Re MDB (no actual spoilers) I went in knowing the "twist", and it made little difference to me, except that you pick up on certain hints of what's coming sooner. It's not a film where knowing the twist is going to ruin it, certainly.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Jim - Jan 25, 2005 4:12:53 am PST #8403 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2005 4:59:01 am PST #8404 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm cheered to see that prepping for the Oscars won't be a chore.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle - HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp - FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio - THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx - RAY
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda - THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church - SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx - COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clive Owen - CLOSER
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening - BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett - THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney - KINSEY
Virginia Madsen - SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman - CLOSER
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE INCREDIBLES
SHARK TALE
SHREK 2
ART DIRECTION
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE AVIATOR
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
COSTUME DESIGN
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
RAY
TROY
DIRECTING
THE AVIATOR
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS
VERA DRAKE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BORN INTO BROTHELS
THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
SUPER SIZE ME
TUPAC: RESURRECTION
TWIST OF FAITH
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
AUTISM IS A WORLD
THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
HARDWOOD
MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
SISTER ROSE'S PASSION
FILM EDITING
THE AVIATOR
COLLATERAL
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
THE CHORUS
DOWNFALL
THE SEA INSIDE
YESTERDAY
MAKEUP
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE SEA INSIDE
MUSIC (SCORE)
FINDING NEVERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE VILLAGE
MUSIC (SONG)
"Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
"Believe" - THE POLAR EXPRESS
"Learn To Be Lonely" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - THE CHORUS
BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BIRTHDAY BOY
GOPHER BROKE
GUARD DOG
LORENZO
RYAN
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
LITTLE TERRORIST
7:35 IN THE MORNING
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
WASP
SOUND EDITING
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
SPIDER-MAN 2
SOUND MIXING
THE AVIATOR
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
RAY
SPIDER-MAN 2
VISUAL EFFECTS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
BEFORE SUNSET
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
SIDEWAYS
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE AVIATOR
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
HOTEL RWANDA
THE INCREDIBLES
VERA DRAKE
Lyra Jane - Jan 25, 2005 5:00:18 am PST #8405 of 10001
Up with the sun
I didn't see that many movies this year, so I can't say whether this is a good list or a bad one. It will be nice if Kate Winslet and Martiin Scorcese win, though.
Edit: X-post with ita.
Vonnie K - Jan 25, 2005 5:13:03 am PST #8406 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Damn. I can't believe Paul Giamatti was left out of the Best Actor category when Thomas Haden Church and Virginia Madsen got nominated. Not that those two weren't good, but Giamatti's performance was even better. I guess they had a lot of strong contenders for the Best Actor statue this year. Of the flicks with noms for Best Actor, I've only seen Finding Neverland and Hotel Rwanda.
Kathy A - Jan 25, 2005 5:16:04 am PST #8407 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've got some movies to see in the next six weeks--I haven't seen ANY of these!
bon bon - Jan 25, 2005 5:26:09 am PST #8408 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Is it time for the "which award will Jamie Foxx win?" game?
Jessica - Jan 25, 2005 5:26:17 am PST #8409 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Damn. I can't believe Paul Giamatti was left out of the Best Actor category
I know, me neither. As much as I love Johnny Depp, he doesn't belong on that list this year.
Dana - Jan 25, 2005 5:26:45 am PST #8410 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
If he wins one, it'll be Best Actor.
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2005 5:29:42 am PST #8411 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Thomas Haden Church - SIDEWAYS
I'm so glad to see this, because he was my big surprise of the film. I had never liked him in anything before, not even Wings, and I was shocked by how good he was in Sideways, and how much I liked him.
And I sought out the spoiler for MDB, and having read it, I'm disinclined to see the movie.
Lyra Jane - Jan 25, 2005 5:49:26 am PST #8412 of 10001
Up with the sun
I think they're going to give Jamie Foxx best actor. I can't compare his performance to the others, because I haven't seen them, but the award so often goes to the actor playing the character with the greatest handicap. (Aviator ends before Hughes gets really crazy, right?)
My other predictions would be Clive Owen for supporting actor, Bening for actress (because Swank's career is too new for her to win a second Oscar, Winslet's movie came out in April, and nobody's heard of the other two) , Portman for supporting actress (the ingenue award), The Incredibles for best animated, Scorcese of direction, and the Aviator for best picture. But I wouldn't put money on any of these except Foxx, at least not yet.