And the nominees are...

[Barty]

The Oscar nominee's get announced tomorrow. This is who will be nominated...maybe.

Best Picture

No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Sweeney Todd
Michael Clayton

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd)
Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

Best Actress

Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Ellen Page (Juno)
Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Keira Knightley (Atonement)

Best Director

Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Paul T. Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Julian Schanbel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd)
Joe Wright (Atonement)

Best Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Cassey Afleck (Jesse James)
Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War)
Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild)

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
Ruby Dee (American Gangster)

Best Original Screenplay

Juno (Diablo Cody)
Ratatouille (Brad Bird)
Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy)
Lars and the Real Girl (Nancy Oliver)
American Gangster (Steve Zallian)

Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men (Coens)
There Will Be Blood (Paul T. Anderson)
Atonement (Christopher Hampton)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Ronald Harwood)
Into the Wild (Sean Penn)

Best Animated Feature

Rataouille
The Simpsons Movie
Persepolis

Best Documentary Feature

Sicko
No End in Sight
Lake of Fire
Taxi to the Dark Side
Nanking

Best Cinematography

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
There Will Be Blood
The Assassination of Jesse James
No Country for Old Men
Atonement

Best Art Direction

There Will Be Blood
Sweeney Todd
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Best Editing

No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Bourne Ultimatum
Atonement

Best Visual Effects

Transformers
300
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Best Costume Design

Atonement
Sweeney Todd
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hairspray
3:10 the Yuma

Best Makeup

Sweeney Todd
La Vie En Rose
Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Sound Mixing

Transformers
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
The Bourne Ultimatum
Sweeney Todd

Best Sound Editing

Transformers
Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End
Ratatouille
300
The Bourne Ultimatum

Best Original Score

Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Kite Runner
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma

:pritch:


Tallies

Atonement: 10
There Will Be Blood: 8
No Country: 7
Sweeney Todd: 7
Michael Clayton: 6
Diving Bell and the Butterfly: 4
Into the Wild: 3
Ratatouille: 3
The Bourne Ultimatum: 3
Transformers: 3
Eastern Promises: 2
Juno: 2
La Vie en Rose: 2
Jesse James: 2
American Gangster: 2
Elizabeth: The Golden Age: 2
300: 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: 2
3:10 to Yuma: 2

[Spinal]

I would be shocked if Juno doesn't get a Best Picture nomination.

[Watashi]

I would be shocked if Juno doesn't get a Best Picture nomination.
I dunno... it's losing some buzz and think Sweeney will take its place.

[Barty]

I would be shocked if Juno doesn't get a Best Picture nomination.

Prepare to be shocked.

[Sycophant]

I would be shocked if Juno doesn't get a Best Picture nomination.
Same. I've also got a feeling Blanchett will get a Best Actress (not Supporting) nomination.

[Velocipedist]

Seven nominations for Sweeney Todd? It won't happen.

[Rowland]

Best Picture

There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
Juno
Into the Wild
Diving Bell and the Butterfly

That's my guess.

[Spinal]

My guess is that No Country for Old Men gets a Best Picture nomination and There Will Be Blood does not. I don't think both of them will get nominated.

[Skitch]

I don't see Depp getting a nod. At least not this year.

[Boner M]

Keira Knightley still has buzz for that?

[Barty]

Keira Knightley still has buzz for that?

Boner doesn't get a buzz from Keira Knightley?

[Rowland]

Boner doesn't get a buzz from Keira Knightley?Boner likes meat on the bones.

[Boner M]

Winnnnnnnnston*...

[Ezee E]

I remember when I was called a fool for thinking Sweeney Todd and Burton would get noms.

[Briare]

Sweeney and Atonement have no guild support and neither will be nominated for best picture.

Michael Clayton, Juno, Into the Wild, No Country, Diving Bell and There Will Be Blood are the only realistic contenders for best picture.

[Spinal]

I remember when I was called a fool for thinking Sweeney Todd and Burton would get noms.

I don't think Burton will get nominated. However, I will not call you a fool.

[Spinal]

Sweeney and Atonement have no guild support and neither will be nominated for best picture.

Michael Clayton, Juno, Into the Wild, No Country, Diving Bell and There Will Be Blood are the only realistic contenders for best picture.

I would love to be wrong, but There Will Be Blood does not feel like an Oscar film to me at all, apart from the inevitable Day-Lewis nomination. Atonement seems much more likely.

[dreamdead]

I'm still kinda excited to see Atonement, though I've lowered my expectations a bit. Also gonna try and hit up Eastern Promises before the week's up...

[Mr. Valentine]

the first thing i thought after reading Barty's original post is that Juno is a lock for Best Picture but it looks like a ton of people beat me to that response.

[Briare]

I would love to be wrong, but There Will Be Blood does not feel like an Oscar film to me at all, apart from the inevitable Day-Lewis nomination. Atonement seems much more likely.

I don't know, the near universal guild support [voting members] seems to indicate that There Will Be Blood is a surefire nominee. Atonement was snubbed by the PGA and the SAG- especially that last one as actors make up the highest percentage of the Academy and Atonement is a ensemble film and failed to get any SAG nominations at all.

[Mysterious Dude]

I can't imagine The Diving Bell and the Butterfly getting the nomination. It's very rare for a foreign language film to get a best picture nomination.

[Ezee E]

BEST PICTURE:
Atonement
Juno
No Country For Old Men
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood

Surprise Pick: Either J.K. Simmons or Jennifer Garner
Surprise Snub: Into the Wild with only one nomination

[NickGlass]

The Oscar nominee's get announced tomorrow. This is who will be nominated...maybe.

Best Picture

Sweeney Todd

Best Actress

Keira Knightley (Atonement)

Best Director

Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd)
Joe Wright (Atonement)


No way Jose.

[Mr. Valentine]

i really hope Sweeny Todd doesn't get a BP nod.

[Velocipedist]

Best Picture

No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Juno
Atonement

[Henry Gale]

Best Picture

No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Juno
Atonement

You win!

[Velocipedist]

No guts, no flurry.

[Raiders]

Though I doubt we're lucky enough to have either of them win the big prize, the fact that two awesome, off-kilter films like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are nominated for so many awards makes this a pretty good year for the Academy Awards, and makes it all the more shame that we won't get to watch them.

[dreamdead]

Here's the full list of Oscar nominees:

1. Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."

3. Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."

4. Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."

5. Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

6. Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

7. Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

9. Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

10. Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."

11. Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."

12. Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

13. Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."

14. Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."

15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.

16. Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

17. Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

18. Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."

19. Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."

20. Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

21. Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

22. Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."

23. Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."

24. Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."

[dreamdead]

Bah! Only one song from Once. Bah, I say!

[Ivan Drago]

Norbit for Makeup? Really?

But the 3 nominations for Enchanted in Best Original Song pretty much gives the award to Once, like what happened last year. I still think a song from Walk Hard should've been nominated, though, as crazy as it sounds.

The multiple nominations for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly make me want to see it.

[Mysterious Dude]

Though I doubt we're lucky enough to have either of them win the big prize, the fact that two awesome, off-kilter films like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are nominated for so many awards makes this a pretty good year for the Academy Awards, and makes it all the more shame that we won't get to watch them.
I'm not so sure. I don't think Michael Clayton will win. Juno might. I would have said Atonement would be the winner, but it wasn't nominated for best director -- not a good sign. No Country and Blood were nominated for quite a few other awards, also, so I think either one of them has a good chance.

Plus, they gave the award to The Departed last year, and that didn't seem like much of an Oscar-type film, either.

[Kurosawa Fan]

My "bold" prediction: Juno will take Original Screenplay, making it the worst script to win said award in Oscar's history.

[Ivan Drago]

My "bold" prediction: Juno will take Original Screenplay, making it the worst script to win said award in Oscar's history.

Crash? But that opens up a whole another discussion.

Heh, and I'm not gonna lie, I had a gut feeling that the Academy would shock the world and nominate Superbad for Best Original Screenplay.

[kamran]

Best surprise nomination this morning: Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Worst surprise nomination this morning: Jason Reitman, Juno

[Kurosawa Fan]

Crash? But that opens up a whole another discussion.

Crash's was bad, but not Juno bad. At least the dialogue was fairly tolerable.

[Raiders]

Yeah, Jason Reitman is a terrible choice. Even worse than Cody in my opinion.

[Ezee E]

This is the first year that I know of, where each Best Picture nominee has a chance at winning. I'll stick with No Country For Old Men at the moment.

And it was obvious from the beginning that Cody would get nominated, so there shouldn't be too much shock from that. Reitman is a surprise though. I even like the movie and think that others deserve it more.

[Ivan Drago]

Heh, while I was watching the nominees get named, my roommate said, "I'm surprised Transformers isn't up there."

[Ivan Drago]

Crash's was bad, but not Juno bad. At least the dialogue was fairly tolerable.

Hellz yeah, home skillet.

Only kidding. Don't negative rep me!

[Sven]

I hope I hope I hope that Norbit becomes an Oscar Winner. For my money, that's the only thing I'm really rooting for in this most uninteresting of years.

[Raiders]

I hope I hope I hope that Norbit becomes an Oscar Winner. For my money, that's the only thing I'm really rooting for in this most uninteresting of years.

:rolleyes:

I can't even tell the tone of this post, but it is ridiculous either way.

[Spinal]

So There Will Be Blood did get a nomination, but I was right about everything else. Nomination for Atonement and Juno. No nomination for Burton.

[Sven]

:rolleyes:

I can't even tell the tone of this post, but it is ridiculous either way.

Who says there's only two ways to read a tone? That post has all kinds of variant shadings of sarcasm, sincerity, duplicity, smugness, self-awareness, and forthrightness, among others. It's a veritable chiaroscuro.

For reals, though, I'm just completely uninterested in the race this year. Having roughly no interest in seeing more than half of the nominees, and being somewhat underwhelmed by the majority of the rest, I give it a big "Meh-ohwulf".

And I do hope that Norbit wins make-up. Why? Well, because it has great make-up effects, that's why! Because it would be awesome for the Academy to do something interesting, that's why!

[Spinal]

Surf's Up??????

[Melville]

Though I doubt we're lucky enough to have either of them win the big prize, the fact that two awesome, off-kilter films like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are nominated for so many awards makes this a pretty good year for the Academy Awards, and makes it all the more shame that we won't get to watch them.
Yeah, it's great to see such structurally audacious films getting nominated. That actually could make the awards show interesting. Although it's possible that they'll split their votes and win nothing.

[Spinal]

Bah! Only one song from Once. Bah, I say!

I was led to believe that song was ineligible, so I'm glad to see it there.

[Rowland]

It's a real shame that there won't be the usual Oscar ceremony, because that is usually directly responsible for more people being inspired to and having the opportunity to see these movies.

[Sycophant]

Though I doubt we're lucky enough to have either of them win the big prize, the fact that two awesome, off-kilter films like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are nominated for so many awards makes this a pretty good year for the Academy Awards, and makes it all the more shame that we won't get to watch them.I don't know. I'm feeling reasonably confident No Country for Old Men is taking this one. There Will Be Blood indeed doesn't seem like Oscar fodder (though chances are Day-Lewis has this one in the bag). Michael Clayton really deserves something more like screenplay or maybe even director, but it probably won't take home any of the three major creative (picture, directing, screenplay) as all its screenplay votes will go to Juno. Juno won't take best picture because everyone will feel that their screenwriting vote was sufficient. And something tells me that the only way Atonement stands a chance is if NCfOM and There Will Be Blood (if I'm underestimating it) share the same pool of supporters that cancel each other out, making this a de facto winner.

Why the hell did Sony have to make Paprika eligible for last year's awards, before anyone Stateside had heard of it? Bad move. I'm still not convinced the animated feature cateogry isn't a total fucking joke.

I'm not familiar with any of the foreign films nominated, which has me a little puzzled.

I'm a little (just a little) surprised by the relative shut-out of I'm Not There.

[Fezzik]

http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html

Love the fact that Ratatouille got 5 nominations (including Screenplay and Score) and that Mortensen got nominated for Eastern Promises.

The best actor category is a monster, yet again...Depp, Jones, Day-Lewis, Clooney and Mortensen. Sheesh.

[Sycophant]

(I'd also hoped to see a bit more representation given to Gone Baby Gone.)

[Rowland]

(I'd also hoped to see a bit more representation given to Gone Baby Gone.)This doesn't surprise me. It had zero hype behind it, excepting that Amy Ryan performance.

[Sycophant]

This doesn't surprise me. It had zero hype behind it, excepting that Amy Ryan performance.Yeah. I can't say that I'm surprised. Sometimes I forget that nominations require hype and a push.

[dreamdead]

I'm not familiar with any of the foreign films nominated, which has me a little puzzled.

Considering that all the critics were raving about Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Syndromes and a Century, and Carlos Reygadas' Silent Light, it would seem peculiar that none of them make it, yes.

This is still one category that is woefully underrepresented, and film companies need to establish a platform for marketing their films beyond expecting "Foreign film nominations," as the Academy seldom recognizes the quality foreign films anymore...

[Rowland]

Wilkinson and Swinton? Psh.


Sometimes I forget that nominations require hype and a push.Heh. Dude, the only reason Atonement is nominated for BP is because the pundits have been hyping it as a Best Picture shoo-in since it was in post-production. :lol:

[Velocipedist]

Considering that all the critics were raving about Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Syndromes and a Century, and Carlos Reygadas' Silent Light, it would seem peculiar that none of them make it, yes.

Hasn't 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days proved to be ineligible after all? I mean, has it opened anywhere in the United States yet?

It doesn't come off as a surprise to me, anyway. When was the last Golden Palm winner nominated for Foreign Language movie anyway? 1993?

[D_Davis]

Yay, Surf's Up and no Tekkonkinkreet.

Once again, the Oscars prove themselves to be complete shit in terms of judging the art of animation and the merits of the animated film.

[Velocipedist]

Swinton? Psh.

Do not pick on... La Tilda!

Or, just imagine the nomination is for her part in Béla Tarr's new movie.

[Mysterious Dude]

Hasn't 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days proved to be ineligible after all? I mean, has it opened anywhere in the United States yet?
Foreign film nominations do not go by U.S. release dates. None of the nominees have been released in the U.S. yet.

[monolith94]

Hurrah, Norbit!

[Sycophant]

YOU'RE TEARING ME APART!

Merge?

[Mysterious Dude]

I can hardly believe Norbit was released in 2007. It feels like it was released years ago, for some reason.

[Watashi]

I love the fact that Surf's Up got nominated over Bee Movie or The Simpsons Movie.

[Velocipedist]

I can hardly believe Norbit was released in 2007. It feels like it was released years ago, for some reason.

Must be because of those 43268379 other movies in which Eddie Murphy is fat.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I'm surprised that they only have three nominees for Animated anymore. Beowulf and The Simpsons Movie deserve to be up there as well.

Apart from that, this list reminds me that I haven't seen a single one of the BP contenders.

[Sycophant]

I'm surprised that they only have three nominees for Animated anymore. Beowulf and The Simpsons Movie deserve to be up there as well.

Which would leave... what, three American animated films not nominated?

[Ezee E]

Best Picture, as I said before, is tougher to predict then any other awards season. Juno and Atonement have the least big award nominations at this point, although Juno still remains a surprise with that Director nomination. Atonement can be counted out at this point. Juno can’t be looked at for its lack of nominations as it simply isn’t a movie that would fit in the Editing and Sound categories. Atonement should’ve.

Michael Clayton has buzz rising at the right time, and with a rerelease this weekend, it may get even more interesting, but I think it’s slow start may just be too slow. However, it’s interesting that it got so many nominations, especially in big categories. It’ll win at least one winner, and I’m going to guess that it’ll be a surprise category and win Original Screenplay.

Which leaves us with No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood, which are nearly splitting images of each other, nominated for the same exact categories except No Country’s Anton Chigurh gets placed in Supporting Actor, and There Will Be Blood gets an Art Direction nomination, mostly because it just took place longer ago. These two movies may split each other too because the fans of them will stick with one or the other I imagine.

And that basically leads us back to where we started. No clear winner, not even one that I would put over the other nearly, but here’s what I got for the moment:

Atonement: 10%
Juno: 20%
Michael Clayton: 20%
No Country For Old Men: 25%
There Will Be Blood: 25%

It will probably become more clear after we start seeing some of the WGA, DGA, and PGA winners. Maybe.


If you're a big Oscar fan, this is a great year.

[Briare]

I'm happy Atonement got nominated, I was convinced it wouldn't.

Good nominations this year, almost no crappy movies.

[Spinal]

I think it's between No Country for Old Men and Juno, with the other three having very little chance.

[Duncan]

Atonement can be counted out at this point.
Why can Atonement be counted out? Didn't it just inexplicably win the Golden Globe for best drama?

[Sycophant]

Why can Atonement be counted out? Didn't it just inexplicably win the Golden Globe for best drama?
Probably because Wright wasn't nominated as director. When was the last time that rule didn't prove true?

[Ezee E]

Probably because Wright wasn't nominated as director. When was the last time that rule didn't prove true?
Nor was it nominated for Editing, and no performances at all. Keira Knightley should've been a lock if Atonement had a chance at winning. But she wasn't nominated, and the movie will not win.

[Morris Schæffer]

Zodiac is missing altogether. I'm not gonna bitch on and on and on because every year some flicks are gonna left out. Still, me really loves Zodiac.

[Raiders]

Probably because Wright wasn't nominated as director. When was the last time that rule didn't prove true?

Not since Driving Miss Daisy.

[origami_mustache]

I can hardly believe Norbit was released in 2007. It feels like it was released years ago, for some reason.

The dated stereotypes probably play a factor in this.


I think it's between No Country for Old Men and Juno, with the other three having very little chance.

I'd probably vomit if Juno won best picture.

[lovejuice]

i hope more people watched michael clayton just so some will agree with me how mediocre it is. the director deserves the nomination though.

[ledfloyd]

Zodiac is missing altogether. I'm not gonna bitch on and on and on because every year some flicks are gonna left out. Still, me really loves Zodiac.
yeah, predictable since it was a march release. but it at the very least deserved a nomination in a technical category.

[chrisnu]

No nomination of There Will Be Blood for Best Score. List invalidated.

:): Viggo, Saoirse Ronan, Atonement for Best Score
:sad:: Jones for Elah instead of No Country, Jason Reitman, Ratatouille for Best Screenplay? Ruby Dee? No Zodiac, or Sunshine for Visual Effects.

I guess I should see The Savages.

[baby doll]

I haven't seen Persepolis (will it ever open in Halifax?), but the book was way awesome. "Embroideries" was also hilarious. Go, Marjane!

[baby doll]

I guess I should see The Savages.It's not terrible, but it's not essential.

[baby doll]

Also: Andrzej Wajda?! I thought he died ages ago.

[Ezee E]

It's unfortunate that the final credits of TWBB disqualifies the entire original score for the movie, because nothing comes close.

[MadMan]

I love the fact that Surf's Up got nominated over Bee Movie or The Simpsons Movie.I don't :| I thought the flick looked like the usual shit that's geared towards people below the age of 9.

As for the rest of the nominees, I haven't gotten a chance to see most of them yet (some actually haven't come to my area, and some probably won't). Considering that the Oscars might not even happen, or will happen in the same boring way that the Golden Globes did I can't help but feel that any excitement is pointless.

[Watashi]

:sad:: Ratatouille for Best Screenplay? .


That's the best nomination of the entire awards

[Ezee E]

I thought there was going to be some type of ceremony, regardless of what happens in the strike. It's just that nobody famous would be there.

[chrisnu]

It's unfortunate that the final credits of TWBB disqualifies the entire original score for the movie, because nothing comes close.
Oh, that's what happened. I was wondering.

Ratatouille is enjoyable in spite of the screenplay.

[Stay Puft]

i hope more people watched michael clayton just so some will agree with me how mediocre it is. the director deserves the nomination though.

I've seen it and I agree. Mediocre. There are a few things I liked about it, some performances and a couple great set pieces, but overall it's pat and unremarkable.

And I don't care if Juno wins screenplay. It's hardly offensive.

[Sycophant]

I don't :| I thought the flick looked like the usual shit that's geared towards people below the age of 9.But did you SEE it?

[MadMan]

But did you SEE it?No, simply because I don't have time to watch something I'm already convinced I'm not going to like. Life is too damn short, and usually my instincts on what I think I will like and not like are spot on. The trailer had me rolling my eyes at least 10 times, and aside from the stoner surfer penguin (which was appeared to be Jeff Bridges playing the Dude in penguin form) there didn't appear to be anything charming, funny, or interesting about it. Yey for lame ass eye candy.

[Spinal]

I saw Surf's Up and it was awful. Not as bad as Bee Movie, but ultra-lame nonetheless. Meet the Robinsons isn't a perfect movie, but it would have been far more deserving.

[Wryan]

Hey now, Ruby Dee did a great job.

And, btw, stop calling her "Cody." It must be DIABLO!

[Boner M]

It seems that Cate Blanchett could turned her eyelids inside out at a cocktail party for shits and giggles, and then the academy would make an award category for it, and she'd get two nominations for each eyelid.

[Spinal]

It seems that Cate Blanchett could turned her eyelids inside out at a cocktail party for shits and giggles, and then the academy would make an award category for it, and she'd get two nominations for each eyelid.

Well, that and she's really good.

[Boner M]

Well, that and she's really good.
But, The Golden Age? I thought she got terrible reviews for that.

[Ezee E]

But, The Golden Age? I thought she got terrible reviews for that.
Everything BUT her and the look of the movie was bashed. She was considered great.

[soitgoes...]

Well, that and she's really good.
You have to admit though, that its the eyelid thing that really sets her apart from her peers.

[Rowland]

Everything BUT her and the look of the movie was bashed. I don't know, I saw those two elements bashed as well. I read several critics dismiss the look as being like Michael Bay or McG.

[baby doll]

Everything BUT her and the look of the movie was bashed. She was considered great.I'm still trying to understand how a movie can suck completely and still be well acted.

[Velocipedist]

I'm still trying to understand how a movie can suck completely and still be well acted.

Cate's eyelids and Boner's foreskin!

[Boner M]

Cate's eyelids and Boner's foreskin!
I don't know where this came from, but it's going in my sig.

[Velocipedist]

I don't know where this came from, but it's going in my sig.

It came from turning things inside out. Or pulling them back.

:pritch:

Yay for evasive connections, I say!

[Ezee E]

I'm still trying to understand how a movie can suck completely and still be well acted.
Surround a great actor with crap, and there you go.

And yes, I associated crap with Clive Owen. ::tear::

[baby doll]

Surround a great actor with crap, and there you go.

And yes, I associated crap with Clive Owen. ::tear::But actors need lines.

[MacGuffin]

The Best Picture nominees I haven't seen are Atonement, Juno, and Michael Clayton.

[Spinal]

I had so little interest in Michael Clayton that I don't even know what it is about.

[baby doll]

The Best Picture nominees I haven't seen are Atonement, Juno, and Michael Clayton.You can pass on Atonement and Juno. I haven't seen Michael Clayton or There Will Be Blood.

[origami_mustache]

Best surprise nomination this morning: Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Worst surprise nomination this morning: Jason Reitman, Juno

Yeah, this kind of disgusts me. I was fairly certain it would get the screenplay nomination, but this, Ellen Page's nomination, and the best picture nomination were just salt in the wounds. To be completely honest I think Knocked Up would have been more deserving in each of these categories. Not that I'd condone that, but that's just how absurd this seems to me.

[MacGuffin]

You can pass on Atonement and Juno. I haven't seen Michael Clayton or There Will Be Blood.

I don't know; I think I might catch Juno this week.

[balmakboor]

I guess I just feel totally out of sync around here at times. I loved every minute of Juno. It's the movie everything from Ghost World to Knocked Up was trying to be.

It is also one of those rare movies that everyone I know in the real world liked. Old people like me, teenagers and pre-teens like my daughters and their friends. Everyone in between.

I haven't had a chance to see There Will Be Blood yet. Hopefully it opens here this weekend.

[MadMan]

Oh and while its not surprising I was sort of hoping that somehow the ATHF movie would get nominated for Best Animated Movie. Just to shake things up and because its all kinds of awesome.

[Ezee E]

Oh and while its not surprising I was sort of hoping that somehow the ATHF movie would get nominated for Best Animated Movie. Just to shake things up and because its all kinds of awesome.
Maybe if the Razzies had an Animated Award.

[jesse]

I guess I just feel totally out of sync around here at times. I loved every minute of Juno. It's the movie everything from Ghost World to Knocked Up was trying to be. I haven't seen Juno, and it's not a particularly high priority, but to be honest whenever I see one of the commercials I scratch my head and wonder where all of this hate on MC generated from--people were screaming how awful it was judging the trailer alone. Huh? :crazy:

It seems that many went in with their knvies poised and ready to rip, and really, what's the fun (and value) of that?

[Sycophant]

I haven't seen Juno, and it's not a particularly high priority, but to be honest whenever I see one of the commercials I scratch my head and wonder where all of this hate on MC generated from--people were screaming how awful it was judging the trailer alone. Huh? :crazy:

It seems that many went in with their knvies poised and ready to rip, and really, what's the fun (and value) of that?I really want to see Juno but I'm right there--something some friends have been giving me a good deal of flak for. However, the first trailer I caught had my guard up immediately with its knowing, pop culture camp dialogue, and high-speed witty repartee. I'm trying to give myself some space before I see it, so I don't bring too much of my initial prejudice to the film. However, I do want to see it before the Oscars (I think it's the only BP nom I haven't seen... after I see There Will Be Blood Saturday).

And it's totally possible for an actor to turn in a stellar performance in a bad film. Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor did great performances in the lackluster Talk to Me, and I wouldn't have objected to seeing either--particularly Cheadle--nominated for their performances.

[Spinal]

I liked the trailer for Juno and went in hoping to embrace it.

*Rowland shrug*

[Derek]

I went into Juno hating Ellen Page, disliking Jason Reitman and liking Michael Cera, so I didn't really know what to expect. I hadn't seen the trailer beforehand and had only read one review from when it showed in Toronto, which was very positive. Until just a minute, I thought you wrote that review, Jesse. :)

[MadMan]

Maybe if the Razzies had an Animated Award.:| Bee Movie, Surf's Up, and any other crappy little kiddie movie would probably get nominated over ATHF. Just sayin' :P

[Rowland]

Shit, I just realized that Operation Homecoming was nominated for Best Documentary. That's a great choice, one that I hope inspires more people to give it a chance. It's better than the effective-but-overrated No End in Sight.

[megladon8]

No nomination of There Will Be Blood for Best Score. List invalidated.[/B]


I know, it's painful.

That score is freaking brilliant. I'm listening to it right now.

[Ezee E]

I know, it's painful.

That score is freaking brilliant. I'm listening to it right now.
The best track is not in the soundtrack though. It's from the Bodysong soundtrack which I'm renting from Netflix just for the score.

[NickGlass]

The best track is not in the soundtrack though. It's from the Bodysong soundtrack which I'm renting from Netflix just for the score.

Bodysong is absolutely fantastic. Enjoy.

[origami_mustache]

The best track is not in the soundtrack though. It's from the Bodysong soundtrack which I'm renting from Netflix just for the score.

I'm getting the Bodysong OST now. Is "Convergence" the song you are referring to?

[Ezee E]

I'm getting the Bodysong OST now. Is "Convergence" the song you are referring to?
That's the one. It's slightly different then the movie, but hardly noticeable.

[origami_mustache]

That's the one. It's slightly different then the movie, but hardly noticeable.

Do you happen to know where the last song played on the trailer comes from, or what it's called?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2Ae2SIXac

[Ezee E]

Do you happen to know where the last song played on the trailer comes from, or what it's called?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2Ae2SIXac
It's not by Greenwood. It's some Orchestra. It can be found, and that youtube link which I have not clicked on may or may not be it.

[Sxottlan]

Some thoughts:

- I'm glad that the two pretty much best films of the year got the most nods.

- Huh. Looks like whatever strategy they were going for with The Kite Runner completely blew up in their face. No real commercial campaign and now no real awards. Meanwhile, a movie based on one of the "greatest" books written this generation is completely fading away.

- There seemed to be this perception that 3:10 to Yuma was all of a sudden a force to be reckoned with. I really didn't think it would be, but I'm glad it scored a couple nods.

- On the technical side, nice to see some considerable love for The Bourne Ultimatum and Transformers. Also, the sound nods for No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood! Cool.

- My interest in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is definitely piqued. That opens here next weekend. So does Persepolis.

- Surf's Up? Really? I was one of the five people who actually saw it and liked it, but I'd still say it doesn't deserve to get nominated.. especially over a successful Simpsons movie and Paprika (eligible last year you say? What?).

- I didn't even realize it until tonight, but no love for I am Legend or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? Bah! Stauton was robbed! And while I was hoping for a spare nod for Zodiac, not even that.

[Sycophant]

- I didn't even realize it until tonight, but no love for I am Legend...?

Are you 4real?

[Sxottlan]

Are you 4real?

For its visual effects? Absolutely.

For Will Smith? Less so.

[Watashi]

I am Legend's visual effects are terrible.

[Sycophant]

I am Legend's visual effects are terrible.
Indeed. Any goodwill generated by the good job done on an empty New York is negated pretty much entirely by those horrible zombie-things.