Posted on 02/25/2007 2:29:29 PM PST by DollyCali
Peter Morgan's "The Queen" is nominated for six Academy Awards, including one for best picture.
"Letters" is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best director and best picture.
"Sunshine" is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture
Nominated for his role in "Blood Diamond," this is Dicaprio's third nomination.
Whitaker is nominated for playing the brutal dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
Smith is nominated for an Oscar for the second time for his roll in the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."
Cruz, nominated for "Volver," plays a woman whose life is thrown into chaos.
Streep played a well-dressed, outrageously demanding editor in "The Devil Wears Prada."
In "The Departed," Wahlberg explores the underbelly of the Boston police force.
No one plays a heroin-addicted Grandpa like Alan Arkin, nominated for "Little Miss Sunshine."
This is Huonou's second nomination -- this time, for "Blood Diamond."
Kikuchi, up for "Babel" in which she plays a deaf teenager in Tokyo.
This is Barraza's first nomination, for Amelia in "Babel."
Eastwood is also nominated for Best Picture for "Letters From Iwo Jima."
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...
I also must acknowledge Helen Mirren for giving the best acceptance speech. Very intelligent,gracious woman
In a lot of cases its the same crowd.
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.
She was indeed. This was about the least self indulgent Oscar night that I can remember. Nobody took themselves too seriously.
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)
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.
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.
am I recalling correctly that he was a singer? Maybe I am thinking of someone else
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.
Actually she and her lover made it very clear their chosen gender roles for our benefit: she with tuxedo jacket and wife with cleavage.
One of the best--and most overlooked and forgotten--films of all time.
Thank you so very much. It's greatly appreciated. :)
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.
Hard to believe he is only 74. Looks more like 88.
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.
He doesn't really try anymore. He was great in the 70s. Ever see Carnal Knowledge?
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