Academy Nominations being announced — Page 3

"You need the Academy to validate your own interests?"

No, I'm saying that I don't need them to validate my interests. The films that don't win the Oscars are the ones that end up getting screened in college level courses taught by the smart people of the world (read: not Academy members) anyway. :)

"Gangs Of New York? Seriously? That was the longest 3 hours of my life and I was not sorry to see it snubbed at awards time. Far From Heaven, on the other hand....."

I prefer Far From Heaven over Gangs of New York, but I really admire the latter anyway. I thought Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz and Liam Neeson gave great performances (DiCaprio less so but he still had his spellminding moments). I also found the subject matter deeply interesting and now own several books concerning it.

What was so bad about her?

I still enjoyed DiCaprio's performance but ultimately, his failure to maintain a consistent accent was his downfall.

I'm glad to see him nominated for The Aviator. Wish he were sharing the category with Paul Giamatti. Also wish that the spineless Academy hadn't given Jamie Foxx the predictable but terribly undeserved supporting actor nomination. In retrospect, I wouldn't have even listed him in my top five for one nomination.

And now Chris Rock is planning to raise hell on the stage if Foxx doesn't win Best Lead Actor? Mmkay. I appreciate the admission that the Oscars are more about pressure than merit.

I still enjoyed DiCaprio's performance but ultimately, his failure to maintain a consistent accent was his downfall.

As it was Diaz's. She couldn't maintain her accent worth a damn. And she can't act period, so at least DiCaprio had that on her.

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I'm a touch disappointed to see 'Finding Neverland' nominated. I found it slight and predictable, a triumph of sentiment over real emotion.

"Aviator's score was deemed ineligible as it didn't have enough new material in it."

Not enough new material? Really??? Huh.

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Updated On: 1/25/05 at 09:44 AM

Oh Seabiscuit, talk about a painful viewing experience. I feel the same way about Ray that I did about Seabiscuit.

You really think that Foxx is deserving of every award he gets? So the other actors deserve... nothing? Some voting body should go against the grain. We can't all hide behind sunglasses and imitate someone's effeminate voice almost mockingly.

I didn't get that from Foxx's performance at all. I thought he was dead on, using the necessary impressionistic traits to build the character. I don't think the movie was nearly as successful as the performance.

I don't think annual awards need to be fair, balanced or give everyone a piece of the pie. That doesn't mean you have to agree with the voters but I don't see how it needs to be balanced or spread out. In that case why not just do nominations and leave it at that?

"That wasn't all there was to Foxx's performance though and to say as much is actually insulting."

Well, I didn't exactly mean to compliment him. :) I just think he mastered the art of imitation some years ago, and it's silly that he's just now being recognized for that. I have no apologies about my revised opinion of Foxx's performance. He should be sharing some of those trophies with other actors! It must be insulting to them to be nominated and then have Chris Rock (among others) say that there will be genocide if Foxx doesn't win every time.

Updated On: 1/25/05 at 09:57 AM

Hey, why does it really matter what I think about each person's performance? I'm entitled to my own opinion and liking Diaz's performance over Foxx's tells you nothing about me. :) So don't start.

I'm upset about the omission of Sky Captain from Art Direction. It was far superior to Phantom and the film was visually stunning. And Alan Alda for The Aviator??? It was a small, nearly forgettable role. Clive Owen has it in the bag, but c'mon! I'm just sad that yet another safe yet forgettable film will probably win this year.

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"I thought 'Sky Captain' looked terrible. I don't ever want to see that much beige/olive green again in a movie for the rest of my life."

LOL! Okay I'll be back in a few and will certainly contribute to Munk's new thread about who should/will win.

Now popcultureboy, don't slam me anymore for thinking that Foxx's performance in Ray shouldn't win the Oscar. I think we agree too much on other points for you to start hating me over this one difference of opinion.

I agree - I thought SKY CAPTAIN was absolutely terrible in every respect.

And yes, Alan Alda, what the hell? Peter Sarsgaard for KINSEY and Freedy Highmore for NEVERLAND were both far more deserving for a nomination than Alda. However, I think that Alda deserves the nomination FAR MORE than Jamie Foxx. And I don't agree - Clive Owen doesn't have it in the bag at all.

I was shocked at Clint Eastwood's nomination for Best Actor...I wouldn't go as far to say undeserving, but I would have easily nominated Paul Giamatti, Liam Neeson, or Javier Bardem before I even considered Eastwood. His acting in that performance was one of the only lacking parts of that movie.

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Why was neither the Motorcycle Diaries or Bad Education nominated for Best Foreign Language film?

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