Awards Season 2005

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franco · #151 Post by **franco** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:57 pm

Dylan, I doubt there is a way Lee Ang can be saddened. He weeps in joy and gratitude for the simplest thing he is given. There was a time he wandered around the streets of Hong Kong for half an hour trying to decide whether he should purchase a shirt at the price of 14 US dollars.

Even though he is now immersed in fame and praise, his modesty does not falter.

At least these facts are what I have read and heard from his friends. I wonder what Grimfarrow's impression of Lee Ang is like.

Dylan · #152 Post by **Dylan** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:38 pm

I read a news article online that said he was deeply saddened from it not winning, but I don't have a link. Yes, I read about the t-shirt once, and didn't he also say (either at the Oscars or at the globes) that when he first came to the US he slept on floors at friend's apartments? Like many filmmakers, he started at the bottom, and has done very well for himself. I haven't seen "Brokeback" yet, but I did like "Sense and Sensibility" and "The Ice Storm." I'll probably see "Brokeback" eventually, though I'm not in any real hurry to.

The bottom line is that I'm basically surprised that people who are winning so many awards can be picky about not getting best picture, but as I said, there was probably a ton of pressure on them to get ready to win.

This is beside the point, but yes, Ang Lee does seem like a very nice person, and it wasn't exactly him I was directing this to, though I was surprised to hear that he was down over it not winning best picture. Probably just a case where insane expectations blew up, even though there was a ton of good as well. I guess we'd only truly understand if we saw our names on the noms list. Anyway...

franco · #153 Post by **franco** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:50 am

That's very interesting, Dylan! I actually have never listened to Lee Ang speak before. All of my blind faith came from the blog of a radio show host in Taiwan who really likes cinema.

Wasn't Ridley Scott pretty sore when he lost the director award to Steven Soderbergh?

hearthesilence · #154 Post by **hearthesilence** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:22 pm

Here's the Colbert Report making the predictions using "Da Colbert Code":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIot4A2f ... 18%2B%2522

Here's the victory lap:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wFu%2012yOULA4

tavernier · #155 Post by **tavernier** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:11 pm

hearthesilence wrote:Here's the Colbert Report making the predictions using "Da Colbert Code":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIot4A2f ... 18%2B%2522

Here's the victory lap:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wFu%2012yOULA4

Classic stuff!