Hey to all,


after FINALLY watching all the 5 films in the category ...
my VOTE goes to ...

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Shld win ... Brokeback Mountain (2005)
May win ... Crash (2004) ... becos lots of voters may relate more to LA and the issues involved ...


Like previous years, I am usually more keen on a few categories ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Prefer ... Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Don't mind ... and may win ... Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005)

Why?
becos I feel that Heath has a tougher role given that the character has fewer expressions and lesser range of emotions and fewer lines ...
Philip has done an excellent job too, but his character is given the "luxury" of more lines/words, more expressions, and more range of emotions ...
But seriously, I am okay with either ...


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Crash (2004) - Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana


This category is tough ...
I have yet to watch Tsotsi and Don't Tell, so my opinions are only about the other 3 ...

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Joyeux Noël (2005) (France)
- overall very nice theme, however, one has to immerse in the film to appreciate the various subtleties involved ...

Paradise Now (2005) (Palestine)
- the first quarter or half is kind of slow, but the ENDING scene will remain after one leaves the cinema ... the overall message is also thought provoking ...

Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005) (Germany)
- people like to celebrate an undaunted person, it is pretty much a one person show ... but the pacing is good ...

rgds
Heng