Any comments on the winners.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004)

Best Achievement in Directing
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Aviator (2004) - Robert Richardson

Best Achievement in Editing
The Aviator (2004) - Thelma Schoonmaker

Best Achievement in Art Direction
The Aviator (2004) - Dante Ferretti, Francesca LoSchiavo

Best Achievement in Costume Design
The Aviator (2004) - Sandy Powell

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Finding Neverland (2004) - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jorge Drexler ("Al Otro Lado Del Río")

Best Achievement in Makeup
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Valli O'Reilly, Bill Corso

Best Achievement in Sound
Ray (2004/I) - Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa, Scott Millan

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
The Incredibles (2004) - Michael Silvers, Randy Thom

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
The Incredibles (2004) - Brad Bird

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Mar adentro (2004/I) - Alejandro Amenábar (Spain)

Best Documentary, Features
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) - Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004) - Robert Hudson, Robert Houston

Best Short Film, Animated
Ryan (2004) - Chris Landreth

Best Short Film, Live Action
Wasp (2003) - Andrea Arnold

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My thoughts:

- Salma Hayek was stunning =P~

- Catalina Sandeno Moreno was gorgeous

- Cate "the goddess" Blanchett lived up to that moniker :mirrorbow:

- Chris Rock was better than I expected and was actually rather tame after the beginning. I especially liked his segment with the theatre goers, though it seemed entirely out of place for an Oscar telecast.

- The massive fears I had about the new format of nominees on-stage and presentations in the crowd were somewhat allayed, though I still find it somewhat demeaning. =;

- Almost all the speeches were dull and boring. Foxx's was nice, but recycled and Swank's was the absolute worst of the night ](*,)

- Sean Penn is a total jackass :down:

- Marty snubbed once again was upsetting [-(

As a parting gift, I present to you the lovely Salma Hayek.

I'll give you one guess how I'm feeling. \:D/

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre

This was a good win and it was funny how Charlie Kaufman looked so small that he was hidden by the microphone.

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And congrats to

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004)

Let's all give a hand to some left-over ROTK Oscar love - he he - just joking - but it is still all good.

On Eastwood wins, I am wondering if he got any bonus points from the voters from Mystic River last year which lost to the ROTK steamroller.

I would love to know how much he won over Scorcese - who had to have some fans wanting to break his O wins Oscar streak.

It was a great night for MDB. Yeah some of the speeches were boring and long. Sean Penn sucks!

I was probably the most happy person ever last night, all my predictions were not only predictions, but they were what i WANTED to win also.....Best Actor for Jamie Foxx in Ray, Best Director and Best Picture and Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor for Clint, Hilary and Morgan in Million Dollar Baby and a few for Aviator......all i can say is; FUCK YES!!!!!!!

Sideways, Spiderman 2 and lemony got one each, but thats only one, didnt bother me at all. I'm really glad that The Incredibles got TWO!!!!!!!!

The best Oscar's since 1977!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rock:

Wonderfully happy for Million Dollar Baby, i didn't expect it to get best picture (but hoped it would), second year in a row the one i wanted to win did, hurrah! SO pleased and surprised that Morgan Freeman won, and of course the wonderful Hilary Swank,

But i am equally pleased for The Incredibles, second best pic of 2004, behind M$B... I cheered when it won a second award (but then i was quite drunk/tired by then... the awards finished at 5am here)

I corectly predicted 16/24 categories...not bad i guess. I should've gotten 18 though, i went with what i thought woul win, except for 2 categories, both of which i missed.

Best Director.
Best Supp. actor (stupidest prediction! but i went with the SAG cant match oscar 4/4 thing)
Best Original Song (is this the first time a foreign song has won?)
best sound editing
best makeup (I correctly predicted Passion not getting it, but i went with sea inside)
And
Best Documentary short (the other one i didnt with my insitcnt on)
Best Animated short
And Best Live Action Short

tohse are so obscure though...

new poll for 2005 review

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I picked Morgan Freeman.

interesting mix of choices so far

so far Million Dollar Baby has left much of a lasting impression

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Best 2005 Win was - Among these 10 choices

Best Motion Picture of the Year > Million Dollar Baby (2004) 0% ( 0 )

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role > Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004/I) 0% ( 0 )

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role > Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004) 0% ( 0 )

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role > Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby (2004) 28% ( 2 )

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role > Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004) 28% ( 2 )

Best Achievement in Directing > Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004) 0% ( 0 )

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen > Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry OR Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published > Sideways (2004) - Alexander Pay 14% ( 1 )

Best Achievement in Visual Effects > Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra 0% ( 0 )
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year > The Incredibles (2004) - Brad Bird OR Best Foreign Language Film of the Year > Mar adentro (2004/I) - Alejandro Amenábar (Spain) 14% ( 1 )

Best Achievement in Editing > The Aviator (2004) - Thelma Schoonmaker OR Best Achievement in Art Direction > The Aviator (2004) - Dante Ferretti, Francesca LoSchiavo OR Best Achievement in Costume Design > The Aviator (2004) - Sandy Powell 14% ( 1 )

Total Votes : 7

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Goldie, is it okay that I ask you not bump up any of your "old" threads? It's just that we're in the thick of the new award season and I don't want current threads pushed off the page.

Thanks.