Oscar's Making His Picks
We're already commiserating over this year's Grammy nods, but it's never too early to get unexcited for the Oscar nods for Best Original Song. Relevance aside, how cool would it be if Spoon or DeVotchKa took home an Oscar? The eligible Outkast cut ("PJ & Rooster") is really hot too (Dodge's got it). But as Aimee reminded us, "'Save Me' lost an Oscar to Phil Collins and his monkey song." So our money's on .... Randy Newman?
Speaking of award shows -- GummyAwards.com: Indie Rock The Vote! But if it's the Oscar qualifiers you seek, here's the full, alphabetical list of potential nominees (via Hollywood Reporter):
"Believe It" from The Heart of the Game
"The Best" from Everyone's Hero
"The Book I Write" from Stranger than Fiction
"Broken Bridges" from Broken Bridges
"Chan Chan" from Water
"Circle in the Sand" from Friends with Money
"Coming Back to You" from Deja Vu
"Definition of Love" from Akeelah and the Bee
"Dreamz with a Z" from American Dreamz
"Encarnacion" from Nacho Libre
"Every Word" from Wordplay
"Family of Me" from Over the Hedge
"A Father's Way" from The Pursuit of Happyness
"The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field" from Paprika
"Heist" from Over the Hedge
"Hillbilly Holla" from Barnyard
"Hollywood Familia" from Hollywood Familia
"I Belong" from Open Season
"I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient TruthThe final list of 3, 4, or 5 nominees will be announced 1/23, and the prize bestowed on 2/25. More likely: Chris Cornell gets a nod for "You Know My Name" or, if nominated, Sacha turns up in black tie?
"In Rosa Vernat Lilium" from The Nativity Story
"It's a Fight" from Rocky Balboa
"Ju Hua Tai" from Curse of the Golden Flower
"Keep Holding On" from Eragon
"Khalbali" from Rang de Basanti
"Kingdom of Love" from One Night with the King
"Listen" from Dreamgirls
"A Lonely Man" from Don't Come Knocking
"Love You I Do" from Dreamgirls
"Luka Chuppi" from Rang de Basanti
"The Motion" from 3 Needles
"My Little Girl" from Flicka
"Never Gonna Break My Faith" from Bobby
"Never Let Go" from The Guardian
"O Kazakhstan" from Borat Cultural Learnings...
"Open Your Heart" from Saving Shiloh
"Ordinary Miracle" from Charlotte's Web
"Our Town" from Cars
"Patience" from Dreamgirls
"Philosophy" from Step Up
"PJ & Rooster" from Idlewild
"Quest for Love" from Arthur and the Invisibles
"Real Gone" from Cars
"Really Nice Day" from The Wild
"Shine on 'Em" from Blood Diamond
"The Song of the Heart" from Happy Feet
"Star Mile" from The Last Kiss
"Still" from Over the Hedge
"Suenos" from Hollywood Familia
"Sweet Music" from Glory Road
"Til the End of Time" from Little Miss Sunshine
"Tonight" from Night at the Museum
"Try Not to Remember" from Home of the Brave
"Upside Down" from Curious George
"When You Taught Me How to Dance" from Miss Potter
"Won't Let You Fall" from Poseidon
"You Know My Name" from Casino Royale
Posted at 2:01 PM
Tags: Academy Awards | Borat | DeVotchKa | OutKast | Spoon
For those keeping track at home, that's Martin Scorcese - 0, Three-six Mafia - 1
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How long do you think before they give it to Scorcese just 'cause they have to? Like, when he's really old and just puts out a shitty movie?
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It's what happens when the cat gets all caught up in the non-essential elements of his movies [costume, expensive film stock, music, sound design] instead of those that matter [e.g. storyline, script]. I say non-essential in stingy terms -- of course those things matter, but none of them count if the story they're supporting is rotten to begin with.
Funny that even people who work for him have taken home many oscars, and he is still out in the cold.
Do you think he will ever take home "best director"? So many times the bridesmaid, and yet never the bride.
If they give him lifetime achievement, maybe he'll never get the big one.
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I don't care that it's a cartoon, and I don't care that it's not even the best song he wrote for the cartoon, but Paul Westerberg winning for "I Belong" would be just about the coolest thing ever.
With multiple songs in the running and excellent advance reviews, Dreamgirls has this category in the bag, though.
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Oh pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease let it be Westerberg.
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I think the best song from a movie this year would have to be Samuel L. Jackson performing "Black Snake Moan" from the movie of the same name...though that movie might not come out until next year. Whenever it does, it should win for real.
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Ten bucks says if Westerberg gets nominated that they have Pete Yorn perform it. At least Westerberg will BE there though. I'm guessing Beyonce will win for that Dreamgirls song though.
The 10" vinyl version of "I Belong" is amazing.
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Even money on Melissa Etheridge from Inconvenient Truth or Jack Johnson from Curious George. Sad but true - one of those crappers is takin' it home.
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Is there anything less punk, less indie and less flattering than Aimee Mann still whining about not winning an Oscar? It's an Academy Award, not the Nobel Prize for music. And anyone who agreed to utter the line "I hate playing vampire towns" in exchange for exposure on the fifth-place network probably shoudln't throw stones. She might be surprised at the overlap between her fanbase and ol' Phil's.
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Melissa Ethridge's song for the win!!!
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Scott W., since when does putting in a cameo on one of the best-written, critically-acclaimed TV shows of the last decade (you're betraying some pretty nerdy stripes by giving a shit what the network was ranked, btw) disqualify one from making derogatory comments about Phil Collins? Also, when did Aimee Mann claim to be "punk" or "indie?" She's a friggin' songwriter, not some icon of underground purity. And, while it's typically not gracious to complain about losing, I give a pass when it specifically involves losing to "I'll Be in Your Heart" or whatever. Mann said she would have had no problem losing to Parker and Stone.
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though it's not their best songs, paul westerberg spoon or prince winning an oscar might make me watch, or at least search for the performance on youtube.
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Shouldn't Thom Yoke be nominated for Black Swan? I know he didn't write is specifically for A Scanner Darkly, but it was in the end credits of that before The Eraser was released. If that doesn't happen, I'm really hoping for Spoon.
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Gosh, that's really cool of her to say who she wouldn't have minded losing to. The point isn't indie puritiy .The point is, the only thing lamer than giving a fuck if you win an Oscar is being bitter that you lost--no matter who won instead.
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Gosh, that's really cool of her to say who she wouldn't have minded losing to. The point isn't indie purity. The point is, the only thing lamer than giving a fuck if you win an Oscar is being bitter that you lost--no matter who won instead.
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Kazakhstan, home of Tenshin swimming pool.
It's length 30 meter and width 6 meter.
Filtration system a marvel to behold.
It remove 80% of human solid waste.
Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, you very nice place!
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Why wasn't Sufjan nominated? Isn't Chicago on LMS's soundtrack?
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"The point is, the only thing lamer than giving a fuck if you win an Oscar is being bitter that you lost--no matter who won instead."
You don't think it would tick Scorsese off just a little if the academy recognized Nacho Libre over the Departed for best film of the year? Because that's sort of the movie equivalent to Collins beating Mann.
Also, you're an idiot if you think Mann was taking it any more seriously than was required for her to make a humorous cutting remark or two at Colllins' expense. "Bitter" is a huge overstatement from the interviews I've read - I doubt she lost sleep over the loss.
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not that i'm advocating, but what technicality prevents Tenacious D from eligibility?
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Who wrote and sang the song in the Akeelah and the bee movie, Definition of Love?
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