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[Johnny C]

Yeah, in all the dump categories. I kind of figured No Country would get one of the sound awards, though.

[TheFuriousWombat]

I was positive No Country would win the sound awards. Sound editing at the very least. It was incredibly well done. TBU had lots of people getting punched and some good car crashes and, to be honest, the sound was rather well done as was, admittedly, the general editing. It's kinda hard to deny that it was a worthy contender for all the awards it won. Still, the sound in No Country was pretty phenomenal and often a lot more subtle in its art than the Bourne style car wrecks.

Was anyone else annoyed to no end by Juno's win for screenplay? I gotta admit this was a fairly weak line-up this year but I thought Michael Clayton and, more so the wonderfully funny and charming Ratatouille were far better scripts. I didn't see the other two movies so I can't comment but as far as I can tell at least two of the five were a lot more interesting than the fairly cliched, quirky teen indie flick dialog of Juno.

[bryanthelion]

I liked Juno...

And I dont see how Tilda Swinton won over Cate Blanchett. I saw Michael Clayton and I wasn't impressed with her acting in it.

[monkandmovies13]

Crack.

That is what you are smoking if you think that Cate Blanchett is in the same league as Tilda Swinton.

You know, I donis 't know much about Tilda Swinton and I didn't see Michael Clayton, but I have a hard time believing that anyone can outshine Cate Blanchett as much as you say. She is one of the most briliant actresses working today, or ever, no doubt. I saw her in Hedda Gabler about two years ago and she just blew me away.

Anyway, it's a shame that No Country For Old Men beat There Will Be Blood. I saw both this past weekend, and I have to say, I was not too impressed with NCFOM. It was fine, but I don't really get why it's so brilliant. TWBB, however, is a masterpiece.

[monkandmovies13]

I haven't seen The Golden Age and I heard she and it sucked, but have you seen Elizabeth? I don't understand how anyone can think that performance is just her standing there in wardrobe. It is one of the most amazing pieces of acting captured on film.

[Joseph]

Have you seen I'm Not There yet, Tommy?  Because I didn't really care about Cate Blanchett up until that film.  And in that film, she blew me away, even more so the second time I saw it.

[michaelicious]

I thought she really came into her own as the pitbull in No Country For Old Men.

[monkandmovies13]

The only thing I have to say is see Elizabeth, and if you have already seen it or you don't like it, well, you're missing out.

[Narr]

Did anyone else notice that The Bourne Ultimatum won the second highest number of Oscars this year?

 

Both in editing catagories, which it got deservedly so.  It's a very well-done movie, despite being a fairly predictable action movie.

[singeivoire]

Oh, I'm not saying the awards weren't deserved, I just find that factoid funny.

And I wasn't too suprised by Tilda Swinton's win. There was so much hype about Cate Blanchett that it was bound to bottom out eventually. I thought Swinton gave a beautifully nuanced performance, though as a whole I thought Michael Clayton was... underwhelming.

[Lines]

Though I like Cate Blanchett as an actress, Elizabeth the Golden Age wasn't very good outside of the costuming, I didn't see the Bob Dylan thing, because I thought it looked weird, and Tilda Swinton was pretty good in Michael Clayton. I was actually hoping Saoirse Ronan would get it, but I'm okay with Swinton getting it.

[Joseph]

I think this film was maybe the worst idea/execution of anything I can remember right now. I would go into this at length but I would have to be relatively obscene and I don't particularly want to upset people.

I can understand this thinking pretty well, and see where you're coming from.  The first time I watched the film, I certainly thought it was a mess outside of a few scenes.  It was the second time that let me get a good deal more out of it.

Also, you haven't thought of Across The Universe then.

[Johnny C]

Not really. I haven't seen the film but I think it's pretty cool that she won an Oscar for her first screenplay. Especially since she rose from a humble blogger stripper.

[KITTENS!!!]

I thought she really came into her own as the pitbull in No Country For Old Men.

I LOL'd when they showed that. Don't know why.

[singeivoire]

Probably because it was the only good joke of the evening.

Apparently 11 days is not enough time to bring the funny...

[KITTENS!!!]

I thought the ironic montages were pretty LOL-worthy, too.