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richard
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The Oscars Item
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Mar 23 05:26 UTC 2002 |
Okay, the Academy Awards are Sunday...who will win, who should win .etc
Here are the nominees...how many of these movies have you seen>?
BEST PICTURE
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
GOSFORD PARK
IN THE BEDROOM
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MOULIN ROUGE
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Russell Crowe
Sean Penn
Will Smith
Denzel Washington
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jim Broadbent
Ethan Hawke
Ben Kingsley
Ian McKellen
Jon Voight
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Halle Berry
Judi Dench
Nicole Kidman
Sissy Spacek
Renie Zellweger
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Connelly
Helen Mirren
Maggie Smith
Marisa Tomei
Kate Winslet
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS
MONSTERS, INC.
SHREK
ART DIRECTION
AMILIE
GOSFORD PARK
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MOULIN ROUGE
CINEMATOGRAPHY
AMILIE
BLACK HAWK DOWN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
MOULIN ROUGE
COSTUME DESIGN
THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE
GOSFORD PARK
HARRY POTTER AND
THE SORCERER'S STONE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MOULIN ROUGE
DIRECTING
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
BLACK HAWK DOWN
GOSFORD PARK
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING MULHOLLAND DRIVE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CHILDREN UNDERGROUND
LALEE'S KIN: THE LEGACY OF COTTON
MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING
PROMISES
WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
ARTISTS AND ORPHANS: A TRUE DRAMA
SING!
THOTH
FILM EDITING
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
BLACK HAWK DOWN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MEMENTO
MOULIN ROUGE
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMILIE
ELLING
LAGAAN
NO MAN'S LAND
SON OF THE BRIDE
MAKEUP
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MOULIN ROUGE
MUSIC (SCORE)
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
HARRY POTTER AND
THE SORCERER'S STONE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MONSTERS, INC.
MUSIC (SONG)
KATE & LEOPOLD
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MONSTERS, INC.
PEARL HARBOR
VANILLA SKY
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richard
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response 1 of 94:
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Mar 23 05:34 UTC 2002 |
Okay my two cents worth:
Best Picture:
Will win: A Beautiful Mind
Should Win: The Lord of the Rings
(I thought LOTR was the best film I saw last year, but A Beautiful Mind
seems to have the momentum and not everyone likes Tolkien...)
Best Actor:
Will win: Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind)
Should win: Russell Crowe (I thought he was great in that movie...Denzel
Washington would also be deserving if he won for Training Day)
Best Actress:
Will win: Halle Berry (Monster's Ball)
Should win: Halle Berry (she was great in that movie....I haven't yet
seen Sissy Spacek in In the Bedroom but I hear she's really good too)
Best Supporting Actor
Will win: Sir Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings)
Should win: Sir Ian McKellen (He should have won for Gods and Monsters a
couple of years back and plus which he's great as Gandalf)
Best Supporting Actress:
Will win: Jennifer Connolly (A Beautiful Mind)
Should win: Jennifer Connolly (there's debate about whether she's
nominated in the right category, I think she is, she's not the center of
that movie so its more a supporting role...and she's really good)
Best Director:
Will win: Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind)
Should win: Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings...that movie was a great
directorial accomplishement...but Howard is seen as overdue since he didnt
get it for Apollo 13)
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bdh3
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response 2 of 94:
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Mar 23 07:14 UTC 2002 |
Who the fuck cares? Self congratulatory nihilism is what it is. Its an
NPR moment and doesn't mean spit. It should be a simple vote, who all
'star-ed' in a movie the public actually paid the most hard earned money
to see.
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senna
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response 3 of 94:
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Mar 23 08:38 UTC 2002 |
Peter Jackson has serious pacing and control issues in the movie. He
shouldn't win.
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remmers
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response 4 of 94:
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Mar 23 12:42 UTC 2002 |
Of the movies involved in the list above, I believe I've seen
"Gosford Park", "In the Bedroom", "Fellowship of the Ring",
"Monster's Ball". I'm hoping Robert Altman gets best director
for "Gosford Park", but I wouldn't mind seeing David Lynch win
for "Mulholland Drive", either (not that he has a chance). I
think "The Man Who Wasn't There" should get best cinematography,
but it's unlikely (the film should have been nominated in some
other categories as well). I'd like best adapted screenplay
to go to "Ghost World", but that's probably not going to
happen.
In any given year, the movies I like best tend not to win a
lot of awards.
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md
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response 5 of 94:
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Mar 23 13:52 UTC 2002 |
Re #2:
"Who the fuck cares?" Only the billion or so of your fellow humans who
will be watching the broadcast.
"nihilism . . . an NPR moment" That's idiotic, but if it's true then
nihilists and NPR are close to taking over the world, which would be
really cool. I mean, the politicians and religions have fucked it up
pretty good, so why not give the nihilists and NPR a chance? They
couldn't possibly be any worse.
"doesn't mean spit" If what Jennifer Lopez is planning to wear Sunday
night "doesn't mean spit," then, like, the whole world is upside down
and life itself has no meaning and the terrorists win.
"It should be a simple vote, who all 'star-ed' in a movie the public
actually paid the most hard earned money to see" Why would a vote be
necessary to determine that? Just look up the stats, ja? The vote is
what gives professionals a chance to acknowledge the ones they consider
the best in their profession. There have been accusations that the
voters often do confuse box office with quality, which means the
winners might closer to your ideal than you think. But I refuse to
believe that this is true, or that, even if it is, it has anything to
do with the nihilists or with NPR.
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keesan
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response 6 of 94:
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Mar 23 16:03 UTC 2002 |
I have heard of none of the movies and one of the actors. Our public library
is a few years behind in providing videos of movies.
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eskarina
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response 7 of 94:
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Mar 23 16:28 UTC 2002 |
I've actually seen one of the movies that is nominated for an Oscar!
Egads! These truly must be the last days.
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drew
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response 8 of 94:
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Mar 23 19:19 UTC 2002 |
Re #6:
You have not heard of the Lord of the Rings movie???
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jazz
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response 9 of 94:
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Mar 23 19:23 UTC 2002 |
No they're not the last days. I just saw _Resident Evil_, so I know
what the last days will look like. Don't worry until they start coming out
with seriously strange names for places like "Raccoon City".
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oval
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response 10 of 94:
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Mar 23 21:46 UTC 2002 |
i don't really give a shit either. but i did think 'in the bedroom' was good
work. lord of the rings was visually enticing. artificial intelligence was
.. intellectually insulting, but looked expensive and toyed with everyone's
fear of not being loved. moulin rouge quite frankly frightens me, and i really
want to see beautiful mind despite the fact that the biggest moron i know
thought it was really good. oh and my partner says momento is great.
so i'll give in the bedroom best picture and lord of the rings cinematogrpahy
since amelie has to get art direction.
and i don't care what they wear. although i did like bjork in her swan get-up.
i hope someone half decent sings this year. i dont want to sit through that
goddamn moulin voulez-vous rouge crap. anyone know?
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mcnally
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response 11 of 94:
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Mar 23 23:17 UTC 2002 |
I've seen three of the "Best Picture" nominees ("Lord of the Rings",
"Moulin Rouge", and "In the Bedroom".) I hope the other two are better
movies, but of the three I've seen I'd have to pick "Lord of the Rings".
"Moulin Rouge" was cringe-inducingly bad and I thought "In the Bedroom"
took itself too seriously and moved too excruciatingly slowly. "Lord
of the Rings" most notable achievement, as far as I can tell, was in
meeting most people's expectations -- I'm not sure that qualifies it
to be "Best Picture." On the other hand, it sure as heck beats the
awful film that won last year ("Gladiator")
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jp2
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response 12 of 94:
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Mar 24 04:14 UTC 2002 |
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mcnally
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response 13 of 94:
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Mar 24 04:32 UTC 2002 |
If anyone's passing through Maryland anytime soon, could they spray a
bit of WD-40 on Jamie's hyperbole switch? It can't be good for him to
have it stuck in the "On" position 100% of the time..
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mary
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response 14 of 94:
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Mar 24 12:39 UTC 2002 |
In my universe "In the Bedroom" wins.
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jazz
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response 15 of 94:
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Mar 24 14:34 UTC 2002 |
I still can't figure out whether I liked "Moulin Rouge" or not.
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jp2
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response 16 of 94:
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Mar 24 17:29 UTC 2002 |
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md
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response 17 of 94:
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Mar 24 19:46 UTC 2002 |
In my universe, nobody says "In my universe" anymore. "In my
universe 'In the Bedroom' wins" is one step below "I'm all about 'In
the Bedroom,'" if that's possible. So we won't say that anymore, k?
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slynne
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response 18 of 94:
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Mar 24 19:55 UTC 2002 |
My favorite of the five that have been nominated for Best Picture is "A
Beautiful Mind" but I also liked all of the others (except Moulin Rouge
which was so bad I couldnt even watch the whole thing although it isnt
the worst movie I have seen this year and I did watch it a full 10
minutes longer than I watched Freddie Got Fingered)
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mary
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response 19 of 94:
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Mar 24 21:31 UTC 2002 |
In my universe I can say anything I want. And do.
In your universe that can be silly, irritating even.
Universes are like that.
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slynne
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response 20 of 94:
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Mar 24 21:50 UTC 2002 |
Yeah and if you dont like it, stay the fuck out of her universe. :P
In my universe, the sky is red with purple polka dots.
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md
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response 21 of 94:
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Mar 24 22:42 UTC 2002 |
[md stares out of your screen with exasperated expression on face and
little gloom cloud over head]
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oval
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response 22 of 94:
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Mar 24 22:53 UTC 2002 |
my match is scheduled for 9:30 tonight and they'll have the awards on in the
pub too - this should be nice and CHAOTIC.
who's singing? .. anyone ... anyone ...?
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remmers
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response 23 of 94:
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Mar 25 12:16 UTC 2002 |
I didn't watch the show, but here are some results:
Best Picture: Beautiful Mind
Best Director: Ron Howard, "Beautiful Mind"
Best Actor: Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
Best Actress: Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball"
Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent, "Iris"
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly, "Beautiful Mind"
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brighn
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response 24 of 94:
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Mar 25 14:49 UTC 2002 |
Is this the first time black actors have taken both of the "Best Acting"
awards?
Seems like it would be...
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