Re: [MOPO] Oscars 2006

[JR]

The Oscars were distributed with politically-correct diversity this year, spread around the field, except:  A total snub for what I considered by far the "most important" of the message movies, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.   I mean, making observations about tolerance and racial fears is all good and well, but is a film that handles it as gently as CRASH did likely to change this most basic aspect of human nature? Is a movie about gay sheepherders (not cowboys) going to alter people's gut-level reaction to non-traditional sexual preference? No, probably not much... but a film about the fanaticism and unconstitutional persecution of people during the McCarthy era *could* make a difference in this country's current dalliance with something all too similar in our "war on terrorism" if enough people saw it -- and an Oscar might have caused some more folks to give it a look. Whereas CRASH, the lightweight of the message films this year, isn't even at the theaters anymore and future viewings will be on DVD (exactly the thing the Academy was bitching about all night long).   So, do as I say for the Academy this year, don't do as I do.   And don't even get me started about giving a cleaned-up gangsta rap song the Award for Best Song of the Year.   Best song of the year? Yo' momma...!   -- JR   ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Neal To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:31 Subject: [MOPO] Oscars 2006 And the Winners are...   Best Picture Winner: Crash Brokeback Mountain Good Night and Good Luck Munich Capote   Best Director Winner: Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain Steven Spielberg - Munich Paul Haggis - Crash Bennett Miller - Capote George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck   Best Actor Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote David Strathairn - Good Night and Good Luck Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow   Best Actress Winner: Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line Dame Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents Felicity Huffman - Transamerica Charlize Theron - North Country Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice   Best Supporting Actor Winner: George Clooney - Syriana Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man Matt Dillon - Crash William Hurt - A History of Violence   Best Supporting Actress Winner: Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain Frances McDormand - North Country Amy Adams - Junebug Catherine Keener - Capote   Best Documentary Feature Winner: March of the Penguins Darwin's Nightmare Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Murderball Street Fight   Best Foreign Language Film Winner: Tsotsi (South Africa) Don't Tell (Italy) Joyeux Noel (France) Paradise Now (Palestinian territories) Sophie Scholl - The Final Days(Germany)   Best Film Editing Winner: Crash Cinerella Man The Constant Gardener Munich Walk the Line   Best Cinematography Winner: Memoirs of a Geisha Batman Begins Brokeback Mountain Good Night and Good Luck The New World   Best Adapted Screenplay Winner: Brokeback Mountain Capote The Constant Gardener A History of Violence Munich   Best Original Screenplay Winner: Crash Good Night and Good Luck Match Point The Squid and the Whale Syriana   Best Visual Effects Winner: King Kong The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe War of the Worlds   Best Animated Feature Film Winner: Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit Howl's Moving Castle Corpse Bride   Best Art Direction Winner: Memoirs of a Geisha Good Night and Good Luck Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire King Kong Pride and Prejudice   Best Costume Design Winner: Memoirs of a Geisha Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mrs Henderson Presents Pride and Prejudice Walk the Line   Best Make-up Winner: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Cinderella Man Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith   Best Sound Mixing Winner: King Kong The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Memoirs of a Geisha Walk the Line War of the Worlds   Best Music (Score) Winner: Brokeback Mountain The Constant Gardener Memoirs of a Geisha Munich Pride and Prejudice   Best Music (Song) Winner: It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Hustle and Flow In the Deep - Crash Travelin' Thru - Transamerica   Sound Editing Winner: King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha War of the Worlds   Lifetime Achievement Award Director and writer Robert Altman     OSCAR SHORTS AWARDS   Best Short Film Winner: Six Shooter Ausreisser (The Runaway) Cashback The Last Farm Our Time is Up   Best Documentary Short Subject Winner: A Note of Triumph: The Golden ge of Norman Corwin The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club God Sleeps in Rwanda The Mushroom Club       Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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