75th annual academy awards - aka: soapbox for all the rich to protest

[GonzoStyle]

I can't wait for all the bottled water drinking fags in their armani outfits and lap of luxury whining about the war.

But barring that who do you think will take home the oscar, don't forget the oscars don't always go to the deserving so make two choices if needed. I mean the oscars are kinda political... no, really.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody
Nicolas Cage
Michael Caine
Daniel Day-Lewis (should win, will win)
Jack Nicholson

Nicholson has the best chance to steal the category away from the deserving Lewis. I never liked Lewis personally but he won even me over with a tour de force performance. Not taking away from Jack but Jack could be entertaining sitting on the bowl for 2 hours.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chris Cooper
Ed Harris
Paul Newman (will win)
John C. Reilly
Christopher Walken (will win)

Ed Harris has the outside chance being that he gets snubbed every year basically. Newman gave an excellent performance and the old man still has it. Walken was the man though, if he doesn't win it will be a sad day.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Salma Hayek
Nicole Kidman (will win)
Diane Lane
Julianne Moore
Renée Zellweger

In all honesty I don't think any of them are deserving but after the last few years all these weird female choices, i see kidman finally landing the award.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates (should win)
Julianne Moore
Queen Latifah
Meryl Streep
Catherine Zeta-Jones (will win)

Chicago is the academy's sweetheart this year, and zeta jones is the toast of hollywood now.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
ICE AGE (will win)
LILO & STITCH
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
SPIRITED AWAY
TREASURE PLANET



ART DIRECTION
CHICAGO (will win)
FRIDA
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (should win)
ROAD TO PERDITION

CINEMATOGRAPHY
CHICAGO (winner)
FAR FROM HEAVEN
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE PIANIST
ROAD TO PERDITION

COSTUME DESIGN
CHICAGO (winner)
FRIDA
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
THE PIANIST

DIRECTING
CHICAGO
GANGS OF NEW YORK (should win, will win)
THE HOURS
THE PIANIST
TALK TO HER

everyone is saying scorsese doesn't deserve it, maybe they are right. But how many times in the history of the award has a great director usually won for his least spectacular production? Plus do you really care about the other choices?

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (should, will win)
DAUGHTER FROM DANANG
PRISONER OF PARADISE
SPELLBOUND
WINGED MIGRATION

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET (winner)
MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS
TWIN TOWERS
WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN?

FILM EDITING
CHICAGO
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (should win)
THE PIANIST

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO
HERO (winner)
THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST
NOWHERE IN AFRICA
ZUS & ZO

MAKEUP
FRIDA
THE TIME MACHINE

how does LOTR get left out?

MUSIC (SCORE)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (should win, will win)
FAR FROM HEAVEN
FRIDA
THE HOURS
ROAD TO PERDITION

MUSIC (SONG)
CHICAGO (will win)
8 MILE (if there was any justice and humor)
FRIDA
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE

BEST PICTURE
CHICAGO (will win)
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (should win)
THE PIANIST

This is basically a lock in my opinion for Chicago, it would be a huge surprise if it didn't win.

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
THE CATHEDRAL
THE CHUBBCHUBBS! (should win just for the title alone)
DAS RAD
MIKE'S NEW CAR
MT. HEAD

SOUND
CHICAGO
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (winner)
ROAD TO PERDITION
SPIDER-MAN

SOUND EDITING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (winner)
MINORITY REPORT
ROAD TO PERDITION

VISUAL EFFECTS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (winner)
SPIDER-MAN
STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
ABOUT A BOY
ADAPTATION (should win)
CHICAGO (will win)
THE HOURS
THE PIANIST

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
FAR FROM HEAVEN
GANGS OF NEW YORK
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (will win)
TALK TO HER
Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN

[LyricalGomez]

Jack could be entertaining sitting on the bowl for 2 hours.

This movie must be made right away.

It would probablly be a critical and commercial success

[Hey Ladi]

wow, I think I saw 2 movies this whole year

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

THE CHUBBCHUBBS! (should win just for the title alone)

MT. HEAD

nicker:

[LyricalGomez]

:poke:

[Arpikarhu]

Daniel Day-Lewis (should win, will win)

should be adrian brody. daniel day did his best snidely whiplash imersonation.

Kathy Bates (should win)

julanne moore should win

DIRECTING
CHICAGO
GANGS OF NEW YORK (should win, will win)
THE HOURS
THE PIANIST
TALK TO HER

gangs of new york was porly edited and the story was overblown. the piano should win but wont.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Salma Hayek
Nicole Kidman (will win)
Diane Lane
Julianne Moore
Renée Zellweger

julanne should again but wont


all in all it should be a chicago kind of year. it deserves it . i think the piano also deserves it but a foriegn child molestor doesnt have a chance.
gangs of new york was overblown,simplistic, and poorly edited. not scorceses finest hour.

[QuickStop]

all in all it should be a chicago kind of year. it deserves it

i thought it sucked.

[crx girl]

didn't the piano win already a few years ago?

[GonzoStyle]

Yes, captain intellect meant 'the Pianist'.

[Arpikarhu]

Damn it.
stupid brain :-(
Gangs of New York was still an overrated mess.

[Gooch]

I'm with Arpi on "Gangs". Interesting movie flawed by over-direction (yes, it was gratiously overdone by Martin) and under-written script. However, I disagree on his assessment of Daniel Day-Lewis's perfomance. Daniel Day-Lewis redeemed the film. I don't beleive in pity Oscars, I base it on the performance or film at-hand, and think Polanksi deserves it more as Director (personally, Peter Jackson deserves it, but so it goes).

Julianne Moore actually deserves both Supporting and Best Actress, in my mind.

Paul Newman was terrific in Road To Perdition. Walken was terrific in the very underrated Catch Me If You Can...Either one derserves the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

[LyricalGomez]

I know Jackson won't get it, but it's ok because history will show that he changed a great many things as far as the use of special effects on camera. He will be looked upon much like George Lucas was for all these years.

[GonzoStyle]

I agree with Gomez but I think if there is any decency he will win for the third installment.

Bets on who gets up on the soapbox to whine about the war tonight? Cause all actors like musicians think they are poets and artists whose opinions are so fuckin warranted.

I think the ladies will be in on it more than the men.

My money is on Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, or Walken if he wins.

Then again if Michael Moore wins for "Bowling for columbine" watch the fuck out.

[The Jays]

I am boycotting the Academy awards. I want to see who wins awards, not their grand intellectual views on the world. So, I'll just get my updates from the new pages.

[LyricalGomez]

They're interesting to watch just to see how badly they fuck up

[LyricalGomez]

First travesty

Walken didn't win

[Galt]

I'm not going to watch because I couldn't care less about any of the movies. But I do want to hear the retarded celebrities voice their whiny opinions about the war.

This isn't to say that I'm going to watch, I'm just saying, take good notes when you watch.

Thanks

[crx girl]

2nd travesty catherine zeta jones' water didn't break while she was performing the song :angry:

[LyricalGomez]

Just line up all the people from Chicago, give them their awards, and move on with the show, it will cut the running time of the show in half

[QuickStop]

chicago sucked. they just sang the whole time....people dont do that.

[QuickStop]

jesus christ...michael moore is a crazy son of a bitch