The Oscars are Sunday! — Page 2

Emma Thompson already has 2 Oscars, Wizard.

Ah yes, she won for REMAINS OF THE DAY (brilliant movie), along with Anthony Hopkins. **crosses Emma Thompson off list**

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Updated On: 2/24/05 at 12:18 PM

urgh. I'm sorry, but I must say it.
Jamie Foxx was amazing in RAY, he really way, but he's just nothing compared to Johnny Depp.
whew there I said it.

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Has Morgan Freeman ever won an Oscar? If not thats a crime...

I still would really love Clive Owen to win though.

And I just realized that Hilary Swank very well may have two Oscars soon. And Ian McKellen has none. Something is not right.

was Kate Winslet nominated? she did good!

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Okay, a briefer version of my predictions:

Best Picture: Sideways(Why not? It's won almost every major award for best picture..)
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx
Best Actress: Hilary Swank
Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman(though Church was great I thought)
Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett
Director: Martin Scorcese
Adapted screenplay: Sideways
Art direction: Phantom of the Opera
Cinematography: Phantom of the Opera

Wow, ironic, just saw a commercial for the Oscars.

I'm somewhere in the middle about where I feel about the Oscars this year. It's certainly an improvement of last year, talk about boring. The only reason I watched last year was the small chance Depp might overtake Penn and win best actor, man Depp was great in POTC. At least this year it's much more unknown and no big definites like LOTR. But the other problem this year is the only major film that I looove is Finding Neverland and I fear it will come up empty again. The only other one I actually saw was Sideways, and while I didn't love it as much as everyone, I guess I'm sort of rooting for either that or Million Dollar Baby. I hope Aviator doesn't win.

And having seen it the 7th time last night and paying careful attention to both, I firmly believe POTO should win both of those awards. Int erms of actuality, though I feel it deserves, I doubt it will cinematography but it should have a good chance in Art Direction. Oh well, first time since Titanic's year I care about the technical ones.

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I can't believe people are really saying MILLION DOLLAR BABY will win best picture, this is the first I've heard of it. I would say they don't have a chance, but I might be wrong.

And I'm sorry, but Morgan Freeman and Cate Blanchett are not all that great - I seriously do not understand THE AVIATOR buzz, it was so bland.

Anyway.

BEST PICTURE:
Will win - SIDEWAYS
Should win - SIDEWAYS

BEST ACTRESS:
Will win - Hillary Swank
Should win - Annette Benning

BEST ACTOR:
Will win - Jamie Foxx
Should win - Johnny Depp

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Will win - Morgan Freeman
Should win - Clive Owen

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Will win - Cate Blanchett
Should win - Laura Linney

BEST DIRECTOR:
Will win - Clint Eastwood, M$B
Should win - Mike Leigh, VERA DRAKE

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Will win - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Should win - same

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Will win - SIDWAYS
Should win - BEFORE SUNSET

If Clive Owen doesn't win, I'm going to be pissed.

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I'm very fond of Depp too, but really now.

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popcultureboy- ill change it then. As long as Leo Dicaprio doesnt win, jamie foxx has my offical permission to beat johnny. sorry but i did NOT like leonardo DiCaprio/

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I know it's obviously between Eastwood and the bland Scorsese for directior, but I never considered the best picture race to be between THE AVIATOR and M$B at all. SIDEWAYS will win, I believe.

What's really irritating me is that I can't see why people are so caught up in Scorsese. I just saw another one of his older movies and again - WAY too long, story line goes no where, dragged out, bland, pointless, and dry. The most entertaining thing he's ever directed is the American Express commercial with Robert DeNiro.

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broadway, you didnt like Swank? I thought she was absoultuly(sp?) amazing!

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i agree newwork. I heard all this great stuff about Ray and was honestly disappointed in the end.

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I strongly disliked RAY.


Broadway86: In EVERY Oscar or award thread you post a list of who else should have been nominated - we know. And some of your choices are very surprising - I'm still schocked at when you suggested that CLUELESS should have been nominated for Oscars, including Alicia Silverstone, and even a few for MEAN GIRLS. Both were enjoyable and funny, but excellent? The highest of their art form? Hell no. John Heder for NAPOLEON DYNAMITE? Come on. I thought Depp was fantastic in FINDING NEVERLAND - far better than Jamie Foxx, who I cannot stand. BIll Murray in THE LIFE AQUATIC? HE was the same in that movie as he is in every other movie he's done, and that movie was garbage. Jude Law for ALFIE? Come on, you're going a bit overboard.

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Many found it to be poorly construced, unnecessarily sappy, and contrived. I disagree. While it's my personal favorite movie of the year (next to CLOSER,) as far as achievment as an overall motion picture, I would say either SIDEWAYS or M$B gets my vote. I don't really care who wins best actress....I adored them all. Imelda Staunton broke my heart, and Benning was funny and bitchy. I saw M$B in early December, so I do'nt remember everything that well. As for Kate Winslet, she is one of my favorite actresses. If she doesn't win this year (which she probably won't,) her year will be coming soon. I don't care who wing what as long as Foxx doesn't win best actor - THAT would make me happy.

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