OSCARS 2007!

[Kollywoodfan]

The winners, the films, the entertainment...discuss it all here :D

News updates: http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Academy_Awards

[Wibha]

i saw da red carpet being made :lol: i went da previous day to holly wood it was cooooooolllllll.................m watching it now :D

[Wibha]

water lost :cry2: :cry2: i had expectations :(

[ajithfederer]

Departed director gets best director oscar award 8-)

[ajithfederer]

Departed gets best picture oscar 8-)

[Nerd]

I dint have complaints with MS winning the best director and his speech was awesome to say the least :P

But D winning the best pictures was surprising to me.. I was betting for babel :P

[bingleguy]

The Departed ;-) arrived on the winning stands :clap:

[groucho070]

Finally they gave it to Scorcese. I See this more of a sympathy Oscar, like they did with Newman and Pacino. The Departed is a damned good thriller for a normal director, but for Scorsese, it's not his best work. But what the hell, I am happy for the poor guy who shoulda got it long time ago.

[NOV]

Best Movie - Departed
Best Actor - Forest Whitaker
Best Actress - Helen Mirren
Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin
Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson
Animated Film - Happy Feet
Best Director - Martin Scorsese (Finally!)
Best Foreign Film - The Lives of Others
Best Music - Babel
Best Visual Effects - Pirates of the Carribbean 2

[Kollywoodfan]

[tscii:f9b4e62f56]http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/nomswins.html

Here's the list of all the nominees + winners...

The word around here is that the Oscars was way too wrong, due to long speeches and all. I was too tired to stay up for ALL of it, but there were many memorable aspects like the comedian-attack song with Will Ferrell, Jack Black singing about comedians always being left out from the Oscars. Also Will Smith's son presenting an award. So cute! :wink:

Ellen Degeneres look uncomfortable initially but then eased down and cracked some funny jokes...Her best statement/joke of the night

“Jennifer Hudson was on American Idol and America didn’t vote for her, and yet she’s here with an Oscar nomination.

“And then, Al Gore is here, and America DID vote for him, then...”


:lol: So hilarious!! :rotfl: :rotfl: [/tscii:f9b4e62f56]

[kannannn]

Finally they gave it to Scorcese. I See this more of a sympathy Oscar, like they did with Newman and Pacino. The Departed is a damned good thriller for a normal director, but for Scorsese, it's not his best work. But what the hell, I am happy for the poor guy who shoulda got it long time ago.

Very true!! I too am happy for Scorsese. I haven't seen any of the Oscar nominations, but from the reviews, it looks like The Departed belongs to his 'others' list: like Casino and Kundun. Watched Raging Bull over the weekend, and all I could think was how Scorsese had been given a raw deal by the academy every single time. I hope they give him a life-time achievement award or something to make up for their errors.

[Nerd]

These are my favorite MS movies in the order of my preference

1. Raging bull
2. Goodfellas
3. Taxi driver
3. The Departed
4. The king of comedy, Casino, Gangs of NY

The top 3 should have won him an oscar, its a shame on them. Even Kubrick did not win an oscar :)

Havent seen the others :P

[Surya]

Al Gore's Inconvinient Truth WON!! :clap: That's all I care! :P

It's been such a Green Year for the Oscars!! :D :D 8-) A smack in the face of Conservative Republicans! :boo:

2 Movies which are about enviormentalism have taken the Statues! :boo:

[kannannn]

[tscii:b63772cd51]An interview with Alan Mak, the co-director of 'Infernal Affairs' in this issue of Time (http://aolsvc.timeforkids.kol.aol.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1594998,00.html)
His views on Departed and what should have won the best picture award (not really complimentary :oops: ):

"How did you feel when you heard Scorsese was remaking your film?"

I thought, "That's great." I'm a fan of Scorsese. When I was younger, I watched Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Casino. That's why I'm disappointed. I thought Scorsese would make a different movie. I understand they really liked Infernal Affairs. But, for me, if I take a story from somewhere, I'll take only the soul of the story. Nowadays, if you want to remake Romeo and Juliet, you have to change it.

Did The Departed deserve to win?

To give Scorsese Best Director—everyone understands that. Best Picture? That's a little bit incredible. Is it impolite to say that?

So what should have won?

I really liked Babel. For me, it's something new.[/tscii:b63772cd51]

[Aandavan]

Blood Diamond is a very good movie.. i dunno why it was completely neglected... the prestige was also given a raw deal...

[Sinthiya]

Departed and Blood Diamond are the top movies of 2006 for me! :clap:...Leonard Di Caprio is simply superb in both roles... 8-)

...would like to see Inconvenient Truth, The Prestige and Little Miss Sunshine...soon :roll:...

[Aandavan]

Departed and Blood Diamond are the top movies of 2006 for me! :clap:...Leonard Di Caprio is simply superb in both roles... 8-)

...would like to see Inconvenient Truth, The Prestige and Little Miss Sunshine...soon :roll:... the prestige deserved the oscar for the best screenplay.. :yes:

[thimuru]

departed deserved an oscar???????

[Nerd]

This year nominations are out :P
http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2008/oscars
I did not see a lot of movies last year. But these are my predictions.

Best picture: Atonement ( I would give it to NCFOM)
Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis
Best Actress: Ellen Page
Best Supp Actor: Javier Bardem
Best Director(s): Coen Brothers
Best Orig. Screenplay: Juno
Best adap screenplay: NCFOM

[bingleguy]

Atonement Vs Juno Vs Micheal Clayton Vs NCFOM Vs There will be Blood !

Feb 24th will say it all ;-)

[thilak4life]

This year nominations are out :P
http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2008/oscars
I did not see a lot of movies last year. But these are my predictions.

Best picture: Atonement ( I would give it to NCFOM)
Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis
Best Actress: Ellen Page
Best Supp Actor: Javier Bardem
Best Director(s): Coen Brothers
Best Orig. Screenplay: Juno
Best adap screenplay: NCFOM

Similar predictions, but I think TWBB will win at least one from Best picture, best director, and best screenplay..

Aside: Heath Ledger found dead. Drug overdose. RIP

[Nerd]

Actually I haven't seen TWBB yet :oops: But from whatever I saw in TV, DDL was superb.

[Kollywoodfan]

Juno should sweep some awards.

Preferably best original screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Garner) Best Actress (this is a tough one for young Ellen Page to bag amidst heavy competition from the likes of Keira Knightley and all).

[thilak4life]

Need to check out "Juno", if not for anything, for the miracle that Jennifer garner has performed for once :shock:

[m_23_bayarea]

Need to check out "Juno", if not for anything, for the miracle that Jennifer garner has performed for once :shock:

Not much for her, actually! I was surprised she played this supporting role when the movie was half-way... But in the end, she did have some emoting to do though! :)

[thilak4life]

Need to check out "Juno", if not for anything, for the miracle that Jennifer garner has performed for once :shock:

Not much for her, actually! I was surprised she played this supporting role when the movie was half-way... But in the end, she did have some emoting to do though! :)

Yes, it's a surprise that Ms.Elektra actually acted in this film. :)

[m_23_bayarea]

Need to check out "Juno", if not for anything, for the miracle that Jennifer garner has performed for once :shock:

Not much for her, actually! I was surprised she played this supporting role when the movie was half-way... But in the end, she did have some emoting to do though! :)

Yes, it's a surprise that Ms.Elektra actually acted in this film. :)

Are you an ALIAS fan? :P

[thilak4life]

Need to check out "Juno", if not for anything, for the miracle that Jennifer garner has performed for once :shock:

Not much for her, actually! I was surprised she played this supporting role when the movie was half-way... But in the end, she did have some emoting to do though! :)

Yes, it's a surprise that Ms.Elektra actually acted in this film. :)

Are you an ALIAS fan? :P

No, But yeah, I have glanced it twice or thrice. :)

[Nerd]

Juno should sweep some awards.

Preferably best original screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Garner) Best Actress (this is a tough one for young Ellen Page to bag amidst heavy competition from the likes of Keira Knightley and all).
JG is not nominated :?

[Sinthiya]

Juno should sweep some awards.

Preferably best original screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Garner) Best Actress (this is a tough one for young Ellen Page to bag amidst heavy competition from the likes of Keira Knightley and all).
JG is not nominated :?
i don't think Kiera Knightley was nominated for Atonement :roll: ...
Jennifer Garner was just ok, I didn't think there was much scope for her role in Juno...

from list of Oscar movies nominated, i have only seen Juno and Michael Clayton...

[VENKIRAJA]

These are my favorite MS movies in the order of my preference

1. Raging bull
2. Goodfellas
3. Taxi driver
3. The Departed
4. The king of comedy, Casino, Gangs of NY

The top 3 should have won him an oscar, its a shame on them. Even Kubrick did not win an oscar :)

Havent seen the others :P

Seriously,I want an explanation to this movie.I don't know whether I'm a crook or not.Damn me for saying GF was overrated.After watching it repeatedly,I would say:
1.The Goodfellas
2.Taxi Driver
3.The Departed
4.Mean Streets
5.Raging bull
And that 5th place is because I've seen only 5 MS movies.I never got why this is hailed as a classic.Just because its the first ever sport movie?Because De Niro was at his best?What makes it better than Goodfellas or Taxi driver or even departed?

[kannannn]

Seriously,I want an explanation to this movie.I don't know whether I'm a crook or not.Damn me for saying GF was overrated.
Venki, I hope you are aware that Scorcese himself saw Raging Bull as a modern version of Othello. Try seeing the movie again from that perspective and I can assure you that you won't be disappointed. Also try watching the special feature interview with Scorcese. Scorcese unravels the motifs and nuances as he intended them to be. Very enlightening.

[VENKIRAJA]

http://www.orkut.co.in/CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=21811&tid=2533986449319393637&start=1

with reference to context,hopefully I'd watch it oncemore,also fargo.