The grand finale: Oscar season

SHATOYA HOWARD ASST.NEWS EDITOR SRH725@CABRINI EDU

Every winter, fans and entertainers alike prepare for award season. It is a time when the stars put their best faces forward in hopes of avoiding the worst dressed list and to win the elegant or handsome spot on the best dressed list for that year. Everyone gathers around the television to see their favorite actors and actresses win awards. But what no one ever anticipates is that like all seasons, this one shall come to an end.

But before you sigh and start to feel periods of sadness for not taping your favorite award show moments, there is amazing news. People still have to get through the Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards. So turn that frown upside down and realize you will get to see celebs take home more golden men this year at the 78th Annual Academy awards when the over 5,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote to honor the best films and film stars of 2005.

“Brokeback Mountain” has been getting more acclaim than ever.Director Ang Lee is nominated for eight awards at this award show alone.

George Clooney is also the first person to be nominated for acting in one movie and directing another,according to CNN.com.

Journalist Todd Leopold also said that “Walk the Line” and a “A History of Violence” were looked over for best picture nominations.

Leopold also stated in his article that most of the actors nominated this year have never been nominated before except Joaquin Phoenix, Judi Dench, Charlize Theron, William Hurt, Catherine Keener and Frances McDormand.

However, some veterans, like Steven Spielberg, are nominated for the sixth time as best director along with Woody Allen for his 21st nomination. John Williams accumulated an astounding 45 nominations in total.

According to npr.com, Mondello reported that with 44 films nominated in major categories, he was not as outraged this year but he still felt movies like “King Kong” and movie stars like Don Cheadle, Naomi Watts, Maria Bello and Andy Serkis were over- looked for somewhat eye-catching or unforgettable performances. Karger on the other hand thought that this year’s nominations were predictable for the most part, with his magazine getting 36 out of 40 predictions correct. He was surprised nonetheless by “Hustle and Flow’s” Terrence Howard’s nominations, William Hurt’s return to the nominations, “Memoirs of a Geisha” being overlooked totally, only three Best Song nominees and lastly, “Star Wars” receiving not one nomination after all the surrounding hype.

When student opinions were gathered, many responses proved to be similar.Almost every student polled felt that “Crash,” because of its amazing story line, the film should win for best pic- ture. For best actor, most people thought Terrence Howard should win for his performance in “Hustle and Flow” because it was totally different from the roles he usually plays. For best actress, Reese Witherspoon was selected for her performance in “Walk the Line,” Rachel Weisz for best supporting actress and Jake Gylenhall for best supporting actor in “Brokeback Mountain.”

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