Oscar and Razzie Nominees

I promised an update for "Sutton At The Movies," and I'm going to keep that promise. I've got you reviews for The Crow, The Butterfly Effect, Ginger Snaps Back, The Punisher (circa 1989), and The Punisher (circa 2004). Ginger Snaps Back is the third part of a trilogy, and you can read the reviews for the first movie and the sequel too.

The Oscar nominations are out, so being the huge movie geek I am, I might as well post the nominees...

BEST PICTURE

• The Aviator
• Finding Neverland
• Million Dollar Baby
• Ray
• Sideways

BEST ACTOR

• Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
• Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
• Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
• Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Alan Alda, The Aviator
• Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
• Jamie Foxx, Collateral
• Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
• Clive Owen, Closer

BEST ACTRESS

• Annette Bening, Being Julia
• Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
• Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
• Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
• Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
• Laura Linney, Kinsey
• Virginia Madsen, Sideways
• Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda
• Natalie Portman, Closer

BEST DIRECTOR

• Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
• Taylor Hackford, Ray
• Mike Leigh, Vera Drake
• Alexander Payne, Sideways
• Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE

• The Incredibles
• Shark Tale
• Shrek 2

BEST ART DIRECTION

• The Aviator
• Finding Neverland
• Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• The Phantom of the Opera
• A Very Long Engagement

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Aviator
• House of Flying Daggers
• The Passion of the Christ
• The Phantom of the Opera
• A Very Long Engagement

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• The Aviator
• Finding Neverland
• Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• Ray
• Troy

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE-LENGTH)

• Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
• The Story of the Weeping Camel
• Super Size Me!
• Tupac: Resurrection
• Twist of Faith

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

• Autism Is A World
• The Children of Leningradsky
• Hardwood
• Mighty Times: The Children's March
• Sister Rose's Passion

BEST EDITING

• The Aviator
• Collateral
• Finding Neverland
• Million Dollar Baby
• Ray

BEST FOREIGN MOVIE

• As It Is In Heaven (Sweden)
• The Chorus (France)
• Downfall (Germany)
• The Sea Inside (Spain)
• Yesterday (South Africa)

BEST MAKEUP

• Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• The Passion of the Christ
• The Sea Inside

BEST MUSIC (SCORE)

• John Debney, The Passion of the Christ
• James Newton Howard, The Village
• Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Finding Neverland
• Thomas Newman, Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• John Williams, Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

• "Accidentally In Love" by Counting Crows, from Shrek 2
• "Al Otro Lado Del Río" by Jorge Drexler, from The Motorcycle Diaries
• "Believe" by Josh Groban, from The Polar Express
• "Learn To Be Lonely" by Minnie Driver, from The Phantom of the Opera
• "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)," from The Chorus

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

• Birthday Boy
• Gopher Broke
• Guard Dog
• Lorenzo
• Ryan

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

• Everything In This Country Must
• Little Terrorist
• 7:35 In The Morning
• Two Cars, One Night
• Wasp

BEST SOUND EDITING

• The Incredibles
• The Polar Express
• Spider-Man 2

BEST SOUND MIXING

• The Aviator
• The Incredibles
• The Polar Express
• Ray
• Spider-Man 2

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
• I, Robot
• Spider-Man 2

BEST SCREENPLAY (ADPATED)

• Before Sunset
  screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke
  story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
• Finding Neverland
  screenplay by David Magee
• Million Dollar Baby
  screenplay by Paul Haggis
• The Motorcycle Diaries
  screenplay by José Rivera
• Sideways
  screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor

BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL)

• The Aviator
  written by John Logan
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  screenplay by Charlie Kaufman
  story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth
• Hotel Rwanda
  written by Keir Pearson and Terry George
• The Incredibles
  written by Brad Bird
• Vera Drake
  written by Mike Leigh

Jamie Foxx gets nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor? Good for him. And Uma Thurman getting the shaft for Best Actress blows hard.

But anyway, since I posted the Oscars, I might as well list the Razzie Awards nominees. Because if we celebrate film achievements, we should celebrate cinematic setbacks as well.

WORST PICTURE

• Alexander
• Catwoman
• Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
• Surviving Christmas
• White Chicks

WORST ACTOR

• Ben Affleck, Jersey Girl and Surviving Christmas
• George W. Bush, Fahrenheit 9/11
• Vin Diesel, The Chronicles of Riddick
• Colin Farrell, Alexander
• Ben Stiller, Along Came Polly, Anchorman, Dodgeball, Envy, and Starsky & Hutch

WORST ACTRESS

• Halle Berry, Catwoman
• Hilary Duff, A Cinderella Story and Raise Your Voice
• Angelina Jolie, Alexander and Taking Lives
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, New York Minute
• Shawn and Marlon Wayans in drag, White Chicks

WORST SCREEN COUPLE

• Ben Affleck and either Jennifer Lopez or Liv Tyler, Jersey Girl
• Halle Berry and either Benjamin Bratt or Sharon Stone, Catwoman
• George W. Bush and either Condoleeza Rice or his pet goat, Fahrenheit 9/11
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, New York Minute
• Shawn and Marlon Wayans, White Chicks

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Carmen Electra, Starsky & Hutch
• Jennifer Lopez, Jersey Girl
• Condoleeza Rice, Fahrenheit 9/11
• Britney Spears, Fahrenheit 9/11
• Sharon Stone, Catwoman

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Val Kilmer, Alexander
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Around The World In 80 Days
• Donald Rumsfeld, Fahrenheit 9/11
• Jon Voight, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
• Lambert Wilson, Catwoman

WORST DIRECTOR

• Bob Clark, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
• Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader, Exorcist: The Beginning
• "Pitof," Catwoman
• Oliver Stone, Alexander
• Keenan Ivory Wayans, White Chicks

WORST REMAKE OR SEQUEL

• Alien vs. Predator
• Anacondas: Hunt For The Blood Orchid
• Around The World In 80 Days
• Exorcist: The Beginning
• Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

WORST SCREENPLAY

• Alexander
  written by Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle, and Laeta Kalogridis
• Catwoman
  written by Theresa Rebec, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, and John Rogers
• Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
  written by Steven Paul and Gregory Poppen
• Surviving Christmas
  written by Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jeffrey Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin
• White Chicks
  written by Keenan Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, and Xavier Cook

That's all I've got. Sutton out.