Oscar Nominations

playing_games · 01-31-2006, 09:21 AM

Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. No big surprises. My only surprise was Keira Knightley getting nominated for her role in Pride and Prejudice.

I'm delighted that Brokeback Mountain received 8 nominations. I have a feeling that it will win 3 major awards minimum, Best Picture, Director and Adapted screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman will probably win the Best Actor for his role in Capote. My bet for the Best Actress is Reese Witherspoon.

Howl's Moving Castle was nominated for Best Animated Film along with The Corpse Bride and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Kind of a weak year for animated films.

http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/...keB7ga_1d.VLcF

RLacey · 01-31-2006, 09:26 AM

A weak year for animated films? When Wallace and Gromit and Howl's were both released?

playing_games · 01-31-2006, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

A weak year for animated films? When Wallace and Gromit and Howl's were both released?

Wallace and Gromit was good but I found it disappointing. I found that any of the 3 original shorts are vastly superior to the feature film.

Howl's Moving Castle was also very good but in my book it's the weakest of the Miyazaki directed film. It's still a lot better than your average animated film but it pales in comparison to his earlier works like Spirited Away, Laputa, and Mononoke Hime.

***tabacco*** · 01-31-2006, 12:12 PM

I think "Weak year" is code for "no pixar release this year"

I'm hoping for Aardman to win this year

Karmillo · 01-31-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tabacco

I think "Weak year" is code for "no pixar release this year"

I'm hoping for Aardman to win this year

Incredibles wasnt released last year? I dont remember it being out that long

***tabacco*** · 01-31-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Karmillo

Incredibles wasnt released last year? I dont remember it being out that long

Incredibles won the oscar last year

Cars was pushed from last November to this coming June, so it was meant to be a 2005 release.

Karmillo · 01-31-2006, 12:18 PM

wait...but this year just begun....there are more oscars?

RLacey · 01-31-2006, 12:19 PM

Aardman for the win!

Even though I missed the film in the cinemas. Still, it's out on DVD very soon...

***tabacco*** · 01-31-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Karmillo

wait...but this year just begun....there are more oscars?

The Oscars run on kind of a fiscal year

Karmillo · 01-31-2006, 12:32 PM

*pop*

AFGNCAAP · 01-31-2006, 03:42 PM

Words can't express how happy I am for the nominees for Best Animated Feature. I was sure the Academy won't restrain from picking at least one "token" CGI-based movie instead, and frankly, while none of these three is perfect, each has more soul than all the Madagascars of the last year combined. I think the award going to Corpse Bride would make me the most glad, but no verdict will be a shame here.

I'll probably get back to this thread to discuss who I'll be rooting for in other categories, but I'd like to see more of the nominated films first (especially, but not limited to, Capote).

Here is the full list, by the way.

Maquisard · 01-31-2006, 04:34 PM

OK, so Corpse Bride is a genuine stop-motion film? I thought it was CG made to emulate that style...

AFGNCAAP · 01-31-2006, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mares

OK, so Corpse Bride is a genuine stop-motion film?

Yessir, it's stop motion. Unplugged, so to speak.

*Melanie68* · 01-31-2006, 05:21 PM

Wallace and Gromit is stop motion as well and they were released on back to back weekends. I remember the media making a big deal of that because CGI animation is so prevalent.

Maquisard · 01-31-2006, 06:09 PM

Fanboys are making a big deal about Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith getting no FX nomination.

lumi · 01-31-2006, 08:48 PM

I don't care who's nominated or who wins. I'm going to tune in only to see Jon Stewart.

Maquisard · 01-31-2006, 09:00 PM

Gotta love that guy.

Kolzig · 01-31-2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mares

Fanboys are making a big deal about Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith getting no FX nomination.

That movie doesn't deserve any awards.

Maquisard · 02-01-2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolzig

That movie doesn't deserve any awards.

Except in the FX department.

It was nominated for makeup, but the most impressive bit of makeup wouldn't have worked without FX (legless burnt-up Anakin crawling around).

Dasilva · 02-01-2006, 02:34 PM

I didnt like StarWars III at all, I watched it twice for free and thought it was really crappy, Attack of the clones is much better. I just think Star Wars is very watered down, and they always use the same old thing and never have any new stuff.

01-31-2006, 09:21 AM	#1
playing_games Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 443	Oscar Nominations Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. No big surprises. My only surprise was Keira Knightley getting nominated for her role in Pride and Prejudice. I'm delighted that Brokeback Mountain received 8 nominations. I have a feeling that it will win 3 major awards minimum, Best Picture, Director and Adapted screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman will probably win the Best Actor for his role in Capote. My bet for the Best Actress is Reese Witherspoon. Howl's Moving Castle was nominated for Best Animated Film along with The Corpse Bride and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Kind of a weak year for animated films. http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/...keB7ga_1d.VLcF Share Share this post on Twitter

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Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Wallace and Gromit is stop motion as well and they were released on back to back weekends. I remember the media making a big deal of that because CGI animation is so prevalent. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I didnt like StarWars III at all, I watched it twice for free and thought it was really crappy, Attack of the clones is much better. I just think Star Wars is very watered down, and they always use the same old thing and never have any new stuff. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

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