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The most successful pin-up of the 1950s, Bettie Page’s legendary photographs made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and turned her into one of the first sex icons.
2005 oscar fun-fact January 31, 2006
The five low-budget Best Picture nominees evenly split the major nominations – no film received more than 8 nominations. They were all modest in scope, and challenged political, sexual and intellectual mores. Of the five nominees, only one of them had a budget over $14 million (Spielberg’s Munich at $70 million), and three of them were budgeted at about $7 million. Two were biopics. None of the films grossed more than $53 million at the box-office at the time of the nomination’s announcements in late January:- All five of the Best Picture-nominated directors were nominated for Best Director. This is very rare and has happened only three other times in Oscar history: 1957, 1964, and 1981.
- With his two nominations, George Clooney became the first to receive directing and acting nominations for two different films in the same year. Paul Haggis and Steven Spielberg were also nominated for producing (Best Picture) Crash and Munich, respectively.
- Special mention should be made of the fact that Woody Allen earned his 14th career writing nomination (all for Best Original Screenplay) for Match Point – it was his 21st career nomination. He has won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar twice, for Annie Hall (1977)
and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). The next closest nominee remained Billy Wilder, with 12 career writing nominations and 3 career writing wins. - For the first time in the short history of the Best Animated Feature Film category, none of the three nominees were CGI films:
- Best Supporting Actor nominee was 56 year-old, four-time nominee William Hurt, in a powerfully unsettling, creepy 10-minute role as brutal mobster Richie Cusack in A History of Violence (with 2 nominations, including Best Screenplay Adaptation). [Hurt's prior three nominations were all for lead roles, including a win for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), and nominations for Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987).]
"Brokeback Mountain" leads Oscar nominations – Yahoo! Movies January 31, 2006
“Brokeback Mountain” leads Oscar nominations – Yahoo! Movies: “‘Brokeback Mountain’ leads Oscar nominations
Reuters – Jan 31, 05:44
Gay romance ‘Brokeback Mountain’ led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with eight nominations overall, including one each for best picture, best director and best actor in a lead role for Heath Ledger.
Also nominated for best film were ‘Capote,’ about author Truman Capote, race relations drama ‘Crash,’ ‘Good Night, and Good Luck,’ about newsman Edward R. Murrow and ‘Munich,’ which details the aftermath of the killings of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.’
The Oscars, which are given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are world cinema’s top prize. The awards will be handed out on March 5 in Los Angeles.”
The Notorious Bettie Page | January 31, 2006
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The most successful pin-up of the 1950s, Bettie Page’s legendary photographs made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and turned her into one of the first sex icons.
“Brokeback Mountain” leads Oscar nominations – Yahoo! Movies January 31, 2006
“Brokeback Mountain” leads Oscar nominations – Yahoo! Movies: “‘Brokeback Mountain’ leads Oscar nominations
Reuters – Jan 31, 05:44
Gay romance ‘Brokeback Mountain’ led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with eight nominations overall, including one each for best picture, best director and best actor in a lead role for Heath Ledger.
Also nominated for best film were ‘Capote,’ about author Truman Capote, race relations drama ‘Crash,’ ‘Good Night, and Good Luck,’ about newsman Edward R. Murrow and ‘Munich,’ which details the aftermath of the killings of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.’
The Oscars, which are given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are world cinema’s top prize. The awards will be handed out on March 5 in Los Angeles.”
Razzies!!! January 31, 2006
On the eve of the Academy Award nominations, The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation (you gotta love the title), announced its own contenders for the worst movies of the year. Leading the pack: Son of the Mask, with eight nominations. Dukes of Hazzard was right behind with seven nods.
Even Tom Cruise couldn’t avoid the wrath of the raspberry. He was nominated in the new category “most tiresome tabloid target.”
The “honors” will be handed out — when else? — March 4, a day before the Oscars.
Razzies!!! January 30, 2006
On the eve of the Academy Award nominations, The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation (you gotta love the title), announced its own contenders for the worst movies of the year. Leading the pack: Son of the Mask, with eight nominations. Dukes of Hazzard was right behind with seven nods.
Even Tom Cruise couldn’t avoid the wrath of the raspberry. He was nominated in the new category “most tiresome tabloid target.”
The “honors” will be handed out — when else? — March 4, a day before the Oscars.
The fifth contender January 29, 2006
This year oscar nominees race in acting catagory is all about 4 sure thing but who will be the fifth person who make the cut.
Russell Crowe or Terrence Howard?
Ziyi Zhang,or Keira Knightley?
Ziyi Zhang, Ziyi Zhang,or Keira Knightley
Ziyi Zhang,
Quick note about DGA January 29, 2006
USATODAY.com – O-Factor: “To the surprise of no one, Ang Lee was named filmmaker of the year this weekend at the Directors Guild of America awards banquet for his Brokeback Mountain. The win — over competition including George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck and Paul Haggis’ Crash — means that anything short of Lee taking the best director Oscar would be a tremendous surprise. In the DGA’s 57 year history, the guild has predicted the best director Oscar winner a stunning 51 times.
Of course, one of those rare exceptions included Lee, who won the DGA award in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but Stephen Soderbergh took the Academy Award for Traffic. Don’t look for a similar upset this year.”
Did you know?? January 29, 2006
Lauren Bacall once called up Shelley Winters whose husband, Tony Franciosa she was having an affair with, and said, “I’ve been waiting for Tony for an hour. Where the hell is he?” “Lauren,” Shelley replied, “you’re complaining to me because my husband is late for a date with you?” “Well, dear,” Lauren said, “if your husband doesn’t respect your marriage, why should I?”
The fifth contender January 29, 2006
This year oscar nominees race in acting catagory is all about 4 sure thing but who will be the fifth person who make the cut.
Russell Crowe or Terrence Howard?
Ziyi Zhang,or Keira Knightley?
Ziyi Zhang, Ziyi Zhang,or Keira Knightley
Ziyi Zhang,
Quick note about DGA January 29, 2006
USATODAY.com – O-Factor: “To the surprise of no one, Ang Lee was named filmmaker of the year this weekend at the Directors Guild of America awards banquet for his Brokeback Mountain. The win — over competition including George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck and Paul Haggis’ Crash — means that anything short of Lee taking the best director Oscar would be a tremendous surprise. In the DGA’s 57 year history, the guild has predicted the best director Oscar winner a stunning 51 times.
Of course, one of those rare exceptions included Lee, who won the DGA award in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but Stephen Soderbergh took the Academy Award for Traffic. Don’t look for a similar upset this year.”
Did you know?? January 29, 2006
Lauren Bacall once called up Shelley Winters whose husband, Tony Franciosa she was having an affair with, and said, “I’ve been waiting for Tony for an hour. Where the hell is he?” “Lauren,” Shelley replied, “you’re complaining to me because my husband is late for a date with you?” “Well, dear,” Lauren said, “if your husband doesn’t respect your marriage, why should I?”
