Stymie said:

so what was the best film of the year..in your opinion?

Stymie said:

but out of the films nominated for Best Film I gotta agree with the vote. Babel was my fav of the bunch but even that was unevent. Little Miss Sunshine was/is an overbloated sitcom episode. Cute, yes but deserving of Best Picture? Hell To The NO!!!

And I totally disagree with you on Arkin's win. IMHO Murphy blew the house down in Dreamgirls. He was dramatic, he sang, he did comedy and he did it all perfectly. The look of sadness on his face said way way more then anything Arkin did using words in LMS. He did it with his eyes...it was subtle and deep and haunts me to this day.

Arkin, like soo many others got it for being an old fart...just like Jack Palance, Morgan Freeman, George Burns, Art Carney and a host of other old men who end up winning Supporting Actor awards...Its the total opposite of Supporting Actress which tends to go to the hot young thing...hence Marisa Tomei winning...and Juliette Binoche beating Lauren Bacall.

but, thats all just my take on things...i know we all have our own lil theories.

missfee said:

In my opinion, Babel followed by Little Miss Sunshine.

sosgemini said:

Well, to me, eddie was only playing the same role he plays in every movie he does. I was not impressed. I'm glad Alan Arkin won but Marky Mark really should have won, IMHO.

Terilicious said:

Actually, Leon Talley from Vogue magazine groomed her.

Stymie said:

I diagree about Eddie. I've never seen him play a character like that before

Harlepolis said:

you mean the 'vogue magazine' that's about fashion?

Anx said:

Yep

Forrest Whittaker's speech was amazing and moving, and it seemed so genuine (of course he did just win for best actor ) But it's great to see a REAL actor be rewarded, not just a movie star, face, nude scene, showcase performance, but rather an acting job!

I thought Kate Winslet looked great, if kind of boring. Penelope looked hot, as did Reese.

Nice to see Scorsese win. I thought the Departed was great. Even the actors who I'm not crazy about were good in it.

NDRU said:

I was shocked to hear that it was his 1st time winning the oscar The man has a LUSH history of impressive filmography.

And I agree about Forrest,,,,,he came along way as an actor as well as a director, glad to see him getting his dues.

NDRU said:

even DiCaprio!

abierman said:

definitely, but I don't really love any of the actors, Matt Damon, Leo, Alec, even Martin Sheen, and they were all good. A very solid movie with one coincidence I wish they'd left out

NDRU said:

it's been a while when I saw it, what are you referring to?

one thing i have to get off my chest, and i know people disagree:

I HATED THOSE DAMN SHADOW DANCERS!!!!

if i wanted to see mummenschanz, i'd watch sesame street, dammit!

that said, i giggled when ellen went behind their curtain and came out and said "they're naked." her delivery was perfect.

oh, and on an unrelated note, jack nicholson looked just like this emoticon:

Anx said:

"he was just standing in the corner, smiling & laughing"

This was the first year I watched the entire awards I think. After all the time I invested watching films that were nominated (28 overall), I felt I had to see the whole show. It was okay. It was almost as if Jack Nicholson knew Scorsese was going to win.

sextonseven said:

Didn't we all? The director's award was a lock, I wasn't so sure about winning for best picture.

CalhounSq said:

I think Cate's stunning in [i]any[/] dress

applekisses said:

Harlepolis said:

Oh, well he just needs to go on and hang up this dress AND his career.

whoa @ Hudson winning

i knew for sure she was winning the Golden Globe but honestly i thought the Oscar was so going for the Asian girl from Babel.

but i'm happy for her,, sitting at home for a while after getting the boot from A.Idol, being casted for D.Girls, told off, asked again, told off, asked again and BAM a Golden Globe & an Oscar under her chin at the same year

PricelessHo said:

i think you're the ONLY PERSON in the WORLD who thought she (or anyone) would beat j-hud for that oscar!

but hey, SOMEone had to be rooting for that lady!

Helen Mirren winning was a darn given, even the heffa knew it even b4 the nominations came out DUH which's Well deserved.

As for Best Actor, i was really torn between Leo & Whittaker, both delivered incredible performances.

On a side note, awww @ Leo tearing up during Whittaker's speech

Anx said:

she totally captured me in Babel

PricelessHo said:

i dunno...i really though meryl had a chance, even though i didn't think her role in 'devil wears prada' was anything special. still, it was meryl streep, and meryl has a habit of winning awards.

Anx said:

to be honest, i didn't like Prada being up there in the category to begin with.

Yes, the woman is legenderay and can pull off whatever you throw at her but i thought that film was too teenie to be up there.

PricelessHo said:

no way...in the past films like Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias and Pirates of the Caribbeans have seen their actors up for Oscars...Streep's performance was totally Oscar worthy...

but, i think the performance is more of a supporting role if you ask me. she would have probably had a better chance of winning if her studio pushed her in that category.

sosgemini said:

Don't get me wrong, her performance was flawless. It's the film itself that i'm talking about.

sosgemini said:

Meryl,,,settling with a supporting actress title? Thats TOO blasphemous for Meryl's ego. On a side note, I know somebody will shoot me dead for saying this, but I think the woman is too damn overrated

Word out to Ho, I think Hudson came along way(even though its too overwhelming for a debut role) still I'm not mad @ girlfriend. The per4mance itself is not Oscar worthy,,,but her struggle in the biz is I bet Madame Simone is kicking himself in the ding ding right now for snubbing her in AI.

PricelessHo said:

the film wasn't nominated.