78th Academy Award Nominations, all BROKEBACK...
January 31st, 2006
You know, this may be the first year in 20 that I purposely miss the Oscars. That is how disappointed I am with Hollywood and what is becoming a decadent awards ceremony.
The gay cowboy duo love story "Brokeback Mountain" led the Academy Awards field Tuesday with eight nominations, among them screenplay adaptation, best picture, and best actor Heath Ledger and director Ang Lee. Also nominated for best picture were the Truman Capote story "Capote"; the ensemble drama "Crash"; the Edward R. Murrow chronicle "Good Night, and Good Luck"; the assassination thriller "Munich."
The better deserving Johnny Cash biography, "Walk the Line," thought to be a best picture nominee got nothing.
George Clooney snagged three nominations: as supporting actor for his role as a steadfast CIA undercover agent in "Syriana" and best director and co-writer for his Edward R. Murrow tale "Good Night, and Good Luck."
Philip Seymour Hoffman got the nod, the best-actor favorite for his impressive impersonation of author Truman Capote in "Capote;" he won earlier at the Golden Globes. Though, he's a jerk, I thought Russell Crowe should have got a nod for "Cinderella Man".
Filmmaker Robert Altman, who has been nominated five times for best director but has never won, will receive an honorary Oscar for a career that includes such films as "M-A-S-H," "Nashville," "The Player" and "Gosford Park."
HERE'S THE BREAK DOWN:
The gay cowboy duo love story "Brokeback Mountain" led the Academy Awards field Tuesday with eight nominations, among them screenplay adaptation, best picture, and best actor Heath Ledger and director Ang Lee. Also nominated for best picture were the Truman Capote story "Capote"; the ensemble drama "Crash"; the Edward R. Murrow chronicle "Good Night, and Good Luck"; the assassination thriller "Munich."
The better deserving Johnny Cash biography, "Walk the Line," thought to be a best picture nominee got nothing.
George Clooney snagged three nominations: as supporting actor for his role as a steadfast CIA undercover agent in "Syriana" and best director and co-writer for his Edward R. Murrow tale "Good Night, and Good Luck."
Philip Seymour Hoffman got the nod, the best-actor favorite for his impressive impersonation of author Truman Capote in "Capote;" he won earlier at the Golden Globes. Though, he's a jerk, I thought Russell Crowe should have got a nod for "Cinderella Man".
Filmmaker Robert Altman, who has been nominated five times for best director but has never won, will receive an honorary Oscar for a career that includes such films as "M-A-S-H," "Nashville," "The Player" and "Gosford Park."
HERE'S THE BREAK DOWN:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Brokeback Mountain," Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
"Capote," Screenplay by Dan Futterman
"The Constant Gardener," Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
"The History of Violence," Screenplay by Josh Olson
"Munich," Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Crash," Screenplay by Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco
"Good Night, and Good Luck," Screenplay by Grant Heslov and George Clooney
"Match Point," Screenplay by by Woody Allen
"The Squid and the Whale," Screenplay by Noah Baumbach
"Syriana," Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan
BEST PICTURE
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Munich"
BEST DIRECTOR
George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Paul Haggis, "Crash"
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Bennett Miller, "Capote"
Steven Spielberg, "Munich"
BEST ACTOR
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk The Line"
David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Keira Knightley, "Pride and Prejudice"
Charlize Theron, "North Country"
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk The Line"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
William Hurt, "A History of Violence"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Catherine Keener, "Capote"
Frances McDormand, "North Country"
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"
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