For the heck of it, emily and I held our own academy awards. We asked some family and friends to nominate and vote for their favorite movies (actors, acresses, etc.), to see what would happen in contrast to the Oscars. So we had 7 nominators and 12 voters in all! Thanks to those who participated:) See you next year.
And, a while ago Salt Lake City film critic Sean P. Means said that if the Oscars were left to the masses, not the elite, Pirates of the Caribbean would win for best picture because it made the most money. In this instance of a small sample of mass, he's wrong - Pirates won for technical awards, but wasn't even nominated for best picture. Goes to prove that while people shell out money for spectacular entertainment, people generally know when they see quality movies.
And the winners are:
Best Picture: Tie between The Prestige and Stranger than Fiction
Oscar picked: The Departed
Best Comedy: Nacho Libre
Best Animated Feature: Tie between Over the Hedge and Cars
Oscar picked: Happy Feet
Best Foreign Film: Nacho Libre :)
Oscar picked: Leben der Anderen, Das
Best Actor: Kevin Spacey, Superman Returns
Oscar picked: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (obviously a late nod to his work in "Bloodsport."
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, MI:3
Oscar picked: Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Oscar picked: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman, V for Vendetta
Oscar picked: Jennifer Hudson
Best Director: J.J. Abrams, MI:3
Oscar picked: Martin Scorsese, The Departed (and Raging Bull...and Goodfellas...)
Best Art Direction: Tie between Superman Returns and Flyboys
Oscar picked: Pan's Labrynth
Best Original Screenplay: Tie between Rocky Balboa and The Fountain
Oscar picked: Little Miss Sunshine
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Prestige
Oscar picked: The Departed
Best Short, Live Action: Der Ostwind
Oscar picked: West Bank Story
Best Cinematography: The Prestige
Oscar picked: Pan's Labrynth
Best Sound: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Oscar picked: Dreamgirls
Best Costume Design: The Devil Wears Prada
Oscar picked: Marie Antoinette
Best Makeup: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Oscar picked: Pan's Labrynth
Best Visual Effects: Night at the Museum
Oscar picked: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best Original Musical Score: The Fountain
Oscar picked: Babel
Best Song: "I am I am", Nacho Libre
Oscar Picked: "I Need To Wake Up", An Inconvenient Truth
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The Oscars robbed Pan's Labrynth for best foreign film. It looks like the Blakesleys did too, though Nacho Libre was a close second in my book.
Is Forest Whitikers eye all messed up from the work that he did in Bloodsport?
This was lots of fun. Thanks Cblakes and Emily.
What??? I thought everyone hated the queen. DWP all the way! Sorry I was confused...
Loved the Oscars and our movie knowledge. I too loved Forrest's work with Jean Claude. Biggest upset: Peter O'Tooele not winning/having a heart attack on stage.
Thanks for letting us vote and having a say in this years academy awards
They should have renamed this year's oscars the "Global Warming" awards. Maybe next year I'll create a PowerPoint presentation on a politically popular topic, ask John Kerry to narrate and hire a washed up band to sing a sympathetic theme song, and win an oscar for best Documentary. I loved seeing the Blakesley winners, which strongly reflect our background and values. For example, note how many of the actual Oscar winners were rated R. Also, we Utahns loved Nacho Libre, which was created by a BYU-educated director.
They were not rated 'R' in Canada. I always do a background check before compromising my values.
I guess I need to see The Fountain. Could someone plese give me a rundown on this film. Wasn't it a sci-fi romance about time travel? If so, is it as good as Somewhere In Time? which is currenlty my favorite sci-fi romance about time travel.
Richard!!!!
"I'd just like to thank the Blakesley Academy...". Fun idea cblakes and emily. I'm a little out of the movie loop because Ian had to explain what each of the "best film" nominees were about.
Rumbler, I'm happy to hear you don't "compromise" your values.
The best part of the Academy Awards is when the Argentine guy won an Oscar for best original score (Babel). He gave his acceptance speech in English, but then he gave a shout out en espanol to his father, Argentina, and all latinos.
I'm curious about The Fountain too. It apparently spans over 1,000 years, which sounds pretty cool.
Ian, that Argentine winner talked to fast, I thought. Brazilian Portugese has always been easier on my ears...
Too bad he didn't have Clint by his side to translate for the audience. Gift of tongues.
in this subject i bring the blakesley name shame...i need to "watch & learn" more.
xoxox
c
Chris:
I agree with you, top profits does not an Oscar make . . . unless there is an award for advertising and hype. I suppose the Oscar judges include in their criteria, in addition to overall quality, a movie's innovation and lasting import.
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