31.1.06

don't hate, nominate

Of course, you all know FFT was going to chime in—albeit briefly—on the Academy Award nominations that were announced this morning:

  • Amy Adams nomination is a very pleasant surprise. Same goes for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," the theme track from Hustle and Flow (of course, now that riff is trapped in my cabeza ... alright, I admit it: I totally own the soundtrack). Props to Terrence Howard as well.
  • The most critically acclaimed documentary of the year, Grizzly Man, was not nominated (this, however, was not a surprise—the film didn't even make the documentary short list).
  • Episode III may have sucked, but no special-effects nom? Well, at least War of the Worlds made the final three for sound; those lightning bolts still send shivers up my spine.

Academy Award winner and 2006 nominee cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.

I have nothing else to say, that is, except FUCK the Academy Awards. Thank you, good night.

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