Topic: Tribute Magazine: Oscar Edition [POLL RESULTS]

[Italian_Dude]

Tribute is a Canadian Entertainment magazine, its free, I think and can be picked up at most cinemas in Canada (that is where I got mine), in Ontario.. anyway this one is a special Oscar Edition, with polls of most major Oscar awards, and who the general public thinks deserves to win.

This poll was conducted throughout Canada, and is just a general overview of what the majority of Canadians think deserves to win.

And According to the polls in the Tribute magazine, us Canadians are in love with Brokeback Mountain! (YAY CANADA :D!)
I have the magazine with me, and unfortunatley my scanner doesn't work but since I love BBM so much, I'll write everything out for you guys!  Reading this brightened my day :D enjoy!!


BEST DIRECTOR:

Ang Lee: 54%
Paul Haggis: 22%
Steven Spielberg: 13%
George Clooney: 10%
Bennett Miller: 1%

ANG LEE:
The range of subjects covered by Ang Lee's films is nothing short of extraordinary-- from suburban 1970s America in The Ice Storm, to the struggle between love and obligation in the epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to the mannered 18th century drama of Sense and Sensibility. What ties all of his films together are carefully drawn characters of great depth caught in difficult but engaging situations. In Brokeback Mountain, based on Annie Proulx's short story, Golden Globe and Directors Guild awards-winner Lee, presents the complex, passionate relationship between two young cowboys. What could have been a mess under different direction succeeds as a visually striking and sensitive love story thanks to his skill.[/b]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Michelle Williams: 55%[/b]
Rachel Weisz: 35%
Frances McDormand: 5%
Catherine Keener: 3%
Amy Adams: 1%

MICHELLE WILLIAMS:
Since leaving the teen drama Dawson's Creek far behind her, Michelle Williams' career has been mediocre, hitting mostly the stage and indie flicks, with Dick as her most noted big screen highlight. Since taking a plum role in Brokeback Mountian, Williams has put herself back in the Hollywood swpotlight-- turning it into her most important role to date. In the film Williams plays Alma, a young woman who marries ranch hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) only to discover her husband is in love with another man. The role has also turned out to be a lucky charm for the actress. She found love on set with Ledger and the two recently had a baby. If luck remains on her side, she'll sweep the Oscar too.[/b]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Jake Gyllenhaal: 58%[/b]
George Clooney: 15%
Mat Dillon: 15%
Paul Giamatti: 12%
William Hurt (not included in survey)

JAKE GYLLENHAAL:
Jake Gyllenhaal had a great 2005. With three film releases, Proof, Jarhead and Brokeback Mountain, Gyllenhaal is in hot demand. But it's his role as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain that's generating a loud buzz in Hollywood-- and with good reason. The praise is coming from Gyllenhaal's bold portrayal of a gay cowboy that finds unexpected love with another man (Heath Ledger). "I read the script and I was immediately blown away by it," Gyllenhaal told Tribute. "There was just no question in my mind that I was going to do it." His character's tough guy persona, as well as having to perform intimate on-screen love scenes with his co-star Ledger, shows Gyllenhaal's ability to take risks and stretch his versatility as an actor. This is his first Oscar nomination. [/b] 

BEST ACTOR:

Heath Ledger: 48%
Joaquin Pheonix: 33%
Terrance Howard: 11%
Phillip Seymour Hoffman: 7%
David Strathairn: 1%

HEATH LEDGER:
In the grand tradition of many male stars, Heath Ledger began his career as a teen hearththrob (A Knights Tale). After a few not-too-successful follow-up films, Ledger too a step back, taking on riskier parts including a small but memorable turn as Billy Bob Thorton's son in 2001's Monter's Ball. It was the role that convinced director Ang Lee that Ledger had what it too to play Ennis Del Mar, a gruff ranch hand of a few words who falls in love with fellow cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal). As a man struggling with his forbidden passion, his responsibilites to his family and societiy's demands, Ledger's performance is as heartbreaking as it is mesmerizing.[/b]


BEST PICTURE:

Brokeback Mountain: 72%
Crash: 19%
Munich: 7%
Capote: 1%
Good Night, and Good Luck: 1%

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN:
"There ain't no reigns on this one," says Heath Ledger's character Ennis De Mar to Jact Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) in Brokeback Mountain. So true. Who would have guessed this dark horse, a film that made the rounds in Hollywood with several different actors and directors attached would become this years frontrunner. Based on the short story by Annie Proulx, this tale of two young cowboys who discover an intimate relationship, depicts just how life changing love can be. Under the steady direction of Acadamy  Award winning director Ang Lee and featuring a stellar cast including Best Supporting Actress nominee Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain is beautiful to watch but difficult as well, as Ennis and Jack try to keep their doomed love alive despite the circumstances that define their daily lives. Truly a cinematic masterpiece that has power to raise awareness of important issues and hope for intolerant world.[/b]

[chameau]

Thanks for sharing Italian_Dude, very interesting!

[Krispera]

BBM :D :D wish it will be like that in the Oscars! I will be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy

[scruffy]

Awwww, I wish I could remember to pick up an issue of Tribute Magazine when in the theatre.  It looks like the Canadian public has spoken.  Brokeback all the way.  It's good to see that my fellow Canadians get it.  Now if only Hollywood would listen to Canada.  **snarfle**  Does anyone listen to us in the great white north???  heh heh heh.

[frenchcda]

I agree with you about the article printed in Canada and our views about BBM, but one things is sure, in defense of the USA,
 I know that most Americans that have viewed BBM and a majority of theses people will be as upset as any people from around the globe if BBM looses,
 it is not that the USA doesn't listen,
 it is that there is still prejudice and prevaillent phobia from the HOLLYWOOD  Elite,
 their the one's who are truly fearfull in acknowledging the truth be at their door, the small independent film industry is giving them the licking like never before, as they still hold on to some far fetch notion that they know what we need to see and hear,
 they value of cliche's have long be buried in Al Capone's era, just an example is the simple fact that the best actor category would mostly be aimed at PHS is for his portrayal of a flaming reporter from the
McCarthy era,
is the way they want us and the world to know what are GAY people like,
 not some normal individual,
 that would truly go against the grain, after all have you not notice how the portrayal of gay characters on the tube or movies have always been effeminates or plagued with aids or sissy ready to be killed by some rigthfull egotistic hetero stating that he had been sexually exploited so he had to kill in self defense, easy to blame it on the dead.

 Anyway,
 to my American neighbors I know you root for BBM as for the Hollywood elite, well judge yourself

[Badarsila]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful article italian_Dude,...*hugs*...

[*Froggy*]

Wow...wonderful praises for our boys ang girl.
Thanks for posting

x Froggy

[Italian_Dude]

no problem, my pleasure sharing with you guys!  I do  hope the Oscar results mimic these lol!!

[ethan]

I just love those numbers. Go BBM. Thanks, Italian_Dude for posting this.