Award Season 2006
 

I figured we should have a thread about the big awards for the films of 2006 - some perdictions etc.

Ok, so we've got the Indie awards last month, now the National Board of Review winners announced today:

http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stor...n2235396.shtml

I wonder how they define "breakthrough" since I would argue that Ryan Gosling did that years ago with The Believer and in mainstream film with The Notebook.

Oh, and I didn't like Thank You For Smoking so obviously I disagree with best directorial debut if there are other qualified candidates. And there are:

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris with Little Miss Sunshine. So far as I know, they only did music videos and TV before that.

And they picked for best film one that won't open in the big cities for another two weeks (and most places not until next year) so I can't argue with them.

My understanding is that the movie wasn't screened for press last Sunday so that seems like an awfully rash decision. The way you feel about a movie can change a lot in the early days after viewing.

Surprised to only see on Dreamgirls on there though based on what I've heard (haven't seen it yet).

Hello, out-of-the-blue. They only recently upped Iwo Jima to a December release date. I hope it was better than Flags of Our Fathers. I guess it might be another Clint v. Marty year after all... (though, personally, I thought that The Departed was woefully pedestrian. "Oh, look at the mob and the police officers. They go undercover and drink and shoot people until they're comfortably numb. How not at all cliche.")

While I enjoyed Stranger Than Fiction, I thought that Little Miss Sunshine was superior. Bummer.

The Illusionist on the ten-best-indie list? I thought it sucked balls compared to The Prestiege. (Though I hear that The Prestiege sucks balls compared to the book.)

I haven't talked about it on the movie thread yet, but Volver is quickly becoming one of my very favorite pictures of the year. It's such a crap year for movies, though. Many fewer than I really felt drawn to or excited by.

...while I wait (im)patiently for "Pan's Labyrinth"

That's the one I can't wait for, either :D

I got to see Pan's Labyrinth earlier this year (Guillermo is a friend of mine) and it's spectacular!!! :snap: :snap:

Your one-word review has made my three-week wait feel even longer.

Sorry! :D I had actually put more, but deleted it before posting so as not to spoil or prejudice the expectant too much. Thanks for the heads-up on the hubby nod -- we hadn't noticed it!

Sorry, but I did not like Pan's Labyrinth. It was depressing. And subtitles didn't help. Frankly, it was so slow and boring at parts, that I found myself losing concentration, and then I'd fail to understand what anyone was saying.

The "otherworld" stuff was very cool looking, but the movie was a complete bummer. Ycch. Maybe just not my cup of tea. But nazi badness is just a turnoff for me. And the fantastical stuff wasn't enough to overcome the real-world dreariness and nastiness.

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).

The Producers Guild Awards

Best theatrical picture: "Babel,""The Departed,""Dreamgirls,""Little Miss Sunshine,""The Queen."


Animated theatrical motion pictures: "Cars,""Flushed Away,""Happy Feet,""Ice Age: The Meltdown,""Monster House."

Nominees for the 13th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:

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 Scotland."

Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children."

Supporting actor: Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"; Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"; Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls."

Supporting actress: Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel."

Cast: "Babel,""Bobby,""The Departed,""Dreamgirls,""Little Miss Sunshine." ---

DGA Award Nominations:

Martin Scorsese for "The Departed"
Bill Condon for "Dreamgirls,"
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for for "Little Miss Sunshine,"
Stephen Frears for "The Queen"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for "Babel

WGA 2007 NOMINATIONS


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Babel, Written by Guillermo Arriaga, Paramount Vantage
- Little Miss Sunshine, Written by Michael Arndt, Fox Searchlight Pictures
- The Queen, Written by Peter Morgan, Miramax Films
- Stranger Than Fiction, Written by Zach Helm, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- United 93, Written by Paul Greengrass, Universal Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips, Based on a Character Created by Sacha Baron Cohen, Twentieth Century Fox
- The Departed, Screenplay by William Monahan, Based on the Motion Picture Infernal Affairs, Written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, Warner Bros. Pictures
- The Devil Wears Prada, Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna, Based on the Novel by Lauren Weisberger, Twentieth Century Fox
- Little Children, Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta, Based on the Novel by Tom Perrotta, New Line Cinema
- Thank You for Smoking, Screenplay by Jason Reitman, Based on the Novel by Christopher Buckley, Fox Searchlight Pictures

For the most part I think United 93 deserves the acclaim it is getting. But it is hard for me to go along with it as a great original screenplay.

In fact of the three original screenplay nominations I've seen, none are what I'd consider great because of the screenplay. United 93 is in how it was filmed, Little Miss Sunshine and The Queen in how they were acted.

They weren't hampered by bad screenplays but they weren't elevated either.

Oh, I think the screenplay for The Queen was essential to its success. Ditto for Little Miss Sunshine. The films were each wonderfully acted, but it's not like they were improvised.

Yes, they were fine screenplays, but I don't think they were great screenplays. Odds are that if anybody other than Helen Mirren played that part, the movie would only be half so good.

Same with LMS, though maybe not so much.

But then I didn't really like The Queen, so my opinion is flawed anyway.

British Academy Film Awards

FILM
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu/Jon Kilik/Steve Golin
THE DEPARTED - Brad Pitt/Brad Grey/Graham King
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE*
THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries

THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
CASINO ROYALE - Michael G Wilson/Barbara Broccoli/Martin Campbell/Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Scott Rudin/Robert Fox/Richard Eyre/Patrick Marber
THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries/Stephen Frears/Peter Morgan
UNITED 93 - Tim Bevan/Lloyd Levin/Paul Greengrass

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
ANDREA ARNOLD (Director) - Red Road
JULIAN GILBEY (Director) - Rollin' with the Nines
CHRISTINE LANGAN (Producer) - Pierrepoint
GARY TARN (Director) - Black Sun
PAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS (Director) - London to Brighton

THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu
THE DEPARTED - Martin Scorsese
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris
THE QUEEN - Stephen Frears
UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BABEL - Guillermo Arriaga
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Michael Arndt
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo del Toro
THE QUEEN - Peter Morgan
UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CASINO ROYALE - Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis
THE DEPARTED - William Monahan
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Aline Brosh McKenna
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Patrick Marber

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
APOCALYPTO - Mel Gibson/Bruce Davey
BLACK BOOK (ZWARTBOEK) - Teun Hilte/San Fu Maltha/Jens Meurer/Paul Verhoeven
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Alfonso Cuarón/Bertha Navarro/Frida Torresblanco/Guillermo del Toro
RANG DE BASANTI (PAINT IT YELLOW) - Ronnie Screwvala/Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
VOLVER - Agustín Almodóvar/Pedro Almodóvar

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CARS - John Lasseter
FLUSHED AWAY - David Bowers/Sam Fell
HAPPY FEET - George Miller

ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
DANIEL CRAIG - Casino Royale
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - The Departed
RICHARD GRIFFITHS - The History Boys
PETER O'TOOLE - Venus
FOREST WHITAKER - The Last King of Scotland

ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
PENELOPE CRUZ - Volver
JUDI DENCH - Notes on a Scandal
HELEN MIRREN - The Queen
MERYL STREEP - The Devil Wears Prada
KATE WINSLET - Little Children

ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
ALAN ARKIN - Little Miss Sunshine
JAMES MCAVOY - The Last King of Scotland
JACK NICHOLSON - The Departed
LESLIE PHILLIPS - Venus
MICHAEL SHEEN - The Queen

ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
EMILY BLUNT - The Devil Wears Prada
ABIGAIL BRESLIN - Little Miss Sunshine
TONI COLETTE - Little Miss Sunshine
FRANCES DE LA TOUR - The History Boys
JENNIFER HUDSON - Dreamgirls

THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music
BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla
CASINO ROYALE - David Arnold
DREAMGIRLS - Henry Krieger
HAPPY FEET - John Powell
THE QUEEN - Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY
BABEL - Rodrigo Prieto
CASINO ROYALE - Phil Meheux
CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo Navarro
UNITED 93 - Barry Ackroyd

EDITING
BABEL - Stephen Mirrione/Douglas Crise
CASINO ROYALE - Stuart Baird
THE DEPARTED - Thelma Schoonmaker
THE QUEEN - Lucia Zucchetti
UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson

PRODUCTION DESIGN
CASINO ROYALE - Peter Lamont/Simon Wakefield
CHILDREN OF MEN - Geoffrey Kirkland/Jim Clay/Jennifer Williams
MARIE ANTOINETTE - K K Barrett/Véronique Melery
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Eugenio Caballero/Pilar Revuelta
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Rick Heinrichs/Cheryl A Carasik

COSTUME DESIGN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Patricia Field
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Milena Canonero
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Lala Huete
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Penny Rose
THE QUEEN - Consolata Boyle

SOUND
BABEL - José García/Jon Taylor/Chris Minkler/Martín Hernández
CASINO ROYALE - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Martín Hernández/Jamie Bashkt
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Christopher Boyes/George Watters II/ Paul Massey/Lee Orloff
UNITED 93 - Chris Munro/Mike Prestwood Smith/Douglas Cooper/Oliver Tarney/Eddy Joseph

ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
CASINO ROYALE - Steve Begg/Chris Corbould
CHILDREN OF MEN - Frazer Churchill/Tim Webber/Michael Eames/Paul Corbould
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Edward Irastorza/Everett Burrell
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson
SUPERMAN RETURNS - Mark Stetson

MAKE UP & HAIR
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Nicki Ledermann/Angel De Angelis
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Jean-Luc Russier/Desiree Corridoni
PAN'S LABYRINTH*
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Ve Neill/Martin Samuel
THE QUEEN - Daniel Phillips

SHORT ANIMATION FILM
DREAMS AND DESIRES - FAMILY TIES - Les Mills/Joanna Quinn
GUY 101 - Ian Gouldstone
PETER AND THE WOLF - Hugh Welchman/Alan Dewhurst/Suzie Templeton

SHORT FILM
CARE - Rachel Bailey/Corinna Faith/Tracy Bass
CUBS - Lisa Williams/Tom Harper
DO NOT ERASE - Asitha Ameresekere
HIKIKOMORI - Karley Duffy/Paul Wright
KISSING, TICKLING AND BEING BORED - David Smith/Jim McRoberts

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (nominees announced on 8 Jan 2007)
EMILY BLUNT
EVA GREEN
NAOMIE HARRIS
CILLIAN MURPHY
BEN WHISHAW

1. Best Picture: "Babel,""The Departed,""Letters From Iwo Jima,""Little Miss Sunshine,""The Queen."
2. 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 Scotland."
3. Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children."
4. Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"; Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"; Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed."
5. Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel."
6. Directing: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"; Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"; Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"; Stephen Frears, "The Queen"; Paul Greengrass, "United 93."
7. Foreign Language Film: "After the Wedding," Denmark; "Days of Glory (Indigenes)," Algeria; "The Lives of Others," Germany; "Pan's Labyrinth," Mexico; "Water," Canada.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen and Anthony Hines and Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, "Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"; Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, "Children of Men"; William Monahan, "The Departed"; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"; Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal."
9. Original Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"; Iris Yama****a and Paul Haggis, "Letters From Iwo Jima"; Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Guillermo del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth"; Peter Morgan, "The Queen."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Cars,""Happy Feet,""Monster House."
11. Art Direction: "Dreamgirls,""The Good Shepherd,""Pan's Labyrinth,""Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,""The Prestige."
12. Cinematography: "The Black Dahlia,""Children of Men,""The Illusionist,""Pan's Labyrinth,""The Prestige."
13. Sound Mixing: "Apocalypto,""Blood Diamond,""Dreamgirls,""Flags of Our Fathers,""Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
14. Sound Editing: "Apocalypto,""Blood Diamond,""Flags of Our Fathers,""Letters From Iwo Jima,""Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
15. Original Score: "Babel," Gustavo Santaolalla; "The Good German," Thomas Newman; "Notes on a Scandal," Philip Glass; "Pan's Labyrinth," Javier Navarrete; "The Queen," Alexandre Desplat.
16. Original Song: "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth," Melissa Etheridge; "Listen" from "Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven; "Love You I Do" from "Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett; "Our Town" from "Cars," Randy Newman; "Patience" from "Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger and Willie Reale.
17. Costume: "Curse of the Golden Flower,""The Devil Wears Prada,""Dreamgirls,""Marie Antoinette,""The Queen."
18. Documentary Feature: "Deliver Us From Evil,""An Inconvenient Truth,""Iraq in Fragments,""Jesus Camp,""My Country, My Country."
19. Documentary (short subject): "The Blood of Yingzhou District,""Recycled Life,""Rehearsing a Dream,""Two Hands."
20. Film Editing: "Babel,""Blood Diamond,""Children of Men,""The Departed,""United 93."
21. Makeup: "Apocalypto,""Click,""Pan's Labyrinth."
22. Animated Short Film: "The Danish Poet,""Lifted,""The Little Matchgirl,""Maestro,""No Time for Nuts."
23. Live Action Short Film: "Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea),""Eramos Pocos (One Too Many),""Helmer & Son,""The Saviour,""West Bank Story."
24. Visual Effects: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,""Poseidon,""Superman Returns."
Academy Award winners previously announced this year:
HONORARY AWARD (Oscar statuette): Ennio Morricone JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD (Oscar statuette): Sherry Lansing

Soooo, can anyone tell me what nominated films are already available on DVD? I already added The Devil Wears Prada to my queue, but I'm sure there are others.

Sure. Cars, Monster House, Click (we won't be seeing this one), Pirates, Little Miss Sunshine. At least, those are the ones I know are out already.

Plus whatever you can pilfer from chez Zlick.

Off the top of my head---
United 93
Cars
Pirates
Superman Returns
Little Miss Sunshine
An Inconvenient Truth

Babel - On DVD February 20, 2007
The Black Dahlia - Currently available on DVD
Borat - On DVD March 6, 2007
Cars - Currently available on DVD
Click - Currently available on DVD
The Departed - On DVD February 13, 2007
The Devil Wears Prada - Currently available on DVD
Flags of Our Fathers - On DVD February 6, 2007
Half Nelson - On DVD February 13, 2007
The Illusionist - Currently available on DVD
An Inconvenient Truth - Currently available on DVD
Jesus Camp - Currently available on DVD
Little Miss Sunshine - Currently available on DVD
Marie Antoinette - On DVD February 13, 2007
Monster House - Currently available on DVD
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Currently available on DVD
Poseidon - Currently available on DVD
The Prestige - On DVD February 20, 2007
Superman Returns - Currently available on DVD
United 93 - Currently available on DVD
Water - Currently available on DVD

Can't forget ---- THE RAZZIES!!

Worst Picture
Basic Instinct 2
Bloodrayne
Lady In The Water
Little Man
Wicker Man

Worst Actor
Tim Allen, in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, The Shaggy Dog and Zoom
Nicolas Cage, in Wicker Man
Larry, The Cable Guy (Dan Whitney), in Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Rob Schneider, in The Benchwarmers and Little Man
Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans, in Little Man

Worst Actress
Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff, in Material Girls
Lindsay Lohan, in Just My Luck
Kristanna Loken, in Bloodrayne
Jessica Simpson, in Employee Of The Month
Sharon Stone, in Basic Instict 2

Worst Supporting Actor
Danny DeVito, in Deck The Halls
Ben Kingsley, in Bloodrayne
M. Night Shyamalan, in Lady In The Water
Martin Short, in Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
David Thewlis, in Basic Instinct 2 and The Omen
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Worst Supporting Actress
Kate Bosworth, in Superman Returns
Kristin Chenoweth, in Deck The Halls, Pink Panther and RV
Carmen Electra, in Date Movie and Scary Movie 4
Jenny McCarthy, in John Tucker Must Die
Michelle Rodriguez, in Bloodrayne

Worst Screen Couple
Tim Allen & Martin Short,Santa Clause 3
Nicolas Cage & His Bear Suit, Wicker Man
Hilary & Haylie Duff, Material Girls
Sharon Stone's Lop-Sided Breasts, Basic Instinct 2
Shawn Wayans & EITHER Kerry Washington OR Marlon Wayans, Little Man

Worst Remake or Sequel
Little Man (Rip-off of the 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon "Baby Buggy Bunny")
Pink Panther
Poseidon
The Shaggy Dog Story
Wicker Man

Worst Prequel or Sequel
Basic Instinct 2
Big Momma's House 2
Garfield 2: A Tail Of Two Kitties
Santa Clause 3
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Worst Director
Uwe Boll, Bloodrayne
Michael Caton-Jones, Basic Instinct 2
Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
M. Night Shyamalan, Lady In The Water
Keenan Ivory Wayans, Little Man

Worst Screenplay
Basic Instinct 2, Leora Barish & Henry Bean
Bloodrayne, Guinevere Turner, Based on the Video Game
Lady In The Water, M. Night Shyamalan
Little Man, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, and Shawn Wayans
Wicker Man, Screenplay Adapted by Neil LaBute from a Screenplay by Anthony Schaffer

Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment
Deck The Halls
Garfield 2: A Tail Of Two Kitties
RV
Santa Clause 3
The Shaggy Dog

Oooh Little Man. Mark Kermode (currently my favorite critic) described the film as "the most retrograde, horrible, nauseating, inward-looking, smug, repulsive, grotesque, ill-advised, badly-judged film", "pure evil" and "possessed by the devil".

His podcast from BBC5 Live is great.

Was The Da Vinci Code an '06 movie? If so, and as much as I disliked it, I'm surprised it received absolutely zero Oscar nominations. It was a worldwide juggernaut in popularity ... usually deserving of a tech nom or something.

Fortunately, I haven't seen most of those horrors nominated by the razzies ... but., hahahaha, Kate Bosworth for Worst Actress is right on the money! I think M. Night's not getting a fair shake, but that was by far his worst film.

Yes, The Da Vinci Code was a 2006 movie (premiered at Cannes last year), and I am somewhat surprised to see it completely shut out but it deserves it.

I agree on Shyamalan. I think it was his second best movie (it just worked for me on all levels though I understand why people who don't like it don't like it). But it was hardly one of the horrible movies of the year and Shyamalan didn't embarrass himself. I think this is more a reaction to the publicity surrounding it and not the movie itself.

Ron Howard is also screwed. The movie sucked but it wasn't particularly his fault. The source sucked too.

Hooray! The cast of Little Miss Sunshine won the SAG Award for best cast in a motion picture.