Oscars shortlist

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition for achievement in makeup for the 79th Academy Awards:
Apocalypto
Click
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
The Prestige
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
X-Men The Last Stand

On 20 January, the Academy’s Makeup Award Nominating Committee will view ten minutes of excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, there will be a vote to determine the three Oscar nominees. The nominations will be announced on 23 January. The Oscars will be announced on 25 February. (source: Oscars.org)

A few surprises there. I’d guessed Click as a dead cert for nomination; Apocalyto as a probable; Pan’s Labyrinth as worthy of nomination but maybe without the support; Pirates was great but I’d thought it might fall because of the mix of makeup and CGI; The Prestige never occured to me, not because of the quality of the makeups but because I didn’t figure they were that important to the movie; The Santa Clause and X-Men were tired sequels in franchises which I’d assumed had had their chance for Oscar glory (Okay, Lord of the Rings was given two bites at the cherry but they were good movies).

So what movies would I have liked to have seen considered. Well I’d have liked at least a couple of the following to have got on the long list if they qualify: 20 Centímetros, Transamerica, Curse of the Golden Flower, Dhoom 2, Alatriste, The Banquet, and Volver.