FYC

Natalie Portman, Best Supporting Actress, Entertainer of the Year


Garden State

"...find the love of his life in a sweet-crazy-sexy, Shins-loving pathological liar named Sam, played by Natalie Portman in a funny and touching performance you shouldn't even try to resist."-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"This film showcases another excellent performance by Natalie Portman, a great comic bookend to her great dramatic performance in 'Closer.'"-Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope



Closer

"Portman, well, she shines. It's a performance that really does mark her entrance into movie adulthood."-Stephen Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

"The fact that Ms. Portman's Alice most openly shows her wounds makes the audience feel "safe" in empathizing with her. But the gifted young actress presents a multifaceted portrayal of a hard-edged, hard-living woman."-Philip Wuntch, The Dallas Morning News

"But the real standout is Portman, whose performances continue to get stronger and more mature."-Jeff Vice, Desert Morning News

"Portman almost steals the show. She would have, if Alice were in more scenes and if the screenwriter understood her better. In a sense, Alice is a sketch of a character, but Portman fills her out with her live, intelligent eyes and with a smile that suggests more than mischief, maybe trouble. Portman also goes beyond charm in an excruciating break-up scene, and she carries off a potentially embarrassing strip club scene with admirable self-possession. In their scenes together, she matches Owen, tops him, and makes him top himself."-Mick LaSalle, The San Fransisco Chronicle

PLEASE CONSIDER


Bryce Dallas Howard for Best Actress and Best Breakthrough Performance in The Village





"Bryce Dallas Howard gives a breakout performance as a blind girl whose radiant innocence can't hide her independent spirit and scrappy wit." ROLLING STONE

"Bryce Dallas Howard makes a sparkling debut as a blind girl with a sixth sense" EBERT & ROEPER

"...a very fine performance by Howard" DETROIT FREE PRESS

FYC: MILLION DOLLAR BABY


FOR ALL CATEGORIES (WHERE APPLICABLE)




Don't ignore the year's best film.

Million Dollar Baby comes out in Germany on March 3rd and man, I'm not a big fan of downloading, but...

It's really a film that needs to be seen on the big screen (the deep shadows, the score, the cinematography, etc. all contribute to the tone that, in my opinion, really makes the film as much of an experience as it is). If you MUST, though...

Whoa. Good consideration, frightening picture.

hahha yup...i was playing around with a bit...im going to try to make a new one

sorry i never saw this film for obvious reasons but i had to make this ad!

Please Consider:


Superbabies for best Horror film!
"The scariest film I've seen"-some person
"ooooh it gave me the shivers!"-some othere person.

FYC

Emily Browning in Lemmony Snickets and A Series of Unfornate Events

for best Actress and Breaktrhough Role!

"The next Scarlett Johanson"-got this from somewhere I don't remember the sourse though.

"Possibly the best child star I've seen"-me

I'm against downloading. A lot of people here aren't, but they were on those "part time" moral soapboxes about BKB stealing a review from somebody who had mislead members by creating multiple accounts...

With that said, since WB can't meet the demand of what they should have known was an Oscar winner in the making, then I don't feel sorry for them if overseas movie fans download it. My suggestion is to download and watch it before you turn in your ballot, and then pay to see it on the big screen on March 3rd. It's not really like stealing then, and I'll guarantee you will like it enough to want to have a big screen experience. Seeing it on your computer screen won't ruin that for you.

Thank you for doing a FYC ad of "The Blower's Daughter."

It's a wonderful song, and I was beginning to think it wouldn't receive attention since no one seems to have seen Closer.

FYC

The Passion of the Christ for best Makeup

FYC:

Best Song in a Motion Picture
" Lo Que Venga Despues"
Written and Performed by Julieta Venegas
From Maria Full of Grace

Breakthrough Performance



Paz Vega in Spanglish
"...keep an eye out for Paz Vega. This woman is a movie star." Detroit News
"Vega totally wins you over with a beauty and eloquence that crash past language barriers. " Rolling Stone

do you think i should put my funny superbabies ad in my sig?

Don't you think that if the rest of us found your "hysterical" Superbabies ad funny, we would have complimented you on it?

LOL :2up:

It's my goal to put this on every page of this thread until the ballots are sent. :grin:

PLEASE CONSIDER:



PEDRO ALMODOVAR'S BAD EDUCATION IN THE FOLLOWING CATERGORIES:

BEST FILM OF 2004

"A revelation, combining the colorful flash of the writer-director's previous work with a richer, deeper emotional vein than ever before."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION

"...pulses with florid passion... it may be the best film of the year."
-- Nicholas Schager, FILMCRITIC.COM

"A rapturous masterwork."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

"A masterful epic..."
-- Carrie Rickey, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"To watch Bad Education is to revel in the power of cinema to take us on journeys of breathtaking mystery and dimension and beauty."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST

BEST DIRECTOR OF 2004



"Almodovar's 81/2 or Day for Night, a lens through which all of his movies appear as a seamless whole."
-- Shawn Levy, OREGONIAN

"Spain's most important living filmmaker is at his very best in this complicated tale..."
-- David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

"As usual ... it's Almodóvar who's the star here, filling the screen with bold compositions and melodramatic passion."
-- Stephen Whitty, NEWARK STAR-LEDGER

"Almodóvar is in imperious form ... and it's a joy to witness the superbly staged scenes here."
-- Adrian Hennigan, BBC

"Almodóvar’s canvas... is one of uncensored emotion and pure energy."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE

"The maestro proves once again why he is Spain's hottest and most controversial export."
-- Edward Douglas, COMINGSOON.NET

BEST ACTOR OF 2004



"Owes much to Bernal, who stunningly portrays three distinct personalities."
-- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST

"It is Bernal himself who sticks in your head the most."
-- Scott Foundas, L.A. WEEKLY

"It's best not to spill too many more beans -- only to say that Gael García Bernal is the real thing."
-- David Edelstein, SLATE

"...Bernal deftly brandishes a combination of sexual desperation and raw ambition."
-- Phoebe Flowers, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY OF 2004



"Bad Education takes the audience down unexpected roads and switchbacks."
-- Eric Harrison, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

"This is an often surprising, sometimes upsetting, intricately woven masterwork."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"Almodóvar's most fiendishly crafted, emotionally complicated film."
-- Lisa Kennedy, DENVER POST

"An intriguing study of changing identities and multiple sexual roles."
-- Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE

AND ALL CATEGORIES INCLUDING:

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST FOREIGN FILM
BEST OVERLOOKED FILM
BEST ART DIRECTION
BEST MUSICAL SCORE

ALMODOVAR'S BAD EDUCATION

Don't Foget
Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow


for best visual effects









edit: sorry the poster i put was to big.

Consider
The Incredibles for Best Picture

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:


Team America: World Police for Best Comedy





"Outrageously, gut-bustingly hilarious." ROLLING STONE

"It's hilarious, vicious, offensive, thoroughly profane, and a joy to watch, just like you'd expect." NEW TIMES

"More satisfying as a straight-ahead blow 'em up than as a satire." NEW YORK TIMES

hmm intresting doc, my web blocker wont show your ad.

Please consider

House of Flying Daggers





Best Director
Best Foreign Film
Best Actress: Ziyi Zhang
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Sound
Best Visual Effect

FYC: Million Dollar Baby
All categories, including:

Best Actress, Hilary Swank