A Dream, a Queen, a Labyrinth & Babel
the most nominated films of 2006 are all over the place. England, Spain, Mexico, Japan, Morocco, the U.S., with most of these settings being from only one film.
today was the announcement of the 79th annual Academy Award Nominations, and Mexico's filmmakers have the most nods, with Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's BABEL garnering 7 nominations, Guillermo Del Toro's EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO (Pan's Labyrinth) getting 6, and Alfonso Cuarón's understated CHILDREN OF MEN netting 3.
although the most nominated film is DREAMGIRLS it isn't nominated for Best Picture. it got the "most nominated" honor basically because it has 3 nominations in the Original Song category. no major nominations except for Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy) and Supporting Actress (first ever American Idol contestant to get an Oscar nod, Jennifer Hudson).
in that sense babel, the queen and pan's labyrinth are the ones that go into the most categories (babel has 2 supporting actresses nominated). babel and the queen are directly competing in 2 major categories (best picture, director), while pan's labyrinth goes for the more artistic (art direction, cinematography, makeup), while all three are going head-to-head in 2 categories (original score & original screenplay).
the acting categories are mostly a given already, based on previous awards helen mirren & forest whitaker are locks, while the supporting players of DREAMGIRLS are almost shoe-ins, although you can expect upsets in these categories.
great suprises were the nods for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, especially supporting players Alan Arkin and Abigail Breslin - it is also up for Original Screenplay and Best Picture. as for the rest, i will weigh in once i get to see more of them. go PAN'S!!!
today was the announcement of the 79th annual Academy Award Nominations, and Mexico's filmmakers have the most nods, with Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's BABEL garnering 7 nominations, Guillermo Del Toro's EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO (Pan's Labyrinth) getting 6, and Alfonso Cuarón's understated CHILDREN OF MEN netting 3.
although the most nominated film is DREAMGIRLS it isn't nominated for Best Picture. it got the "most nominated" honor basically because it has 3 nominations in the Original Song category. no major nominations except for Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy) and Supporting Actress (first ever American Idol contestant to get an Oscar nod, Jennifer Hudson).
in that sense babel, the queen and pan's labyrinth are the ones that go into the most categories (babel has 2 supporting actresses nominated). babel and the queen are directly competing in 2 major categories (best picture, director), while pan's labyrinth goes for the more artistic (art direction, cinematography, makeup), while all three are going head-to-head in 2 categories (original score & original screenplay).
the acting categories are mostly a given already, based on previous awards helen mirren & forest whitaker are locks, while the supporting players of DREAMGIRLS are almost shoe-ins, although you can expect upsets in these categories.
great suprises were the nods for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, especially supporting players Alan Arkin and Abigail Breslin - it is also up for Original Screenplay and Best Picture. as for the rest, i will weigh in once i get to see more of them. go PAN'S!!!
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