OSCAR RACE 2006
commentary
by Nathaniel
R
discuss
on the blog
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Score |
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Babel Gustavo Santaolla 2 nom / 1 win |
The
Good German Thomas Newman 8th nom / 0 wins |
Notes
on a Scandal Phillip Glass 3rd nom / 0 wins |
Pan's
Labyrinth Javier Navarrete first nomination |
The
Queen Alexandre Desplat first nomination |
| PRECURSORS -- |
PRECURSORS Winner: nyfco |
PRECURSORS Winner: LAFCA |
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Should
Win:
Though
Alexandre Desplat is probably my favorite current film composer
The Queen isn’t even his best work this year.
So I’m going to have to say Navarrete’s Pan’s
Labyrinth is the score that I found most beautiful
and affecting here. I'd also be pleased with a first win for Newman |
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Should Win: I’ve always loved Melissa Etheridge and I think her power anthem “I Need To Wake Up” is a terrific straightforward match for the movie that houses it.
Will Win: It’s probably stupid to bet against Dreamgirls since it’s a musical. Technically Beyonce won’t be winning the Oscar for "Listen" even if it's their choice but the Oscars have shown love to the diva before (remember that year when she inexplicably sang nearly every song nominated. What the hell was that about?) so that could sway them toward her anachronistic second act signature song. But I’m gonna allow my wishful thinking to color my judgment here (since I think it'll be close) and say they’ll rock out with Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up" instead.EDITED TO ADD: Melissa Etheridge is now an Oscar winner. Yay!
My ballot is here.
Should Win: I’ll admit upfront that I don’t know much about sound mixing. I’m going to study up so I make more informed choices in the future because Nick (who has a great ear) tells me in the symposium that Dreamgirls shouldn’t be here at all though it was my uninformed choice. The Symposium participants in general went for Apocalypto.
Will Win: And Apocalypto could take it if enough voters want to reward the Susan Lucci of Oscar, Kevin O'Connell. His work on the Mel Gibson chase film earned him a 19th nomination. He has yet to win. But I’m guessing this is an easy get for Dreamgirls (which also won the Cinema Audio Society award) because even if Nick is correct, I'm guessing most actors and costume designers and producers and everyone else in the Academy who votes on this, are as uninformed as I am (which might be why musicals often win here. Musicals = Sound)
Should / Will Win: I’m thinking this goes to Pirates of the Caribbean with ease. The winner of this category is usually big, loud, and actioney (see also: King Kong, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Master and Commander, Pearl Harbor, The Incredibles, The Matrix, etc…)
EDITED TO ADD: This is where Oscar voters rewarded Letters From Iwo Jima, making 2006 a semi-rare year in which all Best Picture nominees won something.
