OSCAR Nominations '06 -- "Does Anybody Care?"

[AndyDursin]

I woke up this morning and saw that the Oscar noms had been announced -- it's funny, a decade ago I used to attempt to get out of bed to see them live, but these days I really could care. (Granted, I was in college at the time and often had a class so it was easier to do so, but at any rate...)

A few surprises here -- WALK THE LINE didn't get a Best Picture nomination, for one, but CRASH did -- but gee, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN led the pack with 8 nominations!

I can't imagine what's going to win...the bigger question may be, will anybody care? A group of "smallish" films relatively few people have seen might lead to some of the smallest ratings in Oscar telecast history...unless the "controversy" factor is played up (yawn).

At least John Williams has 2X the chance of taking home an Oscar, and while neither MUNICH or GEISHA are two of my favorite Williams scores (they're good, especially MUNICH, but not classics for me anyway), I think he's got a good chance. Too bad Malick gave Horner the shaft or THE NEW WORLD would likely have been (quite deservedly) nominated.

Thankfully no noms for Janusz Kaminski this year...nor anything significant for KING KONG as well (but no shocker there).

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTSPRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
STREET FIGHT

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
THE MUSHROOM CLUB
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
DON'T TELL
JOYEUX NOèL
PARADISE NOW
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BADGERED
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
9
ONE MAN BAND

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
CASHBACK
THE LAST FARM
OUR TIME IS UP
SIX SHOOTER

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WALK THE LINE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MATCH POINT
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

[mkaroly]

I was fascinated that William Hurt got nominated for HOV even though he was hardly in the movie- maybe you could have nominated Ed Harris. Anyway, I fear that Williams is going to cancel himself out this year and end up with nothing but a headache. I liked CRASH but how well is it going to do? I'm not thrilled (and haven't been thrilled) with the Oscar nominees in a long time. As I've said before, these self-congradulatory awards shows and all the pomp and circumstance surrounding htem are such a colossial waste of time.

Ahem....that being said, why don't we have an "official" Aisle Seat Oscar Picks Thread Andy????

[Eric Paddon]

I didn't care about any of them. And frankly I think more and more we're reaching a point where Hollywood seems determined to only honor those films that are important to them from an agenda standpoint. And that's my only comment on that.

[Carlson2005]

Is it just me, but does anyone else get the impression that Price Waterhouse got the nomination envelopes for the Oscars and the Razzies mixed up this year?

[AndyDursin]

Is it just me, but does anyone else get the impression that Price Waterhouse got the nomination envelopes for the Oscars and the Razzies mixed up this year?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best line of the year, Trevor...kudos!

I'd rather sit through DREAMCATCHER than any of the BP nominees (with the excpetion of MUNICH), but that also shows what kind of sick person I am.

[Carlson2005]

Wouldn't we all? You know, this year I think that and Lifeforce would have been in with a real shot for Best Adapted Screenplay!

[romanD]

honestly, for most of them I think they are quite interesting and good noms. Except the actor or better actress noms, as they are either the usual suspects (can we have a year without judi dench please?) or some big stars who need a career push by getting an oscar... ywan.

but other than those I like them. Ok, Corpse Bride was lousy...

but overall this will be the first show I will watch in years.

score noms are interesting... though I dont like any of the scores besides munich they are at least not the usual suspect crowd. same with the songs... you may never heard them, but this category is for best song and not for "i always liked elton john, he should get an oscar, let's nominate him for somke crap!"

overall interesting choices... havent seen many of the movies yet, but I will when I get back... last week over here in Tokyo by the way and still fun... just go longer jap-cut of KILL BILL 1 very cheaply...

oh and Germany is nominated again twice. SOPHIE SCHOLL continues our everlasting trend of chewing out nazi-movies... pretty boring, though well acted... and short film AUSREISSER is pretty good, though the score is too big. I did the pre-viz editing on this movie... too bad I didn't do the full editing in the end... argh... I could be the editor of an oscarmovie soon!!! aaaargh... well, the director had her long time collaborator and I couldn't work with the director anyway, she drove me crazy, though she is a nice person, just can't work with somebody like her... lol

doubt it will win however... it's basically a sixth sense ripoff, but very good and sensitive, well acted and funny.