Posted on 01/10/2005 10:08:17 AM PST by missyme
Good news/bad news time.
The good news is that despite being snubbed by several critics and pre-Oscar award granters, Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” was the overwhelming winner at the Peoples Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Drama. Gibson’s film beat "The Bourne Supremacy," "Collateral," "Finding Neverland" and "Ray" by an unprecedented lopsided margin. The presenter of the Favorite Movie Drama award was Rene Russo, one of Gibson’s former co-stars. The acclaimed producer-actor-director received a standing ovation for his win.
Gibson told the audience that the award "means a lot more to me this time than anything before."
He added a reference to the fact the Hollywood establishment had refused to finance or distribute his film, saying, “When you circumvent the system, I depended on you and you were there. If it wasn't for you guys, we would have been dead in the water.”
Unfortunately, Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit 9/11" also beat out the competition, which included "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "The Incredibles," "Shrek 2" and "Spider-Man 2, snagging the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Movie.
The presenter of the Favorite Movie award, believe it or not, was Martin Sheen. As he accepted Moore exclaimed, “I’ll take this as an invitation to make more ‘Fahrenheit 9/11s.’”
This year’s 31st Awards ceremony included some new categories, among them being Favorite Movie Drama (won by Gibson) and Favorite Movie (won by Moore). Unfortunately, the Most Deceitful Documentary category, which “Fahrenheit 9/11” would have won hands-down, was not yet available.
Mel Gibson did not campaign, promote or advertise to garner any award. This stands in sharp contrast to the political P.R. machine of Michael Moore et al. In fact, Moore had even posted a letter on his Web site urging his followers to cast their votes for him.
Moore’s letter, which as of this writing has curiously been pulled off his Web site, had stated: “The People's Choice Awards are considered, among all the awards shows, to be the one which most accurately reflects the ‘mainstream’ public opinion in the United States.”
After touting the credibility of the awards Moore went in for the close. “OK, now, here's the best part: YOU get to vote! Online. Now. Just go to http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml, click on the little circle next to ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ in the ‘Favorite Movie’ category and press the ‘vote’ button.”
For some additional motivation, Moore cited a group of leading Republicans who had taken out ads in USA Today and Daily Variety. Moore claimed the ads included “a not-so-subtle threat to the Academy Awards voters that, in essence, said don't even THINK about nominating 'Fahrenheit 9/11' for Best Picture.”
He promised that if he were to win the People’s Choice Awards he would give a “nice and polite speech.”
Yaaaaayyyy! Go Mel Go!!!!!!
As I posted on another thread, I caught an interview with Gibson on the radio this morning in which he stated that Farenheith 9/11 raised some interesting points, and nobody has ever explained to him why we went into Iraq.
I'm hoping the interview was taken out of context.
LMAO - These look like the same instructions given to Florida Dem voters before they were wound up, turned on and sent out to vote in 2000. The problem was some of the ballots had different spacing and these robots, following orders, cast votes for Buchanan. LOL
Mel Gibson is an anti-war conservative. I don't doubt that his support for Bush and the War is alot lower than many here would like.
***The presenter of the Favorite Movie award, believe it or not, was Martin Sheen. As he accepted Moore exclaimed, “I’ll take this as an invitation to make more ‘Fahrenheit 9/11s.’”***
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
F911 beat out Shrek 2 and the Incredibles for favorite movie? What was it doing up against those movies? Those are kids movies! Too bad the 8 year olds weren't voting.
The Passion beat out movies nobody went to see.
I think both these categories were set up for both Gibson and Moore to win. Nevermind both sides ran online campaigns for them.
I bet Michael Moore uses a lot of toilet paper.....
Do you know the list if counting the overseas box office?
shrek 2 has generated $912,049,652 worldwide F911 has only made $220,694,771 worldwide
There was a link here not too long ago urging people to vote for the Passion for some movie award, but I don't know if it was this one.
What is it with Shrek-2 Anyways? I am sure it was cause every American child in the USA went to see it how many over 18 went?
If I wanted to see something like that I could go in Like Television on the INternet and watch old clips from GUMBY AND POKIE or Felix the Cat...
***The presenter of the Favorite Movie award, believe it or not, was Martin Sheen. As he accepted Moore exclaimed, “I’ll take this as an invitation to make more ‘Fahrenheit 9/11s.’”***
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
***The presenter of the Favorite Movie award, believe it or not, was Martin Sheen. As he accepted Moore exclaimed, “I’ll take this as an invitation to make more ‘Fahrenheit 9/11s.’”***
This doesn't really matter. It's as irrelevent as asking the bull out in the field to supply more bull$#!?. He's going to do it whether anybody wants him to or not, and someone else always has to clean up the mess.
I saw recently that Gibson's Mad Max only cost $400,000 to make and by 1996 had taken in $100,000,000. It was the most profitable movie ever made at that time.
Passion grossed Worldwide: $611,274,604 F911 220.6m worldwide... F911 should NOT have won...
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