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[apocalypsos]

Considering the BAFTA nominations came out, which means only one more week until the Oscar noms, I figured I'd toss in my two cents on the big names.


Film:

Big Fish
Cold Mountain
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

My take: Remove Cold Mountain and Big Fish, replace with Finding Nemo and Mystic River, and I'll be happy.

Actor:

Benecio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jude Law, Cold Mountain
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Sean Penn, 21 Grams
Sean Penn, Mystic River

My take: YES! Johnny's now got a Golden Globes nom and a BAFTA nom. That bodes well for next Tuesday and the Oscar noms.

Actress:

Scarlett Johansson, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation
Anne Reid, The Mother
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Volume 1
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

My take: Next week, let's have Diane Keaton and Charlize Theron replacing Anne Reid and that extra Scarlett nom.

Supporting Actor:

Paul Bettany, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Albert Finney, Big Fish
Bill Nighy, Love Actually
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tim Robbins, Mystic River

My take: Sean Astin and Alec Baldwin, damn it!

Supporting Actress:

Holly Hunter, Thirteen
Laura Linney, Mystic River
Judy Parfitt, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Emma Thompson, Love Actually
Rene Zellweger, Cold Mountain

My take: Replace Laura with Marcia Gay Hardin and we're golden.

Also, I've said it before, and I'll say it again -- Jack Black and the kids from School of Rock had better get a best song nom next week. I want to see those kids rocking the Kodak like a great rocking thing.



EDIT: At this point, I can pretty much figure out exactly how next Tuesday is going to go.

See, you'll all be driving to work or eating breakfast or sleeping in, and then, all of a sudden, from the vicinity of Washington, D.C., you're going to hear the following --

"What?! No Sean Astin? Oh, fuck you, Academy. And ... and oh, now you're not nominating Emma for Love Actually? Well, sit on this and sp-- wait, where the hell is Uma? Damn you ... damn you and your black hearts! Hey! You forgot to nominate Johnny! Fucking cocksuck-- Where the hell is my School of Rock nomination? A pox on all your houses! And Cold Mountain? No Finding Nemo?! Argh! May your bathing suit areas shrivel up and fall off!

*swoon*

YAY! Oscar season's here! I love it so!"

Prozac salesmen love me, but once for a month a year.

Comments

[tenebris.livejournal.com]

Who's the Supporting Actor nom for Big Fish--old Finney, or young Finney?

Because if they actually nominated Ewan for something, OH the SQUEE.

And why nominate Scarlett TWICE? Sheesh!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

She's good in both of them, from what I've heard of Girl with a Pearl Earring. She won't get nominated for both next week, though. It'll only be for Lost in Translation, which she deserves and which more people saw.

[tenebris.livejournal.com]

Having seen the trailer for "Girl with a Pearl Earring," I'd have to agree. EW named her one of their up n' coming actresses as well. But I'm always amused by double nominations, as it seems to say, "Well, we couldn't really fill the category..."

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Well, I think the worst move I see on this list is Benecio. He has no chance in the Best Actor category, and only a slim one in the Supporting.

I will be most pissed next week if Sean Astin is nowhere to be seen. Sam makes RotK, damn it. I hope this recent buzz he's been getting in the magazines helps.

[tenebris.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'd agree with that. Seems to be an unneeded doubling (though I haven't seen 21 Grams, thanks to being poor.)

And agreed on Sean Astin, damnit. He held that film, and hell, the trilogy together in so many ways. Love ya Lij, love ya Viggo, but Sean just blew me away.

Also, *complete facefault on my first question* Please, don't mind me, I just woke up...

[wal-lace.livejournal.com]

How do you handle having Bill Murray up against Johnny Depp?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm just happy when Johnny gets a nomination. Showy performances in big-budget blockbusters don't normally get nominations. The fact that he's gotten any at all, because he really and truly deserves them for Jack Sparrow, I'm glad for.

As for Bill Murray, I want him to win. His major competition is Sean Penn for Mystic River and damn it, I just liked Bill's performance better. His was my favorite lead performance by an actor all year long and if they were my Oscars, he'd get the award.

[myniamh.livejournal.com]

Well they should be your oscars! You give more justification and reason for your choices than I've ever heard before!

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