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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jan 31, 2006 14:53:53 GMT -5
It's that time of year again, where we vote for our favorites in each category. Deadline for nominations is February 20th. Oscars are March 5th, and I'd like to announce the winners on that day. So send me in PM your top 10 (maximum) for the following categories:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Art Decoration
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Best Achievement in Makeup
Best Achievement in Sound
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Best Documentary, Features
Best Documentary, Short Subjects*
Best Short Film, Animated*
Best Short Film, Live Action*
*Will be omitted if no nominations are made.
Don't rush to get these in to me, you have 20 days. If there are movies you would like to see before submitting your list, then by all means do so.
Eligibility:
1. Films that had their first theatrical release (wide or limited) in 2005 only. The release may be limited. Film festivals do not count as a theatrical release.
2. Some films released in January 2006 are eligible, as they had limited releases in 2005. If unsure, look the film up on IMDb. Also, IMDb may cite a 2005 film as 2004. Check under release dates to be sure it wasn't just a film festival.
3. Foreign films are eligible, as long as they have been released in the U.S. this year.
4. Documentaries are not eligible for Best Picture.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jan 31, 2006 15:03:37 GMT -5
These are what we would pick as nominees and winners, not what was actually nominated by the Academy, right?
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jan 31, 2006 15:07:23 GMT -5
And just for kicks, here are last year's winners:
Best Picture: Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Best Actor in a Leading Role: James Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby,
Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: David Carradine in Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Maia Morgenstern in The Passion of the Christ
Best Director: Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Charlie Kaufman - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: Benedict Fitzgerald and Mel Gibson -- The Passion of the Christ
Best Cinematography: The Passion of the Christ
Best Art Decoration-Set Decoration: The Passion of the Christ
Best Costume Design: Troy
Best Sound: Spider-Man 2
Best Editing: Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Best Sound Editing: Ray
Best Visual Effects: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Best Makeup: The Passion of the Christ
Best Music, Original Song: Troy -- "Remember" -- Josh Groban,
Team America: World Police -- "Freedom Isn't Free" -- Matt Stone and Trey Parker
Best Music, Original Score: The Passion of the Christ
Best Short Film, Animated: Fallen Art
Best Documentary, Features: Super Size Me,
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Best Foreign Language Film: The Passion of the Christ -- USA -- Aramaic
Best Animated Feature: The Incredibles
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jan 31, 2006 15:07:48 GMT -5
These are what we would pick as nominees and winners, not what was actually nominated by the Academy, right? Right. |
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 9, 2006 11:48:55 GMT -5
Smitty, I'll be seeing 'Brokeback Mountain' this weekend (finally found SOMEONE that will go w/me and i'm hoping most of the theater-disrupters will have already seen it), so I will send in my choices after I see it as everyone seems to be tripping over themselves for that movie.
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Feb 10, 2006 16:25:15 GMT -5
I'm actually holding off until I can watch Transamerica, and hopefully Mrs. Henderson Presents. I was hoping to catch the Squid and the Whale, but that doesn't look too likely to happen between now and the 20th. I might also check out Junebug, considering its current availability on DVD.
You have until the 20th, so no rush.
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Feb 16, 2006 1:13:02 GMT -5
Only one of you have sent me your entries, and the deadline is in less than five days!
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 17, 2006 12:23:20 GMT -5
sent them Smitty - I omitted screenplay noms this year cause I get confused no what's original/whats' adapted.
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Post by Termination on Feb 20, 2006 10:05:21 GMT -5
Sorry Smitty, didn't have the time to modify 10 films, actors, directors to compete in the same category.
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Feb 20, 2006 14:45:12 GMT -5
Here, I announce our nominees. This is how it's gonna work. Put the nominees in order from your favorite to your least favorite, and send it to me in PM. If you have not seen/do not like one of the movies, feel free to omit it from your list. The deadline to do this is Saturday, March 4th. Our winners will be announced on Sunday, March 5th.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Munich
Sin City
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale for Batman Begins
Eric Bana for Munich
Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Capote
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain
Bruce Willis for Sin City
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Joan Allen for The Upside of Anger
Felicity Huffman for Transamerica
Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice
Naomi Watts for King Kong
Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Michael Caine for Batman Begins
Matt Dillon for Crash
Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man
William Hurt for A History of Violence
Clive Owen for Sin City
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Sandra Bullock for Crash
Jennifer Esposito for Crash
Scarlett Johansson for Match Point
Catherine Keener for The 40 Year Old Virgin
Rachel Weisz for the Constant Gardener
Best Achievement in Directing
Paul Haggis for Crash
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino for Sin City
Christopher Nolan for Batman Begins
Steven Spielberg for Munich
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Woody Allen -- Match Point
Mike Binder -- The Upside of Anger
George Clooney, Grant Heslov -- Good Night, and Good Luck.
Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco -- Crash
Cliff Hollingsworth, Akiva Goldsman -- Cinderella Man
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Andrew Adamson, Stephen McFeely, Ann Peacock, and Christopher Markus -- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Tony Kushner, Eric Roth -- Munich
Frank Miller -- Sin City
Larry McMurty, Diana Ossana -- Brokeback Mountain
Josh Olson -- A History of Violence
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Donald McAlpine -- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Robert Elswit -- Good Night, and Good Luck.
Andrew Lesnie, Derek Whipple -- King Kong
Emmanuel Lubezki -- The New World
Wally Pfister -- Batman Begins
Best Achievement in Editing
Michael Kahn -- Munich
Stephen Mirrione -- Good Night, and Good Luck.
Robert Rodriguez -- Sin City
Jamie Selkirk -- King Kong
Claire Simpson -- The Constant Gardener
Best Achievement in Art Decoration
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Batman Begins
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride & Prejudice
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
John Debney, Robert Rodriguez - Sin City
James Newton Howard - King Kong
Alberto Iglesias - The Constant Gardener
John Williams - Munich
John Williams - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Brokeback Mountain -- "A Love That Will Never Grow Old"
Crash -- "In the Deep"
Hustle & Flow -- "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish"
The Producers -- "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"
Transamerica -- "Travelin' Thru"
Best Achievement in Makeup
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Land of the Dead
Sin City
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Achievement in Sound
King Kong
Sin City
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Sin City
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Sin City
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Chicken Little
Corpse Bride
Howl's Moving Castle
Robots
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Cache -- France
Kung Fu Hustle -- China (Hong Kong)
Oldboy -- South Korea
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior -- Thailand
Best Documentary, Features
Grizzly Man
March of the Penguins
Murderball
The Aristocrats
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Mar 5, 2006 3:29:48 GMT -5
Best Animated FeatureRunner-Up: Howl's Moving Castle (10 pts.) Winner (13 pts.):  Other nominees: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - 8 pts. Chicken Little - 2 pts. Robots - 1 pt. Also mentioned by voters: Madagascar
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Mar 5, 2006 3:43:10 GMT -5
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Runner-Up: Matt Dillon in Crash (12 pts.) Winner (16 pts.):  Clive Owen as Dwight in Sin CityOther nominees: Michael Caine for Batman Begins - 9 pts. William Hurt for A History of Violence - 6 pts. Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man - 5 pts. Other actors mentioned by voters: Don Cheadle for Crash Kevin Costner for The Upside of Anger Morgan Freeman for Batman Begins Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain Ed Harris for A History of Violence Anthony Hopkins for Proof Terrence Howard for Crash Ben Kingsley for Oliver Twist Ian McDiarmid for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Liam Neeson for Batman Begins Tim Robbins for War of the Worlds Geoffrey Rush for Munich Peter Sarsgaard for Jarhead Kevin Zegers for Transamerica |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Mar 5, 2006 3:56:04 GMT -5
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Runners-up:
Hustle & Flow -- "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (9 pts.)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- "So Long & Thanks for All the Fish" (9 pts.)
Winner (17 pts.):
Crash -- "In the Deep"
Other nominees:
Transamerica -- "Travelin' Thru" (5 pts.)
Brokeback Mountain -- "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (2 pts.)
The Producers -- "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" (1 pt.)
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Mar 5, 2006 10:51:20 GMT -5
Best Achievement in Sound
Runner-up:
King Kong (8 pts.)
Winner (12 pts.):
War of the Worlds
Other nominees:
Sin City - 7 pts.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - 7 pts.
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Mar 5, 2006 10:58:50 GMT -5
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Runner-up: Sin City - 11 pts.
Winner (13 pts.) - King Kong
Other nominees:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - 10 pts.
War of the Worlds - 9 pts.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 7 pts.
Other mentions include:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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