You all are going to make me experience how slow dial up makes IMDB, aren't you?

Awwww, I know your pain well. All I've had is dial up at home. Here at work is all high speed and I love it.

Yay for Little Miss Sunshine getting some recognition. Same with Cars. I hope to see more of these in the coming months before the big awards. (Like the Razzies)

We need our own film award. The Swankies. :cheers:

Saw Volver over the weekend. It is the best foreign language film I've seen this year, but I haven't yet seen any of the other in their top five and the only one I am likely to see soon is Curse of the Golden Flower (which, based on Hero and The House of Flying Daggers I expect to be visually stunning and narratively boring).

Some other awards announced!

AFI AWARDS 2006
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

-BABEL
-BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
-THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
-DREAMGIRLS
-HALF NELSON
-HAPPY FEET
-INSIDE MAN
-LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
-LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
-UNITED 93

Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
PICTURE: Letters From Iwo JIma


DIRECTOR: Paul Greengrass, "United 93"

ACTRESS: Helen Mirren, "The Queen"

ACTOR: Tie – Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat" & Forest Whitaker, “The
Last King of Scotland”

SCREENPLAY: "The Queen" by Peter Morgan

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Luminita Gheorghiu, "The Death of Mr.
Lazarescu"

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Michael Sheen, "The Queen"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "The Lives of Others" directed by Florian
Henckel von Donnersmarck

DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM: "An Inconvenient Truth" directed by Davis Guggenheim

PRODUCTION DESIGN: Eugenio Caballero, "Pan’s Labyrinth"

ANIMATION: “Happy Feet" (George Miller)

MUSIC: Alexandre Desplat, “The Painted Veil” and "The Queen"

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Children of Men"

NEW GENERATION:
Michael Arndt (screenwriter), Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (co-directors) – “Little Miss Sunshine”

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Robert Mulligan (previously announced)

INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL:
Tie - “Old Joy” directed by Kelly Reichardt & “In Between Days” directed by So Yong Kim

SPECIAL CITATIONS:
To Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film “Army of Shadows” upon the occasion of its long-overdue U.S. release

The direction and the editing in "United 93" were amazing.

I'm sad I missed "Sunshine"...

I'm amazed by the amount of overpraise that The Devil Wears Prada is getting. It was a fun movie but nothing more.

2006 New York Film Critics Awards
Best Picture - United 93
Best Actor - Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)
Best Actress - Helen Mirren (The Queen)
Best Director - Martin Scorsese (The Departed)
Best Foreign Film- Army of Shadows
Best Screenplay - Peter Morgan (The Queen)
Best Supporting Actor- Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children)
Best Supporting Actress -Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls )
Best Cinematographer- Guillermo Navarro (Pan's Labyrinth )
Best Non-Fiction Film- Deliver Us From Evil
Best First Film- Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson )
Best Animated Film -Happy Feet

Broadcast Film Critics Award Nominees 2006

Best Picture
Babel
Blood Diamond
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Children
Little Miss Sunshine
Notes on a Scandal
The Queen
United 93

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond - The Departed
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole - Venus
Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress
Penelope Cruz - Volver
Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet - Little Children

Best Supporting Actor
Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
Adam Beach - Flags Of Our Fathers
Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson - The Departed

Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza - Babel
Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
Catherine O'Hara - For Your Consideration
Emma Thompson - Stranger Than Fiction

Best Acting Ensemble
Babel
Bobby
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Little Miss Sunshine
A Prairie Home Companion

Best Director
Bill Condon - Dreamgirls
Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears - The Queen
Paul Greengrass - United 93
Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Best Writer
Michael Arndt - Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo Arriaga - Babel
Todd Field, Tom Perrotta - Little Children
Zach Helm - Stranger Than Fiction
William Monahan - The Departed
Peter Morgan - The Queen

Best Animated Feature
Cars
Flushed Away
Happy Feet
Monster House
Over The Hedge


Best Comedy Movie
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Devil Wears Prada
For Your Consideration
Little Miss Sunshine
Thank You For Smoking

Best Family Film (live action)
Akeelah and the Bee
Charlotte's Web
Flicka
Lassie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Documentary Feature
An Inconvenient Truth
Shut Up and Sing
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Who Killed the Electric Car
Wordplay

Best Foreign Language Film
Apocalypto
Days of Glory
Letters From Iwo Jima
Pan's Labyrinth
Volver
Water

Best Song
"I Need To Wake Up", Melissa Etheridge - An Inconvenient Truth
"Listen", Beyonce - Dreamgirls
"My Little Girl", Tim McGraw - Flicka
"The Neighbor", Dixie Chicks - Shut Up and Sing
"Never Gonna Break My Faith", Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige - Bobby
"Ordinary Miracle", Sarah McLachlan - Charlotte's Web

Best Soundtrack
Babel
Cars
Dreamgirls
Happy Feet
Marie Antoinette

Best Composer
Phillip Glass - The Illusionist
Clint Mansell - The Fountain
Thomas Newman - The Good German
Gustavo Santaolalla - Babel
Howard Shore - The Departed
Hans Zimmer - The Da Vinci Code

Nominees for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards for Motion Pictures announced today:

Picture, Drama:
"Babel," "Bobby," "The Departed," "Little Children," "The Queen"

Actress, Drama:
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Sherrybaby"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

Actor, Drama:
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"; Peter O'Toole, "Venus"; Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"; Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," "The Devil Wears Prada," "Dreamgirls," "Little Miss Sunshine," "Thank You for Smoking"

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Annette Bening, "Running With Scissors"; Toni Collette, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Beyonce Knowles, "Dreamgirls"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Renee Zellweger, "Miss Potter"

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"; Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Kinky Boots"; Will Ferrell, "Stranger than Fiction"

Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

Supporting Actor:
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"; Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"; Brad Pitt, "Babel"; Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

Director:
Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"; Clint Eastwood, "Letters from Iwo Jima"; Steven Frears, "The Queen"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"; Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"; Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"; William Monahan, "The Departed"; Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

Foreign Language: "
Apocalypto," USA; "Letters from Iwo Jima," USA/Japan; "The Lives of Others," Germany; "Pan's Labyrinth," Mexico; "Volver" Spain

Animated Film: "
Cars," "Happy Feet," "Monster House"

Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat, "The Painted Veil"; Clint Mansell, "The Fountain"; Gustavo Santaolalla, "Babel"; Carlo Siliotto, "Nomad"; Hans Zimmer, "The Da Vinci Code"

Original Song:
A Father's Way" from "The Pursuit of Happyness"; "Listen" from "Dreamgirls"; "Never Gonna Break My Faith" from "Bobby"; "The Song of the Heart" from "Happy Feet"; "Try Not to Remember" from "Home of the Brave"

Have to disagree on the Annette Bening nomination. She was at her screeching worst in this one. If they felt the movie needed some recognition (and I'd disagree; it was a pleasant distraction at best) there were other better performances to call out.

Splitting the vote on DiCaprio and Eastwood is interesting since everything I hear is that in both cases one of the selections (The Departed for DiCaprio and Letters from Iwo Jima for Eastwood) are far superior to the other.

Nomad for original score is a bit of a cop since it won't play in the U.S. until next year but it does mean that two movies nominated this year somehow involve Kazakhstan. That is about as odd as the fact that two of the Foreign Language movies were made in the United States by English speaking directors (not that I have a problem with it; they fit, though I'd prefer the category be best non-English, non US/Brit production).