At indieWIRE, Peter Knegt's "For Your Consideration: 25 Things The Academy Got Right In The 2000s." Here are three snippets:
- 6 nominations and 3 wins for Pan’s Labyrinth (above, with Maribel Verdú and Ivana Baquero)
"… still managed to defy Academy tastes by taking the second most wins of any film in 2006 (after The Departed) and third most nominations …"
- 8 nominations and 2 wins for Milk
"While some saw this a result of the film’s considerable mainstream appeal, it remains that Milk was written and directed by gay men and dealt explicitly with a pivotal moment in the gay rights movement."
- 10 nominations and 4 awards for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"While it remains quite saddening that in the end, Gladiator ended up taking away the Academy’s first realistic opportunity at awarding a foreign film in it’s top category, never have we seen such a deserving foreign film break through with Oscar like Dragon."
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A handful of personal additions:
- Jack Nicholson's absence from the best supporting actor roster for his uncontrolled mugging in The Departed.
- Felicity Huffman's best actress nomination for Transamerica.
- Imelda Staunton's best actress nomination for Vera Drake.
- The Honorary Award given to Ennio Morricone.