The 2007 edition of the Oscar Awards will hold on February 25. Got some nominees:

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole - VENUS
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz - VOLVER
Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza - BABEL
Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL

Best animated feature film of the year
CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE

Best motion picture of the year
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

Original screenplay
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

What do you guys think? Let's discuss.

Borat/Cohen isn't nominated?

Im wondering why dreamgirls isn't nominated for best picture.

And uhmm seun, i dont think movies like BORAT get to the oscars.

Then again, academy awards bore me to death. Most of the movies i didn't even watch!!! I still get surprised at the kind of movies they choose for awards.

Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND i hope he wins

okay to make this short


am root for all ma black ppls

yes, borat got nominated. . .the title of that movie is so long. but wat is a movie like that doin in the oscars i wonder wat criteria they use in chosing these movies.
and can someone pls tell me wat eddie murphy did to get nominated.

Snakes on a plane was also nominated. cant remembet the category now though.

the academy awards is gradully losing its relevance. the awards and eventual winners do not reflect wat the movie watchers themselves have in mind. see wat happened last year. the awards was filled with low gudget movies that were not known until after the awards. i mean, wat was a movie like brokeback mountain doin in the awards?? i saw the movie after the awards and i was tryin to figure out wat they saw in the movie.

i think Pans labyrinth got the most nominations. haven't seen it though. i'll make sure i see it before the awards.

yes, borat got nominated. . .the title of that movie is so long.

I'm typing this from memory: Cultural Leanings Of America For The Make-Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazhakstan!

Every word in that title is supposed to be funny, but I don't understand what "make-benefit" means.

but what is a movie like that doin in the oscars i wonder what criteria they use in chosing these movies.

It's a very insightful movie that deals with the serious topics of racism and religious prejudice.

@seun
nice one with the title. saw the preview of the movie and promised myself not to see it, no matter wat anybody said.
Borat. . .was he not the guy that anchored MTV awards 2 yrs ago

Anyone seen THE QUEEN? tha movie is beautiful. i fancy Helen Mirren for best actress although it wold be keenly cotested by merly streep for Devil wears prada, also a good movie.

Im not particulary excited by these nominees. im glad Dream Girls wasnt added though. Enough with the damn musicals as best pictures. Bad enough with the whole Ray nonsense.

iice, I definitely agree with you that Leo should have been nominated in The Departed as opposed to Blood Diamond. He wasnt that good, infact that movie itself was just OK. I do hope Djimon wins though.

I am very surprised that Brad was nominated for Babel, Hmm,

there's always a token black man award so it's either gonna be between Djimon or Forest Whittaker

token black award

I hope djimon wins but i doubt it, just saw blood diamond and i was impressed

would see pans labyrinth soon.
it better makes sense or else. . . .

saw blood diamonds yesterday!!

djimon honsou(hope i spelt that rite) deserves an award for that. if not for anything, for all the wahala he did in the movie.
really a nice movie. deserves an award.
diCaprio was also good, as usual.

rating. . .8 out of 10

Heard Pursuit of happyness is a tearjerker,i will be watching it this weekend,will smith's child is so cute.

Djimon hounsou out of all people deserve to win

am glad dream girls didn't get nominated for best picture, the golden globe was jus kissing their butts by nominating them so many time, the movie was aight, got too much props if u ask me

i love Merle Streep but i don't think she ll beat Miren on this one

"Letters from Iwo Jima" is sure to win best picture

Is "Letters From Iwojima" a patriotic film? I hate such films. Films hat glorify "heroism" i.e. reckless violence.

It's about World War 2 so yes

Clint Eastwood is getting on my nerves now with his "pity me" movies and he knows American dolts eat that nonsense up.

Toh
shut the fuk up thats my fav actor and director you chatting about there

ThiefOfHearts:

Clint Eastwood is getting on my nerves now with his "pity me" movies and he knows American dolts eat that nonsense up.

lol you so right , but hey u gotta give him props,the guy is almost 77 and still doing big things

TOH
you of all ppl shud appreciate what he is doing with his movies, he is giving you a side to stories and history that hollywood would otherwise, airbrush over and tell you what you want to hear . He is a very intelligent man Clint. For real T you of all ppl should appreciate him, infact i thot you would like his view.

Eurphoria:

Toh
shut the fuk up thats my fav actor and director you chatting about there

Europhria, I have never seen this side of you girlfriend, who trouble you now?

lol I never said he wasnt intelligent, E. Just seems like he purposely does these movies to get Oscar recognition or maybe I just want him to get the hell out of the way and let Martin Scorcese finally get what he's due  


plus Iwo Jima is a stupid part of history. People were dying in the hands of the nazis all over and it was when Japan blew up Pearl Habor that the Americans started to show up. They should be ashamed of themselves

Historian Thiefs, wow! and how they said you weren't smart

I hear you just. But i don't think he does it just for the oscars, even if he did ,well he is doing great. I reckon he just enjoys telling the other side of things. Infact i really appreciate it, because you know many young people don't read about history and things, atleast they get fed the real story by my guy clint instead of the usuaul big hollywood flicks.

Take million dollar baby, if he had gone the hollywood route you know what the story would have been . He is a realist , i like that

neelsel wats up !!!!