For the second year in a row, I find myself behind in Oscar movie viewing. This year though, I'm rather surprised. I thought for sure I was gonna be right on track with the 5 main categories. Alas, I'm pretty ok with Best Picture...but that's it. Shameful...considering how many movies I actually saw this year. When all is said and done, I will only be missing Letters From Iwo Jima from the Best Pic category.
Long and short is...I think this should be Scorses's year. He's been around a long while, produced some great films and never won. The Departed was an incredible movie and deserves to be rewarded by the academy.
At the same time, I would also like to see Little Miss Sunshine stealthily sweep all it's categories...this movie was perfect...and I'm thrilled at it's reception...and hope this carries through the academy as well.
Because I'm feeling spunky, let's break this down:
Best Pic
Babel - seeing it soon
The Departed - 5 stars
Letters From Iwo Jima - won't be seeing it
Little Miss Sunshine - 5 stars
The Queen - 3 stars
Best Actor
Leonardo Dicaprio (Blood Diamond) - 4 stars
Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) - seeing soon
Peter O'Toole (Venus) - won't be seeing
Will Smith (Pursuit of Happyness) - probably won't be seeing
Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) - 4 stars
Best Actress
Penelope Cruz (Volver) - won't be seeing
Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal) - seeing soon
Helen Mirren (The Queen) - 3 stars
Meryl Streep (Devil Wears Prada) - seeing soon
Kate Winslet (Little Children) - won't be seeing
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) - 5 stars
Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children) - won't be seeing
Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) - 4 stars
Eddie Murphey (Dreamgirls) - seeing soon
Mark Wahlberg (The Departed) - 5 stars
Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza (Babel) - seeing soon
Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) - seeing soon
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) - 5 stars
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) - seeing soon
Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) - seeing soon
Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Letters from Iwo Jima) - won't be seeing
Stephen Frears (The Queen) - 3 stars
Paul Greengrass (United 93) - won't be seeing
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel) - seeing soon
Martin Scorsese (The Departed) - 5 stars
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Go Scorsese!!!And another plague upon your house for not making time for The Pursuit of Happyness.
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