Oscars 2004 - The 76th Annual Academy Awards

[AhmedK]

Whats the name of that LOTR song that won the award? Something to the west?

 

[rhizome17]

Haha try beating that one Australia.

At the end of the day, the movies are meant to be watched as one film, so thats why it is getting all the awards now.

Good on ya Peter Carlos*son, keeping it real by not bending to the studio's demands and doing things your own way.

Never been much of a fan of awards shows, but Peter deserves all this for beign such an ordinary bloke.

Suck all the eggs ya like fellas.

 

[Seb]

its on tonight here in aust

 

[rhizome17]

Originally posted by Larry

 

[::Jason::]

lord of the rings sucks arse..

 

[Hakeem]

Originally posted by rhizome17
Haha try beating that one Australia.
At the end of the day, the movies are meant to be watched as one film, so thats why it is getting all the awards now.
Good on ya Peter Carlos*son, keeping it real by not bending to the studio's demands and doing things your own way.
Never been much of a fan of awards shows, but Peter deserves all this for beign such an ordinary bloke.
Suck all the eggs ya like fellas.

yep. I agree. this a movie made with lots and lots of money from a studio, but it was made peter Carlos*son's way.

and come on, I dont understand the LotR haters, just try to name a movie that was better. all time even.

all the work and effort put into these movies is incredible. just check the DVDs and you'll see it. they made castles, boats, 200 different armors, 200 difefrent swords. thats huge it deserves to be aknowledged with an oscar.

and yes, it's a 10 hour movie so its ok that they lost the last 2 years and won everything now (more that 11 if you count the 15 technical awards they won last week).

:Bow: :Bow: :Bow: :Bow: Peter Carlos*son and Weta

 

[Bobby]

Originally posted by AhmedK
Whats the name of that LOTR song that won the award? Something to the west?

Into the west

 

[bjmenge]

Originally posted by ::Jason::
lord of the rings sucks arse..

Eh, you suck arse.

 

[Andrew]

Too true Brian

 

[Hakeem]

Originally posted by Ljungberg08
Into the west

I actually didnt like how she performed tonight at the oscars but I have the song in my pc and its great.

 

[sslazio121087]

Lord of the Rings deserved every oscar they won and I'm glad they got it.

 

[The Drovers Dog]

Lotr IMO deserved every thing that it won, at the Oscars and the Tech Awards, some of you guys who didn't like the series probably havn't read the books, also the Theatre releases have been edited into an acceptable time frame for the movie goers, the Extended Dvd versions fill in a lot of gaps that was missing from the Theatre Versions and are far more enjoyable, Titanic is a great film in it's own right as is the old and dusty Ben Hur, but when taking Lotr into context and after watching the series a few times you then start to realise the enormity and scope of this movie.

The camera work, the sets, models, lighting, costumes, armors and weapons, and the outdoor settings far surpass anything to date, the massive City of Minas Tirith was done to an amazing detail, when you closely watch that high cam fly bye over that City, you notice that from the top level to the lower street levels, that city is truly Dynamic, with war machines, troops and equipment all moving along in real time.

The Journey thro' the Mines of Moria in the Fellowship of The Ring, that ended with Gandalf's battle with Balrog the Fire Demon, is a movie sequence that will be long remembered.

Aragorn's confrontation with the Armies of the Dead was another fantastic piece of Movie sequence.

But apart from all that and many, many more fantastic scenes in that series, the series would have failed if Gollum wasn't as realistic a charactor as was presented in those movies, the Mo Cap and real time animation of that Gollum creature was a joy to behold, thanks to a great special effects crew and Andy Sarkiss who brought Gollum to life. In fact can any of you guys point out a movie where you ever have seen anything like that.

Not Shrek please, that movie was a 100% 3d animated family feature film that stood out in it's own right. --- rant over --

 

[m3th0d]

eh, i like the lord of the rings.

good for them.

 

[Seb]

Originally posted by Andrew
Too true Brian

since when did you like LOTR

 

[emmer]

i don't like the movie, but i'm not mad or surprised because it was so obvious. from the beginning it was made to win lots of awards...

Originally posted by Hakeem

and come on, I dont understand the LotR haters, just try to name a movie that was better. all time even.

i know it's a matter of opinion, but since you've asked, here are some: citizen kane, la dolce vita , apocalypse now, the godfather, orphée (cocteau's version), the great dictator, alphaville (godard), shichinin no samurai (kurosawa), casablanca, the third man, paths of glory, to kill a mockingbird, vertigo, blade runner, a clockwork orange, belle de jour...

only since 1990: pulp fiction, reservoir dogs, goodfellas, fargo, the silence of the lambs, being john malkovich, the usual suspects, the piano...

last year: dogville, mystic river, lost in translation...

it's really a matter of opinion, since i don't like lord of the rings. but i acknowledge its technical qualities.

 

[Alistair]

Even if you hate LOTR, you really have to admire, the commitment, passion and will of everyone that worked on the film and you have to admit that they do deserve the accolades

 

[emmer]

they were (very well) paid for having these "commitment, passion and will". i kind of respect their "commitment, passion and will" but "admire" them... i wouldnt say that. also, i respect their "commitment, passion and will" as well as i do "the commitment, passion and will" of the people who have worked on the other movies... so, nothing special.

with so much money involved, it would be a shame if they couldnt make an award-winner movie.

and i dont have to admit anything.

 

[PhiLLer]

Oscars 2004

Anyone watched it. I couldn't really sleep last night so I had a quick look at it, seemed pretty funny and not as uptight as usual. Billy Crystal's opening gig was awesome and dead funny, making fun of some of the stars that were in attendance

LOTR was obviously the big winner, winning 11 out of a possible 11 awards at the show.


Best picture
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best director
Peter Carlos*son - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King



Best actor
Sean Penn - Mystic River


Best actress
Charlize Theron - Monster


Best supporting actor
Tim Robbins - Mystic River


Best supporting actress
Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain



Best foreign language film
The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)


Best animated feature film
Finding Nemo


Best adapted screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best original screenplay
Lost in Translation


Best music (score)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best music (song)
Into the West - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King



Best documentary feature
The Fog of War


Best documentary short subject
Chernobyl Heart


Best visual effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King



Best cinematography
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World


Best art direction
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best animated short film
Harvie Krumpet


Best short film
Two Soldiers



Best costume design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best make-up
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King



Best sound
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Sound editing
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World


Film Editing
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Lifetime Achievement Award
Blake Edwards

 

[Ebonix]

Not a fan of the lord of the rings and I think it was pritty obvious it was going to be a white wash. It does kinda suck and its like the Oscars are becoming a joke because they seemed to be domintated by one film each year these days.

 

[leungtl]

LOTR... Geez... Saw that pop up a lot