The Academy Awards (and Golden Globes)

[Snively Bandar]

So what'd you guys think of the Golden Globe awards last night?  You into that kind of stuff, or are award shows not your thing?  Oscar nominations are due out tomorrow morning as well.  What are your predictions?  Who do you want to see win?

Here's some of the Golden Globe winners from last night:

Picture - Drama:
Cold Mountain
The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King - WINNER
Master and Commander
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Picture - Musical or Comedy:
Bend It Like Beckham
Big Fish
Finding Nemo
Lost In Translation - WINNER
Love Actually

Actor In a Leading Role - Drama:
Russell Crowe in Master and Commander
Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai
Ben Kingsley in House Of Sand and Fog
Jude Law in Cold Mountain
Sean Penn in Mystic River - WINNER

Actor In a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy:
Jack Black in The School Of Rock
Johnny Depp in Pirates Of the Caribbean
Bill Murray in Lost In Translation - WINNER
Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give
Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa

Actress In a Leading Role - Drama:
Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin
Scarlett Johansson in Girl With a Pearl Earring
Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain
Charlize Theron in Monster - WINNER
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill (Vol. 1)
Evan Rachel Wood in Thirteen

Actress In a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy:
Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday
Scarlett Johansson in Lost In Translation
Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give - WINNER
Diane Lane in Under the Tuscan Sun
Helen Mirren in Calendar Girls

Actor In a Supporting Role:
Alec Baldwin in The Cooler
Albert Finney in Big Fish
William H. Macy in Seabiscuit
Tim Robbins in Mystic River - WINNER
Peter Sarsgaard in Shattered Glass
Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai

Actress In a Supporting Role:
Maria Bello in The Cooler
Patricia Clarkson in Pieces Of April
Hope Davis in American Splendor
Holly Hunter in Thirteen
Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain - WINNER

Director:
Sofia Coppola for Lost In Translation
Clint Eastwood for Mystic River
Peter Jackson for The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King - WINNER
Anthony Minghella for Cold Mountain
Peter Weir for Master and Commander

Original Score:
Big Fish Composed by Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain Composed by Gabriel Yared
Girl With a Pearl Earring Composed by Alexandre Desplat
The Last Samurai Composed by Hans Zimmer
The Lord Of the Rings: ROTK Composed by Howard Shore - WINNER

Original Song:
"The Heart Of Every Girl" From Mona Lisa Smile Music by Elton John Lyric by Bernie Taupin
"Into the West" From The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Music and Lyric by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, Frances Walsh - WINNER
"Man Of the Hour" From Big Fish Music and Lyric by Eddie Vedder
"Time Enough For Tears" From In America Music and Lyric by Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" From Cold Mountain Music and Lyric by Sting



I was excited to see LOTR take home best movie (drama), director, and the score and song awards.  The more hardware for this flick, the better.  Well deserved, and hopefully it'll repeat, along with Jackson as Director, at the Oscars.

I was also glad to see Charlize and Renee win their actress awards.  Charlize was amazing in that Monster role!  Good to see Sofia Coppola get the Screenplay too (not listed here).

My only disappointment last night was Johnny Depp not winning best actor for a Comedy film (comedy?).  Hopefully Johnny will get another shot when the Oscar nods roll out tomorrow.  But Bill Murray has always been insanely funny throughout his career, so I was excited to see him recognized with a GG award.

Should be interesting to see what surprises and disappointments the always interesting Oscar nominations have in store for us tomorrow morning!

[Ben]

Finally, a bunch of award show results I can't argue with!!

I caught a bit of this show on VH1 tonight called 'Best Week Ever', and the had a spot about ROTK. One comedian mentioned something along these lines: " If Return of the King doesn't win the Best Picture Oscar, it's going to make the LA Riots look like kindergarten."

 

[JediMAC]

What, no Oscar update Grant?!  Ya' gotta finish what you started bud!    OK, guess I'll do the honors then...

Best Picture
"Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"
"Lost in Translation"
"Master and Commander: Far Side of the World"
"Mystic River"
"Seabiscuit"

Best Actor
Johnny Depp,"Pirates of the Caribbean"
Ben Kingsley, "House of Sand and Fog"
Jude Law, "Cold Mountain"
Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation"
Sean Penn, "Mystic River"

Best Actress
Diane Keaton "Something’s Gotta Give"
Charlize Theron, "Monster"
Naomi Watts, "21 Grams"
Keisha Castle Hughes, "Whale Rider"
Samantha Morton, "In America"

Best Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwin, "The Cooler"
Benicio Del Toro, "21 Grams"
Djimon Hounsou, "In America"
Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"
Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai"
(Where the hell's Gollum, dammit?!?)

Best Supporting Actress
Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Sand and Fog"
Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of April"
Marcia Gay Harden, "Mystic River"
Holly Hunter, "thirteen"
Renee Zellweger, "Cold Mountain"

Best Director
Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"
Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"
Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River"

Best Original Screenplay
Denys Arcand, "The Barbarian Invasions"
Steven Knight, "Dirty Pretty Things"
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, "Finding Nemo"
Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, "In America"
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, "American Splendor"
Braulio Mantovani, "City of God"
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Brian Helgeland, "Mystic River"
Gary Ross, "Seabiscuit"

Best Animated Film
"Brother Bear"
"Finding Nemo"
"The Triplets of Belleville"

Best Original Song
"Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind," Michael McKean and Annette O’Toole
"Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain," T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
"The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of Belleville," Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain," Sting

Best Original Score
"Big Fish," Danny Elfman
"Cold Mountain," Gabriel Yared
"Finding Nemo," Thomas Newman
"House of Sand and Fog," James Horner
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Howard Shore

Best Editing
"City of God"
"Cold Mountain"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

Best Art Direction
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
"The Last Samurai"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

Best Cinematography
"City of God"
"Cold Mountain"
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

Best Costume Design
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
"The Last Samurai"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

Best Makeup
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

Best Sound
"The Last Samurai"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
"Seabiscuit"

Best Sound Editing
"Finding Nemo"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

Best Visual Effects
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

[JediMAC]

I'm definitely disappointed to not see the brilliant technical acting achievement that is Gollum/Andy Sedakis, not get nominated for Best Supporting Actor.  I thought if a CG character ever had a shot at an acting nomination, it would be him...  Oh well.  

Also shunned:  Cold Mountain, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Tom Cruise.  

Since I'm more interested in the entertainment aspect of movies, moreso than the dramatic elements and all that nonsense, I'm pulling for ROTK and Pirates to do well.  If ROTK doesn't at least win best picture and director, I'll be very pissed.  I'd love to see Depp take home the best actor award too, since I loved Pirates, and thought he did an incredible job as Jack Sparrow.  Guess we'll find out in about a month!

As for the Golden Globes awarded the other night - couldn't argue with too many of them really.  Bill Murray's acceptance speech was pretty funny.  Nice to see him win, since comedic performances usually don't get much recognition, and I've loved him ever since his old SNL and Stripes days...  

Hope George Lucas is paying attention to Peter Jackson and ROTK's nominations and wins, to see how it should be done.  

[Brian]

Just for the heck of it, I'll throw these in here as well.  Apparently the "Razzies" nominees have been announced as well (I remember AOTC appearing on these lists in 2002 I believe).  Anyways, here's the list:

24th Annual Golden Raspberry (RAZZIE®) Award Nominations

WORST PICTURE

CAT-IN-THE HAT (Universal/Dreamworks/Imagine)
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE (Columbia)
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (20th Century-Fox)
GIGLI (Columbia/Revolution)
THE REAL CANCUN (New Line)

WORST ACTOR

Ben Affleck / DAREDEVIL, GIGLI and PAYCHECK
Cuba Gooding, Jr. / BOAT TRIP, FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS and RADIO
Justin Guarini / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
Ashton Kutcher / CHEAPER by the DOZEN, JUST MARRIED and MY BOSS'S DAUGHTER
Mike Myers / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT

WORST ACTRESS

Drew Barrymore / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE and DUPLEX
Cameron Diaz / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE
Kelly Clarkson / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
Angelina Jolie / BEYOND BORDERS
and LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE of LIFE
Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Anthony Anderson / KANGAROO JACK
Alec Baldwin / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT
Al Pacino / GIGLI
Sylvester Stallone (Whose 5 Roles Could Fill This ENTIRE Category!) SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER
Christopher Walken / GIGLI and KANGAROO JACK

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Lanie Kazan / GIGLI
Demi Moore / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE
Kelly Preston / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT
Brittany Murphy / JUST MARRIED
Tara Reid / MY BOSS'S DAUGHTER

WORST SCREEN COUPLE

Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI
Eric Christian Olsen & Derek Richardson / DUMB AND DUMBERER
Justin Guarini & Kelly Clarkson / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
Ashton Kutcher & EITHER Brittany Murphy (JUST MARRIED)
or Tara Reid (MY BOSS's DAUGHTER)
Mike Myers & EITHER Thing One OR Thing Two / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT

WORST EXCUSE for an ACTUAL MOVIE (All Concept/No Content!) (New Category)

2 FAST, 2 FURIOUS
CHARLIE'S ANGLES: FULL THROTTLE
THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
THE REAL CANCUN

WORST REMAKE or SEQUEL

2 FAST, 2 FURIOUS
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE
DUMB & DUMBERER: WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (Remake of WHERE THE BOYS ARE ‘60 and WHERE THE BOYS ARE ‘84)
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

WORST DIRECTOR

Martin Brest / GIGLI
Robert Iscove / FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
Mort Nathan / BOAT TRIP
The Wachowski Brothers / Both MATRIX Sequels
Bo Welch / THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT

WORST SCREENPLAY

THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT, Screenplay by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, Screenplay by John August and
Cormac & Marianne Wibberley, “Story” by August
DUMB AND DUMBERER, Screenplay by Robert Brener and Troy Miller, “Story” by Brener
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY, Written by Kim Fuller
GIGLI, Written by Martin Brest

NOMINATIONS PER PICTURE:

GIGLI – 9
CAT-IN-THE-HAT – 8
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY – 8
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE - 7
BOAT TRIP, DUMB & DUMBERER, JUST MARRIED, MY BOSS’S DAUGHTER
and THE REAL CANCUN – - 2 Each

“WINNERS” WILL BE ANNOUNCED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

[Scott]

Grant must have fallen asleep after watching the awards nomination ceremony this morning

This is dedicated to my good friend Mr Birchall from OKC, OK

PEARL JAM GOT SHAFTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLARGH, Fie to you Oscar

[Snively Bandar]

What, no Oscar update Grant?!  Ya' gotta finish what you started bud!  

Whoops!  Sorry about that!  Thanks for taking care of that JediMAC, as I was just looking for my old thread here to bump it up for the Oscars this weekend.  So what races have you guys interested?  I'm really hoping that LOTR cleans house.  That's just been such an amazing trilogy that I think they need to go out with the ultimate bang, and all the credit in the world, especially Peter Jackson.

I'm with JediMAC and am really hoping for an upset win by Johnny Depp too, for Pirates.  Loved him in that movie!

So what's everyone's picks?  My girlfriend is actually talking about throwing a little Oscar party over at her parent house with a bunch of our friends.  Why do girls always have such a need to "entertain"?  

[Scott]

Dang, this reminds me that I need to watch Lost in Translation and I wish I could have seen Mystic River before this weekend.  I think ROTK is a lock for best picture and original song now that Pearl Jam isn't there to play spoiler...its a shame Sean Astin didn't get nominated

My picks:

Best Picture: ROTK
Best Actor: Penn
Best Actress: Theron
Supporting Actor: Robbins
Supporting Actress: Zellweger
Director: Jackson

[Scott]

I watched Lost in Translation last night, great movie, definitely like the way Sofia has progressed as a film maker...agreed that Scarlett Johansson is a definite hotty, Bill Murray is an absolute genius and I would love for him to win but I don't think its going to happen.  My pick stays with Penn as he's been a long time nominee.  The only thing I would say is that he's a huge outsider and that may translate into a mini upset for Murray

As long as ROTK wins a bunch of awards I'll be happy tonight, I enjoy watching the show as long as Whoopi isn't hosting, for some reason I despise her

[Matt]

Murray should and will win tonight.

I like Sean Penn, and he was good in Mystic River--but not nearly as good as

Mr. Bob Hallis!!!!

[Scott]

My favorite thing about Murray is you know he's making stuff up on the fly half the time which makes the people he's acting with smile and laugh at him.

[Matt]

My favorite thing about Murray is you know he's making stuff up on the fly half the time which makes the people he's acting with smile and laugh at him.

Yeah, I hear you.  I've always gotten the feeling with him that he'd just be a cool, down-to-earth, regular guy, that wouldn't be above having a beer and shooting-the-sh1t with you if you ran to him at the local bar.

(And I guess he's my favorite actor now, since Harrison Ford's gone to sh!t over the last decade or so.  That's what my Guzzlefish stats tell me, at least.)

Funny, too--the the two main guys duking it out for the Oscar tonight got their movie careers started in much the same way, by playing dumbasses in some (relatively) low-brow comedies in the early eighties. . .  (one a perpetually-stoned surfer dude, the other, a perpetually-retarded groundskeeper. . .)

And, did anyone besides me see House of Sand and Fog?  What a great (if not horribly sad) movie--with some absolutely terrific performances by Kingsley and. . .  that woman, playing his wife.  Shohreh Aghdashloo.  She might not win tonight, but I hope she does.  

It's a shame that more people didn't see that movie.  It'll probably do better on cable and DVD than it did in the theatres. . .

[Matt]

And, funny, too, with Lost in Translation:  I love it--I've seen it at least three or four times in the month that I've had the DVD.

My mom and dad watched it (separately--they're divorced), and they both hated it, for two different reasons:

Mom hated it because she didn't like the way that the movie made it seem okay for two married people to even think about going outside of their respective marriages (no matter for what reason).

Dad kept asking "what's the point?" and "where is this going?", (along with a few "I don't get it"s) and the only time he laughed was when Bob was having difficulties with the excersize machine.  I think he was expecting more of a standard fish-out-of-water comedy, with Bill trying to get along in Tokyo, and not the drama between two wayward people that it really was.

[Matt]

Regarding the Razzies:

“WINNERS” WILL BE ANNOUNCED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

So, what film was the big "winner" last night?

Or rather,

How many did Gigli get, exactly?

[Scott]

6 big ones for Gigli, missed tying the Showgirls and Battlefield Earth's record by 1

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