Donnie Darko, best movie I saw this year.

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: : Tee-hee... : : For what it's worth, my thoughts on the Oscar stuff I'm even mildly : : interested in. : : : Performance by an actor in a leading role : : Denzel Washington in "Training Day" (Warner Bros.) : : This made me very happy. I dug "Training Day" a lot. Glad to see I wasn't : : alone. : : : Performance by an actor in a supporting role : : Ethan Hawke in "Training Day" (Warner Bros.) : : I'm no big Hawke fan, but this was deserved. Glad to see he wasn't : : overlooked. Maybe there's hope for the Academy after all. : : : Performance by an actress in a leading role : : Renée Zellweger in "Bridget Jones's Diary" (Miramax/Universal/StudioCanal) : : Holy shit on toast! Another good call that wasn't really expected. I hope : : like hell that she wins. Members of the voting body of the actor's branch, : : I salute you. : : : Performance by an actress in a supporting role : : Marisa Tomei in "In the Bedroom" (Miramax) : : Let's just hope Jack Palance isn't presenting this year - maybe then : : Tomei's win won't have this dark cloud hanging over it. 'Cuz, me? I : : thought she was brilliant in "My Cousin Vinnie." I really did. : : However, it seems like a lock for Jennifer Connelly, as it's her year : : apparently - which is nice for those of us who thought it was her year with : : "The Rocketeer" or "Labyrinth", or even "Some Girls" or "Seven Minutes in : : Heaven." Lest there be a legion of "What about 'Career Opportunities', : : man!!! She was so hot in that!!!" posts following this, I'd just like to : : say, for the record, that I never saw "Career Opportunities", so I can't : : comment on her perf in that flick. And since I didn't see "A Beautiful : : Mind", I can't comment on her perf in that flick either, so let's move : : on... : : : : :Best animated feature film of the year : : "Monsters, Inc." (Buena Vista) Nominee to be determined : : I'm all for "Monsters, Inc." It's the only Oscar screener I've got that : : I've watched more than twice (second place goes to the "Ocean's 11" oscar : : screener; fuck, that movie just gets better and better everytime I watch : : it; yes, Clooney, Pitt, and Damon are gods, but Bernie Mac is the unsung : : hero of that picture for me; his scenes with the car salesman and Matt and : : Andy Garcia are genius). : : However, where the fuck is "Waking Life" on that list?! I haven't watched : : it yet, but all you have to see is five seconds of the new-fangled style of : : animation that flick boasts to know it deserves at least an Oscar nod - : : particularly in a world where they've just added an Animated Oscar : : category! To paraphrase the immortal Paul Abdul, the Academy takes two : : steps forward with the Denzen, Hawke, and Zellwegger nods, and then takes : : two giant steps back with this insane oversight. : : : : : Achievement in cinematography : : "Amélie" (Miramax Zoë) Bruno Delbonnel : : "Black Hawk Down" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Slawomir Idziak : : "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Andrew Lesnie : : (New Line) : : "The Man Who Wasn't There" (USA Films) Roger Deakins : : "Moulin Rouge" (20th Century Fox) Donald M. McAlpine : : Out of this entire list, I've only seen the first two flicks (though I've : : got screeners for all of them). And out of the two I've seen, I'd give : : them both cinematography Oscars. They were both visually stunning flicks. : : : : : Achievement in directing : : "A Beautiful Mind" (Universal and DreamWorks) Ron Howard : : "Black Hawk Down" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ridley Scott : : "Gosford Park" (USA Films) Robert Altman : : "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Peter Jackson : : (New Line) : : "Mulholland Drive" (Universal and StudioCanal) David Lynch : : I've only seen "Black Hawk Down" so far, so I can't really say who on this : : list is most deserving. But the cats who I feel deserve the Directing : : Award this year are as follows... : : - The lady who directed "Bridget Jones's Diary" : : - The guys who directed "Monsters, Inc." (fuck, that film holds up on : : repeated viewings; and I've got a kid, so I know what I'm talking about) : : - The guy who directed "Training Day", Antoine Fuqua (I think that's his : : name) : : - Stephen Soderbergh, for "Ocean's 11" : : : : : Best foreign language film of the year : : "Amélie" : : This is a given. "Amelie" is a fun, fun watch. Go Miramax! : : : : : Achievement in music in connection with motion pictures : : (Original score) : : "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Howard Shore : : (New Line) : : Howard! Howard! Howard! : : : : :Best motion picture of the year : : You know my pics - and none of them are on the list. : : : : :Screenplay based on material previously produced or published : : "Ghost World" (United Artists through MGM) Written by Daniel Clowes & Terry : : Zwigoff : : I was delighted to see this on the list. It's the long-shot of the bunch, : : but it deserves to be on there. : : And has a comic book movie ever been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay : : before? This may be a first. : : : : : Screenplay written directly for the screen : : "Amélie" (Miramax Zoë) Screenplay by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre : : Jeunet : : This is who I'd give it to. : : Well, really, if I had the power, I'd give it to "Chasing Amy". But, hey - : : that's me. : : ********************* : : ********************** : : *************

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