The Alternative Oscars: 2005
My own picks for the winners and nominees in the 2005 Oscars...
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- DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsTommy Lee JonesBarry PepperDwight YoakamRanch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.BEST PICTURE: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
other nominees:
Good Night, and Good Luck
Broken Flowers
Where the Truth Lies
A History of Violence - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayJessica LangeSharon StoneAs the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Bill Murray, Broken Flowers
other nominees:
Tommy Lee Jones, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck
Viggo Mortensen, A History of Violence
Zlatko Buric, Pusher III - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesJennifer TillyJodelle FerlandBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Jodelle Ferland, Tideland
other nominees:
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Juliette Binoche, Caché
Ellen Page, Hard Candy
Anne Hathaway, Havoc - DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsKevin BaconColin FirthAlison LohmanKaren O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Colin Firth, Where the Truth Lies
other nominees:
Jeff Bridges, Tideland
Mickey Rourke, Sin City
Ed Harris, A History of Violence
Bob Hoskins, Mrs. Henderson Presents - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Maria Bello, A History of Violence
other nominees:
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Amy Adams, Junebug
Sharon Stone, Broken Flowers
Emmanuelle Devos, La Moustache - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.BEST DIRECTOR: A History of Violence
other nominees:
Michael Haneke, Caché
Terry Gilliam, Tideland
Jim Jarmusch, Broken Flowers
Robert Rodriguez, Sin City - DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsTommy Lee JonesBarry PepperDwight YoakamRanch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
other nominees:
Match Point
Conversations With Other Women
Broken Flowers
Kinky Boots - DirectorLiev SchreiberStarsElijah WoodEugene HutzBoris LyoskinA young Jewish American man, with the help of an eccentric local, endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the Nazis.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Everything is Illuminated
other nominees:
Tideland
Where the Truth Lies
A History of Violence
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.BEST CASTING: A History of Violence
other nominees:
Sin City
Broken Flowers
Everything is Illuminated
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesJennifer TillyJodelle FerlandBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tideland
other nominees:
Good Night, and Good Luck
The New World
Everything is Illuminated
Sin City - DirectorDave McKeanStarsStephanie LeonidasJason BarryRob BrydonIn a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a fifteen-year-old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Mirrormask
other nominees:
Tideland
Good Night, and Good Luck
Everything is Illuminated
Sin City - DirectorDave McKeanStarsStephanie LeonidasJason BarryRob BrydonIn a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a fifteen-year-old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: Mirrormask
other nominees:
King Kong
Tideland
V For Vendetta
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.BEST EDITING: A History of Violence
other nominees:
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Caché
Sin City
Conversations With Other Women - DirectorSteve BoxNick ParkStarsPeter SallisHelena Bonham CarterRalph FiennesWallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
other nominees:
Madagascar
Robots
Corpse Bride - DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsKais NashifAli SulimanLubna AzabalTwo childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Paradise Now / Palestine
other nominees:
Caché (Hidden) / France
La Moustache / France
Pusher III/Denmark
Le temps qui reste (Time to Leave) / France - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner HerzogA devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Grizzly Man
other nominees:
The Aristocrats
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The Mindscape of Alan Moore
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