Oscar Nominations 2008

amber, # 218…I’m disappointed that I just came off as “rude”. I was hoping to convey complete disgust and disillusionment with an institution I think has exposed itself this year to be a tool of the industry, but that’s just me. I focused heavily on Michael Clayton, not Brad or Angelina. Please read my thoughts again? Maybe give me an upgrade?

In no way am I undermining all the other actors who were equally deserving of nods. They apparently only will get nods, however, if it meets the needs of the industry. You can still believe in the system if you’d like. Fine with me. As for the year 2000 when Angelina won, I have no idea. I still believed back then, not having followed films and performances as carefully as I do now.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
loosers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry that is breast life

funny,
“breast life”????
dummy

HW just sucks !!!

Did they took it seriously when the JP’s said HW it is not a good place to raise kids.?
Or maybe Angie got everything everyone would wish for?
Hmmm.. why bother giving her the nom.

Angie will be a contender next year. CHANGELING ,my friends.

me too…
wtf are you even trying to say? you aren’t making any sense in your post.

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!

Wahooo for JUNO !!!! I love that movie sooo much and Ellen Page is awesome in it :D !!!

bye suvx @ 01/22/2008 at 4:50 pm 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Say, genius, did you have an equal problem when Forest Whitaker had to darken his skin to play Idi Amin and won the Oscar for it?

missy @ 01/22/2008 at 2:49 pm

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.
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You might want to note that the Savages, which has been out since November 07 and Stars an oscar nominee, Laura Linney has made $3.6m to date. Away from Her for which Julie Christie has been nominated made $7.76m in the BO and nearly $7.0m in DVD rentals.

AMH MADE OVER $18M in the BO and more than $23m in DVD rentals in the North American market alone.

When you have done some simple homework and know a little bit more about what you are talking about, you might come across as being a more genuine and unbias in your analysis.

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The role just wasn’t natural for her… unlike in Girl, Interrupted.. in which she was so convincing. She definitely deserved that Oscar.
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The other performances are perhaps better I don’t know as I haven’t seen all the movies for which the other actresses were nominated. But there were many important critics who also considered Angelina’s performance in AMH to be outstanding and deserving of an Oscar nomination and they presumably, saw the other performances too.

I know it is your intention to suggest that Angelina can play the psychopath role very well because she is naturally psychopathic. Perhaps.

But I will say, Angelina is a marvellously versatile actress. She has played Marianne to great critical acclaim, she has played Girl Interrupted, she has played Gia (and there were several critics who said that had GIA been a movie, she would have nailed the Best Actress nomination at least), she has played George Wallace’s wife. She is LARA CROFT. I think we will see a marvellous performance from her in the Changeling.

There are only 5 places in an Oscar race. There are several very fine actresses jostling for positions. I believe Angelina’s fell out of position in favour of Laura Linney, because from all I’ve read, Laura delivered an Oscar worthy performance too. Laura Linney, an actress with significant indie cred but haven’t delivered in the box office but whom the members of the academy feel deserves a nomination.

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.

Ok here is the deal @ 01/22/2008 at 7:30 pm 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
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Is that you , Petra darling? If anyone knows freak behavior that would be you.

How is it you have time for this board when you spend countless hours finding pictures and articles about Brad and Angie and ALL the kids analyzing every inch of them - then posting them all on the board devoted to them that you built. Super Freak.

Well…as Angie wont nominated I don’t need to watch the OSCAR.

Two things that shocked me this morning. One is Angie not nominated and another is the sudden death of Heath Ledger. can’t believed it . what a sad day.

Angie might not be nominated in Oscar but her role in AMH was praised and recognized by several critics this year. there will always have a next year. at least Angie’s is in good place right now, she had the love and support of her family. which is the most important thing inlife. look what happen to Heath. oscar nominated, great talent, rich but unhappy and depress.