It’s pretty incredible but I don’t hate the Academy right now. Never thought I’d actually say it. But the Oscar noms just came out and all in all it’s not too shabby.
High Points:
Little Miss Sunshine getting a lot of love. Best Picture, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor for Alan Arkin (too bad they can’t show his best scene in the movie: “F#$% a lot of women kid, not just one woman, a lot of women”), and Supporting Actress for Abigail Breslin (who has officially become the “IT” young
Also a lot of love for Pan’s Labyrinth which is awesome considering its foreign heritage. Based on who it’s up against I think it has a real (and very deserved shot) at Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film and hopefully Score.
Good for the Academy for recognizing some of the lesser known performances which don’t get the hype to make the Golden Globes (Ryan Gosling, Jackie Earle Hickey).
Martin Scorcese – The Quest Continues…
Low Points:
Look, I know as far as the movie goes, The Fountain pretty much served to confuse the hell out of people but there is no denying that from an artistic standpoint it was one of the prettiest pictures of the year. So no Cinematography? No Art Direction? That it didn’t get a nom for Best Score is completely ridiculous. Ditto Visual Effects (see below). And come on, Original Screenplay?
Since when did Visual Effects turn into let’s validate summer movies by giving them a chance for an Oscar. That Poseidon actually got nominated for an Oscar makes me want to cry just a little bit.
Meryl F%$#ing Streep.
But overall, I’m really looking forward to this Oscar night. And hey, I’m already 1/5 with seeing Best Picture Noms. Go me!
No comments:
Post a Comment