it's a sad day when a rip off wins big at the oscars … it's not an adaptation if you only change character names and location … and I'm not sure what directing was done if shot by shot was a little too similar to the original but hey, I'm not the one who votes so my opinion doesn't count … sigh and the only one I wanted to win from The Departed wasn't even nominated …
anyway, here's who would have won if I had any say:-
Best picture
Little Miss Sunshine
Best director
Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, BabelBest actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Best actress
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Best supporting actor
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
Best animated feature film
CarsBest adapted screenplay
Children of MenBest original screenplay
BabelBest original score
BabelBest cinematography
Children of MenBest costume design
Marie AntoinetteBest make-up
Pan's Labyrinth
Best sound mixing
Blood DiamondSound editing
Blood Diamond
Best film editing
Blood Diamond
who would have been on your wish list?
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I was shocked Babel didn't win big…I haven't seen Departed, seems pretty good but I agree, something with more originality should have won.
i gave up on the oscars when Forrest Gump beat The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction…
And also did you know during the oscars, they referred to Infernal Affairs as a Japanese film instead of an Hong Kong one … oh well, you're right in that at least we can appreciate the fact that the West is aping the East now š
Wah lao … I tell you that was the other year I was like major upset lor … I mean come on I had fun watching Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks was good in it but best pic over Shawshank and Pulp … super salah!!! Ghibli marathon, when when?
yeah, the year oscar died on me… hm… any weekend i guess? maybe after we back from HK? but you free not heehee