Your personal GG winners

Here we are again - and here this thread is again.

If it were up to you to choose a winner from the list of GG nominees (NO WRITE INS OR TIES), who would your winners be?

Mine would be:

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA:
Brokeback Mountain

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL/COMEDY:
Walk the Line

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA:
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA:
Ziyi Zhang for Memoirs of a Geisha

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL/COMEDY:
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL/COMEDY:
Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA:
Matt Dillon for Crash

BEST SUPPORTNG ACTRESS, DRAMA:
Scarlett Johansson for Match Point

BEST DIRECTOR:
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain

BEST SCREENPLAY:
Crash - Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Brokeback Mountain ("A Love That Will Never Grow Old")

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Brokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Paradise Now (Palestine)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA:
"Grey's Anatomy"

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY:
"Desperate Housewives"

BEST MINI-SERIES/MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TV:
"Empire Falls"

BEST ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES/MOTION PICTURE FOR TV:
Ed Harris for Empire Falls

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES/MOTION PICTURE FOR TV:
S. Epatha Merkerson for Lackawanna Blues

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY:
Steve Carell for "The Office"

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY:
Marcia Cross for "Desperate Housewives"

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA:
Patrick Dempsey for "Grey's Anatomy"

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA:
Geena Davis for "Commander in Chief"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jeremy Piven for "Entourage"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Sandra Oh for "Grey's Anatomy"

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I haven't had the opportunity to see Brokeback Mountain, but right now I'd be inclined to give Memoirs both of the awards for which its nominated, and award Wunderkind from Chronicles of Narnia (I hope that's eligible for an Oscar nod).

Best Actress, Drama - Gwyneth Paltrow

Best Score - Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Actress, TV Comedy - Mary Louise Parker

To be fair, I haven't seen enough of the films to fully comment.

I also do not get the Desperate Housewives craze. I've seen half of Season 1 on DVD, and I was kind of bored.

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Am I the only one who was hideously disappointed by John Williams' score for MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA? It was such a rip-off of CROUCHING TIGER.

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MB -- John Williams loves to "borrow" themes and orchestrations... but usually it's from old dead composers... not live (potentially suing) ones.

I cringe every time I put on Star Wars and then listen to Gutav Holtz's "The Planets." Or Stravinsky's "Right of Spring"...and then listen to Jaws.

Bend a note here, change a cello line there... and voila! It's new.

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Best Picture, Drama
Brokeback Mountain

Director
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Actor, Drama
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Best Picture, Musical/Comedy
Pride Prejudice

Actor, Musical/Comedy
Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale

Actress, Musical/Comedy
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice

Actress, Drama
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica

Supporting Actor
Matt Dillon, Crash

Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz, Contant Gardener

Original Score
Brokeback Mountain

Screenplay
Match Point

Song
Brokeback Mountain

Foreign Language
Paradise Now

Updated On: 12/13/05 at 03:17 PM

AWWW, I CAN'T!!!

Well, now I'm definitely not deleting her!

Go for it...

Argh, I can't freaking stand Kiera Knightly. She has to be one of the top 10 most annoying celebs out there. She's about as smart as a box of hair, too.

MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA-Brokeback Mountain
ACTRESS, DRAMA-Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof
ACTOR, DRAMA-Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY-Pride and Prejudice
ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY-Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice
ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY-Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM-Paradise Now
SUPPORTING ACTRESS-Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
SUPPORTING ACTOR-Bob Hoskins, Mrs. Henderson Presents
DIRECTOR-Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
SCREENPLAY-Woody Allen, Match Point
SCORE-Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain
ORIGINAL SONG-"A Love That Will Never Grow Old", Brokeback Mountain
TV SERIES, DRAMA-Grey's Anatomy
ACTRESS, TV SERIES, DRAMA-Geena Davis, Commander in Chief
ACTOR, TV SERIES, DRAMA-Hugh Laurie, House
TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY-Weeds
ACTRESS, TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY-Mary Louise Parker, Weeds
ACTOR, TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY-Steve Carell, The Office
MINI-SERIES/MADE FOR TV MOVIE-Lackawanna Blues
ACTRESS, MINI/MFTV MOVIE-S. Epatha Merkerson, Lackawanna Blues
ACTOR, MINI/MFTV MOVIE-Kenneth Branagh, Warm Springs
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV-Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV-Donald Sutherland, Commander in Chief

Meffie has spoken.

Although I do not regularly watch the show, I will agree that GILMORE GIRLS is completely underrated, as is Lauren Graham.

I would love to see Matt Dillon win the Oscar for this one. I know Paul Giamatti WILL win the Oscar (because of his infamous snub last year,) but his performance in CINDERELLA MAN is good. Great, even - but he doesn't deserve the Oscar over anyone else, especially Dillon.

Could Giamatti's performance in CINDERELLA MAN be this year's most overrated performance?

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Giamatti will win the Oscar. Mainly because (a la Renee Zellweger) his two previous (stunning) performances were both shunned by the Academy. Zellweger gave two first rate performances in BRIDGID JONES' DIARY and CHICAGO, in the two prior years, respectively. Her performance in COLD MOUNTAIN, while very good, wasn't near the caliber of her two previous performances and with no real fierce Supporting Actresses battling her, she won. Clean and easy. The same exact thing will happen for Giamatti this year. His performances in AMERICAN SPLENDOR and SIDEWAYS, both shunned by the Oscars, were excellent and his performance in CINDERELLA MAN was consistent and enetertaining but nothing near his two previous performances. So, with not much competition in his category this year, he will win as a payment and gratitude for his two previous performances which were both phenomenal.

Anyway...

MOVIES

Best Motion Picture Drama
Brokeback Mountain


Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Walk the Line


Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote


Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica


Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line


Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line


Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man


Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener


Best Director
Peter Jackson, King Kong


Best Foreign Language Film
Paradise Now (Palestine)


Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, Syriana


Original Song
'A Love That Will Never Grow Old' from Brokeback Mountain


Best Screenplay
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash

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TV

Best Drama TV Series
Grey’s Anatomy


Best Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Laurie, House


Best Actress in a Drama Series
Geena Davis, Commander in Chief


Best Musical or Comedy TV Series
Desperate Housewives


Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series
Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl


Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
OR
Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives


Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Jeremy Piven, Entourage


Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy


Best Miniseries or TV Movie
Empire Falls


Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Ed Harris, Empire Falls


Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
S. Epatha Merkerson, Lackawanna Blues