On Further Review
After taking a closer look at the entire list of nominees for the 75th Annual Academy Awards here are the nominations that caught my eye. Some catches were good, some surprised me.
Here we go!
BIGGEST YEAH- “Y TU MAM¬° TAMBI‚ĶN” nominated for Best Original Screenplay!
YEAH- To Nicole Kidman for her nomination!
YEAH- To Julianne Moore for her two nominations.
SHOCK- “Chicago” with 13 nominations?!? Last year’s “Moulin Rouge” was and is a better film!
NOT SHOCKED- No nomination for Richard Gere. His politics are too out in the open.
WONDER- Salma Hayek gets a nomination for “Frida”?!? She has always been beautiful, but can she act now?
GET USED TO HEARING THIS- “The Time Machine” is now an Academy Award nominee! So is “Spider-man.”
NO SHOCK- Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax studio has 38 Nominations.
WHAT?!?- “Treasure Planet” for Best Animated Feature? Obviously they absolutely HAD to have 5 nominees.
YEAH- “Spirited Away” was nominated for Best Amimated Feature!
SADLY- No Hugh Grant for “About A Boy” and no “About A Boy” for Best Picture.
DITTO- For Nia Vardalos and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”
ROCK THE HOUSE- I hope Eminem performs! Yes, Eminem is now an Academy Award Nominee. So are U2 and Paul Simon.
CAN EMINEM WIN?- Well, Prince won for “Purple Rain.”
YEAH- Michael Moore’s documentary “Bowling For Columbine got a nod!
FINALLY- This is a great Oscar Race!
DAN’S OSCAR PICKS AS OF RIGHT NOW (I reserve the right to change these as the race goes on):
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel Day-Lewis
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chris Cooper
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Nicole Kidman
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Queen Latifah
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
ICE AGE
DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese- GANGS OF NEW YORK
BEST PICTURE
CHICAGO
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