{"id":2400,"date":"2006-01-31T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-31T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2006\/01\/oscar-nominations-my-own-two-bits-2\/"},"modified":"2006-01-31T12:23:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-31T12:23:00","slug":"oscar-nominations-my-own-two-bits-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2006\/01\/oscar-nominations-my-own-two-bits-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Oscar nominations — my own two bits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Academy<\/a> has spoken, and since everyone and his dog will be offering opinions on the nominees announced this morning, I won\u2019t say all that much about them here myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it does startle me somewhat to see that Star Wars<\/i> was shut out of the visual-effects category and nominated merely for its makeup. It would seem, then, that George Lucas\u2019s fall from special-effects grace is complete. Twenty-plus years ago, the Academy had to invent special visual-effects awards for The Empire Strikes Back<\/a><\/i> and Return of the Jedi<\/a><\/i> because the category didn\u2019t even exist. But now that visual effects are a daily part of our lives? Six years ago, Episode I<\/i> was nominated for three technical awards and lost them all to The Matrix<\/i>; then, three years ago, Episode II<\/i> was nominated for visual effects only, and lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers<\/i>; and now, the best Episode III<\/i> can do is a measly makeup award \u2014 and surely nobody thinks Palpatine\u2019s rubber skin was all that<\/i> effective, do they?<\/p>\n

Anyway, with Star Wars<\/i> out, the visual-effects category is now a three-way race between War of the Worlds<\/i>, King Kong<\/i> and The Chronicles of Narnia<\/i> \u2014 the last of which, I would argue, was rather iffy in this department. Meanwhile, in the makeup category, Episode III<\/i> is up against Narnia<\/i> and, uh, Cinderella Man<\/i>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure other thoughts will occur to me over the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are the films that have been nominated for Oscars, ranked from those with the most nominations to those with only one. The titles of those I have seen are in bold:<\/p>\n

8 nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Brokeback Mountain<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Picture, director (Ang Lee), adapted screenplay, cinematography, actor (Heath Ledger), supporting actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), supporting actress (Michelle Williams), original score<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    6 nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. Crash<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Picture, director (Paul Haggis), original screenplay, supporting actor (Matt Dillon), editing, original song<\/li>\n
    2. Good Night, and Good Luck.<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Picture, director (George Clooney), original screenplay, cinematography, actor (David Straitharn), art direction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      5 nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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      1. Capote<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Picture, director (Bennett Miller), adapted screenplay, actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), supporting actress (Catherine Keener)<\/li>\n
      2. Memoirs of a Geisha<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Cinematography, art direction, costume design, sound mixing, original score<\/li>\n
      3. Munich<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Picture, director (Steven Spielberg), adapted screenplay, editing, original score<\/li>\n
      4. Walk the Line<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), actress (Reese Witherspoon), costume design, editing, sound mixing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        4 nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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        1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Makeup, sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects<\/li>\n
        2. The Constant Gardener<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Adapted screenplay, supporting actress (Rachel Weisz), editing, original score<\/li>\n
        3. King Kong<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Art direction, sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects<\/li>\n
        4. Pride & Prejudice<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Actress (Keira Knightley), art direction, costume design, original score<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          3 nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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          1. Cinderella Man<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Supporting actor (Paul Giamatti), editing, makeup<\/li>\n
          2. War of the Worlds<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            2 nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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            1. A History of Violence<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Adapted screenplay, supporting actor (William Hurt)<\/li>\n
            2. Hustle & Flow<\/i> \u2014 Actor (Terrence Howard), original song<\/li>\n
            3. Mrs. Henderson Presents<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Actress (Judi Dench), costume design<\/li>\n
            4. North Country<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Actress (Charlize Theron), supporting actress (Frances McDormand)<\/li>\n
            5. Syriana<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Original screenplay, supporting actor (George Clooney)<\/li>\n
            6. TransAmerica<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Actress (Felicity Huffman), original song<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              1 nomination<\/b><\/p>\n

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              1. Ausreisser (The Runaway)<\/i> \u2014 Live action short film<\/li>\n
              2. Badgered<\/i> \u2014 Animated short film<\/li>\n
              3. Batman Begins<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Cinematography<\/li>\n
              4. Cashback<\/i> \u2014 Live action short film<\/li>\n
              5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Costume design<\/li>\n
              6. Darwin\u2019s Nightmare<\/i> \u2014 Documentary feature<\/li>\n
              7. The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club<\/i> \u2014 Documentary short<\/li>\n
              8. Don\u2019t Tell<\/i> \u2014 Foreign language film<\/li>\n
              9. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Documentary feature<\/li>\n
              10. God Sleeps in Rwanda<\/i> \u2014 Documentary short<\/li>\n
              11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Art direction<\/li>\n
              12. Howl\u2019s Moving Castle<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Animated feature film<\/li>\n
              13. Joyeux Noel<\/i> \u2014 Foreign language film<\/li>\n
              14. Junebug<\/i> \u2014 Supporting actress (Amy Adams)<\/li>\n
              15. The Last Farm<\/i> \u2014 Live action short film<\/li>\n
              16. March of the Penguins<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Documentary feature<\/li>\n
              17. Match Point<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Original screenplay<\/li>\n
              18. The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation<\/i> \u2014 Animated short film<\/li>\n
              19. Murderball<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Documentary feature<\/li>\n
              20. The Mushroom Club<\/i> \u2014 Documentary short<\/li>\n
              21. The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello<\/i> \u2014 Animated short film<\/li>\n
              22. The New World<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Cinematography<\/li>\n
              23. 9<\/i> \u2014 Animated short film<\/li>\n
              24. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin<\/i> \u2014 Documentary short<\/li>\n
              25. One Man Band<\/i> \u2014 Animated short film<\/li>\n
              26. Our Time Is Up<\/i> \u2014 Live action short film<\/li>\n
              27. Paradise Now<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Foreign language film<\/li>\n
              28. Six Shooter<\/i> \u2014 Live action short film<\/li>\n
              29. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days<\/i> \u2014 Foreign language film<\/li>\n
              30. The Squid and the Whale<\/i> \u2014 Original screenplay<\/li>\n
              31. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Makeup<\/li>\n
              32. Street Fight<\/i> \u2014 Documentary feature<\/li>\n
              33. Tim Burton\u2019s Corpse Bride<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Animated feature film<\/li>\n
              34. Tsotsi<\/i> \u2014 Foreign language film<\/li>\n
              35. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit<\/a><\/i><\/b> \u2014 Animated feature film<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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