Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I'm sure The Departed will get plenty of nominations, but I'm hoping Children of Men and The Fountain get some, too. And Akeelah and The Bee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 Won't it be all the same people that won the Golden Globes, Peoples Choice, and SAG awards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 Children of Men should get a ton of nominations but it won't. Dreamgirls and The Departed will kill everybody in the overall nods department. They should just cut down on the time for the actual show and present Jennifer Hudson and Helen Mirren with their awards at the announcements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 Children of Men should get a ton of nominations but it won't. Dreamgirls and The Departed will kill everybody in the overall nods department. They should just cut down on the time for the actual show and present Jennifer Hudson and Helen Mirren with their awards at the announcements. Especially if they end up giving the same speeches. I remember Jamie Foxx doing his retarded "What'd I Say" Ray Charles shout-out after every award he won. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I hope Marty doesn't get nominated for Best Director and Eastwood does twice just to watch peoples heads explode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I think the only sure locks for Best Picture at this point are The Departed and Babel. The Prestige won't get any love and I doubt The Fountain would too. Children Of Men may possibly pull a nomination but I have doubts. Dreamgirls will probably get a nod as well. I can't see Stranger Than Fiction getting any nominatons but I think Little Miss Sunshine might get a best supporting nod for Toni Collette or Steve Carrel. Leo is almost a lock for best actor with Nicholson right behind him for supporting actor though I would really like Clive Owen win for COM. Could Scorsese finally walk away with a best director Oscar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I think if anybody will get nods for LMS it's Arkin and Abigail Breslin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I can't see anybody but Forrest Whitaker winning Best Actor. The man was phenomenal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 Marty will get nominated and once again get fucking hosed and with the company I'll be watching with if he gets hosed...we riot. Also, expect that Jennifer Hudson wins, within 2 weeks of the win she'll be on American Idol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 Correction: She'll be asked to appear on American Idol and will tell them to go fuck themselves because she's above that type of shit now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I can't see anybody but Forrest Whitaker winning Best Actor. The man was phenomenal. Well he was robbed of his Emmy for the Shield. NOT EVEN A NOMINATION. So I don't trust the academy too much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 We just had a black man win 2 years ago. If Forrest's flick had come out a year or so from now he might have a shot but it's too soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I know Nicholson is an Oscar darling but I'd rather see Matt Damon get a nod over him if they're only going to take one guy from The Departed besides Leo. Hell, I'd rather see Damon get a nod over Leo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuna_Firerose 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2007 I'm hoping Borat wins something. If they're going to blow his cover this much, might as well end it on a high note. Why the Dreamgirls love? It's black people, and Beyonce, becoming singers. Wow, we haven't seen that done a thousand times. I hope the Academy will, eventually or in another century, start giving out awards for movies that are actually good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Dreamgirls does deserve nominations for Eddie and Jennifer Hudson though. I'll post my list of nominees in a bit. I'm hoping Little Children and Letters from Iwo Jima get some love. And that they don't forget United 93 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Best Picture- The Departed Little Miss Sunshine United 93 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America to Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Letters from Iwo Jima Best Actor- Fortest Whitaker, Last King of Scotland Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Clive Owen, Children of Men Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa Best Actress- Helen Mirren, The Queen Dame Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet, Little Children Renee Zelwegger, Miss Potter Best Supporting Actor- Steve Carell, Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls Kazunari Ninomya, Letters from Iwo Jima Mark Wahlberg, The Departed Best Supporting Actress- Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Rinko Kikuchi, Babel Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal Maggie Gyllenhall, World Trade Center Best Screenplay, Original- Little Miss Sunshine written by Michael Arndt United 93, written by Paul Greengrass Babel, written by Guillermo Arriaga The Queen, written by Peter Morgan Stranger than Fiction, written by Zac Helm Best Screenplay, Adapted- The Departed, written by William Monahan Borat, written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Maynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips Letters from Iwo Jima, written by Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis, Tadamichi Kuribyashi Little Children written by Todd Field, Tom Perotta Notes on a Scandal, written by Patrick Miller and Zoe Heller Best Director- Martin Scorcese, The Departed Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, Little Miss Sunshine Paul Greengrass, United 93 Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima Spike Lee, Inside Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 I'm predicitng this for the top nominations: Best Picture Babel The Departed Dreamgirls Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Best Actor Sasha Barron Cohen- Borat Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed Peter O'Toole- Venus Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness Forrest Whitaker- The Last King of Scotland Best Actress Penelope Cruz- Volver Judi Dench- Notes on a Scandal Maggie Gylenhall- Sherrybaby Helen Mirren- The Queen Meryl Streep- The Devil Wears Prada Best Supporting Actor Steve Carrell- Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley- Little Children Eddie Murphy- Dreamgirls Jack Nicholson- The Departed Brad Pitt- Babel Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett- Notes on a Scandal Abigail Breslin- Little Miss Sunshine Emily Blunt- The Devil Wears Prada Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls Rinko Kikuchi- Babel Best Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu- Babel Martin Scorsese- The Departed Bill Condon- Dreamgirls Guillermo Del Toro- Pan's Labyrinth (if Clint cancels himself out) Stephen Frears- The Queen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 I still have to see Venus actually- tomorrow I think. Best Supporting Actor was the hardest for me to narrow down- so many great performances in that category. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 I've been sold on my five picks for Best Pic for weeks, LMS's win for picture at the PGA Awards further convinces me it will get the Full Monty/Four Weddings and a Funeral indie comedy/critic darling slot this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 What I think the nominees should be: BEST PICTURE: The Departed Akeelah and the Bee Children of Men The Fountain Blood Diamond BEST ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed Hugh Jackman - The Fountain Forrest Whitaker - Last King of Scotland Aaron Eckhart - Thank You For Smoking Clive Owen - Children of Men BEST ACTRESS: Ellen Paige - Hard Candy Gretchen Mol - The Notorious Bettie Page Hellen Mirren - The Queen Keke Palmer - Akeelah and the Bee Deborah Francois - L'Enfant BEST DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese - The Departed Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men Darren Aronofsky - The Fountain Edward Zwick - Blood Diamond Neil Marshall - The Descent BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): Darren Aronofsky - The Fountain Doug Atchison - Akeelah and the Bee Brian Nelson - Hard Candy Charles Leavitt - Blood Diamond Michael Arndt - Little Miss Sunshine BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): William Monahan - The Departed Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, & Hawk Ostby - Children of Men Jason Reitman - Thank You Fork Smoking Iris Yamashita - Letters from Iwo Jima Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, & Tom Tykwer - Perfume: Story of a Murderer BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mark Whalburg - The Departed Chiwetel Ejiofor - Children of Men Lawrence Fishburne - Akeelah and the Bee Steve Carell - Little Miss Sunshine Brad Pitt - Babel BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Connelly - Blood Diamond Rachel Weiz - The Fountain Thandie Newton - Pursuit of Happyness Natalie Mendoza - The Descent Maria Bello - Thank You For Smoking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 I agree that Ellen Page should get a nod for Hard Candy. Thanks for sharing the love. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4hartthreat 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 My predictions: Best Picture: Babel The Departed Dreamgirls Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Best Actor: Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed Peter O'Toole- Venus Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness Forrest Whitaker- The Last King of Scotland Best Actress: Penelope Cruz- Volver Judi Dench- Notes on a Scandal Kate Winslet - Little Children Helen Mirren- The Queen Meryl Streep- The Devil Wears Prada Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley- Little Children Eddie Murphy- Dreamgirls Jack Nicholson- The Departed Brad Pitt- Babel Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett- Notes on a Scandal Abigail Breslin- Little Miss Sunshine Adriana Barraza - Babel (how has no one else mentioned her yet???) Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls Rinko Kikuchi- Babel Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu- Babel Martin Scorsese- The Departed Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima Paul Greengrass - United 93 Stephen Frears- The Queen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 There was absolutely nothing about Streep's performance that said Oscar. She played a high-class bitch. Whopdee-fucking-do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 I'm pulling for Cohen to get a nomination. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 WTF- Dreamgirls got SCREWED Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Wow, only Eddie Murphy was able to stand up for Dreamgirls. That movie got next to nothing. But I'm big time happy about Pan's Labyrinth and Little Miss Sunshine snapping up so many nods. Cannot believe some people didn't expect The Queen to get so many nods. And the Academy LOVES Clint Eastwood, absolutely loves him. Martin might want to watch his rear cause Clint is coming for it. If Martin cannot take the Oscar this year, he might have to wait until he dies and gets one because he died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Actually Dreamgirls got the most nominations with 8, but when I saw it didn't pick up an Adapted Screenplay nod, I knew something was up. Clint should release a statement that if he wins over Martin Scorsese he'll boycott. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Actually Dreamgirls got the most nominations with 8, but when I saw it didn't pick up an Adapted Screenplay nod, I knew something was up. Clint should release a statement that if he wins over Martin Scorsese he'll boycott. Of the big time nods, it got one. That's pretty damn shocking. And since Clint doesn't need another paperweight, they'll give it to the 93 guy because it was such an emotional film. Getting the minor ones may matter to the people who worked on the film, but missing the big ones is damn shocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Martin Scorsese will probably get the "Denzel Washington/Morgan Freeman obligatory we should have given this to him for better movies but we didn't so we'll just go ahead and give it to him now so everyone goes home happy" award. *note: I say Denzel because while Alonzo Harris was an awesome character, he was much much better as Malcolm X. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Of the big time nods, it got one. That's pretty damn shocking. And since Clint doesn't need another paperweight, they'll give it to the 93 guy because it was such an emotional film. Getting the minor ones may matter to the people who worked on the film, but missing the big ones is damn shocking. It got 2, they damn sure didn't overlook Jennifer Hudson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
