I haven't seen them yet (we get them tonight. *kicks stupid uk and its slowness at recieving everything* We also haven't had Junebug, or Hustle and Flow, so screw them and their slow production companies, they lose! Muhahaha! ;)
I haven't seen Munich (which looked a tad dull) or Good Night and Good Luck (actually, this year's selections seemed a lot more mainstream - I'm a huge film buff, at the cinema at least once a week; but seeing three of the year's nominees is unusual even for me.) Or A History of Violence, Syriana, or North Country (although I liked the sound of it, it was gone from the cinemas here after a week, so I presume it didn't do so well. Plus, Charlize already has an Oscar.)
I have seen Capote, and while I like PSH, more for his other work; I didn't really care for the film as a whole, so I'm glad it didn't win best, nor Catherine Keener (although I loved Being John Malkovich) for Best Supporting.
I guess Best Actor was inevitable, considering David S. isn't that well-known and Heath is still fairly young. (While I enjoyed all the performances in this film, I thought the buzz about him was a tiny bit over the top. He seemed to rely on 'sucking his teeth' or whatever it was he was doing with his mouth as a tic an awful lot.)
I also didn't like Walk the Line much, although Reese is pretty sweet, and she appears to have acting chops judging from Freeway. Besides, everyone else was too new or too old in terms of their length of fame (Felicity vs. Judi.)
I'm glad Cinderella Man sunk.
I'm also embarrassed on behalf of my country that Keira Knightley was ever nominated. Forgive us. We tried to make amends by shutting her out of the BAFTAs.
I'd have rather Matt Dillon won Best Supporting Actor, and BBM won Best Picture. Although failing that, Jake for BSA might have been nice. (I'm not a fan of his, personally, but I liked the job he did in that particular film.) Shutting out BBM seems harsh, and a bit of a 'statement'.
I kinda regret Clooney winning, too. I mean, I'm glad 'cause his politics sound good and all, but something about him rubs me the wrong way (his speech sounds obnoxious, but then it might have played better live) and it seems unfair that he's dominated the categories. Plus I've never seen him in anything particularly good.
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Date: 2006-03-06 07:15 pm (UTC)I haven't seen Munich (which looked a tad dull) or Good Night and Good Luck (actually, this year's selections seemed a lot more mainstream - I'm a huge film buff, at the cinema at least once a week; but seeing three of the year's nominees is unusual even for me.) Or A History of Violence, Syriana, or North Country (although I liked the sound of it, it was gone from the cinemas here after a week, so I presume it didn't do so well. Plus, Charlize already has an Oscar.)
I have seen Capote, and while I like PSH, more for his other work; I didn't really care for the film as a whole, so I'm glad it didn't win best, nor Catherine Keener (although I loved Being John Malkovich) for Best Supporting.
I guess Best Actor was inevitable, considering David S. isn't that well-known and Heath is still fairly young. (While I enjoyed all the performances in this film, I thought the buzz about him was a tiny bit over the top. He seemed to rely on 'sucking his teeth' or whatever it was he was doing with his mouth as a tic an awful lot.)
I also didn't like Walk the Line much, although Reese is pretty sweet, and she appears to have acting chops judging from Freeway. Besides, everyone else was too new or too old in terms of their length of fame (Felicity vs. Judi.)
I'm glad Cinderella Man sunk.
I'm also embarrassed on behalf of my country that Keira Knightley was ever nominated. Forgive us. We tried to make amends by shutting her out of the BAFTAs.
I'd have rather Matt Dillon won Best Supporting Actor, and BBM won Best Picture. Although failing that, Jake for BSA might have been nice. (I'm not a fan of his, personally, but I liked the job he did in that particular film.) Shutting out BBM seems harsh, and a bit of a 'statement'.
I kinda regret Clooney winning, too. I mean, I'm glad 'cause his politics sound good and all, but something about him rubs me the wrong way (his speech sounds obnoxious, but then it might have played better live) and it seems unfair that he's dominated the categories. Plus I've never seen him in anything particularly good.