The Movie Blog has a complete list of the Oscar nominations that were announced this morning. My initial, random thoughts:
- The best supporting actor category is stacked.
- Syriana was screwed, and apparently too smart for the Academy. No nomination for editing or direction?
- Cinderella Man is way overrated. Hollywood loves its period pieces starring afflicted heroes.
- I really hope “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” wins for best original song, and the presenter is, I don’t know, Anthony Hopkins or Judy Dench.
- The hardest category to call? Best adapted screenplay–they’re all such excellent scripts.
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Darren: what do you mean by “The best actor category is stacked” ?
I mean there’s little to choose among the five nominees–I thought they were all pretty great:
George Clooney – SYRIANA
Matt Dillon – CRASH
Paul Giamatti – CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt – A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
I didn’t care for Matt Dillon as much as the others, but there’s a lot of talent there.
Do you mean best supporting actor?
Hey, go see “Mrs. Henderson Presents” if you think Judy Dench couldn’t handle it. 😉