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By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com

Word From NY

I head Munich screened this morning for NBR and they are stilll expected to go for Brokeback Mountain, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Felicty Huffman. Nothing clearly for Munich, though Lynn Cohen (who attended the Q&A after the screening) has an outside shot at Supporting Actress.
But of course… this could all change by morning. The small core that decides who wins NBR seems to make the calls that they decide are best for business.
Truth is, the NBR is so disreputable that I probbaly shouldn’t be reporting this at all. It just doesn’t matter.

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33 Responses to “Word From NY”

  1. martin says:

    Any thoughts on the link from Drudge to Foxnews (ie Friedman?)
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,177650,00.html

  2. martin says:

    and just to comment on it, I’ve never really “gotten” all the negativity towards NBR. DP,etc. bitch about NBR but rarely get into specifics. The specifics in the fox story give me a better understanding.

  3. jeffmcm says:

    I think DP’s bitch is that they’re a tiny group of entertainment-industry hangers-on, not an actual Board or group of critics or anything.

  4. Wrecktum says:

    Why the nasty dig at the NBR, Poland, when just a month or so ago you were willing to cut them some slack due to their change in leadership?

  5. Sanchez says:

    They’re whores. All whores for the money/recognition.

  6. David Poland says:

    I am willing to cut them slack… and they actually have to earn some more too. So far, little has changed.

  7. EDouglas says:

    Odd…I heard that they’d go for Good Night and Good Luck.

  8. KamikazeCamelV2.0 says:

    aww, the NBR are sorta fun. They’re so wacky and at times make NO sense (Charlize and Paul Giamatti break throughts in 2003? LOL) and are so please-like-us that they reward everything they desire.
    Personally I think they’ll give BP to Memoirs of a Geisha, if not that then Brokeback. Actress to Joan Allen (She has three films and they love that), Actor to Heath Ledger (although, he could easily get Breakthrough Actor along with Keira Knightley for Breakthrough Actress), Director to James Mangold and the only direct thing I think they will give Munich is Breakthrough Actor for Eric Bana.
    I did a whole rundown of predictions on my blog. Because I can. And predicting is fun.

  9. bicycle bob says:

    what are awards no one cares about because they’re sellouts??? the nbr.

  10. Terence D says:

    How could Ledger or Bana ever get a “Breathru” award? Not like they each haven’t made tons of movies or anything.

  11. champura says:

    So are you going to pass on reporting on the Golden Globes, the ultimate disreputable sellout organization that hands out awards?

  12. Terence D says:

    The Globes has at least cleaned up its act a little bit. Pia Zadora??

  13. Melquiades says:

    News of the day has to be Jeff Wells’ “apology” to Peter Jackson for dissing King Kong. If he can overcome his biases about that film, it must be pretty damn good.

  14. Mark Ziegler says:

    I’m hearing very positive word on King Kong. Like Oscar good. Maybe it’s time to move it up the charts.

  15. PandaBear says:

    What else is out there that people are buzzing about in terms of Oscar? Brokeback? Capote? Not much so far.

  16. Hopscotch says:

    All Wells said was the last hour or so of the movie was a real fun ride…that doesn’t make it Oscar bound.

  17. joefitz84 says:

    Seems like Dave and Roger Friedman have something in common. They both hate the NBR.
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,177650,00.html

  18. Wrecktum says:

    “I’m hearing very positive word on King Kong. Like Oscar good. Maybe it’s time to move it up the charts”
    Huh. That’s not what I’ve been reading. Over-indulgant, over-long and over-hyped are the three things I’ve seen.
    But, I won’t know for sure until tomorrow.

  19. PandaBear says:

    I don’t care if it is Oscar good. Just hoping for entertaining good.

  20. jeffmcm says:

    Um, Panda, people _are_ buzzing about Brokeback and Capote for Oscars, plus Munich and Walk the Line. Where have you been?
    Over-indulgent is usually a bad thing, but Peter Jackson is one of a small number of directors whose indulgences are worth it.

  21. PandaBear says:

    If you read what i wrote I credited Capote and Brokeback as movies that are being touted as Oscar contenders. But not much else. Walk the Line more for acting. Munich but no one has seen it. What else is there? Brokeback which a lot of people don’t care for. Capote which is too small a film and more of an acting showcase. Maybe Kong rises above and shoots into the top 5. Who knows?

  22. Hopscotch says:

    Good Night and Good Luck, Constand Gardener, The New World I’d say are way ahead of Kong. I’m curious what the broad reaction to Geisha will be.

  23. Sanchez says:

    New World. Has no shot. Malick doesn’t tell Academy type stories and the early reviews haven’t been glowing.
    Constant Gardener might be the best film so far but it’s buzz has died an early death and doesn’t seem to have any traction.

  24. jeffmcm says:

    Panda, that might be what you were thinking, but that’s not how it came out in type. The question marks implied you were dubious about those movies.
    Did Malick change his filmmaking style since Thin Red Line got seven nominations?
    I, for one, am happy that Constant Gardener is unlikely to get many nominations. I thought it was strenuously overrated.

  25. Josh says:

    I don’t recall The Thin Red Line actually winning anything or anyone giving it a chance to. Especially when it was the second best WW2 movie that year.

  26. LesterFreed says:

    Terry Malick doesn’t make Academy winning films. They’re too challenging. Award worthy maybe. But winners? Not going to happen.
    Real story is lack of big time film. All those eggs are in the Munich basket. If that is not the #1 film then we got a free for all and a real interesting race.

  27. Angelus21 says:

    Why do the NBR’s have to be done by Dec 10? Is there joy in being first?

  28. KamikazeCamelV2.0 says:

    Lol, Terance. How can Ledger or Bana win Breakthrough Actor from NBR? For the very same reason how Charlize Theron and Paul Giamatti won their Breakthrough awards in 2003.
    I destinctly remember seeing them in movies before 2003, right?!

  29. Sanchez says:

    All those broke thru waaaaaaay before. I think. Right?
    Or did Giammati in Safe Men not count? A classic.

  30. jeffmcm says:

    Yes. That’s the point. The NBR is behind the times. Everyone knows but them.

  31. Josh says:

    If you thought that Paul Giammatti broke thru in “Sideways” than you haven’t watched movies.

  32. Terence D says:

    My point exactly Kamikaze. How has Heath Ledger not “broken”? I’m middle aged and even I know who he is.

  33. KamikazeCamelV2.0 says:

    But I was merely saying that it wouldn’t be shocking to see the NBR give their breakthrough actor award to Bana or Ledger.
    Charlize Theron won Breakthrough even though she had a few big hits, some Woody Allen movies and a recognisable name. Paul Giamatti won for American Splendour even though he had quite a few films on his resume.
    Hell, if they (the NBR) don’t choose Ledger or Bana they would most likely choose Cillian Murphy or Terrance Howard. Murphy especially was around back in 2003 when he had 28 Days Later, Intermission, Cold Mountain and Girl With A Pearl Earring. Terrance Howard has been around for a while too. Hell, he’s been around so long he’s been able to change his name from Terrance Dashon Toward (wtf?).

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