Congratulations to Ratatouille for winning Best Animated Feature! I especially enjoyed Brad Bird's acception speech, thanking his Jr. High guidance counselor and all "the dreamers supporting a rat who dreams."
Unfortunately, even with three nominations, Enchanted didn't pick up Best Original Song with "Happpy Working Song," "So Close," or "That's How You Know." I did enjoy the three performances throughout the night, though. I feel a little sorry for Amy Adams when she was singing "Happy Working Song." Performing that song, really only works in context with the film and she didn't have any kind of back up--It was just her alone on the huge stage. That really must take some courage to perform that type of song alone on a stage with billions of people watching. Atleast with "So Close" and "That's How You Know" there was a scene and background performers similar from the film. I really think that they could have thought of something for "Happy Working Song." Maybe have animated pigeons and rats along side her as she was singing, even.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
2008 Oscar Nominations
Nominees for 80th Annual Academy Awards have been announced.
Disney division Miramax received many nominations, but my focus will be on the main Walt Disney Pictures division.
Ratatouille received quite a few nominations including Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.
Being one of the best reviewed movies of the year, many were hoping for a Best Picture nomination. I definitely wasn't expecting one, but it would have been quite exciting to have an animated movie be nominated again for Best Picture like Beauty and the Beast was in 1992.
Enchanted received three nominations for Best Original Song--"Happy Working Song," "So Close," and "That's How You Know."
No Lead Actress nomination for Amy Adams for Enchanted, which is disappointing. Taking three out of five spots in the Best Original Song category, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz have a pretty good chance and rightly deserve a win.
Finally, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End received two nominations for Best Visual Effects and Makeup.
Disney division Miramax received many nominations, but my focus will be on the main Walt Disney Pictures division.
Ratatouille received quite a few nominations including Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.
Being one of the best reviewed movies of the year, many were hoping for a Best Picture nomination. I definitely wasn't expecting one, but it would have been quite exciting to have an animated movie be nominated again for Best Picture like Beauty and the Beast was in 1992.
Enchanted received three nominations for Best Original Song--"Happy Working Song," "So Close," and "That's How You Know."
No Lead Actress nomination for Amy Adams for Enchanted, which is disappointing. Taking three out of five spots in the Best Original Song category, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz have a pretty good chance and rightly deserve a win.
Finally, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End received two nominations for Best Visual Effects and Makeup.
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