's going hurt it come voting time. But it's so well directed that I think it's a shoe-in but not for best picture.

Just rented Monster House, I'll come back with my thoughts...

 

[Movies205]

I hope LMS doesn't win best picture, but hey, I barely ever agree with the Academy.

I've said it once and I'll say it again, go by nominations and you'll be a much happier man. Most of the time I got to say the Academy is spot on when it comes to nominations, of course there's always or two people who miss a nomination, but nothing can be perfect considering your dealing with hundreds of movies a year. But when comes down to choosing just one for hte best, is rather subjective, so I really go by nominations rather than wins. If a movie is nominated, I go out and see it, rather than if it just wins since I've disagreed with winners many times in the past, but not nominations.

 

[Dwarf lord]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass

 

[Cmill216]

However, the problem was it didn't fit as well since the way it was setup in the original Matt Damon's character wasn't such a dick and you actually felt sorry for his position.

But wait, are you citing Infernal Affairs' characterizations and saying that that leads to a flaw in The Departed?

I found Damon's character's demise to be a rather pleasing conclusion to The Departed. The dude had to get his, and he certainly did.

That's what I mean the ending due to the way the movie is set up just makes you leave theatre detached from the movie because you say to yourself, damn those writers I wish they wrote it differently.

When I saw the film for the first time, I was more blown away than detached by the ending. My initial thought was, "I can't believe they had the balls to do what they just did." It was incredible.

And having seen the film in both a crowd of snobbish film students (who pretty much all sang the film's praises) and my own parents (who loved it), I'm interested in seeing how many people actually were turned off by the ending.

I've seen the film twice and for myself Is that the audience's fault or hte movie's, it's hard to say, however it's going hurt it come voting time.

*sigh* That's just beyond ridiculous. Violence, no matter how brutal and sudden, shouldn't be a turnoff, especially when it's handled in an exquisitely tragic manner. We'll see.

 

[AssMan]

So whos watching this I think tomorrow right ?

 

[Gonking]

BEST PICTURE:
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O'Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

BEST ACTRESS:
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

BEST DIRECTOR:
“Babel” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass