don't be ticked-off, Meryl. For once, you actually didn't deserve it.The second part of this not-so-illustrious series will focus on the nominees who I think placed second in the actual Oscar voting. I think I know enough to include screenplays here, too. I don't know why this is really something I felt the need to blog, but...never be afraid to bore 'em, that's my motto.
2000
Best Picture: Traffic
Best Director: Ridley Scott, Gladiator
Best Actor: Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Best Actress: Juliette Binoche, Chocolat (Oscar LOOOOVED Chocolat. They did not LOOOOVE Requiem for a Dream.)
Best Supporting Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Hudson, Almost Famous (I'd love to see this vote tally.......)
Best Original Screenplay: Gladiator
Best Adapted Screenplay: Chocolat
2001
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Actor: Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Best Supporting Actor: Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith, Gosford Park (Jennifer probably got every vote though. Gross.)
Best Original Screenplay: Memento (I don't wanna hear that it's too out-there for Oscar. Oscar sometimes goes out there for Original Screenplay. They gave it to Talk to Her!!! And Eternal Sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002
Best Picture: The Pianist
Best Director: Rob Marshall, Chicago
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt (soooo hard to call. I think there was a huge push for Jack, and a huge push for Day-Lewis, and a huge push for Cage, and them splitting the votes caused Adrien to win. I'd love to see the vote tally on this one...)
Best Actress: Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Newman, Road to Perdition (see, it's decisions like this that do give me faith in the Academy. Even though Newman was great, ain't no one touchin' Cooper that year. And any sort of Oscar logic would deem that Paul would win...but he didn't.)
Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep, Adaptation. (love her here. But, see above. This is a stacked year for supporting actress, quality-wise...)
Best Original Screenplay: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (oh THANK YOU Talk to Her)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Hours
2003
Best Picture: Mystic River (Actually, this doesn't apply, because LOTR got every vote.)
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Mystic River (actually, this doesn't apply, because Peter Jackson got every vote.)
Best Actor: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation (actually, this doesn't apply, because Sean Penn got about 90% of votes.)
Best Actress: Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give (actually, this doesn't apply, because Charlize Theron got every vote.)
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, 21 Grams (actually, this doesn't apply, because Tim Robbins got every vote.)
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April (actually, this doesn't apply, because Renee Zellweger got every vote. Okay, I'll stop pretending I'm clever...2003 was really boring.)
Best Original Screenplay: Finding Nemo ?????
Best Adapted Screenplay: Mystic River
2004
Best Picture: The Aviator
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator (I like how he won an Oscar, so now he is "a hack who sold out to the Hollywood system." Whaaaaa)
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator (much like 2003, though, Jamie got every vote.)
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake (Jesus Christ please tell me it was not Annette.)
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways (this means Clive was third. Dammit.)
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Best Original Screenplay: Hotel Rwanda
Best Adapted Screenplay: Million Dollar Baby (Paul Haggis!!! I'm the only one who loves you, but I do!)
2005
Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain (ooh lordy)
Best Director: uhh...George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.
Best Actor: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain (Phil got every vote)
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best Supporting Actor: Matt Dillon, Crash
Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
Best Original Screenplay: Good Night, and Good Luck.
Best Adapted Screenplay: uh Capote?
2006
Best Picture: Little Miss Sunshine (not Babel. Yeah, I know it wasn't nominated for Director or Editing. But Arkin won = way more support than we thought. Babel not winning jack shit but Score = less support than we thought.)
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima (I know, roughly around 25 people saw this movie. But the Academy LOVES CLINT. You know people voted for him without even seeing the movie...)
Best Actor: Peter O'Toole, Venus (On the other hand, I think 20 people saw this movie. But again, I'm sure people voted for him without seeing it)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada (I am roughly 98% sure that Helen Mirren got every single vote, however. Even those of the other nominees.)
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actress: Rinko Kikuchi, Babel (thank youuuu Jenny!!!)
Best Original Screenplay: Babel
Best Adapted Screenplay: umm...Children of Men?
What'd we learn here? Basically, that 2003 was really boring and sometimes, the screenplay races are too. Um...right.
2000
Best Picture: Traffic
Best Director: Ridley Scott, Gladiator
Best Actor: Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Best Actress: Juliette Binoche, Chocolat (Oscar LOOOOVED Chocolat. They did not LOOOOVE Requiem for a Dream.)
Best Supporting Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Hudson, Almost Famous (I'd love to see this vote tally.......)
Best Original Screenplay: Gladiator
Best Adapted Screenplay: Chocolat
2001
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Actor: Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Best Supporting Actor: Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith, Gosford Park (Jennifer probably got every vote though. Gross.)
Best Original Screenplay: Memento (I don't wanna hear that it's too out-there for Oscar. Oscar sometimes goes out there for Original Screenplay. They gave it to Talk to Her!!! And Eternal Sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002
Best Picture: The Pianist
Best Director: Rob Marshall, Chicago
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt (soooo hard to call. I think there was a huge push for Jack, and a huge push for Day-Lewis, and a huge push for Cage, and them splitting the votes caused Adrien to win. I'd love to see the vote tally on this one...)
Best Actress: Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Newman, Road to Perdition (see, it's decisions like this that do give me faith in the Academy. Even though Newman was great, ain't no one touchin' Cooper that year. And any sort of Oscar logic would deem that Paul would win...but he didn't.)
Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep, Adaptation. (love her here. But, see above. This is a stacked year for supporting actress, quality-wise...)
Best Original Screenplay: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (oh THANK YOU Talk to Her)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Hours
2003
Best Picture: Mystic River (Actually, this doesn't apply, because LOTR got every vote.)
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Mystic River (actually, this doesn't apply, because Peter Jackson got every vote.)
Best Actor: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation (actually, this doesn't apply, because Sean Penn got about 90% of votes.)
Best Actress: Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give (actually, this doesn't apply, because Charlize Theron got every vote.)
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, 21 Grams (actually, this doesn't apply, because Tim Robbins got every vote.)
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April (actually, this doesn't apply, because Renee Zellweger got every vote. Okay, I'll stop pretending I'm clever...2003 was really boring.)
Best Original Screenplay: Finding Nemo ?????
Best Adapted Screenplay: Mystic River
2004
Best Picture: The Aviator
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator (I like how he won an Oscar, so now he is "a hack who sold out to the Hollywood system." Whaaaaa)
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator (much like 2003, though, Jamie got every vote.)
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake (Jesus Christ please tell me it was not Annette.)
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways (this means Clive was third. Dammit.)
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Best Original Screenplay: Hotel Rwanda
Best Adapted Screenplay: Million Dollar Baby (Paul Haggis!!! I'm the only one who loves you, but I do!)
2005
Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain (ooh lordy)
Best Director: uhh...George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.
Best Actor: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain (Phil got every vote)
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best Supporting Actor: Matt Dillon, Crash
Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
Best Original Screenplay: Good Night, and Good Luck.
Best Adapted Screenplay: uh Capote?
2006
Best Picture: Little Miss Sunshine (not Babel. Yeah, I know it wasn't nominated for Director or Editing. But Arkin won = way more support than we thought. Babel not winning jack shit but Score = less support than we thought.)
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima (I know, roughly around 25 people saw this movie. But the Academy LOVES CLINT. You know people voted for him without even seeing the movie...)
Best Actor: Peter O'Toole, Venus (On the other hand, I think 20 people saw this movie. But again, I'm sure people voted for him without seeing it)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada (I am roughly 98% sure that Helen Mirren got every single vote, however. Even those of the other nominees.)
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actress: Rinko Kikuchi, Babel (thank youuuu Jenny!!!)
Best Original Screenplay: Babel
Best Adapted Screenplay: umm...Children of Men?
What'd we learn here? Basically, that 2003 was really boring and sometimes, the screenplay races are too. Um...right.
