Oscars 2006 I don’t sense
the same buzz around the Oscars as last year.
Last year we had the controversial and surprising
upset movie “Million Dollar Baby,”
which swept the Academy Awards like a tornado
and once Morgan Feeman won for “Best Supporting
Actor,” I knew it was going quite far but
it exceeded my expectations. Let us remember that
the public does not vote in the Academy Awards,
only the people in the Academy, who look at the
Art and Science behind Motion Pictures. So these
awards are more technical and artistic rather
then what movie goers feel.
This year, however, I feel the Awards Show does
not have as much luster as did last year, who
knows with John Stewart hosting it could be fun
to watch, and I think it has a lot to do with
last year’s box office receipts which were
way down. The only box office draws will only
have a small Oscar hau and films like "the
Wedding Crashers" or "40 year old Virgin"
don't even get recognized. Heck , “Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has a small
but slim chance against “King Kong”
for “Art Direction.” Oh yeah, one
of my favorite movies last year “Batman
Begins” may even beat “Brokeback Mountain”
for “Cinematography.” There is hope
for a geek like me.
There are only two movies I’ve seen out
of all the nominees and only I saw in the theater.
I personally would like to see Reese Witherspoon
and Joaquin Phoenix for “Walk the Line”
and “Crash” win because these are
the two movies, which impressed me the most and
the others I had no desire to pay at the box office
to see, even with free passes. From a screenwriters
point-of-view “Crash” truly deserves
the Oscar because the script was a first in screenwriting
history by following the arcs (lives) of more
characters, which has never been done. My picks
are based on my own thoughts as well as on Academy
hype and talk.
Best Picture - CRASH
Best Director - George Clooney
- GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
Best Actor - Philip Seymour
Hoffman - CAPOTE
Best Actress - Reese Witherspoon
- WALK THE LINE
Best Supporting Actor - Paul
Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Best Supporting Actress - Rachel
Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
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