If
it ain't "Broke", don't vote for it Posted
by: Alex McAfee Source: IMDB.com Date:
13th December, 2005
Ang
Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" is beginning to look like the first genuine
shoo-in for nominations for Oscar. The cowboy love story (notice that I didn't
classify it as the "gay" cowboy love story) has not only garnered strong
buzz and accolades, but now it is getting the awards to back it up. After the
Venice Film Festival win as best picture and director, the New York Film Critics
Circle and the National Board of Review have also taken off their hats to the
film with some of its top award honors. This is the start of the awards that are
the precursor to the Oscars. Next up, the Golden Globes nominations are today
and since they have both drama and comedy/musical separate, there will be plenty
of hype and nods to go around.
National
Board of Review
Picture:
Good Luck, and Good Night Actor:
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote Actress:
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica Supporting
Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain Supporting
Actress: Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha Director:
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain Ensemble
Acting: Mrs. Henderson Presents Breakthrough
Performance: Terrance Howard, Hustle and Flow, Crash, Get Rich or Die Tryin' Original
Screenplay: The Squid and the Whale Adapted
Screenplay: Syriana
New
York Film Critics Circle
Picture:
Brokeback Mountain Actor:
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain Actress:
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line Supporting
Actor: Wiliam Hurt, A History of Violence Supporting
Actress: Maria Bello, A History of Violence Director:
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain Screenplay:
The Squid and the Whale Non-Fiction
Films: Grizzly Man and White Diamond Foreign
Language Film: 2046 First
Feature: Capote Cinematography:
2046
