You knew it was coming, folks.

It’s that time of year where I blog about the entire awards show, so let’s get started after the jump.

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Well some of you may have been privy to the nominations, some of you not. But its not suprising the ones that were nominated.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

And of course the coveted best picture….

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

What’s not suprising is that Backdoor Mountain (er did I say that?) Brokeback Mountain was nominated for many of these. WHY?

Lets see, the majority of hollywood types that are artsy are gay maybe? Oh wait, Jewish and Gay, sorry. So lets talk about this movie. We have the American ICON of a cowboy, defined so much by a man who is synomous with cowboy and western movies - John Wayne. We have the spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood, (music by Ennio Morricones) also very iconic. We have Robert Duvall from Lonesome Dove… the list goes on.

Now, let’s fuck it all up and show the ICON of American culture a cowboy image that has been defined by great men and then let these two cowboys ass rape each other on the big screen and show them holding hands in really nice scenery in Oregon - which it was actually filmed in Canada. What a shitty year in movies.

I can only hope that Crash wins for best picture because it certainly earns it for portraying an image of current society across racial boundries. And cross your fingers for Paul Giamatti for Best Supporting Actor, lord knows he deserves an award, especially after he got stiffed last year for the Sideways thing.

Click the extended entry for some other thoughts..

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