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When No Country for Old Men won big for the Coen brothers. Also There Will Be Blood and Juno gave it a run for its money. Not nominated: Zodiac. Should have won: Cate Blanchett for I’m Not There.
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When No Country for Old Men won big for the Coen brothers. Also There Will Be Blood and Juno gave it a run for its money. Not nominated: Zodiac. Should have won: Cate Blanchett for I’m Not There.
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a Blue Is the Warmest Colour trailer post. And not just of all time, but every month and just about every week. Sometimes every day too. The post is like a year old. Rly. Srsly.
The most-visited page on Screen On Screen since I started the blog is…
a Blue Is the Warmest Colour trailer post. And not just of all time, but every month and just about every week. Sometimes every day too. The post is like a year old. Rly. Srsly.
Here’s how I would have had it play out in 2007. Although I know I don’t share your enthusiasm for Blanchett in I’m Not There (or I’m Not There in general) or even the highly loved No Country For Old Men which I’ve tried multiple times, but have just never warmed up to- I hope my alternate oscar ballot has some sort of relevance however small and insignificant it may be 🙂
*denotes winner
2007
Best Picture:
1. Ratatouille
2. Michael Clayton
3. Zodiac
4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. There Will Be Blood
6. Atonement
7. Lust, Caution
8. Away From Her
9. Once
10. Sicko
Best Director:
Andrew Dominik- The Assassination of Jesse James
Tony Gilroy- Michael Clayton
Brad Bird- Ratatouille
Paul Thomas Anderson- There Will Be Blood
* David Fincher- Zodiac
Best Actor:
Chris Cooper- Breach
Richard Gere- The Hoax
Ryan Gosling- Lars and the Real Girl
George Clooney- Michael Clayton
* Daniel Day Lewis- There Will Be Blood
Best Actress:
Julie Christie- Away From Her
Ellen Page- Juno
* Marion Cotillard- La Vie En Rose
Angelina Jolie- A Mighty Heart
Laura Linney- The Savages
Best Supporting Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman- Charlie Wilson’s War
* Tom Wilkinson- Michael Clayton
Javier Bardem- No Country for Old Men
Sam Rockwell- Snow Angels
Chiwetel Ejiofor- Talk to Me
Best Supporting Actress:
Ruby Dee- American Gangster
Amy Ryan- Gone Baby Gone
Jennifer Garner- Juno
Leslie Mann- Knocked Up
* Tilda Swinton- Michael Clayton
Best Original Screenplay:
Lars and the Real Girl
* Michael Clayton
Once
Ratatouille
The Savages
Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Assassination of Jesse James
Atonement
* Away From Her
Lust, Caution
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
Best Original Score:
3:10 to Yuma
Atonement
Lust, Caution
* Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Best Original Song:
“Happy Working Song”- Enchanted
“Guaranteed”- Into the Wild
* “Falling Slowly”- Once
“Le Festin”- Ratatouille
“Beautiful Ride”- Walk Hard
Best Cinematography:
* The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Lust, Caution
Zodiac
Best Editing:
American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
* Michael Clayton
Zodiac
Best Costume Design:
3:10 to Yuma
* Atonement
I’m Not There
Lust, Caution
Talk to Me
Best Production Design:
The Assassination of Jesse James
Love in the Time of Cholera
Lust, Caution
Sweeney Todd
* There Will Be Blood
Best Sound Design:
The Assassination of Jesse James
* Atonement
Ratatouille
Sunshine
Zodiac
Best Sound Editing:
3:10 to Yuma
* Ratatouille
Zodiac
Best Visual Effects:
Beowulf
The Mist
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
* Sunshine
Transformers
Best Make Up:
* La Vie En Rose
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Best Ensemble:
* Juno
Michael Clayton
The Mist
Snow Angels
Zodiac
Best Documentary:
Crazy Love
No End in Sight
* Sicko
Best Foreign Language Film:
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Edge of Heaven
La Vie En Rose
* Lust, Caution
Best Animated Film:
Beowulf
* Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
Nomination Tally:
Michael Clayton- 8 (wins 4)
Ratatouille- 8 (wins 4)
Zodiac- 8 (wins 1)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford- 7 (wins 1)
Lust, Caution- 7 (wins 1)
Atonement- 6 (wins 2)
There Will Be Blood- 6 (wins 2)
3:10 to Yuma- 3
Away From Her- 3 (wins 1)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- 3
Juno- 3 (wins 1)
La Vie En Rose- 3 (wins 2)
Once- 3 (wins 1)
American Gangster- 2
Beowulf- 2
Lars and the Real Girl- 2
The Mist- 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End- 2
The Savages- 2
Sicko- 2
Snow Angels- 2
Sunshine- 2
Talk to Me- 2
Here’s how I would have had it play out in 2007. Although I know I don’t share your enthusiasm for Blanchett in I’m Not There (or I’m Not There in general) or even the highly loved No Country For Old Men which I’ve tried multiple times, but have just never warmed up to- I hope my alternate oscar ballot has some sort of relevance however small and insignificant it may be 🙂
*denotes winner
2007
Best Picture:
1. Ratatouille
2. Michael Clayton
3. Zodiac
4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. There Will Be Blood
6. Atonement
7. Lust, Caution
8. Away From Her
9. Once
10. Sicko
Best Director:
Andrew Dominik- The Assassination of Jesse James
Tony Gilroy- Michael Clayton
Brad Bird- Ratatouille
Paul Thomas Anderson- There Will Be Blood
* David Fincher- Zodiac
Best Actor:
Chris Cooper- Breach
Richard Gere- The Hoax
Ryan Gosling- Lars and the Real Girl
George Clooney- Michael Clayton
* Daniel Day Lewis- There Will Be Blood
Best Actress:
Julie Christie- Away From Her
Ellen Page- Juno
* Marion Cotillard- La Vie En Rose
Angelina Jolie- A Mighty Heart
Laura Linney- The Savages
Best Supporting Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman- Charlie Wilson’s War
* Tom Wilkinson- Michael Clayton
Javier Bardem- No Country for Old Men
Sam Rockwell- Snow Angels
Chiwetel Ejiofor- Talk to Me
Best Supporting Actress:
Ruby Dee- American Gangster
Amy Ryan- Gone Baby Gone
Jennifer Garner- Juno
Leslie Mann- Knocked Up
* Tilda Swinton- Michael Clayton
Best Original Screenplay:
Lars and the Real Girl
* Michael Clayton
Once
Ratatouille
The Savages
Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Assassination of Jesse James
Atonement
* Away From Her
Lust, Caution
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
Best Original Score:
3:10 to Yuma
Atonement
Lust, Caution
* Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Best Original Song:
“Happy Working Song”- Enchanted
“Guaranteed”- Into the Wild
* “Falling Slowly”- Once
“Le Festin”- Ratatouille
“Beautiful Ride”- Walk Hard
Best Cinematography:
* The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Lust, Caution
Zodiac
Best Editing:
American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
* Michael Clayton
Zodiac
Best Costume Design:
3:10 to Yuma
* Atonement
I’m Not There
Lust, Caution
Talk to Me
Best Production Design:
The Assassination of Jesse James
Love in the Time of Cholera
Lust, Caution
Sweeney Todd
* There Will Be Blood
Best Sound Design:
The Assassination of Jesse James
* Atonement
Ratatouille
Sunshine
Zodiac
Best Sound Editing:
3:10 to Yuma
* Ratatouille
Zodiac
Best Visual Effects:
Beowulf
The Mist
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
* Sunshine
Transformers
Best Make Up:
* La Vie En Rose
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Best Ensemble:
* Juno
Michael Clayton
The Mist
Snow Angels
Zodiac
Best Documentary:
Crazy Love
No End in Sight
* Sicko
Best Foreign Language Film:
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Edge of Heaven
La Vie En Rose
* Lust, Caution
Best Animated Film:
Beowulf
* Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
Nomination Tally:
Michael Clayton- 8 (wins 4)
Ratatouille- 8 (wins 4)
Zodiac- 8 (wins 1)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford- 7 (wins 1)
Lust, Caution- 7 (wins 1)
Atonement- 6 (wins 2)
There Will Be Blood- 6 (wins 2)
3:10 to Yuma- 3
Away From Her- 3 (wins 1)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- 3
Juno- 3 (wins 1)
La Vie En Rose- 3 (wins 2)
Once- 3 (wins 1)
American Gangster- 2
Beowulf- 2
Lars and the Real Girl- 2
The Mist- 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End- 2
The Savages- 2
Sicko- 2
Snow Angels- 2
Sunshine- 2
Talk to Me- 2
I love how Sasha stands up for ‘No Country’ in regards to being one of the best Best Picture winners of all-time, which I agree with absolutely. I know The Playlist/IndieWire did a list ranking all of the 85 winners recently, but I would love to read the list that you guys come up with here. Also, I hate to be that dick of a guy, but the monologue about Ed Tom Bell’s dreM at the end of the film is in the book as well; the context is rather different in that he’s speaking to the reader and not his wife, but the lines in the film are there word for word.
Also, I goddamn loved ‘Michael Clayton’ but damn me for not coming up with a defense against the ‘Sidney Lumet knockoff’ that you guys level against it – I was just laughing since it’s hilarious, but true. Screw it, I still love the picture though.
Would Bérénice Bejo have been nominated if Marion Cotillard hadn’t won for La Vie en Rose? Meaning, did Marion open the door for the French actors to get notice?
I donot think so. French and foreign actors in general have been nominated before Cotillard’s win. I think it’s more difficult for a foreign language performances to garner recognition as American audiences and some voters tend to stay away from subtitles. Still if the performance is truly great ala Fernanda Montenegro and Catalina Sandino Moreno, the possibility of recognition is certainly possible. Or being in a Best Picture Nominated Foreign Language Film does help as well.
This is a great reason why I love the Oscar Podcast, I can learn things. I never heard this story until now. THANK YOU guys!! 🙂
The DGA Awards: Young vs. Schnabel
Young was ejected from the 2008 Director’s Guild Awards for heckling Julian Schnabel during his remarks. According to a witness, Young had been shouting at the stage throughout the show. After she got really out of hand during Schnabel’s speech, she was escorted out of the venue wearing a white fur coat.
The day after, Julie Chen discussed the incident on David Letterman’s show.
Julian Schnabel was onstage about to say a few words about directing his film, Chen said. And he was moved and trying to find the words to say and there were a few pauses. And everyone’s waiting to hear him speak and she said, ‘Get on with it!’ And she just yelled.
So you’re at an awards presentation and she’s just heckling the winners? Letterman asked. I like that. That’s excellent. We need more of that kind of stuff.
I hope this starts a trend, he later added. This would be so good if we could look forward to this.
Young entered rehab the day after the DGA incident.
I love how Sasha stands up for ‘No Country’ in regards to being one of the best Best Picture winners of all-time, which I agree with absolutely. I know The Playlist/IndieWire did a list ranking all of the 85 winners recently, but I would love to read the list that you guys come up with here. Also, I hate to be that dick of a guy, but the monologue about Ed Tom Bell’s dreM at the end of the film is in the book as well; the context is rather different in that he’s speaking to the reader and not his wife, but the lines in the film are there word for word.
Also, I goddamn loved ‘Michael Clayton’ but damn me for not coming up with a defense against the ‘Sidney Lumet knockoff’ that you guys level against it – I was just laughing since it’s hilarious, but true. Screw it, I still love the picture though.
Would Bérénice Bejo have been nominated if Marion Cotillard hadn’t won for La Vie en Rose? Meaning, did Marion open the door for the French actors to get notice?
This is a great reason why I love the Oscar Podcast, I can learn things. I never heard this story until now. THANK YOU guys!! 🙂
The DGA Awards: Young vs. Schnabel
Young was ejected from the 2008 Director’s Guild Awards for heckling Julian Schnabel during his remarks. According to a witness, Young had been shouting at the stage throughout the show. After she got really out of hand during Schnabel’s speech, she was escorted out of the venue wearing a white fur coat.
The day after, Julie Chen discussed the incident on David Letterman’s show.
Julian Schnabel was onstage about to say a few words about directing his film, Chen said. And he was moved and trying to find the words to say and there were a few pauses. And everyone’s waiting to hear him speak and she said, ‘Get on with it!’ And she just yelled.
So you’re at an awards presentation and she’s just heckling the winners? Letterman asked. I like that. That’s excellent. We need more of that kind of stuff.
I hope this starts a trend, he later added. This would be so good if we could look forward to this.
Young entered rehab the day after the DGA incident.