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Chaplin
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01-08-2006
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 7:45 am
I decided to post you all the results here of our version of the Oscar's which our Diner's group held tonight. We call these awards the Silver Lena's after one of our members (Lena) and we have a lot more categories than the Oscar's. I will give you the nominations and the winners. These are the 1995 awards since we always host last years movies in February of the following year and our nominations also do not always match the Oscar's since our guidelines for cut off dates are different plus these are our own versions. If you have not heard of a few of the films it is because many are Canadian and often limited releases, Film Festival movies and or Foreign Films from Europe or Asia which our group on the whole favour. We started the awards from the bottom of the list up however I am posting them in reverse order as that is how I received the results by e-mail: Best Film: Brokeback Mountain: Ang Lee Crash: Paul Haggis A History Of Violence: David Cronenberg Murderball: Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro Water: Deepa Mehta Winner: Water Best Director: David Cronenberg: A History Of Violence Terry George: Hotel Rwanda Paul Haggis: Crash Ang Lee: Brokeback Mountain Andrew Niccol: Lord Of War Winner: Terry George: Hotel Rwanda Best Actor: Don Cheadle: Hotel Rwanda Phillip Seymour Hoffman: Capote Heath Ledger: Brokeback Mountain Viggo Mortensen: A History Of Violence Joaquin Phoenix: Walk The Line Winner: Phillip Seymour Hoffman: Capote Best Actress: Maria Bello: A History Of Violence Seema Biswas: Water Emily Mortimer: Dear Frankie Sarala: Water Reese Witherspoon: Walk The Line Winner: Seema Biswas: Water Best Supporting Actor: Gerard Butler: Dear Frankie Michel Cole: C.R.A.Z.Y Jake Gyllenhaal: Brokeback Mountain Ciaran Hinds: Munich Jared Leto: Lord Of War Winner: Ciaran Hinds: Munich Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener: Capote Frances McDormand: North Country Michelle Williams: Brokeback Mountain Michelle Yeoh: Memoirs Of A Geisha Zhang Ziyi: 2046 Winner: Catherine Keener: Capote Best Villain: Chiwetel Ejiofor: Serenity Ed Harris: A History Of Violence Cillian Murphy: Red Eye Tilda Swinton: Chronicles Of Narnia Eamonn Walker: Lord Of War Winner: Tilda Swinton: Chronicles Of Narnia Best Player with no more than two scenes: Sean Cullen: Phil The Alien Keith David: Crash William Hurt: A History Of Violence Nicky Kett: Sin City Cloris Leachman: Sky High Winner: William Hurt: A History Of Violence Best Original Music: John Debney, Graeme Revell, Robert Rodriguez: Sin City Danny Elfman: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Ramin Djawadi, Mel Wesson: Batman Begins David Newman: Serenity John Williams: Munich Winner: David Newman: Serenity Best Original Song: Look To Your Path: Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier: Les Choristes So Long And Thanks For All The Fish: Jody Talbot, Garth Jennings, Christopher Austin: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy Tears To Shed: Danny Elfman, John August: Corpse Bride Veruca Salt: Danny Elfman: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Wunderkind: Alanis Morissette: Chronicles Of Narnia Winner: So Long And Thanks For All The Fish: Jody Talbot, Garth Jennings, Christopher Austin: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy Best Compiled Soundtrack: The 40 Year Old Virgin C.R.A.Z.Y Lord Of War Mr. And Mrs. Smith Walk The Line Winner: Walk The Line Best Original Screenplay: Judd Apatow And Steve Carreli: The 40 Year Old Virgin François Boulay And Jean-Marc Vallee: C.R.A.Z.Y Paul Haggis And Robert Moresco: Crash Andrew Niccol: Lord Of War Joss Whedon: Serenity Winner: Paul Haggis And Robert Moresco: Crash Best Adapted Screenplay: Douglas Adams And Karey Kirkpatrick: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy David S. Goyer And Christopher Nolan: Batman Begins Larry McMurtry And Diana Ossana: Brokeback Mountain Frank Miller And Robert Rodrigues: Sin City Josh Olson: A History Of Violence Winner: Larry McMurtry And Diana Ossana: Brokeback Mountain Best Title Scream Moment: (When an actor says the title of the movie in a line and the audience reacts) The Aristocats Brokeback Mountain Cinderella Man Kingdom Of Heaven Lord Of War Winner: Brokeback Mountain Best Animated Character (Lead): Emily the Corpse Bride: Corpse Bride Gromit: Wallace And Gromit King Kong: King Kong Sophie: Howl's Moving Castle Wallace: Wallace And Gromit Winner: Emily the Corpse Bride: Corpse Bride Best Animated Character (Supporting): Aslan: The Chronicles Of Narnia Mr. Beaver: The Chronicles Of Narnia Calcifer: Howl's Moving Castle Maggot: Corpse Bride Lady Tollington: Wallace And Gromit Coolest Film: Batman Begins: Christopher Nolan Kung Fu Hustle: Steven Chow Mr. And Mrs. Smith: Doug Limon Serenity: Joss Whedon Sin City: Robert Rodriguez And Frank Miller as well as Quentin Tarantino Winner: Serenity: Joss Whedon Coolest Director: Steven Chow: Kung Fu Hustle Doug Limon: Mr. And Mrs. Smith Christopher Nolan: Batman Begins Robert Rodriguez And Frank Miller as well as Quentin Tarantino: Sin City Joss Whedon: Serenity Winner: Robert Rodriguez And Frank Miller as well as Quentin Tarantino: Sin City Coolest Actor: Christian Bale: Batman Begins Steven Chow: Kung Fu Hustle Nathan Fillion: Serenity Mickey Rourke: Sin City Bruce Willis: Sin City Mickey Rourke: Sin City Coolest Actress: Summer Glau: Serenity Angelina Jolie: Mr. And Mrs. Smith Rachael McAdams: Red Eye Qiu Yuen: Kung Fu Hustle Naomi Watts: King Kong Winner: Qiu Yuen: Kung Fu Hustle Coolest Supporting Actor: Adam Baldwin: Serenity Michael Caine: Batman Begins Morgan Freeman: Batman Begins Bill Nighy: Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy Alan Tudyk: Serenity Winner: Adam Baldwin: Serenity Coolest Supporting Actress: Devon Acki: Sin City Rosario Dawson: Sin City Catherine Keener: The 40 Year Old Virgin Jewel Slaite: Serenity Gina Torres: Serenity Winner: Gina Torres: Serenity Coolest Villain: Benicio Del Torro: Sin City Chiwetel Ejofor: Serenity Cillian Murphy: Batman Begins Liam Neeson: Batman Begins Siu Leung: Kung Fu Hustle Winner: Chiwetel Ejofor: Serenity Best Buddy Act: (When two or more actors act in scenes together) Steve Careli, Romany Malco, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd: 40 Year Old Virgin Robert Downey Jr. And Val Kilmer: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Qiu Yuen And Wah Yuen: Kung Fu Hustle The Serenity Crew: Serenity Vince Vaughn And Owen Wilson: Wedding Crashers Winner: The Serenity Crew: Serenity Sexiest Sexiness Award: (Sexiness in a film) Jessica Alba: Sin City Nathan Fillion: Serenity Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt: Mr. And Mrs. Smith Aishwarya Rai: Bride And Prejudice Lisa Ray: Water Winner: Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt: Mr. And Mrs. Smith Best Monstercraft: (Monster costumes, Monsters, Aliens etc.) Chronicles Of Narnia Corpse Bride Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy King Kong Sin City Winner: Corpse Bride Best Visual Effects: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy Kung Fu Hustle Serenity Sin City War Of The Worlds Winner: War Of The Worlds The Dario Award: (Special Effects) Batman Begins Serenity Sin City The Skeleton Key Two Sisters Winner: Serenity The Eric Stolz's Head Award (Best Widescreen Movie) Brokeback Mountain Happy Endings Kung Fu Hustle Serenity Sin City Winner: Kung Fu Hustle Best Art Direction And Set Design: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Serenity Sin City Two Sisters War Of The Worlds Winner: Sin City Best Costumes: Batman Begins Brokeback Mountain Kung Fu Hustle Memoirs Of A Geisha Sin City Winner: Batman Begins Best Hats: Brokeback Mountain Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Corpse Bride King Kong Kung Fu Hustle Winner: Kung Fu Hustle Best Credits Sequence: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy Lord Of War Mrs. Henderson Presents Serenity Sin City Winner: Serenity The Wudan Manual Award (Best Fight scenes) Kung Fu Hustle Mr. And Mrs. Smith Serenity Sin City Transporter 2 Winner: Kung Fu Hustle The Bullitt Connection Award For Best Chase Sequence: Batman Begins The Island Kung Fu Hustle Mr. And Mrs. Smith Serenity Winner: Kung Fu Hustle Best Vehicle In A Movie Batmobile: Batman Begins Howl's Moving Castle: Howl's Moving Castle Serenity: Serenity The Stripped In 24 Hrs Plane: Lord Of War Train On Fire: War Of The Worlds Winner: Serenity: Serenity Best Animal: The Dolphins: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy Mother Theresa, The Dog: Must Love Dogs The Penguins: March Of The Penguins Ramon, The Cat: Broken Flowers The Squirrels: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory The Winner: The Penguins: March Of The Penguins Best Food: Brokeback Mountain Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Munich Wallace And Gromit Water Winner: Wallace And Gromit Worst Film: Aeon Flex The Brother's Grimm The Dukes Of Hazzard Elektra Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Winner: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Worst Director: Michael Bay: The Island Rob Bowman: Elektra Terry Gilliam: Brother's Grimm Jim Jamusch: Broken Flowers George Lucas: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Winner: George Lucas: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Worst Actor: Hayden Christiensen: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Matt Damon: Brother's Grimm Johnny Knoxville: Dukes Of Hazzard Heath Ledger: Brother's Grimm Steven Seagal: Into The Sun Winner: Hayden Christiensen: George Lucas: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Worst Actress: Jennifer Aniston: Rumour Has It Sandra Bullock: Miss Congeniality 2 Jennifer Garner: Elektra Natalie Portman: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Jessica Simpson: Dukes Of Hazzard Winner: Jessica Simpson: Dukes Of Hazzard Worst Villain: General Grievous: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Julian McMahon: Fantastic Four Peter Saragaard: Flightplan Vince Vaughn: Be Cool Will Yn Lee: Elektra Winner: Julian McMahon: Fantastic Four Most Underplayed Role: Robert De Niro: Hide And Seek Mungo McKay: Undead Bill Murray: Broken Flowers Charlize Theron: Aeon Flux John Travolta: Be Cool Charlize Theron: Aeon Flux Most Overplayed Role: Hayden Christiensen: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Dirk Hunter: Undead Jonathan Pryce: Brother's Grimm Sam Rockwell: Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy Peter Stormare: Brother's Grimm Winner: Jonathan Pryce: Brother's Grimm Worst Music: Elektra Kingdom Of Heaven The Island Mirrormask A Sound Of Thunder Winner: Elektra Worst Song: Believer: Will I am And John Legend: Be Cool These Boots Are Made For Walking: Jessica Simpson: Dukes Of Hazzard Butt Whoopin: John Powell: Robots Winner: These Boots Are Made For Walking: Jessica Simpson: Dukes Of Hazzard The Wrath Of Pauline Kael Award For Sloppiest Screenplay: Aeon Flux Chronicles Of Narnia Flightplan The Island Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Winner: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith The Big Mallet That Goes Bok Bok Award For Trying To Hard To Impact Someone That It Does Not Have Any Impact At All: 2046 (War is bad) Broken Flowers (War Is Bad) Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Family is good) Lord Of War (War is bad) Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith (War is bad) Winner: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Least Convincing Screen Couple: Jennifer Aniston And Kevin Costner: Rumour Has It Adrien Brody And Naomi Watts: King Kong Hayden Christiensen And Natalie Portman: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Will Ferrel And Nicole Kidman: Bewitched Dylan McDermott And Debra Messing: The Wedding Date Winner: Hayden Christiensen And Natalie Portman: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Most Misused Player In A Movie: Chewbacca: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Katie Holmes: Batman Begins Frances McDormand: Aeon Flux Darth Vader: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Christopher Walken: Wedding Crashers Winner: Chewbacca: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Most Sexist Sexism Award For Sexist Scenes: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigalo Fantastic Four Shopgirl Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Wedding Crashers Winner: Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith Most Obtrusive Product Placement: Fantastic Four (Pepsi) In Good Company (Coke) The Island (Puma, Aqua Fina Bottled Water) The Longest Yard (McDonald's) Transporter 2 (Many Brands Of Cars) Winner: The Island (Puma, Aqua Fina Bottled Water) The Short Circuit 2 Award For Most Inept Disguising Of Toronto In A Movie: A History Of Violence Lord Of The Dead The Man The Winner: The Man The Jon Bunnyman Award For Artistic Excellence Through The Judicious And Intentional Use Of Bad Writing: King Kong Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Kung Fu Hustle Phil The Alien The Producers Winner: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang The Companiero Award For Someone Playing His/Herself As A Fictional Character: Brian Austin Green: Domino Dolly Parton: Miss Congeniality 2 Regis Philbin: Miss Congeniality 2 Jerry Springer: Domino Steven Tyler: Be Cool Winner: Steven Tyler: Be Cool The Death Machine Award For No Budget Film Making: The Aristocrats C.R.A.Z.Y It's All Gone Pete Tong Phil The Alien Undead Winner: Undead The André The Giant Award For Professional Athlete's In A Film: Mike Ditka: Kicking And Screaming Yao Ming: Year Of Yao Mark Zupan: Murderball Winner: Mark Zupan: Murderball The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeousie Award: 2046 Breakfast On Pluto Howl's Moving Castle Phil The Alien Stay Winner: Howl's Moving Castle Most Under Rated Film: Boogeyman Bride And Prejudice Hostage Must Love Dogs Serenity Winner: Serenity Most Over Rated Film: Broken Flowers King Kong Wallace And Gromit War Of The Worlds Wedding Crashers Winner: King Kong Best History In A Movie: Brokeback Mountain Downfall Good Night And Good Luck Jarhead Water Winner: Good Night And Good Luck Worst History In A Movie: The Brother's Grimm Casanova Kingdom Of Heaven Legend Of Zorro Memoirs Of A Geisha Winner: Legend Of Zorro Best Trailer For A Movie: 2046 Chronicles Of Narnia Ice Age 2: Meltdown Lady In The Water Serenity Winner: Ice Age 2: Meltdown Worst Trailer For A Movie: American Dreamz Herbie Fully Loaded The Man Racing Stripes Stealth Winner: Racing Stripes The Stevey Seagull Award For Greatest Movie Monstrosity Of The Year: Crappy remakes Of movies while good movies get ever scarcer Epic Length Of Ads Shown Before Movies Begin In The Theater Oscar Travesties: Awards being given from the audience, Finalists lined up on stage, Beyonce singing all songs, Jamie Foxx being given Oscar for Best Supporting Actor although he was the lead in the film, The announcement that Before Sunset was adapted from Before Sunrise Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith Tomkat: Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes and their whole relationship being played out for us. Winner: Crappy remakes Of movies while good movies get ever scarcer The Jackie Chan Award For Happiest Movie Goodness Of The Year: Famous Players Theaters extending their 9.95 ticket promotion (Sadly not long enough as they raised it to 13.95 No more Pierce Brosnan as James Bond Robert Rodriguez resigns from Director's Guild rather than vote to let them deny Frank Miller a directing credit on Sin City Serenity the film with no right to exist makes it to the big screen despite this since it failed as a TV series after a pilot despite good ratings Whole heap of Errol Morris films and TV movies become available on DVD Winner: Serenity the film with no right to exist makes it to the big screen despite this since it failed as a TV series after a pilot despite good ratings
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Mameblanche
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08-24-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 12:15 pm
Just sticking my nose in here to clarify for those who don't know what Diners group Chaplin is referring to...its an informal group called THE SERIAL DINERS of Toronto, that was created a few years ago by a college student and his pals. They meet every Friday evening and go to a different restaurant as per the listing in the YELLOW PAGES! Although the founder has long since graduated and is now a highly regarded professional in his field, he has continued his SERIAL DINERS group to this day. It has been featured on tv and in newspapers several times over the years. And it has an ever growing number of members. If you show up at the appointed time, at the appointed restaurant, you're a member. That's it. You can become a regular, or never show up again. Up to you. No dues, no fees, (well you Do have to pay for your meal. LOL). Just some fun and fascinating folks to chow down with. My dh and I have gone a few times, and we really enjoy the people. Sometimes the restaurant is questionable and sometimes its fantastic... who cares, there's always NEXT Friday. http://probability.ca/diners/current.html
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Chaplin
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01-08-2006
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 5:31 pm
Thanks for posting that Mameblanche!!!!!!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 7:55 pm
Thanks, Chaplin, makes me want to see Kung Fu Hustle.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 7:58 pm
Makes me want to move to Toronto!
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Vacanick
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07-12-2004
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 6:41 pm
I want to join!! It looks like a lot of fun!!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 12:04 am
Ladies, there are two suites currently up for sale in our condo. Remember, nothing is impossible. And Toronto is the BEST city in the world... or at least it used to be, and I have high hopes for us again.
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 1:40 pm
I was in Toronto many years ago and I really enjoyed it.
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