It is Friday, March the 3rd. I’ve just woken up and made myself a coffee. I had the choice between plain or flavoured. The plain is a solid reliable cup but the flavoured is special. I decided to go with special. After all, we are going into OSCAR weekend. Writing these reviews has given me the opportunity to see the majority of the films nominated at this year’s ceremony and I genuinely feel that much of the film that impacted me this past year has found it’s voice within the nominations. Many of these films showed no fear, giving us honest, brave images of marginalized sexuality or the cyclical ramifications of violence, while others opened the eyes of those who perhaps never thought to question the decisions made by their governments and reminded those who were already questioning, if not challenging, that there is hope. I was very happy with what I saw in 2005; often times I was surprised by just how much so.
Thank you for taking the time to visit this site, for your feedback and for passing the word. I have not written anything this past month as nothing has inspired me to visit the theatre. Look for a return in March. In the meantime, as promised, it is two days before the OSCAR’s, my coffee is damn good and these are my favorite films and performances for 2005.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
George Clooney, SYRIANA
Matt Dillon, CRASH
Jake Gyllenhaal, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Bob Hoskins, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Cillian Murphy, BATMAN BEGINS
And the winner is
George Clooney for SYRIANA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, JUNEBUG
Maria Bello, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Scarlett Johansson, MATCH POINT
Thandie Newton, CRASH
Michelle Williams, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
And the winner is
Amy Adams for JUNEBUG
BEST POPCORN FLICK
BATMAN BEGINS
THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE
WEDDING CRASHERS
And the winner is
WALK THE LINE
BEST INDEPENDENT FEATURE
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
MYSTERIOUS SKIN
THE SQUID & THE WHALE
And the winner is BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
WORST MOVIE
BRIDE & PREJUDICE
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
HOUSE OF D
SHOPGIRL
STAY
And the loser is
SHOPGIRL
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Daniels, THE SQUID & THE WHALE
Philip Seymour Hoffman, CAPOTE
Heath Ledger, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix, WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
And the winner is
Philip Seymour Hoffman for CAPOTE
BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman, TRANSAMERICA
Kiera Knightly, PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Naomi Watts, KING KONG
Reese Witherspoon, WALK THE LINE
And the winner is
Felicity Huffman for TRANSAMERICA
BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen, MATCH POINT
Noah Baumbach, THE SQUID & THE WHALE
Dan Futterman, CAPOTE
Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Josh Olson, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
And the winner is
Noah Baumbach for THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
BEST DIRECTOR
George Clooney, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
David Cronenberg, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Ang Lee, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Fernando Meirelles, THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Steven Spielberg, MUNICH
And the winner is
Ang Lee for BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
BEST PICTURE
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MATCH POINT
MUNICH
THE SQUID & THE WHALE
And the winner is
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Good luck at the OSCAR's, cowboys!
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