Ernest Rister
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Look, we all need to face the fact that - no matter how impeccable the production values were for The Passion of the Christ, it was an enormously controversial movie, and controversial material has been shunned by award groups for decades. No one wants to appear to be sanctioning a side in the controversey.
Caviezel and Gibson and Debney can take heart. Time will be kinder to the film than the awards groups have been - many films that we now consider to be the best ever made were either losers at the Oscars or complete no-shows.
Now, I rarely pick who I think will win these things, I only select who I want to win, so here are my favorites:
The nominees:
Motion Picture, Drama
Million Dollar Baby
Actor - Drama
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Actor - Musical/Comedy
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Best Director:
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Actress - Drama:
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Actress - Musical/Comedy:
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine
Movie Musical Comedy:
Eternal Sunshine (wtf is this doing in the comedy category?)
Actress - Supporting role:
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Actor - Supporting Role
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Screenplay:
Eternal Sunshine
Song:
Polar Express
Foreign:
House of Flying Daggers
Score:
Million Dollar Baby
(where is The Incredibles? The Passion?)
Caviezel and Gibson and Debney can take heart. Time will be kinder to the film than the awards groups have been - many films that we now consider to be the best ever made were either losers at the Oscars or complete no-shows.
Now, I rarely pick who I think will win these things, I only select who I want to win, so here are my favorites:
The nominees:
Motion Picture, Drama
Million Dollar Baby
Actor - Drama
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Actor - Musical/Comedy
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Best Director:
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Actress - Drama:
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Actress - Musical/Comedy:
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine
Movie Musical Comedy:
Eternal Sunshine (wtf is this doing in the comedy category?)
Actress - Supporting role:
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Actor - Supporting Role
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Screenplay:
Eternal Sunshine
Song:
Polar Express
Foreign:
House of Flying Daggers
Score:
Million Dollar Baby
(where is The Incredibles? The Passion?)