Let The Awards Season Begin!

[SHAFTR]

AFI's Top Ten Films (in alphabetical order):

-American Splendor
-Finding Nemo
-The Human Stain
-In America
-The Last Samuari
-Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
-Lost in Translation
-Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
-Monster
-Mystic River

What, they have problems with films that begin with letters in the last half of the alphabet? I've seen five of those films and only one really is worthy of the acclaim. I'm hopeful for American Splendor and In America.

a Big Yes to Finding Nemo, American Splendor & Lost in Translation
Mystic River and Master and Commander were solid
The Human Stain surprises me.

Saddens me that Kill Bill & The Station Agent are absent.

[Gold Trumpet]

Saddens me that Kill Bill & The Station Agent are absent.

I'm seeing the Station Agent tomorrow (hopefully). Think I'll like it? What should I expect? I'm actually expecting this film to be one of the best of the year.

[SHAFTR]

Saddens me that Kill Bill & The Station Agent are absent.

I'm seeing the Station Agent tomorrow (hopefully). Think I'll like it? What should I expect? I'm actually expecting this film to be one of the best of the year.

It's very good.  I felt that the three main characters were fleshed out nicely.  The film could have rested upon stereotypes, but it doesn't.  I felt very emotionally involved in it.  I think the train chasing sequence might be one of my favorite moments in film this year.

[cine]

Lilya 4-Ever - (Denmark); Director: Lukas Moodysson

What the fuck...? he's from Sweden goddammit!

what's wrong with sweden?

Nothing... read it again.

[Alexandro]

So, the New York Film Critics have chosen:

Best Picture: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

Best Director: Soffia Coppola, LOST IN TRANSLATION

Best Actor: Bill Murray, LOST IN TRANSLATION

Best Actress: Hope David, AMERICAN SPLENDOR and THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS

Best Supporting Actor: Eugene Levy, A MIGHTY WIND

Best Supporting Actress:  Shohreh Aghdashloo, HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

Best Foreign Film: CIDADE DE DEUS

Best Documentary: CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS

Best Animated Film: TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

Best First Film: AMERICAN SPLENDOR

Best Screenplay: THE SECRET LIFE OF DENTISTS

[cine]

Best Supporting Actor: Eugene Levy, A MIGHTY WIND

That's a surprise.

[©brad]

looks pretty excellent to me.

[MacGuffin]

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

COLD MOUNTAIN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER:  THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

CATE BLANCHETT - VERONICA GUERIN
NICOLE KIDMAN - COLD MOUNTAIN
SCARLETT JOHANSSON - GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
CHARLIZE THERON - MONSTER
UMA THURMAN - KILL BILL VOL. 1
EVAN RACHEL WOOD - THIRTEEN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

RUSSELL CROWE - MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
TOM CRUISE - THE LAST SAMURAI
BEN KINGSLEY - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
JUDE LAW - COLD MOUNTAIN
SEAN PENN - MYSTIC RIVER

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
BIG FISH
FINDING NEMO
LOST IN TRANSLATION
LOVE ACTUALLY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

JAMIE LEE CURTIS - FREAKY FRIDAY
SCARLETT JOHANSSON - LOST IN TRANSLATION
DIANE KEATON - SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
DIANE LANE - UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
HELEN MIRREN - CALENDAR GIRLS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

JACK BLACK - SCHOOL OF ROCK
JOHNNY DEPP - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
BILL MURRAY - LOST IN TRANSLATION
JACK NICHOLSON - SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
BILLY BOB THORNTON - BAD SANTA

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (FRENCH CANADA)
GOOD BYE, LENIN (GERMANY)
MONSIEUR IBRAHIM (FRANCE)
OSAMA (AFGHANISTAN)
THE RETURN (RUSSIA)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

MARIA BELLO - THE COOLER
PATRICIA CLARKSON - PIECES OF APRIL
HOPE DAVIS - AMERICAN SPLENDOR
HOLLY HUNTER - THIRTEEN
RENEE ZELLWEGER - COLD MOUNTAIN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

ALEC BALDWIN - THE COOLER
ALBERT FINNEY - BIG FISH
WILLIAM H. MACY - SEABISCUIT
TIM ROBBINS - MYSTIC RIVER
PETER SARSGAARD - SHATTERED GLASS
KEN WATANABE - THE LAST SAMURAI

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

SOFIA COPPOLA - LOST IN TRANSLATION
CLINT EASTWOOD - MYSTIC RIVER
PETER JACKSON - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
ANTHONY MINGHELLA - COLD MOUNTAIN
PETER WEIR - MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

SOFIA COPPOLA - LOST IN TRANSLATION
RICHARD CURTIS - LOVE ACTUALLY
BRIAN HELGELAND - MYSTIC RIVER
ANTHONY MINGHELLA - COLD MOUNTAIN
JIM SHERIDAN & NAOMI SHERIDAN & KIRSTEN SHERIDAN - IN AMERICA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT - GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
DANNY ELFMAN - BIG FISH
HOWARD SHORE - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
GABRIEL YARED - COLD MOUNTAIN
HANS ZIMMER - THE LAST SAMURAI

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE

"THE HEART OF EVERY GIRL" - MONA LISA SMILE
Music by: Elton John Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
"INTO THE WEST" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Music & Lyrics by:  Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox
"MAN OF THE HOUR" - BIG FISH
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder  
"TIME ENOUGH FOR TEARS" - IN AMERICA
Music & Lyrics by:  Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer
"YOU WILL BE MY AIN TRUE LOVE" - COLD MOUNTAIN
Music & Lyrics by:  Sting

[Pwaybloe]

So, the New York Film Critics have chosen:

Best Screenplay: THE SECRET LIFE OF DENTISTS

This was my favorite movie this year, so far.  I've been meaning to make a thread about it.  Excellent choice, though.

[Alexandro]

Golden Globes are pretty much a joke, but they actually influence the academy awards,,,,

the good things:

Uma Thurman nominated

All the nods for Lost in Translation

THE BAD THINGS:

No nominations for 21 Grams!!!!! where's naomi watts????

[©brad]

and no nominations for any of the actors in LOTR. blah.

golden globes are just pretend anyhow.

[Find Your Magali]

and no nominations for any of the actors in LOTR. blah.

golden globes are just pretend anyhow.

I think one problem is that there was no pre-ROTK buzz for Sean Astin. It's only been the past few days, as the reviews have started to come out, that people are waking up to the fact that he gives an Oscar-worthy performance.

So he's in a race against the clock to build up enough momentum to snag a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

[Gamblour.]

Too much Mystic River and Master and Commander, not enough Kill Bill or Return of the King. And I didn't see it but is Seabiscuit actually better than a movie like Kill Bill? Is it another 'safe' picture that gets nominated because it's not risky?

[NEON MERCURY]

where's revolutions at on that list.for best pic....

[MacGuffin]

And I didn't see it but is Seabiscuit actually better than a movie like Kill Bill?

Oh God, yes. A lot better.