Tuesday, January 27, 2004

HARD HOBBIT TO BREAK: The Oscar nominations list is out. Here's my initial reactions:
1. It's odd seeing three Best Picture nominees with not a single acting nomination between them. You'd think Russell Crowe would've gotten a nod for M&C:TFSOTW. Surprising, especially with In America doing the reverse -- nominations for two actors and screenplay, but not Best Picture.

2. All that hoopla about Charlize Theron's transformation from this to this, but no nomination for Best Makeup? Fo' shizzle?

3. I did not realize that Johnny Depp had never been nominated before -- not for Ed Wood, not for Edward Scissorhands, not for Dead Man or even Donnie Brasco. About damn time.

4. I wouldn't want to be around Harvey Weinstein today, what with the Cold Mountain and the not-getting-the-top-nominations and all. I hope he doesn't send Jack White out to beat someone up.

5. A friend (and frequent poster here) noted that Spellbound did not get nominated for Best Doc. Nor were any Holocaust documentaries nominated in either doc category. It's a wide open race, but I'd still bet on the man who caused the most deaths, Robert McNamara.

(edited to add: Oops. Spellbound was, in fact, nominated last year. Thanks, Lorna.)

6. Out of all the Mighty Wind songs, the one that gets nominated is "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", and not "Old Joe's Place"? Ea! A! Oes . . .

7. Not one nomination for either Matrix film, even in the technical categories. Guess the Wachowskis should have taken the other pill.

Your thoughts are welcome.

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