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.

[DollyCali]

Thank you. The other thread might be "fun" for those who hate movies, stars etc.. but many of us don't & I wanted a place for those of us like that to drop in. NO offense if my friends are in the other "camp" & that is what makes FR so great, the diversity ...now, if we all just had a little more tolerance!

[WalterSkinner]

..prediction: Al Gore wins an Oscar--then announces he's running for President to save the planet

I could be wrong...

[tiredoflaundry]

There is a thread for everyone!

Is it me , but is "midnight blue", one of my fav colors, the color of the evening so far?

[DollyCali]

Well, I thought Venus movie was good.. not outstanding or worth seeing again.. O.toole was outstanding.

I went with one of my "older" friends (he is 81) and LOVED The concept of the young babe involved with the "mature guy"(old goat?)

Amazing grace is a great movie IMHO

[DollyCali]

OH geeze.. I haven't even turned on the TV yet. And due to the power outages we had (brief ones) the channels will need to be reset & I still have to feed pets & mom.

(and me)

I better get busy here!

[freedom4me]

Not only won't I waste my time, but I won't waste my electricity to watch tonight's Oscars. Have you ever noticed how many awards programs there are? (Oscars, Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, People's Choice Awards, Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards) What a self-absorbed lot. Not my cup of tea. I'll pass, thank you.

[DollyCali]

If that all happened wouldn't it be interesting if there were boo's

Not all of Hollywood likes him. They put him in same category at Clintons & they have fallen far from the grace of the moguls/stars

[mass55th]

You're not alone. I haven't seen any of the movies up for award either. I watched Helen Mirran in Elizabeth I, and will watch The Queen when it comes out on DVD. I enjoy her work.

[frankjr]

I'm watching Joan and Melissa. The one time a year I watch the TV guide channel. Joan can be annoying, but I for some reason I find her entertaining. Plus Ryan Seacrest on E! is even more annoying!

[Captain Peter Blood]

Afraid I won't be watching. The Oscars lost me many years ago when it veered even more left. Today it is the ultimate in Political Correctness and with Ellen hosting it is definitely a non event for me.
The great years of Oscar are long gone like the stars who were there and hosted it.
Where oh where is Bob Hope when you need him to Host???????

[CurlyBill]

I can't bring myself to watch a bunch of left-wing self-absorbed narcissistic jackasses who put on what seems like a dozen award shows a year. They are the experts of NOTHING... yet they pontificate as though they are moral and intellectual authorities on all issues.

[DennisR]

Bingo. I am proud to say that I have seen none of these movies - I hate the subsidization of any institution that is anti-American, anti-values, anti-Christian, and anti-morality. But that's probably just me...

[CurlyBill]

BTW ---- I'm not trashing the thread. I'll probably be spending time in good company here... but I'm not sure I can watch the crap that is about to air tonight.

[Crawdad]

Joan to the Libs, "Oh, grow up!"

[DollyCali]

Hi Bill.. how about the "ghosts at the Oscars"

I read something about that a few months ago & meant to forward to you but never bookmarked it.. it was one of those things that I wasn't looking for but it came up on the way to something else

[frankjr]

It looks like many missed the link to the Heckle Thread.

[The Raven]

Isn't Al Gore in for anything?

[DollyCali]

Yes, I am chuckling to myself as I count them!

lol

[NRA2BFree]

Hi Dolly! Do you have a live link to the awards? :o)

[DollyCali]

I just posted the major categories.. yes he is up for best documentary & song.

BTW.. Have you ever heard of a beer called "the Poet"?

obviously reference to Poe as there is a Raven on the label.

It is an oatmeal stout from Holland Mich.

I am sipping that after finishing my left over Thai food.