Awards tally

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Sorry, there would have been a Sweeney Todd movie review this morning if traffic hadn't been such a menopausal she-devil and got me into the office much later than usual. Maybe I can squeeze it in later, but for now, here's the run down of this year's Razzie (Anti-Oscar) and Oscar winners.

The Razzies


Breaking previous Razzie records, the Lindsay Lohan stripper-psychic-twin-thriller, I Know Who Killed Me took home 8 "Worst" awards, beating Showgirls and Battlefield Earth, which had previously each scooped 7 spraypainted Raspberry Awards.

I Know Who Killed Me won in the following categories:
Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Lindsay Lohan), Worst Screen Couple (Lindsay Lohan & Lindsay Lohan), Worst Remake Or Rip-off, Worst Director (Chris Siverston), Worst Screenplay and Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie.

Much like Catwoman, I kind of have a morbid curiosity to watch the movie now. Can it really be that bad?


Meanwhile, Eddie Murphy's fat-evil-bitch comedy Norbit won 3 awards, all for Eddie Murphy, whether he was padded with latex or not:
Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Supporting Actress, Worst Actor.

And Daddy Day Camp, starring Cuba Gooding Jnr won the *cough* coveted Worst Prequel or Sequel award.

The Academy Awards


If you want the full list of winners AND nominees, check out the offical Academy of Motion Pictures site. Here on this blog you will just find the eventual winners.

However, despite being one of the least watched Oscar shows ever (none of the nominated movies have really captured the hearts of the movie-going majority - probably because most are sombre and/or violent), it was a good year for the Coen brothers.

Their crime thriller No Country for Old Men took home 4 of the biggie awards:
Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem)

Having watched the trailer again yesterday for this one, I definitely keen to watch it when it opens in South African cinemas this Friday.



Anyway, here are some of the other awards I think my blog readers would be interested in:

Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood”
Actress: Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose”
Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton”
Animated Film: Ratatouille
Art Direction: Sweeney Todd
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Foreign Language: The Counterfeiters (from Austria)
Make-up: La Vie en Rose
Original Score: Atonement
Original Song: “Falling Slowly” from “Once” (Boo that Enchanted's That's How You Know didn't win)
Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Visual Effects: The Golden Compass
Original Screenplay: Juno

Comments

Anonymous said…
cant believe this guy won best supporting actor, all he does is walk around and kill people with his air gun.
3:02 PM
Pfangirl said…
Vhailorz, you big pirate you ;)
7:47 AM
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