Academy Awards - Live Thread 79th Oscar Awards

25 February 2007 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

The Queen

Peter Morgan's "The Queen" is nominated for six Academy Awards, including one for best picture.

The Departed

Under Martin Scorsese's directing, "The Departed" is nominated for five Oscars.

Babel

"Babel" is nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture and director.

Letters From Iwo Jima

"Letters" is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best director and best picture.

Little Miss Sunshine

"Sunshine" is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture

Leonardo DiCaprio

Nominated for his role in "Blood Diamond," this is Dicaprio's third nomination.

Ryan Gosling

Nominated for "Half Nelson," this is Gosling's first Oscar nod.

Peter O'Toole

This is veteran actor Peter O'Toole's eighth Academy Award nomination.

Forest Whitaker

Whitaker is nominated for playing the brutal dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."

Will Smith

Smith is nominated for an Oscar for the second time for his roll in the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."

Penelope Cruz

Cruz, nominated for "Volver," plays a woman whose life is thrown into chaos.

Kate Winslet

Winslet plays a discontented wife in "Little Children," earning her fifth nomination.

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren played royalty in "The Queen," earning her third Orcar nomination.

Judi Dench

No stranger to the Academy, this is Dench's sixth nomination.

Meryl Streep

Streep played a well-dressed, outrageously demanding editor in "The Devil Wears Prada."

Mark Wahlberg

In "The Departed," Wahlberg explores the underbelly of the Boston police force.

Alan Arkin

No one plays a heroin-addicted Grandpa like Alan Arkin, nominated for "Little Miss Sunshine."

Eddie Murphy

"Dreamgirls" was a box office hit, and earned Eddie Murphy his first Oscar nomination.

Jackie Earle Haley

Nominated for "Little Children," this is Haley's first Oscar nod.

Djimon Huonsou

This is Huonou's second nomination -- this time, for "Blood Diamond."

Rinko Kikuchi

Kikuchi, up for "Babel" in which she plays a deaf teenager in Tokyo.

Jennifer Hudson

Nominated for "Dreamgirls," this is Jennifer Hudson's first Oscar nod.

Abigail Breslin

This is young Breslin's first nod, for "Little Miss Sunshine."

Cate Blanchett

This is Blanchett's third Oscar nod -- this time, for "Notes on a Scandal."

Adriana Barraza

This is Barraza's first nomination, for Amelia in "Babel."

Clint Eastwood

Eastwood is also nominated for Best Picture for "Letters From Iwo Jima."

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Inarritu is nominated for directing "Babel."

Martin Scorsese

Scorsese is a familiar face at the Oscars -- this is his eight nomination.

Stephen Frears

Frears got the nod in 1990. This time, it's for directing "The Queen."

Paul Greengrass

Greengrass is up for "United 93," his first nomination.

[Borges]

Yeah I can't work up much bile for the Global Warming true believers. They honestly feel they need to help humanity. As opposed to the pro-abortion crowd who are actively malignant.

[daisyscarlett]

Good night Dolly. Thanks for the Live Thread...it was fun. You East Coasters must be tired though...only 9:30 here but I have to clean up the dishes from my hastily prepared dinner...

[antceecee]

I also must acknowledge Helen Mirren for giving the best acceptance speech. Very intelligent,gracious woman

[John W]

In a lot of cases its the same crowd.

[goodnesswins]

Night, Dolly.....great thread. This years awards were better than many of the past few years....better movies, better acceptance speeches....see ya on the Dose.

[Torie]

She was indeed. This was about the least self indulgent Oscar night that I can remember. Nobody took themselves too seriously.

[DollyCali]

Thanks for the many photo contributions daisy. I was posting from the floor. Brought my mouse & keyboard down & really couldn't see the monitor too well...

They drag every year but I appreciate the creativity to make them different & fresh

Seeing the video each year of the ones who died in the past year is always sad.

I liked the dancers doing the logo for each film.(wonder if they were really naked)

[daisyscarlett]

I agree, Helen Merren's speech was the best.

I was extremely disappointed in Forrest Whittacker's speech but I guess he was very nervous and excited. I am thrilled for him...though I am so sorry that Peter O'Toole was nominated 8 times in his life and never won.

[DollyCali]

Yes, that is how I look at it and I am sure since they DO really believe in the wrong info they look at the Pubbies as insensitive & self centered.

Education... but one must be willing to be educated & trust those trying to educate & they again look at Pubs as agenda driven with stilted facts.

[DollyCali]

am I recalling correctly that he was a singer? Maybe I am thinking of someone else

[daisyscarlett]

The announcer said Forrest Whittacker got his start as an opera singer but I had never heard that....his first movie role was in Fast Times at Ridgemont High...remember that one with Sean Penn?...he played the high school football player.

[daisyscarlett]

Here is a photo you requested up thread of Jack Nicholson tonight...

[montag813]

Yeah, she thanked her/his wife and when she first got up she kissed her/him on the lips. I just thought this in my mind was funny.........

Actually she and her lover made it very clear their chosen gender roles for our benefit: she with tuxedo jacket and wife with cleavage.

[montag813]

Celine's song was Morricone's from "Once Upon A Time in America", a great, great, movie.

One of the best--and most overlooked and forgotten--films of all time.

[Borges]

Celine's song was Morricone's from "Once Upon A Time in America", a great, great, movie.

One of the best--and most overlooked and forgotten--films of all time.

It's highly regarded by buffs and is highly rated on IMDB. I wouldn't say it's forgotten. Certainly one of the best films of the 1980s. The only Gangster film I can think of that can be called Proustian.

[doesnt suffer fools gladly]

Thank you so very much. It's greatly appreciated. :)

[DeerfieldObserver]

Am I the only one here who doesn't care for Jack Nicholson? He isn't anything compared to the greats of Hollywood's Golden Age. In fact, he is symptomatic of the sad state of Hollywood right now.

[montag813]

Note to self: Move Sir Peter O'Toole to top of death pool tomorrow.

Hard to believe he is only 74. Looks more like 88.

[antceecee]

You would think they would have given Peter O'Toole a lifetime achievement award.
They man is definitely a talent that has contributed much to their industry. ... As has George Lucas I might also add. I don't like his politics, but I love his work.

[Borges]

He doesn't really try anymore. He was great in the 70s. Ever see Carnal Knowledge?