OSCAR RACE 2006
commentary by Nathaniel R


Best Director of a Motion Picture
MARTIN SCORSESE for THE DEPARTED
and oh my god that feels good to type

Final Predictions I got 4/5 correct. I wisely sensed that Eastwood would still prevail, despite others calling for an Iwo Jima snub but I had already given up on Greengrass so he's there to my perhaps foolish surprise.
See My Ballot 1/5 similar. Marty wins this for me hands down though I also think Greengrass work is rather fine for what it is. Just wouldn't be my pick.
Long Story Short: You know who is going to win. I'm not typing the name for fear of jinxing it.

Clint Eastwood
Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears
The Queen
Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu
Babel
Paul Greengrass
United 93
Martin Scorsese
The Departed
27 films
(4 noms / 2 wins in this category)
      
21 films
(6 noms / 0 wins)
Othe Awards
LAFCA & NSFC
Other Awards:
GG, BFCA, DGA,
NBR, BSFC, Most Critics Prizes

 

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