Best Picture Announced

[MsAnne]

"Crash" wins!
Incredible movie. It was my choice to win!

 

[MsAnne]

Also thrilled that "Memoirs of a Geisha" won cinematography. It was one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen.

 

[Glaz]

I enjoyed the show as a whole, Jon Stewart cracks me up.

 

[kurabrhm]

Matt Dillon is a very good actor. Very strong guy but without the huge Schwarzenegger style muscles!
I saw Crash months ago and was also impressed by the performances of Thandie Newton and Terence Howard. Crash deals with a very important issue. Racial differences are played upon negatively by a minority of people not just in America, but also where i live here in the UK. For me, the incredible thing about Crash was that it wasn't some cinematic fantasy, it reflected real life.

 

[progressivegal]

Mine too I was ridiculously happy.

 

[awesome liver]

this movie will be forgotten and will become another trivia question. just like million dollar baby. my friends and i are huge movie fans and this movie did not deserve to win. when we pondered what won last year, we had blank stares for about a minute. this will be the same situation next year. oddly enough, that movie was also written by paul haggis. congratulations for liking a movie that's contrived and mediocre.

 

[Dworkin]

Crash was interesting to watch, but the only problem I had with it is that it tried to ram the racism down your throat. I 'got it' after 30 minutes. I was hoping Good Night and Good Luck would win.

 

[BeachBlonde]

Crash. They did a great service to a great theme for a film. I did feel tense after watching Crash though being in the busiest part of California and witnessing alot of what the rest of you only hear about. Kudos to them.

 

[BeachBlonde]

I enjoyed the show as a whole, Jon Stewart cracks me up.

He was exactly how I expected him to be. Loved the paid announcements part.

 

[country woman]

I never seen this movie yet but would like to

 

[NuclearDreams]

Got "Crash" on DVD. It's a very good film, I cried at the end when I thought the dude's daughter got shot with that gun.

 

[CollectiveSoul]

^thanks. I didn't need to know that.

 

[McCracAttack]

Got "Crash" on DVD. It's a very good film, I cried at the end when [SPOILERS!]

You may want to "spoiler" that since it pretty much ruines the climax of the movie.

 

[fieldlily]

Everyone was good in the ensemble cast. The movie definitely had a message on many levels with several issues --the main one being racism...it will be remembered.

 

[Stellar Vision]

Crash was interesting to watch, but the only problem I had with it is that it tried to ram the racism down your throat. I 'got it' after 30 minutes. I was hoping Good Night and Good Luck would win.

That's exactly what i was thinking. I began to notice that the whole racism issue was artificially forced, and half-way through the movie it was rather absurd to put so much drama into those scenes. Good Night and Good Luck did a superb job of conveying it's message in a more realistic and profound manner.

 

[wanderingone]

^thanks. I didn't need to know that.

That's all right.. there's more to that scene than that...

 

[awesome liver]

the gun's not loaded, right?

 

[fieldlily]

Good Night and Good Luck was my first pick although I figured it didn't have much of a chance at winning. See the thread here on Good Night and Good Luck where some of us have been posting.

 

[WalkOn]

Well, I'm glad Brokeback didn't win and Crash did. Crash was a very awesome movie. I wouldn't have minded Munich winning though.

Either way this year was a boring year as far as BP goes. I think Walk The Line deserved a nom and a win for best picture. I also think Batman Begins should have been nominated even though it's a 'comic book movie.' But I'm happy with Crash winning.

 

[sister_maynard]

Crash is rather good. It may seem a bit contrived, but not much more so than other movies with a point to make. The incessant swearing was annoying, though. It may have contributed to the realism, but it was excessive.