Oscar Nominations Mostly as Expected (Grump, Grump)
The biggest shocker is, of course, that Dreamgirls wasn’t nominated for Best Picture. It was replaced by Clint Eastwood’s Japanese-language movie Letters from Iwo Jima (and I say “replaced” because the other four nominees were pretty much what everyone was expecting). I haven’t seen Dreamgirls yet, so I can’t comment on its omission from the top race (though it had eight nominations total), but I can say I’m sorry that Eastwood got nominated. Nope, I haven’t seen Letters from Iwo Jima either, so it has nothing to do with that: I just don’t like Eastwood. And the Oscars seem to love him. Grr.
Over at Entertainment Weekly, they’re joining me in mourning that Children of Men didn’t get nominated for any of the biggies. It got nods for Cinematography, Adapted Screenplay, and Editing, but that’s it. Pan’s Labyrinth, however, did a bit better than expected, with six nominations total, including one for Best Foreign Film, one for Original Screenplay, and one for Original Score—which was beautiful and haunting, by the way (you can hear it at the Pan’s Labyrinth web site). Speaking of scores, I’m pleased that Ennio Morricone’s work is being recognized with an honorary Oscar—his soundtrack to The Mission is one of my favorites.
I’m also happy for every single bit of recognition The Queen receives—it’s still the best movie of the year, in my opinion.
You can view the full list of nominees at The Envelope.
Add comment January 23rd, 2007