The One & Only Academy Awards Thread

[Guest El Satanico]

Well she wasn't very good so I'm glad she was on something small.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

I took a wild guess on yahoo's Oscar pick 'em, but didn't really know who to go for for these categories. I'm doing about as well as my NCAA picks, lousy.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Best Costume. Think I went with Chicago.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

Gangs should win Costumes too, but it won't.

[Guest Downhome]

Achievement in Costume Design --- Chicago

 

4/5

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

Told ya.

[Guest EternallyLazy]

I smell a Chicago sweep as well... but I really want Scorsese to win Best Director. The guy deserves it... it's amazingly sad that he's never won an Oscar considering he directed the best film of the 70's (taxi driver) 80's (raging bull) and 90's (Goodfellas)

He may deserve it, but not for Gangs. I see no reason to give it to someone for past mistakes or the such.

He did the best job out of those nominated. Gangs is far from his best movie, but he did the best job out of those up for the award. He should win.

Agreed. I love Chicago as much as the next... straight guy willing to admit to it... but I was much more impressed with the direction of GONY.

[Guest Flyboy]

She's going to kiss the whole audience before she gets on stage.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Musicals always win over historical epics, it's tradition. So, I'm right behind down home at 3/5

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

Musicals always win over historical epics, it's tradition. So, I'm right behind down home at 3/5

Moulin Rouge was much better than Chicago and it got dick.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

That's the clip they show for the Two Towers?

[Guest Downhome]

I loved that things performance so much, I almost said I wanted IT/him to win an award for it's performance, heh.

[Guest El Satanico]

Gollum sounding like Henry Rollins there..."a liiiar"

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

There was more competition last year though. This year's nominations were pathetic.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Moulin Rouge was much better than Chicago and it got dick.

I said it in another recent thread that Moulin Rouge is a love it or hate it film and I'm in the camp that hates it. It can eat a bag of dicks for all I care. All I was pointing out was that a musical will beat a historical drama most times, although historical dramas are historically the biggest winner in the costume category. So get a historical based musical and it's sewed up.

[Guest EternallyLazy]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

I hated that too. Maybe even moreso than Titanic's win.

[Guest Downhome]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

*raises hand*

[Guest EternallyLazy]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

I hated that too. Maybe even moreso than Titanic's win.

I was upset about Titanic too... I mean, Titanic wasn't a bad film... but LA Confidential (my pick for that year) was far superior in almost every way

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

I didn't like any of the nominees that year. William Goldman wrote a brilliant essay on how bad Saving Private Ryan is from a screenplay and film construction point of view.

[Guest Downhome]

Achievement in Makeup --- Frida

 

4/6

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

That was a no-brainer. 4/6

[Guest El Satanico]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

No...Saving Private Ryan wasn't that great. It was like Gladiator, good but not great and it didn't deserve an Oscar.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

The Makeup category was a farce, especially considering the job they did on Bernard Hill in The Two Towers.

 

I'm just glad I don't have to say Academy Award Winner The Time Machine, so I guess this was the right pick.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

No...Saving Private Ryan wasn't that great. It was like Gladiator, good but not great and it didn't deserve an Oscar.

I loved Gladiator.

[Guest EternallyLazy]

Anyone here feel that Saving Private Ryan was robbed by Shakespeare in Love? I ask the question because I just thought of it, and I remember being irritated about it

No...Saving Private Ryan wasn't that great. It was like Gladiator, good but not great and it didn't deserve an Oscar.

I disagree, but then again, it's been more than two years since I watched it. I might feel different if I watch it again

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

This is one award Chicago should win. Zeta-Jones all the way.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Did Connery just step off of a pirate ship?

[Guest Downhome]

Best Supporting Actress --- Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago

 

5/7

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

5/7

 

I loved how Connery just said "Catherine." They did make a movie together and are probably friends. Fits nice.