Woot. Actual winners, in order: Slumdog, Man on Wire, Boyle, Rourke, Winslet (Reader), Ledger, Cruz, In Bruges, Slumdog.
The voting for Best British Film will never make sense to me. Did Slumdog really win, but they didn't count it because it had already won Best Film, or something...?
Mickey winning was a nice surprise. I'm weirdly rooting for him, even though I haven't seen his movie; the trailer/commercial of The Wrestler is still so powerful, even after I've seen it ten thousand times. Sean was great and I fully expect him to make my final line-ups, but he's not so good he deserves to dominate awards season. Like the rest of Milk, everything was great but nothing pushed it to extraordinary (I do love how unapologetically gay the film was, though). I still think Sean will take the Oscar, but it'll be close.
In Bruges winning Best Original Screenplay = LOVE. The more I think about that film, the more I love it; it was black-bleak dark comedy done right (I'm looking at you, Heathers, you piece of misanthropic, desperately unfunny shit).
Angelina Jolie's dress was like totally wacked out and AMAZING. Here is a photo of it, sadly the best I was able to encounter. I wish she would wear crazily interesting stuff more often as opposed to gray/navy potato sacks. Get in touch with your inner Bjork, Angelina!
Showing posts with label BAFTA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BAFTA. Show all posts
Monday, February 09, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
BAFTA predix
Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire (alt. The Reader)
Best British Film: Slumdog Millionaire (alt. Mamma Mia! or In Bruges)
Best Director: Danny Boyle (alt. David Fincher)
Best Actor: Sean Penn (alt. Dev Patel)
Best Actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader (alt. Kristin Scott Thomas)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (alt. PSH)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz (alt. Freida Pinto)
Best Original Screenplay: Milk (alt. Changeling)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire (alt. The Reader)
Cuz why not.
Best British Film: Slumdog Millionaire (alt. Mamma Mia! or In Bruges)
Best Director: Danny Boyle (alt. David Fincher)
Best Actor: Sean Penn (alt. Dev Patel)
Best Actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader (alt. Kristin Scott Thomas)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (alt. PSH)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz (alt. Freida Pinto)
Best Original Screenplay: Milk (alt. Changeling)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire (alt. The Reader)
Cuz why not.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
BAFTA Nominations.
Best Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
It's funny, I didn't think Milk was going to get in at all (the film struck me as very American, with all the Prop 6 stuff that was going on in the film and the Prop 8 stuff that was going on in real life), and oh DUH I should have known they would like Frost/Nixon, it's about a freaking BRITISH journalist after all. I really should have gone for The Reader over Revolutionary Road in my predictions, that was stupid of me (when in doubt with the BAFTAs, go for the more British film!).
Best British Film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man on Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
You would think Slumdog Millionaire would be the frontrunner here, because it's the only one with a nomination in Best Film, but that's often not the case with BAFTA. They so crazy. I think it will win, though, just because of its domination throughout awards season and because Brits love Bollywood. As long as Mamma Mia! doesn't win, though, I'm good.
Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
The Changeling nod makes things interesting. I know if Clint Eastwood gets in at the Oscars, I'll laugh really, really loudly over everyone that will undoubtedly have a shitfit about it. Other than that, really no surprises (Daldry's British, so I never really consider random British people showing up at the BAFTAs surprising, because there's always like 4 people like that every year).
Best Actor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
I predicted "five between Langella, Patel, Penn, Pitt, Rourke, and Sheen" so I feel pretty darn good about this one, thank you. Not really any surprises here. I think Patel's getting an Oscar nod, but in supporting.
Best Actress
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas, This Movie Title Is So Long (*wink*)
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
I like that BAFTA always corrects the category fraud that the Oscars perpetuate, hah. It's nice to see Hathaway be snubbed for once during this awards season to be honest, and it's always nice to see Cate Blanchett be snubbed for anything. I hope Winslet's double nominations here don't cost her the win, but I think most voters will go for her in The Reader if they go for her at all. Also, and I just noticed this, WHERE THE HELL IS SALLY HAWKINS?! Snubbed by the BAFTAs? Does this mean she's not as beloved as we thought????
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
OMG! I'm sooooo thrilled Pitt got in for Burn After Reading, I thought he was fucking hilarious and awesome and he's my #2 of the year after Heath Ledger. Yeah, I haven't seen that many movies this year, but I have seen quite a few with widely-praised supporting actor turns (Tropic Thunder, Milk). Still, Heath will probably win this... not because he died, but because he deserves it.
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Pinto? Swinton? Never change, crazy BAFTAs. Davis getting snubbed is rather shocking; I think she's far more likely to get an Oscar nom than Adams when it comes to Doubt. Though I'd love to see Amysus get nominated (geddit???); they still owe her for Enchanted!
Original Screenplay
Burn After Reading
Changeling
I've Loved You So Long
In Bruges
Milk
OMG. Burn After Reading, In Bruges, and Milk have fucking awesome screenplays. I'm QUITE surprised at some of the snubs in this category, including Happy-Go-Lucky, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and Wall-E. Damn, if Happy-Go-Lucky isn't loved by the BAFTAs, I don't know who WILL love it.
Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
On the other hand, there are really no surprises here at all, except maybe the lack of Doubt.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
It's funny, I didn't think Milk was going to get in at all (the film struck me as very American, with all the Prop 6 stuff that was going on in the film and the Prop 8 stuff that was going on in real life), and oh DUH I should have known they would like Frost/Nixon, it's about a freaking BRITISH journalist after all. I really should have gone for The Reader over Revolutionary Road in my predictions, that was stupid of me (when in doubt with the BAFTAs, go for the more British film!).
Best British Film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man on Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
You would think Slumdog Millionaire would be the frontrunner here, because it's the only one with a nomination in Best Film, but that's often not the case with BAFTA. They so crazy. I think it will win, though, just because of its domination throughout awards season and because Brits love Bollywood. As long as Mamma Mia! doesn't win, though, I'm good.
Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
The Changeling nod makes things interesting. I know if Clint Eastwood gets in at the Oscars, I'll laugh really, really loudly over everyone that will undoubtedly have a shitfit about it. Other than that, really no surprises (Daldry's British, so I never really consider random British people showing up at the BAFTAs surprising, because there's always like 4 people like that every year).
Best Actor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
I predicted "five between Langella, Patel, Penn, Pitt, Rourke, and Sheen" so I feel pretty darn good about this one, thank you. Not really any surprises here. I think Patel's getting an Oscar nod, but in supporting.
Best Actress
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas, This Movie Title Is So Long (*wink*)
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
I like that BAFTA always corrects the category fraud that the Oscars perpetuate, hah. It's nice to see Hathaway be snubbed for once during this awards season to be honest, and it's always nice to see Cate Blanchett be snubbed for anything. I hope Winslet's double nominations here don't cost her the win, but I think most voters will go for her in The Reader if they go for her at all. Also, and I just noticed this, WHERE THE HELL IS SALLY HAWKINS?! Snubbed by the BAFTAs? Does this mean she's not as beloved as we thought????
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
OMG! I'm sooooo thrilled Pitt got in for Burn After Reading, I thought he was fucking hilarious and awesome and he's my #2 of the year after Heath Ledger. Yeah, I haven't seen that many movies this year, but I have seen quite a few with widely-praised supporting actor turns (Tropic Thunder, Milk). Still, Heath will probably win this... not because he died, but because he deserves it.
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Pinto? Swinton? Never change, crazy BAFTAs. Davis getting snubbed is rather shocking; I think she's far more likely to get an Oscar nom than Adams when it comes to Doubt. Though I'd love to see Amysus get nominated (geddit???); they still owe her for Enchanted!
Original Screenplay
Burn After Reading
Changeling
I've Loved You So Long
In Bruges
Milk
OMG. Burn After Reading, In Bruges, and Milk have fucking awesome screenplays. I'm QUITE surprised at some of the snubs in this category, including Happy-Go-Lucky, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and Wall-E. Damn, if Happy-Go-Lucky isn't loved by the BAFTAs, I don't know who WILL love it.
Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
On the other hand, there are really no surprises here at all, except maybe the lack of Doubt.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
... and by that I mean BAFTA longlist time. Seven days into the year. Aw yeah, that's right. I'm just copy & pasting, so sorry for formatting issues.
Picture
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
"Burn After Reading"
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight "
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"In Bruges"
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"
The usual suspects, minus The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, whatever the heck that is. I liked the, uh, five movies that I saw here. I'm rather surprised, though very very happy, that Mamma Mia! isn't here, considering that some people considered it quite good SHUDDER, and it's the highest grossing film EVER in Britain DOUBLE SHUDDER. I predict Curious Case, Doubt, Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road, and, uh Wall-E? Maybe Frost/Nixon, but I can't see that being as "powerful" for Brits as it is for Americans.
Actor
Benicio del Toro - "Che Part One"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Christian Bale - "The Dark Knight"
Colin Farrell - "In Bruges"
Dev Patel - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
George Clooney - "Burn After Reading"
Javier Bardem - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Josh Brolin- "W."
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Michael Fassbender - "Hunger"
Michael Sheen - "Frost/Nixon"
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
Richard Jenkins- "The Visitor"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Sure. Did Che actually come out? I wish they'd noted RDJ for Iron Man here, he was better than Bale, Farrell, Clooney, Bardem, and, yes, Penn (though it's close) at least :( I guess five between Pitt, Penn, Patel, Langella, Sheen, and Rourke. Langella's probably a lock, Sheen might be.
Actress
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Cate Blanchett - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Frances McDormand - "Burn After Reading"
Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
Keira Knightley - "The Duchess"
Kristen Scott Thomas - "I’ve Loved You So Long"
Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Nicole Kidman - "Australia"
Penelope Cruz - "Elegy"
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Scarlett Johansson - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
THANK YOU for pseudo-nominating ScarJo, who rocked in Vicky Cristina Barcelona and got no gratitude for it. Then again, they probably nominated any female who set foot on screen this year. This is tricky... Hawkins, Winslet, Streep (for Doubt), Jolie, Blanchett? I normally would switch out Hathaway for Jolie, but Changeling did VERY well on these longlists and I don't see it getting snubbed entirely.
Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt - "Burn After Reading"
Brendan Gleeson - "In Bruges"
David Kross - "The Reader"
Eddie Marsan - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
John Malkovich - "Burn After Reading"
John Malkovich - "Changeling"
Josh Brolin - "Milk"
Kevin Bacon - "Frost/Nixon"
Peter O’Toole - "Dean Spanley"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Duchess"
Ralph Fiennes - "In Bruges"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Reader"
Robert Downey Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"
I would laugh really hard if the nominees ended up being Malkovich, Malkovich, Fiennes, Fiennes, Fiennes, but they won't. I think he might get in for In Bruges or The Reader, though. Anyway, uh, Kross, Ledger, Brolin, Hoffman, Fiennes (In Bruges).
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - "Doubt"
Charlotte Rampling - "The Duchess"
Elsa Zylberstein - "I've Loved You So Long"
Emma Thompson- "Brideshead Revisited"
Freida Pinto - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Judi Dench - "Quantum of Solace"
Julie Walters - "Mamma Mia!"
Kathy Bates - "Revolutionary Road"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rebecca Hall - "Frost/Nixon"
Tilda Swinton - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Tilda Swinton - "Burn After Reading"
Vera Farmiga - "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Julie Walters automatically makes this list INVALID and they will longlist-nominate Judi Dench for ANYTHING. I have no idea what Hall's role is actually like in Frost/Nixon, but if it's relatively big she may get in, since nothing else jumps out to me here. Cruz, Tomei, Davis, Adams...?
Original Screenplay
"Burn After Reading"
"Changeling"
"Che Part One"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"Hunger"
"In Bruges"
"I’ve Loved You So Long"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
"The Visitor"
"W."
"Wall-E"
"Waltz With Bashir"
"The Wrestler"
I like how the Brits seemed to love W. far more than we did. Wall-E, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Milk, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. I badly wish I had room for Rachel Getting Married or The Wrestler in my predictions.
Adapted Screenplay
"The Baader Meinhof Complex"
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight "
"Dean Spanley"
"Defiance"
"Doubt"
"The Duchess"
"Frost/Nixon "
"Gomorrah"
"Mamma Mia!"
"Persepolis"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Aaaand here's where they go crazy with all the films I've never heard of and goddamn fucking Mamma Mia!, for Christ's sake. Seriously, BAFTA?!!!!!! You're all British and snooty and supposed to have better taste than this! Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, and the last three are major contenders here. And Mamma Mia! BETTER NOT BE.
Picture
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
"Burn After Reading"
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight "
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"In Bruges"
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"
The usual suspects, minus The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, whatever the heck that is. I liked the, uh, five movies that I saw here. I'm rather surprised, though very very happy, that Mamma Mia! isn't here, considering that some people considered it quite good SHUDDER, and it's the highest grossing film EVER in Britain DOUBLE SHUDDER. I predict Curious Case, Doubt, Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road, and, uh Wall-E? Maybe Frost/Nixon, but I can't see that being as "powerful" for Brits as it is for Americans.
Actor
Benicio del Toro - "Che Part One"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Christian Bale - "The Dark Knight"
Colin Farrell - "In Bruges"
Dev Patel - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
George Clooney - "Burn After Reading"
Javier Bardem - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Josh Brolin- "W."
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Michael Fassbender - "Hunger"
Michael Sheen - "Frost/Nixon"
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
Richard Jenkins- "The Visitor"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Sure. Did Che actually come out? I wish they'd noted RDJ for Iron Man here, he was better than Bale, Farrell, Clooney, Bardem, and, yes, Penn (though it's close) at least :( I guess five between Pitt, Penn, Patel, Langella, Sheen, and Rourke. Langella's probably a lock, Sheen might be.
Actress
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Cate Blanchett - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Frances McDormand - "Burn After Reading"
Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
Keira Knightley - "The Duchess"
Kristen Scott Thomas - "I’ve Loved You So Long"
Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Nicole Kidman - "Australia"
Penelope Cruz - "Elegy"
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Scarlett Johansson - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
THANK YOU for pseudo-nominating ScarJo, who rocked in Vicky Cristina Barcelona and got no gratitude for it. Then again, they probably nominated any female who set foot on screen this year. This is tricky... Hawkins, Winslet, Streep (for Doubt), Jolie, Blanchett? I normally would switch out Hathaway for Jolie, but Changeling did VERY well on these longlists and I don't see it getting snubbed entirely.
Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt - "Burn After Reading"
Brendan Gleeson - "In Bruges"
David Kross - "The Reader"
Eddie Marsan - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
John Malkovich - "Burn After Reading"
John Malkovich - "Changeling"
Josh Brolin - "Milk"
Kevin Bacon - "Frost/Nixon"
Peter O’Toole - "Dean Spanley"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Duchess"
Ralph Fiennes - "In Bruges"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Reader"
Robert Downey Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"
I would laugh really hard if the nominees ended up being Malkovich, Malkovich, Fiennes, Fiennes, Fiennes, but they won't. I think he might get in for In Bruges or The Reader, though. Anyway, uh, Kross, Ledger, Brolin, Hoffman, Fiennes (In Bruges).
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - "Doubt"
Charlotte Rampling - "The Duchess"
Elsa Zylberstein - "I've Loved You So Long"
Emma Thompson- "Brideshead Revisited"
Freida Pinto - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Judi Dench - "Quantum of Solace"
Julie Walters - "Mamma Mia!"
Kathy Bates - "Revolutionary Road"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rebecca Hall - "Frost/Nixon"
Tilda Swinton - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Tilda Swinton - "Burn After Reading"
Vera Farmiga - "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Julie Walters automatically makes this list INVALID and they will longlist-nominate Judi Dench for ANYTHING. I have no idea what Hall's role is actually like in Frost/Nixon, but if it's relatively big she may get in, since nothing else jumps out to me here. Cruz, Tomei, Davis, Adams...?
Original Screenplay
"Burn After Reading"
"Changeling"
"Che Part One"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"Hunger"
"In Bruges"
"I’ve Loved You So Long"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
"The Visitor"
"W."
"Wall-E"
"Waltz With Bashir"
"The Wrestler"
I like how the Brits seemed to love W. far more than we did. Wall-E, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Milk, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. I badly wish I had room for Rachel Getting Married or The Wrestler in my predictions.
Adapted Screenplay
"The Baader Meinhof Complex"
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight "
"Dean Spanley"
"Defiance"
"Doubt"
"The Duchess"
"Frost/Nixon "
"Gomorrah"
"Mamma Mia!"
"Persepolis"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Aaaand here's where they go crazy with all the films I've never heard of and goddamn fucking Mamma Mia!, for Christ's sake. Seriously, BAFTA?!!!!!! You're all British and snooty and supposed to have better taste than this! Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, and the last three are major contenders here. And Mamma Mia! BETTER NOT BE.
Saturday, February 09, 2008
BAFTA predictions
Best Picture
Will win: Atonement
Alt: No Country for Old Men
Best British Film
Will win: Control (remember, they usually go for the split)
Alt: Atonement
Best Actor
Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Alt: James McAvoy
Best Actress
Will win: Julie Christie
Alt: Marion Cotillard
Best Supporting Actor
Will win: Javier Bardem
Alt: Tommy Lee Jones
Best Supporting Actress
Will win: Cate Blanchett
Alt: Saoirse Ronan
Best Director
Will win: Coen bros
Alt: Joe Wright
Best Original Screenplay
Will win: The Lives of Others
Alt: Juno
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will win: Atonement
Alt: No Country for Old Men
Yeah. That.
Will win: Atonement
Alt: No Country for Old Men
Best British Film
Will win: Control (remember, they usually go for the split)
Alt: Atonement
Best Actor
Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Alt: James McAvoy
Best Actress
Will win: Julie Christie
Alt: Marion Cotillard
Best Supporting Actor
Will win: Javier Bardem
Alt: Tommy Lee Jones
Best Supporting Actress
Will win: Cate Blanchett
Alt: Saoirse Ronan
Best Director
Will win: Coen bros
Alt: Joe Wright
Best Original Screenplay
Will win: The Lives of Others
Alt: Juno
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will win: Atonement
Alt: No Country for Old Men
Yeah. That.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
the BAFTA nominations (and reactions of course)
Picture
American Gangster
Atonement
The Lives of Others
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
I so did not think American Gangster was BAFTA's taste. The Lives of Others is a really interesting and totally great choice, and I have heard that British critics think it is the greatest film ever!!! It's not, but it's just a fantastic movie and I am forever indebted to it for beating the very overrated Pan's Labyrinth (though I maintain that it was absolutely bizarre that it did, especially when Pan's clearly had support in other areas).
British Picture
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Eastern Promises
This Is England
Totally forgot to predict this. Very strong lineup. The Bourne Ultimatum is British? Coulda fooled me.
Director
PT Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Coen brothers - No Country for Old Men
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - The Lives of Others
Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum
Joe Wright - Atonement
I was a little shamefully excited when I saw I got my Greengrass "no guts no glory!!!" prediction.
Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Muhe - The Lives of Others
This lineup is fucking amazing. Though I find it odd that American Gangster could get in for Picture and Washington didn't have the support to get in here...but whatever, whoever would have been in sixth place if Washington was here is better than Washington. Wow. If this somehow ended up being the Oscar lineup, I might cry in joy.
Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La vie en rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno
I don't see how Blanchett's "let's just take what I did 9 years ago, but crank it up to 11!!!!" is placing over performances like Wei. Meh. I didn't see BAFTA going for Page at all, but they did.
Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
*jaw drops* fucking. perfect. lineup.
Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly MacDonald - No Country for Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Another jaw-droppingly perfect lineup. I am so happy Samantha Morton got in. BAFTA, you are pretty goddamn amazing this year. Does MacDonald have more support than we thought? If you're gonna go for Brits, I'd think they'd go for Redgrave over MacDonald. Both were outstanding, though, so...yeah. Wow, I love BAFTA this year.
Original Screenplay
American Gangster
Juno
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
This Is England
American Gangster is a totally bizarre nomination but hey, BAFTA, get down with your bad self.
Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Mm-hmm.
In conclusion, I think we can say the BAFTAs this year are almost certain to be better than the Oscars. Ahhh, loves it.
American Gangster
Atonement
The Lives of Others
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
I so did not think American Gangster was BAFTA's taste. The Lives of Others is a really interesting and totally great choice, and I have heard that British critics think it is the greatest film ever!!! It's not, but it's just a fantastic movie and I am forever indebted to it for beating the very overrated Pan's Labyrinth (though I maintain that it was absolutely bizarre that it did, especially when Pan's clearly had support in other areas).
British Picture
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Eastern Promises
This Is England
Totally forgot to predict this. Very strong lineup. The Bourne Ultimatum is British? Coulda fooled me.
Director
PT Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Coen brothers - No Country for Old Men
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - The Lives of Others
Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum
Joe Wright - Atonement
I was a little shamefully excited when I saw I got my Greengrass "no guts no glory!!!" prediction.
Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Muhe - The Lives of Others
This lineup is fucking amazing. Though I find it odd that American Gangster could get in for Picture and Washington didn't have the support to get in here...but whatever, whoever would have been in sixth place if Washington was here is better than Washington. Wow. If this somehow ended up being the Oscar lineup, I might cry in joy.
Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La vie en rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno
I don't see how Blanchett's "let's just take what I did 9 years ago, but crank it up to 11!!!!" is placing over performances like Wei. Meh. I didn't see BAFTA going for Page at all, but they did.
Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
*jaw drops* fucking. perfect. lineup.
Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly MacDonald - No Country for Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Another jaw-droppingly perfect lineup. I am so happy Samantha Morton got in. BAFTA, you are pretty goddamn amazing this year. Does MacDonald have more support than we thought? If you're gonna go for Brits, I'd think they'd go for Redgrave over MacDonald. Both were outstanding, though, so...yeah. Wow, I love BAFTA this year.
Original Screenplay
American Gangster
Juno
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
This Is England
American Gangster is a totally bizarre nomination but hey, BAFTA, get down with your bad self.
Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Mm-hmm.
In conclusion, I think we can say the BAFTAs this year are almost certain to be better than the Oscars. Ahhh, loves it.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
so I never did predict those BAFTAs...
The long list is here.
Best Picture
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Director
PT Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Coen brothers - No Country for Old Men
Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Joe Wright - Atonement
(they loooove Greengrass. Hell, they gave him director last year over Scorsese. And hey, no guts no glory.)
Best Actor
Michael Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
James McAvoy - Atonement
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La vie en rose
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck - The Assassination...
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
John Travolta - Hairspray (why do I see BAFTA going for this? I dunno)
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Romola Garai - Atonement
Vanessa Redgrave - Atonement
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
(If Atonement can't pick up major nominations here - I mean in general, not necessarily 3x in Supporting Actress - it is indeed officially dead.)
Best Original Screenplay
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Juno
Knocked Up
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
Best Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
And that's that. Again: if Atonement doesn't get major support here, its chances at Best Picture are, indeed, nil. I don't quite see it pulling off getting nominated for Oscar's Best Picture, but it's definitely a non-shocking possibility. If it gets snubbed at the BAFTAs, but nominated at the Oscars, it will be ... bizarre. Then again, Keira Knightley (British) has an Oscar nomination but no BAFTA nomination, and Scarlett Johansson (American) has a BAFTA but not even an Oscar nomination...
Best Picture
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Director
PT Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Coen brothers - No Country for Old Men
Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Joe Wright - Atonement
(they loooove Greengrass. Hell, they gave him director last year over Scorsese. And hey, no guts no glory.)
Best Actor
Michael Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
James McAvoy - Atonement
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La vie en rose
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck - The Assassination...
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
John Travolta - Hairspray (why do I see BAFTA going for this? I dunno)
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Romola Garai - Atonement
Vanessa Redgrave - Atonement
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
(If Atonement can't pick up major nominations here - I mean in general, not necessarily 3x in Supporting Actress - it is indeed officially dead.)
Best Original Screenplay
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Juno
Knocked Up
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
Best Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
And that's that. Again: if Atonement doesn't get major support here, its chances at Best Picture are, indeed, nil. I don't quite see it pulling off getting nominated for Oscar's Best Picture, but it's definitely a non-shocking possibility. If it gets snubbed at the BAFTAs, but nominated at the Oscars, it will be ... bizarre. Then again, Keira Knightley (British) has an Oscar nomination but no BAFTA nomination, and Scarlett Johansson (American) has a BAFTA but not even an Oscar nomination...
Friday, January 04, 2008
BAFTA longlist thoughts.
WTF doesn't necessarily indicate bad choices (though sometimes it does), just...weird ones
BEST PICTURE
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Charlie Wilson's War
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
WTF?: The Bourne Ultimatum, Control, The Kite Runner, The Lives of Others
BEST DIRECTOR
the same, except instead of Nichols for CWW there's James Mangold for 3:10 to Yuma
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale :: 3:10 to Yuma
Daniel Day-Lewis :: There Will Be Blood
Denzel Washington :: American Gangster
Emile Hirsch :: Into the Wild
George Clooney :: Michael Clayton
James McAvoy :: Atonement
Johnny Depp :: Sweeney Todd
Josh Brolin :: No Country for Old Men
Matt Damon :: The Bourne Ultimatum
Russell Crowe :: 3:10 to Yuma
Sam Riley :: Control
Tom Hanks :: Charlie Wilson's War
Tommy Lee Jones :: In the Valley of Elah
Ulrich Muhe :: The Lives of Others
Viggo Mortensen :: Eastern Promises
WTF?: Bale (they couldn't go for Rescue Dawn?), Damon, Crowe (they couldn't go for American Gangster? Well, okay, they did in supporting), Muhe
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie :: A Mighty Heart
Cate Blanchett :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Charlize Theron :: In the Valley of Elah
Ellen Page :: Juno
Halle Berry :: Things We Lost in the Fire
Helena Bonham Carter :: Sweeney Todd
Julie Christie :: Away from Her
Katherine Heigl :: Knocked Up
Keira Knightley :: Atonement
Marion Cotillard :: La vie en rose
Marketa Irglova :: Once
Martina Gedeck :: The Lives of Others
Naomi Watts :: Eastern Promises
Nikki Blonsky :: Hairspray
Tang Wei :: Lust, Caution
WTF?: Theron, Berry, Irglova, Gedeck, Watts
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada :: The Kite Runner
Armin Mueller-Stahl :: Eastern Promises
Casey Affleck :: The Assassination...
Chiwetel Ejiofor :: American Gangster
Clive Owen :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Geoffrey Rush :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Hal Holbrook :: Into the Wild
Javier Bardem :: No Country for Old Men
John Travolta :: Hairspray
Paul Dano :: There Will Be Blood
Philip Seymour Hoffman :: Charlie Wilson's War
Russell Crowe :: American Gangster
Tom Wilkinson :: Michael Clayton
Tommy Lee Jones :: No Country for Old Men
Vincent Cassel :: Eastern Promises
WTF?: Mahmoodzada, Mueller-Stahl, Ejiofor, Owen, Rush, Cassel
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney :: Juno
Brenda Blethyn :: Atonement
Cate Blanchett :: I'm Not There
Catherine Keener :: Into the Wild
Joan Allen :: The Bourne Ultimatum
Julia Roberts :: Charlie Wilson's War
Kelly MacDonald :: No Country for Old Men
Michelle Pfeiffer :: Hairspray
Michelle Pfeiffer :: Stardust
Romola Garai :: Atonement
Samantha Morton :: Control
Samantha Morton :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Saoirse Ronan :: Atonement
Tilda Swinton :: Michael Clayton
Vanessa Redgrave :: Atonement
WTF?: Janney, Blethyn, Allen, Pfeiffer x2
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Gangster
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Eastern Promises
Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Hot Fuzz
In the Valley of Elah
Juno
Knocked Up
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
Once
Ratatouille
Things We Lost in the Fire
This Is England
La vie en rose
WTF?: The Golden Age, Things We Lost in the Fire, This Is England, La vie en rose
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
3:10 to Yuma
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Brick Lane
Charlie Wilson's War
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
Letters from Iwo Jima
Lust, Caution
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
WTF?: 3:10 to Yuma, The Bourne Ultimatum, Brick Lane, Control
Okay, so, thoughts, thoughts, as I catch up on the movies of 2007 (thank god for *cough* certain...locations)...
- Imelda Staunton still can't get nominated, even in a list of freaking 15, on her home turf?
- The BAFTA longlist always goes apeshit for one big blockbuster smash every year, don't they? Last year it was Casino Royale, which was understandable. This year, it's... The Bourne Ultimatum? Sure, why not. It was a good movie, and the Damon had a good year.
- Sweeney snubbed for Picture and Director? That can't be good. For crap like The Kite Runner?
- At first, I was pretty weirded out that Gone Baby Gone was a complete snub (especially Amy Ryan), but then I remembered that its British premiere won't be until next year; it's been pushed back becuase of the Madeleine McCann case.
- No Amy Adams? MAY GOD DEVOUR THEIR SOULS!
- Brenda Blethyn? I love her, but puhleeze, she had nothing to do in Atonement. They left out Imelda for that?
- While Michelle Pfeiffer was highly entertaining in Stardust, she really did nothing in Hairspray besides look really really bad (seriously, she looked awful. Sorry to those of you out there who are all like "SHE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ON EARTH BLAH BLAH BLAH"). John Travolta was just flat-out awful in the same movie and I truly hope he doesn't get an Oscar nomination.
- Casey Affleck is just great in The Assassination..., but LEAD. LEAD LEAD LEAD LEAD. Like, undebatable. This is possibly worse than Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain. Possibly worse than Jamie Foxx in Collateral. Jesus. The same goes for Russell Crowe in American Gangster.
- I'm glad to see all three Brionys from Atonement get in. They were all pretty damn amazing.
- I think this is the year where I realized the genius of Tommy Lee Jones. He's never quite impressed me before, but he just MIRACULOUS in No Country for Old Men and In the Valley of Elah. Thanks, BAFTA, for agreeing with me.
- Janney over Garner for Juno? BOO.
- the supporting actor noms are so... Brit-loving. Oh Clive, you know I love you...but you don't deserve to get shortlisted over... a lot of people. Chiwetel Ejiofor did nothing in American Gangster.
- I did like Marketa in Once and I'm glad she got shortlisted here, as she's pretty underrated. Her character was annoying and bizarre (dragging a vacuum cleaner through Dublin? Durrr...), but she was adorable and charming. Though, really, if you want potentially annoying/bizarre turned into adorable and charming, again, you need my girl Amy Adams.
- Jesus Christ can we get over Elizabeth, The Golden Age? That movie was a pile of suck. Cate Blanchett was highly entertaining in it, but in the same way as Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro in Stardust: bad, but so very over-the-top that you can't help but feel grateful every time she's on screen.
- the Original Screenplay longlist is half-inspired and half-horrendous.
- Yay for Atonement love, among others...
- why oh why are Laura Linney's Oscar chances/precursors d-e-a-d dead :( ?
BEST PICTURE
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Charlie Wilson's War
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
WTF?: The Bourne Ultimatum, Control, The Kite Runner, The Lives of Others
BEST DIRECTOR
the same, except instead of Nichols for CWW there's James Mangold for 3:10 to Yuma
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale :: 3:10 to Yuma
Daniel Day-Lewis :: There Will Be Blood
Denzel Washington :: American Gangster
Emile Hirsch :: Into the Wild
George Clooney :: Michael Clayton
James McAvoy :: Atonement
Johnny Depp :: Sweeney Todd
Josh Brolin :: No Country for Old Men
Matt Damon :: The Bourne Ultimatum
Russell Crowe :: 3:10 to Yuma
Sam Riley :: Control
Tom Hanks :: Charlie Wilson's War
Tommy Lee Jones :: In the Valley of Elah
Ulrich Muhe :: The Lives of Others
Viggo Mortensen :: Eastern Promises
WTF?: Bale (they couldn't go for Rescue Dawn?), Damon, Crowe (they couldn't go for American Gangster? Well, okay, they did in supporting), Muhe
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie :: A Mighty Heart
Cate Blanchett :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Charlize Theron :: In the Valley of Elah
Ellen Page :: Juno
Halle Berry :: Things We Lost in the Fire
Helena Bonham Carter :: Sweeney Todd
Julie Christie :: Away from Her
Katherine Heigl :: Knocked Up
Keira Knightley :: Atonement
Marion Cotillard :: La vie en rose
Marketa Irglova :: Once
Martina Gedeck :: The Lives of Others
Naomi Watts :: Eastern Promises
Nikki Blonsky :: Hairspray
Tang Wei :: Lust, Caution
WTF?: Theron, Berry, Irglova, Gedeck, Watts
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada :: The Kite Runner
Armin Mueller-Stahl :: Eastern Promises
Casey Affleck :: The Assassination...
Chiwetel Ejiofor :: American Gangster
Clive Owen :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Geoffrey Rush :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Hal Holbrook :: Into the Wild
Javier Bardem :: No Country for Old Men
John Travolta :: Hairspray
Paul Dano :: There Will Be Blood
Philip Seymour Hoffman :: Charlie Wilson's War
Russell Crowe :: American Gangster
Tom Wilkinson :: Michael Clayton
Tommy Lee Jones :: No Country for Old Men
Vincent Cassel :: Eastern Promises
WTF?: Mahmoodzada, Mueller-Stahl, Ejiofor, Owen, Rush, Cassel
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney :: Juno
Brenda Blethyn :: Atonement
Cate Blanchett :: I'm Not There
Catherine Keener :: Into the Wild
Joan Allen :: The Bourne Ultimatum
Julia Roberts :: Charlie Wilson's War
Kelly MacDonald :: No Country for Old Men
Michelle Pfeiffer :: Hairspray
Michelle Pfeiffer :: Stardust
Romola Garai :: Atonement
Samantha Morton :: Control
Samantha Morton :: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Saoirse Ronan :: Atonement
Tilda Swinton :: Michael Clayton
Vanessa Redgrave :: Atonement
WTF?: Janney, Blethyn, Allen, Pfeiffer x2
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Gangster
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Eastern Promises
Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Hot Fuzz
In the Valley of Elah
Juno
Knocked Up
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
Once
Ratatouille
Things We Lost in the Fire
This Is England
La vie en rose
WTF?: The Golden Age, Things We Lost in the Fire, This Is England, La vie en rose
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
3:10 to Yuma
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Brick Lane
Charlie Wilson's War
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
Letters from Iwo Jima
Lust, Caution
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
WTF?: 3:10 to Yuma, The Bourne Ultimatum, Brick Lane, Control
Okay, so, thoughts, thoughts, as I catch up on the movies of 2007 (thank god for *cough* certain...locations)...
- Imelda Staunton still can't get nominated, even in a list of freaking 15, on her home turf?
- The BAFTA longlist always goes apeshit for one big blockbuster smash every year, don't they? Last year it was Casino Royale, which was understandable. This year, it's... The Bourne Ultimatum? Sure, why not. It was a good movie, and the Damon had a good year.
- Sweeney snubbed for Picture and Director? That can't be good. For crap like The Kite Runner?
- At first, I was pretty weirded out that Gone Baby Gone was a complete snub (especially Amy Ryan), but then I remembered that its British premiere won't be until next year; it's been pushed back becuase of the Madeleine McCann case.
- No Amy Adams? MAY GOD DEVOUR THEIR SOULS!
- Brenda Blethyn? I love her, but puhleeze, she had nothing to do in Atonement. They left out Imelda for that?
- While Michelle Pfeiffer was highly entertaining in Stardust, she really did nothing in Hairspray besides look really really bad (seriously, she looked awful. Sorry to those of you out there who are all like "SHE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ON EARTH BLAH BLAH BLAH"). John Travolta was just flat-out awful in the same movie and I truly hope he doesn't get an Oscar nomination.
- Casey Affleck is just great in The Assassination..., but LEAD. LEAD LEAD LEAD LEAD. Like, undebatable. This is possibly worse than Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain. Possibly worse than Jamie Foxx in Collateral. Jesus. The same goes for Russell Crowe in American Gangster.
- I'm glad to see all three Brionys from Atonement get in. They were all pretty damn amazing.
- I think this is the year where I realized the genius of Tommy Lee Jones. He's never quite impressed me before, but he just MIRACULOUS in No Country for Old Men and In the Valley of Elah. Thanks, BAFTA, for agreeing with me.
- Janney over Garner for Juno? BOO.
- the supporting actor noms are so... Brit-loving. Oh Clive, you know I love you...but you don't deserve to get shortlisted over... a lot of people. Chiwetel Ejiofor did nothing in American Gangster.
- I did like Marketa in Once and I'm glad she got shortlisted here, as she's pretty underrated. Her character was annoying and bizarre (dragging a vacuum cleaner through Dublin? Durrr...), but she was adorable and charming. Though, really, if you want potentially annoying/bizarre turned into adorable and charming, again, you need my girl Amy Adams.
- Jesus Christ can we get over Elizabeth, The Golden Age? That movie was a pile of suck. Cate Blanchett was highly entertaining in it, but in the same way as Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro in Stardust: bad, but so very over-the-top that you can't help but feel grateful every time she's on screen.
- the Original Screenplay longlist is half-inspired and half-horrendous.
- Yay for Atonement love, among others...
- why oh why are Laura Linney's Oscar chances/precursors d-e-a-d dead :( ?
Sunday, February 11, 2007
BAFTA craziness
Dear BAFTAs,
Grrr. You gave The Queen Best Picture (it was predictable though) and Best Director to anyone that is not Marty (okay, so did I, but Aronofsky never had a chance in awards circles...and yes, Greengrass did a great job). Your screenplay wins confuse me and you gave Alan Arkin the freaking award?!
Still, I will let you live. You gave Children of Men Best Cinematography and Art Direction, which it certainly deserves. J-Hud got Best Supporting Actress from you. And, most importantly, despite two nominations, you didn't give Emily Blunt anything. Thanks!
Sort of love, me
Grrr. You gave The Queen Best Picture (it was predictable though) and Best Director to anyone that is not Marty (okay, so did I, but Aronofsky never had a chance in awards circles...and yes, Greengrass did a great job). Your screenplay wins confuse me and you gave Alan Arkin the freaking award?!
Still, I will let you live. You gave Children of Men Best Cinematography and Art Direction, which it certainly deserves. J-Hud got Best Supporting Actress from you. And, most importantly, despite two nominations, you didn't give Emily Blunt anything. Thanks!
Sort of love, me
Sunday, January 14, 2007
BAFTA nominees
* will win ; + should win
Best Picture
Babel
The Departed +
Last King of Scotland
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen *
i predicted 3/5 (missed king and sunshine). last king of scotland? well at least it's an interesting choice (aka it is british).
The Whatever Award for Best Direction (jk. I like David Lean.)
Dayton and Farris for Little Miss Sunshine
Frears for The Queen
Greengrass for United 93
Iñárritu for Babel
Scorsese for The Departed * +
4/5. missed sunshine for children of men. um I like little miss sunshine but its direction wasn't really its strong point.
Best Actor
Daniel Craig, Casino Royale
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed +
Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Peter O'Toole, Venus *
Forrest Whittaker, Last King of Scotland
4/5 but i got daniel!! omg GO DANIEL. (Leo was better but it's good to see him getting attention)
Best Actress
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen *
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada +
Kate Winslet, Little Children
zzz... 5/5
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
James McAvoy, Last King of Scotland
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Leslie Phillips, Venus
Michael Sheen, The Queen * +
3/5, missed arkin and phillips for bill nighy (notes) and eddie murphy (dreamgirls). when oh when will anyone realize that sheen was the best thing about the queen? mcavoy is friggin' lead (but it's a great performance).
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine
Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls * +
3/5, missed collette and de la tour (i was thisclose to predicting her) for kikuchi and barraza in babel. let's pray the brits are smart enough to not give it to either of the brits here, because they pale in comparison to the other three performances. errr...that sentence made sense in my head.
There are a lot of other categories but meh. I know I'm all post-happy but once school starts again...
Best Picture
Babel
The Departed +
Last King of Scotland
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen *
i predicted 3/5 (missed king and sunshine). last king of scotland? well at least it's an interesting choice (aka it is british).
The Whatever Award for Best Direction (jk. I like David Lean.)
Dayton and Farris for Little Miss Sunshine
Frears for The Queen
Greengrass for United 93
Iñárritu for Babel
Scorsese for The Departed * +
4/5. missed sunshine for children of men. um I like little miss sunshine but its direction wasn't really its strong point.
Best Actor
Daniel Craig, Casino Royale
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed +
Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Peter O'Toole, Venus *
Forrest Whittaker, Last King of Scotland
4/5 but i got daniel!! omg GO DANIEL. (Leo was better but it's good to see him getting attention)
Best Actress
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen *
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada +
Kate Winslet, Little Children
zzz... 5/5
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
James McAvoy, Last King of Scotland
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Leslie Phillips, Venus
Michael Sheen, The Queen * +
3/5, missed arkin and phillips for bill nighy (notes) and eddie murphy (dreamgirls). when oh when will anyone realize that sheen was the best thing about the queen? mcavoy is friggin' lead (but it's a great performance).
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine
Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls * +
3/5, missed collette and de la tour (i was thisclose to predicting her) for kikuchi and barraza in babel. let's pray the brits are smart enough to not give it to either of the brits here, because they pale in comparison to the other three performances. errr...that sentence made sense in my head.
There are a lot of other categories but meh. I know I'm all post-happy but once school starts again...
Monday, January 08, 2007
thoughts on the BAFTA longlist
Okay, so the BAFTA longlist came out a while ago, and here are my scattered thoughts on it. Yay. Some of these nominations are great; some are all fucked up. Also, I suck at predicting nominees...deal with it.
Best Picture
Babel, Bobby, Casino Royale, Children of Men, The Departed, The Devil Wears Prada, Flags of Our Fathers, The History Boys, Last King of Scotland, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes on a Scandal, Pan's Labyrinth, The Queen, United 93, Volver
The best 5 nominees - The Departed, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth, Volver, Casino Royale
The likely nominees - The Queen, The Departed, The History Boys, Babel, Children of Men
WTF? - Bobby (it must have more support than everyone thinks), Flags of Our Fathers (Letters from Two Jima is fanfreakingtastic but not nominated, this is...eh), Notes on a Scandal (mediocre movie), no Dreamgirls WTF!!!
Best Director
Apocalypto, Babel, Bobby, Casino Royale, Children of Men, The Departed, Flags of Our Fathers, The History Boys, Last King of Scotland, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes on a Scandal, Pan's Labyrinth, The Queen, United 93, Volver
The Best 5 nominees - Scorsese (Departed), Cuaron (Children of Men), Greengrass (United 93), del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), Almodovar (Volver) - Eastwood for Two Jima was actually better than him but w/e
The likely nominees - The Departed, Children of Men, The Queen, United 93, Babel
WTF? - Dear Bill Condon, stop being snubbed. Love, me. A lot of these movies don't have the best direction, either...or at least, not my choices for best direction. (ew, Mel Gibson.)
Best Actor
Cillian Murphy - The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Clive Owen - Children of Men
Daniel Craig - Casino Royale
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Greg Kinnear - Little Miss Sunshine
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed
Matt Damon - The Departed
Peter O'Toole - Venus
Richard Griffiths - The History Boys
Sacha Baron Cohen - Borat
Timothy Spall - Pierrepoint
Toby Jones - Infamous
Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
The Best 5 nominees - Owen, DiCaprio (Departed!!!), Whittaker, Cohen, Damon
The likely nominees - DiCaprio (Departed), Craig, Smith, Whittaker, O'Toole
WTF? - Depp EWWW. Griffiths (understandable though). Spall (haven't even heard of that movie). Jones.
Best Actress
Annette Bening - Running with Scissors
Beyonce Knowles - Dreamgirls
Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal
Emma Thompson - Stranger than Fiction
Eva Green - Casino Royale
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth
Jodie Whittaker - Venus
Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal
Juliette Binoche - Breaking And Entering
Kate Winslet - Little Children
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Penelope Cruz - Volver
Renee Zellweger - Miss Potter
The best 5 nominees - Streep, Dench, Winslet, Cruz, Mirren
The likely nominees - uh...see above! YAY!
WTF? - weird placement here. BAFTA, thank you for nominating Cate Blanchett where she belongs...but unfortunately, you'll fuck this up later with Anne Hathaway and the other weird placements here (Thompson, Green, Whittaker). It's nice to see some great performances that haven't gotten attention here, though (Thompson, Binoche, Dunst).
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland
Bill Nighy - Notes On A Scandal
Brad Pitt - Babel
Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Gael Garcia Bernal - Babel
Jack Nicholson - The Departed
James McAvoy - The Last King of Scotland
Leslie Phillips - Venus
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Michael Caine - Children of Men
Michael Sheen - The Queen
Stanley Tucci - The Devil Wears Prada
Steve Carell - Little Miss Sunshine
The Best 5 nominees - Nicholson, Murphy, Affleck, Caine, Carell
The likely nominees - Nighy, Murphy, Nicholson, McAvoy, Sheen
WTF? - I really like Little Miss Sunshine but I still don't understand Arkin's hype. Bernal. MCAVOY IS A LEAD!!!, Tucci. It's nice to see Caine.
Best Supporting Actress
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
Adriana Barraza - Babel
Anne Hathaway - The Devil Wears Prada
Cate Blanchett - Babel
Diane Lane - Hollywoodland
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada
Emily Watson - Miss Potter
Frances de la Tour - The History Boys
Helen McCrory - The Queen
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Judi Dench - Casino Royale
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
Sharon Stone - Bobby
Sylvia Syms - The Queen
Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine
The Best 5 nominees - Hudson, Kikuchi, Collette, Barazza, Breslin (I'm boring)
Likely 5 - Hudson, Kikuchi, Barazza, Breslin, Blunt
WTF? - Emily Blunt's extreme supporters still make me scratch my head. Good, yes, but the most overrated performance of the year. And...WTF is Anne Hathaway doing in Supporting?!?!?!? She's clearly lead (oh, and terrible). That said, this is the most WTF?y category of all. Blanchett (sucked in Babel). Lane (great, but hasn't had any attention at all). Watson. De la Tour. McCrory, Syms (goddamn you, The Queen). Dench. You get it.
Overall? Good job, BAFTA. Except on that Anne Hathaway thing.
Best Picture
Babel, Bobby, Casino Royale, Children of Men, The Departed, The Devil Wears Prada, Flags of Our Fathers, The History Boys, Last King of Scotland, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes on a Scandal, Pan's Labyrinth, The Queen, United 93, Volver
The best 5 nominees - The Departed, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth, Volver, Casino Royale
The likely nominees - The Queen, The Departed, The History Boys, Babel, Children of Men
WTF? - Bobby (it must have more support than everyone thinks), Flags of Our Fathers (Letters from Two Jima is fanfreakingtastic but not nominated, this is...eh), Notes on a Scandal (mediocre movie), no Dreamgirls WTF!!!
Best Director
Apocalypto, Babel, Bobby, Casino Royale, Children of Men, The Departed, Flags of Our Fathers, The History Boys, Last King of Scotland, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes on a Scandal, Pan's Labyrinth, The Queen, United 93, Volver
The Best 5 nominees - Scorsese (Departed), Cuaron (Children of Men), Greengrass (United 93), del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), Almodovar (Volver) - Eastwood for Two Jima was actually better than him but w/e
The likely nominees - The Departed, Children of Men, The Queen, United 93, Babel
WTF? - Dear Bill Condon, stop being snubbed. Love, me. A lot of these movies don't have the best direction, either...or at least, not my choices for best direction. (ew, Mel Gibson.)
Best Actor
Cillian Murphy - The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Clive Owen - Children of Men
Daniel Craig - Casino Royale
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Greg Kinnear - Little Miss Sunshine
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed
Matt Damon - The Departed
Peter O'Toole - Venus
Richard Griffiths - The History Boys
Sacha Baron Cohen - Borat
Timothy Spall - Pierrepoint
Toby Jones - Infamous
Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
The Best 5 nominees - Owen, DiCaprio (Departed!!!), Whittaker, Cohen, Damon
The likely nominees - DiCaprio (Departed), Craig, Smith, Whittaker, O'Toole
WTF? - Depp EWWW. Griffiths (understandable though). Spall (haven't even heard of that movie). Jones.
Best Actress
Annette Bening - Running with Scissors
Beyonce Knowles - Dreamgirls
Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal
Emma Thompson - Stranger than Fiction
Eva Green - Casino Royale
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth
Jodie Whittaker - Venus
Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal
Juliette Binoche - Breaking And Entering
Kate Winslet - Little Children
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Penelope Cruz - Volver
Renee Zellweger - Miss Potter
The best 5 nominees - Streep, Dench, Winslet, Cruz, Mirren
The likely nominees - uh...see above! YAY!
WTF? - weird placement here. BAFTA, thank you for nominating Cate Blanchett where she belongs...but unfortunately, you'll fuck this up later with Anne Hathaway and the other weird placements here (Thompson, Green, Whittaker). It's nice to see some great performances that haven't gotten attention here, though (Thompson, Binoche, Dunst).
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland
Bill Nighy - Notes On A Scandal
Brad Pitt - Babel
Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Gael Garcia Bernal - Babel
Jack Nicholson - The Departed
James McAvoy - The Last King of Scotland
Leslie Phillips - Venus
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Michael Caine - Children of Men
Michael Sheen - The Queen
Stanley Tucci - The Devil Wears Prada
Steve Carell - Little Miss Sunshine
The Best 5 nominees - Nicholson, Murphy, Affleck, Caine, Carell
The likely nominees - Nighy, Murphy, Nicholson, McAvoy, Sheen
WTF? - I really like Little Miss Sunshine but I still don't understand Arkin's hype. Bernal. MCAVOY IS A LEAD!!!, Tucci. It's nice to see Caine.
Best Supporting Actress
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
Adriana Barraza - Babel
Anne Hathaway - The Devil Wears Prada
Cate Blanchett - Babel
Diane Lane - Hollywoodland
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada
Emily Watson - Miss Potter
Frances de la Tour - The History Boys
Helen McCrory - The Queen
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Judi Dench - Casino Royale
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
Sharon Stone - Bobby
Sylvia Syms - The Queen
Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine
The Best 5 nominees - Hudson, Kikuchi, Collette, Barazza, Breslin (I'm boring)
Likely 5 - Hudson, Kikuchi, Barazza, Breslin, Blunt
WTF? - Emily Blunt's extreme supporters still make me scratch my head. Good, yes, but the most overrated performance of the year. And...WTF is Anne Hathaway doing in Supporting?!?!?!? She's clearly lead (oh, and terrible). That said, this is the most WTF?y category of all. Blanchett (sucked in Babel). Lane (great, but hasn't had any attention at all). Watson. De la Tour. McCrory, Syms (goddamn you, The Queen). Dench. You get it.
Overall? Good job, BAFTA. Except on that Anne Hathaway thing.
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