Now when the Oscar nominations have been announced, I will officially kick off my second annual Oscar Race. I managed to see quite a few of the ‘important’ nominees before last year’s ceremony, but I’m still hoping to beat that number this year. Considering the fact that some films (e.g. Blood Diamond) won’t reach Sweden until soon after the ceremony, I won’t be able to see all the films I want to see, nor will I have the time, but I’ll do my best. Since I’m planning to make a trip soon - not sure where yet - I just might be able to see one or two of those not-yet-arrived-here films then. I know I probably shouldn’t even bother, and I normally hate awards shows (except for the MTV ones, which used to be kinda fun, but lately they’ve all sucked, which makes perfect sense since MTV itself sucks), but I’ve always liked the Oscars for some reason. It’s a fun show, and it’s even more fun when you’ve seen most of the big films and get all those puns. By the way, I have no idea who’s the host this year. Someone new again?
Here are this year’s nominees, listed in alphabetical order. The ones I’ve already seen have titles in bold and are followed by my rating. As for the rest, I’m going to prioritise watching films with nominations in the heavier categories first. This post will remain my one Oscar Race entry, so the list below will be updated as I see more films. I will also comment on the films in separate entries though.
After the Wedding (3)
Apocalypto
Babel (4)
The Black Dahlia
Blood Diamond (3 ½)
Borat
Cars (3)
Children of Men (4)
Click (2)
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Departed (2 ½)
The Devil Wears Prada (2 ½)
Dreamgirls
Flags of Our Fathers
The Good German
The Good Shepherd
Half Nelson (4)
Happy Feet (2)
The Illusionist
Indigènes (Days of Glory) (4)
The Last King of Scotland (3 ½)
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Children (2 ½)
Little Miss Sunshine (4)
The Lives of Others (4 ½)
Marie Antoinette
Monster House (3 ½)
Notes on a Scandal
Pan’s Labyrinth (5)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (3)
Poseidon (1)
The Prestige (3)
The Pursuit of Happyness (3)
The Queen (4)
Superman Returns (2)
United 93
Venus (1)
Volver (3)
Water
Documentaries:
Deliver Us From Evil
An Inconvenient Truth
Iraq in Fragments
Jesus Camp
My Country, My Country
Last updated: 25 Feb 2007
