Oscar Season

[Mr_Putter]

Alright! It's Oscar season coming up. As we all know, many, if not all of the movies that are attempting to get nomitated for Oscars, specifically the bigger ones (actors/actresses, director, and of course best picture.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year I'm going to and atleast try to see most of the Oscar-buzz pics, as last year I seemed oddly confused around Oscar season. I ended up seeing all the movies nominated for anything once they came to DVD, as I always do, but this year I'm thinking im going to go to the theatre to see them so I can see them before the Oscars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what do you guys think will be in the running for Oscars this year?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There's a tremendous hype around "Walk The Line", specifically for Joaquin(?) Pheonix's portrayel of Johnny Cash. Another one which I think has a chance is "Munich", directed by Spielburg, which revolves around the 1972 Olympics. It's supposed to have a "Schindler's List" kind of flavour so this could be good. Other possible runners include: Brokeback Mountain (this doesn't interest me in the least), Memoirs of a Geisha (neither) and Good Night and Good Luck (maybe, maybe). There's also some buzz around Jarhead (in doubt), and King Kong (I also doubt it).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I'm personally looking forward to is Syriana, with George Clooney and Matt Damon. It's from the writer of traffic, a drama/thriller. It sounds good, and involves intertwining stories revolving around the worlds oil industry. I'm excited, this could cuz some buzz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But anyway, what do you think of the upcoming Oscar season, and what did you think of last year. I'll perhaps post my thoughts on last year tommorow. I'm out - discuss!

[How2PK]

Sin City, Batman Begins, Star Wars EpisodeIII: Revenge of the Sith, Walk the Line, Munich, A History of Violance, Jarhead, Weatherman, Lord of War etc. etc. will probably get a nomination somewhere. I think they'll skip Last Days. L'Enfant will probably up there among some others for best foreign film since it won the golden palm on the cannes film festival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll probably listen to the radio with my mate till '6 in the morning with our prediction list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, I didn't really like most of last years winners. I didn't like Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator wasn't that great either, Ray wasn't too bad.

[____]

I pretty much agree with Daan. I'm tiping Sin City or Batman Begins to be the majority winner.

 

 

 

Revenge of The Sith, dunno. Would have to see what it is up against :P

[Mr_Putter]

I pretty much agree with Daan. I'm tiping Sin City or Batman Begins to be the majority winner.

 

 

 

Revenge of The Sith, dunno. Would have to see what it is up against :P

Yes, those are the 3/4 best movies this year, but are they what the Academy is going to say?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crash is the other movie that atleast diserves a nomination for best movie. And a win for best Original Screenplay. The 3 you said plus this are definately the 4 best movies this year. But does the Acadedy think so? Hard to say.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, I didn't really like most of last years winners. I didn't like Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator wasn't that great either, Ray wasn't too bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yea, but I thought Million Dollar Baby to be all right. I donno about Best Picture though. The Aviator was very overrated I thought, it was just a hassle to watch and was overlong. Ray was perhaps the best candidate of last year, save for perhaps MDB, and it was very well done and very interesting. And what were the other two nominees? It was like Sideways and Finding Neverland? Both terrible. Sideways had 2 funny parts, and the rest was torture. And FN was...Just plain torture without stopping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was very little to speak of last year. Hotel Rwanda, Collateral were good, a few others...

[How2PK]

I heart Crash was absolute cack, they really try to stuff a message down your throat and so, I haven't seen it so I wont judge it.

[indy500fan]

finding neverland was ok last year, but sideways didnt really cut it. way to boring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this year has a few good ones sin city, revenge of the sith, lord of war. i didnt think weatherman was all that great. havent really seen any others, i hope to see jarhead this weekend, and i might watch batman begins today if i get the chance.

[Bubsa]

We've hardly been blessed again this year. Like last year, there have been a couple of good films, Sin City and Batman Begins etc., but hardly films that will be remembered in Oscar history. I hope we're just going through a bit of a dry patch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've definately got to check out that "Walk the Line" though. Can't let down my Man in Black now, can I? ;)

[How2PK]

I think Darwin's Nightmare and maybe No Direction Home will be up for best documantary...

[Guest GhostRanger]

Guarantee Walk the Line will get nominated. I also see Jarhead and Munich getting in there as well. Just because they are the type of movies that go the Oscar's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corpse Bride will take best animated (does it have any competition?).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I suspect that Good Night and Good Luck will be entered as a documentary since that is what Clooney has advertised it as. If it does, it will win I'm almost sure (unless we see a revolt against it as we did F9/11).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best soundtrack? Jarhead will get a nomination along with Willy Wonka. I also think Willy Wonka will take some form of costumes/make-up design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all I can think of now really...

[Bubsa]

Corpse Bride will take best animated (does it have any competition?).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably only from Wallace & Gromit.

[How2PK]

 

Corpse Bride will take best animated (does it have any competition?).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably only from Wallace & Gromit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's not forget Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle), from Studio ghibli, which had one (maybe more) oscar winning anime movie(s) before.

[How2PK]

Brokeback Mountain is getting very good reviews aswell, and I heared it's tipped for a big oscar aswell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina, El Aura, Fabian Bielinsky, director;

 

 

 

Bangladesh, Shyamol Chaya, Humayun Ahmed, director;

 

 

 

Belgium, L'Enfant / The Child, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, directors;

 

 

 

Bolivia, Say Good Morning to Dad, Fernando Vargas, director;

 

 

 

Bosnia & Herzegovina, Totally Personal, NedÃÆââ¬Â¦Ãâþad Begovic, director;

 

 

 

Brazil, 2 Filhos de Francisco / Two Sons of Francisco, Breno Silveira, director;

 

 

 

Bulgaria, Stolen Eyes, Radoslav Spassov, director;

 

 

 

Canada, C.R.A.Z.Y., Jean-Marc Vall̮̩̉̉e, director;

 

 

 

Chile, Play, Alicia Scherson, director;

 

 

 

China, The Promise, Chen Kaige, director;

 

 

 

Colombia, La Sombra del Caminante / The Shadow of the Traveler, Ciro Guerra, director;

 

 

 

Costa Rica, Caribe, Esteban RamÃÆÃâÃâírez, director;

 

 

 

Croatia, A Wonderful Night in Split, Arsen Anton Ostojic, director;

 

 

 

Cuba, Viva Cuba, Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, director;

 

 

 

Czech Republic, Stesti / Something Like Happiness, Bohdan SlÃÆÃâÃâáma, director;

 

 

 

Denmark, Adam's Apples, Anders Thomas Jensen, director;

 

 

 

Estonia, Shop of Dreams, Peeter Urbla, director;

 

 

 

Fiji, The Land Has Eyes, Vilsoni Hereniko, director;

 

 

 

Finland, Mother of Mine, Klaus HÃÆÃâÃâärÃÆÃâÃâö, director;

 

 

 

France, Joyeux NoÃÆÃâÃâël / Merry Christmas, Christian Carion, director;

 

 

 

Georgia, Tbilisi-Tbilisi, Levan Zakareishvili, director;

 

 

 

Germany, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage / Sophie Scholl ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ The Final Days, Marc Rothemund, director;

 

 

 

Hong Kong, Perhaps Love, Peter [garden tool]-Sun Chan, director;

 

 

 

Hungary, SorstalansÃÆÃâÃâág / Fateless, Lajos Koltai, director;

 

 

 

Iceland, Ahead of Time, ÃÆÃâÃâÃ