Early Oscar Buzz (2007)

[misssakura]

^ You've seen it too? : D

 

[Chaky]

The National Board of Review normally does a pretty good job of predicting eventual Oscar Best Picture nominees. Obviously some of the voters won't have seen all the contenders yet so there's still time for late entries to the race. Sadly a lot of the films on their list won't hit UK cinemas until January so I've got some waiting to do for a few of them.

This week a lot of the various US critics' organisations (Boston, LA, NY, Washington) announce their Films of the Year. Also the Golden Globe noms come out on Thursday.

 

[Annabel]

Why has no one mentioned Amy Adams?! She's getting a lot of buzz for Enchanted, and I think she deserves it .

 

[eternitygoddess]

^um...............It's a disney film. That should say something.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

So? Johnny Depp got an oscar nod for Pirates of the Caribbean

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^^Amy's actually getting a lot of buzz for her role, especially since Enchanted did wonders at the box office and received rave reviews I do hope she's recognized somehow!

 

[kissmesweet]

I read in Entertainment Weekly that Keri Russell is getting Oscar Buzz for Waitress.

I sure hope so! She was fantastic in the role and has a natural charisma I love.

 

[misssakura]

^um...............It's a disney film. That should say something.

Should it? Disney has a truckful of oscars and awards under its belt. They pioneered the art of modern animation and have some wonderful wonderful films. What on earth does being 'Disney' have to do with it, really?

 

[eternitygoddess]

^Disney may be reowned for animated films, but you're discussing the actress category. If Adams is contending for the best-actress category, I doubt she stands a chance. Her film was about a princess in a modern-day world. It's not going to fight off the more serious heavy-weights.

 

[misssakura]

Julie Andrews won best actress for Mary Poppins in 1964 though...so it wouldn't be the first time...

 

[Chaky]

Just announced...

Boston Critics:

Best Picture
No Country For Old Men

Best Actor
Frank Langella for Starting Out in the Evening

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose

Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone

Best Director
Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Screenplay
Brad Bird for Ratatouille

Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Documentary
Crazy Love

Best Foreign-Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best New Filmmaker
Ben Affleck for Gone Baby Gone

Best Ensemble Cast
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

BSFC

 

[Chaky]

and Los Angeles too...

2007 LAFCA Awards:

Best Picture: "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Actress: Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"
Runner-up: Anamaria Marinca "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days"

Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: Frank Langella, "Starting Out In The Evening"

Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"
Runner-upaul Thomas Anderson for "There Will Be Blood"

Supporting actress: Amy Ryan for "Gone Baby Gone" and "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"

Supporting actor: Vlad Ivanov, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
Runner-up: Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"

Foreign language film: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
Runner-up: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Documentary/Non-fiction film: "No End in Sight" directed by Charles Ferguson

Production design:Jack Fisk, "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: Dante Ferretti, "Sweeney Todd"

Animation: (Tie) "Persepolis" and "Ratatouille"

Music: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, "Once"
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, "There Will Be Blood"

Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Runner-up: Robert Elswit, "There Will Be Blood"

New generation: Sarah Polley, "Away From Her"

Douglas Edwards Indie Award: "Colossal Youth" directed by Pedro Costa

Career Achievement: Sidney Lumet

envelope.com

 

[Chaky]

I am probably most excited to see No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood right now, even more so after these critics' awards. Neither are in cinemas in UK until January.

Luckily I have myself a DVD of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to watch as that seems to have a lot of buzz behind it.

Also quite excited at the prospect of Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead possibly picking up an Oscar nom.

 

[Chaky]

New York Film Critics Online:

Picture - (tie) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly/There Will Be Blood
Actor - Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Actress - Julie Christie (Away from Her)
Director - PT Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Supporting Actress - Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)
Breakthrough Performer - Ellen Page (Juno)
Debut Director - Sarah Polley (Away from Her)
Ensemble Cast - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Screenplay - The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola)
Documentary - Sicko
Foreign Language - (tie) Lives of Others/Persepolis
Animated - Persepolis
Cinematography - There Will Be Blood (Robert Elswit)
Film Music - There Will Be Blood (Jonny Greenwood)

Top Ten Films:
1 Atonement (Focus Features)
2 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (THINKFilm)
3 The Darjeeling Limited (Fox Searchlight)
4 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Miramax)
5 I'm Not There (The Weinstein Company)
6 Juno (Fox Searchlight)
7 Michael Clayton (Warner Bros.)
8 No Country for Old Men (Miramax)
9 Persepolis (Sony Pictures Classics)
10 Sweeney Todd (DreamWorks)
11 There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)


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I don't quite understand this list. Whose Top 10 has 11 entries? And why is There Will Be Blood at #11 when it's tied for Best Picture?

 

[misssakura]

Aren't there 10 entries because it's a tie it lists 11? I have no idea it's a bit weird.

 

[chaneladdict]

I've seen No Country for Old Men, and I can't imagine any other film this year being better, it was truly one the the best movies I've ever seen. I really love Bardem in it, but I wish Josh Brolin would get some props too, he's also fantastic. And if Cate Blanchett doesn't win, I will be amazed. That woman's going to win 20 Oscars before she's through

 

[bluedolphin]

best actress tangwei <LUST, CAUTION>

she's amazing!

 

[Chaky]

And I told you the critics would be busy this week. The highest-profile group weighed in yesterday:

New York Film Critics Circle:

Best Foreign Film
The Lives of Others

Best Animated Film
Persepolis

Best First Film
Sarah Polley "Away from Her"

Best Documentary
No End in Sight

Best Cinematographer
Robert Elswit "There Will Be Blood"

Best Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen "No Country for Old Men"

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan "Gone Baby Gone"

Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem "No Country for Old Men"

Best Actress
Julie Christie "Away from Her"

Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen "No Country for Old Men"

Best Actor
Daniel Day Lewis "There Will Be Blood"

Best Picture
No Country for Old Men

Lifetime Achievement
Sidney Lumet

Special Critics' Award
Charles Burnett Killer of Sheep

NYFCC

 

[Chaky]

The Coens seem to be winning. They could take home one of the big prizes this time - Best Director/Picture at the Oscars.

And who is Amy Ryan? I don't remember seeing anything with her in before.

 

[dellinger]

^ I don't know. She's fairly regular on Law and Order, though. No major picutures under her belt.

To be honest the only truly great film I saw this year was No Country for Old Men. I'd never heard of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly before this thread, but I'll check it out. I also wasn't going to see There Will Be Blood, but maybe I should reconsider...

Cate's going to nail it for Best Actress but I kind of wish she wouldn't because it's so predictable. But against Keira and Julie I have to give it to Cate.