A Win For Mickey!!

If you don't already know.... Mickey has won the Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor award.. He had some killer competition for expamle.. Matt Dillon Crash - Terrence Howard Crash - Donald Southerland Pride and Prejudice - Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man and Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain. I should say this line up isn't to shabby. I just wanted to add I love the Chicago-Sun Times title in todays (Jan 10) entertainment section pertaining to the article written about last awards winners- I should say they did go against the majority... Here's to those critics who refused to play the game that so many other award committes play. At least they recognized there is other talent out there in Hollyweird.

"Chicago Film Critics go against the Grain"
The Chicago Film Critics Association on Monday named Paul Haggis' "Crash" as its top movie of 2005, beating out hugely acclaimed favorites "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "A History of Violence" and "Capote."

"Crash" -- which boasts an ensemble cast, including Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton, Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle, examining the effects of racism in America -- also took one other award: best screenplay by Haggis and Bobby Moresco.

"[Sun-Times film critic] Roger Ebert's over-the-top enthusiasm for the film's quality and message had a great deal to do with providing us the impetus to award it best film," said Dan Gire, CFCA president. "On the other hand, it's an important movie addressing a very important topic that we don't talk about enough, and it's talked about, presented in such a wonderfully dramatized way that lets us see ourselves and society reflected in it."

In the best actor category, Philip Seymour Hoffman took the top prize for his virtuoso performance as writer Truman Capote in "Capote," beating out Terrence Howard for "Hustle & Flow," Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain," Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line" and David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night, and Good Luck."

For best actress, Chicago stage veteran Joan Allen beat out Reese Witherspoon ("Walk the Line"), Felicity Huffman ("Transamerica"), Keira Knightley ("Pride and Prejudice") and Naomi Watts ("King Kong") for her portrayal of a mother and wife coping with a midlife crisis in "The Upside of Anger."

"Joan Allen was my pick from day one for best actress," Gire said. "She did three terrific jobs this year, in 'Off the Map,' 'Yes' and this film. But this performance just blew me away. And I'm just waiting for the first pundit to say we picked her just because she's from Steppenwolf ... that it's just hometown favoritism. That kind of scurrilous marginalization undermines the integrity of the award and the excellence of an actor's performance."

David Cronenberg was named best director of 2005 for his psychological drama "A History of Violence," while Maria Bello won best supporting actress for her role in that film. Mickey Rourke was picked as best supporting actor for his performance in Robert Rodriguez's cinematic comic book "Sin City."

Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man" won best documentary, clawing its way past "March of the Penguins," "Murderball," "Mad Hot Ballroom" and "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room."

The Chicago Film Critics Association was created in 1988, and there are currently 61 voting members -- film critics from newspapers, magazines, television, radio and the Internet.

Other CFCA awards for 2005 include: best foreign language film, "Cache" ("Hidden"); best cinematography, Rodrigo Prieto, "Brokeback Mountain"; best original score, Gustavo Santaolalla, "Brokeback Mountain"; most promising performer, Miranda July, "Me and You and Everyone We Know," and most promising director, Bennett Miller, "Capote."

The awards will be handed out later this year.

Miriam Di Nunzio

Sista' had to check out the pic of Mickey in the Star. I totally agree with what you are saying. Mickey fashion sense is all his own. .... - remember those red paisley pants we were hootin and hollerin over. Dress, live & love the way you want. If you lose your individuality - you lose an important part of yourself. As for The View - when the hell is their 15 minutes of fame gonna go POOF!!