Oscar Nominations Announced Today

[rra]

At 5:30 AM, or 8:30 AM for us East Coast-biased bastards, the Oscars for 2007 will be finally announced.

With the nominations finally in, we can easily predict who'll win most categories, or at least for me to handicap.

Anyway, your predictions is as good as mine (i.e. No Friggin Idea)....but I dig these picks that somebody booked a few days ago:

www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2007/tally.html

[comahan]

Looking forward to it. I did my version of most of these awards (with nominees announced 3 days beforehand) last night on another forum to try and get that off topic section (its a football forum), into movie mood.

[rra]

comahan said:

Looking forward to it. I did my version of most of these awards (with nominees announced 3 days beforehand) last night on another forum to try and get that off topic section (its a football forum), into movie mood.

Awesome. Care to post them here?

[comahan]

Disclaimer: There were a few movies I havent seen. Gone Baby Gone, Assassination of Jesse James (geez, sorry Casey Affleck), Into The Wild, The Savages, and most of the foreign films that have a chance at getting nomination nods. I didnt nominate or give awards to anyone that I didnt actually see perform last year, so yea. I also had my own default # of nominations per category, as opposed to say, only the 3 best visual nominations the oscars give. And just to point out, Im not a movie expert. Just a guy that watches a lot of movies that was bored, and decided to do an award show to try and get some movie discussion going on a football forum.




BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

- "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END"
- "THE GOLDEN COMPASS"
- "300"
- "TRANSFORMERS"


BEST MUSICAL SCORE

- "ATONEMENT"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
- "EASTERN PROMISES"


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

- "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- "ATONEMENT"
- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST ART DIRECTION

- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END"
- "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

- "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "ATONEMENT"


BEST SCREENPLAY

- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "JUNO"
- "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

- JULIA ROBERTS - "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR"
- CATE BLANCHETT - "I'M NOT THERE"
- TILDA SWINTON - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- JENNIFER GARNER - "JUNO"
- RUBY DEE - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

- TOMMY LEE JONES - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR"
- JAVIER BARDEM - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- TOM WILKINSON - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL - "EASTERN PROMISES"


BEST DIRECTOR

- TIM BURTON - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- JOEL & ETHAN COEN - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- TROY GILROY - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- RIDLEY SCOTT - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST ACTRESS

- JULIE CHRISTIE - "AWAY FROM HER"
- ELLEN PAGE - "JUNO"
- CATE BLANCHETT - "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- HELENA BONHAM CARTER - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - "ATONEMENT"


BEST ACTOR

- JOHNNY DEPP - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- VIGGO MORTENSEN - "EASTERN PROMISES"
- GEORGE CLOONEY - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- DENZEL WASHINGTON - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST PICTURE

- "JUNO"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"

[rra]

comahan said:

Disclaimer: There were a few movies I havent seen. Gone Baby Gone, Assassination of Jesse James (geez, sorry Casey Affleck), Into The Wild, The Savages, and most of the foreign films that have a chance at getting nomination nods. I didnt nominate or give awards to anyone that I didnt actually see perform last year, so yea. I also had my own default # of nominations per category, as opposed to say, only the 3 best visual nominations the oscars give. And just to point out, Im not a movie expert. Just a guy that watches a lot of movies that was bored, and decided to do an award show to try and get some movie discussion going on a football forum.




BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

- "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END"
- "THE GOLDEN COMPASS"
- "300"
- "TRANSFORMERS"


BEST MUSICAL SCORE

- "ATONEMENT"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
- "EASTERN PROMISES"


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

- "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- "ATONEMENT"
- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST ART DIRECTION

- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END"
- "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

- "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "ATONEMENT"


BEST SCREENPLAY

- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "JUNO"
- "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

- JULIA ROBERTS - "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR"
- CATE BLANCHETT - "I'M NOT THERE"
- TILDA SWINTON - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- JENNIFER GARNER - "JUNO"
- RUBY DEE - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

- TOMMY LEE JONES - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR"
- JAVIER BARDEM - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- TOM WILKINSON - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL - "EASTERN PROMISES"


BEST DIRECTOR

- TIM BURTON - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- JOEL & ETHAN COEN - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- TROY GILROY - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- RIDLEY SCOTT - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST ACTRESS

- JULIE CHRISTIE - "AWAY FROM HER"
- ELLEN PAGE - "JUNO"
- CATE BLANCHETT - "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- HELENA BONHAM CARTER - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - "ATONEMENT"


BEST ACTOR

- JOHNNY DEPP - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- VIGGO MORTENSEN - "EASTERN PROMISES"
- GEORGE CLOONEY - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- DENZEL WASHINGTON - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST PICTURE

- "JUNO"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"

Good picks, I must say. Are these your prefered picks, or which you think will prevail?

Besides, nobody is a "movie expert," not even me. I think you did a good job with your list.

[comahan]

rra said:

comahan said:

Disclaimer: There were a few movies I havent seen. Gone Baby Gone, Assassination of Jesse James (geez, sorry Casey Affleck), Into The Wild, The Savages, and most of the foreign films that have a chance at getting nomination nods. I didnt nominate or give awards to anyone that I didnt actually see perform last year, so yea. I also had my own default # of nominations per category, as opposed to say, only the 3 best visual nominations the oscars give. And just to point out, Im not a movie expert. Just a guy that watches a lot of movies that was bored, and decided to do an award show to try and get some movie discussion going on a football forum.




BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

- "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END"
- "THE GOLDEN COMPASS"
- "300"
- "TRANSFORMERS"


BEST MUSICAL SCORE

- "ATONEMENT"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
- "EASTERN PROMISES"


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

- "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- "ATONEMENT"
- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST ART DIRECTION

- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END"
- "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

- "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "ATONEMENT"


BEST SCREENPLAY

- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "JUNO"
- "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

- JULIA ROBERTS - "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR"
- CATE BLANCHETT - "I'M NOT THERE"
- TILDA SWINTON - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- JENNIFER GARNER - "JUNO"
- RUBY DEE - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

- TOMMY LEE JONES - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR"
- JAVIER BARDEM - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- TOM WILKINSON - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL - "EASTERN PROMISES"


BEST DIRECTOR

- TIM BURTON - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- JOEL & ETHAN COEN - "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- TROY GILROY - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- RIDLEY SCOTT - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST ACTRESS

- JULIE CHRISTIE - "AWAY FROM HER"
- ELLEN PAGE - "JUNO"
- CATE BLANCHETT - "ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE"
- HELENA BONHAM CARTER - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - "ATONEMENT"


BEST ACTOR

- JOHNNY DEPP - "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"
- VIGGO MORTENSEN - "EASTERN PROMISES"
- GEORGE CLOONEY - "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- DENZEL WASHINGTON - "AMERICAN GANGSTER"


BEST PICTURE

- "JUNO"
- "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
- "MICHAEL CLAYTON"
- "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"
- "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"

Good picks, I must say. Are these your prefered picks, or which you think will prevail?

Besides, nobody is a "movie expert," not even me. I think you did a good job with your list.

Preferred.

There were a lot that I wanted fit in for nominations that I didnt get to though (Im a nomination mark, I care more about who gets nominated than who wins).

Eastern Promises and American Gangster for best picture, Russell Crowe for either of his 2 major roles this year, Ruffalo for Zodiac, and Dano for TWBB both almost got supporting actor nods, and I almost gave Ronan the 5th spot over Ruby Dee for Supp Actress for making me hate her so much in Atonement.

[rra]

comahan said:

rra said:

Good picks, I must say. Are these your prefered picks, or which you think will prevail?

Besides, nobody is a "movie expert," not even me. I think you did a good job with your list.

Preferred.

There were a lot that I wanted fit in for nominations that I didnt get to though (Im a nomination mark, I care more about who gets nominated than who wins).

Eastern Promises and American Gangster for best picture, Russell Crowe for either of his 2 major roles this year, Ruffalo for Zodiac, and Dano for TWBB both almost got supporting actor nods, and I almost gave Ronan the 5th spot over Ruby Dee for Supp Actress for making me hate her so much in Atonement.

Well, Viggo deserves an Oscar nod DEFINATELY for PROMISES. Then again, poor Cronenberg is gonna get screwed out of any Oscar nom because:

(A) He doesn't shoot pretentious Art Films
(B) Has no up-the-ass Paul Haggis-esque social message this side of an after-school special
(C) No Oscar-hype machine behind it.

I tell you this.....in 10 years, ATONEMENT will be forgotten while ZODIAC, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and GANGSTER and so forth will last.

[G✇JI☈A]

rra said:

comahan said:

Preferred.

There were a lot that I wanted fit in for nominations that I didnt get to though (Im a nomination mark, I care more about who gets nominated than who wins).

Eastern Promises and American Gangster for best picture, Russell Crowe for either of his 2 major roles this year, Ruffalo for Zodiac, and Dano for TWBB both almost got supporting actor nods, and I almost gave Ronan the 5th spot over Ruby Dee for Supp Actress for making me hate her so much in Atonement.

Well, Viggo deserves an Oscar nod DEFINATELY for PROMISES. Then again, poor Cronenberg is gonna get screwed out of any Oscar nom because:

(A) He doesn't shoot pretentious Art Films
(B) Has no up-the-ass Paul Haggis-esque social message this side of an after-school special
(C) No Oscar-hype machine behind it.

I tell you this.....in 10 years, ATONEMENT will be forgotten while ZODIAC, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and GANGSTER and so forth will last.

Quoted for truth.

I remember when 'Shakespeare In Love' beat 'Saving Private Ryan'.

And today people still talk about Saving Private Ryan and no one ever brings up Shakespeare In Love.

[comahan]

rra said:

comahan said:

Preferred.

There were a lot that I wanted fit in for nominations that I didnt get to though (Im a nomination mark, I care more about who gets nominated than who wins).

Eastern Promises and American Gangster for best picture, Russell Crowe for either of his 2 major roles this year, Ruffalo for Zodiac, and Dano for TWBB both almost got supporting actor nods, and I almost gave Ronan the 5th spot over Ruby Dee for Supp Actress for making me hate her so much in Atonement.

Well, Viggo deserves an Oscar nod DEFINATELY for PROMISES. Then again, poor Cronenberg is gonna get screwed out of any Oscar nom because:

(A) He doesn't shoot pretentious Art Films
(B) Has no up-the-ass Paul Haggis-esque social message this side of an after-school special
(C) No Oscar-hype machine behind it.

I tell you this.....in 10 years, ATONEMENT will be forgotten while ZODIAC, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and GANGSTER and so forth will last.

Atonement was weird for me. I saw it right after it won the Globe for best drama, so maybe it was my expectations.

I loved the first third of the film. The Setup to the whole story at the country house, the accidental letter, me wanting to choke the little girl, and so on.

I hated the middle. It dragged to me. I wasnt interested in any of the war stuff, or anything the teenage girl was doing as a nurse.

The ending im told is very surprising and poweful in the book. It was just there to me. I like the concept but... I was still flat from the middle of the movie which I didnt like at all.

That said, it looked pretty and had good music! (I loved the typewriter / music combo they did)

[rra]

gojira1954 said:

rra said:

Well, Viggo deserves an Oscar nod DEFINATELY for PROMISES. Then again, poor Cronenberg is gonna get screwed out of any Oscar nom because:

(A) He doesn't shoot pretentious Art Films
(B) Has no up-the-ass Paul Haggis-esque social message this side of an after-school special
(C) No Oscar-hype machine behind it.

I tell you this.....in 10 years, ATONEMENT will be forgotten while ZODIAC, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and GANGSTER and so forth will last.

Quoted for truth.

I remember when 'Shakespeare In Love' beat 'Saving Private Ryan'.

And today people still talk about Saving Private Ryan and no one ever brings up Shakespeare In Love.

When people talk about LOVE, its not about the quality*, but of Miramax's legendary Oscar strategy towards victory that everyone else tries to duplicate now.

*=Its actually a decent movie, but thats about it.

[rra]

comahan said:

rra said:

Well, Viggo deserves an Oscar nod DEFINATELY for PROMISES. Then again, poor Cronenberg is gonna get screwed out of any Oscar nom because:

(A) He doesn't shoot pretentious Art Films
(B) Has no up-the-ass Paul Haggis-esque social message this side of an after-school special
(C) No Oscar-hype machine behind it.

I tell you this.....in 10 years, ATONEMENT will be forgotten while ZODIAC, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and GANGSTER and so forth will last.

Atonement was weird for me. I saw it right after it won the Globe for best drama, so maybe it was my expectations.

I loved the first third of the film. The Setup to the whole story at the country house, the accidental letter, me wanting to choke the little girl, and so on.

I hated the middle. It dragged to me. I wasnt interested in any of the war stuff, or anything the teenage girl was doing as a nurse.

The ending im told is very surprising and poweful in the book. It was just there to me. I like the concept but... I was still flat from the middle of the movie which I didnt like at all.

That said, it looked pretty and had good music! (I loved the typewriter / music combo they did)

My problem with ATONEMENT (never read the novel) is that practically the movie is about someone making (several) mistakes, and then penning her "atone" feeling more selfish than actually doing the right thing.

Or maybe it was the wedding sequence that made me throw a shoe at the screen.

Maybe it worked as a novel, but as a movie? Not impressed really.

No wonder its lost massive Oscar steam in the last few weeks.

[comahan]

Just a random comment, im on the "Samantha the Dog from I Am Legend" bandwagon. Supporting Actress nod please. That movie went completely downhill for me when she... stopped being in the movie.

[Baixo Astral]

Personally, I think this Oscar year has really picked up towards the end, there's some good, good films out there.

[G✇JI☈A]

comahan said:

Just a random comment, im on the "Samantha the Dog from I Am Legend" bandwagon. Supporting Actress nod please. That movie went completely downhill for me when she... stopped being in the movie.

Animal performers should have their own Oscar award.

And with that said Bart The Bear should get a Lifetime Achievement Award.

[rra]

thegoldenspike said:

Personally, I think this Oscar year has really picked up towards the end, there's some good, good films out there.

Agree.....

Though I agree with other folks, if this was any other year, GANGSTER would have been nominated for Picture, Director, etc., as the box-office champion of the bunch.

Or it might, who knows. We'll find out soon enough.

[comahan]

I think that two of my favorite movies this year will get completely shut out. I Loved 3:10 and Zodiac, but highly doubt either grab any nominations. Maybe costume for 3:10 I guess.

[rra]

comahan said:

I think that two of my favorite movies this year will get completely shut out. I Loved 3:10 and Zodiac, but highly doubt either grab any nominations. Maybe costume for 3:10 I guess.

Unfortunately, I can totally see that happening.

[comahan]

I can see Gangster and Todd getting snubbed on a lot of categories as well. I hope im wrong, those are 2 of my 5 favorite films of the year.

[comahan]

Here it comes...!

[comahan]

comahan said:

I can see Gangster and Todd getting snubbed on a lot of categories as well. I hope im wrong, those are 2 of my 5 favorite films of the year.

DAMMIT.