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Academy Awards from the 2005-2006
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I will comment and forecast nominations and results this season of the
78th Academy Awards hosted by Jon Stewart March 5, 2006.
Second Annual Coverage!
(Film Prophet's FrontRunners are in order from top to bottom in each
column, post-Oscar notes below)
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And the Oscar goes to...
Crash |
And the Oscar goes to...
Ang Lee |
And the Oscar goes to...
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
And the Oscar goes to...
Reese Witherspoon |
Will Win:
Brokeback Mountain |
Will Win:
Ang Lee |
Will Win:
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Will Win:
Reese Witherspoon |
Should Win:
Brokeback Mountain/Munich |
Should Win:
Ang Lee |
Should Win:
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Should Win:
Reese Witherspoon |
Final Prediction:
Brokeback Mountain |
Final Prediction:
Ang
Lee |
Final Prediction:
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Final Prediction:
Reese Witherspoon |
BEST PICTURE
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Munich
Good Night, and Good Luck
Capote |
BEST DIRECTOR
Ang Lee
(Brokeback Mountain)
George Clooney
(Good Night, and Good Luck)
Steven Spielberg
(Munich)
Paul Haggis
(Crash)
Bennett Miller
(Capote) |
BEST ACTOR
Philip Seymour Hoffman
(Capote)
Heath Ledger
(Brokeback Mountain)
Joaquin Phoenix
(Walk the Line)
David Strathairn
(Good Night, and Good Luck)
Terrence Howard
(Hustle & Flow) |
BEST ACTRESS
Reese Witherspoon
(Walk the Line)
Felicity Huffman
(Transamerica)
Charlize Theron
(North Country)
Judi Dench
(Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Keira Knightley
(Pride & Prejudice) |
Oscar night
notes:
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Paul Haggis' screenplay did it again... twice in a row! His
corresponding movie
understood to be the second actually became the
motion picture winner over
ruler Brokeback Mountain, like Million
Dollar Baby to The Aviator. |
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It was a fine award show, a nine out of ten type, until presenter Jack
Nicholson puffed Crash as the winner in a slightly stunned manner to
victimize Brokeback Mountain. Winning almost every precursor, Brokeback Mountain defeated Crash at every other award show,
such as the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes, even including the NIGHT BEFORE
AT THE Independent Spirit Awards. One has to speculate that there had to
be many African-American voters this year, actors who live in Los
Angeles, connected to the hundreds (think Chicago in 2002)
involved in making Crash in 2004, and people who were homophobic. Although a
homosexual character did win best actor, but it wasn’t from Brokeback
Mountain. It was the king of movies this year and the season ended with
an invalid conclusion. Choosing Crash over Brokeback Mountain with a
majority vote will go down amongst the biggest upsets in Academy Award
history.
I am writing this because I don’t want to forget how
I felt about it. Rightfully so, the people from Brokeback looked
upset... they got screwed and was the victim of the show. It is almost
like how Citizen Kane lost to How Green Was My Valley in 1942 or
Shakespeare in Love beating Saving Private Ryan in 1998 or Ordinary
People beating Raging Bull in 1980... melodramatic
bore over cleverness. Crash was a mediocre movie at best, almost a made
for television kind, that didn't even belong in that lineup to begin
with. Films like Memoirs of a Geisha, Match Point, Batman Begins, King
Kong… were much better. Crash didn’t even crack my Top Ten… and Brokeback Mountain was number one. All the conflicts presented in Crash
were basically presented in Magnolia in 1999, but Crash involved
African-American appeal. Crash tried to play the race card as a guilty
method and people will call some racist or prejudice now if one didn't
prefer it. It is now among the worst decisions ever made by the Academy.
Both supporting categories had no surprises and I wanted two in those
areas to happen. Crash was the wrong surprise, or should I say upset, to
win in the wrong area. This was the one and only nominee that I did NOT
win to see winning from ANY category. We all know Brokeback Mountain was
the most outstanding picture this season.
Acceptance speech: George Clooney
“Now I will be remembered
as Oscar winner George Clooney.... and sexiest man alive in 1997.”
Funniest line from host Jon Stewart: (he had a lot of them) “Let that be
a lesson to all of you” after Tom Hanks emulates a speech and a band
ensnares him.
Biggest disappointment: (before Crash winning) Hoffman not barking his acceptance speech
Favorite shown acting clip: Amy Adams in Junebug
Other fun stuff:
Itzak Perelman and the Orchestra playing every nominated musical score
Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin's charming introduction speech to Robert
Altman
Reese Witherspoon's speech
Original sketch:
Best Actress campaign montage 'acting while beautiful'
Happy for: Memoirs of a Geisha and King Kong winning three Oscars each
Condolences for: Brokeback Mountain's decisive defeat to Crash
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