Oscar Precursors

[CMJ]

Well, the road to Oscar started in earnest this weekend. The LA Film Ciritcs were the first major group to hand out awards. Their list as follows.

Picture: Brokeback Mountain (over A History of Violence)
Director: Ang Lee (over David Cronenberg)
Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote (over Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain)
Actress: Vera Farmiga, Down to the Bone (over Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener, for four films (Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The Interpreter), over Amy Adams of Junebug
Supporting Actor: William Hurt, A History of Violence (over Frank Langella, Good Night, and Good Luck)
Screenplay - TIE: Dan Futterman, Capote and Noah Baumbach, The Squid and the Whale
Cinematography: Robert Elswit, Good Night, and Good Luck (over 2046)
Production Design: 2046 (over Good Night, and Good Luck)
Music: Joe Hisaishi, Howl's Moving Castle
New Generation Award: Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow
Documentary: Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man (over Alex Gibney's Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)
Animated Feature: Wallce + Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Foreign Film: Michael Haneke's Cachet (over 2046).

[CMJ]

Then the Broadcast Film Critics Noms which came out an hour ago.

BEST PICTURE:
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line

BEST ACTOR:
Russell Crowe – “Cinderella Man”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “Capote”
Terrence Howard – “Hustle & Flow”
Heath Ledger – “Brokeback Mountain”
Joaquin Phoenix – “Walk the Line”
David Strathairn – “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

BEST ACTRESS:
Joan Allen – “The Upside of Anger”
Judi Dench - “Mrs. Henderson Presents”
Felicity Huffman – “Transamerica”
Keira Knightley – “Pride & Prejudice”
Charlize Theron – “North Country”
Reese Witherspoon – “Walk the Line”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
George Clooney – “Syriana”
Kevin Costner – “The Upside of Anger”
Matt Dillon – “Crash”
Paul Giamatti – “Cinderella Man”
Jake Gyllenhaal – “Brokeback Mountain”
Terrence Howard – “Crash”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams – “Junebug”
Maria Bello – “A History of Violence”
Catherine Keener – “Capote”
Frances McDormand – “North Country”
Rachel Weisz – “The Constant Gardener”
Michelle Williams – “Brokeback Mountain”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Rent
Syriana
Sin City

BEST DIRECTOR:
George Clooney – “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
Paul Haggis – “Crash”
Ron Howard – “Cinderella Man”
Peter Jackson – “King Kong”
Ang Lee – “Brokeback Mountain”
Steven Spielberg – “Munich”

BEST WRITER:
Noah Baumbach – “The Squid and the Whale”
George Clooney and Grant Heslov – “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
Dan Futterman – “Capote”
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco – “Crash”
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana – “Brokeback Mountain”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
“Chicken Little”
“Corpse Bride”
“Howl’s Moving Castle”
“Madagascar”
“Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR:
Jesse Eisenberg – “The Squid and the Whale”
Alex Etel – “Millions”
Freddie Highmore – “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Owen Kline – “The Squid and the Whale”
Daniel Radcliffe – “Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire”

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS:
Flora Cross – “Bee Season”
Dakota Fanning – “War of the Worlds”
Georgie Henley – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”
Q'Orianka Kilcher – “The New World”
Emily Watson – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

BEST COMEDY MOVIE:
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Mrs. Henderson Presents
The Producers
The Wedding Crashers

BEST FAMILY FILM (LIVE ACTION):
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dreamer
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION:
Into the West
No Direction Home
Rome
Warm Springs

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Cache
Kung Fu Hustle
Oldboy
Paradise Now
2046

BEST SONG:
“Hustle & Flow” – Terrence Howard – “Hustle & Flow”
“A Love That Will Never Grow Old” – Emmylou Harris – “Brokeback Mountain”
“Same in Any Language” – I Nine – “Elizabethtown”
“Seasons of Love” – Tracie Thoms, Jesse L. Martin and Cast – “Rent”
“Travelin’ Thru” – Dolly Parton – “Transamerica”

BEST SOUNDTRACK:
Elizabethtown
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Producers
Rent
Walk the Line

BEST COMPOSER:
James Horner – “The New World”
Gustavo Santaolalla – “Brokeback Mountain”
John Williams – “Memoirs of a Geisha”
Nancy Wilson – “Elizabethtown”

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Enron – The Smartest Guys in the Room
Grizzly Man
Mad Hot Ballroom
March of the Penguins
Murderball

[Rutabaga]

Originally posted by CMJ
Then the Broadcast Film Critics Noms which came out an hour ago.

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS:

Georgie Henley – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”

This is the one nomination that really caught my attention and brought a huge smile to my face. She is brilliant in the movie, I hope she wins. :)

[CMJ]

AFI's Top 10 in alphabetical order

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Good Night and Good Luck
A History of Violence
King Kong
Munich
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana

[Yog]

Sometimes I wonder if these award comitees even bother to see the movies. One could get the impression they copy each others nominees. If there ever was a lacklustre year for Oscar candidates, this was one. But somehow, they still managed to pull out frontrunners out of nowhere.

Brokeback Mountain.. Capote? Never heard of them. But fair enough, they seem to get great reviews.

[CMJ]

You're kidding me. Maybe it's because I keep up with this stuff, but BBM has been talked about for like 6 damn months as a possible awards powerhouse.

Capote came out a few months ago. I still need to see it - heard good stuff.

[Yog]

Nope, not kidding you. How come a movie becomes an award 'powerhouse' 6 months before release anyway? That in itself is both troubling and food for thought.

[Atreyu]

I'm with the little green dude here - I've barely heard of half of those films up for Best Picture and the like.

Must be because we're foreigners and they haven't been released here or something. Were they major releases in the US or limited release only?

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Crash was such a great film, and it held up the second time I saw it. Probably in my top 3 movies I've seen this year.

[CMJ]

Originally posted by Master Yoghurt
Nope, not kidding you. How come a movie becomes an award 'powerhouse' 6 months before release anyway? That in itself is both troubling and food for thought.

I said possible awards powerhouse. And how do people keep up with such things? Well the plot(if you read the trade magazines they tell you when films go into production and what they're about), talent attached(respected actors, writers and or director) may give you and idea, release date(November or December usually has the lions share of nominees), and confidence from the studio all goes into the it.

Typically in February or March I can list off about 25-35 movies that have "Oscar buzz". Usually most of the nominees come from these films.

[CMJ]

National Board of Review

******
BEST TEN FILMS OF 2005

Best Film: Good Night, And Good Luck

And, in alphabetical order:

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
History of Violence
Match Point
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Syriana
Walk the Line

BEST FIVE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILMS OF 2005

Best Foreign-Language Film: Paradise Now

And, in alphabetical order:

2046
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Downfall
Walk on Water

BEST FIVE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2005

Best Documentary: March of the Penguins

And, in alphabetical order:

Ballets Russes
Grizzly Man
Mad Hot Ballroom
Murderball

Best Animated Feature: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Best Actress: Felicity Huffman, TransAmerica

Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain

Best Supporting Actress: Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Acting By An Ensemble: Mrs. Henderson Presents

Breakthrough Performance Actor: Terrence Howard, Crash, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ and Hustle & Flow

Breakthrough Performance Actress: Q’Orianka Kilcher, The New World

Best Directorial Debut: Julian Fellowes, Separate Lies

Best Adapted Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana

Best Original Screenplay: Noah Baumbach, The Squid and the Whale

Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV: Lackawanna Blues

Career Achievement: Jane Fonda

Career Achievement in Film Music Composition: Howard Shore

Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects: King Kong

Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Direction: David Cronenberg

William K. Everson Award for Film History: George Feltenstein

Producer of the Year Award: Saul Zaentz

Special Recognition of Films That Reflect Freedom of _Expression:

Innocent Voices and The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till

Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking:

The National Board of Review, in keeping with its long tradition of recognizing excellence in filmmaking, is proud to salute the following films crafted by visionary artists, which demonstrate the creativity and determination always vital to the film industry.

(Listed Alphabetically)

Breakfast on Pluto
Cape of Good Hope
The Dying Gaul
Everything Is Illuminated
Hustle & Flow
Junebug
Layer Cake
Lord of War
Nine Lives
The Thing About My Folks
The Upside of Anger

[Wyl Staedtler]

Originally posted by CMJ

Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener, for four films (Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The Interpreter), over Amy Adams of Junebug

She was excellent in The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and I was hoping she'd get a nod for her performance. Interesting film, if not slightly disturbing.

[CMJ]

Golden Globe Nominations

Best Pic, Drama
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Good Night, and Good Luck
A History of Violence
Match Point

Best Pic, Musical/Comedy
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride Prejudice
The Producers
Squid and Whale
Walk the Line

Director:
Woody Allen, Match Point
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Peter Jackson, King Kong
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Mereilles, The Constant Gardener
Steven Spielberg, Munich

Actor, Drama
Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terence Howard, Hustle and Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Actor, Musical/Comedy
Peirce Brosnan, The Matador
Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
Johnny Depp, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Cillian Murphy,Breakfast on Pluto
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line

Actress - Comedy
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Laura Linney, Squid and the Whale
Sarah Jessica Parker, The Family Stone
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Actress - Drama
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof
Charlize Theron, North Country
Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha

Supporting Actor:
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Will Farrell, The Producers
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins, Mrs. Henderson Presents

Actress, Musical/Comedy
Scarlett Johannsson, Match Point
Shirley MacLaine, In Her Shoes
Frances McDormand, North Country
Rachel Weisz, Contant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

Original Score:
Syriana
King Kong
Brokeback Mountain
Chronicles of Narnia
Memoirs of a Geisha

Screenplay:
Match Point
Good Night
Crash
Munich
Brokeback Mountain

Song:
Brokeback Mountain
Crhistmas in Love (?)
The Producers
Transamerica
Chronicles of Narnia

Foreign Language:
Kung Fu Hustle
The Promise
Merry Christmas
Paradise Now
Tsotsi

Cecil B. DeMille Award - Anthony Hopkins

[Jedi Master Carr]

I was surprised Syriana, Munich and Kong all got shut out of the Best picture category. Really looking at this list, I bet the Globes will tell us very little about what will happen with the Oscars this year.

[CMJ]

The Golden Satellites, which is an offshoot of Globes announced their winners today. The Satellites broke off and formed their own body about 10 years ago after internal politics and somesuch. They're also a pretty non-entity in the award season, but they honored ROTS acouple of times, so I figured I'd post the results. :)

MOTION PICTURES

1. Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Felicity Huffman -- Transamerica (IFC Films/The Weinstein Company)

2. Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Philip Seymour Hoffman -- Capote (Sony)

3. Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Reese Witherspoon -- Walk the Line (FOX)

4. Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Terrence Howard -- Hustle & Flow (Paramount Classics)

5. Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama

Laura Linney -- The Squid and the Whale (Samuel Goldwyn)

6. Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama

Danny Huston -- The Constant Gardener (Focus Features)

7. Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical

Rosario Dawson -- Rent (Sony Pictures)

8. Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical

Val Kilmer -- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Warner Bros.)

9. Motion Picture, Drama

Brokeback Mountain -- Focus Features

10. Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Walk the Line -- FOX

11. Motion Picture, Foreign Film

Mother of Mine -- (Nordisk Film Theatrical) Finland

12. Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe -- Buena Vista Pictures

13. Motion Picture, Documentary

Mad Hot Ballroom -- Paramount Classics

14. Director

Ang Lee -- Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features)

15. Screenplay, Original

George Clooney, Grant Heslov -- Good Night, and Good Luck.(Warner Independent)

16. Screenplay, Adapted

Robin Swicord -- Memoirs of a Geisha (Sony)

17. Original Score

Harry Gregson-Williams -- Kingdom of Heaven

18. Original Song

“A Love That Will Never Grow Old”/Gustavo Santaolalla, Bernie Taupin -- Brokeback Mountain

19. Cinematography

Cesar Charlone -- The Constant Gardener (Focus Features)

20. Visual Effects

John Knoll, Roger Guyett, Rob Coleman, Brian Gernand -- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
(Lucasfilm/FOX)
21. Film Editing

Geraldine Peroni, Dylan Tichenor -- Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features)

22. Sound (Mixing & Editing)

Tom Myers, Christopher Scarabosio, Andy Nelson, Paul “Salty” Brincat, Ben Burt, Matthew Wood -- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Lucasfilm/FOX)

23. Art Direction & Production Design

Jim Bissell -- Good Night, and Good Luck.(Warner Independent)

24. Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran -- Pride & Prejudice (Universal)

[Rutabaga]

Well, I'm glad to see somebody honored ROTS for best visual effects, because it seems like everybody assumes Kong is going to walk away with it. Although I have heard some crabbing from some people that while Kong himself is quite well-done, other elements (like the dinos, I guess) aren't quite as sharp.

[Charley]

I'm only half interested to see whether or not Walk the Line gains the accolades it so very rightly deserves, for the best actor/actress slots.

[CMJ]

Southeastern Film Critics Association

1. "Brokeback Mountain"
2. "Good Night, and Good Luck."
3. "Capote"
4. "Crash"
5. "A History of Violence"
6. "The Constant Gardener"
7. "Syriana"
8. "Cinderella Man"
9. "King Kong"
10. Walk the Line"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner - "Caché"
Runner-up - "Kung-fu Hustle"

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner - Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Runner-up George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck."

BEST ACTOR
Winner - Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Runner up - Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"

BEST ACTRESS
Winner - Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Runner-up - Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner - Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Runner-up - George Clooney, "Syriana"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner - Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Runner-up - Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winners - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
Runners-up - George Clooney and Grant Herslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck."

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winners - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Runner-up Dan Futterman, "Capote"

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner - "March of the Penguins"
Runner-up - "Grizzly Man"

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner - Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
Runner-up - "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"

[Jedieb]

Originally posted by Jinn Fizz
Well, I'm glad to see somebody honored ROTS for best visual effects, because it seems like everybody assumes Kong is going to walk away with it. Although I have heard some crabbing from some people that while Kong himself is quite well-done, other elements (like the dinos, I guess) aren't quite as sharp.

I thought that Kong had some jaw dropping effects work. But the opening space battle and Mustafar duel would push me to cast a vote ILM's way. But I'm not going to be surprised if the Prequels go out with an Oscar bagel.

[CMJ]

Dallas/Forth Worth

Best Picture
1. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. CAPOTE
3. GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
4. CRASH
5. CINDERELLA MAN
6. SYRIANA
7. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
8. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
9. KING KONG
10. THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA

Best Actor
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
2. Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
3. David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
4. Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
5. Russell Crowe - CINDERELLA MAN

Best Actress
1. Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
2. Keira Knightley - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
3. Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE
4. Joan Allen - THE UPSIDE OF ANGER
5. Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY

Best Supporting Actor
1. Matt Dillon - CRASH
2. Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
3. Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
4. George Clooney - SYRIANA
5. Jesse Eisenberg - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

Best Supporting Actress
1. Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
2. Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
3. Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
4. Scarlett Johansson - MATCH POINT
5. Amy Adams for JUNEBUG

Best Director
1. Ang Lee - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. George Clooney - GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
3. Bennett Miller - CAPOTE
4. Peter Jackson - KING KONG
5. Paul Haggis - CRASH

Best Foreign Language Film
1. PARADISE NOW
2. KUNG FU HUSTLE
3. DOWNFALL
4. NOBODY KNOWS
5. BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS

Best Documentary
1. MURDERBALL
2. MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
3. GRIZZLY MAN
4. ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
5. MAD HOT BALLROOM

Best Animated Film
1. WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
2. CORPSE BRIDE as runner-up.

Best Cinematography
1. Rodrigo Prieto - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. Emmanuel Lubezki - THE NEW WORLD

Best Screenplay
1. Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. Dan Futterman - CAPOTE.

Russell Smith Award for Best Low-budget or Cutting Edge Independent Film
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW

[CMJ]

I know I've left some groups out so far. Anyways, here's Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Film Critics society:
Best Picture
“Brokeback Mountain”

Best Actor
Heath Ledger, “Brokeback Mountain”

Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon, “Walk the Line”

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Dillon, “Crash”

Best Supporting Actress
Frances McDormand, “North Country”

Best Director
Ang Lee, “Brokeback Mountain”

Best Screenplay
Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco, “Crash”

Best Cinematography
Andrew Lesnie, “King Kong”

Best Film Editing
Jamie Selkirk, “King Kong”

Best Score
Gustavo Santaolalla, “Brokeback Mountain”

Best Song
“Travelin' Thru,” Dolly Parton - “Transamerica”

Best Family Film
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

Best Documentary
“March of the Penguins”

Best Animated Film
“Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit”

Best Foreign Film
“Kung Fu Hustle” (Hong Kong)

Best Costume Design
Terry Ryan, “King Kong”

Best Art Direction
Simon Bright and Dan Hennah, “King Kong”

Best Visual Effects
“King Kong”

Youth in Film Award
Dakota Fanning, “War of the Worlds”

Best DVD (packaging, content and transfer)
King Kong Diaries – Universal Home Video

William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Jerry Lewis

LVFCS Top Ten Films for 2005
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
King Kong
Good Night and Good Luck
History of Violence
Cinderella Man
Constant Gardner
Capote
New World
Walk the Line

[CMJ]

And San Diego goes for the big ape.

San Diego Critics
Best Picture: King Kong
Best Director: Bennett Miller(Capote)
Best Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman(Capote)
Best Actress: Joan Allan(Upside of Anger)
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Supporting Actor : Jeffrey Wright (Broken Flowers)
Best Original Screenplay: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Best Adapted: Capote

[Yog]

Good to see Kong getting some recognition.

Is there a schedule somewhere of what nominations and awards are due in the coming days and weeks?

[CMJ]

I'll try and dig a comprehesive list for ya Yog.

Phoenix Film Critics

Best Picture
Cinderella Man

Best Director
George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Best Ensemble Acting
Crash

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Crash

Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium
Brokeback Mountain

Best Live Action Family Film
Millions

Overlooked Film of the Year
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Best Animated Film
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Foreign Language Film
Kung Fu Hustle

Best Documentary
March of the Penguins

Best Original Song
Travelin' Thru - Transamerica

Best Score
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
Walk the Line

Best Cinematography
Brokeback Mountain

Best Film Editing
Sin City

Best Production Design
King Kong

Best Costume Design
Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Visual Effects
King Kong

Best Stunts
Batman Begins

Best Makeup
Sin City

Breakout Performance of the Year - On Screen
Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow

Breakout Performance of the Year - Behind the Camera
Paul Haggis - Crash

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male
Freddie Highmore - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female
Georgie Henley - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Best Trailer
King Kong


Top Ten Films of 2005
A History of Violence
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Cinderella Man
Crash
Good Night and Good Luck
In Her Shoes
King Kong
Sin City
Walk the Line

[Jedi Master Carr]

One thing I wanted to ask has New World vanished from consideration? I ask because at the beginning of the year it was one of the top films people were talking about, now I have heard nothing about it. Is it still coming out in limited release this week?

[CMJ]

Terrence Malick's films are very divisive. It's not that surprising to me it hasn't appeared much. I do think it might show up at the Oscars though. Thin Red Line also had rough sledding before the Oscars and ended up with 7 nominations.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Ok that makes sense, I do remember Thin Red Line coming out of nowhere back then. The only thing that hurts New World is the earlier date for turning in the ballots, if nobody has seen the movie it hurts it for being considered.

[CMJ]

I would sorta be surprised if it gets a Best Picture nomination. However I can see it scoring in several tech categories(cinematgraphy, score, costumes). Plus the directors branch might give him the "artistic" nod. The Directors lineup almost never matches the Picture lineup. Malick is currently my darkhorse to get that spot.

[CMJ]

Washington (assuming DC, not the state)

Washington Area
Film Critics Awards

Best Film
Munich/Universal

Best Actor
Phillip Seymor Hoffman Capote

Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Junebug

Best Director
Steven Spielberg Munich

Best Original Screenplay
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco - Crash

Best Adapted Screenplay
Dan Futterman - Capote

Best Foreign Film
Kung Fu Hustle/Sony Pictures Classic

Best Animated Feature
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit/DreamWorks

Best Documentary
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room/Magnolia Pictures

Best Breakthrough Performance
Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow

Best Ensemble
Crash/Lions Gate

Best Art Direction
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/Buena Vista

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
I would sorta be surprised if it gets a Best Picture nomination. However I can see it scoring in several tech categories(cinematgraphy, score, costumes). Plus the directors branch might give him the "artistic" nod. The Directors lineup almost never matches the Picture lineup. Malick is currently my darkhorse to get that spot.
Ok I could see those, that reasoning makes perfect sense.

[Yog]

Its always interesting to read what the bookmakers think. Here are the odds of Centrebet:

Best Picture, Academy Awards:
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 1.65
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK 4.00
MUNICH 9.00
WALK THE LINE 11.00
KING KONG 15.00
MATCH POINT 17.00
THE CONSTANT GARDENER 17.00
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 21.00
CAPOTE 26.00
CRASH 26.00
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE 34.00
CINDERELLA MAN 41.00
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA 51.00
SYRIANA 51.00
PRIDE & PREJUDICE 67.00
THE NEW WORLD 101.00
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS 151.00
THE PRODUCERS 151.00
THE FAMILY STONE 201.00
THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA 201.00

Brokeback mountain seems to be the huge favorite. Some of the other movies might be a good play for the odds..

[Jedi Master Carr]

I don't think Borkeback Mountain will win the Oscar. It is way too artsy to win. It also would be the lowest grossing Oscar winner in like forever. It probably won't make more than the English Patient and that made 56 million. I have no idea what will win. Maybe Munich will come up and do it.

[CMJ]

The English Patient actually outgrossed Braveheart. You are correct in one respect. BP winners usually do pretty well money wise. The last time the film that wins the top award didn't end in the top 25 for the year was The Last Emperor I believe.

On the other hand BBM is doing excellent in limited release. I think it'll do pretty respectable buisness. If it grosses in the 70's - it's unbeatable IMHO.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I don't think it will gross that high, but that is just my opnion.

[CMJ]

It's done amazing in limited release. It was the first film in like 10 years to crack the top ten of the boxoffice in less than a hundred theaters.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I know but that is only in NY and LA, I don't see this movie playing well in the Mid West and the South. I think it makes mid 40 range. low 50's and that is if it wins best picture.

[CMJ]

Originally posted by Jedi Master Carr
I know but that is only in NY and LA, I don't see this movie playing well in the Mid West and the South. I think it makes mid 40 range. low 50's and that is if it wins best picture.

No, this past weekend in was throughout the country. Don't make me find the list, but it was playing in every major market starting on Friday.

Granted most major markets are on the coasts. This is a map that has the locations BBM is playing at as of today. Definitely concentrated on the East and west. Also Chicago, Dallas, and a few other cities in the middle of the country.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/cinemashowtimes?location=map

[Jedi Master Carr]

Still have my doubts if it will play well with mainstream america, way too controversal for them.

[CMJ]

No more controversial than Munich. Conservatives have their knives out for that one too.

[Jedi Master Carr]

True, although right now it is mostly conservative Jews making noise over that. Really I have no idea what will best picture this has been a strange year. Obviously none of the top 5 grossing movies will get nominated (for best picture) other than that I don't know.

[ReaperFett]

Originally posted by CMJ
And San Diego goes for the big ape.

San Diego Critics
Best Picture: King Kong
Best Director: Bennett Miller(Capote)
Best Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman(Capote)
Best Actress: Joan Allan(Upside of Anger)
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Supporting Actor : Jeffrey Wright (Broken Flowers)
Best Original Screenplay: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Best Adapted: Capote

Originally posted by CMJ
Phoenix Film Critics


Overlooked Film of the Year
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang




Good to see some recognition for KKBB. Definately one of the top 5 movies for me.

[CMJ]

I've been bad lately about posting all the critics awards and such. But not the guilds are starting to come in which are really the best indicator of what's liked.

PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA

Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award
Theatrical Motion Pictures

Brokeback Mountain
(Focus Features)
Diana Ossana
James Schamus

Capote
(Sony Pictures Classic)
Caroline Baron
William Vince
Michael Ohoven

Crash
(Lions Gate Films)
Paul Haggis
Cathy Schulman

Good Night, and Good Luck
(Warner Independent Pictues)
Grant Heslov

Walk the Line
(Twentieth Century Fox
James Keach
Cathy Konrad

Producer of the Year Award
Animated Film

Chicken Little
(Disney)
Randy Fullmer

Madagascar
(DreamWorks)
Mireille Soria

Robots
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Jerry Davis
John C. Donkin
William Joyce

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
(Warner Bros.)
Tim Burton
Allison Abbate

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(DreamWorks)
(Credits are pending arbitration)


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Munich appears to be dead.

[CMJ]

Writers Guild of America Nominations

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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

CINDERELLA MAN, Screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman, Story by Cliff Hollingsworth, Universal Pictures

CRASH, Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco, Story by Paul Haggis, Lions Gate Films

THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, Written by Judd Apatow & Steve Carell, Universal Pictures

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, Written by George Clooney & Grant Heslov, Warner Independent Pictures

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, Written by Noah Baumbach, Samuel Goldwyn Films



ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, Based on the Short Story by Annie Proulx, Focus Features

CAPOTE, Screenplay by Dan Futterman, Based on the Book by Gerald Clarke,Sony Pictures Classics

THE CONSTANT GARDENER, Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine, Based on the Novel by John le Carré, Focus Features

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, Screenplay by Josh Olson, Based on the Graphic Novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, New Line Cinema

SYRIANA, Written by Stephen Gaghan, Based on the Book "See No Evil" by Robert Baer, Warner Bros. Pictures

[CMJ]

Forgot to post this one yesterday. The DGA is the king of the precursors. The Guild almost always tells us either what will win Best Picture of Director from the oscars. They've only missed calling director something like 5 times in 57 years.

The noms from the press release


GEORGE CLOONEY

Good Night, And Good Luck

(Warner Independent Pictures)


Mr. Clooney's Directorial Team:


Unit Production Manager: Barbara A. Hall

First Assistant Director: David Webb

Second Assistant Director: Melissa V. Barnes

Second Second Assistant Director: Richard Gonzales

This is Mr. Clooney's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

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PAUL HAGGIS

Crash

(Lions Gate Films)



Mr. Haggis' Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Betsy Danbury

First Assistant Director: Scott Cameron

Second Assistant Director: Simone Farber

This is Mr. Haggis' first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

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ANG LEE


Brokeback Mountain

(Focus Features)


Mr. Lee's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: Scott Ferguson, Tom Benz

First Assistant Directors: Michael Hausman, Pierre Tremblay

Second Assistant Director: Donald Murphy

Second Second Assistant Director: Brad Moerke

This is Mr. Lee’s third DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He received a previous nomination for Sense and Sensibility (1995) and won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).


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BENNETT MILLER


Capote

(UA/Sony Pictures Classics)


Mr. Miller's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: Ellen Rutter, Caroline Baron

First Assistant Directors: Ronaldo Nacionales, Richard O’Brien Moran

Second Assistant Director: Charles Crossin

This is Mr. Miller's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination..

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STEVEN SPIELBERG


Munich

(Universal Pictures)


Mr. Spielberg's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Ian Hickinbotham

First Assistant Director: Adam Somner

Second Assistant Director: Emma Horton

Second Second Assistant Director: Pierre Ellul

This is Mr. Spielberg's tenth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Amistad (1997), Empire of the Sun (1987), E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and Jaws (1975). He has won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film three times: in 1998 for Saving Private Ryan, in 1993 for Schindler’s List, and in 1985 for The Color Purple. Mr. Spielberg won the DGA’s highest artistic honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2000.

[Yog]

Capote, Brokeback Mountain and Munich seem like the most likely movies to win best picture and/or director.

[CMJ]

Brokeback Mountain will win both of the top awards. After finally seeing it last night I can't imagine it losing.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Originally posted by Jedi Master Carr
One thing I wanted to ask has New World vanished from consideration? I ask because at the beginning of the year it was one of the top films people were talking about, now I have heard nothing about it. Is it still coming out in limited release this week? Sorry to dig up an old comment, but this movie didn't even come out in 2005, did it. Did it? O_o

[CMJ]

Yes ma'am...it played here in Los Angeles and NY starting on Christmas Day.

[CMJ]

Wanna know how they tabulate Oscar noms?

http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-oscarvote7jan07,0,5491435.story?coll=env-home-headlines?track=widget

[CMJ]

Broadcast Film Critics

BEST PICTURE
- Brokeback Mountain

BEST DIRECTOR
- Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain

BEST ACTOR
- Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

BEST ACTRESS
- Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - TIE!
- Amy Adams - Junebug
- Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

BEST WRITER
- Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco - Crash

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
- Crash

BEST DOCUMENTARY
- March of the Penguins

BEST FOREIGN FILM
- Kung Fu Hustle

BEST ANIMATED FILM
- Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

BEST FAMILY FILM (LIVE ACTION)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

BEST COMEDY MOVIE
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin

BEST YOUNG ACTOR
- Freddie Highmore - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
- Dakota Fanning - War of the Worlds

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Into the West

BEST SONG
- "Hustle & Flow" - Hustle & Flow

BEST SOUNDTRACK
- Walk the Line

BEST COMPOSER
- John Williams - Memoirs Of A Geisha

DISTINGUISHED AWARD IN PERFORMING ARTS
- King Kong

FREEDOM AWARD
- George Clooney

[Droo]

Do we know who will be hosting the ceremony this year? I really wish they would get Robin Williams to do it and if they did, it can go on for as long as they bloody well want.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Jon Stewart.

[Yog]

Every year I hope Jim Carrey will host the show, although I know its never gonna happen :p

[CMJ]

Carrey will win an Oscar before he hosts the show. In other words...never. :p

[Droo]

Originally posted by Jedi Master Carr
Jon Stewart.

I have to say this: Who?

I hope he'll be entertaining. :\

[CMJ]

Originally posted by Droo
I have to say this: Who?

I hope he'll be entertaining. :\

He's a host of a comedy show that lampoons newsbroadcasts.

[Jedieb]

Jon Stewart is hysterical, he should put on a good show.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah Stewart can be very funny.

[CMJ]

Golden Globes
Film--
Best Film - Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress - Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best Film, Comedy/Musical - Walk the Line
Best Actor - Musical/Comedy - Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
Best Director -- Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Song -- "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" -- "Brokeback Mountain"
Best Score -- Memoirs of a Geisha, John Williams
Best Foreign Film -- Paradise Now
Best Screenplay - Brokeback Mountain
Best Actress Musical/Comedy - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor - George Clooney, Syriana
Best Supporting Actress - Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardner

[Darth McBain]

Originally posted by Jedi Master Carr
Yeah Stewart can be very funny.

John Stewart will rock as host. I think he's a perfect choice.

[Jedieb]

And Brokeback Mountain leads the pack. Boy, Middle America is going to have a stroke when BM walks away with Best Picture and Hollywood is going to love giving it to them.

[sirdizzy]

Going to see it on Saturday and its funny because Utah has gotten press for not showing it at a number of venues, but its coming into town Friday and they are advertising it and letting the hype of the gay cowbow thing sell tickets like crazy. So greed wins out over morals I guess hahahahaha

[CMJ]

Brockeback Mountain is truly a terrific picture, but it is amazing that a gay themed movie is going to win BP. If you had asked me 2 months ago if this would happen I woulda told you hell no.

[sirdizzy]

a movie with many gay overtures has already won best picture and that was in a much more conservative era has no one seen Midnight Cowboy. Great films you should rent it.

[CMJ]

I don't know, in the 70's alot of films were nominated or won BP that I think would have a hard time doing so today. Midnight Cowboy was sort of a gay themed picture I suppose, but he was a gigilo more than anything.

Trivia: It was the only X-Rated BP winner. Though later that rating was reduced to a 'R'.

[Jedieb]

MC came out in the early 70's and the country wasn't that conservative, especially when you consider we were coming off the heels of the 60's. Plus, there were a lot of edgy, adult oriented films from that period (Last Tango In Paris) that garnered critical and at least moderate box office success. The summer box office fest for teens and kids was still a couple of years away (Jaws, SW, etc) and the PC police hadn't gotten their badges yet.

As for BM winning best pic, don't discount the "Stick it to the Christian fundamentalist far right" vote. Many of the same people who were disgusted by talk of a constitutional amendment defining marriage are bound to get a kick out of voting for a gay cowboy movie.

[sirdizzy]

Also keep this in mind 44 of the 62 Golden Globe Best Pictures have gone on to win the Oscar, so Brokenback Mountain and walk the Line have to be the odds on favorites. Of the two categories its the drama category best picture that has won the most oscars with 34 of the 62.


I did a breakdown page several years back

http://www.sirdizzy.org/news/oscarsvsglobes.html

[CMJ]

That's a 71% success rate. That looks good for BBM especially considering Mangold didn't get nominated by the DGA. There's only been 2 instances I believe that a film won BP without it's Director getting nominated so that torpedos WTL more than likely(unless he gets nommed by the Academy).

[Dutchy]

Philip Seymour Hoffman rules!

[ReaperFett]

Originally posted by Droo
I have to say this: Who?

I hope he'll be entertaining. :\

He presents The Daily Show, an extremely funny US political program on Comedy Central. It's on weeknights (I think) on More4 at 8.30PM

[Jedi Master Carr]

So what other movies will get nominated tomorrow? I am betting there will be one surprise in Crash. It has been getting a big push from their studio and won the the top prize at SAG, so I think it will get a best picture nod.

[CMJ]

Crash won't be a surprise.

With about 10 hours till noms my predited final five are

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Goodnight & Goodluck
Walk the Line

[Jedi Master Carr]

Well I guess it was because I didn't think it would get nominated a few weeks ago heh. I guess it would only be a surprise if it won. I guess Munich's stock has dropped.

[CMJ]

I'd put Munich in 6th place(and i do think Speilberg will be nommed for Director). It might sneak in, or Constant Ganrdner could. I think really that's it though...7 films still in the running. Nothing else seems to have any heat right now.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
Crash won't be a surprise.

With about 10 hours till noms my predited final five are

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Goodnight & Goodluck
Walk the Line
You were right about Capote and wow I thought Walk the Line would get a best picture nod. Right now I think the race is between Brokeback Mountain and Crash I don't think the other three stand much of a chance.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I can't believe Star Wars didn't get nominated for VGA, they got robbed there, IMO. Narnia doesn't deserve to be nominated both Star Wars and Goblet of Fire had better effects.

[CMJ]

BRitish Academy Awards 2006


The full list of winners for the Orange Bafta Film Awards 2006, held the Odeon Leicester Square, central London.

Best film
Brokeback Mountain

Best British film
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit

Best actor in a leading role
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Best actress in a leading role
Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line

Best actor in a supporting role
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Best actress in a supporting role
Thandie Newton - Crash

Original screenplay
Crash - Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco

Adapted screenplay
Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry/Diana Ossana

The David Lean Award for achievement in direction
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain

The Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their first feature film
Joe Wright (Director) - Pride & Prejudice

Best film not in the English language
De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrete

The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music
Memoirs of a Geisha - John Williams

Cinematography
Memoirs of a Geisha

Editing
The Constant Gardener

Production design
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Costume design
Memoirs of a Geisha

Sound
Walk the Line

Achievement in special visual effects
King Kong

Make Up and Hair
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Short animation film
Fallen Art

Short Film
Antonio's Breakfast

Academy Fellowship
David Puttnam

The Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Robert (Chuck) Finch and Bill Merrell

*****

So BBM has now won the BAFTA, the Golden Globe, the Producer's Guild, the Director's Guild, and the Adapted Screenplay award at the Writer's Guild.

I'd say it's beyond a lock now.

[Jaime Tomahawk]

Best British film
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit


Maybe there was a lot of work to make this movie possible, but if its the best British film of the year...... it's got a bad script and not terribly funny.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Well wallace and Gromit is very popular in England. I am actually surprised The Constant Gardner didn't win.

[CMJ]

I really thought The Constant Gardner would win as well. It had 10 nominations and only recieved one award though.

[CMJ]

International Online Cinema Awards

PICTURE – Brokeback Mountain
DIRECTOR – Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
ACTOR – Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
ACTRESS – Naomi Watts, King Kong
SUPPORTING ACTOR – Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
ENSEMBLE – Crash
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Crash
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Brokeback Mountain
NON-FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – 2046
ANIMATED FILM – Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of Were-Rabbit
CINEMATOGRAPHY – 2046
EDITING – The Constant Gardener
ART DIRECTION – King Kong
COSTUME DESIGN – The Memoirs of a Geisha
ORIGINAL SCORE – Brokeback Mountain
ORIGINAL SONG – “A Love That Will Never Grow Old”, Brokeback Mountain
SOUND MIXING – King Kong
SOUND EDITING – War of the Worlds
VISUAL EFFECTS – King Kong
MAKEUP – Sin City
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I only posted these because I'm a voting member. Of course almost none of my picks won, but oh well - I'm a member of a voting body. :D

It's my second year of being among the voting membership. I believe it's the 4th year of the awards overall.