Oh! Canada. What a great day to be a Canadian. I am so pleased with the nominations this year. I am very happy that Juno got some major love, especially for Ellen Page, Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody and film itself. I am also happy that Sarah Polley got a nomination for Away from Her and that Julie Christie got nominated. I think Julie Christie will win this, she was amazing and devasting in that film. The best picture race looks interesting, first time that I've seen three out of the five before the nominations came out (Atonement, Michael Clayton and Juno) but I think the winner will be No Country for Old Men.
I am also very stoked that Once got nominated for Original song for "Falling Slowly." It's up against three songs from Enchanted and one from August Rush. I hope Once wins, the nominated song is one of my all-time favourite songs and I hope that the three Enchanted songs cancel each other out like the three songs from Dreamgirls did last year.
I am also rooting for Ratatouille to win Best Animated Film. I'll make my predictions closer to the Academy Awards and here is hoping that the ceremony actually happens.
Here are the nominees for the 2008 Oscars:
BEST PICTURE: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood
BEST ACTOR: George Clooney, Michael Clayton; Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood; Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd; Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah; Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age; Julie Christie, Away From Her; Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose; Laura Linney, The Savages; Ellen Page, Juno
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford; Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War; Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild; Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There; Ruby Dee, American Gangster; Saoirse Ronan, Atonement; Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone; Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
BEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood; Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men; Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton; Jason Reitman, Juno; Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Brad Bird, Ratatouille; Diablo Cody, Juno; Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton; Tamara Jenkins, The Savages; Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men; Christopher Hampton, Atonement; Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; Sarah Polley, Away From Her
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Persepolis, Ratatouille, Surf's Up
BEST ART DIRECTION: American Gangster, Atonement, The Golden Compass, Sweeney ToddThere Will Be Blood
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Assassination of Jesse James…, Atonement, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Across the Universe, Atonement, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, La Vie en Rose, Sweeney Todd
BEST DOCUMENTARY: No End in Sight, Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Sicko, Taxi to the Dark Side, War/Dance
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Freeheld, La Corona (The Crown), Salim BabaSari’s Mother
BEST EDITING: The Bourne Ultimatum, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Into the Wild, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Beaufort (Israel), The Counterfeiters (Austria), Katyn (Poland), Mongol (Kazakhstan) ,12 (Russia)
BEST MAKEUP: La Vie en Rose, Norbit, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Atonement, The Kite Runner, Michael Clayton, Ratatouille, 3:10 to Yuma
BEST ORIGINAL SONG': 'Falling Slowly,'' Once; ''Happy Working Song,'' Enchanted; ''Raise It Up,'' August Rush; ''So Close,'' Enchanted; ''That's How You Know,'' Enchanted
BEST SOUND EDITING: The Bourne Ultimatum, No Country for Old Men, Ratatouille, There Will Be Blood, Transformers
BEST SOUND MIXING: The Bourne Ultimatum, No Country for Old Men, Ratatouille, 3:10 to Yuma, Transformers
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Golden Compass, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Transformers
BEST ANIMATED SHORT: I Met the Walrus, Madame Tutli-Putli, Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven), My Love (Moya Lyubov), Peter & the Wolf
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT: At Night, Il Supplente (The Substitute), Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets), Tanghi Argentini, The Tonto Woman
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Amazing Race 12 -January 20, 2008
Here we go the Season Finale of Amazing Race 12.
I am live blogging this so I don't know who wins but right now I am predicting that TK and Rachel will win. While I don't mind any of the three teams winning, I have a strong preference for Ron and Christina to win and not just because they are Asian, sure that is part of it but I like the fact that it is a father-daughter team and it is like if my Dad and I were doing this race. If they win or Nick and Don win then it is the first time that a familial team wins and not a dating team or a friend team. I look forward to see who wins as the show progresses.
Anchorage, Alaska. Interesting. I like that it's a good tight race, hopefully to the end. But as long as Ron and Chris win. So, Nick and Don forgot their gear, I knew that they would make a mistake somehwere.
Detour -I would do the Cod because it is just 50 and filetting them would be easier than grabbing hundreds of bitting crabs for the one with race colours. What luck for Ron and Chris to find that clue so fast, let's just hope that luck holds.
Of course TK and Rachel would find the crab and Don and Nick didn't seem too far behind with their mistake.
And the boat ride looks awesome and Alaska is beautiful. I've never been to Anchorage but been to other towns in Alaska and it is stunning. How come Chris can't do the ice climb but Ron, the man with a hernia, can.
A helicopter ride above all those glaciers should be amazing.
The Road Block: You must have a great memory for this. The road block sounds so complicated. I am so nervous. Chris was so close. I hope she fixes her mistake.
Of course, Rachel would finish first, let's up that Ron and Chris make up for that time they lost at the Road Block. It's going to be TK and Rachel. It just is. No matter what editing does. I know it will be them. But it is sweet how Ron and Chris improved their relationship. I am disappointed that Ron and Chris not win but at least they made it to the top 3. At least Nick and Don made a good show of the race.
Another season goes by and another team that I wanted to win did not. But as I said before, I am fine with any of the three teams winning.
I am live blogging this so I don't know who wins but right now I am predicting that TK and Rachel will win. While I don't mind any of the three teams winning, I have a strong preference for Ron and Christina to win and not just because they are Asian, sure that is part of it but I like the fact that it is a father-daughter team and it is like if my Dad and I were doing this race. If they win or Nick and Don win then it is the first time that a familial team wins and not a dating team or a friend team. I look forward to see who wins as the show progresses.
Anchorage, Alaska. Interesting. I like that it's a good tight race, hopefully to the end. But as long as Ron and Chris win. So, Nick and Don forgot their gear, I knew that they would make a mistake somehwere.
Detour -I would do the Cod because it is just 50 and filetting them would be easier than grabbing hundreds of bitting crabs for the one with race colours. What luck for Ron and Chris to find that clue so fast, let's just hope that luck holds.
Of course TK and Rachel would find the crab and Don and Nick didn't seem too far behind with their mistake.
And the boat ride looks awesome and Alaska is beautiful. I've never been to Anchorage but been to other towns in Alaska and it is stunning. How come Chris can't do the ice climb but Ron, the man with a hernia, can.
A helicopter ride above all those glaciers should be amazing.
The Road Block: You must have a great memory for this. The road block sounds so complicated. I am so nervous. Chris was so close. I hope she fixes her mistake.
Of course, Rachel would finish first, let's up that Ron and Chris make up for that time they lost at the Road Block. It's going to be TK and Rachel. It just is. No matter what editing does. I know it will be them. But it is sweet how Ron and Chris improved their relationship. I am disappointed that Ron and Chris not win but at least they made it to the top 3. At least Nick and Don made a good show of the race.
Another season goes by and another team that I wanted to win did not. But as I said before, I am fine with any of the three teams winning.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Amazing Race 12 January 13, 2008
Happy New Year!!
Well we are near the finish line and I personally can't wait to see who wins.
Japan looks great and a place that is on my list of places to visit.
And of course there is the equalizer where the stupid garden doesn't open until 10:00 am so it gives TK and Rachel a chance to catch up. And they did in the immigration line at Taipei and from my experience in Shanghai, those lines are long and eats up a lot of time.
The Road Block looks awesome. I think I would so do it because it would not be my brother's thing and I want to experience as much as I can in life. Ron's face looks hilarious. The underswater bit is the scary bit as 17 seconds is indeed a long time. And it seems like no hardship to drink a whole cup of tea to get the next clue unless it a really digusting tea.
What a cool speed bump, better than the yoga one that the Goths did.
The previous tip from the local paid off for TK and Rachel about using the ticket machine. It was indeed faster.
I love the fact that the clue was in Chinese and that Ron and Chris knew where to go and what to look for. I love it. And the night market is always cool.
Earth seems faster than Fire. Writing 20 messages of luck seems time consuming. While the path may hurt you can run to finish it. But I agree with Chris that it is mind over matter. I would run for it but I guess if it is jagged it would hurt. I am so glad that Ron and Kris did not fight at all during this leg. They worked well and had tremendous luck throughout the whole leg too.
I am sooooo happy that Ron and Chris are number one and are going to run for the $1 million. They are the first team after the BQs that I want to win and this time I hope that they do. The finish with the final three is all false editing-Nate and Jen are goners. Glad that TK and Rachel will also run too! And Nick and Don too!!!! YEAH!!!! Best! Final! Three! Ever! I don't care who wins now as long as it wasn't Nate and Jen. So glad they were eliminated, they were so toxic and I think they are definitely broken up.
Basically, I am ok with any of the teams winning but would be ecstatic if Ron and Chris won above all.
Can't wait for the season finale next week.
Well we are near the finish line and I personally can't wait to see who wins.
Japan looks great and a place that is on my list of places to visit.
And of course there is the equalizer where the stupid garden doesn't open until 10:00 am so it gives TK and Rachel a chance to catch up. And they did in the immigration line at Taipei and from my experience in Shanghai, those lines are long and eats up a lot of time.
The Road Block looks awesome. I think I would so do it because it would not be my brother's thing and I want to experience as much as I can in life. Ron's face looks hilarious. The underswater bit is the scary bit as 17 seconds is indeed a long time. And it seems like no hardship to drink a whole cup of tea to get the next clue unless it a really digusting tea.
What a cool speed bump, better than the yoga one that the Goths did.
The previous tip from the local paid off for TK and Rachel about using the ticket machine. It was indeed faster.
I love the fact that the clue was in Chinese and that Ron and Chris knew where to go and what to look for. I love it. And the night market is always cool.
Earth seems faster than Fire. Writing 20 messages of luck seems time consuming. While the path may hurt you can run to finish it. But I agree with Chris that it is mind over matter. I would run for it but I guess if it is jagged it would hurt. I am so glad that Ron and Kris did not fight at all during this leg. They worked well and had tremendous luck throughout the whole leg too.
I am sooooo happy that Ron and Chris are number one and are going to run for the $1 million. They are the first team after the BQs that I want to win and this time I hope that they do. The finish with the final three is all false editing-Nate and Jen are goners. Glad that TK and Rachel will also run too! And Nick and Don too!!!! YEAH!!!! Best! Final! Three! Ever! I don't care who wins now as long as it wasn't Nate and Jen. So glad they were eliminated, they were so toxic and I think they are definitely broken up.
Basically, I am ok with any of the teams winning but would be ecstatic if Ron and Chris won above all.
Can't wait for the season finale next week.
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