AFI Top 5 films of 2005

[DavidMn]

I'm not surprised about the Oscar buzz surrounding Brokeback Mountain. I haev yet to see it, but from everything I've read, it's fantastic. I wonder which categories it might be nominated in?

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

I'm not surprised about the Oscar buzz surrounding Brokeback Mountain. I haev yet to see it, but from everything I've read, it's fantastic. I wonder which categories it might be nominated in?

I'm sure it will be in a bunch of them, including Best Picture

I'd nominate it for:

Best Director
Best Actor (Ledger)
Best Supporting Actress (Williams)
Art Direction
Cinematography
Original Score
Original Song (if the Willie Nelson song is original)

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I'm sure it will be in a bunch of them, including Best Picture

I'd nominate it for:

Best Director
Best Actor (Ledger)
Best Supporting Actress (Williams)
Art Direction
Cinematography
Original Score
Original Song (if the Willie Nelson song is original)

I wonder if that prick Fred Phelps would show up at the oscars with his merry bunch of followers to protest the academy celebrating a movie like that?

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

I'm not surprised about the Oscar buzz surrounding Brokeback Mountain. I haev yet to see it, but from everything I've read, it's fantastic. I wonder which categories it might be nominated in?

I also haven't seen it, obviously, but it will almost surely be nominated for Best Picture, as well as Best Director: Ang Lee is a big name and his directing is supposed to be very good in this film. I think there's also been a lot of buzz about Heath Ledger, and he's considered a likely nominee for Best Actor. And Larry McMurtry's script has also been very highly praised in the reviews I've read, so a Best Adapted Screenplay nominated is a lock.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

I also haven't seen it, obviously, but it will almost surely be nominated for Best Picture, as well as Best Director: Ang Lee is a big name and his directing is supposed to be very good in this film. I think there's also been a lot of buzz about Heath Ledger, and he's considered a likely nominee for Best Actor. And Larry McMurtry's script has also been very highly praised in the reviews I've read, so a Best Adapted Screenplay nominated is a lock.

Interesting. This movie sounds like it might win a ****load of awards. Greta to hear that.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

Original Song (if the Willie Nelson song is original)

I believe it is.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

I wonder if that prick Fred Phelps would show up at the oscars with his merry bunch of followers to protest the academy celebrating a movie like that?

I'm sure Fred and his inbreds will be there--I hope so, then the whole country will be able to see how crazy and hateful they are.

Right-wing Christians seem to be rather silent about this movie. Maybe they're too busy fighting the "War on Christmas"?

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

I'm not surprised about the Oscar buzz surrounding Brokeback Mountain. I haev yet to see it, but from everything I've read, it's fantastic. I wonder which categories it might be nominated in?

I think it will be nominated for:
Best Movie
Best Director
Best Actor - Heath Ledger
Best Supporting Actress - Michelle Williams
Best Supporting Actor - Jake Gyllenhaal
Best adapted Screenplay
Cinematography
Original Score
Best Song

Romy

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

Right-wing Christians seem to be rather silent about this movie. Maybe they're too busy fighting the "War on Christmas"?

Do you find that whole thing to be as hilarious as I do? Is there anybody in the whole country besides Bill O'Reilly and John Gibson who actually believes that there is a "War on Christmas?"

Who'd have thought we'd live to see the day when right-wing Christian nuts were demanding that Christmas be commercialized?

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Do you find that whole thing to be as hilarious as I do?

Absolutely, but I'd rather they focus on that silliness than try to get intelligent design in schools or strategize on the '06 elections.

They're dumber than dirt, but there's a whole bunch of them out there.