Spirit Award noms
Spirit Award noms
#1Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 1:32pm
Pretty good choices, but one glaring curiosity is "Signal" being up for the Cassavetes Award.
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#2re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 1:35pmand no best pic, director or screenplay for "Milk"?
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#2re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 1:36pm
Oh yea, that is odd.
I bet Melissa Leo wins.
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#3re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 2:14pmLeo and Jenkins are shoo ins.
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#4re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 2:19pm
but one glaring curiosity is "Signal" being up for the Cassavetes Award.
Why? Was it not under 500k? or was it not good? I remember seeing previews for it and being interested in seeing, but being terribly broke at the time.
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#5re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 2:24pm
WHOO! A clean sweep for me! I've not seen ONE of the films nominated in ANY category! Too bad I'll ruin it by seeing Milk next weekend.
Updated On: 12/2/08 at 02:24 PM
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#6re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 2:28pm
"And that brings up the other big question... Milk is nominated for 4 awards, so it must have qualified... but no Picture or Director. Huh? Is the film being penalized by a committee for being at the center of a FIND controversy or alternatively, is it being left out because Focus doesn't want to be a film that wins Saturday and loses on Sunday?"
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#7re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 5:44pm
Yeah, definitely surprised that MILK wasn't nominated. Either way, really neat pics though I'm not sure I agree with Debra Winger for RACHEL GETTING MARRIED. Not that she wasn't good but I don't think she was in the top five, especially when Marissa Tomei is getting mild buzz for THE WRESTLER. Oh well.
Love that Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, and Javier Bardem are nominated.
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#8re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 5:50pm
and no best pic, director or screenplay for "Milk"?
Dustin Lance Black is nominated for Best First Screenplay for Milk.
#9re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 5:55pm
Signal was one of those American remakes of foreign horror films.
It was just an odd film. Sudden shifts of tone, the structure was all over the place.
I don't think it's a very good movie, but obviously a lot of others do.
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#10re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 6:00pmThese are the hemp Oscars, right? I forget about these every year.
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#11re: Spirit Award noms
Posted: 12/2/08 at 6:10pm
I wonder if people might consider typing out the word "nominations" in full in future? The way the universal language of the internet has evolved means I can't look at this subject without imagining someone chowing down on some awards.
"Tasty Spirit Awards! Omnomnomnomnom!"
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