Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Reaction to Oscar nominations
After looking over the list of nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards, I am really disappointed (as usual) with some of the choices.
The biggest omissions, IMO, were Jim Carrey for Lead Actor in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and Michel Gondry for Directing "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
Sure, "ESOTSM" was my favorite film last year; however, how does Kate Winslet get a nomination and not Jim Carrey. It's especially ironic because Winslet was playing the typical Carrey role in the film.
And as for directing, no director did more visually than Michel Gondry. I truly believe that it wouldn't have been close to the same film without Gondry at the helm. Nothing against Taylor Hackford who got the obligatory nomination (because "Ray" was nominated for Best Picture); however, Gondry is much more deserving.
There were two pleasant suprises in the list as well. Charlie Kaufman getting a Best Original Screenplay nomination for "ESOTSM" and Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke getting a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for my other favorite film of 2004 "Before Sunset."
After looking over the list of nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards, I am really disappointed (as usual) with some of the choices.
The biggest omissions, IMO, were Jim Carrey for Lead Actor in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and Michel Gondry for Directing "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
Sure, "ESOTSM" was my favorite film last year; however, how does Kate Winslet get a nomination and not Jim Carrey. It's especially ironic because Winslet was playing the typical Carrey role in the film.
And as for directing, no director did more visually than Michel Gondry. I truly believe that it wouldn't have been close to the same film without Gondry at the helm. Nothing against Taylor Hackford who got the obligatory nomination (because "Ray" was nominated for Best Picture); however, Gondry is much more deserving.
There were two pleasant suprises in the list as well. Charlie Kaufman getting a Best Original Screenplay nomination for "ESOTSM" and Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke getting a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for my other favorite film of 2004 "Before Sunset."
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