2005 Academy Award Nominees
The Oscar nominees this year were a big surprise. The big winner was Brokeback Mountain, walking away with eight nominations. It is going to win best picture, without a doubt; Ang Lee will win for ditecting, and it will probably win for it's screenplay, as well. I'm hoping John Williams will win for one of his two nominations, but again, Brokeback will probably win here too.
Brokeback won't sweep the Oscars like Return of the King did; it will win the big one, though. The other four films will split the technical awards, to be sure.
Brokeback won't win any acting awards; they are all spoken for. Felicity Huffman, who, incedentally, seems to be taking in a lot of award nominations lately, won't win. Now five-timACe and one-time winner Dame Judi Dench won't win either. Even Second-time nominee Charlize Theron (Who won for horrifying turn as serial killer Aileen Wuornos) will also fall. Reese Witherspoon will win for her memorable June Carter in Walk the Line.
But Joaquine Phoenix, her equal in the same film, will loose to Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Capote.
Paul Giamatti - from Cinderella Man - is the front runner for the supporting actors. He will win. This may be becuase of the slap in the face he got last year for not being nominat4ed for his brilliant drunk in Sideways. Now four-time nominee William Hurt might also win for his eere cameo at the end of History of Violence.
There is always one acting nominee that comes from out of nowhere. A couple years ago it was Kiesha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider. This year it is Amy Adams from Junebug. Catherine Keener (Capote), got her second nomination; her first was for Being John Malkovich in 1999. Frances McDormand got her fourth for North Country. The favourite is Rachel Weisz from The Constant Gardener. She is my pick, too.
It was nice to see that ever Star Wars film has been nominated for at least one oscar; The third in the series and final of the franchise was nominated for make-up, of all things. It was also nice to see that Some other films, like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory obtained minor award nominations, and were honorably mentioned.
Finally, in the Animated feature catagory, there is a three way tie. Myazaki's Howl's Moving Castle is a masterpiece of art, and Time Burton's Corpse Bride is an eyeful of wonderful puppetry. However, Wallace and Grommit films have won every time, so it's hard to say if Howl could beat out Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Ware-Rabbit. My Pick: Corpse Bride.
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