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Post by Coffeecakes on Mar 13, 2006 2:28:01 GMT -4
I don't get if the Academy is so homophobic, why would they give the Best Director Oscar to Ang? Also, if they are so behind the times, why give Oscars to Three Six Mafia and Eminem? I don't get it, being complete asses in certain areas, yet they give an Oscar to a song called "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp"?
I have not seen the movie, but I imagine it was good since it won so many awards and the fact that Ang won is testament that something was good about it.
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Post by memememe76 on Mar 13, 2006 2:48:50 GMT -4
Ignoring whether he deserved it or not, Ang Lee is one of the most respected directors in the industry. He was up against three fairly new directors and a known entity whose movie wasn't all that well regarded. The same job but directed by an unknown name? Or an openly gay director like Gus Van Sant? No way would they have won. The same for adapted screenplay--they gave the award to one of the most beloved authors in recent memory.
Not that different from George Clooney, winning an acting award whose film wasn't all that well liked.
Also, Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award way back when. Doesn't mean the Academy has been absent of racism ever since.
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Post by Neurochick on Mar 13, 2006 11:05:04 GMT -4
I saw BBM and Crash; I though they were both very good movies. I think time will tell which of the five movies will hold up. I think if the Academy wanted to play it safe then "Goodnight and Good Luck" would have won since many older people I know (I'm talking about 60 and 70 somethings) LOVED that movie.
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Post by memememe76 on Mar 13, 2006 11:34:42 GMT -4
GN&GL was perceived as a Republican slam directed by Bill O' Reilly's least favourite liberal celebrity.
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Post by Neurochick on Mar 13, 2006 18:54:40 GMT -4
GN&GL was perceived as a Republican slam directed by Bill O' Reilly's least favourite liberal celebrity. And that's what I mean; though that is true it's also about the 1950's. Kind of like the play "The Crucible" really being about the McCarthy witchhunts. Remember a lot of folks in the entertainment industry were blacklisted during that time. I know it was a slam but much less so because the movie took place in the 1950's. I'm not saying "Crash" was great but it's weird because when it came out all kinds of people, even on Air America Radio, were saying how great a movie it was. As for DTRT (Do The Right Thing) I remember when that movie was being made (it was the hottest summer of the 1980's in NYC), people were actually afraid the movie would cause race riots. |
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Post by monkeypants on Mar 14, 2006 2:13:08 GMT -4
Wait, aren't AMPA members have to be at least nominated to be in? Maybe Sarah Jessica Parker was talking about the SAG awards? I'm pretty sure that AMPAS nominates a select group of people they deem "suitable" for membership every year. E.g. Ziyi Zhang - she's never been nominated, but was inducted into AMPAS last year. |
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Post by atpeacewithme on Mar 14, 2006 5:57:18 GMT -4
Eh, history will sort out which was the better picture. I have a feeling Crash will dive into obscurity again in a few months, but Brokeback will continue to be referenced in popular culture/history. I mean, Crash came out nearly a year ago and made almost no waves - it just wasn't memorable enough. So a few years from now folks probably won't remember *what* was Best Picture of 2006, but they'll remember Brokeback. :-)
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Post by Neurochick on Mar 14, 2006 14:41:58 GMT -4
Eh, history will sort out which was the better picture. I have a feeling Crash will dive into obscurity again in a few months, but Brokeback will continue to be referenced in popular culture/history. I mean, Crash came out nearly a year ago and made almost no waves - it just wasn't memorable enough. So a few years from now folks probably won't remember *what* was Best Picture of 2006, but they'll remember Brokeback. :-) Strange that you should say that. I did not watch the Oscars but my mom did and when I asked her what the best picture was, she could not remember what movie won and BTW she really enjoyed "Crash." |
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Post by monkeypants on Mar 16, 2006 8:24:33 GMT -4
After rewatching The Motorcycle Diaries last night, I still feel that Rodrigo de La Serna should've been nominated for a "best supporting actor" Oscar last year. His performance was brilliant. Not only did he catch the subtleties of Alberto Granada's accent and personality (Granada's from a more isolated region in Argentina and therefore has a very distinctive Spanish accent), but made what would've been an annoying and overblown flirt into someone genuinely likeable. Anyhow, back to the Crash vs. BBM debate!  |
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Post by kanding on Mar 18, 2006 9:17:23 GMT -4
After rewatching The Motorcycle Diaries last night, I still feel that Rodrigo de La Serna should've been nominated for a "best supporting actor" Oscar last year. His performance was brilliant. Not only did he catch the subtleties of Alberto Granada's accent and personality (Granada's from a more isolated region in Argentina and therefore has a very distinctive Spanish accent), but made what would've been an annoying and overblown flirt into someone genuinely likeable. Anyhow, back to the Crash vs. BBM debate! No! No! Not back to the debate yet! I just saw The Motorcycle Diaries for the first time last night. I loved it. My Spanish isn't good enough to pick up differences in Argentinian accents, but I was really struck by Rodrigo de la Serna's performance. It overshadowed every one elses' in the movie. Now, I'm off to IMDb to look up his profile... |
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