[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > FRIDA also won for best in make-up. I think FRIDA's win for best original > score is also a hotly contested one, considering we have Elmer Bernstein, > Philip Glass and Thomas Newman as competitors. Elliot Goldenthal really > immersed himself in period Mexican music and came up with something > rousing and a tad revolutionary in some.
I loved the music in Frida. It felt like an integral part of the movie (and of Frida's life) rather than added on top or intended only to push emotional buttons. The look of the movie was great, too. I especially like the way the courtyard's lushness changed depending on what was happening in Frida's life, and the innovative way her paintings were integrated into the scenes. > Salma Hayek was visibly moved > when the make-up awardee for FRIDA thanked her in a moving way. I missed that award acceptance. Salma Hayek had done so much campaigning for Frida, and seemed to have generated much good will so only the two awards is rather surprising to me. But, I guess, two is better than none. > Catherine Zeta-Jones was/is good, I think. As for best art direction and > costume, I think its well-deserved, although honestly I am not deep into > those things myself, ... It seems every year there's one film voters hook onto and vote for in many categories, when I'd rather the honors be spread out and more specific, such as art direction for Frida or sound for Gangs of New York, for example. > GANGS OF NEW YORK went empty-handed, too. ... I've heard Scorsese in interviews saying his movies aren't the type to win awards because his films are too violent and the academy tends to choose films that a lot of people can see. He also admits that he'd like to win an award after over 30 years in the business. I didn't think Gangs of New York had any chance for best picture, so was hoping he'd get best director, even though it would in part be for all the other work he's done also. Debra Shea
