The Oscar Noms

January 31, 2006 6:10 AM

78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations
posted by Hanover Phist (93 comments total)

Good thing we have MetaFilter, because there are absolutely no other media outlets covering this tragically neglected awards ceremony.
posted by you just lost the game at 6:14 AM on January 31, 2006

12th Annual Film Actor's Guild Awards

That Reese Witherspoon is really something. Will her star ever stop rising?
posted by scarabic at 6:15 AM on January 31, 2006

Because we love to hate.
posted by Hanover Phist at 6:20 AM on January 31, 2006

No cinematography nod for Deakins for Jarhead? Shame.

At least this year there's a few films I like.
And yeah, no one really passionate about films cares about the Oscars (unless they're nominated).

Now, the Razzies, there's an award ceremony!
posted by slimepuppy at 6:20 AM on January 31, 2006

Wow, thanks.
posted by NinjaPirate at 6:22 AM on January 31, 2006

So just to have some actual discussion....

So who decided Heath Ledger was going to be Lead Actor and Jake G as Supporting Actor?

I mean, it's like Heath's character was somehow on top of Jake's. Bizarre.
posted by LondonYank at 6:23 AM on January 31, 2006

LondonYank, it's the age-old pitcher/catcher debate...
Props for nominating Michelle Williams though.
posted by slimepuppy at 6:27 AM on January 31, 2006

I mean, it's like Heath's character was somehow on top of Jake's. Bizarre.

Ok, you owe me:

1. Coke Zero.
2. Keyboard

I hope you're happy.
posted by thanotopsis at 6:28 AM on January 31, 2006

watching Brokeback Mountain made me want to suck cock. I blame Hollywood elites
posted by PenguinBukkake at 6:31 AM on January 31, 2006

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:
THE MUSHROOM CLUB

Awwwww, yeah.

I was hoping that Sin City would get a nod in one of the artsy categories. Oh, well.
posted by Gator at 6:32 AM on January 31, 2006

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

Nice. Very nice.
posted by grabbingsand at 6:40 AM on January 31, 2006

Grabbingsand, the Oscars regained some of its cool for me when they did a live performance of "Blame Canada" from the South Park movie...

C'mon: "They're not even a real country anyway"?

"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" just doesn't cut it.
posted by slimepuppy at 6:49 AM on January 31, 2006

Thank you, you gay fucking cowboys, for squeezing out a couple of films more deserving.
posted by Captaintripps at 7:06 AM on January 31, 2006

Sin City should definitely have been nominated for Art Direction, that was a truly original great looking movie.
posted by zeoslap at 7:08 AM on January 31, 2006

"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW

Didn't notice that. Woo. Might be a little tricky to perform in the ceremony though.
posted by smackfu at 7:15 AM on January 31, 2006

"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" just doesn't cut it.

Have you heard it? Damn fine track, and one of those rare nominees in this category that truly represents the movie to which it belongs. Most Oscar nom'd songs are tack-ons, something pleasant placed in the end credits. Or they're written purely for the purpose of nomination, as in the case of "I Move On" from Chicago -- which played during the end credits. None of the other (and much better) songs from the 1975 musical could be nominated, as they weren't written specifically for the film.

In this case -- and in the case of "Blame Canada" -- the song is integral to the film. It's not just window-dressing.

So still I say: Nice. Very nice.
posted by grabbingsand at 7:18 AM on January 31, 2006

How does William Hurt get nominated for A History of Violence when his role was essentially a cameo.

Sin City should have gotten the best picture nod over Munich, but it's not hard to figure out why it didn't. In my opinion, Munich was just bloated Oscar pandering telephoned in by Spielberg.
posted by toftflin at 7:19 AM on January 31, 2006

Might be a little tricky to perform in the ceremony though.

Terrence Howard + Tuxedo + Mic = Kick Ass. Hopefully.
posted by grabbingsand at 7:19 AM on January 31, 2006

Pffh. I'm so tired of Brokeback. Here's the real scandal: the best movie of the year got nominated for make-up only. The foreign nominees are always a joke. And where the hell's "The New World?"
posted by muckster at 7:26 AM on January 31, 2006

Sorry, I meant "doesn't cut it" as being a surprising entry for its title. After something like Blame Canada (which does not fit the high and mighty "image" of the Oscar ceremony) a song referring to the difficulty of ones occupation as a pimp does not exactly shock me.

Still gutted that Blame Canada didn't win and can only hope that a song about a pimp does win...
posted by slimepuppy at 7:28 AM on January 31, 2006

Also, Sin City to me is like Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho: a pointless excercise in shot-by-shot recreation that loses the heart and soul of the original piece somewhere in the translation.

And your favorite movie sucks, apparently.
posted by slimepuppy at 7:30 AM on January 31, 2006

How does William Hurt get nominated for A History of Violence when his role was essentially a cameo.

It's true, he didn't make it into the picture until reel 6, but come on... he really was great. (pardon by bias, as I worked on the film) but everyone I've spoken to, inside and outside the industry, says he stole the show... well for reel 6 anyway.
posted by Hanover Phist at 7:31 AM on January 31, 2006

Ralph Fiennes wasn't nominated for The Constant Gardener, but Rachel Weisz was? No Sin City in Art Direction? Chronicles of Narnia was nominated for Visual Effects, when it basically looked like crap? William Hurt was nominated for his tiny role in A History of Violence, and no one else?

Bah.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 7:34 AM on January 31, 2006

Oscars are given to people, strange there are no people nominated for most of those categories on that list.
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:36 AM on January 31, 2006

So who decided Heath Ledger was going to be Lead Actor and Jake G as Supporting Actor?

Who was on top?
posted by alumshubby at 7:38 AM on January 31, 2006

Crash? Seriously? And Munich? Yeesh.

And where was Grizzly Man? Once again, the doc category leaves out the best film of the year. It's like they just read the press releases.
posted by billysumday at 7:46 AM on January 31, 2006

Sin City being ignored is a travesty. I was unfamiliar with the source material, and the movie quite literally blew me away.

That is a testament to both the source material AND the film.

Simply amazing movie. Startlingly violent in places. Eerily beautiful and moving in others.

If you've not seen it, I strongly recommend you do, Oscar nod or not.
posted by Ynoxas at 7:48 AM on January 31, 2006

Is it just me, or did they reduce the number of films up for awards in a lot of the categories? I.E., a whole bunch of categories with just three nominations.
posted by Atreides at 7:50 AM on January 31, 2006

I was unfamiliar with the source material, and the movie quite literally blew me away.

Me too. When I saw the commercials on TV, I asked my friend, "What's this movie about? Stripper ninjas?" He told me about the graphic novels, but I just decided to go see it without looking them up. I laughed my ass off all the way through. "Yeesh."
posted by Gator at 7:52 AM on January 31, 2006

Who gives a shit?
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:13 AM EST on January 31 [!]

People less cool than Mayor Curley obviously.

I've never cared for the AA personally, but I imagine others do. I imagine some of the things I do care about or have an interest in are not of any interest to others. Elementary really.
posted by juiceCake at 8:00 AM on January 31, 2006

One of the documentary nominees, Street Fight, was made by an acquaintance of mine, and it's his first film.

Go Marshall! :)
posted by o2b at 8:00 AM on January 31, 2006

Haidoken!
posted by ozomatli at 8:05 AM on January 31, 2006

Animation nominees: Howl's Moving Castle, Corpse Bride, Wallace & Gromit.

No CGI. Just wanted to point that out. Am very glad Miyazaki's spot wasn't given to Madagascar or something worse.
posted by barjo at 8:11 AM on January 31, 2006

muckster, the fact that Jurgen in your link thought that SWIII was worth anything more than a vigorous pimp-slapping sort of detracts from his credibility, y'know?
posted by Dipsomaniac at 8:14 AM on January 31, 2006

Let's see:
Actor: Ledger
Sup. Actor: Giamatti (The traditional year-late oscar)
Actress: Witherspoon
Sup. Actress: Keener or Williams
Anim. Feature: Corpse Bride
Art Direction: King Kong
Cinematography: Brokeback
Costume Design: Geisha?
Director: Ang Lee for Brokeback
Documentary: Enron?
Short Documentary: No idea
Editing: No idea
Foreign Language: Joyeux noël
Make-up: Narnia
Music: Brokeback
Original Song: Hustle & Flow?
Animated short: No idea
Short: No idea
Sound editing: King Kong?
Sound mixing: King Kong
Visual Effects: Obviously King Kong
Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback
Original Screenplay: Crash?
posted by insomnus at 8:14 AM on January 31, 2006

Eventually, there's going to be an Award Show Awards, held in a Holiday Inn banquet room in Long Island and broadcast on USA. And Joan Rivers and her fucking mutant daughter will still be hovering outside.
posted by jonmc at 8:16 AM on January 31, 2006

Let's see the category list for those awards, jonmc! Presumably one of the highlights will be "Best Political Rant By a Presenter Guaranteeing They Won't Be Invited Back For Ten Years"?
posted by Gator at 8:20 AM on January 31, 2006

Dipsomaniac, I'm Jurgen, and I'm not alone.
posted by muckster at 8:22 AM on January 31, 2006

I have to go to sleep tonight knowing that Batman Begins was nominated for an academy award.
posted by Clay201 at 8:23 AM on January 31, 2006

I wish Kiss Kiss, Bang bang had gotten some nods. That movie was so damn awesome.
posted by hopeless romantique at 8:25 AM on January 31, 2006

Do these nominations mean that we can all stop collectively kissing King Kong's hairy ape ass?

(and the best nomination? Amy Adams for "Junebug". Amazing movie. Amazing performance.)
posted by ColdChef at 8:34 AM on January 31, 2006

Pierce Brosnan was robbed. Best comedic performance in a film I have seen in a decade.
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:34 AM on January 31, 2006

Why did Ledger get the nomination instead of Jake Gyllenllenlyhallenhall?

The key word is "supporting."
posted by ColdChef at 8:36 AM on January 31, 2006

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was absolutely incredible in "Capote." He deserves the win.
posted by ColdChef at 8:37 AM on January 31, 2006

ColdChef, I can only hope...
That movie had the absolutely best nothing.
posted by slimepuppy at 8:37 AM on January 31, 2006

King Kong, that is.
posted by slimepuppy at 8:38 AM on January 31, 2006

Once again, comedies were ignored. "The 40 Year Old Virgin" was a much better movie than "Crash"...although I enjoyed that as well.
posted by ColdChef at 8:39 AM on January 31, 2006

1/3 of King Kong (the part on the island) was great. 2/3 was art direction.
posted by ColdChef at 8:40 AM on January 31, 2006

Eventually, there's going to be an Award Show Awards

You mean the Emmys?

Awards Shows are eligible for an Emmy, and occasionally get nominated.
posted by thanotopsis at 8:40 AM on January 31, 2006

Not specialized enough, thanotopsis. The Emmys still award regular shows, too, and thus retain a dim sheen of legitamacy. An Award Show Awards Show would make the entertainment industry's circle of self-fellation complete, and we'd all have fun flying through the wormhole in the space-time continuum this event would open up.
posted by jonmc at 8:46 AM on January 31, 2006

I thought Kong's soundtrack would get a nod. (spreading the slime)
I found myself more impressed with the music than the visuals, surprisingly enough.

The oscars are bullshit, through and through, though.
Like the Grammy's are basically a pat on the back for the most profitable artists. (with special nods to artists who sold when the label even didn't expect it to make a profit)

and as for the decision as to who was a lead and who was supporting, I've never understood the distinction, as made by nominations. Having read the story, I could see why Innis would be made the lead, since he was the narrator.
posted by Busithoth at 8:59 AM on January 31, 2006

I mock the sheep but deep down inside I just want them to follow me.
posted by srboisvert at 9:01 AM on January 31, 2006

Once again, comedies were ignored. "The 40 Year Old Virgin" was a much better movie than "Crash"...although I enjoyed that as well.

See, that's the thing. A comedy should be funny. 40 year old virgin was not. Wedding Crashers, bad movie, much funnier.
posted by justgary at 9:05 AM on January 31, 2006

I liked "The Wedding Crashers", too, but nothing this year made me laugh harder than Steve Carrell drunk, or the musical finish of "40 Year Old Virgin."

Except for Sarah Silverman in "The Aristocrats."
posted by ColdChef at 9:13 AM on January 31, 2006

Narnia gets an effects nomination? *boggles*
Oh, and Batman Begins should've gotten an editing nomination.
posted by brundlefly at 9:29 AM on January 31, 2006

I'm happy to point out that the year's best film has been dutifully ignored by the Academy
posted by matteo at 9:32 AM on January 31, 2006

It's in French! No one wants to read at the movies.
posted by smackfu at 9:34 AM on January 31, 2006

Variety's take on Sin City

Stu Maschwitz, who oversaw effects work on "Sin City" for the Orphanage, calls the pic and its totally digital look "something cool and new."

But "Sin City's" novelty also makes it a challenge for the Academy, whose visual-effects category never anticipated a world where everything from acting to cinematography to production design is done on a computer.

"I understand the Academy doesn't want to be too quick to change," Maschwitz says.

"What we do is too easily pigeonholed as just post-production."
posted by AspectRatio at 9:48 AM on January 31, 2006

I will risk public humiliation by posting here what I have only told friends in private: that I thought Cillian Murphy deserved a Best Supporting nomination for his work in Batman Begins.

And just for the hell of it, I will agree with ColdChef that the ending of The 40 Year Old Virgin was pure genius.
posted by Skot at 9:55 AM on January 31, 2006

I'm happy to point out that the year's best film has been dutifully ignored by the Academy

And you know why, don't you? The Foreign Language Film category has been a wreck ever since the Academy decided that countries would nominate their own movies, and those would be the only eligible ones. This leaves out in the cold a movie like Cache, which is a French-Austrian-German-Italian co-production, as well as movies by filmmakers who are not popular with their governments.

The only other category that consistently ignores the most acclaimed work of the year is the Feature Documentary category. Not sure why that is.
posted by barjo at 10:02 AM on January 31, 2006

barjo: here's the NYT on what's wrong with the documentary category.
posted by muckster at 10:12 AM on January 31, 2006

i was disappointed The New World didn't get an additional nod for makeup. i also would have preferred Q'Orianka Kilcher to Keira Knightley
posted by jessica at 10:18 AM on January 31, 2006

I saw "The New World" again last night (after not exactly falling in love with the long cut they showed in December), and this time, it swept me away completely. Matt Zoller Seitz believes it's "a generation-defining event."
posted by muckster at 10:25 AM on January 31, 2006

Annie freakin' Hall?
posted by blue_beetle at 10:43 AM on January 31, 2006

as well as movies by filmmakers who are not popular with their governments.
This would explain why "Water" was over looked then. thanks, makes sense.
posted by Hanover Phist at 10:47 AM on January 31, 2006

I've read about that business with Rodriguez and the Guild. Does the Director's Guild have any substantial influence over the Academy for such purposes, though? (Serious question, fully realizing that I may be terminally naive about such things.)
posted by Gator at 10:52 AM on January 31, 2006

This leaves out in the cold a movie like Cache

out of Best Foreign Film category, but nobody gives a damn about that. Caché deserved nominations in the real categories, ie Best Film, Director, Actor and Actress (lead)

it's hard to argue that Haneke is a worse director than nominees like Haggis, Ang Lee and the hack who directed Capote, whose name now escapes me. same for Auteuil -- much stronger performance than Ledger's, Phoenix's, and Strathairn's.

Binoche? Knightley and Whiterspoon could maybe fetch her lunch. and Theron, well, could babysit Binoche's kids. but it doesn't make any sense that these actresses have been nominated and Binoche hasn't.
posted by matteo at 10:54 AM on January 31, 2006

Matteo, it only doesn't make sense if you assume that the Oscars have anything to do with actual artistic merit.
posted by muckster at 11:00 AM on January 31, 2006

Let's see:
Actor: Ledger

no way. Hoffman in Capote. Not only has he swept the prior awards (Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, etc) but his transformation is so amazing ... if you haven't seen Capote, see it. Its a revelation.
posted by anastasiav at 11:17 AM on January 31, 2006

Does the Director's Guild have any substantial influence over the Academy for such purposes, though?

Only in the sense that a significant portion of the voting members belong to one guild or another, and thus feel a sort of loyalty to the Guild structure across all the crafts.

There is a small but persistant rumor that the ultimate reason that Pulp Fiction did not win either best pic/director was a sort of backlash against Tarantino's refusal to join the DGA.

The Guilds are very powerful.
posted by anastasiav at 11:22 AM on January 31, 2006

Why the suprise about the "Gay Cowboy" movie being nominated? A few years back when South Park was invaded by a film festival Cartman is asked if he wants to go watch some independent movies and he says no, that all those movies are "about gay cowboys eating pudding. Brilliant!
posted by Gungho at 11:31 AM on January 31, 2006

What's with everyone talking about Phillip Seymour Hoffman's "transformation"? I haven't even seen Truman Capote on film, and I certainly didn't know him personally, and you all probably didn't either, so who's to say how great of a transformation it was? People play lots of great characters very well but it seems people only talk about the "transformation" if they had to make themselves uglier (i.e. Charlize Theron) or talk funny (i.e. Hoffman). I think the "character transformation" is a harder thing to pin down than a bunch of mannerisms.
posted by TunnelArmr at 11:33 AM on January 31, 2006

Jokes aside, how is it determined that Heath Ledger is up for best actor and Jake G. up for supporting. Is that determined by the movie studio i.e. they urge members to nominate Jake for supporting?

Either way, I don't get why Jake should be relegated to a supporting slot. I think he held his end up.

(sorry)
posted by gfrobe at 11:38 AM on January 31, 2006

My only real exposure to Capote was his performance as "Lionel Twain" in Murder By Death, which was a fucking hilarious movie if you were raised on the old-time murder mystery movies and books starring such notables as Miss Marple, Charlie Chan, Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, and Hercule Poirot. I think I read one of his short stories in high school, too, and I saw a version of "In Cold Blood" at some point as well.
posted by Gator at 11:45 AM on January 31, 2006

Is that determined by the movie studio i.e. they urge members to nominate Jake for supporting?

Yes. Their ads usually say who is up for what. Otherwise they run the risk of splitting the vote and not being nominated in either category.
posted by smackfu at 11:48 AM on January 31, 2006

Pronouns! Use your goddamn pronouns!

He was great in Murder by death.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:50 AM on January 31, 2006

What's with everyone talking about Phillip Seymour Hoffman's "transformation"? I haven't even seen Truman Capote on film, and I certainly didn't know him personally, and you all probably didn't either, so who's to say how great of a transformation it was?

No doubt people will pick at inaccuracies in the portrait and say, “That’s not Truman,” but “Capote” is Truman enough—and an image likely to make any writer grimace in recognition.

It's a brilliant performance. Look at PSH in another role. Let's say, "Brant" in "The Big Lebowski." He plays the role big and brash--as it's written.

Then look at the way he's able to convey so much wordlessly in "Capote." Trust me, see the movie and then you'll see why anyone could say that the transformation was amazing.
posted by ColdChef at 11:52 AM on January 31, 2006

The same nonsense is going on with Rachel Weisz, who is nominated as support when clearly she was the female lead in "Constant Gardener."
posted by muckster at 11:55 AM on January 31, 2006

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was absolutely incredible in "Capote." He deserves the win.

coldchef, this is the only time i've ever cared about an oscar. when i saw psh in capote and thought, well, here's somebody who really ought to win an awared of some kind. in fact, i think that every time i see him in a film. like "love liza." every film this guy does, he steals the show. he's just the best damn actor on the planet, over and over.

so, if he doesn't win, i can go back to not caring about any of this. and if he does win, it will be just some small measure of inconsequential justice in a world that doesn't have much anyway. but damn, just give the man his award, please.
posted by 3.2.3 at 12:07 PM on January 31, 2006

On my deathbed, my only real regret will be that I never saw Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly on Broadway in "True West."

But the upcoming Broadway production of True West has an even bigger switcheroo: stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly will alternate roles throughout the run.
posted by ColdChef at 12:17 PM on January 31, 2006

I agree, Astro Zombie. Though I have been fervently hoping for a PSH win since the fall (though I loved Joaquin Phoenix and David Straithairn's performances too), I still really had my fingers crossed that Brosnan would be nominated.
posted by scody at 12:25 PM on January 31, 2006

I think its interesting that at the SAG awards this past weekend, PSH singled out David Straithairn for praise, saying something like "I've always looked up to you"...

ah, wait a minute, here's a link.

"And I wanted to say, David Straithairn, I saw you last night, and I wanted to say to you that I looked up to you when I was younger, and I still look up to you. And I think a lot of people in this room feel the same way."

I wonder if PSH's endorsement of Straithairn will push some Academy members to vote for him, instead of PSH. Straithairn's performance as Murrow is frequently called the "performance of a lifetime" but up to this point its been doubtful that any other performance could stop the PSH juggernaught.

Also Filmsite has an amazing Oscar history website, for those of you who are junkies for this sort of thing.
posted by anastasiav at 12:47 PM on January 31, 2006

In the original short story, Brokeback Mountain's main character was Heath's "Ennis." Jake G. was properly nominated.

PSH should win either way.
posted by aether1 at 12:47 PM on January 31, 2006

he's just the best damn actor on the planet, over and over

He's fabulous, but best? Perhaps among the best I'd say, along with say Hiroyuki Sanada and a whole slew of other actors the world over. That's the odd thing about awards, there are more than one best, as it were.
posted by juiceCake at 12:54 PM on January 31, 2006

Reese Witherspoon? She just seemed too modern to be playing June Carter. Her style of dress, for example, was inauthentic for the time and character, and she just seemed to be playing the same character she always plays in a non-comedy. I guess I just don't get her appeal.

And "Walk The Line" might as well have been a made-for-tv movie anyway... It just didn't feel like a big movie should have felt. When Roger Ebert showed a clip of Joaquin Phoenix singing, he seemed to think we almost couldn't tell the difference between Phoenix and Cash. Well, I'm not the world's biggest Johnny Cash fan, but it didn't seem like much more than a decent impression to me. I hate to say this, but I probably would have prefered they lip-synch the songs, so at least we could have heard the real Johnny Cash.

And "Crash"? Ok movie, not great. It was OK. That pic they always show, with Matt Dillon holding Thandie Newton after having saved her life, well, that pic just makes me cringe. Her expression looks overly false, as did the movie for me. It was ok, had some good bits, but it's not quite as important a movie as it tries to make us think it is!

"Munich" - weak movie , in my opinion, and I have to say I could care less about the whole Israeli-Palestinian situation. Perhaps if I did, I would have enjoyed it more. But "Munich", to me, seemed twice as long as "King Kong", which I enjoyed (three times).
posted by newfers at 12:58 PM on January 31, 2006

I agree that Munich was weak. And hokey. And overly long. And dull. And had terrible dialogue (come on Tony Kushner. You can do better than this).
posted by davy321 at 1:22 PM on January 31, 2006

Really? We must have seen different movies. I thought Munich was terrific. Spielberg's forgotten more about directing than most people will ever know, and it shows. As a thriller, it's incredibely fluid and gripping, with Hitchcock moments and escalating tension, and it's also a profound, multi-layered policital statement--whenver I thought I had figured out the movie's point of view, it made the issue more complex. Couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks.
posted by muckster at 1:29 PM on January 31, 2006

I'm impressed by the showing of Good Night and Good Luck. And I was hoping that The Squid and the Whale would get a little more recognition, but otherwise pretty much what was expected.

The same nonsense is going on with Rachel Weisz, who is nominated as support when clearly she was the female lead in 'Constant Gardener.'

I assume this is some sort of 'screen time' issue. I mean, anyone in a movie can be nominated for supporting, but don't you need specific minutes to be considered lead?

It is a shame that Fiennes didnt' get a nod, but there were a lot of great acting performances this year. *cough* The Squid and the Whale *cough*
posted by graventy at 1:30 PM on January 31, 2006

I liked Munich right up until the terrorist/sex montage near the end. Wha?
posted by graventy at 1:33 PM on January 31, 2006

i'm only paying attention to see that psh wins. if he doesn't, i can go back for ignoring the oscars again.
posted by 3.2.3 at 1:34 PM on January 31, 2006

It is a shame that Fiennes didnt' get a nod

Lord Voldemort Rulz!!1! (kidding)
posted by Hanover Phist at 1:43 PM on January 31, 2006

Broke Mac Mountain
posted by ColdChef at 4:16 PM on January 31, 2006

I assume this is some sort of 'screen time' issue. I mean, anyone in a movie can be nominated for supporting, but don't you need specific minutes to be considered lead?

Nope, graventy. Example: Anthony Hopkins had 20 minutes of screentime in Silence of the Lambs, was nominated for (and won) Best Actor.
posted by tzikeh at 8:25 PM on January 31, 2006