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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
5:17 am
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Oscar nominations were announced this morning, courtesy of a heroically bleary-eyed Mira Sorvino. The highlights:
- Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Junebug; Catherine Keener, Capote; Frances McDormand, North Country; Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener; Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain. Hmph, Scarlett Johansson was snubbed. But whatever, at least she still has her giant breasts to amuse herself with.
- Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney, Syriana, Matt Dillon, Crash; Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man; Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain; William Hurt, A History of Violence. Ooh, William Hurt is a big surprise here. He could also qualify for an award for Best Receding Hairline and General Age-Related Deterioration.
- Best Actress: Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents; Felicity Huffman, Transamerica; Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice; Charlize Theron, North Country; Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line. Wow, good job Keira Knightley.
- Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote; Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow; Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain; Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line; David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck. Largely as expected, except Mr. Howard excellently trumps the much-predicted Russell Crowe. See, this is what happens when you THROW YOUR PHONE AT THE HELP.
- Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain; Bennett Miller, Capote; Paul Haggis, Crash; George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck; Steven Spielberg, Munich. Nice to see Capote get recognized. Remarkable that there are only two established names in this group.
- Best Original Screenplay: Crash; Good Night, and Good Luck; Match Point; The Squid and the Whale; Syriana. Damn, Clooney is really racking them up.
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain; Capote; The Constant Gardener; A History of Violence; Munich. No big surprises here.
- Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain; Capote; Crash; Good Night, and Good Luck; Munich. Yay Capote. This movie was largely overlooked at the Golden Globes, and though it won’t win Best Picture here, it’s incredible and well worth seeing.
In sum: Brokeback Mountain leads with eight; George Clooney got himself four personal nominations—for Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Producer, and Director. Impressive. Big snubs: I’d say Don Cheadle for Crash and Walk the Line for Best Picture. And King Kong and Memoirs of a Geisha—or as Charlie Gibson says it, GEEEEEEEEESHA—were confined to the technical categories.
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wow, mazel tov on waking up before the butt-crack of dawn! now go back to bed!
I wanna see Terrence in a tuxedo.
I want to see Terrence OUT of a tuxedo. Meow!
I bet Russell Crowe is wondering what happened with Cindrella Man…
Apparently Russell can’t throw punches as well as hotel lobby phones…. if only he was more Method, he’d have sewn up a nomination.
Go Terrence! Lovely nom for a lovely man!
Wonder if he’s going to perform “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” (Best Song nominee)?
I agree about Capote…amazing film, and if the Academy is just (which it so rarely is), Phillip will take Best Actor.
I, too, wish Walk the Line was in the Best Picture category, rather than Crash. To me, Crash was mainly notable for its strong cast more than anything else–as a general Best Picture, I think Walk the Line trumps it.
Great to See Terence Howard get a nod over Russell Crowe. Cinderella man was a run of the mill feel gooder. Nothing realy extraordinary about it.
With brokeback, capote and transamerica, it looks like Pat Robertson and the like are gonna have a collective stroke. Can’t wait.
Clooneys “year of the leaking brain” looks to be paying of in the end.
I am hoping for some kind of chat-thread on Oscar Night- Can we, can we? Please, huh?
No way peeps. It’s PSH all the way. Upstate NY represents!
Props for Howard tho – he was awesome.
Hey- No one is interested in an Oscar Commentary? Come on guys- back me up here. Especially the Ladies.. I expect more from you- Tinkie, LizardQueen, Chronic, Helenann…and Lizard, I know you love dishing the fashion dirt. I will be in Arizona with Mom and God love her, she won’t make it past Nine. And is it completely obvious that I am absolutely wasted on Theraflu? Mmmmm… Theraflu-
Oscar commentary would be awesome!!
Ooooh- I just got word- There will be something (said in my sing-song happy voice)…
Sweet derder, I would love to tear up the red carpet with you. If I hadn’t just bought a ticket to elsewhere I would invite myself to Arizona so we could wear prom dresses, do each others hair and rip on celebrities as we sipped a pitcher of Hollywood’s (I would even be willing to spike them with Theraflu). At any rate, I’m down with whatever. Hope you are feeling better and feel free to send me “the word” via e-mail.
clooney only got 3 nods, he wasn’t a producer for “good night and good luck”. he said he could have been, but that would have just been overkill. clooney is the f-ing man.
Thanks Lizard, I knew I could count on you for Oscar Festivities.
And Hannah- I agree wholeheartedly- Clooney is the f-ing man. Ohhh, baby, baby…
Ah yes, point taken. Well three isn’t too shabby either.
please include me in on live chat to comment on the celebrity fashions/speeches on Oscar night. I live for that shit!
Yay- Zoobabe!
OOOH I’m torn – I’d love to watch with you fine friends but I have an annual Oscar Night party with themed foods, oscar ballots, movie theater popcorn – the whole 9 yards.
I was little surprised Walk the Line wasn’t nominated for Best Picture.
#10, er sorry to disappoint. To be honest, I have seen embarrasingly few movies this past year, let alone Oscar contenders. I am a film buff, but I dunno, it’s all the same old sh*t over and over. Sometimes I’m mildly entertained, but I can’t remember the last time a movie blew me away. Hmmm… still thinking.
So I’ll I have to say re: the noms is that admirable though it may be, Crash is one of the most epically retarded movies I’ve seen in a while. And Keira Knightly???? WTF?????!!!!! That girl sucks a world of ass. Did anyone even see that movie.
You can count me in for red carpet snark though.
Oooh, count me in for live snark too! I am not up to LQ’s standards but I have made people snort soda out their noses in Oscar snark chat before.
Mmmm, Clooney.
I agree with chronic. I don’t remember the last time a movie blew me away. And usually there is at least one movie I am pasionate about winning and this year I could care less. It all seems pretty boring. I will watch, of course, because I always do. There has to be something outrageous happen like the year Jolie made out with her brother when she won.
I just saw Brokeback Mountain last week and I thought that Michelle Williams was fantastic in her role. I’d like to see Transamerica, but it’s not playing here yet.
Chronic- it’s meeeee… amygirl. (I forget that people don’t know my new typekey name). We are old Big Brother (or was it TAR) friends…
And I am glad that some are into this- I just hope the Big Boys are here at the gasm. And hope I haven’t stepped on any toes or offended the TVGasm Gods campaining for this- What if I got banned from the Gasm… what in the hell would I do with my time?
I must admit- I am suprised that more people weren’t into the movies this year. Trying to get my friends to go to movies this year was like pulling teeth. I thought it was an unusually good year for movies.
Okay- it’s almost 2 am- time to go back to bed and drink my next dose of Apple Cinnamon Theraflu.
Mmmmm, Theraflu… Wish I had me a little “Chronic” to go with my Theraflu.
Mmmmm, Chronic…
It’s not about the movies people. It’s about the dresses! I must agree about the modern day cinema being one big self congratulatory yawn fest. The last thing that blew my mind was probably some Hitchcock movie. But maybe one of these ladies will show up looking like a skeleton in a tutu or wearing some kind of bird as a dress. It’s the most we can hope for.
derder, what the Hell? Get back to bed. You are delirious. You’ll only drag it on by partying online all night. Chronic brownies and Hollywood’s LATER. Don’t even think about it now.
TinkellbellAPixie, if you are somewhere in the 100 mile radius to me I would love to attend that soiree. My friends are so lame. I’ve been trying to organize a masquerade ball for years. I would just do it, but there is something unusually pathetic about standing around with lots of glorious food, wearing a mask, ALONE. I could make Heath Bar Ledger Brownies and Good Night and Good Luck sounds like a nice name for a cocktail, no?
Those sound good LQ… I am just now working out the menu so far we have “Brokeback Mountain” Ribs (as in I want my baby back baby back), the “Calamari and the Whale”, a “Hustle and Flow”ing punch (not sure what will be in that yet).Might throw in a some Memoirs of a Geisha Sushi and King Kong Banana’s Foster for Dessert.
It’s going to be set up in a buffet so all my guests can “Walk the Line”.
that sounds like a great party Tinkerbell. I wish I had cool friends like you that would understand the need to celebrate on Oscar night. I usually just watch it alone with Ben and Jerry.
OMG, I love you all. I want to have a party, too! And I agree, total snark the night of…PLEASE, even if there’s no embarrassing Hugh Jackman-esque opener.
Wait, perhaps he could recap Brokeback in song?
MMMMMMM–Clooney on Theraflu…just tipsy enough to say, “Hey, Helenann, c’mere!”
*le sigh*
derder = amygirl, hm, not obvious. Hello! When are the Oscars anyway?
More thoughts: I love when the “big” actors get snubbed – like Nicole Kidman for Cold Mountain. Man, that was some very satisfying schadenfreude. But Russell Crowe could not seriously have expected to be nominated for Cinderella man? Every Ron Howard movie is the same! And they all suck (except possibly Apollo 13, which I’d have liked more without Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton). I actually kinda look forward to the big steaming pile of hatred I will almost certainly have for the Da Vinci Code. Bring it on!
The Oscars are on Sunday March 5th
Seriously zoobabe, we need to get some new friends. I also thought of “Brokeback Mountain Balls” these are little cocktail lamb meatballs, make up your own joke, especially YOU EdHill. A mixed green salad with tri-colored peppers, carrot and beet shavings is known as “The Constant Gardner”. I’m also working up a “Capote Compote”. Recipe to follow.
Oh my Gad. I SO want to go to Tinkerbell’s party!
Alas, having no money, I will be here in front of the computer, willing to snark on dresses with y’all.
And swoon over Clooney, of course. I know we’re s’posed to be all pomo snarky anti-celeb, but DAMN, he is the m’f-in man.
Can I come too? Please, Please (for the chat on oscar night of course!)
Leezardqueen…that’s got to be one of the funniest things I’ve read in a long time, Capote Compote.
I heart U!
You guys are so funny. Tinkie, Hubby and I were actually invited to our first Oscar Party this year. Don’t know what is on the menu, but I know we had to wear formal evening attire. I am bummed, as I will be out of town. But I think hubby was glad he had an excuse to get out of it. Your menu is hillarious (I am thinking, as I type of other things you could add to it, but alas, I am not as clever as you witty gals).
My mother has a PC and I am a Mac girl all the way- so I hope I am able to join you for the snarkfest. I hate PC’s and don’t have a lot of skill on them. And there is no way hubby is letting me bring the lap top down as it is our new shiny toy. We have a seven year old imac upstairs that hasn’t been turned on in close to a year. The powerbook spoilied us. But I will still beg him-oral sex can be a great negotiating tool. Muhaahahaha! I am a powerbook prostitute.
I am going to the Doctor tomorrow to get some antibiotics. This cold/ flu/ sinus infection thing just keeps hanging on. But the Theraflu diet works wonders… I highly recommend it.
And I can’t believe you guys don’t love the movies- I love the movies as much as I love my bad television shows…
Munich Schnitzel appetizers if you can stomach the veal. Cinderella Man bisque, served out of the pumpkin, natch. Am I pushing it now? Ok, I’m sorry. I’ll stop. It’s like that cursed cock block thing with me.
Thanks Helenann, and you have to read it don’t you? If you say it, it’s not so funny.
OMG you guys are cracking me up – And… helping my menu immensely. A few additions – little smokies cocktail weiners – another throwback to Brokeback. An assortment of chocolates for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (A costume design nominee), and I have a friend who has goblets (of fire) that she is bringing.
Btw – derdle – I love the movies, I minored in film, movies mean more to me than TV (don’t tell the gasm guys I said that, they might revoke my commenting privileges) The movie theater is my temple…I love the smells, the sound (dolby digital baby) and laughing with an audience at something funny or gasping in unison when something is scary. Nothing like it.
How about “Crashed”-ed potatoes?- Or Transamerican cheese sandwiches?
William Don’t Hurt Me Hot Wings
Any ashtray is required to have a sign that says, “why can’t I quit you?”
You could have Steak Tartare as a side reference to In Cold Blood.
Ewww, I think I just grossed myself out on that…
A friend and I were giggling that Big Momma’s House 2 wasn’t nominated…to mix it with Brokeback, it’d be, “My Big Momma’s Gay horse is lame ‘cuz she’s fat.”
Dear Lord, I should not have had 3 doughnuts this morning.I apologize to the ‘gasm…
wow i have always heard about people having oscar parties, but never met (whatever) anyone that actually has them, the only person i know that watches them is my mother,
i know i haven’t been posting long and my comments aren’t witty, but i may i please atend teh online partay,
so was this pathetic enough or what
personally, the lemon thera flu is the best
i wonder what stunner of a dress reese is going to wear this time
Here is the deal with the snarkfest… as far as I can tell- J-Unit is the one who is going to have to allow this. As we want to use the Gasm as the forum. But when people ask “Can I attend”-It’s not like it’s an invite only thing… I hate that kind of crap and would never want to leave anyone out of something. If you are interested- email J-Unit! He is the man and the one who will give us the yay or the nay. So keep beggin’ him! And hardly@work- I always love your comments and really appreciate your visits to my website.
Ditto to the derder. I don’t understand how or why it wouldn’t be a come one, come all Snarkademy Awards party.
TinkerbellAPixie, I almost forgot about everyone’s favorite Scottish dish, Paul Haggis. This savory vittle is made by mixing sheeps organs with grains, fat, onion, and bland British Isles spices (think salt, air, etc.) Then the whole mess is fastened inside the sheeps stomach and boiled for hours. Yumtastic! I actually have an uncle who eats this.
Jesus, Liz-
I’m sick- don’t need to hear about Haggis right now- ugggh…
Hello all…i love all your comments and have a ??
i’m really having trouble thinking of menu items for my oscar party this year. i always make five dishes themed from the best picture nominees (along with other stuff as well). any ideas? this year is tough!