Oscar Nominations

[CMJ]

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTSPRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
STREET FIGHT

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
THE MUSHROOM CLUB
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
DON'T TELL
JOYEUX NOèL
PARADISE NOW
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BADGERED
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
9
ONE MAN BAND

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
CASHBACK
THE LAST FARM
OUR TIME IS UP
SIX SHOOTER

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WALK THE LINE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MATCH POINT
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

[Jedi Master Carr]

You were dead on about Capote I didn't think that would get nominated. Also I thought Walk the Line would have gotten nominated for best picture. Man no love for Star Wars for VGA it got robbed. Narnia didn't deserve that nomination both ROTS and Goblet of Fire had better effects, IMO. Both films got nominations in Make up and Art Direction (Stuart Craig deserved to be nominated for the work he has done).

[Rutabaga]

No visual effects nod for ROTS? That ain't right. And yet again Trisha Biggar was robbed for a costume design nod as well. She did tremendous work throughout the prequel trilogy and deserves some recognition for that.

[CMJ]

Stunned that ROTS didn't get more noms. It did well in the guild awards, which usually translates well with the Academy, since AMPAS is like the super guild.

Oh well.

[jjwr]

I knew ROTS wouldn't get much but the fact that its not even nominated for Visual is just wrong. While not the greatest movies ever to see print you would think the Academy would have thrown a few bones Star Wars way for what it has accomplished over the past 28 years.

I will admit I haven't seen it but Walk the Line for costume? That seems like one of the movies they try and fit in as many categories as possible.

[CMJ]

Munich had looked weak based on the run up to the noms. Basically all it really had was the Director's Guild nom to hang its hat on. The DGA really is the gold standard for predicting stuff it seems. They went 5/5 on predicting Picture. This is the 4th straight year that's happened.

They usually miss a director here and there(Pic and Director hasn't matched 5/5 up since 1981) but they almost always crown the winner. It's truly remarkable either a)how much influence they have or b)How similar their taste is with the AMPAS.

[Dutchy]

I hope Philip Seymour Hoffman wins. He's my favorite actor of the decade. :)

[CMJ]

Hoffman was brilliant in Capote. And I'm not a huge fan of his by and large(he's a good actor but sorta overrated IMHO). Seriously he gave the performance of the year.

And this was a real strong year for lead actor so that's saying alot.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I have no idea why Star Wars didn't get nominated in Sound, Sound editing or VGA. Why did Narnia get nominated in those three? The sound in that movie sure was nothing that great and the VGA weren't as good as the Potter or LOTR movies so I really don't get why it got so many nods.

[CMJ]

Lost a rather lengthy analysis post because I took too long typing it. I'm too lazy to do it again. Trust me, it was informative. :grumble

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
Lost a rather lengthy analysis post because I took too long typing it. I'm too lazy to do it again. Trust me, it was informative. :grumble
That sucks, I have done that before.

[CMJ]

Basically BBM is a mortal lock in Picture and Director. This won't be a drama filled year in most of the main categories.

[jjwr]

Whenever I type a really long post I do it in MS Word or something along those lines and then copy it in. I hate when I hit that submit button and lose what I wrote.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
Basically BBM is a mortal lock in Picture and Director. This won't be a drama filled year in most of the main categories. Well I think there is some in Best actress for sure I think the fight will be close between Witherspoon and Huffman. Reese winning at the sags gives her some momentum.

[CMJ]

I think Witherspoon is all but locked for the win to be honest.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Well maybe you are right, it is just that some people seem to have thought it belonged to Huffman. I think Witherspoon will win myself though.

[CMJ]

http://www.oscarwatch.com/images/nominees06.jpg

The group photo from the nominee luncheon. Most everyone is there. I love these things. :)

[sirdizzy]

I am doing pretty good on my seen list of all the nominees I have seen


PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT


ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR


ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM


BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WALK THE LINE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

[sirdizzy]

I refuse to see Pride & Prejudice as no jane austin movie should EVER be made again. And of course all the shorts and foreign films I rarely get to see.

[CMJ]

I'm now doing pretty well. The ones with the stars are the ones I have yet to see. I've seen quite a few of the nominees since my original posting. I may be able to blitz some more in there. Basically the foreign films, and documentaries are what's killing me.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
*William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS PRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
*DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
*ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
*STREET FIGHT

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
*THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB
*GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
*THE MUSHROOM CLUB
*A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
*DON'T TELL
*JOYEUX NOèL
*PARADISE NOW
*SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
*TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
*THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BADGERED
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
9
ONE MAN BAND

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
CASHBACK
THE LAST FARM
OUR TIME IS UP
SIX SHOOTER

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
*THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WALK THE LINE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
*THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
*A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MATCH POINT
*THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

[CMJ]

Prediction time!! The Stars indicates the pick.

;)

Oh and these are my predictions, not necessarily what I WANT to happen.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
**Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
**Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
**Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
**Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
**WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
**MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
**BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
**MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
**BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
**MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
STREET FIGHT

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB
**GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
THE MUSHROOM CLUB
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
**CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
DON'T TELL
JOYEUX NOèL
PARADISE NOW
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
**TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
**THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
**MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
**"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
**BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BADGERED
**THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
9
ONE MAN BAND

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
CASHBACK
THE LAST FARM
OUR TIME IS UP
**SIX SHOOTER

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
**KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
**WALK THE LINE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
**KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
**BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
**CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MATCH POINT
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

[CMJ]

I did pretty well.

But wow....Crash is the biggest upset in like forever.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I am shocked, I didn't think Crash could win, Best Picture. When was the last time there was a shock like this anyways?

[Jedi Master Carr]

How about Shakespear in love? I remember I was shocked it won, I though Saving Private Ryan was going to win easily.

[CMJ]

This is way bigger than the Shakeaspeare in Love upset. I don't know...maybe Chariots of Fire in '81. Maybe never.

This was monumental.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I wonder how close the vote was. I bet it was razor thin.

[CMJ]

It must've been. I'm in shock. I really am.

I don't know how i can put into perspective how big of a stunner this was. SIL was considered a huge shock. But Shakeaspeare had won the Globe for Musical Comedy and had the most nominations even though SPR won just about everything else.

Crash wasn't even NOMINATED at the Globes. And BBM won the Globe Drama, plus Director. Not to mention the DGA, PGA, WGA. AND it had the most nominations. AND it won like every critic award on the planet.

This was historic. Truly.

No race can ever be considered a lock again. Ever.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
It must've been. I'm in shock. I really am.

I don't know how i can put into perspective how big of a stunner this was. SIL was considered a huge shock. But Shakeaspeare had won the Globe for Musical Comedy and had the most nominations even though SPR won just about everything else.

Crash wasn't even NOMINATED at the Globes. And BBM won the Globe Drama, plus Director. Not to mention the DGA, PGA, WGA. AND it had the most nominations. AND it won like every critic award on the planet.

This was historic. Truly.

No race can ever be considered a lock again. Ever.
Yeah I see why it was bigger than SIL because of those. I forgot about the Globes. What was the deal with Chariots of Fire? And I agree with you no race is a lock ever again after this. I was stunned when it was announced. I thought Brokeback was going to win.

[CMJ]

Ummm, I believe Reds was considered the frontrunner because Beatty won the DGA and the Directing Globe. On Golden Pond won Picture at the Globe IIRC.

Those two were considered the frontrunners.

Chariots of Fire was 3rd choice at best. Some folks even thought Raiders of the Lost Ark had a better shot.

I think COF had the 3rd or 4th most nominations.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
Ummm, I believe Reds was considered the frontrunner because Beatty won the DGA and the Directing Globe. On Golden Pond won Picture at the Globe IIRC.

Those two were considered the frontrunners.

Chariots of Fire was 3rd choice at best. Some folks even thought Raiders of the Lost Ark had a better shot.

I think COF had the 3rd or 4th most nominations.

Ok I see that makes sense. This defintely rivals that then, no question there. What is strange is that Crash is the only one of the five I have seen. I haven't been able to get to go to the movies in the last 2 and half months so I figured I just wait on the DVDs for them. I though Crash is a great movie, although I thought it had a very small chance of winning and just didn't think it would win after Brokeback Mountain won everything else.

[CMJ]

It was also my least favorite of the nominees. ;)

But if ANYTHING had beated BBM it would've been the biggest upset in forever.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
It was also my least favorite of the nominees. ;)

But if ANYTHING had beated BBM it would've been the biggest upset in forever.

Heh, well I haven't seen the other four so I can't really comment about any of them.

[Ryan Pode]

I'd seen 3 of them, not BBM. But I really thought Crash was great. I saw an illegal VCD of it and thought it was old and was like "wow, how did I not ever see this great movie" thats how great it was.

[CMJ]

Crash was a good film IMHO. It was a noble effort to tackle a sensitive subject. But it was also insanely overwrought and melodramatic.

[sirdizzy]

I honestly didn't think it was that big of an upset because for weeks now once the hype of Brokeback died down Crash has been getting all the momentum. Its a far superior film, and it was my 3rd favorite film of last year while Brokeback would be well into the lower end of the 60's or 70's.


The biggest thing it did was it broke all the rules on how the stupid studios think you should get the award. It was released in May and it was on DVD in september. I actually think this helped it win, this is the only movie available to see on video and with the academy nixing screeners I bet it was a movie almost every voter had seen.

I was handicapping it as 60/40 for Brokeback vs Crash, I was thinking even with its momentum it would fall short but was happy to see it win.


and i have seen all 5 and would have rated them this way

1. Crash
2. Munich
3. Capote
4. Good Night and Good Luck
5. Brokeback Mountain

[Byl Laprovik]

Fairly disappointed that Crash won. It never really did anything for me.

[CMJ]

Historically it's a huge shock dizzy.....

Anyways here'd be my rankings.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Munich
3. Capote
4. Good Night & Good Luck
5. Crash

And Crash is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down there. Worst BP winner in at least 15 years.

[sirdizzy]

if Brokeback had won I would have called it the worst BP to win since Titanic crapped on the academy in 1997.

I really liked crash and was happy to see it win, I am surpised you liked Brokeback the movie annoyed me because it seemed to use the homosexuality controversy to mask the fact that the plot and story were quite weak. I wanted some kind of resolution, something to happen, anything rather than this long tortured afair where neither ever learns anything nor tries to change anything.

I understand this is only the 4th time in 63 years to for the Oscar to go to a film that was sans a golden globe nomination but still I just wasn't that shocked by it, like I said Crash had been getting tons of momentum.

the other 3 to win BP without a globe nomiantion were
1982 Gandhi
1981 Chariots of Fire
1973 The Sting

[Wyl Staedtler]

If there'd been an award for "film which most flagrently beats you over the head with its message", I would have been glad to see Crash take it home. However, I felt very sad for Brokeback Mountain and Good Night and Good Luck, both of which were, IMO, far more engaging, subtle, complex, and thought provoking.

[Yog]

This year, I have not done an oscar marathon like I did last year. Its fairly expensive going to the movies over here. We dont even have matinees and a ticket goes for like $14. Im going to watch it all on DVD when I have some time.

Cant comment on how I would rank the movies yet, but its interesting how an outsider wins BP. On one hand, it shows that the academy can go outside the norm and pick movies that are not the favorites. On the other hand, Crash takes place in LA, and the theme within must have hit the voters right home.

Brokeback's screenwriter summed it up in a less flattering way: "Americans don't want cowboys to be gay". While there may be some truth to that, I dont think this is the reason Crash won.

[Yog]

Since its not been posted yet, here are the winners:

Best Picture: "Crash."

Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote."

Actress: Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line."

Supporting Actor: George Clooney, "Syriana."

Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener."

Director: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain."

Foreign Film: "Tsotsi," South Africa.

Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain."

Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash."

Animated Feature Film: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit."

Art Direction: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Cinematography: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Sound Mixing: "King Kong."

Sound Editing: "King Kong."

Original Score: "Brokeback Mountain," Gustavo Santaolalla.

Original Song: "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard.

Costume: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Documentary Feature: "March of the Penguins."

Documentary (short subject): "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."

Film Editing: "Crash."

Makeup: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

Animated Short Film: "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation."

Live Action Short Film: "Six Shooter."

Visual Effects: "King Kong."

Oscar winners previously announced this year:

Honorary Academy Award (Oscar statuette): Robert Altman.

The Gordon E. Sawyer award for technical achievement (Oscar statuette): Gary Demos.

[Jaime Tomahawk]

I would dearly love to know who the hell voted W&G. Okay so it's claymation, but its a failure of a film outside of it's technical prowess.

Go on, dare to say I'm wrong, tell me why this unfunny and boring farce deserves the Oscar over Corpse Bride. I saw them back to back a month or so ago - I really cant believe I could be so bored by W&G, it was simply..... blech. On the other hand, Corpse Bride was a joy.

Damn you Acadamy.

[CMJ]

Precedents that Crash broke. I'm sure I'm leaving some off, so I'll probably edit this thread.

The Golden Globe winner lost Best Picture(not a huge one because it only wins about 70% of the time, but still rare two years in a row is wierd)
A film that wasn't even nominated by the Globe won Best Picture(as dizzy pointed out this IS quite rare)
The Producer's Guild Winner lost Best Picture(it happens about a third of the time, so not extremely rare)
A film that wins both the PGA & DGA loses Best Picture(the second time ever)
A film that isn't in the top 25 of the year at the boxoffice wins best picture(I don't even REMEMBER the last time this happened)
A film winning Best Picture wins fewer than 4 awards(first time since 1976)

No film that has won the DGA, the PGA, and the WGA has ever lost the Oscar for best picture, until Sunday night. In 57 years, no film that has won the DGA, won one of the Golden Globe best pic awards and received the most Oscar nominations has ever lost the BP Oscar until Sunday night. And in 57 years, until Sunday night, no movie has ever won the Oscar for best pic that has failed to meet at least one of the following criteria: won the DGA; or won one of the Golden Globe best pic awards; or received the most Oscar noms.

[CMJ]

Originally posted by Master Yoghurt
Brokeback's screenwriter summed it up in a less flattering way: "Americans don't want cowboys to be gay". While there may be some truth to that, I dont think this is the reason Crash won.

John Stewart called BBM the elephant in the room last night. An interesting choice of words. That usually means a problem to big to ignore. I do think BBM was seen as a "problem" by some AMPAS members. Call it the pink elephant in the room.

It wasn't the main thing that caused the defeat more than likely. But it contributed.

Truth be told I think the Olympics were a main cause. Most of the precursors were given out before the Olympics because they didn't want to compete or whatever. The PGA, DGA, SAG, etc were given out before the Oscar NOMINATIONS. Usually they are handed out 2 weeks or so.

So basically BBM blew its wad by Oscar nomination morning. The Olympics started about a week later. So there was around a month of dead time where BBM could do NOTHING but rest on its laurels. No more awards groups to conquer. It had to sit and hold on, as there was no momentum.

Enter the press having a month to try and make the race interesting. They do it every year you know. There were alot of pundits saying they heard Mystic River rumblings acouple years ago(yeah right...ROTK 11 time Oscar winner). But without anything to shut those stories up, the buzz continued to feed itself.

[sirdizzy]

I have had a lot of discussion on Brokeback Mountain and why I found it a little dull. The first thing you get is the darned gay cowboy theme, most people will trash and trash this movie especially where I live in religious country then won't even give the movie a chance. this movie has more mocked than any movie I could ever think of. Everyone use the phrase now like "that's so Brokeback" to refer to anything gay.

I never had a problem with the homesexuality of the movie, it never bothered me like it seems to everyone else. I have had really good friends male and female that were gay. Once you get past the homosexuality of the movie and are able to accept Jake and Heath as a couple nothing much happens for the next 90 minutes. I wanted some kind of resolution to the story, both summed up their characters pretty early on Heath with the "I ain't no fag" line and Jake with the aggressive love scene.

Neither changed the entire movie, it was like a huge merry-go round that we just kept coming back to the same problems over and over and neither Enos or Jack ever got off the merry-go round or questioned why they were on it. Even in the end Heath was the same. I just found the movie mediocre.


The most annoying moment of the night had to be Ben Stiller, he is not funny and his whole presentation was the lamest thing I have ever seen passed off as comedy. He needs to be run out of hollywood.

[CMJ]

See, I found BBM to be a beautiful unrequited love story. The time and circumstances wouldn't let them be together ala Romeo & Juliet or something.

Anyways Dizzy...I'm not saying you were homophobic. :p But I know and have heard of many people refusing to see the film because of its gay themes. I'm sure if I can find that in real life, there's some of it in the Academy. For a vote that must've been quite close - it may have been the tipping point.

[sirdizzy]

Its ok its the response i always get when I say I didn't really care for the movie like I should like it because it homosexual and disliking it means I am homophobic. Its the reason I have gotten really good at discussing what I did like about the film and what I didn't, the movie almost makes you have to defend every pro and con you had for the movie. There were elements I absolutly loved like the score which was gorgeous and haunting (I was estactic to see them win an oscar for it) and I felt the pain from Jake in the end but Heath bugged the hell out of me the whole movie. He mumbled through the whole movie like he had a bag of rocks in his mouth. Jake completly swept me away his performance and Heath annoyed me to heck with his.

[CMJ]

See, to me Ledger was the iconic "strong and silent" type that westerns are made of. So the fact that he didn't say much except in mumbles really worked for me. You could see the pain and anguish in his eyes.

Where as Gyllenhaal was the more outgoing self aware one, Ledger was in denial. He was a gay homophobe, whch made the story all the more tragic.

[Jedieb]

It wasn't a total disaster for BBM with Lee walking away with the Director's award. Although it did seem the best pic award was a done deal once Lee got his trophy.

[CMJ]

D@mn it...I have to retype the whole thing!

Anyways, Eb brought up an interesting point. Let's examine Picture/Director splits shall we?

I'll go from 1970 on because that's when I'm really familiar.

1972 The Godfather; Director: Bob Fosse for Cabaret
1981 Chariots of Fire; Director: Warren Beatty for Reds
1989 Driving Miss Daisy; Director: Oliver Stone for Born On the Fourth of July
1998 Shakespeare In Love; Director: Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan

So, as you see about every 8 or 9 years there'd be a split. Almost like clock work. Now enter post SIL.

2000 Gladiator ; Director: Steven Soderbergh for Traffic
2002 Chicago ; Director: Roman Polanski for The Pianist
2005 Crash ; Director Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain

In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi....

"What the hell's going on out there?!?!?!?!"

[Jedi Master Carr]

Well one of those is a special case Polanski won because of sentiment and the Chicago director wasn't that well known. The Gladiator one is interesting though, although I think Lee was the favorite for that award before Soderbergh won it. So I really don't know what this means, maybe a new trend. Also what was the last film to have a lower box office than Crash? I know English Patient was the last one at 57 million. Maybe it was the Last Emperor? As for top 25, I doubt Chariots of Fire was in the top 25 in 81 but there could have been one since.

The Last Emperor made 43 million something back in 87 and it just barely cracked the top 25.
I was wrong about Chariots of Fire that finished in the top 10 (shows how the box office has changed). I can't use Mojo to trace the box office top 25 after 80, not sure where to find that out then.

[CMJ]

So I was right. There probably hasn't been a film that won with a BO lower than Crash(adjusted) in over 30 years.

It keeps becoming more and more monumental of a shocker, does it not?

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah it does. I thought Chariots of Fire might have been lower but I was wrong. I am sure you could find one back in the 60's or something but that take a lot of research.

[CMJ]

Yeah I think even COF had more going for it(even though it wasn't considered one of the top 2 choices). Maybe the American in Paris upset in 1951 was bigger.

I don't know...maybe when Grand Hotel won 1 award...which was Best Picture. That would have to be the biggest shock ever I'd imagine.

[Jedi Master Carr]

When did Grand Hotel win?

[CMJ]

I think in 1932. Actually Grand Hotel's only NOMINATION was Best Picture and it won. I mean WTF?!?! :lol

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
I think in 1932. Actually Grand Hotel's only NOMINATION was Best Picture and it won. I mean WTF?!?! :lol

Yeah that would be a hell of a shock.

[CMJ]

Granted back then I think it was just Picture, Directing, Acting, Screenplay, and Cinematography. So basically the 8 majors(maybe less, since I'm not sure they split Original and Adapted Screenplays yet) plus Cinematography. I don't think Editing was added for another year or two.

BUT STILL?!?!

:lol

[Yog]

Grand Hotel must have been a shocker. But then again, the competition was so so. The only nominees in 1932 I even heard about was "The Champ" and "Shanghai Express".

If youre looking for something maybe not shocking but surprising the last 30 years, I'd say it was Silence of the Lambs. Even though it got nominated in many categories, I remember how stunned I was that a movie so remote from the Oscar norm could win. I like to think it paved the way for other movies to win in later years, that did not fit the typical "serious drama" archetype.

[CMJ]

Well, SOTL had won the DGA. I don't think the win itself was shocking. Maybe when it became the frontrunner was though(especially since it was a February release). :)

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah that was the surprising thing about SOTL that it was released in February and was able to become the frontrunner.