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md
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Oscar Nominations
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Feb 10 19:36 UTC 1998 |
Here they are. Pick the winners:
Best Picture:
As Good As It Gets
The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
Best Actor:
Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
Robert Duvall, The Apostle
Peter Fonda, Ulee's Gold
Dustin Hoffman, Wag the Dog
Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets
Best Actress:
Helena Bonham Carter, The Wings of the Dove
Julie Christie, Afterglow
Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown
Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets
Kate Winslet, Titanic
Best Supporting Actor:
Robert Forster, Jackie Brown
Anthony Hopkins, Amistad
Greg Kinnear, As Good As It Gets
Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
Best Supporting Actress:
Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential
Joan Cusack, In & Out
Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting
Juliane Moore, Boogie Nights
Gloria Stuart, Titanic
Best Director:
Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty
James Cameron, Titanic
Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting
Best Original Screenplay:
As Good As It Gets
Boogie Nights
The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
Deconstructing Harry
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Donnie Brasco
The Sweet Hereafter
L.A. Confidential
Wag the Dog
The Wings of the Dove
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anderyn
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response 1 of 30:
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Feb 10 20:34 UTC 1998 |
My goodness, I actually have opinions on this~ I'm torn between Judy Dench
in Mrs. Brown and Helena Bonham Carter in Wings of the Dove, but I think I'l
go with Dench, simply because I *believed* that she was Victoria while the
movie lasted. I'd prpbably vote for The Full Monty for best original
screenplay, and The Wings of the Dove for best adapted screenplay.
(Twila is startled because she usually doesn't see ANY of the movies nominated
for Oscars!)
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md
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response 2 of 30:
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Feb 10 21:25 UTC 1998 |
I could make guesses at all of them except Best Actor. I don't
know how anyone can choose from that list.
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aruba
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response 3 of 30:
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Feb 10 22:42 UTC 1998 |
Jeez, I've only seen one of the movies listed.
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other
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response 4 of 30:
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Feb 10 23:45 UTC 1998 |
i find myself surprised to have actually seen more than one of them... <grin>
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mcnally
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response 5 of 30:
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Feb 10 23:52 UTC 1998 |
Best Picture: Best Supporting Actress:
Titanic Gloria Stuart, Titanic
Best Actor: Best Director:
Robert Duvall, The Apostle James Cameron, Titanic
Best Actress: Best Original Screenplay:
Kate Winslet, Titanic The Full Monty
Best Supporting Actor: Best Adapted Screenplay:
Anthony Hopkins, Amistad L.A. Confidential
note that that's not based on personal preference but instead on
my perception of what kinds of things the people voting on the awards
prefer (their preferences rarely coincide with my own..)
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remmers
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response 6 of 30:
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Feb 11 00:19 UTC 1998 |
I predict that "Titanic" and Cameron will win for best picture
and director, respectively. More later...
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mcnally
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response 7 of 30:
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Feb 11 05:36 UTC 1998 |
wow, really going out on a limb there, John.. :-)
I'd lay odds on it..
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md
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response 8 of 30:
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Feb 11 11:50 UTC 1998 |
Cameron has had his reward and the Academy might pass him over
in favor of someone more deserving. Titanic is a great example
of "popular" movie-making, which in the past hasn't been the sort
of thing that's won Oscars.
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remmers
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response 9 of 30:
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Feb 11 11:59 UTC 1998 |
Possible, but I'm still inclined to think Cameron will get best
director. If he doesn't, I don't who will. Egoyan, Hanson, and
Van Sant are all possible dark horses.
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remmers
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response 10 of 30:
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Feb 11 12:05 UTC 1998 |
I was disappointed that "The Ice Storm" was entirely passed over
in the nominations, and that "Jackie Brown" didn't get more. I'm
rooting for Robert Forster for best supporting actor.
In view of its success in the nominations, "L.A. Confidential" --
which did mediocre business at the box office -- is going to be
re-released. I definitely plan to catch it, having missed it the
first time around.
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mary
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response 11 of 30:
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Feb 11 15:06 UTC 1998 |
The shocker in the nominations, for me, was "As Good as it Gets".
It was fun enough until the Nicholson character started to get
all vulnerable and nice but the Best Picture nomination is over
the top. "Amistad" was far more deserving of the nomination.
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mary
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response 12 of 30:
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Feb 11 15:08 UTC 1998 |
Aside: Anyone want to wager a bet as to how long it will take
before The Motion Picture Academy stops using the term
"actress" in the nominations?
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aruba
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response 13 of 30:
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Feb 11 17:33 UTC 1998 |
I'll bet it will be a while.
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mcnally
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response 14 of 30:
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Feb 11 19:24 UTC 1998 |
Actually, I think they're planning on going to "actrix" next year..
re #11: Jack Nicholson seems to have some sort of unnatural hypnotic
power over the minds of the MPAA..
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senna
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response 15 of 30:
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Feb 12 05:06 UTC 1998 |
Titanic should win several awards, not only because it was splendid, but
because it is good for movies. Too often the Academy leans toward less
popular, more obscure movies and gives the cold shoulder to those with
universal appeal. Titanic is long enough (probably the biggest key to its
success is its length, irnoically enouhg) that it has something for everyone
and still has enough left over that the Academy can still like it. If a movie
with that kind of exposure wins Oscars, the public will take notice.
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void
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response 16 of 30:
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Feb 12 09:33 UTC 1998 |
yet another year in which i've seen none of the movies involved.
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ric
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response 17 of 30:
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Feb 12 20:17 UTC 1998 |
I think titanic should get best picture, best actress, and best director.
But I haven't seen any of the rest.
Didn't "As Good As It Gets" wwin a bunch of awards at the Golden Globe
ceremony?
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albaugh
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response 18 of 30:
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Feb 13 16:11 UTC 1998 |
Was Titanic's score also titanic, worthy of an Oscar?
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giry
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response 19 of 30:
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Feb 13 21:57 UTC 1998 |
Agora item 95 <-> Cinema item 18
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ric
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response 20 of 30:
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Feb 14 03:58 UTC 1998 |
re 18 - I don't think so. It wasn't much more than the tune that what's her
name did that's a huge hit now.. instrumentalized throughout the movie.
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richard
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response 21 of 30:
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Feb 14 19:04 UTC 1998 |
Im torn over who Id pick for best actor....Robert DuVall was just
amazing in The Apostle, but Peter Fonda was also really great in
"Ulee's Gold" (am I the only one here who's even seen that) Plus
I'd really like to see Fonda win as sort of a career reward.
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mcnally
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response 22 of 30:
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Feb 14 19:58 UTC 1998 |
Hmmm.. Strongly disagree -- I didn't like "Ulee's Gold", didn't
think Peter Fonda's performance was all that remarkable, and don't
think Peter Fonda comes even close to meriting a "career reward."
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remmers
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response 23 of 30:
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Feb 15 00:48 UTC 1998 |
I saw "Ulee's Gold" and liked it pretty well. Although Fonda was quite
good, I doubt he deserves the best actor award. (Haven't seen The
Apostle yet.)
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mary
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response 24 of 30:
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Feb 15 03:02 UTC 1998 |
I too enjoyed "Ulee's Gold" and thought it was Peter Fonda's
best effort to date.
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