The Oscars

2005 Oscar Nominations
(Update 3/4/06)

So the wards are this weekend, and, despite my New Year's Resolution, I did not see all the nominees. I did see all the best picture nominees (and best director), and most of the best actor nominees. So, here are my picks, for those few that I saw...

(Sorry for the large gap here, but it happens when I put in a table.)

Category		Nominations		Comments
Best Picture		Capote		My vote
		Brokeback Mountain		Most popular
		Good Night, and Good Luck		Controversial
		Crash		Came out too early
		Munich		Not enough sympathy
Best Actor		Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)		Excellent - My vote
		Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)		Good job, but not enough, despite having to kiss a guy
		Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line)		Excellent job
		David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck)
		Terrence Howard (Hustle and Flow)		Sorry I did not see it
Best Actress		Charlese Theron (North Country)		Excellent work.
I saw two films for thiscategoryy.		Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)		Another excellent job
		Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents)		Have not seen it
		Felicity Huffman (TransAmerica)		Have not seen it
		Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)		Please, don't make go see it!
Best Supporting Actor		Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)		He should have been nominated for Best Actor! Not fair - No vote!
		George Clooney (Syriana)		Did not see this film
		Matt Dillon (Crash)		The comeback kid?
		Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)		Added more to the film than the others - my vote.
		William Hurt (A History of Violence)		Did not see this film
Supporting Actress		Catherine Keener (Capote)		Did well, but no cigar
		Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain)		My vote, had the best emotional range.
		Frances McDormand (North Country		Very good job just not enough screen time to show the depth of the character.
		Amy Adams (Junebug)		Good, but not that memorable
		Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)		She still is missing that 'spark' in her performances.
Best Director		Bennett Miller (Capote)
This is a tough choice, to separate director from the best picture.		Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
		George Clooney (Good Night and Good Luck)		For the whole feel of the film, I pick this one.
		Paul Haggis (Crash)		This tied with Clooney and lost the coin toss.
		Steven Spielberg (Munich)		Too deep into his theme to see the film.
Best Original Screenplay		Skip this with only one film seen.
Best Screenplay Adaptation		Capote
		Brokeback Mountain		Good story line and dialog.
		A History of Violence
		The Constant Gardener		Well done story, not overly-pretentious
		Munich

Well, there you have it, for what it is worth.

I will watch any winner that I have not seen, as soon as I can.