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justkunmi (m)
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Did anyone catch the Oscars on Sunday? Twas cool. , Some good movies won but was disappointed some movies I thought were fantastic didnt even get nominated. .
I've seen that years and years to come, the Oscars would always bring surprises, good or bad. .
I did a check on the winners. . .here are the winners for the major categories. . *winners in bold letters*
what ya think?
ACTOR -- LEADING
George Clooney - MICHAEL CLAYTON
Daniel Day-Lewis -THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Johnny Depp - SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Tommy Lee Jones - IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
Viggo Mortensen - EASTERN PROMISES
ACTOR -- SUPPORTING
Casey Affleck - THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
Javier Bardem - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
Hal Holbrook - INTO THE WILD
Tom Wilkinson - MICHAEL CLAYTON
ACTRESS -- LEADING
Cate Blanchett - ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
Julie Christie - AWAY FROM HER
Marion Cotillard - LA VIE EN ROSE
Laura Linney - THE SAVAGES
Ellen Page - JUNO
ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING
Cate Blanchett - I’M NOT THERE
Ruby Dee - AMERICAN GANGSTER
Saoirse Ronan - ATONEMENT
Amy Ryan - GONE BABY GONE
Tilda Swinton - MICHAEL CLAYTON
DIRECTING
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Joel and Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
ANIMATED FEATURE
PERSEPOLIS
RATATOUILLE
SURF’S UP
ART DIRECTION
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
ATONEMENT
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
BEST PICTURE
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
COSTUME DESIGN
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
ATONEMENT
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
LA VIE EN ROSE
SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
FILM EDITING
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
INTO THE WILD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
ORIGINAL SCORE
ATONEMENT
THE KITE RUNNER
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA
SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED
ATONEMENT
AWAY FROM HER
THE DIVING BELL
AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL
JUNO
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
THE SAVAGES
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ndubest (m)
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It was really an award with so many unknown winners
i was disappointed George Clooney didnt get the best actor
well thats Oscar for you with its suprises
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mendax
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which series won the drama award?
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A-40 (m)
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I knew Juno was going to pick an Oscar one way or another
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choco4life (m)
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I never gave Daniel Day-Lewis a chance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i felt either clooney, lee jones or johnny depp had the best chances
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cooldudeng (m)
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as for me, i would have preferred George Clooney
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TOYOSI20 (f)
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I loved Marion Cotillard's acceptance speech, it was so emotional. She deserved the win.  And then No Country For Old men's Javier Bardem, I knew he was going to get the Oscar, Congrats to them both.  |
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dinozzo (m)
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I missed it, just saw the winners the next day, good thing No country for old men won. That film was something, just awesome. Juno was good too but haven't seen there will be blood. Bourne grabbed some too, nice  . |
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faramola
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was really expectant, the winners were a no no for me,
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justkunmi (m)
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realy happy for the coen bothers. , nice win for them. . .
Juno too was good. knew it was goin to win at least an award.
but the question is this. . are these movies reali the best movies we saw in 2007?
alot of great movies IMO didnt even get nominated. .
or were they not good enough?
watever happened to Transformers, Die Hard 4.0, 300. . .or are these movies not good enough?
i just thought at least 300 should have been nominated.
or wat do u guys think. .
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easimoni (m)
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realy happy for the coen bothers. , nice win for them. . .
Juno too was good. knew it was goin to win at least an award.
but the question is this. . are these movies reali the best movies we saw in 2007?
alot of great movies IMO didnt even get nominated. .
or were they not good enough?
watever happened to Transformers, Die Hard 4.0, 300. . .or are these movies not good enough?
i just thought at least 300 should have been nominated.
or what do u guys think. .
The academy rarely awards action movies. Gladiator was one of the few exceptions. They claim to reward "serious" movies. |
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justkunmi (m)
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thats just crap. . .
they dont reward action movies!!!!!! thats so biased. . .
so watever happens to action movie actors and directors??? no award for them until they create a movie about Hitler???
not fair, not fair. .
ever noticed how George Clooney has of recent been on every Oscar nomination? Syriana, Good Night Good Luck, now Michael Clayton. . .
I mean, I'm not taking anything away from George, but were these exceptionally great movies?? compared to the ones we all know?
For me, the oscars is loosing its relevance in really rewarding great movies. . .since it no longer considers great movies as great
it now prefers the sober and low toned movies. . .
just pure bias. . .thats all
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A-40 (m)
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thats just crap. . .
they don't reward action movies!!!!!! thats so biased. . .
so watever happens to action movie actors and directors??? no award for them until they create a movie about Hitler???
not fair, not fair. .
ever noticed how George Clooney has of recent been on every Oscar nomination? Syriana, Good Night Good Luck, now Michael Clayton. . .
I mean, I'm not taking anything away from George, but were these exceptionally great movies?? compared to the ones we all know?
For me, the oscars is loosing its relevance in really rewarding great movies. . .since it no longer considers great movies as great
it now prefers the sober and low toned movies. . .
just pure bias. . .thats all
You can only wonder sometimes the Oscar's are really such a bore these days i think the more boring your film is the more likely you would get an award |
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justkunmi (m)
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so where does that leave the action movie actors and directors.
I knew the oscars was in trouble when it even nominated Brokeback Mountain for an award. then I knew they've completely lost it. . .
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rickii (f)
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my own is dt tilda's dress wuz very UGLY!han han, it wuz horrific, her acceptance speech wuz kinda funny sha, nd dn Daniel day-Lewis gud for him he won d award oh bt his dress sense, urrrgh!he wore dis ugly brown hideous suede shoes nd hoop earrings nd wot wuz wiv him peckin George on the cheek?, weird, even though marion cotillard's outfit wuz jean paul gautier puurrlease, wt wuz wiv d fish scales!!!p.s:dis particular oscars had d lowest viewer ratings of all time according to E, im nt suprised, no wonder im jst into wt dy were wearin,
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iice (f)
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my own is dt tilda's dress wuz very UGLY!han han, it wuz horrific, her acceptance speech wuz kind of funny sha, nd dn Daniel day-Lewis good for him he won d award oh bt his dress sense, urrrgh!he wore this ugly brown hideous suede shoes nd hoop earrings nd wot wuz with him peckin George on the cheek?, weird, even though marion cotillard's outfit wuz jean paul gautier puurrlease, wt wuz with d fish scales!!!p.s:this particular oscars had d lowest viewer ratings of all time according to E, im nt suprised, no wonder im jst into wt dy were wearin,
LOL Tilda's dress sense is not normal. . .heck she doesn't even wear that much makeup. Ohhh Day Lewis doesn't dress the usual too and i love his hoop earrings. . .gives him the pirate look. . .I loved Cotillard's dress. . .kindda fantasy inspired  but i agree, the fashion was relatively tame. . .i was looking forward to some really hideous outfits and my winner is. . . .Day Lewis's wife. . .the red, the crystal flowers blah blah.
And what's wrong with brokeback mountain? It's a touching story. . .look beyond the man-man relationship and experience the feelings of mere mortals. . .
Sorry but action films usually just get the technical awards. . .except like someone said for gladiator. |
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justkunmi (m)
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@iice
and is that fair? On action movie actors and directors. See movies like Transformers and 300. Not even a single nomination. With all the movie reviews in mind, 300 shoulda swept the Oscars clean.
So unfair. Like I said before, the Oscars is losing its relevance year after year with the kind of movies they reward.
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justkunmi (m)
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@iice
and is that fair? On action movie actors and directors. See movies like Transformers and 300. Not even a single nomination. With all the movie reviews in mind, 300 shoulda swept the Oscars clean.
So unfair. Like I said before, the Oscars is losing its relevance year after year with the kind of movies they reward.
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justkunmi (m)
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@iice
and is that fair? On action movie actors and directors. See movies like Transformers and 300. Not even a single nomination. With all the movie reviews in mind, 300 shoulda swept the Oscars clean.
So unfair. Like I said before, the Oscars is losing its relevance year after year with the kind of movies they reward.
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justkunmi (m)
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@iice
and is that fair? On action movie actors and directors. See movies like Transformers and 300. Not even a single nomination. With all the movie reviews in mind, 300 shoulda swept the Oscars clean.
So unfair. Like I said before, the Oscars is losing its relevance year after year with the kind of movies they reward.
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justkunmi (m)
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@iice
and is that fair? On action movie actors and directors. See movies like Transformers and 300. Not even a single nomination. With all the movie reviews in mind, 300 shoulda swept the Oscars clean.
So unfair. Like I said before, the Oscars is losing its relevance year after year with the kind of movies they reward.
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iice (f)
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Your network don dey kapafu*ker ne? @ justkunmi
Yeah, well Transformers was nominated for a couple of categories but didn't win.
I would have thought 300 would be nominated in cinematography at least. . .the movie was a visual feast. . .
But the academy is known for rewarding somber "serious" movies 
I was reading earlier about this year's oscars. . .
The writer was saying an overhaul would go a long way to increase ratings. Not in the movies shown or winners (even though many of the younger generation don't know some of these actors/actresses  ) but by making the music performances spectacular akin to the grammys and by getting younger (popular) actors/actresses to give out awards.
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vescucci (m)
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Justkunmi seems to be pissed. I have already come to terms with the fact that Oscars are for the 'deep' movies and not for the ass-kickers. What we need in the oscars now would be a percentage of the ratings to go out to the people. What I mean is that they should consider what the people paying for the bleeding movie tickets and DVDs (bootleggers like me) want. I'm beginning to think there should be a category for highest grossing movie too.
It just occured to me that 300 didn't pick up anything. That's mind boggling. It seems No country for old men, Michael Clayton and There will be blood were the movies that stole the show this year.
Better luck next year. Hey iice. Fancy seeing you here. Not hard at all!
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D-reloaded (f)
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If they awarded stuff like Transformers, I would have stopped watching
The Academy awards GOOD movies, not blockbuster fluff and I personally thank God for that.
300 COULD have gotten cintemography but seeing that Sin City didnt (way better movie in that aspect) I'm not surprised, I thought the cinemtography in There Will be Blood was wonderful, same for Assination Of Jesse James
and seriously, jk, you need to get over brokeback. I can bet my lungs you ahvent even watched it so if anyone is biased it's you. Great movie that should have gotten the oscar, not that garbage known as Crash.
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iice (f)
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TOH, yeah i thought Jesse James would have gotten for cinematography coz i really liked how it was shot accompanied by the score, it was awesome.
Vesc. . .lol well am never too far from this place
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D-reloaded (f)
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. I'm beginning to think there should be a category for highest grossing movie too.
Um. No. Norbit grossed alot of money, should it get an award too? *spits*  |
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D-reloaded (f)
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I think you guys should spend time watching the MTV movie awards. seems more along your tastes and leave the "deep and serious" stuff to us |
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dinozzo (m)
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The Academy doesn't give credit to films like transformers and the likes except maybe in the special effects category. Its for movies like no country for old men (one of the best flicks I've seen in a while), there will be blood, crash, brokeback mountain (tufiakwa! haven't seen it and have no intention of seeing it), the pianist.
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ayinbaba
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pls, do anybody knows d basics of academy awards nominations? is it based on film sale, critics, viewer"s opinion or some selected sets of people.
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justkunmi (m)
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D-Reloaded ofcourse I av seen brokeback mountain. . .Twice even,  to make sure I wasnt wrong with my first impression of it. . and I still did not like it. To me it was just an excuse for a gay movie!!. . Dont get me wrong, I love "deep movies", like the ones the Oscars is rewarding, but the awards should go round. . .Everyone should be appreciated. Maybe to overcome that dilemma, they should try to create categories like Best Action movie., Best Triller, Best Horror and the likes. . .and then the so called serious movies can go with the overall best movie. . My point is, good movies must be rewarded.  or maybe the awards should be voted for by people. . .then we see which movie people really loved. . iice. . . yeah. . i was thinking 300 shoulda gotten the cinematography award. . I mean, wat mo could you ask for? The whole movie was a beautiful show off of graphics. . .it was just pure art. . and in the end, no recognition. . well i think directors and producers would get rewarded by the gross sales of the movies. thats enough compensation afterall beacuse it grossed $28,106,731 on its opening day alone, breaking the record held by Ice Age: The Meltdown for the biggest opening weekend in the month of March. Enough reward if u ask me. . |
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- does that remind us of the power of transformation in Charlize case, in Halle's case, in Nicole's case. . .see a trend? 
