List of the 78th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
1. Best Picture: "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Munich."
2. Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"; Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"; Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"; Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"; David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck."
3. Actress: Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"; Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"; Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice"; Charlize Theron, "North Country"; Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line."
4. Supporting Actor: George Clooney, "Syriana"; Matt Dillon, "Crash"; Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"; Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"; William Hurt, "A History of Violence."
5. Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, "Junebug"; Catherine Keener, "Capote"; Frances McDormand, "North Country"; Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"; Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain."
6. Director: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"; Bennett Miller, "Capote"; Paul Haggis, "Crash"; George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"; Steven Spielberg, "Munich."
7. Foreign Film: "Don't Tell," Italy; "Joyeux Noel," France; "Paradise Now," Palestine; "Sophie Scholl _ The Final Days," Germany; "Tsotsi," South Africa.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"; Dan Futterman, "Capote"; Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"; Josh Olson, "A History of Violence"; Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, "Munich."
9. Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco, "Crash"; George Clooney & Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"; Woody Allen, "Match Point"; Noah Baumbach, "The Squid and the Whale"; Stephen Gaghan, "Syriana."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Howl's Moving Castle"; "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"; "Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit."
11. Art Direction: "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Pride & Prejudice."
12. Cinematography: "Batman Begins," "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "The New World."
13. Sound Mixing: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Walk the Line," "War of the Worlds."
14. Sound Editing: "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "War of the Worlds."
15. Original Score: "Brokeback Mountain," Gustavo Santaolalla; "The Constant Gardener," Alberto Iglesias; "Memoirs of a Geisha," John Williams; "Munich," John Williams; "Pride & Prejudice," Dario Marianelli.
16. Original Song: "In the Deep" from "Crash," Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard; "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica," Dolly Parton.
17. Costume: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Mrs. Henderson Presents," "Pride & Prejudice," "Walk the Line."
18. Documentary Feature: "Darwin's Nightmare," "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "March of the Penguins," "Murderball," "Street Fight."
19. Documentary (short subject): "The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club," "God Sleeps in Rwanda," "The Mushroom Club," "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."
20. Film Editing: "Cinderella Man," "The Constant Gardener," "Crash," "Munich," "Walk the Line."
21. Makeup: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Cinderella Man," "Star Wars: Episode III _ Revenge of the Sith."
22. Animated Short Film: "Badgered," "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation," "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello," "9," "One Man Band."
23. Live Action Short Film: "Ausreisser (The Runaway)," "Cashback," "The Last Farm," "Our Time Is Up," "Six Shooter."
24. Visual Effects: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "King Kong," "War of the Worlds."
Academy Award winners previously announced this year:
Honorary Award (Oscar statuette): Robert Altman.
The Gordon E. Sawyer award (Oscar statuette): Gary Demos.
This just in....
Oscar nominations:predictions anyone?
Once again, I was eggregiously overlooked by the Academy.
Vixmom, when one moves out of a house, is it customary to take all the light bulbs?
For me, the surprise nomination was William Hurt. I didn't even know he was in A History Fo Violence. Has he been nommed for any other awards for this role?
He was on our pick list for a nomination. I thought he was excellent in the movie- what a great role, I didn't even recognize him.
For me, the surprise nomination was William Hurt. I didn't even know he was in A History Fo Violence. Has he been nommed for any other awards for this role?
LONDON - It was every art lover's nightmare — a stumble, a crash and thousands of dollars worth of historic fragments lying on the floor.
The incident happened last week at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England, which for decades has displayed a group of Qing dynasty Chinese vases on a window sill. [/i]
A hapless visitor tripped on a loose shoelace, tumbled down a flight of stairs and crashed into the vases, smashing them into smithereens.
The man, who has not been named, left the museum shaken but undamaged -- in sharp contrast to the vases.
"It was a most unfortunate and regrettable accident but we are glad that the visitor involved was able to leave the museum unharmed," museum director Duncan Robinson said on Monday.
"Whilst the method of displaying objects is always under review, it is important not to over-react and make the museum's collections less accessible to the visiting public," he added in a statement.
The priceless vases, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century, were donated to the museum in 1948 and have become one of its most recognizable exhibits.
Shocked but determined museum staff members have vowed to glue the shards back together again.
OOPS DEPTDR Jason , I'm glad your museum "trips" were less eventful!!!
After her 11-year-old son was suspended for twice bringing a loaded handgun to school, Linnea C. Holdren, 43, said the matter was pretty much beyond her control. "I can't lock up his guns," she told police. "They belong to him, and he has a right to use them whenever he wants to use them." (The boy was expelled in January, and Holdren, who is a teacher at her son's Shickshinny, Pa., elementary school, has been charged with felony endangerment.) [San Jose Mercury News-AP, 12-18-05; WYOU-TV (Scranton), 1-18-06]
Did I read incorrectly, or didn't REVENGE OF THE SITH get nominated for Best Makeup?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR MICHAEL SHAYNE!
I have a computer question for any computer-savvy DR out there...
Last night I decided to go ahead with the updates that were available for my Windows XP, so I started the installation before bed and restarted my computer when I woke up this morning. I entered my password and got to the desktop. My wallpaper popped up, but none of the destop icons came up (My Computer, AOL, Recycle Bin, etc.) and the task bar at the bottom of the screen was missing, too. I shut down and restarted a second and third time and got the same thing - just my wallpaper and a little arrow with the hourglass popping up next to it every now and again. I had to leave for work, so I couldn't mess with it, but I want to figure out what's going on.
Any ideas/suggestions?
OOPS DEPT
To me, the most STARTLING omission from the nominations is the total ABSENCE of any nominations for George Lucas' "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" -- one of the most critically acclaimed, and highest grossing, films of 2005.
It's the first "Star Wars" film, that I recall, NOT nominated for at least technical recognition (i.e. visual effects, sound effects editing, etc.)
I realize, of course, that most of the guys who worked on "Revenge of the Sith" also worked on "War of the Worlds" and, thus, got nominations.
Still......
DR Jason, I've heard of that happening before but I'm not sure of the solution. For a temporary fix, you can try doing a System Restore. Restore your pc to a day before you performed the update and see if that brings back your desktop.
D-t-M: I thought about doing that, but I'm not sure how I can without any of my icons coming up. Any ideas?
Did you try hitting the Windows button on the keyboard? It's the one between Ctrl and Alt on your left hand side. Hopefully, if you hit it, your Start menu will pop up, and you can either mouse or tab your way to System Restore.
D'oh! I just noticed that there are two Windows buttons on both sides of the keyboard. Well, who ever uses the things?
And of course one of the best things I found on Ebay was JRand55 who is now a great buddy, and who happened to lead me to HHW.
I bought this muppet at a garage sale. It had no manufacturer tags on it, and the seller claimed it had been given to her son by a friend who worked at the Muppet studios in England and that it had been used for the making of Muppet Christmnas Carol.... I have no idea if the story is true or not but for $5 who cares?
Laissez Faire Parenting Department
I'm surprised she wasn't locked up for terminal stupidity.
It's Bean!! That's so cute. I know Bean as a muppet that makes an appearence in the attraction "Muppet Vision 3-D" at Disney's California Adventure and Disney's MGM Studios Park. He could have most definately been in "A Muppets Christmas Carol" also.
DR MBARNUM is the only one who bid on me on EBAY....
Yeah the next installment of THE AMAZING RACE starts feb 28.
Here are the new teams:
http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php?s=3923
- mostly unusual thing now on EBAY.
Well if you come up to auction again I will definitely run an esnipe for you!
(though I doubt he'll care to let go of such a treasure!)
DR Jen--it looks like someone has hacked the entry for the "Married 40 Years Couple".
and for a light snack
http://cgi.ebay.com/JESUS-ON-TOAST_W0QQitemZ6248100019QQcategoryZ1447QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
A for the keychain collector .....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Severed-Rotten-Ear-Keyring-Psycho-Gothic-Bizzare_W0QQitemZ5660515933QQcategoryZ1469QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Severed-Rotten-Ear-Keyring-Psycho-Gothic-Bizzare_W0QQitemZ5660515933QQcategoryZ1469QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/keychain.jpg)
And I personally feel this one beats out any sort of FLY ;D:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-Rude-letter-found-on-plane-in-sick-bag_W0QQitemZ5659407863QQcategoryZ88433QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-Rude-letter-found-on-plane-in-sick-bag_W0QQitemZ5659407863QQcategoryZ88433QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
:P
Paul Giammatti...deserved a nom for "Sideways", but I wasn't all that impressed with his role in "Cinderella Man." He was good...it was good part...but not any better than many parts that went unmentioned/unnominated. The actor who played the evil senator in "Revenge of the Sith" was far more worthy, IMO.
I'm surprised she wasn't locked up for terminal stupidity.
So THAT'S what those keys are for! I'll try that first thing when I get home! Thank you!!!
...When we updated to Windows XP, we lost all our favorite places, email, pictures, everything.
Yes, I think Joshua Logan was a dull, unimaginative film director, but I thinik SOUTH PACIFIC would have been immensely more interesting if Doris Day had been given the role of Nellie Forbush (and if those god awful filters had never been used).
I love Hooked on Classics - and Hooked on Broadway!
Darn! I've been locked up in meetings all afternoon and haven't had a chance to find anything really interesting on eBay except this ad (http://cgi.ebay.com/30s-vintage-SPENCER-corset-GIRDLE-ugly-BULGE-ad_W0QQitemZ7167292473QQcategoryZ37833QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
To see the real weird part of this ad, go to the larger image and read the copy under Have a figure analysis--free!
I wonder how many 1930s housewives fell for this one!
:o I collect keychains, but I don't think that I would ever choose to purchase this. :P
"Beer and Brats" party -
However, no explanation was given by Mitzi for her same wooden and BAD performances in THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS and ANYTHING GOES. ::)
Well, I like her in SHOW BUSINESS (not much of a part really), but no one involved emerged with any kudos after the abysmal ANYTHING GOES. That HAS to rank as one of the worst movie musicals with top talent ever made.
But it IS funny! 8)
Thanks for the link DRJENNIFER. I would guess the two blonde college grads will be crying before the end of Episode One, and the two waiters from Florida will be arguing.... ::)
Maaaaa! The Spencer Corsetierre is here for ya!! ;D
Though this is pretty funny!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=6477448616&Category=2312
Most of her clothes in SHOW BUSINESS are ridiculous - not her fault, of course - but her "acting" just grates on me.... :P
Yes, I think Joshua Logan was a dull, unimaginative film director...
Just what IS that weirdly placed “r” doing in February? It just sits there like so much fish, doesn’t it? I mean, you don’t pronounce it, you don’t acknowledge it,
Dissimilation may occur when a word contains two identical or closely related sounds, resulting in the change or loss of one of them. This happens regularly in February, which is more often pronounced \'fe-b(y)&-"wer-e\ than \'fe-br&-"wer-e\, though all of these variants are in frequent use and widely accepted. The \y\ heard from many speakers is not an intrusion but rather a common pronunciation of the vowel u after a consonant, as in January and annual.
Now I shall play Pompous Ass to an Insufferable Bore:
bk, in his notes, stated:Well, kind sir, maybe you Valley Kids don't pronounce the "R', but some of us linguistic elites do!
Webster (Noah not Daniel) states:So there!!!!!
der Brucer
Some of those people in the second quote are probably the ones who say "nook-ee-yer" instead of "nuclear", too.
I'm surprised she wasn't locked up for terminal stupidity.
A for the keychain collector .....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Severed-Rotten-Ear-Keyring-Psycho-Gothic-Bizzare_W0QQitemZ5660515933QQcategoryZ1469QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Yes, around here it is not unusualy for kids to go deer hunting at 13 but the guns are still locked up....
I must say, AOL is being particularly pathetic today.
Wow! Mitzi's right up there with Bernadette...eh???!!!
:D
What is an email bomb?
DR DAKOTA CELT - Miss Allison Hayes was one of the original stars of GENERAL HOSPITAL when it was the ONLY soap produced in Hollywood at ABC Television Center. She played Priscilla Longworth.
I have no idea. But my son sent one, and I was banned from AOL for life.
It was sent to one aol porn email address.
Re: The Oscars
This is the first time in memory where the directing nominations match the Best Picture nominations. There always seemed to be a Best Picture nominee who's director has been overlooked.
Anyone know the last time this has happened?
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein passed away from cancer.
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein passed away from cancer.
Interesting....
Days then came along in 1965, two years after GH... GH has had some fascinating stories over the years. Their most heartwrenching was one called BJ's heart.... I bawled watching that one.
I find interesting also over the years how Days, YR and GH would raid each others casts....
Re: The Oscars
This is the first time in memory where the directing nominations match the Best Picture nominations. There always seemed to be a Best Picture nominee who's director has been overlooked.
Anyone know the last time this has happened?
My favorite GH storylines involved Jessie Brewer's incessant murder trials.
I have heard about them but I dont really remember them. I did not watch until the 80s starting with Luke and Laura and onward...
I haven't opened it yet, so I actually might take it back and buy it from the cheaper store...not because I'm that cheap, but because the store that had it for less is a locally owned and operated and completely independent music store. They've been in town for as long as I can remember. Their prices are usually comparable, but this time, they're cheaper.
DR Jen--it looks like someone has hacked the entry for the "Married 40 Years Couple".
GENERAL HOSPITAL - the artificial insemination storyline....John Beradino as Dr Hardy and Rachel Ames as his wife Audrey....
I started watching it because DARK SHADOWS came on right afterwards!
Okay, then--my second favorite storyline was the wacky summer that involved Luke and Laura chasing around for the Ice Princess diamond and then the carbolic snow threat on Port Charles. And all this led up to the event of the year--Luke and Laura's wedding (with special guest, Elizabeth Taylor.)\\\
Ah - THE EDGE OF NIGHT....all the way through Mr Joel Crothers as a doctor!
GENERAL HOSPITAL - the artificial insemination storyline....John Beradino as Dr Hardy and Rachel Ames as his wife Audrey....
I started watching it because DARK SHADOWS came on right afterwards!
Yep, and another murder trial, with Audrey accused of offing her child's nanny.Here in the Philly area we had GH, DS, then The Movie Game and The Steve Allen Show. It was perfect late afternoon television.
I'm hoping that it might work to get over to LA and see "Deceit," but we'll see. It's kind of iffy at this point.
Hey, Kerry, seeing how I am supposed to go with you -- I think we'd better communicate telephonically tomorrow!
But wasn't SOUTH PACIFIC Todd-AO, not Cinemascope?
There's just me and dear reader Laura in the jernt. How will we ever get to page ten?
Went to see "Keeping Mum" at the movies today. I assume that will be a different spelling and or title for the USA release!
Gentle humour reminiscent of the old comedies from Ealing days.
Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas & Rowan Atkinson.
I watched DAYS OF OUR LIVES for a time in 1984, back when Leann Hunley was on the show...I love Leann Hunley! I also watched it during the time a few years back when Matt Battaglia was on the show.
I watched DAYS OF OUR LIVES for a time in 1984, back when Leann Hunley was on the show...I love Leann Hunley! I also watched it during the time a few years back when Matt Battaglia was on the show.
DR Tomovoz,Rain here at the moment - All fires are under control at present! We have another month to get through though!
Are the fires starting to abate in OZ?
Rain here at the moment - All fires are under control at present! We have another month to get through though!
January and February and always a worry. Thanks for the thoughts.
Forget about getting Sweeney at J&R--they want 19.99 for it. Amazon is cheaper at 16.97.
Once every fifty years we get a little hail.
So, I'm glad that I didn't open the CD of Sweeney Todd that I just bought so I will return it.
Ah, that woke me up - page ten!
I am curious about Sweeney Todd. Until I read an interview with Matt and now on this board i had never heard of it before....
How can someone...anyone!!...never heard of Sweeney Todd[/u] (http://www.deepdiscountcd.com/index.cfm?request=cd.cfm?upc=078635503326)??
This link is to the highlights CD of the original Broadway cast recording, but it has clips.
I did hit my goal of 400 tonight....
How can someone...anyone!!...never heard of Sweeney Todd[/u] (http://www.deepdiscountcd.com/index.cfm?request=cd.cfm?upc=078635503326)??
This link is to the highlights CD of the original Broadway cast recording, but it has clips.
Congratulations! When you hit 501, you become a HHW God! Something to look forward to! ;)
I am intrigued. Sort of reminds me of Jekyll and Hyde..