The Oscar nominations were announced today and the big news is that despite earning nods in a lot of minor categories, Dream Girls isn’t in contention for best picture. It did get the most nominations, with eight total including best supporting actress for Jennifer Hudson and best supporting actor for Eddie Murphy. Both took home Golden Globes in those categories and are favorites to win. Babel was a close second with seven nominations including best picture, best supporting actress, and best director.
Best Picture
Babel
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The QueenBest Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O’Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of ScotlandBest Actress
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little ChildrenBest Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Dijmon Hinsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg, The DepartedBest Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Riko Kikuchi, Babel
[via Socialite’s Life]
Hopefully The Departed will win more than just best director. Scorsese’s muse DiCaprio says Scorsese’s Oscar is long overdue, and I bet he’ll win in that category. Overall that film was incredible, and I cannot recommend it enough.
Whatever happens, I hope that the Oscars are not as long and wicked boring as they were last year. There’s no way I’m staying up all night to live blog that shit again.
People blamed host Jon Stewart, but the fact that they dragged on forever wasn’t his fault.
The Oscars will be aired live on February 25th at 8PM EST on ABC.
Jon Stewart was the ONLY reason the Oscars were worth watching. Hollywood just hated him because he lampooned them in their biggest glittering night of the year. He was great. The rest of the show was too long. He can’t control the endless categories and nods to this person, and this person, and on and on.
I agree that Jon Stewart was great last year. I am pissed that Children of Men didn’t get much love, and seriously, who gives a crap about Dreamgirls? I heard it’s cinematic refuse.
They always blame the host. There won’t be a large audience this year and they’ll blame Ellen, but the truth of it is that there are no blockbuster pictures up for awards. Wasn’t the last well rated Oscar telecast the year TITANIC won? Sadly, nobody cares about quality films anymore. I’ll bet the People’s Choice Awards beats them out every year and I believe their best film this year was Adam Sandler’s latest opus, CLICK. This country makes me so sad sometimes.
Why is Jon Stewart orange?
Yes it’s true last years academy awards sucked and they will suck this year too.
Who’s hosting this year?
Yes it will suck – Fat Face Leo – give him a damn oscar so he goes the hell away for once. No Brad, no Matt, no Ben, no Jack – only Weaselface Wahlberg. Boring Dreamgirls with Eddie Murphy doing the same crap he did on SNL like 100 years ago. And let us all fall all over Jennifer Hudson and than see who remembers her in two years. At least Prune Face Jolie can go to visit Starvin Marvin that night and not have to get bored with another awards show. And of course, Fat Ass Lopez will drag the Skeleton out to walk the Red carpet again. Too boring.
In my opinion, the only reason the Oscars sucked last year was John Stewart.
I don’t watch the Oscars to see some snarky fellow mock the people who are there to be honored. I’m watching for the people and the films, not political humor or wacky pundentry. I’m ecstatic that Ellen is hosting this year, after suffering through Chris Rock (Blegh. Horrible and not funny.) and John Stewart (Yes, you’re sarcastic. We get it. Now shut up…) it seems like I’ll finally be able to enjoy both the show and the host this year. The Oscar’s are not a celebrity roast and shouldn’t be treated as such.
“Ecstatic” that Ellen is hosting? Well, Cupcake, I’m glad you have something to look forward to. What an exciting life you must lead.
I love Jon Stewart and yes, Hollywood takes itself too seriously. The Oscars are always so predictable, it’s refreshing to see an unexpected win like Brody back in 2003 but those are few and far between. I’m sick and tired of seeing the same people nominated over and over.. it’s just laziness and buzz, the nominees are the same from one award to another. Gosling deserves his spot but Mark Wahlberg? Nothing special to his performance at all and Brad was much more moving in Babel. I loved that movie, I hope it wins.
Click is up for a makeup award according to imdb….lol….I love seeing what mid level, critically unsucessful or barely memorable movies gain nominations in minor categories.
Still, Pans Labyrinth will pwn that category.