didnt lindsay get a nomination for Critics Choice Award?
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
I just found nothing rewarding in THE AVIATOR. Long, bland, boring, and just pointless. IT was very messy. I felt the same thing about NEW YORK NEW YORK - a movie I thought I'd love, but I couldn't even finish it. It was just bad.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."-Charlie Manson
I think M$B will win, much as I would love to see Sideways take home the gold. (Believe me, if Sideways wins, I'll be dancing around my apartment!). Also, Clive Owen is going to upset, in my opinion, the way he did at the Globes. Thomas Haden Church is my personal preference in that category.
I think it's funny that "The Aviator" (#1) and "Million Dollar Baby" (#2) are neck and neck on my list. Many intense online arguments have been going on over the quality of these two (not on this website, but on IMDb).
EDIT: Wow, I almost forgot that "Sideways" is #3. Needless to say, I'll be happy with whatever movie wins on Sunday.
oh please, dont even get me started on how much The Aviator did not please me. I went in the theater with high expectations and came out SO disappointed i cant even tell you.
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
Me too, Sally. The only regeemable qualites of that movie were the Cinematography and DiCaprio.
Broadway: I don't consider M$B and THE AVIATOR to be neck in neck at all, when did this happen? As far as I'm concerned, it's between THE AVIATOR and SIDEWAYS.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."-Charlie Manson
see, i didnt even like DiCaprio. I cant say that the movie was one of my least favorites, but it was most deifnately not what i thought it would be. It didnt touch me in any way, i just..mlesh i dunno.
Yeah I was actually surprised about Sideways getting that nomination for Best Picture. NOw, I havent seen the movie but i was always under the impression that Best Picture movies would be movies like Poto, and Finding Neverland, big productions you know?
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
From the outsider perspective just watching the build-up, what I see unfolding is them wanting to honor both Scorcese and Eastwood - so whichever gets best picture, the other one will get director.
Mef - Liza and De Niro were extraordinary, but the movie is far too long, it's not exciting, nothing happens. It did not hold my attention AT ALL, I just thought it was terrible.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."-Charlie Manson
Not M$B or Aviatot related, but still.....Forgot to mention- I wholeheartedly agree about Jeff Bridges being totally snubbed...His performance in "Door in the Floor"was incredible. That man should have an Oscar!!
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I dunno, maybe I feel out of it, but I don't understand suddenly everyone believing that Sideways isn't gonna win. It won at least what I think is almost every best picture major award-critic's choice, Golden Globe, SAG, critics individual awards and well there was a whole list in one magazine there were about 8 best picture awards given out at the time and I think Sideways won 7 of 8 of them. I wish it would be given more of a chance, which is really weird because at first I didn't wnat to win. I guess I just want it to be an underdog. Oh well, still hoping unthinkable happens and Finding Neverland wins.
Ooh, and I agree w/ the Depp lovers when it comes to Pirates. It was just such an original character that he owned--I was sooo happy he won the SAG award last year. My friend and I just think he can never be better than he was in that film. What an original, memorable and entertaining performance!
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
I know what you mean, wickedrentq. It seems like most people underestimate the little movies. But, unfortunately, critics awards mean very little when it comes to the Oscars.
"Far From Heaven" won over 60 critics awards, more than any film in recent memory. Yet, it failed to receive a Best Picture nomination.
Thelma Adams (Us Weekly), Scott Bowles (USA Today), David Germain (Associated Press), Pete Hammond (film writer), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Tom O'Neil (In Touch Weekly), Gene Seymour (Newsday), Anne Thompson (Hollywood Reporter):
BEST PICTURE "Million Dollar Baby" - 4/5 "The Aviator" - Even "Sideways" - 12/1 "Ray" - 15/1 "Finding Neverland" - 50/1
BEST DIRECTOR Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby" - 4/5 Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator" - Even Alexander Payne, "Sideways" - 15/1 Taylor Hackford, "Ray" - 30/1 Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake" - 40/1
BEST ACTOR Jamie Foxx, "Ray" - Even Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby" - 7/5 Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda" - 6/1 Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator" - 8/1 Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland" - 40/1
BEST ACTRESS Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby" - 6/5 Annette Bening, "Being Julia" - 8/5 Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake" - 5/2 Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - 30/1 Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace" - 40/1
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby" - 7/5 Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways" - 8/5 Alan Alda, "The Aviator" - 5/1 Clive Owen, "Closer" - 6/1 Jamie Foxx, "Collateral" - 20/1
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator" - 8/5 Virginia Madsen, "Sideways" - 5/2 Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda" - 3/1 Natalie Portman, "Closer" - 7/2 Laura Linney, "Kinsey" - 30/1
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY "Sideways" - 8/5 "Million Dollar Baby" - 5/2 "Finding Neverland" - 3/1 "Before Sunset" - 5/1 "The Motorcycle Diaries" - 8/1
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - 5/2 "The Incredibles" - 3/1 "The Aviator" - 7/2 "Hotel Rwanda" - 4/1 "Vera Drake" - 4/1
Munk - that's from a site called Gold Derby that keeps track of entertainment press predictions for major awards. Those 8 representatives make their predictions, then they are tabulated into the given odds.
As a side note, the ONLY award they all agree on and feel is an absolute lock is Jamie foxx for best actor.
Well The Aviator won the PGA--that's also a big factor.
The truth is--it was a race between The Aviator and Sideways, with Aviator way ahead until momentum built for M$B. And, it is believed that M$B will defy awards statistics--except that it did win the DGA, which is an important statistic.
DGRant - I know it's the odds, but I do'nt know how to read it. What the hell does 4/5 mean? 4 said it would win, 5 said it didn't? And how do you get a unanimous vote for Jamie Foxx? It just says "Even." It also says that for THE AVIATOR and Martin Scorsese....explain.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."-Charlie Manson
Munk - that's just the way odds are written. It's similar to lottery odds when they say 'one out of fifty' chances to win, which would be written 50/1 (usually read as 50 to 1.)
Using that, the ones that are written as 4/5 means they have better than even chances (compared to other contestants) to win.
My knowledge of the Jamie foxx vote is actually something that was included in the narrative on the site, I just didn't include that portion in my cut & paste.
>> see, maybe its just me, but when i saw The Aviator, all I could think about was Titanic. This happened with all of DiCaprio's movies I've seen.
i think it's less about his acting and more about you- i don't think of titanic when i see leo or kate, because they're playing different characters, and they're brilliant actors, who can turn themselves into the role. i agree the film was messy and too long, but c'mon, the cinematography was bloody brilliant! whoever said earlier that phantom should win that award i am inclined to disagree with. phantom's was boring and overdone, just like the rest of the movie.
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