Your Oscar Picks

Joesitz (RIP) · Mar 2, 2006

Brokeback Mountain

Ange Lee

Phillip Seymore Hoffmann

Reese Witherspoon

Paul Giambetti

Rachel Weitz

George Clooney for screeenplay of Good Night and Good Luck

Joe

Kwanford Wife · Mar 2, 2006

Joe

ITA & have nothing to add or change.... :bow:

excellent picks & no chance of withdrawl by my favorites because of injuries!

equestrianguy · Mar 2, 2006

I dont think there will be any surprises at Oscars. The winnners are pretty set in stone.

Pic: BBM
Director: Lee
Actor: Hoffman
Actress: Witherspoon
SA: George or Paul (this is the only one thats up in the air)
SAs: Rachel Wiez
AScreenplay: BBM
Oscreenplay: Crash
Score: M of a Geisha
Animation: Wallace and Grommet
Cinemaphotography: BBM
Sound Effects: King Kong
Makeup: Narnia
Art Direction: Geshia
Costume: Geshia

I would like to see some surprises!!! If there are any it could be Michelle Williams in BBM or Jake in BBM taking the supporting categories...but I doubt it..
Happy Oscar watching!!!!!!!!!

BronzeisGolden · Mar 4, 2006

I don't think there will be any surprises, either. But, here is what I would like to see:

Best Picture: "Brokeback Mountain"
Best Director: Ang Lee
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon
Best Supporting Actor: Matt Dillon
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz

Vash01 · Mar 5, 2006

Joesitz said:
Brokeback Mountain

Ange Lee

Phillip Seymore Hoffmann

Reese Witherspoon

Paul Giambetti

Rachel Weitz

George Clooney for screeenplay of Good Night and Good Luck

Joe

Mine are same, except for some possible surprises-

Suporting actor- Clooney

Supporting actress- Michelle Williams

Original screenplay- Crash

Ad. screenplay- BBM

Dee4707 · Mar 5, 2006

Joesitz said:
Brokeback Mountain
Joe

I heard on a talk show that the Academy wouldn't vote for Brokeback Mountain. We'll see if that holds up.

Dee

Vash01 · Mar 6, 2006

Is it OK to post spoilers here for the Oscars?

So much for 'No surprises'.

I am disappointed.

Vash

Kasey · Mar 6, 2006

I am thrilled with the best picture and best actor winners.

mike79 · Mar 6, 2006

Crash did not deserve to win. That movie, while some might call it hard-hitting, was shallow beyond belief. There was nothing profound about it like Brokeback Mountain. The acting in Crash was spectacular, but I don't need to watch a movie and have the themes and messages shoved down my throat the entire time. Most people can think for themselves.

equestrianguy · Mar 6, 2006

I didn't understand Crash's win either? BBM had won every best pic award leading up to the Oscars and was a shoe in. It almost felt like a slap in the face by the Academy to me. I thought movies like Capote, Walk the Line, Memoirs of a Geisha, were a lot more deserving of a nomination and best pic win before Crash. Oh well, thats Hollywood for ya!?!

dlkksk8fan · Mar 6, 2006

I didn't see the movie Crash (or for that matter any of the others) so what is it about?

Tonichelle · Mar 6, 2006

it's said that the SAG awards are a great way to see who will win best picture (the best cast I guess is what that refers to) and Crash won the SAG... so I was not surprised that Crash would win...

I think with BBM getting as many nominations as it did, it ws pretty much a given it'd have a shut out when push came to shove...

isn't it amazing how Hollywood screams for equality, but are just as hypocritical as the rest of us

I find it hilaious myself...

then again I've read just as many reviews from non-Conservative sources saying they didn't like it so... who knows what made it lose...

I'm bummed that Spielberg didn't take the Oscars by storm *sigh*

Johar · Mar 6, 2006

dlkksk8fan said:
I didn't see the movie Crash (or for that matter any of the others) so what is it about?

Here's where you can read about Crash (or any other film)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/

dlkksk8fan · Mar 6, 2006

Thanks

Enero · Mar 6, 2006

I'm willing to bet that Crash didn't win over Brokeback Mountain by a landslide. Crash probably only received a few more votes than Brokeback Mountain, which is not exactly displaying the prejudice in Hollywood that some are implying. Lets not forget that Brokeback also receive numerous other nominations this season as well as awards. So I wouldn't call that being snubbed.

Perhaps Crash got more votes because many thought it was a better movie. After all, Brokeback Mountain is not much different than any other love stories that have been presented. The only difference is it was about two men in love instead of a woman and a man. Though Brokeback was a good movie, I thought Crash was more compelling, even if it was a bit preachy in some parts.

Kasey · Mar 7, 2006

mike79 said:
Crash did not deserve to win. That movie, while some might call it hard-hitting, was shallow beyond belief. There was nothing profound about it like Brokeback Mountain. The acting in Crash was spectacular, but I don't need to watch a movie and have the themes and messages shoved down my throat the entire time. Most people can think for themselves.

Being from a racially mixed family (but not looking like it), I can guarantee that you are right, most people can and do think for themselves....that doesn't make a movie about racial tension any more "shallow" than a movie about a homosexual love affair. I was happy that for this year, there wasn't any "lightweight" movies really represented in the Best Picture category.

Vash01 · Mar 7, 2006

Enero said:
I'm willing to bet that Crash didn't win over Brokeback Mountain by a landslide. Crash probably only received a few more votes than Brokeback Mountain, which is not exactly displaying the prejudice in Hollywood that some are implying. Lets not forget that Brokeback also receive numerous other nominations this season as well as awards. So I wouldn't call that being snubbed.

Perhaps Crash got more votes because many thought it was a better movie. After all, Brokeback Mountain is not much different than any other love stories that have been presented. The only difference is it was about two men in love instead of a woman and a man. Though Brokeback was a good movie, I thought Crash was more compelling, even if it was a bit preachy in some parts.

IMO the main point most people miss out on when it comes to the love story in BBM is that the genders are THE reason this movie exists. If it was a heterosexual relationship, there would be no story and no movie. The whole point of the movie was to show the suffering endured by the two main characters (and those related to them) because their relationship defied convention.

I did hear a radio announcer/critic say that some of the older people in Hollywood were saying (before the vote)- "I am not going to vote for BBM!" This person did not like BBM for being too slow.

It seems Hollywood is much more conventional than the critics when it comes to giving awards. To me it seems hypocritical to hold up the race issue in Crash but hold down the lifestyle/gay issue in BBM.

Vash

equestrianguy · Mar 7, 2006

This person did not like BBM for being too slow.

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For me that was the whole point of the movie.. The slowness and stressfulness of it was due to the fact that this love went on for over a 30 yr period. Being in a gay relationship during this era...I mean..I can't imagine how hard that would have been.. The film was beautifully done and gave much respect to the brilliant short story...

Johar · Mar 7, 2006

Our town theater is not going to show Brokeback due to it "promoting the homosexual lifestyle" and not being "family oriented."

Hard to believe this is 2006, huh?

mike79 · Mar 7, 2006

Kasey said:
Being from a racially mixed family (but not looking like it), I can guarantee that you are right, most people can and do think for themselves....that doesn't make a movie about racial tension any more "shallow" than a movie about a homosexual love affair. I was happy that for this year, there wasn't any "lightweight" movies really represented in the Best Picture category.

I agree with you that there weren't any lightweight movies in the race this year, however, I found that Crash didn't try to delve deeply into any of the interwoven stories that it portrayed, except Terrence Murphy's role which was brilliant. For me, everything in Crash seemed to connect too well, i.e. it felt completely fabricated to me. For the first half I really enjoyed the movie, after that it seemed to just want to tie everything together in a nice package. Of course it's only my opinion, but there was a level of subtlety to BBM that I found missing in Crash. I applaud Paul Haggis for his movie, I just felt it could have been so much more.

Your Oscar Picks

Joesitz (RIP)

Kwanford Wife

equestrianguy

BronzeisGolden

Vash01

Dee4707

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Vash01

Kasey

mike79

equestrianguy

dlkksk8fan

Tonichelle

Idita-Rock-n-Roll

Johar

dlkksk8fan

Enero

Kasey

Vash01

equestrianguy

Johar

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