And the Oscars get worse...

Return of the King doesn't deserve most of those nominations. But it's all politics. I wanted Big Fish to win something, but it won't. Return of the King WILL be the Best Picture, despite the fact that it's really NOT the best picture. And it got nominated for Film Editing -- and it has the worst editing job of any movie I remember ever seeing.

I don't know if I'll watch this year -- I'm really sick of all the politics.

Return of the King was a well-acted, well-filmes, well-written, very entertaining movie.

That said, it should not win Best Picture. That nod should go to Mystic River. Sorry, but movies should be crammed into a finite amount of time. Same description goes for Cold Mountain.

I was very please to see Keisha Castle-Hughes's name in there - she did an excellent job.

I am trying to work out why "X-men 2: X-men United" was not nominated for a damn thing...

Love and Alan Cumming is cute...but that Wolverine...hubba hubba,
Mrs. G

"<< Russell Crowe didn't get a nomination. Fuck the Oscars! >> That was actually one of the best things about the actor nominations. Rusell Crowe should spend his Oscar night going to a night club where he can pick a fight with someone." That is exactly what is the problem with most people. It doesn't matter what he does with his life, it doesn't matter who he fights with, it doesn't matter who he fucks. He is an actor and made a really outstanding performance in Master & Commander (which got 10 nominations). Queen fans always say that it doesn't matter if you fuck men as long as you are a great musicion (like Freddie was). I say the same thing about actors. Russell can do whatever he wants in his spare time, but when he acts he does it with all his heart. Btw, why the hell did Johnny Depp get a nomination for Pirates of the Carribian?

I'm sorry but I cannot understand the hype over Mystic River. I went into with with high expectations and was extremely disappointed. Fine acting performances, however the story was predictable IMO and left me cold. The actors deserve their noms, but the movie doesn't get Best Pic in my book.

If LOTR doesn't get best picture, I think Lost in Translation should.

"Queen fans always say that it doesn't matter if you fuck men as long as you are a great musicion (like Freddie was)."

What?


I agreed with most everything else you wrote, then I read that rather eggheaded statement. Crowe is an excellent actor who doesn't play the media game, thus getting a negative reputation. But why must you constantly portray homosexuality as a negative thing?

<< Return of the King doesn't deserve most of those nominations. But it's all politics. I wanted Big Fish to win something, but it won't. Return of the King WILL be the Best Picture, despite the fact that it's really NOT the best picture. And it got nominated for Film Editing -- and it has the worst editing job of any movie I remember ever seeing. >> Jealous? My respects to Tim Burton for being such a fine director, but this is not his year. Peter Jackson and everybody who worked on the production of 'Lord Of The Rings' more than deserve those nominations. I agree that 'Big Fish' should have been at least nominated for best picture, as well as 'City Of God'.

lol... big fish was one really funny movie....

Whale rider was good too- that actress (forget her name already) did a really good job.

and as for LOTR, that was a very well made movie, and I'm glad that it got nominated and will (most likely) sweep the Oscars. However, I AM sad that Eddie Vedder's song for Big Fish didn't get nominated. :( oh well.

<"Queen fans always say that it doesn't matter if you fuck men as long as you are a great musicion (like Freddie was)." What? I agreed with most everything else you wrote, then I read that rather eggheaded statement. Crowe is an excellent actor who doesn't play the media game, thus getting a negative reputation. But why must you constantly portray homosexuality as a negative thing?> Well, there are fans who think that it's sad that Freddie was gay, but think that it doesn't really matter because he was a great singer and musician. The main point in my post is that people's personal lifes have nothing to do with the art.

LOTR deserves to win... Peter Jackson did a great job.. as far as the rest.. oh well.. maybe next year.. ;-)

VOTE SEABISCUIT!

I hope that all the voters for Lost in Translation (which I HATED), Mystic River, and Return of the King (sloppy!) fight so much that Seabiscuit ends up winning. :)

Cos I'd rather have that instead of MR, as long as ROTK and LIT don't win.

Lost in Translation all the way.Also,I think Bill Murray should win the award for best actor.

Oh, Margo, just because YOU couldn't contain yourself on the line about the fish doesn't mean the rest of us couldn't :) :P Although parts of it were quite funny.

Mystic River wasn't entertaining...but then again, neither was American Beauty, and it was fantastic. Both were well-deserving of the Picture nomination.

I think I'll enter the local Oscar contest. I'll let you know if I win their ski trip :)

"LOTR got 11 noms - I'm happy. :^D"

Holy CRAP!!! 11 noms?! I'm happy too! I hope it gets every one of them!