The top two

The last two awards of the evening and here we go with who I think will win and who should win. Before I start, I'd like to point out that this is the first time since 1981 that all 5 Best Picture and Best Director nominees line up exactly.

Best Director: George Clooney for Good Night, And Good Luck (1st nom), Paul Haggis for Crash (1st nom), Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2nd nom), Bennett Miller for Capote (1st nom), and Steven Spielberg for Munich (6th nom, 2 previous wins).

All five directors did an incredible job, however, Ang Lee took a sparsely written story with very little dialogue and turned it into a movie that ALL kinds of audiences are embracing, despite the fact that it features to non-straight characters. I didn't call them both gay since I'm not sure they are both gay. Gyllenhaal's character may be gay, however, Ledger's character seemed to be more bisexual.

WILL WIN-Ang Lee
SHOULD WIN-Ang Lee

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night, And Good Luck, and Munich. All five films were powerful and movie events (even if no one saw them). That last bit was a joke since none of these films were blockbusters in terms of ticket sales. I don't think Brokeback is the best film of all five and in terms of longevity, Crash has the most. It was released in May of 2005 and is still being talked about nearly a year later. The film I think really deserves to win is Spielberg's film. This film was the most powerful and probably the most polarizing and controversial.

WILL WIN-Crash
SHOULD WIN-Munich

peace out,

paul