Oscar Nominees

[Spurminator]

http://www.oscars.com/nominees/?pn=list


Oscars >>>>> Golden Globes


But my only question is how does a movie that's 75% improvisation get a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination?

[ShoogarBear]

Jackie Earle Haley got nominated!

[ObiwanGinobili]

My pics:

Best actor: Forrest Whitaker
Supporting actor: Alan Arkin
Best Actress: Judi Dench
Supporting actress: Abigail Breslin
Animated: Monster House
Art Direction: Pans Labyrinth
Cinematography: Pans Labyrinth
Costume Design: Marie Antoinette
Directing: United 93
Documentry (long): An Inconvienant Truth
Makeup: Apocalypto
Best picture: Little Miss Sunshine
Visual effects: Superman Returns

[Bob Lanier]

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker
Best Sup. Actor: Mark Wahlberg
Best Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Sup. Actress: Jennifer Hudson
Best Animated: Cars
Art Direction: Dreamgirls
Cinematography: Children of Men
Costume Design: Marie Antoinette
Directing: The Departed
Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth
Short Documentary: Two Hands
Editing: United 93
Foreign: Water
Makeup: Apocalypto
Title Music: Babel
Music: Dreamgirls
Best Picture: The Departed
Animated Short: The Little Matchgirl
Short Film: West Bank Story
Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima
Sound Mixing: Pirates of the Caribbean
Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean
Adapted Screenplay: Children of Men
Original Screenplay: Letters from Iwo Jima

[Jimcs50]

My choices in bold



Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole - VENUS
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND



Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED



Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz - VOLVER (her cleavage alone is Oscar worthy) :)
Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN



Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza - BABEL
Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL



Best animated feature film of the year
CARSHAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE



Achievement in art direction
DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN'S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHESTTHE PRESTIGE



Achievement in cinematography
THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE



Achievement in costume design
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN



Achievement in directing
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93



Best documentary feature
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY



Best documentary short subject
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS



Achievement in film editing
BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93



Best foreign language film of the year
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN'S LABYRINTH
WATER



Achievement in makeup
APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN'S LABYRINTH



Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN



Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
"Listen" - DREAMGIRLS
"Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS
"Our Town" - CARS
"Patience" - DREAMGIRLS



Best motion picture of the year
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN



Best animated short film
THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS



Best live action short film
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY



Achievement in sound editing
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST



Achievement in sound mixing
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
DREAMGIRLS
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST



Achievement in visual effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS



Adapted screenplay
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL



Original screenplay
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

[Shelly]

I still need to see The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine.

[Jimcs50]

I still need to see The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine.


Yes you do...both are awesome.

[ObiwanGinobili]

Little Miss Sunshine was incredible.
It *looks* liek the kind of movie that will surprise you - but wow! it really surprised me. It really was great.
I think the cinematography and the cast were outstanding.
The whole ensemble cast was outstanding. It;s hard to point out 1 above the others, but Abigail Breslin, greg Kinnear, and Alan Arkin were above and beyond.

[Samurai Jane]

We just saw Pan's Labyrinth this past weekend. I thought it was very good, if a tad bit graphic.

[Shelly]

We did go to see The Departed, but it was sold out and just never made it back to the movies again.

However, I must say that Helen Mirren looked exactly like QE2

[Spurminator]

Helen Mirren in The Queen was the best female acting performance I've seen since Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream.

I don't feel like I've seen enough movies this year to make any real educated choices... I need to see Babel, Dreamgirls, Blood Diamond and Iwo Jima.

[ShoogarBear]

Are we picking who SHOULD win or who WILL win?

Because Helen Mirren is a stone-cold lock.

[angel_luv]

Choices I am rooting for in bold. My picks in bold and underlined



Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole - VENUS
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND



Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED



Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz - VOLVER
Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN



Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza - BABEL
Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL



Best animated feature film of the year
CARS

HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE



Achievement in art direction
DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN'S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

THE PRESTIGE
Achievement in costume design
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN

Achievement in makeup
APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN'S LABYRINTH


Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
"Listen" - DREAMGIRLS
"Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS- Great song as well.
"Our Town" - CARS
"Patience" - DREAMGIRLS

[angel_luv]

I don't feel like I've seen enough movies this year to make any real educated choices...


Same here, although I have seen more of the nominees than I have in previous years.

Dream Girls is fantastic. I think you will really enjoy it. :)

[ShoogarBear]

Angel, you didn't get nominated? :depressed

[angel_luv]

Angel, you didn't get nominated? :depressed


:lol Guess there is no best in background category.

Maybe Tony's rap video will win big at the MTV awards. :)

[ploto]

I think Babel will win for best picture and Brad Pitt did not even get a nomination.

[LuvBones]

The Departed or Little Miss Sunshine better win best picture.

[Duff McCartney]

I think Forest Whitaker and Djimoun Hounsou should win. I don't think we are getting enough movies made about Africa.

I still need to see Last King Of Scotland....Blood Diamond was a seriously good movie.

[danyel]

I'm glad Ryan Gosling got a nomination, that kid is good. I Hope he wins...