Oscar nominees
All together now -- the whole Oscar nominee community at the same instant in the same cosmic space, taken before or after Monday's Oscar nominee luncheon. USA Today reporter Claudia Puig says "the biggest cheers were heard for director Martin Scorsese, Will Smith, Forest Whitaker, Abigail Breslin, Helen Mirren and Peter O'Toole, who got a standing ovation."
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 6, 2007 at 10:32 AM
comment #1
jeffmcm
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O'Toole sprawling in front between Penelope Cruz and some lady in a pantsuit is great.
Posted by jeffmcm
at February 6, 2007 10:44 AM
comment #2
ArchiveGuy
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I found most of the usual suspects, but couldn't see Cuaron (though su dos amigos were in attendance) 4 of the 10 female acting nominees appear to be missing: Winslet, Streep, Dench, & Blanchett (all vets--ho hum!). Peter, Paul, & Penelope are front & center, but I feel bad for the woman stuck behind the very tall Hounsou.
Posted by ArchiveGuy
at February 6, 2007 10:46 AM
comment #3
christian
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peter owns the oscar.
just sayin'.
Posted by christian
at February 6, 2007 11:32 AM
comment #4
Josh Massey
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Ugh, Paul Haggis just looks like a smug prick.
Posted by Josh Massey
at February 6, 2007 12:10 PM
comment #5
Thrudvangar
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Lubezki looks cool. Murphy looks lost.
Posted by Thrudvangar
at February 6, 2007 12:34 PM
comment #6
christian
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maybe murphy feels something akin to humility...
Posted by christian
at February 6, 2007 12:39 PM
comment #7
Mr. Peel
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I'm gonna guess that the 'lady in a pantsuit' is Sherry Lansing.
Love the beaming Jackie Earle Haley up top in the center.
Posted by Mr. Peel
at February 6, 2007 12:50 PM
comment #8
Craig Kennedy
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Which one is Haggis?
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at February 6, 2007 1:58 PM
comment #9
Craig Kennedy
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Heh heh. I picked out the smuggest, prickiest looking character I could find in the picture, then looked up Haggis on IMDB. A match. You were right Josh.
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at February 6, 2007 2:00 PM
comment #10
jeffmcm
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Exactly, Haggis has a perma-smirk that you just want to throw tomatoes at.
Posted by jeffmcm
at February 6, 2007 2:01 PM
comment #11
Craig Kennedy
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Tomatoes and flaming copies of his screenplays.
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at February 6, 2007 2:23 PM
comment #12
Josh Massey
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Haggis probably sat in that chair two hours before the rest of the crowd assembled, just so he could be front and center.
Posted by Josh Massey
at February 6, 2007 3:52 PM
comment #13
Craig Kennedy
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He was out there with a measuring tape to determine the precise center. Later on he had to wrestle Penelope Cruz to the ground after he stood up to stretch and she swiped his seat. Then he put a little sign on the back of the seat "Paul's chair: don't touch".
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at February 6, 2007 3:59 PM
comment #14
Dixon Steele
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Why all the Haggis hating?
The guy won an Oscar last year for his FIRST film, and this year contributed to two of the best, LETTERS AND CASINO.
Oh yeah, it's called....Jealousy.
Posted by Dixon Steele
at February 6, 2007 4:36 PM
comment #15
jeffmcm
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That's the dumbest thing I've read all day, and that includes the political garbage on the other threads.
Paul Haggis is a hack and Letters and Casino Royale were good in spite of, not because of, him.
Posted by jeffmcm
at February 6, 2007 4:39 PM
comment #16
Dixon Steele
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Jesus, did this guy steal your girlfriend?
You think he's a hack?
Let's see what you've done. Feel free to list your credits below.
Posted by Dixon Steele
at February 6, 2007 5:20 PM
comment #17
Craig Kennedy
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I don't know the man. Could be a lovely fellow. But I hated Crash and Flags of Our Fathers and I blame Haggis for the weakest moments of Letter's From Iwo Jima which may or may not be fair.
Based on the heavy handed pretention that so annoys me in his screenplays, I simply like to assume he's a wanker. It brings a smile to my face. Call it a flaw of mine.
I don't like Akiva Goldsman either.
The bitterness of a failed writer? Perhaps. Only my shrink would know for sure (if I had one).
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at February 6, 2007 5:29 PM
comment #18
jeffmcm
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That's a pointless argument to try to make. I'll post my credits if you post yours.
I suppose I can't claim that Rob Cohen is a hack, either, until I can command a $50 million dollar budget.
I guarantee that Haggis is responsible for the worst scene in Letters from Iwo Jima - the one with the dog. It screams his brand of clumsy manipulation.
Posted by jeffmcm
at February 6, 2007 5:31 PM
comment #19
Craig Kennedy
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Yeah, the dog and the crying children was one of the moments. If I remember correctly there was an unsubtle, blood splashed photograph during an especially intense scene that didn't need it (which might not have been the screenplay's fault) plus some unnecessary and overly obvious "gee these Americans aren't the monsters I thought they'd be" speechifying.
Oh and the ham-handed dinner party flashback when Watanabe was in America.
Having said that, I mainly liked Letters From Iwo Jima.
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at February 6, 2007 5:44 PM
comment #20
Poteki123
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Posted by Poteki123
at November 29, 2011 12:01 AM