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Tue Jan-31-06 05:19 PM
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not an oscar worthy nomination let alone win.
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| -What are the WORST Oscar winners, nominations, and snubs ever... |
battleknight24 |
Jan-31-06 03:31 PM |
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Snubs |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 03:34 PM |
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Ron Jeremy |
jberryhill |
Jan-31-06 04:40 PM |
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He's been in more women too... |
edbermac |
Jan-31-06 05:07 PM |
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Dances With Wolves... |
mikeargo |
Jan-31-06 06:27 PM |
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I agree 100%. |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 07:51 PM |
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I agree with Madonna for "Evita" |
LostinVA |
Jan-31-06 08:48 PM |
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yes |
barb162 |
Jan-31-06 11:53 PM |
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Julia Roberts for "Erin Brockavich" |
terrya |
Jan-31-06 03:34 PM |
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This get's my vote too |
eggman67 |
Jan-31-06 05:24 PM |
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I agree |
VancSouthpaw |
Jan-31-06 10:24 PM |
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add me to this list, Ellen Burstyn was by far the best |
Wetzelbill |
Feb-01-06 03:18 AM |
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I am glad someone else thinks this too |
RubyDuby in GA |
Feb-01-06 04:20 PM |
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John Wayne NEVER should have gotten an oscar |
Scout |
Jan-31-06 03:36 PM |
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John Wayne was good in Stagecoach. |
Bridget Burke |
Jan-31-06 03:45 PM |
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He was good in The Searchers too n/t |
Tyrone Slothrop |
Jan-31-06 04:03 PM |
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He was good in The Searchers. Very disturbing character. nt |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 05:42 PM |
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Oscar for his last role was deserved: The Shootist. |
faygokid |
Jan-31-06 06:47 PM |
#57 |
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That's who George W is pretending to be, you know. |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:07 PM |
#68 |
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I liked him in "North to Alaska" |
barb162 |
Jan-31-06 11:36 PM |
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OMG SCOTT THANK YOU |
Skittles |
Jan-31-06 04:56 PM |
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John Wayne played the same character all through his career-- |
GrumpyGreg |
Jan-31-06 05:32 PM |
#33 |
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exactly |
Scout |
Feb-01-06 08:48 AM |
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God,I needed that good laugh today---thanks !!!! |
GrumpyGreg |
Feb-01-06 12:39 PM |
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I'm gonna disagree with part of your initial argument |
Tyrone Slothrop |
Jan-31-06 04:08 PM |
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We may disagree on whether Memento or Gosford Park was better... |
battleknight24 |
Feb-01-06 01:37 AM |
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Worst "best picture" IMO... |
Archae |
Jan-31-06 04:12 PM |
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I agree with you. "Network" should have won Best Picture that year. |
terrya |
Jan-31-06 04:15 PM |
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Ellen Burstyn was ROBBED in 2001 - she should have won |
LynneSin |
Jan-31-06 04:13 PM |
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I'll second that. |
primate1 |
Jan-31-06 04:57 PM |
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Third |
LostinVA |
Jan-31-06 08:49 PM |
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Exactly what I was going to say. |
Demo_god |
Jan-31-06 05:07 PM |
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I thought Requiem was such a hard movie to watch |
Divameow77 |
Feb-01-06 11:32 AM |
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Oops, dupe |
Divameow77 |
Feb-01-06 11:32 AM |
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Forrest Gump winning best picture in 1994 |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 04:18 PM |
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I had a hard time with Forrest winning over Shawshank and Pulp Fiction |
Rowdyboy |
Jan-31-06 04:21 PM |
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Samuel L. Jackson should have got it for "Pulp Fiction". |
maveric |
Feb-02-06 06:35 PM |
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Good to know I'm not the only one who feels this way... |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 05:33 PM |
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Shawshank may be |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 05:43 PM |
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It's in my top ten |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 05:45 PM |
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yeah, titanic didn't deserve to win. |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 05:49 PM |
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You're not -- I dislike that movie very much |
LostinVA |
Jan-31-06 08:50 PM |
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I never understood how Gump won |
barb162 |
Jan-31-06 11:50 PM |
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IMHO "The Color Purple" was treated shamefully..... |
Rowdyboy |
Jan-31-06 04:19 PM |
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Whoopie deserved the Oscar... |
bleedingheart |
Jan-31-06 07:34 PM |
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I agree .... |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 07:55 PM |
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A few: |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jan-31-06 04:26 PM |
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Saving Private Ryan. |
djeseru |
Jan-31-06 04:42 PM |
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i didn't think either one deserved best picture that year |
fishwax |
Jan-31-06 05:23 PM |
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And how did Gwynneth Paltrow in "Shakespeare in Love" |
smirkymonkey |
Jan-31-06 06:55 PM |
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Because "Elizabeth" basically sucked |
LostinVA |
Jan-31-06 08:52 PM |
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I have always felt that way too |
Divameow77 |
Feb-01-06 11:35 AM |
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She did win last year for Supporting Actress, but she still beat |
RubyDuby in GA |
Feb-01-06 04:28 PM |
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There! That is it! I will hold this against the Academy until the day I |
RubyDuby in GA |
Feb-01-06 04:23 PM |
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Don't forget Braveheart as Best Picture. |
CBHagman |
Jan-31-06 04:50 PM |
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I didn't get the hype over Braveheart |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 04:59 PM |
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I'm generally a sucker for historical dramas, too. |
CBHagman |
Jan-31-06 05:18 PM |
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And, the battle of Stirling Bridge without the bridge |
LostinVA |
Jan-31-06 08:54 PM |
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Glad you're still with us! |
CBHagman |
Jan-31-06 09:11 PM |
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Ron Howard is a good director, IMO. |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 05:54 PM |
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Probably the weakest Best Picture ever, but it was a bad year for film. |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 06:03 PM |
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My two faves |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 06:22 PM |
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Eh, not bad. Not great though. |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 06:50 PM |
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I've watched Leaving Las Vegas |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 06:59 PM |
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Well, then, for you |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:48 PM |
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Several of the actor you mentioned |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 08:00 PM |
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I agree, I though Sense and Sensibility was way better |
barb162 |
Jan-31-06 11:52 PM |
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George Burns winning over Brad Douriff as Billy in Cuckoo's Nest |
Skittles |
Jan-31-06 04:55 PM |
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Snub: Do the Right Thing |
MissMillie |
Jan-31-06 05:04 PM |
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Russ Meyer was never nominated... |
edbermac |
Jan-31-06 05:05 PM |
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..but John Waters did mention "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill" on the Oscars |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:53 PM |
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"All the President's Men" losing to ROCKY!!! |
BurgherHoldtheLies |
Jan-31-06 05:10 PM |
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I've been snubbed once too often by the academy |
HEyHEY |
Jan-31-06 05:11 PM |
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I thought "The English Patient" was a thoroughly boring film, yet it won. |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:54 PM |
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Boring?!? A horrendous bad dream. Elaine (Seinfeld) was right. |
faygokid |
Feb-02-06 06:20 PM |
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Titanic....UGh! |
lionesspriyanka |
Jan-31-06 05:19 PM |
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You beat me to it--what an awful movie---I laughed when I |
GrumpyGreg |
Jan-31-06 05:30 PM |
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you mean the steamy windows? |
bettyellen |
Feb-01-06 02:32 AM |
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Yep and the time the girl went down to rescue the young guy |
GrumpyGreg |
Feb-01-06 12:37 PM |
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I'm still surprised it was nominated... |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 05:35 PM |
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When did all the Titanic bashing begin? |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 06:21 PM |
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Disband the Oscars???? |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 06:28 PM |
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I hated Titanic before it was cool to hate it |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 06:30 PM |
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NO joke! It stunk out loud & was the end of Leo's career, imo. |
elehhhhna |
Jan-31-06 06:34 PM |
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Leo was good in |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 07:04 PM |
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End of Leo's career? |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:45 PM |
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I know. He has, however, failed to fulfill his promise as an actor. |
elehhhhna |
Feb-01-06 08:00 AM |
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I like it ... |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 07:57 PM |
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Me, too, but it could have been better |
jobycom |
Feb-01-06 11:34 AM |
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Worst movie: Titanic |
uppityperson |
Feb-02-06 06:32 PM |
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while i was watching it, god the whole audience heckled..... |
bettyellen |
Feb-01-06 02:35 AM |
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Kramer vs. Kramer getting Best Picture over Apocalypse Now |
fishwax |
Jan-31-06 05:19 PM |
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Worst snub of all time: The Color Purple n/t |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 05:32 PM |
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Got Shutout 0-11..the NEXT year Spielberg |
GalleryGod |
Jan-31-06 05:35 PM |
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Oh and BTW...any other nominee for Best Picture was more worthy |
GalleryGod |
Jan-31-06 05:37 PM |
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Zentropa not even being nominated |
u4ic |
Jan-31-06 05:56 PM |
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Orson Welles-- |
Arkham House |
Jan-31-06 06:34 PM |
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Worst editing job ever to win the "Best editing" Oscar: "The Last Emperor" |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:43 PM |
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Worst sound quality ever to win the "Best Sound" Oscar: "Seabiscuit" |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:44 PM |
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. |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:45 PM |
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"Contact" was a far superior film to "Titanic" but wasn't even nominated. |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:46 PM |
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Biggest acting snub: Brenda Blethyn not winning for "Secrets and Lies" |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:48 PM |
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"Shwweeeeet'eart! |
PassingFair |
Jan-31-06 08:54 PM |
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Most deserving winner of the past 20 years: Martin Landau in "Ed Wood" |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 06:49 PM |
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"Most deserving" is an awfully bold claim |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:10 PM |
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I actually was hoping Alec Baldwin would play the part of Ed Wood, because |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 07:26 PM |
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Beatrice Straight for best |
calico1 |
Jan-31-06 06:53 PM |
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I have to disagree. |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 08:04 PM |
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Brad Pitt gave a superb performance in "Seven Years in Tibet" but he was.. |
bob_weaver |
Jan-31-06 07:03 PM |
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Ralph Fiennes losing out to Tommy Lee Jones |
Montauk6 |
Jan-31-06 07:10 PM |
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Marisa Tomei for "My Cousin Vinny" |
sundog |
Jan-31-06 07:13 PM |
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I thought Tomei was great |
bigwillq |
Jan-31-06 07:20 PM |
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I thought it was Oscar worthy. |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:31 PM |
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this is often true |
sundog |
Jan-31-06 09:14 PM |
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she should have won for "In the Bedroom" instead |
sundog |
Jan-31-06 07:34 PM |
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Marisa took a lot of shit for that. |
ronnykmarshall |
Jan-31-06 08:07 PM |
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i think i think she should have won for "In the Bedroom" because |
sundog |
Jan-31-06 09:13 PM |
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Going by taste alone, The Return of the King was the worst Oscar ever. |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:25 PM |
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Well, I love the movies, but... |
cynatnite |
Jan-31-06 07:31 PM |
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I would have put several films over it. |
jobycom |
Jan-31-06 07:55 PM |
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Well, your last sentence is spot on anyway! |
Puglover |
Feb-01-06 09:53 AM |
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HEY!!!!! |
jobycom |
Feb-01-06 11:45 AM |
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Thank you! |
Lilith Velkor |
Feb-02-06 08:36 PM |
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Worst snub ever? Few noms, no awards for "25th Hour." |
BlueIris |
Jan-31-06 08:58 PM |
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Hands Down: Julia Roberts Over Ellen Burstyn in 2001 |
Merrick |
Jan-31-06 09:00 PM |
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.... |
calico1 |
Feb-01-06 08:08 AM |
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Edward Norton not getting nominated this year for |
barb162 |
Jan-31-06 11:35 PM |
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Charlton Heston in Ben Hur |
barb162 |
Jan-31-06 11:49 PM |
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I'm not sure |
6000eliot |
Feb-01-06 02:18 AM |
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Memento was nominated for best original screenplay because... |
battleknight24 |
Feb-01-06 04:11 PM |
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I bow to your superior knowledge |
6000eliot |
Feb-01-06 04:19 PM |
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I disliked Gosford park AND Memento |
Bombtrack |
Feb-01-06 02:39 AM |
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Memento won 15 major awards for best original screenplay... |
battleknight24 |
Feb-01-06 04:13 PM |
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This may sound odd |
XemaSab |
Feb-01-06 03:05 AM |
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Adrien Brody should have never beat out Daniel Day-Lewis |
Wetzelbill |
Feb-01-06 03:22 AM |
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Greatest Show on Earth beat High Noon for best picture |
notmypresident |
Feb-01-06 08:31 AM |
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Geena Davis over Joan Cusack (Working Girl) for Supporting Actress |
DelawareValleyDem |
Feb-01-06 09:44 AM |
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I think Working Girl |
Divameow77 |
Feb-01-06 11:44 AM |
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Jessica Tandy scolded the Academy ONSTAGE |
Puglover |
Feb-01-06 09:51 AM |
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How about this year? No "Walk The Line" best picture nom! |
EOO |
Feb-01-06 11:39 AM |
#125 |
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I can't believe that! |
Divameow77 |
Feb-01-06 11:47 AM |
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Yup, I dont even know why I bother with the Oscars sometimes. |
EOO |
Feb-01-06 04:18 PM |
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Worst Choices in my opinion |
jrandom421 |
Feb-01-06 12:17 PM |
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1995 was actually a good year for movies |
CBHagman |
Feb-01-06 12:37 PM |
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I agree, but... |
jrandom421 |
Feb-01-06 01:21 PM |
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Russell Crowe for "Gladiator" and not for "A Beautiful Mind" |
maveric |
Feb-02-06 06:33 PM |
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Peter O'Toole never won. |
QuestionAll |
Feb-02-06 08:40 PM |
#146 |
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