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ORIGINAL: cloudboy


Here are my votes:

BEST PICTURE: CAPOTE

BEST ACTOR: PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN. CAPOTE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: GEORGE CLOONEY. SYRIANA

BEST ACTRESS: REESE WITHERSPOON, WALK THE LINE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: RACHEL WEISZ, Capote

http://www.oscar.com/nominees/list.html

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I'm in bad shape this year sorting out the oscar noniminees b/c I have not seen: Transamerica, North Country, Junebug, The Constant Gardner, Mrs. Henderson Presents, or Pride and Prejudice. It pretty much disqualifies me from the Best Actress and Supporting Actress categories altogether.


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My own top ten movies of 2005 would be:

1. Capote (Seemed like real life, not a movie.)
2. Downfall ( Best depiction of Hitler's psyche I've ever seen. It provided a great feel for his madness.)
3. Brokeback Mountain ( Repression --- throw it off and get killed --- keep it on and be miserable. )
4. Syriana ( An updated version of the Ugly American.)
5. Separate Lies ( Marital relations, love, betrayal, honestly, and secrets -- all tightly British wrapped.)
6. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room ( Jaw dropping stuff and media ignored.)
7. Batman Begins (Dark, cool, and brooding ---- very fun.)
8. War of the Worlds ( Loved the settings and the terror, characters were WEAK, but it was a character proof film.)
9. Crash ( Distinct lives on the edge --- somehow intersecting each other across the divide.)
10. The Squid and the Whale ( Who says Adults have to be role models? They can be selfish pigs and model it to future generations.)

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Worst Movies of the Year:

Melinda & Melinda
Sarah Silverman Jeasus is Magic