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Jan 31
2006
02:43 PM ET
Oscar nominations: Who got snubbed?
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i knew it was a total longshot, since there hasn’t been much praise for her pre-Oscar, but i thought naomi watts was so amazing in King Kong. she made me believe she loved that darned monkey.
also, i’m not disappointed match point wasn’t nominated for more. i just saw it and thought it was kind of overrated. not bad by any means though.
I am absolutely disappointed!! I wake up early every year to watch the nominations and now I’m pissed that I did this morning. First of all.. WHERE WAS THE NOM FOR WALK THE LINE?!? It is an absolute thoughtful tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time, with performances that should shut everyone else out. Joaquin at least got nominated, but he deserves the win over who will probably take it.. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Anyone else sick of him winning everything yet?? You know if the real Johnny Cash & Truman Capote got in a fight the Man in Black would kick ass.
And what’s with only three noms for Original Song?! There were soooo many quality songs that could’ve taken those last two spots. INCLUDING the never-given-love-from-the-academy Danny Elfman for the Corpse Bride. Gimme a break people. Wake up and give the guy an Oscar already!!
Kudos to Keira Knightley though! The best surprise of my morning…
The 40 year old virgin should have at least gotten one for screenplay. Also where is Star Wars ep.III nomination for visual effects.
Oh plese Jennifer, when did the Oscars turn into a death match? Phillip Seymour Hoffman deserves every award he’s got.
I for one am really glad Walk the Line did not get picture, as I have seen the birth to death music biopic done a million times before.
I haven’t seen A History Of Violence, but I’m still bummed about Maria Bello. The golden globes screwed her over by making her category so ambiguous.
“I for one am really glad Walk the Line did not get picture, as I have seen the birth to death music biopic done a million times before. ”
Well, since Walk the Line actually was the birth-to-midlife music biopic, perhaps you should change your mind…
The song from Brokeback was ruled ineligible because it didn’t really appear in the movie. There was a lot of controversy about that when the decision was handed down.
I’m very upset (although not surprised) about Joan Allen. Judi Dench plays the same roles time after time and she gets nominated. Paul Giamatti, in my opinion, was nominated (and may win) because he was snubbed the last two years. Where was Maria Bello? How did Ralph Fiennes not get any awards love? Why does the Academy keep snubbing Scarlett Johansson?
Why Catherine Keener? She’s in the movie for like 10 minutes, and has virtually no performance. And I just don’t get all of the “Capote” love. Good movie, not great. “A History of Violence,” “The Constant Gardener” or “Walk the Line” should have been there instead.
I guess I’m most pleased that Terrence Howard didn’t get double nominations. He was good in both movies but he’s hardly the new second coming; I didn’t agree when it happened with Jamie Foxx (please let HIM go away soon) last year either.
I’m still crossing my fingers that Matt Dillon will win the Oscar, although seeing him on the red carpet usually zoned out of his mind worries me a bit…
Too bad Bullock didn’t get nominated as well as Bello (McDormand really needs ANOTHER nom when she has no chance of winning?).
GREAT to see Terrence Howard nominated.
I agree but Allen is Best Actress, and also Watts and Paltrow.
I have to agree with those who are disappointed that Walk the Line wasn’t up for BP. What happened? Why are people so put off by a traditionally great story? And no nomination for Brokeback’s song? What the?
My biggest snubs.
-As said above, Marie Bello is truly marvelous in A History of Violence and its a damn shame to see her missing out here.
-While I am not as huge on the film as most, Thandie Newton is the most memorable part of Crash for me and wad deeply powerful.
Strange there was no VFX nom for STAR WARS – a first. And a huge robbery for a forgotten film: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – there should have been noms in the Cinematography, Costume Design and Art Direction categories. When everyone sees the Director’s Cut, there’s going to be a serious re-evaluation.
Bill Chott should have gotten a nod for best supporting actor for his work in THE RINGER.
I’m really glad that a mediocre movie like Walk the Line was not nominated for best picture. I think this year’s lineup is one of the strongest in years. I can’t point to one movie and think “What the hell are they thinking?” (re Finding Neverland). I am a little disappointed that they opted for Munich as opposed to the Constant Gardener. The biggest upset has to be Maria Bello, poor thing only has the Golden Globes to blame for screwing this up for her.
So, we’ve learned that the Academy only rewards films with budgets smaller than George Bush’s IQ, but it would have been nice to hear Naomi Watt’s name called; she’s a consistent top-notch actress. Also, although a long shot, Joseph Gordon-Levitt had a hell of a performance in Mysterious Skin. Curse the indie pics and their endless brown-nosing campaigning!
i would like to see “kung fu-hustle” in the run, it’s a very good movie and, when Scarlet Johanson gonna be recognized as the great actress she is.
I was very surprised by the lack of BP nom for Walk the Line. It didn’t feel complete to me, but it was still fulfilling.
I may be in the minority, but I feel that Malick’s work with The New World was really special and beautiful.
I also felt that Maria Bello was deserving. I didn’t see William Hurt being as strong as Frank Langella, whom I LOVED in Good Night and Good Luck.
And I feel bad for Crowe, phone or no phone. He’s probably more deserving than Macdormand and Theron if we’re going to talk about A class actors who always seem to get nominated.
I know I don’t have to defend Brokeback, but I get the sense that the “dislikers” were turned off by the pace and the spare quality of the storytelling. But with that go Ang Lee’s amazing detail done with subtlety – he doesn’t TELL you everything, but you KNOW it’s there. That, I thought, was the magical thing about the movie. I kept thinking about things in that film for weeks afterward. And Heath Ledger was a total reflection of Ang’s style creating so much with visuals, which is what film is about, in my opinion.
I see lots of protests about Match Point, but didn’t it seem like Crimes and Misdemeanors set in London? Didn’t it seem too improved and director-y to anyone? I felt like I kept getting hit over the head with the luck thing. And Scarlett is more talented than this film showed her to be. She seemed to be pushing like crazy at the end.
Crash is good IF you take it as a morality play. I don’t think Haggis was trying to make you think it was totally realistic. It was effective, if a bit forced, but I really enjoyed it. I do think I would have put Walk the Line in place of Crash or Capote.