Best pic:
Imelda Staunton gets a hug from Philip Seymour Hoffman who won the best actor award for his role in the film Capote, at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards in London Sunday Feb. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
This guy (who wrote this letter to Entertainment Weekly) articulates perfectly why I don't really give a shit whether I ever see Brokeback Mtn:
I can't think of one B-list actor losing their career over playing a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender character, but I can think of many winning Oscars and moving up to the A list for playing GLBT: Tom Hanks, Hilary Swank*, and Charlize Theron, to name a few. So please, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, save the magic of Brokeback Mountain and stop telling us how risky it was to play gay. You never hear quality actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman** saying how hard it was to play gay, and Capote was flawless.
TOM DEGREE
Minneapolis
Jake Gyllenhaal arrives for the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards at the Odeon Leicester Square in central London February 19, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville
*Swank whined
**This was, at minimum, Hoffman's third "gay" role.
For some reason, pictures of Kevin Zegers @ the Screen Actors Guild Awards were not posted. Therefore, when I went searching elsewhere for them, I discovered that I'd missed the announcement of the nominees for BAFTA.
Awards ceremony takes place Feb. 19 at the Odeon Leicester Square, hosted for the sixth time by Stephen Fry.
FILM
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD
For the outstanding British film of the year
"A Cock & Bull Story"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Festival"
"Pride & Prejudice"
"Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD - For special achievement by a British director, writer or producer in their first feature
David Belton, (producer) "Shooting Dogs"
Peter Fudakowski, (producer) "Tsotsi"
Annie Griffin, (director/writer) "Festival"
Richard Hawkins, (director) "Everything"
Joe Wright, (director) "Pride & Prejudice"
THE DAVID LEAN AWARD - For achievement in direction
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Bennett Miller, "Capote"
Fernando Meirelles, "The Constant Gardener"
Paul Haggis, "Crash"
George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Cliff Hollingsworth/Akiva Goldsman, "Cinderella Man"
Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
George Clooney/Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Keir Pearson/Terry George, "Hotel Rwanda"
Martin Sherman, "Mrs Henderson Presents"
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Larry McMurtry/Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Dan Futterman, "Capote"
Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"
Josh Olson, "A History of Violence"
Deborah Moggach, "Pride & Prejudice"
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
"The Beat That My Heart Skipped" (France)
"Le Grand Voyage" (France-Morocco)
"Kung Fu Hustle" (China)
"Merry Christmas" (Joyeux Noel) (France)
"Tsotsi" (South Africa)
ACTOR
David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk The Line"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Ralph Fiennes, "The Constant Gardener"
ACTRESS
Charlize Theron, "North Country"
Judi Dench, "Mrs Henderson Presents"
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk The Line"
Ziyi Zhang, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Don Cheadle, "Crash"
George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Brenda Blethyn, "Pride & Prejudice"
Catherine Keener, "Capote"
Frances McDormand, "North Country"
Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"
Thandie Newton, "Crash"
THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM MUSIC
Gustavo Santaolalla, "Brokeback Mountain"
Alberto Iglesias, "The Constant Gardener"
John Williams, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
George Fenton , Mrs. Henderson Presents"
T Bone Burnett, "Walk The Line"
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rodrigo PrietoRodrigo Prieto, "Brokeback Mountain"
Cesar Charlone, "The Constant Gardener"
J. Michael Muro, "Crash"
Laurent Chalet/Jerome Maison, "March of the Penguins"
Dion Beebe, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
EDITING
Geraldine Peroni/Dylan Tichenor, "Brokeback Mountain"
Claire Simpson, "The Constant Gardener"
Hughes Winborne, "Crash"
Stephen Mirrione, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Sabine Emiliani, "March of the Penguins"
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nathan Crowley, "Batman Begins"
Alex McDowell, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
Stuart Craig, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Grant Major, "King Kong"
John Myhre, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
COSTUME DESIGN
Gabriella Pescucci, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
Isis Mussenden, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe"
Colleen Atwood, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
Sandy Powell, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Jacqueline Durran, "Pride & Prejudice"
SOUND
David G Evans/Stefan Henrix/Peter Lindsay, "Batman Begins"
Joakim Sundstrom/Stuart Wilson, "The Constant Gardener"
Richard Van Dyke/Sandy Gendler, "Crash"
Hammond Peek/Christopher Boyes/Mike Hopkins/Ethan Van Der Ryn, "King Kong"
Paul Massey/D M Hemphill/Peter F Kurland/Donald Sylvester, "Walk the Line"
ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Janek Sirrs/Dan Glass/Chris Corbould, "Batman Begins"
Nick Davis/John Thum/Chaz Jarrett/Joss Williams, "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory"
Dean Wright/Bill Westenhofer/Jim Berney/Scott Farrar, "The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Jim Mitchell/John Richardson, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Joe Letteri/Christian Rivers/Brian Van't Hul/Richard Taylor, "King Kong"
MAKE UP & HAIR
Peter Owen/Ivana Primorac, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
Howard Berger/Gregory Nicotero/Nikki Gooley, "The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
Nick Dudman/Amanda Knight/Eithne Fennell, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Noriko Watanabe/Kate Biscoe/Lyndell Quiyou/Kelvin R Trahan, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
Fae Hammond, "Pride & Prejudice"
SHORT ANIMATION FILM
"Fallen Art," Jarek Sawko/Piotr Sikora/Tomek Baginski
"Film Noir," Osbert Parker
"Kamiya's Correspondence," Sumito Sakakibara
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello," Anthony
Lucas/Julia Lucas/Mark Shirrefs
"Rabbit," Run Wrake
And this photo of Zegers is a million times better than those SAG pictures anyway (assholes)!
Actor Kevin Zegers responds to a question during arrivals for the 12th annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles Tea Party Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)