Oscars
 

Who do you want to win? I'm hoping for...

Best Picture
THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
RAY (Universal Pictures)
SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)

Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Taylor Hackford for RAY (Universal Pictures)
Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Mike Leigh for VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Either one of these would be fine with me)
Don Cheadle for HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
Johnny Depp for FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
Leonardo DiCaprio for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Jamie Foxx for RAY (Universal Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Alda for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Thomas Haden Church for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Jamie Foxx for COLLATERAL (Dreamworks SKG)
Morgan Freeman for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Clive Owen for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Either one...)
Annette Bening - BEING JULIA (Sony Pictures Classics)
Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE (Fine Line Features)
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)
Hilary Swank for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Kate Winslet for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Laura Linney - KINSEY (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Virginia Madsen for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
Natalie Portman for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay
THE AVIATOR (Miramax) by John Logan
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features) by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists) by Terry George, Keir Pearson
THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar) by Brad Bird
VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features) by Mike Leigh

Best Adapted Screenplay
BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures) by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) by David Magee
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.) by Paul Haggis
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features) by Jose Rivera
SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight) by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Foreign-Language Film
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - Sweden
THE CHORUS - France
DOWNFALL - Germany
THE SEA INSIDE - Spain (Only one I saw :laugh: )
YESTERDAY - South Africa

Best Animated Feature Film
THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
SHARK TALE (Dreamworks SKG)
SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)

Actually..I don't pay attention to any of those types of shows LOL But I hope who you want to win does :p

I'm actually hoping a mammoth rain-induced sinkhole develops under the Kodak Theater, so the world is spared 6-1/2 hours (or more) of complete crap. :laugh:

Best Picture

THE AVIATOR (Miramax) - breathtaking
FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
RAY (Universal Pictures)
SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)

Achievement in Directing

Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR (Miramax) - he is due!!!!!!!
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Taylor Hackford for RAY (Universal Pictures)
Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Mike Leigh for VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (all deserve it IMO)

Don Cheadle for HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
Johnny Depp for FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
Leonardo DiCaprio for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Jamie Foxx for RAY (Universal Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Alda for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Thomas Haden Church for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Jamie Foxx for COLLATERAL (Dreamworks SKG)
Morgan Freeman for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Clive Owen for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening - BEING JULIA (Sony Pictures Classics) - but all are good

Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE (Fine Line Features)
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)
Hilary Swank for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Kate Winslet for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett for THE AVIATOR (Miramax) - hsnds down no contest!
Laura Linney - KINSEY (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Virginia Madsen for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
Natalie Portman for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay

THE AVIATOR (Miramax) by John Logan
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features) by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth - very original
HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists) by Terry George, Keir Pearson
THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar) by Brad Bird
VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features) by Mike Leigh

Best Adapted Screenplay

BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures) by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) by David Magee
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.) by Paul Haggis
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features) by Jose Rivera
SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight) by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Foreign-Language Film

AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - Sweden
THE CHORUS - France
DOWNFALL - Germany
THE SEA INSIDE - Spain (Only one I saw )
YESTERDAY - South Africa

Best Animated Feature Film

THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
SHARK TALE (Dreamworks SKG)
SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)

That is my take :cool:

Good thing we're not watching it together. :lol: :xoxo:

well you liked Sideways and I thought it looked like a home movie and left during it. Conversly, I do not think you like big movies like The Aviator even though they are good. CB as KH was awe inspiring and jaw dropping. But, to each their own :cool:

You're right, I thought The Aviator was utter ****. :laugh: Especially as a film about Howard Hughes, it really sucked in that respect. I can't stand DiCaprio, anyway, I think he's awful. I did love Cate Blanchett because I always do, but I'm going with Madsen. :D I don't get what you mean by the home movie-ness of Sideways, though.

But to each his own, like you said. :)

you are so funny - I would never call an epic "utter ****" - but I know - black and white - no grey :laugh:

Epic means nothing to me, my friend. Titanic was epic, yet the script and story stunk to the high heavens and for every good performance, there was an awful one. The Postman was an epic and that was unwatchable. I didn't think The Aviator delivered and Scorcese certainly doesn't hold a candle next to Eastwood this year. It's sad that he's never won an Oscar, but he doesn't deserve to win this one just because he hasn't won before. The first half was quite good, but after the first hour, it went down the ****ter. And I just couldn't get over what a missed opportunity it was.

Just my opinions, though. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I still think Zach Braff was completely shafted. I haven't seen anything that was nominated this year but i'm rooting for Sideways because it's the only movie I had an interest in seeing other than Closer :shrug:

Darling, just because something is popular, doesn't mean it can't be good. :xoxo:

(BTW, Glitter is on Vh1 if anyone's interested.) :laugh:

He won an award last night at the Independent Spirit Awards. :thumbsup: And Sideways won in every category it was nominated in.

I agree. But just because it's popular doesn't mean it's good. I thought The Aviator sucked. :xoxo:

I saw Glitter in the theater with a few friends for ****s and giggles. Good time. :laugh:

My hopes are in bold.

Best Picture
THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
RAY (Universal Pictures)
SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)

Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Taylor Hackford for RAY (Universal Pictures)
Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Mike Leigh for VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Either one of these would be fine with me)
Don Cheadle for HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
Johnny Depp for FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
Leonardo DiCaprio for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Jamie Foxx for RAY (Universal Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Alda for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
Thomas Haden Church for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Jamie Foxx for COLLATERAL (Dreamworks SKG)
Morgan Freeman for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Clive Owen for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Either one...)
Annette Bening - BEING JULIA (Sony Pictures Classics) Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE (Fine Line Features)
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)
Hilary Swank for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Kate Winslet for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett for THE AVIATOR (Miramax) Laura Linney - KINSEY (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Virginia Madsen for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
Natalie Portman for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay
THE AVIATOR (Miramax) by John Logan
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features) by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists) by Terry George, Keir Pearson
THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar) by Brad Bird
VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features) by Mike Leigh

Best Adapted Screenplay
BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures) by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) by David Magee MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.) by Paul Haggis
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features) by Jose Rivera
SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight) by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Foreign-Language Film
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - Sweden
THE CHORUS - France
DOWNFALL - Germany
THE SEA INSIDE - Spain (Only one I saw )
YESTERDAY - South Africa

Best Animated Feature Film
THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar) SHARK TALE (Dreamworks SKG)
SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)

Ahhh good deal :nod: I missed it but i'm sure Bravo will replay at some point.

I loved The Aviator. I think Leo has done some great work. But I see your mind is made up. :laugh:

Oh, I'm sure they will. If I see the Project Runway finale once more, I'll spew burrito chunks.

Oh, no one gets on my tits as much as him, dear. :laugh: There were so many scenes in The Aviator that became unintentionally hilarious because of his acting, most notably the blueprints scene. I was embarrassed for him. :o

JMO so I don't piss anyone off...

Why? I thought you loved watching some Wendy Pepper :p They seriously have played that about 15 times since Wednesday night. It's getting annoying now.

Really? Wow. He made HH sympathetic to me. :)

I loved him in the Basketball Diaries and Marvin's Room, too.

I agree and pretty much everyone I have seen who has worked with him praises him as the real deal. AND - I am not a big fan of his. Personally, I think he should have won for Gangs of NY - along with MS and DDL for that.

I find him very whiney and childish in most of his movies. There's something that just gets under my skin. When I watch actors perform, I want them to make me forget that they're actors, I want them to be the character they're playing. He fails to do that for me and comes across as very self-conscious. He should take lessons from his co-star Cate Blanchett. Now THERE is an actor. :nod: :D

I LOVE Blanchett. I want her to win tonight. She should've won for Elizabeth over Gwyneth Paltrow. :rolleyes: Plus, I think Cate is gorgeous. :)

Paltrow was good in the Bar flic., but IMO NOTHING like CB as QEI - she was sooooo subtle in that, esp. in the last scene :eek:

She's beautiful. :nod: I thought she should have been nominated for Veronica Guerin last year, she was fab in that one. I don't know, though, any other year I'd be rooting for her, but not this year.

She was phenomenal. I should watch that again; it's been awhile since I've seen it. :nod:

I was shocked she wasn't nominated for VG. Even if she doesn't win this year, she will in due time. It's a given. :nod:

She's kind of one of those actresses that is always so good, so sometimes she is overlooked, I think. She's really a cut above. :nod:

Well, Ledgies, I must prepare for my Oscar party. :D Everyone enjoy the show. :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo:

Joan and Melissa are onnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Have fun! :xoxo:

Just like Julianne Moore who should have won an Oscar back in 1995. :mad:

SEVERAL TIMES since then as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Have a good time. I guess I'll see them in five more hours or so. :mad: :rolleyes: Do they start at 7 or 8? It's okay, I'll find out, I'm sure. :D Oh, ****, I think I actually can't read this thread until later, I don't think I want spoilers on this one... :(

Boogie Nights
End of the Affair
Far From Heaven
The Hours

Give her one, goddammit! She should have gotten one for Safe, why she didn't will forever be a mystery.

She is truly magnificent. Heck, she coulda got a supporting one for Myth of... :p

Oh, how could I have forgotten that?! She made that movie, IMO. Such a bitch but such a poor little creature. I'd be just like her if I had Roy Scheider for a pop. :laugh:

Loved this little write-up in the local paper about best supporting actress:

"Here I sense a two-person race between Virginia Madsen and Cate Blanchett. Either could win, but Madsen would make the better story: Hard-working and popular for 20 years, she gets a role that allows her to shine and runs with it. On the other hand, audiences were much amused by Blanchett's eccentric turn as Katharine Hepburn. It's Madsen vs. Blanchett.

Prediction: Virginia Madsen
Preference: Virginia Madsen"

:thumbsup: Garden State was one of the best flicks I've seen in a long time.

And that scene with MethodMan (or Redman, never have been able to tell 'em apart) and the hotel peepshow? I nearly died... :nod:

(Raises hand) "Who just saw some titties?!?!" :laugh: :]

Damn do I love me some Boogie Nights. She was just spectacular in it. :thumbsup:

Far From Heaven? Wow - talk about "being" the character, as opposed to an actor playing a character (like you said earlier, Diss.) Sean Penn's really good at that too, IMO.

I don't really care who/what wins tonight, I've only seen a few of the films nominated this time. And there are spoilers all over TV/radio/magazines this week, for some reason (jerks), so I may not even bother seeing Million Dollar Baby til it's out on DVD. I know nobody wants Jamie Foxx to win, but I do think he deserves it for Ray - forgot it was Jamie a few times, to be honest.

Other than that - eh. :shrug: I'll just be checking out the clothes - stupid TV Guide Channel comes in really crappy at my house, but I will try to suffer through the snowy picture so I don't have to subject myself to Star's kiss-ass ramblings.

I HIGHLY recommend Million Dollar Baby. I had no desire to see it, ended up getting roped into it, and I was amazed. I actually wouldn't mind if Hillary Swank wins tonight because she was phenomenal. I want Sideways to win best picture, but I won't mind if this wins, either. :laugh: Anyway, see it because you'll probably love it.

All I want is a Virginia Madsen win!

PS: Star is worse than ever. I tuned in and, my word, her face looks bovine. I wonder if she's had work done since last time.