Sunday, February 11, 2007

BAFTA ANNOUNCES

BAFTA announced its winners today. They totally snubbed The Departed, essentially snubbed Casino Royale (after nine nominations, just Best Sound plus a special honor for Eva Green), and apparently really liked The Queen (no surprise), The Last King of Scotland (somewhat unanticipated), and Pan's Labyrinth (mainly in technical categories).
Here's a closer look at the results... (*denotes correctly projected)
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    • *Best Picture: The Queen
    • Best British Picture: The Last King of Scotland (how does The Queen win Best Picture but not Best British Picture?)
    • Best Director: Paul Greengrass (United 93)
    • *Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)
    • *Best Actress: Helen Mirren (The Queen)
    • *Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) (was wide open, but I figured one of the only things Brits might like less than an American comedy is Eddie Murphy)
    • *Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
    • Best Adapted Screenplay: The Last King of Scotland
    • Best Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (chosen by Brits over The Queen... seals the deal)
    • *Best Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth
    • Best Animated Film: Happy Feet (the Happy Feet-Cars race remains undecided)
    • *Best Cinematography: Children of Men
    • Best Editing: United 93
    • Best Music: Babel (another blow for Dreamgirls)
    • Best Sound: Casino Royale
    • Best Costume Design: Pan's Labyrinth (upsets Devil, Marie)
    • Best Makeup and Hair: Pan's Labyrinth
    • Best Production Design: Children of Men (was wide open)
    • *Best Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    • Best Rising Star: Eva Green (Casino Royale)
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

THE BIG STORIES OF THE DAY

  • DREAMGIRLS BOUNCED FROM BEST PICTURE AND CONDON FROM BEST DIRECTOR BY LETTERS AND EASTWOOD, BUT STILL GETS MOST NOMINATIONS (8)... LET THE CONTROVERSY BEGIN
  • GREENGRASS (UNITED) ALSO NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR
  • LEO NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR... FOR BLOOD DIAMOND! CATEGORY CONFUSION APPARENTLY ALSO CASTS NICHOLSON A SPOT (ALTHOUGH WAHLBERG EARNS NOMINATION)
  • GOSLING COMES THROUGH FOR BEST ACTOR NOMINATION
  • BOTH BABEL LADIES HOLD OFF BLUNT IN SUPPORTING
  • BORAT NOMINATED FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
  • SHOCKER: NO VOLVER IN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY OR FOREIGN?!?
  • JESUS CAMP MAKES CUT FOR BEST DOCU!
  • DESPLAT NOMMED FOR ORIGINAL SCORE--FOR QUEEN, NOT VEIL
  • NOMINATIONS FOR ALL 3 DREAMGIRLS SONG CONTENDERS ("LISTEN," "LOVE YOU I DO," "PATIENCE")
  • APPARENTLY, WORLD TRADE CENTER IS NOT WORTHY OF A NOMINATION, BUT CLICK IS (BEST MAKEUP), AND BLOOD DIAMOND IS WORTHY OF FIVE?
  • UH-OH... BOBBY, WEINSTEIN CO. ONLY EARN 1 NOM; THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (AND WORTHY SCRIBE REITMAN), PAINTED VEIL, PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION GO EMPTY-HANDED
  • ANALYST DAVID POLAND REPORTS THE SHOCKING STAT: BEST PIC NOMINEES SHOW UP ONLY SIX TIMES IN COSTUME (1), SONG (0), CINEMATOGRAPHY (0), ART DIRECTION (0), EDITING (2), MAKEUP (0), SCORE (2), SOUND (1), SOUND MIXING (0)
  • THE ALWAYS P-C ANALYST JEFFREY WELLS SUGGESTS THAT A "DAVID POLAND CURSE" EXPLAINS WHY HIS RECENT FAVES--PHANTOM, MUNICH, AND NOW DREAMGIRLS--HAVE CRASHED AND BURNED; POLAND ADMITS "I WAS WRONG," BUT THEN SO TOO WAS THE REST OF THE WORLD
  • KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR UPDATES! MEANWHILE, FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TODAY'S NOMINEES...
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