The Oscars According To You...

OK, so we all know that the Oscars are like totally lame and stuff, but who/what would you LIKE to see win one this year?

Permalink Reply by jessica on December 1, 2008 at 6:31pm: lol wow i would have a whole new view on the oscars if that came around; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by B-Independent.com on December 4, 2008 at 4:01pm: yes, and it would be a blast!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by moviefan21 on November 30, 2008 at 3:49pm: The Dark Knight. Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by oedipussy on December 1, 2008 at 6:20pm: Agreed! Hellboy is the best superhero movie series ever, hands-down...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DaveTheTurd on November 30, 2008 at 8:29pm: Honestly, I'm having a hard time believing Dark Knight will do anything beyond a nomination for Ledger. Do you guys really think it's worthy of a best picture nod, much less a win? Seriously? I mean, it was a good movie, but had some substantial flaws in my estimation. I certainly don't want to trash-talk a basically enjoyable film, but I hardly think it's worth a Best Picture nomination. The Batman Voice alone is enough to move it out of contention, in my book, lol.

I loved Ledger's performance, so not to score an Actor nomination would be a crime. But to win? Don't know yet... haven't seen enough current releases to feel I could give a fair assessment.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces on November 30, 2008 at 8:59pm: As I said earlier I think TT and Robert Downey Jr. deserve recognition. I'd like to see Ben Stiller and Nick Nolte get nominations too. Four Leaf Tayback was the best character in TT. His line "I don't know the name of the gun, I just know the sound it makes when it takes a man's life". That's brilliant!

Also, I'd like to see Heath Ledger win for best supporting actor. Aaron Eckhart was great in Dark Knight too. Although I really liked the movie, Batman's voice just kept me from really liking Bale this time. I'd like to see Burn After Reading get noticed, too. That movie is hilarious. Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and George Clooney should all get nominations in my opinion as well as the Coens for writing and directing it.

Sean Penn as Milk will win as best actor and Frost / Nixon will be a big one for nominations. I haven't seen them but from the reviews they are getting and the fact that the Oscars really like "true stories" I think they will be hot movies for awards. Penn is golden and deserves every Oscar nomination he recieves.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DaveTheTurd on November 30, 2008 at 9:12pm: I think what Frost/Nixon has going for it are the two principal leads having so much on stage experience with the roles before they were cast in the same roles for the film. I'm looking forward to that film.

Sean Penn makes me vomit. Similar to Alec Baldwin... they both can really act when they want to, but their real-life politics ruin the immersion for me now. I can't just watch him anymore without my brain going "That's Sean Penn" instead of "That's a character in a movie." I really liked Penn in 21 Grams, I know he's a strong actor... it's hard for me to see through his nauseating politics and actually see him ply his trade anymore.

If he does win, here's a preview of his speech: "Bush is an Imperialist A-hole! Viva la revolucion! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to give my homey Chavez a call..."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jessica on December 1, 2008 at 6:40pm: see now i think you people should go into movies thinking just about the movie and not about the actor's personal life just IMO though; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by oedipussy on December 1, 2008 at 6:55pm: The reason I can't stand Sean Penn is because he's Sean Penn...

Also because he typically stars in those boring-ass movies that come out at the end of the year and only exist for the Oscar nominations. But I guess that ties into the whole "Being Sean Penn" thing...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ASCAPEGOAT on December 1, 2008 at 9:07pm: Yep he sucks except that movie were he played the retard, he did really well tho not a beast performance by far from what ive seen the guy who plays Bush in the movie W. being the biggest idiot award.

Also like Nick Cage in whatever movie he did this year?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DaveTheTurd on December 1, 2008 at 9:24pm: I'd watch Sean Penn over Nicolas Cage any day of the week, politics or no...

Nick Cage... lol... what a walking gonad.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ASCAPEGOAT on December 2, 2008 at 12:05pm: Never saw Cage as beiing anything other than funny and don't like all his drama roles, i must say i was addicted to this one movie he did for awhile, i don't recall the name other than it had helicopters in it.; ▶ Reply to This