Oscar Nominations 2008

First !

the academy sucks,too much politics,

No Country for Old Men is going to sweep this year.

I think Daniel Day Lewis is going to win. He’s a brilliant actor and very humble.

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no jolie.

Very disappointed that Angie did not get nominated. Her fans are prolly more bummed than she is, as her goals in life are stretch so much farther than collecting little trophies.

The ratings this year will be dismal, to say the least, as the power couple of Hwood won’t be gracing the RC.

I don’t really get the Ellen Page nom. Yes, she’s a fresh talent and was wonderful in Juno, but Oscar worthy? Not IMHO.

Oh well, life goes on…..

I thought James McAvoy was going to get a nomination.
It’s funny how Atonement doesn’t have any major nomination but is nominated for Best Picture. Usually, if a movie gets a Best Picture nomination, it followers with a best director nomination. Strange.

I think the academy snubbed Angie and Brad because they did not attend last year, which automatically brings them lower ratings. If they think last year was bad. If Brad and Angie don’t show watch out. I know it probably bothers Brad and Angies fans more than it does them. What happened to Denzel? another mistake on the Academy’s part.

Thanks Julianne for feedback. I’ll saved my $4 by not renting MC.

ANGELINA DIDNT GET THE NOD BECAUSE SHE WASNT GOOD ENOUGH PEOPLE. Geezzzzzz!
One day fans are going on and on about how awesome it is she will probably be winning an oscar. Then when she doesnt get the nod, it suddenly becomes “its all politics”, “the academy doesnt like her”, ” she is too busy anyway” blah blah blah.
Get over it…… the bad wig and fake french accent did her in

I am now praying for the end of the writers strike. I must see Johnny Depp win.

Dint know that Brad wrote Ratatouille.
I am happy for Cate Blanchett - i hope she gets both!

I really hope Marion Cottillard will win because she was stunning in la vie en rose

LOL at Jolie fans

They have been claiming like there are no other actresses in the world other than Jolie to get the Oscar …but seriously its true she doesnt deserve an oscar

No Denzel Washington for “American Gangsta”…not even Russell Crowe, which was his best role in years!

I’m not going to enjoy this year’s Oscars. Lots of snubs.

Patti @ 01/22/2008 at 9:54 am

amie #19, I agree with you. What’s so hard to get about “her acting sucks”? Funny, how attitudes and opinions change when it doesn’t work out to the Brangelina benefit, isn’t it?

Congrats to all the nominees. They deserve it. I, for one, will be watching, since I won’t have to look at the smug face of Angelina Jolie and her little lost boy!
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…… the bad wig and fake french accent did her in
…… the bad wig, fake french accent, and two facial expressions did her in

I can’t beleive it ? Laura Linney was not included in any critics award, she was in the list instead of Angelina ? oscar suck !
Oscar was too politics, I notice none of the war related movies were included.

Too bad Angelina is not there. I wont say you suck but you have favourites. Favouritism going on here boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooobbbbbbbooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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most ugle,stupid and the worst award…
where are angie and brad????????????
where is JAMES mac….??
or keira????
I really have no words…

I wish children would not post on this blogs. It’s so unfortunate that the adults have to tolerate such immature and narrowminded rants. The Academy is like any other political machine with much less to do with real talent recognition and much more to do with the alliances, overdue compensations and PR(public relations). It’s sad that you have know how to play the game to get recognition. It shouldn’t matter if this person is nominated then we need to shut this person out or they have an award already and we this person doesn’t or if we nominate them then they might steal the show or take the thunder from our ego salicious academy friendly friend…It’s sad. The Academy has lost all credibility for me because I don’t like politics and I don’t appreciate the good ole boy system and I won’t accept bias or prejudice on any level. BOYCOTT the Oscars and support the WGA(Writer’s Guild Asssociation)…

um, where’s denzels name?!? wow..

ellen page rocked. angie did not - no nom! lmaoo

depp, for sweet garbage??? cant be serious!

I hope the writters strike will keep the Oscars off the air and all the actors at home. WAY TOO much is made of winning and loseing. Many those winners never act in a good role again , making their big win a shot in the dark. How do you know with a new face if the role was just easy for them or they can really act?

For me I will do what I have been doing for the past few years-watch something else.

Johnny Depp better win for best actor

if american gangster was nominated then they really would be scraping the bottom of the barrell. no where near crowe of washingtons best peformances.

Damn you voters. Where is ANGELINA??

maybe somebody else is proving they’ve overdosed on the Brad and Angelina hype- very amusing snub indeed!!

# 48 ……… @ 01/22/2008 at 10:10 am WTF was Ellen Page nominated?? And they snubbed James McAvoy. What a piece of typical Oscar BS. Granted I’m not a big fan of Jolie sometimes, but I will say this her character had more range than Page’s did. I thought Page came off very wooden and 2D in her role *shrugs*. If any young talent was to be nominated for “actress in a leading role” I was hoping it would be Amy Adams again or Nikki from Hairspray. IMO Ellen Page is overrated, and it will be interesting if she can succeed after Juno. Cause, honestly, thus far and no ill intent to Page. Right now her acting in X-Men 3 is basically similar to her acting style in Juno.

This is why I like the Golden Globes better……..
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Thank you. My reaction was the same….WTF…? Juno could have been a movie on Lifetime if you ask me.

Keira and James were royally ripped off. Don’t think the Academy stuffed azzzes like Kiera very much….

NO ONE WILL BE WATCHING THIS YEAR. IT GETS WORSE EACH YEAR

I’m very disappointed for Angelina: she deserved the nomination!!!
I like Cate but 2 nominations are too much!!!….
I didn’t like Michael Clayton it’s a boring movie as well as George’s performance. I’m happy for Julie Christie.
Academy doesn’t understand anything.!!!!

Angie didn’t get a nomination! How unfair :(
She did an amazing job in A mighty heart! So saaaaaaad

Angie wasn´t nominated. next year will be. But it doesn`t matter because she already has an Oscar, 3 Golden Globe, 2 SAG. 23 awards won & 30 awards nominated = Her talent has recognized 53 times, she´s only 32 years old! :)

my favorites:

BEST PICTURE
No Country for Old Men

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie, Away From Her

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There

BEST DIRECTOR
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

I ‘m quite disappointed that Angie was not nominated. I just can’t believe it ? Oscar suck !

No, that’s me stating my personally feelings. Hating is “LOL!! haha JOLIE FANS, NO NOM! HAR HAR”

I merely made a statement; I didn’t say she sucks, or she sucks as an actress, or she’s ugly etc. like the haters so love to do.

personal* That was to #60, jewel.

The James McAvoy snub is shameful and over George Clooney, too!

Atonement and Juno are so overrated!

Kiera’s role was small, the leading role of Saoise Ronan got a nod for supporting actress, which was fine.

Ellen Page wasnt that great! I dont see why she got the nod!

Angelina should have been nominated!

#58 For me it’s not a matter of should or shouldn’t. If a performance is deserving its deserving, so I’m not saying Cate Blanchett SHOULDN”T win I’m just saying it would be nice if someone who hasn’t won were to pull of an upset. But you won’t hear me complaning that not enough time has gone by for Cate to win another award.

And again my prediction for Julie Christie has nothing to do with should or shouldn’t I’m saying what WILL happen not. And yes I think compared to Ellen Page she has what the Academy will percieve as the more difficult and challenging role. Again this is what I think WILL happen not what I think SHOULD happen.

Also, Halle Berry’s win for Monster, Denzel’s for Training Day, Paltrow’s Reese’s were not deserving.

No, that’s me stating my personally feelings. Hating is “LOL!! haha JOLIE FANS, NO NOM! HAR HAR”

I merely made a statement; I didn’t say she sucks, or she sucks as an actress, or she’s ugly etc. like the haters so love to do.
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I was referring to your first statement which was that you were glad that Keira got “snubbed”…..

Had nothing to do with Angeline Jolie, except for the fact that if you heard anything in her fans, it was more disappointment than hate.

Maybe we just didn’t understand one another’s meaning. It’s no big deal anyway,

Did you see Gone Baby Gone? I thought both Casey Afflect and Amy Ryan were oustanding and I am so glad that Amy Ryan got nominated! Cate will prolly win in that category, but at least Ryan was recognized for her role.

In my newpaper the movie critic stated that GC was a HW darling and favorite. What does that say about HW? About GC? Angie will survive this. So will Brad. GC needs this. As he has nothing else. Please don’t get angry. Even if the strike is settled no one is going to watch. There aren’t enough big named American actors and actresses to entice people to watch a three plus hour show. Unless they have Brad and Angie as presenters. Casey was nominated for TAOJJ. That is a good thing for him and Plan B. Envy and jealousy are a b*tch. Stay calm and don’t fight with the trolls and haters. They think they have a victory. When the reality is they haven’t won anything. Let them gloat for now. We will see who is the eventual winner. Peace

The Oscars aren’t what the use to be. Can you name who won the last two years. I did not think so.

I can’t believe Angie didn’t get the nomination! She was unbelievable in that movie, and EVERY critics agreed with me! Laura Linney was not nominated anywhere except Oscar, Cate overacted in Elizabeth. It should have been Julie, Angie, Ellen, Marion, and I don’t care who they pick for the fifth!

It has to be political. Fact that A Mighty Heart was not recognized for anything tells me that they thought it was too controversial. They didn’t want a movie about Muslim tolerance given the nature of how Daniel was killed.

I don’t think anyone with an ounce of brain think Angie’s absence was NOT political or motivated by something other than acting ability. I am not saying this because I am Angie’s fan, but EVERY critics have lauded her performances all YEAR! I will definitely be not watching this stupid show.

Whoa! No Angie? Total suckage. She was robbed!

If the telecast doesn’t get cancelled I can guarantee that ABC is gonna be pissed off for the second year in a row…no Angie, no Brad to give the ratings a boost…especially after all of this “will there be a show or not” nonsense.

I’m also surprised that Denzel didn’t get a nom. It’s rather strange that these are mostly the same people voting for the SAGS. I guess all those non-acting Academy members was the difference for who got a SAG nom and who got an Oscar nom.

# 73 opinion @ 01/22/2008 at 10:43 am Also, Halle Berry’s win for Monster, Denzel’s for Training Day, Paltrow’s Reese’s were not deserving.

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Neither was Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich

Great for Casey (he go a nom) Good for Angelina (she was on the short list. Most actresses can’t even say that) Good for Plan B and Brad Pitt (They showed once again what a great production company to work with - 2 academy noms for productions they were involved with)

WHAT? No Jolie or Pitt nomination?
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
I though they were the most popular most likeable better actors in this planet. Hollywood has spoken and is in agreement with the rest of the world.

p.s.
JJ are you against free speech? Cause there is nothing inappropriate in this message for you to delete.

Juno is completely overrated, and I don’t get how a mediocre performance like the one by Clooney gets a nod.

I guess Denzel was left out because he didn’t kiss the Academy’s behind and because the latent racism among the AA’s members.

James McAvoy and Keira Knightley totally deserve their nominations!!!!!! They were excellent in Atonement!!!! It’s so weird to see such a result

you know angie was good in that movie. I almost cried. and it takes a lot for me to cry but its cool she does have a lot of awards but it has to be hard being nominated this whole year and not get nominated for the big one. i glad the at least nominated j p.

Helena

Wtf are you talking about! Angelina is no oscar begger. She never even kept the oscar that she already won or any other awards. If anything i think the silver lining is she doesn’t have to show up and talk to those two faced reporters such as the vile ryan seacrest and the rest of the gossip vultures. It’s too bad she didn’t get the nod but her performance was still reconized in award season and maybe more will watch a mighty heart because it has a lot of relivence in today’s world. I’m suprised about no mention of sean penn’s into the wild. Apart from johnny depp i don’t think the oscars is worth watching as it looks to be very boring now without angelina and sean penn so i hope johnny shows up.

dina #1 @ 01/22/2008 at 10:48 am In my newpaper the movie critic stated that GC was a HW darling and favorite. What does that say about HW? About GC? Angie will survive this. So will Brad. GC needs this. As he has nothing else. Please don’t get angry. Even if the strike is settled no one is going to watch. There aren’t enough big named American actors and actresses to entice people to watch a three plus hour show. Unless they have Brad and Angie as presenters. Casey was nominated for TAOJJ. That is a good thing for him and Plan B. Envy and jealousy are a b*tch. Stay calm and don’t fight with the trolls and haters. They think they have a victory. When the reality is they haven’t won anything. Let them gloat for now. We will see who is the eventual winner. Peace

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Yeah. who’s gonna watch GC and his hired ho, blah.

I think that the choices were probably extremely difficult, the choices up there now are going to be pretty tough and I wouldn’t want their job. I just need to give my congrats for Plan B and I’m glad Casey Affleck is emerging from his brother’s shadow.

dina#1 expressed part of my own feelings. I’d rather not see it happen anyway because I feel like Hollywood’s conglomerates need to stop being turds and sit down with those writers. THEY are behind the brilliant screenplays and television plot lines and deserve what their asking for.

Now that I’m off my soap box, #75 jewel, I think we just had a simple misunderstanding as well. I haven’t seen “Gone Baby Gone”, the nominations and your recommendation seems like it should be added to my list of movies to see.

The only people that gave her props about the movie was the critics. She did not win, which tells you she will get absolutely nothing in the form of awards, except maybe a razzi. No one like Angelina, except for a few fans that is not enough to keep her afloat at the box office. It is just about over for the actress, finally because people are sick of her.

And I meant I would rather not even see the Oscars take place due to the strike. I’m tired of the corporate bullying that goes on in Hollywood. I meant they’re* asking for

congrats to all the nominess.

I guess Denzel was left out because he didn’t kiss the Academy’s behind and because the latent racism among the AA’s members.

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PATHETIC PATHETIC PATHETIC oh and did I mention? PATHETIC! Ruby Dee was nominated this year, you idiot.
Plus every year since 2000/2001, black actors/actresses have been nominated (including Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry winning)!
Yes! That’s right! A black actor has won in every acting category. Stop with the racist card. Oh and it’s the AMPA’s, not the AA. AHHAAHAHAHAH. Alcoholic Anonymous? LOLOLOL.

missy@ 01/22/2008 at 11:10am

If they are serious awards then your little **** of an idol will never be in the running ever!
She will have to keep icing her nipples and shoving her fat ass in front of paps to keep the attention on her.

So what! Angie already has an Oscar. It would have been nice if Brad got one. We don’t agree with the decision, but the people who vote decide. Who knows, envy could have been a factor for some of those voters!
I’m sure AJ got votes too but obviously not enough. We have her new movie, Changeling, to look forward to!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

the Oscars are joke nowadays !!!
nd here is a place of BRANGELINA haters !!!
u feel better ??? or it makes u envy more nd more??

Angie looks happier then ever nd she makes happy Brad…So even that didnt get nominater I bet they are fine !!! They got recognized by ppl!!!

Hollywwod HATES Jolie nd unfortunetly they are just as many ppl here :ENVY ENVY ENVY !!!

mandy your post was so stupid. If it’s all about box office for you then that means latest box office failures nicole kidman and america’s sweeheart reese witherspoon are hated. She only got critics props lol that is only what every actor want for a peformance you idiot but box office is what according to you wins oscars. Just when i thought jennypoo’s little ******* couldn’t get anymore stupid we have a whole thread of them.

Juno was amazing and so was Ellen Page, she totally deserved this.

# 105 luckyL @ 01/22/2008 at 11:10 am And I meant I would rather not even see the Oscars take place due to the strike. I’m tired of the corporate bullying that goes on in Hollywood. I meant they’re* asking for
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You and I think more alike than not, and I’d love to see this year’s show be handled the same way of GG’s - an hour of reading the names of the winners.

There have been so many people affected by this strike that, for them, I’d like it resolved, but corporate Hwood can stand to lose a few bucks. We all know who this strike is hurting, and it ain’t the corporate rich azzes.

Sad about Angie and James but so happy about Ellen Page, I really wanted her to get a nomination

Go Juno and Atonement! Go Ellen Page! I am so happy about most of those nominations, and I love Johnny Depp.

Just heard Whoopi explain how votes are cast by “The Academy” - she said that it is very subjective and that when you watch an actor in any specific role, the question you ask is and I quote “is the acting as good as it shoud be?”

Then, the political debate from last night was the next topic, so they spent about 2 minutes on the revered “Oscars”…..even they know when to not beat a dead horse.

Interesting discussions today…

American Gangster was not Denzel Washington’s greatest performance. I for one don’t want him nominated for playing a drug dealing murderer, didn’t he win for that role already.

I was surprised that Russell Crowe wasn’t nominated for supporting actor, but looking at the list it would have been a travesty if one of the men nominated was left off. I enjoyed all of their performances more than Russell’s.

My Predictions:

Best Actor:

I am rooting for George Clooney

Supporting Actor:

Tom Wilkinson

Best Actress:

Julie Christie

Supporting Actress:

Saoirse Ronan

Best Director:

Tony Gilroy

Best Original Screenplay:

Nancy Oliver

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

So no Oscar nod, but they can’t come out and support their fellow actors like others do? That would be sad and low of them. Why wouldn’t BP support Casey? Sore losers, like their fans Nothing to ENVY of that kind of attitude. Maturity is not a bad thing.

Juno was pure crap, overrated and Ellen Page sucked so bad. It should have been a made for T.V. movie. Ellen’s co-star Jennifer Garner had the same look on her face that she has in all of her movies, no expression. This is the anti Britney nomination.

Woo-hoo about Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard! Boo about James and Angie, they was robbed as we say.

Ha ha ha No Oscar for Bragnlina. Both of them try hard every year to get nominated ,and they did not get any. Now Branglina should give a rest about looking for Oscar.

Another chance lost for the academy…no Brad no Angie!!!

Angie should have nominated Academy sucks we ill see who will watchi it

# 131 Whatever @ 01/22/2008 at 11:44 am So no Oscar nod, but they can’t come out and support their fellow actors like others do? That would be sad and low of them. Why wouldn’t BP support Casey? Sore losers, like their fans Nothing to ENVY of that kind of attitude. Maturity is not a bad thing.
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Their lives and roles are not motivated by winning awards…they have more important concerns in their lives. Lucky for them, they can pick and choose their roles, because THEY CAN.

I am curious also, how do two people who haven’t been nominated show up on the night of the awards? Oh, wait Brad and Angie would be able to if they wanted to because THEY CAN.

neil,
well, then i guess YOU CAN’T READ. LOL

i knew it! Adcademy prefer the good ladies like Blanchett than Angie!

So happy about Ellen Page and Johnny Depp, they deserved this! Happy that comedies are getting a chance too.

The bitter Angie fans are annoying me. She just is not that good. I am glad laura Linney and Ellen Page got it over her, they are way superior actresses. I am glad about Casey Affleck too, always loved him. Juno made me cry, laugh and smile, that is a good movie.

Since Angie is robbed why do you think they’re going to the Oscar??Mark my word, even if the strike is resolved, they are NOT going, period. As I said earlier, Angie and Brad are not playing the Hollywood games, they will not fall to their level. Let’s hope for this year’s Changeling will score her many accolades and Brad’s CCOBB
as well. As a fan of this couple, I’m sure in time the acknowledgements will come. Peace to all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why the f*ck did this turn into an Angelina Jolie thread? My lord, there are so many more deserving performers to discuss. How about the ones who were actually nominated? Ellen Page’s character in Juno was incredibly annoying, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t play it well enough for a nod. That entire cast was pretty amazing, especially her dad and stepmom who probably should have both been nominated themselves.

helena#66-67
can you shut up…..!!!!!!

Cate Blanchett did not deserve the nomination. The film was terrible and she played the same role she played in Elizabeth I I’ll say this though: the reason Angie was not nominated is because she doesn’t get into the politics of promoting herself for these things. She is too busy for it. But I think, next time, she should probably think of doing so. I mean why else would Julie Christie get nominated for a movie no one saw ? I didn’t even know that movie existed and I see everything! If Angie had petitioned for the nom, she would have gotten it - that is how these things work in Hollywood. That said, she did the film for Dannie Pearl. And I think his story was the most heartbreraking of all in films this past year. That and The Great Debaters. Too bad Oscar - you could have had a real competition. Now, it ’s boring. Also, Perse[polis should have been nominated for best foreign film - that is what they submitted for and instead they were nominated for best animated feature.

Canton - It’s called hypocrisy.

eastern promises was a brilliant movie, and viggo mortensen should get the gong because he was ace in it. hes also the hottest guy on the list, but thats beside the pont

atonement was a terrible movie thats why it was excluded. keira knightely can’t act her way out of a paper bag. ellen page should win best actress for juno

I’m really happy that Cate got nominated.

But it’s just wrong that both Keira and James got left without a nomination. I also expected Angelina to get one for A Might Heart.. Well, I won’t be watching the Oscars this year.

Niiiiiiiccce 4 Ruby Dee, Cate B., Depp and Day-Lewis.

amh was a good film, but all angelina did in that movie was scream and put on a french accent. thats it. not much acting involved im afraid

Don’t think I will watch the Oscars now. It will be long and boring.

Do you think those people who put up the nominations ever read “trash-magazines”?

Seems to me at times like they won´t put up certain actors on the list only to proove their point.

I bet you a thousand bucks, that they never EVER would have put Johnny Depp on the list if his face had appeared on in magazines more often.

So very glad Joile didn’t get a nomination. I’m sick of looking at her. Rarely even bother to look at she and Brad Pitt pictures. I really used to lkie Brad Pitt, but don’t think too much of him since being with Joile.

With the way AMPAS tabulates the votes for nominees it is not that surprising that Jolie missed out. Voters have to list their choices preferentially in order. You have to get first place on a certain number of ballots to get a nomination. It’s a weird system but that’s how it works. If every single one voting for nominees thought Jolie gave the third best performance by an actress this year, she still wouldn’t get a nomination unless she also got a certain number of first place votes.

I was more impressed that she got a SAG nomination because that has always been the harder nomination to get and is taken more seriously than the Oscars by actors. Primarily because it is usually free of politics and missing “favorites.”

As much as I like Cate Blanchett, there was a time she couldn’t get nominated for anything (even when much deserved) and now it seems they will nominate her for ANYTHING. Her Best Actress nom is not warranted at all. I even quibble with her nom for I’m not there. It’s another mimicky performance like her Oscar win as Katherine Hepburn which I wasn’t crazy about to begin with.

But that’s the Oscars for you. Finally giving Al Pacino an Oscar for maybe one of the worst performances of his career. Oscar history is full of those missteps.

I’m sure Jolie is fine. Her performance as Pearl is one of the more honored acting jobs of this year. It isn’t like she doesn’t already have an Oscar. I’m sure she’s more upset for Pitt that Jesse James didn’t get more deserved recognition. Happy for the 2 noms it did get but it deserved more - especially for its beautiful and haunting score.

Someone earlier in the thread mentioned something about the Academy punishing Jolie because she and Pitt didn’t go the Oscars last year. I don’t know where people get these goofy ideas from but that couldn’t be more wrong. Actors rarely go to the Oscars when they are not nominated.

She needs to dump Brad and his giant nostrils. Make sure she looks wounded and hurt by the breakup for more sympathy.
Freaking part 2 of Cate’s movie sucked and just because they messed up the first time around and gave Gwyny poo the award instead of cate that doesn’t make it fair to the talented people THIS YEAR. They were a joke last year too when they handed the award over to that old dude from little miss sunshine.

I watched Little miss sunshine after the awards last year and I was shocked that that guy won .

Fans:

You are doing a disservice to Angelina by decrying the process. Life is not fair and this may be one moment that it’s unfair. However, as Angelina fans let’s wish all the nominees good luck. I don’t think Angelina would agree with you guys behaving like this.
Many, many deserving actors and actresses never get this recognition. Angie is already way ahead of many. She is and always will be an Oscar winner.
So from now on let’s wish all the nominees a hearty Good Luck.

Peace

Angelina Jolie is an acclaimed actress?for god’s sake….she is so poor as an actress!

How are the SAG Awards being handled this year?

Anyone please?

# 177 groundcontrol @ 01/22/2008 at 1:04 pm
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Thanks for your very informational post.

Peace ~

i’m so happy Angelina or Amy didn’t get a nom!

Laura Linney or Marion deserve it more!

Hoe Viggo wins!

181 Montserrat @ 01/22/2008 at 1:09 pm Fans:

You are doing a disservice to Angelina by decrying the process. Life is not fair and this may be one moment that it’s unfair. However, as Angelina fans let’s wish all the nominees good luck. I don’t think Angelina would agree with you guys behaving like this.
Many, many deserving actors and actresses never get this recognition. Angie is already way ahead of many. She is and always will be an Oscar winner.
So from now on let’s wish all the nominees a hearty Good Luck.

Peace
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You are so right! That was probably another reason some voters decided not to nominate her. I do think some female voters envy her.

183 Martha @ 01/22/2008 at 1:10 pm
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For God’s sake, just because you think so, doesn’t make it true! That is just your opinion.

I hope Cate wins Best Actress and Daniel wins for Best Actor,..I hate Clooney with his smug azz, and Ellen Page is annoying.

I do NOT like Cate Blanchett and her Undeserving, surprising nominations.

I tried, maybe because of her middle age! but I don’t like Blanchett’s
overacting that belongs more to some Australian theatre.

Also, she looks fake, opportunistic and SNEAKY.
Let’s not forget her nose, the only thing prominent on her.

My wishes:

gorgeous Marion Cotillard,
There Will Be Blood and the best of all
Daniel Day-Lewis.

# 181 Montserrat @ 01/22/2008 at 1:09 pm
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Amen!

Movie fans know that, sometimes, actors aren’t nominated for their best performances. Fortunately, for Angelina, there are many more opportunities for her.

As for the Best Actress nominees, I’ve seen three of them, Christie, Cotillard, and Page. Of the three, I wouldn’t mind seeing Cotillard win it. But then again, I may change my mind if I get to see The Savages and Elizabeth The Golden Age.

As for the douche who said that Angelina ‘begged’ for Oscar… stop huffing, please! Given her high profile, she was barely visible during HW’s campaign season.

A mighty Heart was a terrible movie on many levels and as far as acting goes - I’ve seen better soaps. Angie is becoming one dimentional - same face expressions for all movies and same silly accents - either that or looking with her eyes down seductively licking her finger - not acting in my book — she deserves not to get a nomination.

188 tom @ 01/22/2008 at 1:17 pm

i knew it!

the academy is intelegent enough to see that Angie has no value as an actress! and guys you can kill me, but face it: she is not a good actress! she had this incridible chance to win an oscar for it and she didn’t, which proves how bad actress she is!
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What a stupid post!

No, you didn’t know it! You were hoping she wouldn’t be nominated, and now that she isn’t you say you knew it. What nonsense.

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe aren’t nominated either. Does that mean they’re bad actors too??? Both these guys and AJ already have won!

You’re als contradicting yourself. You said ’she has no value as an actress,’ followed by ’she had this incredible chance…’

incredible, not incridible
intelligent, not intelegent.

HEUREKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT THE JOLIE-PITTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh, please!
WE ALL KNOW ANGIE WAS SNUBBED BIG TIME. That’s true and u know that IF U’VE SEEN THE FILM.
CRITICS HAVE BEEN PRAISING ANGIE. Enough said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That Stupitt is not good for her. He and his PR-machine make her look “too Hollywood.” He is 44 years old, and no awards, No PR-machines help him there. Thats sad. She needs to drop him asap.
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She was on the right path to greatness years before that cheap-o came into her and Maddox’s life. Years before.

Life is filled with moments when, after a lifetime of assuming something is valid and honorable, you suddenly wake up and realize you were wrong, you have been naive, your eyes suddenly open wide and you see the truth. This list, for me, is such a moment. The Academy Awards are an industry-fixed operation. It may not have always been so, but at this point, that is what it has become.

To accept this list of nominees, from best picture to best director, you have to be an idiot not to realize it is apparently self-serving and manipulated. It victimized many others besides Brad and Angelina. It is far more far-reaching. Brad was spectacular as Jessie James and that movie was gorgeous and unforgettable. Please tell me how Casey Afflek could have been recognized for a performance that depended solely on the equally fascinating portayal of Jessie James, the equally fascinating movie itself? Impossible. Some roles are independent of other aspects or characters, but not his. The two lead performances are interdependent, as it the film. An earlier comment wondered the same thing…how can the movie Atonement be nominated when it is soley dependent on the two lead performance, but those performances themselves are ignored? Insane.

How can you put a performance of a teen-aged actress, no matter how wonderful and cute she is, playing a teen-ager, in the category of best actress? She is playing herself, she acted like herself, cute and smart, but not in any way a huge accomplishment. To ignore Angelina as a completely believable Mariane Pearl, in such a demanding and harrowing role, in order to place the actress from a more popular, more financially successful movie, is blatantly self-serving. I’m outa here this year. NOT gonna bother. It is a ridiculous, preposterous fake, and up until this year I’ve fallen for it.

Michael Clayton? Michael Clayton with George Clooney acting like George Clooney? Looking and speaking, all mannerisms his everyday mannerisms, nominated as best actor? How can they live with this? Tilda Swinton? Ridiculous! She was fine. Adaquate. I actually found her underperforming, and at the time I saw the movie I remember feeling she was miscast because she had no personality, and didn’t bring the strength to the role it required. Michael Clayton as best picture? This is perhaps the biggest slap in the face yet. This is where I finally get it. There is something to be gained by a studio on some level with this. That can be the only answer. Not one single person I have heard from who saw this movie said anything about it was special. It was formulaic and predictable, with some moments that you rolled your eyes at because it was so contrived. Kind of like a James Bond movie when the villians are exaggerated and somehow things just happen, to allow the movie to go where the story has to go, that are almost cartoonishly unbelievable. It is clear they want to railroad this movie in for monetary purposes, not on merit. Boo.

Julie Christie does not deserve an academy award for her hammy performance. Marion Cottilard does. Angelina Jolie does. I am angry and have no respect for this industry after seeing this list. I only hope No Country for Old Men wins. I have heard it is worthy, and I have no doubt DDL is great, so I hope he wins in his category. George Clooney is a shameful, shameful name on this list, proving it is an inside job.

Brad and Angelina probably will attend to support Casey, but they should not.

Jesus ‘addictedtobampsz’, get over yourself. You do overdramatic better than your girl does. Btw, it’s kind of ironic that you call them out for nominating Ellen Page for playing herself, when the role that won AJ an Oscar was as close to her own personality as Juno might just be to Ellen’s.

All joking aside, you all didn’t really believe Angelina Jolie’s performance was Oscar worthy, did you? How could you think she’d be nominated when no one even bothered to see the movie. The role just wasn’t natural for her… unlike in Girl, Interrupted.. in which she was so convincing. She definitely deserved that Oscar.

i AM IN SHOCK and very happy. NO ANGELINA JOLIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

VIVA ACADEMIES. Holly wood has said it loud and clear. They hatew Joliepitt losers.

where are jameees or keira? :(
i thought at least james would get nominated. his performance was so so powerful

hehehe at these haters here.

HW hates them,have you missed all those HW’s people around their table at CCA.oh I guess you must miss that.

btw who cares about small world like HW,as long as they are getting movie’s offers left and right,I don’t have any problem with HW hating them. LOL

and HW hate them but more important people and more important country like them,let’s remember those craziness that happened in Toronto that all the people just assume they never have seen this happened before,sure people hates them.LOL.

Stop talking about Angelina and focus on MARION COTILLARD !

You go, Marion !
She was just … ASTONISHING ! I mean she played a woman form, like her twenties to her fifties, when she looked like she was eighty, and did a really GREAT job. She was just.. beautiful ! She deserves it more than any of the others, she’s such a promising actress.

Sorry for my bad english !

And Come OOOOn, Keira ? Of course she didn’t get a nomination, the movie was good, but her performance ? Nothing special.

You know i cant speak for everyone because i havent seen all the nominees performances.. I did see angelina’s and honestly that had to be a hard performance to play. I agree, the wig wasnt the best. hOwever, the accent was good and the emotion’s were there. i forgot all bout angie.”. to missy and anyone else: why did she get so many reviews by a lot of critics if she wasnt so great ? also i think a lot of u haters didnt see the movie.

anyway , H w has a love and hate relationship with brad and angie.. they a times cant stand them but their always in their face, asking personal question’s..admit it haters their intriguing..but its cool life goes on and they get spend time with the family.. not go to wishy washy oscars . Peace

^^^ joh dont talk about your mom that way

Oprah thursday show Oscar nominees

# 228 Jennifer a. @ 01/22/2008 at 4:36 pm

Let’s compares losses. Angelina does not get a Oscar nomination.
Jennifer does not win best best lift or hair in the annual OK poll.

See the difference. Now when Aniston actually does some acting that people remember than you can post won’t be a joke.

HAHAHAHA.

Ruby Dee a real african american actress, no spray on tan here,

GOT NOMINATED INSTEAD OF ANGELINA and her fake wig and spray on tanner.

THANK YOU ACADEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sick and tired of Cate Blanchett.

Is she sleeping around? At her age?!

The point is-
Critics didn’t like her, and nobody saw her movies.

wow!

JJ thanks for the list.

Can’t believe James McAvoy didn’t get nominated for Atonement!
He is the most amazing actor; his performance in Atonement was just breathtaking. (Though Knightley’s pouting put me off the film as a whole… surely the fact he was so believable acting opposite that plank of wood makes him even more worthy of a bloody Oscar!!)

Once again the Oscar people play it safe! George Clooney is good but his role hardly deserves an Oscar nod. Cate for Elizabeth, another ok role….
The only one they got right was Viggo for Eastern Promises!! But I bet DDL gets the Oscar.
AND 300 didn’t get any nominations? I certainly deserves a nod for special effects or cinematography…I mean come one, Transformers get nominated….Please….

Oscar, you’ve got boring….

LOL phew good thing angie did not get a nod, now the freaks have something talk about, complain about and whine about for WEEEKS on end. This news gives their life purpose …. just goes to show her rank is dropping regardless if she is sleeping with brad. She had a good few years on his tails …. Congrats to all the others well deserved

KK1 @ 01/22/2008 at 8:15 pm Shocking news about HeathL. His little daughter is just 2 years old. First Brad Renfro, now Heath. May they both rest in peace.

Listen, don’t give the Oscars more importance that they are due. Angie has an Oscar. She will be nominated for others. Right now she has the best one can have in life, a loving and lovedup partner in Brad who worships the ground she walks on, and a much loved family with happy healthy kids. Angie has her Oscar and every other award anyone can receive in her life everyday in her home.There is nothing better than what she now has, nothing.

HeathL death’s today once more illustrates how short life can be, death can arrive at any time. You must seize the day and live each day to the fullest. Being nominated for an award that is made of cold metal is not something that brings any warmth into one’s life.

missy @ 01/22/2008 at 11:10 am ………………………………….The Oscar’s are serious awards, they aren’t popularity contests.

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Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

Boy, are you in the wrong universe. Earth to Missy, the Oscars are ALL about popularity contests. It’s a history of popularity contests.

However, not getting an Oscar or a nom doesn’t mean they don’t like you, just that somebody is more popular that year. You think H’wood doesn’t love Tom Hanks or Julia Roberts? And another clue, dear clueless one, box office is irrelevant to Best Acting awards - particularly Best Actress awards. Nobody saw Away from Her or La Vie en Rose when they came out. They made almost NO money. They were obscure little indies - foreign indies at that. I question how many of the voters even saw them before they voted. But the “buzz” for both Cotillard and Christie was so strong that it carried the day. Not that I’m unhappy for their noms but understand how the Oscar works.

BElla666 @ 01/22/2008 at 5:59 pm So it is a sign that Angelina is not nominated that she is not liked? What is with these people here? Are all of them not liked? Each of them a loser?

Keira Knightley (Atonement)
Helena Bonham-Carter (Sweeney Todd)
Amy Adams (Enchanted)
Jodie Foster (The Brave One)
Nicole Kidman (Margot at the Wedding)
Halle Berry (Things We Lost in the Fire)

Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl)
Denzel Washington (American Gangster)
Frank Langella (Starting Out in the Evening)
James McAvoy (Atonement)
Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men)
Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild)

It is the same problem every year. A handful of good performances and only 5 places. So some must inevitably lose! And still some will lose during the Oscars! This is a part of the game!

And if Jennifer is liked just like you say why was she never nominated for an Oscar? After your logic it is only about popularity anyway. And as we all know anybody LOVES Jennifer ! Or not?

If you want to win an Oscar, in any case you need 3 things
- the right year (weak or strong film years.)
- A good campaign
- The right Movie (Drama, Thriller, etc.)

Not only popularity of the person

This is my opinion!

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EXACTLY!!!

At least, I think, our Angie will be spared of the Oscar curse. Angie, you are still the best, keep up with the good work. We, your fans, love you and your family ! To the others who are hateful, just letting you all know that Angie and Brad has a strong fan base and we still continue to celebrate their lives as actors and philantrophists . We’re giving Angie all our support and are VERY HAPPY for the other recognition she got for her work. To the Oscars, Blah!

loopy @ 01/22/2008 at 5:58 pm Can’t believe James McAvoy didn’t get nominated for Atonement!
He is the most amazing actor; his performance in Atonement was just breathtaking. (Though Knightley’s pouting put me off the film as a whole… surely the fact he was so believable acting opposite that plank of wood makes him even more worthy of a bloody Oscar!!)

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Because Hollywood hate them. that ’s what the faniston loons said.
HW hate Danzel, Tom Hank, Russel, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jodie, Helena, Julia Robert….etc, who else.

I don’t think that the Oscar snub will really effect Angie at all. This year will be Julie Christie’s, and for those who don’t believe I don’t think it will be aired. Angie is already getting rave reviews for her role as MP and honors. I think she will appreciate the SBFF honor more . She gave away the first one maybe they didn’t forget that. For those who don’t remember she said she gave that one to her mom because awards didn’t mean that much to her anyways.And it’s really a shame that some people feel that because she didn’t get nominated that she is at home crying her eyes out and pouting. And if the poster is speaking the truth about her not being nominated is on every blog she is more powerful than I ever thought. It’s amazing!

Angie needs to get dumped before next years Oscars so the Oscar voters will vote for her. It’s really not about good acting.

This is Brad’s second year being snubbed and having a co-star up for an oscar . any true movie fan will know that Angelina deserved at least a nomination. BP’s a jinx to himself and Angelina.

hopefully he will dump her and break her heart for all to see. She will have a better chance at an Oscar next year.

244 lylian @ 01/22/2008 at 8:37 pm

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There was a critic who said that Angelina deserved a nomination but actually wrote that she probably won’t get the prize until she breaks up with Brad because no one was going to feel sorry for her enough to vote for her. A poster wrote earlier that Hollywood have a love hate relationship with Brad and Angelina. I believe that.

I believe Brad and Angelina are seen as a couple who seem to have it all, Love, Beauty, Family, Fame, Talent, Intelligence, Riches. The academy is in the end, made up of individual human beings, who for all the best intentions in the world, have feelings much like you and me. There is clearly politics and personal preferences in the nominations and the voting in the big awards and the Oscar. As individuals these members of the academy are just as prone to SCHADENFREUDE as YOU CLEARLY ARE.
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That is exactly what I’m thinking!

Oscars is Hollywood’s prom night.

Can someone please answer this question for me? Has there ever been an actor/actress nominated for a role in a movie that was panned by the critics? I dont understand how Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for “elizabeth whatever”. Nobody liked this movie. What relevance does this figure have in the world at this time? You have a movie like AMH that is trying in its limited way to show how peoples of all cultures and religions could unite for the common good, and it is ignored.

For the ones on here who are having orgasms because Angie was not nominated, get hold of yourselves. She got critical acclaim for this movie and that is something that will not change. For whatever reason she was not nominated, but saying that this shows that the “world” ( as someone up-thread foolishly proclaimed) does not like her is laughable. I know that Angie will be in the forefront of many more Oscar races, because lets face it, she is a fabulous actor.

Some idiot actually posted that Angie could stop parading her children now, which she was, (according to the afore-mentioned idiot,)doing on her Oscar campaign. Well as far back as i can remember, they have been saying she parades her kids for PR. This claim was made in 2006, before AMH was filmed, so unless she is a psychic, this is b@@l c#$p.

I am sure that Brad and Angie are not lamenting this missed nomination, they have more important things to think about, namely four beautiful little ones

So go on and enjoy you conga lines and what have you, it does not change anything in their lives. For the person already accusing them of not attending the ceremony because of selfishness, if they are invited, i am sure they will show up.

ANGIE WAS SO SNUBBED! I dont even know who laura linney is and cate shouldn’t be there….overrated role but she’s still a good actress.

I just don’t understand the comments that I am reading and its mostly about Angelina Jolie. I saw the movie at the theatres, and yes I was completely bored. I decided to leave in the middle of it to buy more nachos and coke LOL. Then i decided since I was so bored that I really didn’t give the movie a chance maybe when it comes “on demand” on my cable provider, I’ll take another look at it again.

Well, it was early evening and everyone in the room that were watching Marianne Pearl either fell asleep or left the room. I was the only one that really made sure I paid attention. And yes, the movie was still boring. At first I wanted to say terrible, but it doesn’t seem to fit along those lines. Angelina Jolie’s performance in that movie was really mediocre. She didn’t bring the character to life. Her performance was very over rated. She couldn’t pull off the accent and her acting was okay at best. I always found her to be a mediocre actress but this is only my opinion.

Like many times in the Oscars, you can have a year in which each category such as Best Actress can only have one sure winner and you can have one year where the actresses are hard to choose from. I feel as though when Angelina won the role in Girl interrupted, she won it because it truly mirrored her lifestyle in a way that the role she played, you knew definitely she was going to win. I feel as though, she gets alot of praise simply because of her beauty and who her father was.

There is no doubt that Angelina will be nominated again in the future. Her fans love her movies, whether they are terrible or not, and she will always get recognition by her peers. Its funny that they had her at the oscar round table as a sure win but obviously the upset was confirmed yesterday. Angelina was definitely not deserved a nominee for her role in Marianne Pearl but knowing Angelina and her “acting” abilities…she will probably get another one in the future.

Academy doesn’t love Brad and Angie: I think that next year, even if Angie’s performance in the Changeling will be terrific, she will not considered…Brad ’s performance in TAOJJ was great too, infact he won in Venice..

dianad1968 @ 01/23/2008 at 1:53 am Can someone please answer this question for me? Has there ever been an actor/actress nominated for a role in a movie that was panned by the critics? I dont understand how Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for “elizabeth whatever”. Nobody liked this movie. What relevance does this figure have in the world at this time? You have a movie like AMH that is trying in its limited way to show how peoples of all cultures and religions could unite for the common good, and it is ignored.

For the ones on here who are having orgasms because Angie was not nominated, get hold of yourselves. She got critical acclaim for this movie and that is something that will not change. For whatever reason she was not nominated, but saying that this shows that the “world” ( as someone up-thread foolishly proclaimed) does not like her is laughable. I know that Angie will be in the forefront of many more Oscar races, because lets face it, she is a fabulous acto
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I’m disappointed she didn’t get an Oscar nomination. The lack of the nomination doesn’t mean her acting wasn’t fantastic. And it isn’t showing the world anything. It means from a collective of 6,000 members who may have voted (not all members choose to vote), she didn’t make the top five.

But, yet, she has her SAG nomination (from a group of 100,000) who are her peers.

I remember reading over the past few months antis saying the Oscar’s and Golden Globes weren’t really that important. That they would really believe her acting was good if she was nominated for a SAG. Well, she has been nominated for a SAG.

Get this straight people……The Academy doesn’t like Brangelina, the public doesn’t like Brangelina(Hence all their bombs,scandel sheets king and queen). THE WORLD HAS SPOKEN. Basically , Brangelina suck! OK

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/557121/2008_oscar_nominations_get_it_wrong.html

In the Best Actress category, the biggest shocker was the exclusion of Angelina Jolie for her role in “A Mighty Heart.” It was Jolie’s finest performance since her Oscar-winning turn in “Girl, Interrupted.” The Academy instead inexplicably chose to honor “Juno’s” Ellen Page, Page performance was wonderful,but it lacked the strength and emotional resonance of Jolie’s turn as Marianne Pearl, the widow of murdered reporter Daniel Pearl. Many critics also thought Amy Adams had a chance to secure her first nomination as Princess Giselle in the Disney fantasy “Enchanted.” Cate Blanchett was a dual nominee this year, with a nomination in this category for “Elizabeth” and a nomination for Supporting Actress as Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There.”

I totally agree with #16, finally Viggo gets the praise that he deserves! I am sorry to all the Johnny Depp fans, i used to like him, but he has got way too hollywood for me. He now is on my list of hipocritical actors. Move over, more deserving actors should get the award. All you people who are wanting Johnny Depp to win, way to conform, it’s really sad. And as for Kiera Knightly and James McAvoy, that is unpleasant but obviously something was lacking. Although i agree that the academy doesn’t know what their doing most of the time. But anyhoo GO VIGGO! YOU DESERVE IT MANY TIMES OVER! RARE TALENT RIGHT THERE.

Cate is one of the most brilliant actresses I’ve ever seen. She can do anything. But I’m really surprised at her nom for BA. She did give an exceptional performance, but the film was very poor. However, I’ve seen her in I’m Not There and she is phenomenal-absolutely blew me away! It went WAY beyond stunt casting. I liked how one critic put it, “it was imitation raised to art”. I hope she wins BSA, she really deserves it!!! I saw Amy Ryan’s performance and it was good, but didn’t blow my mind. I mean, how many vulgar nasty mother roles do we need in film? I’ve seen it ad nauseum. And what’s worse is that she played a very similar character in her other film…lost a few points with me on that.

I really hope Julie Christie or Marion Cotillard wins for BA! They were both phenomenal!!! Both of them were heartbreaking in their films. Linney would be my 3rd pick. She was excellent and so real in The Savages-played a neurotic sister to a “T”. Ellen was really cute but don’t think she stands a chance with the competition.

Daniel Day-Lewis has got this award in the bag. He was really really good in TWBB. But didn’t he have a similar character in Gangs of New York?

Javier Bardem was creepy as all get out! I think he’s pretty much a lock for the win, but I thought Casey’s performance was terrific! I wouldn’t be disappointed with either of them picking a BSA award.

Best Picture is going to come down to Atonement or No Country. Atonement is your typical epic artsy film the Oscars love to award. No Country was a darker and more violent picture, but was incredible!!! It really was a masterpiece and I hope it takes home the Oscar. Juno was a really cute film but don’t think it has the chance with the other two pix.

uh….HEATH LEDGER?