Oscars Yet A-freakin'-gain
I'm sorry. I really truly am. But the BAFTAs have just been announced and I simply must comment on what is cooking up in the ol' World of Oscar!!
So Best Picture is relatively similar with Dreamgirls being snubbed apparently (although I didn't know it was even out over here but it has been nominated for music) and therefore hurt. Flags and Letters From Iwo Jima have been snubbed and are really falling fast from the race. Babel is there but I watched that today and could not have been more disappointed so now I'm rooting against it.
Best Director again see Clint snubbed badly as well as Condon but with Paul Greengrass picking one up. Scorsese is surely the main candidate to win now with a strong showing for The Departed and likely wins in a few categories. Stephen Frears has now locked up his nomination though as The Queen racks up a host of nods.
The acting categories are all fairly solid in terms of Oscar buzz with the major snub going to Jackie Haley for Little Children. That shouldn't harm him too much though but he needs to watch out for Michael Sheen who, if The Queen has its night, could steal away a spot in Supporting Actor. Leading Actor is still going to Whitaker though and both O'Toole and DiCaprio got nods so little is going on there we couldn't have predicted. Helen Mirren is still going to win Best Actress and Jennifer Hudson is still frontrunner for Oscar although don't be surprised to see her fall her either to Abigail Breslin or Emily Blunt in Devil Wears Prada.
Otherwise the big excitement comes from the wonderful Pan's Labyrinth getting a host of nominations and putting itself in position for a major Oscar charge.
Thats it now. Sorry again.
So Best Picture is relatively similar with Dreamgirls being snubbed apparently (although I didn't know it was even out over here but it has been nominated for music) and therefore hurt. Flags and Letters From Iwo Jima have been snubbed and are really falling fast from the race. Babel is there but I watched that today and could not have been more disappointed so now I'm rooting against it.
Best Director again see Clint snubbed badly as well as Condon but with Paul Greengrass picking one up. Scorsese is surely the main candidate to win now with a strong showing for The Departed and likely wins in a few categories. Stephen Frears has now locked up his nomination though as The Queen racks up a host of nods.
The acting categories are all fairly solid in terms of Oscar buzz with the major snub going to Jackie Haley for Little Children. That shouldn't harm him too much though but he needs to watch out for Michael Sheen who, if The Queen has its night, could steal away a spot in Supporting Actor. Leading Actor is still going to Whitaker though and both O'Toole and DiCaprio got nods so little is going on there we couldn't have predicted. Helen Mirren is still going to win Best Actress and Jennifer Hudson is still frontrunner for Oscar although don't be surprised to see her fall her either to Abigail Breslin or Emily Blunt in Devil Wears Prada.
Otherwise the big excitement comes from the wonderful Pan's Labyrinth getting a host of nominations and putting itself in position for a major Oscar charge.
Thats it now. Sorry again.
posted by Sam at 2:25 PM
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