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Academy Awards - Live Thread 79th Oscar Awards
25 February 2007 | DollyCali

Posted on 02/25/2007 2:29:29 PM PST by DollyCali







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Academy Awards

The Queen

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

Academy Awards

The Departed

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

Academy Awards

Babel

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

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Letters From Iwo Jima

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

Academy Awards

Little Miss Sunshine

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



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Academy Awards

Leonardo DiCaprio

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

Academy Awards

Ryan Gosling

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

Academy Awards

Peter O'Toole

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

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Forest Whitaker

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

Academy Awards

Will Smith

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



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Academy Awards

Penelope Cruz

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

Academy Awards

Kate Winslet

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

Academy Awards

Helen Mirren

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

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Judi Dench

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

Academy Awards

Meryl Streep

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



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Academy Awards

Mark Wahlberg

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

Academy Awards

Alan Arkin

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

Academy Awards

Eddie Murphy

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

Academy Awards

Jackie Earle Haley

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

Academy Awards

Djimon Huonsou

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





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Oscar

Rinko Kikuchi

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

Oscar

Jennifer Hudson

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

Oscar

Abigail Breslin

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

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Cate Blanchett

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

Oscar

Adriana Barraza

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



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Academy Awards

Clint Eastwood

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

Academy Awards

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Inarritu is nominated for directing "Babel."

Academy Awards

Martin Scorsese

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

Academy Awards

Stephen Frears

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

Academy Awards

Paul Greengrass

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



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To: CaptainK

The In-Laws (original, with Arkin and Falk) was one of the best comedies of all time: "My car has flames on it! My car has flames on it!" "Serpenine, Shel, Serpentine!")


641 posted on 02/26/2007 5:43:41 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: AmishDude

Phenomenal, yes. Creepy. Wayyyyy too creepy. I hope Vic Mackey takes him out this season.


642 posted on 02/26/2007 5:50:38 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: ReignOfError

Who do you think has more "star quality"? Jack Nicholson or Edward G. Robinson?


643 posted on 02/26/2007 5:59:24 AM PST by DeerfieldObserver
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To: Maven

Yes, they showed a clip of it also. I also dont watch BW normally (what tree are you Walters) but wanted to see the star interviews. I loved calendar girls & the other two movies that I thought were comparable... raising Ed Levine(cent recall the exact title) & the Full Monty.. clever & fun.

I appreciate all your great comments.

I am starting a cinema monthly thread in March.. YOu will definitely be on that initial ping list. The concept etc is still evolving. I had hoped to do this for over a year.. March is my target date.


644 posted on 02/26/2007 6:02:59 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: LS

I agree with you re: the original In-Laws.


I recall seeing it on video at my brother's home in DC(he was with the Pentagon at the time & had little furniture.. we sat on the floor in front of TV),,we both just roared with laughter. I would like to get the DVD of it, if it is available somewhere

The recent one was funny also but not as good as the first.


645 posted on 02/26/2007 6:05:32 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: Treeless Branch; ReignOfError; LS

I don't agree. Those participating here are sharing a common interest & we all understand each other. If this bothers or offends you, it would be better perhaps to just not post...

I believe your offense is not that we use first names.. your offense is that we enjoy cinema?

We all feel sorry for people who cant have tolerance for the pleasures of their fellow Conservatives.


646 posted on 02/26/2007 6:10:40 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: DeerfieldObserver; All

I think the pc of actress to female actor is an indication of the illiteracy of the PC crowd.

Does anyone have the ratings for the oscars?

From this morning's fox stories, it was one big environment is morality fest.

IOW science is not relevant to the myth of global warming only feeeeeeel good morality matters.


647 posted on 02/26/2007 6:17:03 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: SuziQ

Suzi, so many people disliked LMSunshine.. I thought it was fun. Truly a dysfunctional family but a parody on so many things.

I guess with the title people perhaps expected more sunshine?

Ratings need to be checked.

The little girl was awesome..


648 posted on 02/26/2007 6:17:59 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: The Raven
here you go.. You need a trademark beer!




649 posted on 02/26/2007 6:22:00 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: athelass

Letterman had the funniest Oscar line ever. Introducing Susan Sarandon and that Robbins guy she lives with Letterman said: "Here they come now. They're sure to be pissed off about something, so listen up."

This explains why he was never invited back. Hollywood takes itself very seriously.


650 posted on 02/26/2007 6:22:52 AM PST by joylyn
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To: longtermmemmory

I think the gay leaning crown might like the female actor title but I think most are quite content with the term actress.

Did you notice Ellen was referred to as HOST rather than Hostess.. It is of course a correct term either way but to me is an indication of perhaps her desire?

It seems to me that many of them in Hollywood realize desire to do worthwhile projects, as they have a lot of values that are not "warm fuzzy" even to them. I am sure it gives them satisfaction to think they are doing some things that are of a lasting good in their minds.

As I previously mentioned, If I didn't have FR, I prolly also would believe the global warming hype.


651 posted on 02/26/2007 6:26:46 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: joylyn

That is funny!


652 posted on 02/26/2007 6:27:53 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: ReignOfError

great comments!

The grass always seems greener..


653 posted on 02/26/2007 6:32:22 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: Treeless Branch
I am sorry but people who refer to actors by their first names are complete idiots/boobs/dorks/fantasy land residents, esp people ho are conservative.

1) I referred to no editors by their first names in that post, though I did in others. #623 was about an exchange between a director and an editor.

2) It was just lazy. Marty and Theresa are a lot easier to type, late at night when you've had a couple, than Scorcese and Schoomaker. Using first names might not be strictly according to Hoyle, and it's not something I'd do in formal writing, but it was clear.

654 posted on 02/26/2007 6:59:34 AM PST by ReignOfError (`)
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To: Treeless Branch

Hmm. I referred to Reagan frequently as "Ronny." I think "Ike" was Eisenhower's preferred name, even over "Dwight" or "Mr./President Eisenhower."


655 posted on 02/26/2007 7:07:52 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: ReignOfError

2a) Thelma, not Theresa. Oops.

3) You say this on a forum where referring to politicians by their first name or nickname, e.g. W, Hillary, Osama, Al, Rudy, Bubba is the norm.


656 posted on 02/26/2007 7:14:57 AM PST by ReignOfError (`)
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To: All
Better Late than never?

The Winners

Style

657 posted on 02/26/2007 7:18:57 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: ReignOfError

Why is Jack bald? Is he taking Chemo?


Actually, Nicholson is playing a cancer victim in latest film, so he had to be in character.


658 posted on 02/26/2007 7:51:04 AM PST by DeerfieldObserver
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To: ReignOfError
I have to say that Cate Blanchett distracted me because she was, at least initially, imitating Katherine Hepburn's mannerisms by exaggeration rather than more subtly. Less being better in this case. I did see Eating Gilbert Grape years ago and liked the off beat storyline. My son will watch pretty much anything and I see a lot of stuff when visiting that would not otherwise get a chance on my own home screen. The F word gets on my last nerve by it's overuse and obvious catering to the alpha element in the audience. I can handle it but there is always the thought that expanding their vocabulary, and maybe elevating their thinking some, with a wider variety of expressive words would be an opportunity for a creative writer looking to be different from the herd. On the plus side, maybe it is a compromise for not using religious profanity which seems rather rare, at least for the few movies we watch. I haven't seen any Johnny Depp movies lately, what do you recommend?
659 posted on 02/26/2007 10:35:23 AM PST by mountainfolk (God Bless President George Bush)
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To: montag813
She may want to use some of her large earnings to buy up the remaining copies of "Caligula" still in circulation.

ROTFLMAO!

When I watched that movie it was like watching a train wreck, I just couldn't stop. In fairness to the talent, my understanding is they didn't know about the "inserts" Guccione was putting in until it was too late for them to do anything about it.

660 posted on 02/26/2007 11:41:30 AM PST by colorado tanker
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