And the Oscar Goes to...
Now this stuff is right up my alley. It's Oscars time ladies and gentlemen. So the nominees in the major categories were announced early this morning, and if you ask me it was not a surprise. Brokeback Mountain is leading in the number of nominations, eight to be exact. Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress (yes, there are women in this film), Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, just to name a few. It also received a nomination for Best Original Score which it won at the Golden Globes. They say the Golden Globes usually predicts who will win big at the Oscars so it looks like Brokeback Mountain will win best director and best movie (since Walk the Line wasn't nominated in any of these categories).
Now surprise, surprise, another black actor was nominated for playing a role that most parents would not want their child to grow up to be. That's right, Terrence Howard was nominated for his role as a Tennessee pimp in the critically-acclaimed Hustle&Flow. Now I must admit, I do want to see this movie again, only because the first time I saw it I was distracted by the presence of two elderly white women who seemed to be enjoying the music in the movie more than me. Granted they were a sight to see, but I couldn't enjoy the movie because I was so busy laughing at their waving in their air, waving them like they just didn't care. However, from what I did see, Terrence Howard did an exceptional job becoming his character. I really did believe that he was a pimp who had some beats in his head that he just had to get out, he really wanted to express himself and tell his story.
Crash is close behind Brokeback Mountain with six nominations. My prediction is that it might have peaked too early for some people, and it might not get the recognition it deserves. It is up for Best Movie, Best Director, and Best original Score.
Overall, it should be an exciting night for the Academy Awards, it could really go either way. I guess we'll just have to tune in on March 5 to see who's going home home with Mr. Oscar.
List of nominees
posted by T.M. Brown @ 9:55 AM
4 Comments:
Why did Halle Berry have to let a white man pop her, to get an Oscar? Why did Denzel have to be crooked before he took it?"
So very true Ms.Brown. America has a love affair iwht negative images of black people. Always has, probably always will.
Nevertheless, I haven't seen Hustle'. i bought the bootlegg bt it was of such terrible quality that I couldn't sit through it. heard it was good though.
I thought Crash was really good, but I was a little dissapointed with the ending. I don't think the people who needed to get the most out of the movie would really be impacted by the death of a black character at the end. It kinda numbs the effect of everything else that happened leading up to that point.
I can't believe that Terrence Howard got nominated for Hustle & Flow. That movie was misogynistic trash. Just saw Brokeback and loved it. Crash was good, but a little unbelievable. I thought the Mexican guy with his daughter was the best part of the movie. If only more men could be that type of father.
dang bombsoverbaghdad, $15??!?!
where are you from?
There's something on my mind about el diablo negro's post:
No, Halle didn't need to have a white man "pop her" to get an Oscar, but did you expect her to get one for BAPS? How about Bullworth? Or X-Men? The films she participated in, with the exception of her portrayal as a crack addict in Jungle Fever, did not have Oscar caliber: they did not speak to the human condition, a universal truth about life, love, or the state of the world. It's not the Academy's fault that "Queen" and "There Eyes Were Watching God" and "Introducing Dorothy Dandrigde" were all exceptional films and series that were produced for TELEVISION.
As far as Denzel, yes - you have a point. He should have won for his role in "The Hurricane" but he did win the Golden Globe for his portrayal as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and has won before for "Glory".
And why is it so convenient for people to forget Morgan Freeman? What was so reprehensible about his portrayal in Million Dollar Baby? He was the most sensible and compassionate character throughout the film, yet complex and gutsy and knocked the h*ll out of a stupid kid that didn't know which way was up.
Terrence Howard, just like Halle and Denzel, was nominated for making a character come to life, and in his case, not only believeable but likeable. In ordinary society, no one would willing root for a pimp, let alone be sympathetic to his interactions with his hookers. Terrence Howard did all that and more - that's why he got the nod.
I'm not saying there isn't racism in the entertainment industry, but it's not acceptable to simply place the entire industry in a category from here until eternity without so much as a suggestion as to how to change. Or better still, a plan of action to affect the changes you clamor for.
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