Tuesday, January 31, 2006
2006 Academy Award Nominations
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Diana Ossana, James Schamus
Capote (2005) - Caroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven
Crash (2004) - Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - Grant Heslov
Munich (2005) - Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005)
Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow (2005)
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line (2005)
David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (2005)
Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Charlize Theron for North Country (2005)
Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
George Clooney for Syriana (2005)
Matt Dillon for Crash (2004)
Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man (2005)
Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
William Hurt for A History of Violence (2005)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Amy Adams for Junebug (2005)
Catherine Keener for Capote (2005)
Frances McDormand for North Country (2005)
Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener (2005)
Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:
George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Paul Haggis for Crash (2004)
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Bennett Miller for Capote (2005)
Steven Spielberg for Munich (2005)
Thanks to Tess for posting this elsewhere for me to copy and paste. I have no thoughts to share since the only one of these I've seen so far is "Cinderella Man" which bugged me because Renee Zellweger's outfits were always perfectly clean/tailored/kept despite the fact that it was set during the Depression and she was allegedly nearly starving, renting a basement apartment.
But just because I can't share thoughts on the films themselves doesn't keep me from predicting winners.
Best Motion Picture of the Year - Brokeback Mountain...why? Everyone loves gay cowboys. Moreover, actors tend to be liberals and liberals want to get back at America for hating gay marriage...they'll vote for this as a snub to Texas rancher G.W. Bush.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote...why? All actors seem to really like him. Actors like him and they like Truman Capote. It's a win-win vote for the Academy.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Felicity Huffman for Transamerica...why? People are sick of Dame Judi Dench. Keira Knightley isn't that great. Charlize Theron already won. Reese Witherspoon hasn't yet been forgiven for "Legally Blonde II."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain...why? People think he's really hot.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener...why? Because actors like this movie but know it won't win in other categories (unless it was nominated for set decoration or costume design, which I don't know).
Best Achievement in Directing - George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck...why? I guess it's because people love George Clooney and felt this film didn't get the recognition it deserved. I'm less adamant on picking this one, though.
Nominees:
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Diana Ossana, James Schamus
Capote (2005) - Caroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven
Crash (2004) - Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - Grant Heslov
Munich (2005) - Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005)
Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow (2005)
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line (2005)
David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (2005)
Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Charlize Theron for North Country (2005)
Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
George Clooney for Syriana (2005)
Matt Dillon for Crash (2004)
Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man (2005)
Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
William Hurt for A History of Violence (2005)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Amy Adams for Junebug (2005)
Catherine Keener for Capote (2005)
Frances McDormand for North Country (2005)
Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener (2005)
Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:
George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Paul Haggis for Crash (2004)
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Bennett Miller for Capote (2005)
Steven Spielberg for Munich (2005)
Thanks to Tess for posting this elsewhere for me to copy and paste. I have no thoughts to share since the only one of these I've seen so far is "Cinderella Man" which bugged me because Renee Zellweger's outfits were always perfectly clean/tailored/kept despite the fact that it was set during the Depression and she was allegedly nearly starving, renting a basement apartment.
But just because I can't share thoughts on the films themselves doesn't keep me from predicting winners.
Best Motion Picture of the Year - Brokeback Mountain...why? Everyone loves gay cowboys. Moreover, actors tend to be liberals and liberals want to get back at America for hating gay marriage...they'll vote for this as a snub to Texas rancher G.W. Bush.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote...why? All actors seem to really like him. Actors like him and they like Truman Capote. It's a win-win vote for the Academy.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Felicity Huffman for Transamerica...why? People are sick of Dame Judi Dench. Keira Knightley isn't that great. Charlize Theron already won. Reese Witherspoon hasn't yet been forgiven for "Legally Blonde II."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain...why? People think he's really hot.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener...why? Because actors like this movie but know it won't win in other categories (unless it was nominated for set decoration or costume design, which I don't know).
Best Achievement in Directing - George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck...why? I guess it's because people love George Clooney and felt this film didn't get the recognition it deserved. I'm less adamant on picking this one, though.
