Oscar Noms
Jan. 31st, 2006 11:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dangermousieOscar Noms are out and this is going to be the year where I am absolutely not interested. Seriously bored.
Their pic line up is just? Why should I care? The only movie on that list I liked a lot is Good Night and Good Luck. and it's hardly a movie to evoke strong reaction. None of the movies from my Top 10 made it on this list except for GNAGL. I haven't seen Munich and don't want to, I hated Crash as cliched, simplistic, preachy Oscarbation (hey, it worked!), I loathed Capote as a movie that just rubbed against the grain and Brokeback Mountain? I might get lynched by my flist but my main reaction was a meh-ish "OK."
How would I have been more interested in the ceremony (because Oscars' main concern is keeping me happy, of course): a nom History of Violence which was brilliant (and a nom for Viggo and Maria Bello for being brilliant in it), or for Ralph Fiennes who was the best thing about The Constant Gardener and tore my heart out, or any noms for The White Countess. A screenplay nom for Serenity, some kind of a nom for Rent, more for King Kong than vfx, Star Wars nom not just for make-up. Costumes for Kingdom of Heaven. Heck, why not go all out and nom Batman Begins for BP? As it is, *yawn*
I only have two strong reactions:
1. I can't believe Star Wars did not get nommed for effects. Argh. They had amazing, unbelievable effects. What do we get instead? Talking beavers of Narnia.
2. Howl's Moving Castle for best animation. It won't win it, as the award is Wallace and Gromit's to lose but it's the only movie from my Top 10 to end up with a major, Best Picture-like nom, so hey.
Their pic line up is just? Why should I care? The only movie on that list I liked a lot is Good Night and Good Luck. and it's hardly a movie to evoke strong reaction. None of the movies from my Top 10 made it on this list except for GNAGL. I haven't seen Munich and don't want to, I hated Crash as cliched, simplistic, preachy Oscarbation (hey, it worked!), I loathed Capote as a movie that just rubbed against the grain and Brokeback Mountain? I might get lynched by my flist but my main reaction was a meh-ish "OK."
How would I have been more interested in the ceremony (because Oscars' main concern is keeping me happy, of course): a nom History of Violence which was brilliant (and a nom for Viggo and Maria Bello for being brilliant in it), or for Ralph Fiennes who was the best thing about The Constant Gardener and tore my heart out, or any noms for The White Countess. A screenplay nom for Serenity, some kind of a nom for Rent, more for King Kong than vfx, Star Wars nom not just for make-up. Costumes for Kingdom of Heaven. Heck, why not go all out and nom Batman Begins for BP? As it is, *yawn*
I only have two strong reactions:
1. I can't believe Star Wars did not get nommed for effects. Argh. They had amazing, unbelievable effects. What do we get instead? Talking beavers of Narnia.
2. Howl's Moving Castle for best animation. It won't win it, as the award is Wallace and Gromit's to lose but it's the only movie from my Top 10 to end up with a major, Best Picture-like nom, so hey.
