[Borges]

F9/11 gets nothing. Passion of the Christ gets 3

[Dallas59]

What are "Oscars"?

[anonymous_user]

F9/11 gets nothing.

Poor little rich boy.

[Rummyfan]

Annette Bening - BEING JULIA

I'm a movie nut and I never heard of this one!

[Pikamax]

Jamie Foxx in Ray = Yes
Collateral = No. That's overkill.

[PilloryHillary]

"F9/11 gets nothing. Passion of the Christ gets 3"

So, so, so glad F9/11 was snubbed! But WHY wasn't Passion of the Christ nominated for Best pic? Can't wait to watch Michael Moore have his tantrum.....like a fat kid being told he can't have any cake!

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I have not even heard of one of the movies nominated for "best Movie". I think the Oscars are a huge joke.

[Pharlap]

With all the misery and suffering in the world, how can Hollywood hold its annual self-celibratory extravaganza. Better to cancel it and send the money to the tsunami victims.

[Sam the Sham]

Hollywood is treading lightly.

Three minor Oscar nominations for TPOTC. I guess also the thought of Michael Moore making an acceptance speech for anything gave them pause.

[jude24]

Actually, the three it got nominated for make a whole lot of sense.

The cinematography of The Passion is astounding. The whole thing feels like a Caravaggio painting.

The musical score that John Debney did for The Passion is nothing short of amazing.

The makeup for The Passion was absolutely vital to it. Making Christ look like a bloody pulp couldn't be easy to do.

I can't help but wonder if this is the Academy's way of giving Gibson recognition of just how powerfully compelling that movie was (and just how much talent it demonstrates), but they don't want to be too overt because its so politically incorrect.

At the same time, as I look at the contenders for best picture, best actor/actress, and best supporting actor/actress, I realize I haven't seen a single one of those movies, nor do I really want to.

[TXnMA]

[ { ( Yawn... ) } ]

[kellynla]

The Passion wasn't nominated for Best Picture? Outrageous!
I guess we'll boycott the Oscars this year.
Maybe I'll go out on February 27 and purchase the DVD instead and watch it again.

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[hershey]

My longtime writers' group...half conservative, half Liberal...agree on one thing: they're nuts about Johnny Depp. Maybe this is his year. I don't go to movies, but have seen one or two early Depp films. He is talented, and the group thought he should have won last year for that pirate movie. Or did he? Oh, well.

[bmwcyle]

I think Spiderman II is the only movie of the lot I saw.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Passion of Christ should have gotten at least two more nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor (James Caviezel).

[Sloth]

The absolute worst nominee list in recent memory. What a bunch of crap.

[Ticonderoga34]

F9/11 getting shut out is a big deal. I would have thought that F9/11 would have at least received an nomination for Documentary Feature. Hollywood just slapped Michael Moore hard. It will be interesting to see the spin in the media on the shutout of F9/11. It will also be interesting how the loony left reacts to this slight of M.M.

The Passion of the Christ getting 3 nominations isn't that bad considering that Mel Gibson didn't bother to run a campaign to get the film nominated by the Oscar in any category.

[SuziQ]

Well, we already know who will win for best actress. It'll be the star of Vera Drake , the abortionist with the heart of gold. And we'll be treated to polemics from the podium about how George W. Bush and his radical right wing co-religionists, those cruel heartless bastards, want to push women back into the back alleys to have abortions.

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Cinematography, makeup, and music - woo hoo!

[MississippiMasterpiece]

I've seen all of the nominees for Best Picture, and am probably leaning towards "The Aviator" as my favorite. I will definitely be rooting for Catalina Sandino Moreno in the Best Actress category. "Maria Full of Grace" was a stunning film with a strong pro-life message. I have it on DVD and would encourage Freepers to rent it.

[Lekker 1]

WHAT???? Where's Napoleon Dynamite?