Early Oscar Buzz/Nominations*Update*Complete List of Winners

[oolie coco]

People might respect or validate your opinion if you actually backed it up.

All of the movies I mentioned except "Crash" haven't even come out yet, but for sure they will be top box-office and award contenders, so I think they should be considered and watched before anyone makes any predictions. That's common sense.

"Crash" was just completely over-rated, and people who disagree with me won't change their minds, so I'm not going to bother to back up that opinion - I can have opinions without explaining them to people who can't understand them.

Don't be rude.

 

[smartarse]

hmmm...after the premiere the other night of "Walk the Line" the buzz word is that Joaquin Phoenix is the front runner for the Oscar and Reese isn't far behind

 

[CelineChic]

All of the movies I mentioned except "Crash" haven't even come out yet, but for sure they will be top box-office and award contenders, so I think they should be considered and watched before anyone makes any predictions. That's common sense.

"Crash" was just completely over-rated, and people who disagree with me won't change their minds, so I'm not going to bother to back up that opinion - I can have opinions without explaining them to people who can't understand them.

Don't be rude.

Wasn't being rude.

 

[happycanadian]

i thought that Crash was an incredibly penetrating movie. i think it is a necessary film, and that is not a compliment i throw around carelessly. Crash portrayed race relations in a way that has yet to be portrayed, with a truth and just unapologetic realism. in my opinion, it succeeds because it makes the viewer really look at themselves and this world and understand that we are all different. everyone is different. and everyone that is different than you is "the other". and even the most tolerant, nice, kind people --- still have preconceived ideas about "the other". it is just something that we can't escape, and i think that the movie was the only one in recent years that i've seen actually portray that. i thought it was brilliant.

as for this year's films, i have to say that i am absolutely in mourning. i am in south korea, where they will definitely get english movies --- but only the big ones ("Harry Potter", "Narnia", etc) and the Oscars rarely go to those movies. so, i don't know how many i'll actually be able to see.

my gut feeling is that Phillip Seymour Hofman will at the very least be nominated for Capote. .. and that Brokeback Mountain will be nominated for picture/director. aside from that , i'm not sure yet. i would LOVE to see Xixi Zhang (sp?) get a nomination for Geisha.

 

[oolie coco]

The people I am friends with and meet in everyday life have way more 'penetrating' and 'realistic' views on race.

The director just seems pretty superficial about race... and I really hated the racial slurs against Asians used in that movie. Notice that nobody used any slurs against any other race. Also, the movie was FILLED, FILLED with common, ignorant, racial stereotypes.

I was much angrier at the audience that watched the movie with me rather than the movie itself.

At the end , when Ludacris says "Dumb f***ing Chinaman," not only was it an incredibly stupid/pointless line, but the (white) audience members around me LAUGHED.

WHY WOULD THEY F***NG LAUGH?

I literally said, out loud, "Why are you laughing?"
so awful.

 

[happycanadian]

well, thanks at least for expressing your opinion about the film. i think another thing that made this movie so good was the fact that at the very least, it did get people to think about racism -- whether they thought the movie was sh*t or not is sort of irrelevant to me. you hated the movie, but it DID cause you to reflect on your own opinions surrounding racism, which i think is a positive thing.

thanks

 

[PoppyAzura]

Several pre oscar awards have been handed out

New York Film Critics online:Best Picture
The Squid and the Whale

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)

Best Actress
Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice)

Best Director
Fernando Meirelles (Constant Gardener)

Best Supporting Actor
Oliver Platt (Casanova)

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Junebug)

Best Breakthrough Performer
Terrence Howard (Hustle and Flow, Crash, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Four Brothers)

Best Debut Director
Paul Haggis (Crash)

Best Screenplay
Paul Haggis (Crash)

Best Documentary
Grizzly Man

Best Foreign Language
Downfall

Best Animated
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Cinematography
March of the Penguins


Top 9
The Best of Youth (Miramax)
Brokeback Mountain (Focus)
Capote (Sony Classics)
The Constant Gardener (Focus)
Crash (Lions Gate)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (Warner Independent)
Munich (Universal/DreamWorks)
The Squid and the Whale (Samuel Goldwyn)
Syriana (Warner Bros.)

http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2006/cirtics_awards/nyofc.html

 

[PoppyAzura]

L.A. Film Critics Awards:
Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: A History of Violence

Best Director
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: David Cronenberg, A History of Violence

Best Actor
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Runner-up: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress
Vera Farmiga, Down to the Bone
Runner-up: Dame Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents

Best Supporting Actor
William Hurt, A History of Violence
Runner-up: Frank Langella, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Capote, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, & The Interpreter
Runner-up: Amy Adams, Junebug

Best Screenplay
TIE between
Dan Futterman, Capote
and
Noah Baumbach, The Squid & The Whale

Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit, Good Night, and Good Luck.
Runner-up: Chris Doyle, Kwan Pun Leung, Yiu-Fai Lai, 2046

Best Production Design
William Chang, 2046
Runner-up: James D. Bissell, Good Night, And Good Luck.

Best Music Score
Howl’s Moving Castle, Joe Hisaishi
Runner-up: Tony Takatani, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Best Foreign-Language Film
Cache, directed by Michael Haneke
Runner-up: 2046, directed by Wong Kar Wai

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Grizzly Man, directed by Werner Herzog
Runner-up: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room directed by Alex Gibney

Best Animation
Nick Park and Steve Box, Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
La Commune (Paris, 1871) directed by Peter Watkins

New Generation Award
Terrence Howard

Career Achievement Award
Richard Widmark

Special Citation
To Kevin Thomas for his contribution to film culture in Los Angeles.
To David Shepard, Bruce Posner and the Anthology Film Archive to honor Unseen Cinema,
an unprecedented 8-disc collection of films from 1894-1941

http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2006/cirtics_awards/lafca.html

 

[roppal222]

Early buzz for oscar gets on my t*ts because it's pure speculation and most of them don't end up being nominated....hen there's the whole argument of how oscar doesn't always end up with the person who most deseved it.

having said that I'll have a hissy fit if Terence Howard doesn't get a nomination. Thought he was awesome in Hustle and Flow and Crash.

 

[ChanelAddicted]

I think for sure that C.R.A.Z.Y. will be nominated and win best foreign film. Quebec films usually do well in that category.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0401085/

Yayyy for us I hope so too! And I just hope we get a better acceptance speech this time Les Invasions Barbares deserved better then "Heuuu... thank you"

 

[CharlottefromCA]

What about Reese Witherspoon and Jauqin Pheonix?

 

[oolie coco]

well, thanks at least for expressing your opinion about the film. i think another thing that made this movie so good was the fact that at the very least, it did get people to think about racism -- whether they thought the movie was sh*t or not is sort of irrelevant to me. you hated the movie, but it DID cause you to reflect on your own opinions surrounding racism, which i think is a positive thing.

thanks

I reflect on my own opinions surrounding racism everyday; I didn't need another stupid movie to get me even angrier about ignorance than I already am.

 

[twilight fairy]

I very rarely like the Best Picture winners anyhow. Silce of the Lambs is really the one I think deserved it best, and that was a long time ago.

 

[twilight fairy]

Women who uglify themselves are also more likely to get an oscar..
Charlize Theron in Monster, Nicole Kidman in the Hours..
(But I did think they were both quite decent in both films)

 

[IsaMaus]

Women who uglify themselves are also more likely to get an oscar..
Charlize Theron in Monster, Nicole Kidman in the Hours..
(But I did think they were both quite decent in both films)

You are sooooo right. The oscar people tend to honor ugly fake noses (Nicole), a higher weight and pimples (charlize)...Renee didnt win for bridget jones but she also looked quite ugly in her oscarwinning performance one year later...

 

[LoveMyBoots]

LOL, I love Oscars. I mean, I hate what they choose sometimes, but I still like the whole thing. I've been following the Oscar races, VERY CLOSELY, for over five years now (how sad) and here are my predictions for this year's nominations.

Same here. I read way too many blogs and waste too much money on movies. , it really is pathetic.

I don't understand the appeal Kiera Knightley has to Oscar buzz, "Pride & Prejudice" was ... let's just say I didn't really like it.

I'm so happy the following are getting recognition, hopefully the momentum will follow them to the Oscars! (Though I doubt they will )
- "The Squid and the Whale"
- Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
- Catherine Keener, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Capote, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, & The Interpreter
- Amy Adams, Junebug

I really hope that "Brokeback Mountain" gets a major award (meaning: best actor, director, supporting actresss- Michelle Williams!, or BEST PICTURE!)

BTW, expect me to post here A LOT!

 

[LoveMyBoots]

hmmm...after the premiere the other night of "Walk the Line" the buzz word is that Joaquin Phoenix is the front runner for the Oscar and Reese isn't far behind

Well that's not really news now. If it wasn't for last year's "Ray," Joaquin Pheonix would be getting a lot more buzz... but it's still early in his career... he'll have a lot more chances.
As for Reese Witherspoon, since this is a completely different role for her, she is getting a lot more attention. (Which she deserves by the way!) But she hasn't been recieving as many critic awards as I thought she would've.

And what about "Munich," there has been a lot of buzz about this and no one has even seen it! I saw the trailer recently and think it's okayyy. I don't really know the background of the topic so I can't say much.

 

[FrockRadar8]

I seriously don't give a f* about oscars anymore.... It's a total joke.... I mean, just look at the past winners: Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx..... Hype hype, and hype, that's what Oscars all about.... I am sorry, but it's just a pointless popularity award show, aside from a few very RARE exceptions......

agreed. I watch it for the dresses..pretty sad I know..

I think it started going downhill when Gwyneth Paltrow won for Shakespeare in Love...oh lord..she was pathetic in that movie.

 

[kimair]

New York Film Critics Circle:

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor, William Hurt, A History of Violence
Best Supporting Actress, Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Best Foreign Language Film: 2046
Best Non-Fiction Films: Grizzly Man and White Diamond
Best Animated Feature: Howl's Moving Castle
Best Screenplay: Noan Baumback, The Squid and the Whale

http://www.nyfcc.com/2005awards.php

 

[kimair]

National Board of Review

Best Picture: Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhall, Brokeback Mountain
Best Supporting Actress: Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha
Breakthrough Performance: Terence Howard
Best Original Screenplay: Noah Baumbach, The Squid and the Whale
Best Adapted Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana

Top 10 movies: Syriana, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, A History of Violence, Match Point, Memoirs of a Geisha, Munich, Good Night and Good Luck

http://www.nbrmp.org