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Still Servant
09-24-2018, 02:57 PM
Welcome to the 2019 Oscar Contest!
The Rules
Oscar night is right around the corner, so I'm going to post the rules for those who might not be familiar with them. Please tell your friends from other boards to come on over and join us. The more the merrier.
You have until showtime on February 24, 2019.
IMPORTANT: Don't forget the tie breaker. It's simple: Basically, everybody will submit their choices like usual, except they will also add which film they think will win the most Oscars and give a number. In case of a tie, whomever has the closest number without going over is the winner.
Predictions have to be in by showtime, so there is no rush to post them. We still have some time before Oscar night. I myself will be waiting for the last possible moment to post my predictions.
Remember, these are just educated guesses. None of us have seen every film nominated and I doubt if anybody has seen any of the documentary short subject nominees. Just make an educated guess. Or an uneducated guess.
Returning this year:
Returning this year will be the online ballot submission I created. Of course, ballots can still be submitted here.
Where it says "name" just put your DT.org handle, or designate in some way that you are from the Dark Tower boards. I will be sharing the same contest form with other friends and I don't want to get them confused.
https://tinyurl.com/OscarContest2019
And the nominees are!
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
*****
Past results:
2010 results
Heather - 15
Servant - 14
Turtlex - 14
Cody - 8
Seymour - 8
Odetta - 4
2011 results
Heather - 17
Servant - 15
Path - 14
Mattrick - 14
Ricky - 12
Merlin - 11
Feev - 8
2012 results
Servant - 14
Heather - 14
Ricky - 14
Stockerlone - 12
Shannon - 11
Thorin- 10
Mattrick - 9
Feev - 8
Garrell - 8
Odetta - 5
Mystima - 4
2013 results
Heather - 20
Servant - 17
Ricky - 15
Matt - 14
Stockerlone - 13
Feev - 12
Mae - 10
2014 results
Heather - 22
Ricky - 20
Servant - 19
Randall - 16
Mae - 13
Matt - 10
Mystima - 10
Merlin - 7
Stockerlone - 6
2015 results
T-Dogz - 20
George Monkey - 19
Lurker - 19
Ricky - 18
Servant - 17
Feev - 17
Heather - 15
Shannon - 15
Mae - 13
Stocker - 9
Matt - 6
2016 results
Heather - 17 (winner by tiebreaker - Mad Max 6)
Servant - 17
Mae - 16
T-Dogz - 16
Ricky - 15
Matt - 15
Lurker - 14
Stocker - 8
2017 results
TDogz - 16 (winner by tiebreaker)
Doc Z - 16
Tommy - 16
Ricky - 15
Lurker - 15
Servant - 15
Heather - 14
Mae -14
Matt - 13
RF - 13
Stocker - 8
Merlin - 7
2018 results
Randall Flagg - 21 (Tiebreaker - The Shape of Water 4) Co-winner
Lurker - 21 (Tiebreaker - The Shape of Water 4) Co-winner
T-Dogz - 20
Servant - 20
Matt - 19
Mae - 19
Heather - 17
John Huerta - 16
Ricky -13
Doctor Zaius - 10
I was literally thinking yesterday we need this thread :wub:
For the record, here are all of our previous official Oscar season threads:
2008 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?1900)
2009 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?6088)
2010 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?10137)
2011 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11955)
2012 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?14337)
2013 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17054)
2014 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17921)
2015 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?18904)
2016 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?19306)
2017 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?20683)
2018 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?21248)
Still Servant
09-24-2018, 05:40 PM
I was literally thinking yesterday we need this thread :wub:
For the record, here are all of our previous official Oscar season threads:
2008 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?1900)
2009
2010 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?10137)
2011 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11955)
2012 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?14337)
2013 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17054)
2014 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17921)
2015 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?18904)
2016 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?19306)
2017 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?20683)
2018 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?21248)
I clearly have the shine because I woke up this morning and thought, "If I don't start the Oscar thread, Mae will start one first!" And look at you linking all the previous threads. That's awesome!
What about the 2009 thread though?
And look at you linking all the previous threads. That's awesome!
What about the 2009 thread though?
Looks like we goofed. I couldn't find one.
Oh never mind, found it. Will update shortly!
Still Servant
09-24-2018, 05:59 PM
Oh never mind, found it. Will update shortly!
I think we've been running the tournament since 2010 I believe.
Also, that is a very nice first post, agree with a lot of what you said. For my part, I'd just add I hope somehow Annihilation is remembered.
Right now, early on, if there is a lock for Best Picture it's Roma (also Best Foreign Film). Seems to be the consensus pick according to all the reviews. That would be quite a coup for Netflix. The other obvious contenders seem to be First Man and A Star Is Born. I guess these would be the top three for BP right now.
Still Servant
09-24-2018, 06:05 PM
Also, that is a very nice first post, agree with a lot of what you said. For my part, I'd just add I hope somehow Annihilation is remembered.
Right now, early on, if there is a lock for Best Picture it's Roma (also Best Foreign Film). Seems to be the consensus pick according to all the reviews. That would be quite a coup for Netflix. The other obvious contenders seem to be First Man and A Star Is Born. I guess these would be the top three for BP right now.
Thanks!
I can't believe I forgot about Annihilation! It's one of my favorite films of the year and if I'm forgetting about it then there's no hope for Oscar.
Does anyone want to make any early predictions now? I'll do my usual speculation of which ten I think might be nominated for Best Picture. I'm usually 75%-ish right:
A Star Is Born
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Eighth Grade
First Man
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
The Favourite
This year seems to be especially light on obvious choices other than the three I mentioned in my previous post. And it looks like Roma is the favorite (pun intended).
Still Servant
09-25-2018, 02:27 PM
Does anyone want to make any early predictions now? I'll do my usual speculation of which ten I think might be nominated for Best Picture. I'm usually 75%-ish right:
A Star Is Born
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Eighth Grade
First Man
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
The Favourite
This year seems to be especially light on obvious choices other than the three I mentioned in my previous post. And it looks like Roma is the favorite (pun intended).
I'll take a crack at it. It's so early so we are all going off of stuff we've heard. The Academy seems against nominating 10 films, so I will choose the typical 9.
A Star Is Born
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Boy Erased
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
First Man
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
I really hope Bohemian Rhapsody gets in, but that's my longshot for the year. So far I have seen no reviews so just going off my perception, it looks like an incredible biopic and the Academy loves that. Plus I just love Queen and Freddie Mercury and Rami Malek seems to have put in a great performance.
Still Servant
09-25-2018, 04:09 PM
I really hope Bohemian Rhapsody gets in, but that's my longshot for the year. So far I have seen no reviews so just going off my perception, it looks like an incredible biopic and the Academy loves that. Plus I just love Queen and Freddie Mercury and Rami Malek seems to have put in a great performance.
I'm excited for it too. Malek seems born to play that role. I love him on Mr. Robot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdeS9slbEuw
This is for Heather :)
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/2019-best-animated-short-film-oscar-a-list-of-qualified-films-in-the-category-exclusive-164563.html
It’s that time of year again when the Oscar pundits enter the limelight and start making their predictions for the frontrunners in various Academy Award races.
One category you won’t hear anyone “punditing” about though is the Best Animated Short Film category. That’s because we don’t have any pundits in the animation business, and even if we did, none of them would know what’s in contention. Cartoon Brew is committed to solving at least half of that problem.
We’ve been compiling a list all year long of the films that have qualified for the Academy’s Animated Short Film category. Short films, as Brew readers already know, offer a unique space for innovation and experimentation as few other animation platforms do. It’s where you’ll find some of the art form’s most audacious and exciting annual achievements, and it’s our belief that if more Academy members understood the range and breadth of the contenders, they’d be able to make more informed decisions about the most award-worthy short film efforts of the year.
There are three pathways to qualifying for the Academy Award Best Animated Short category:
The film must have won a qualifying award at a competitive film festival. The list of film festivals and the specific awards at those festivals that can qualify a film can be found in this pdf.
The picture must have been publicly exhibited for paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County for a run of at least seven consecutive days with at least one screening a day prior to public exhibition or distribution by any non-theatrical means. The picture also must appear in the theater listings along with the appropriate dates and screening time(s).
The film must have won a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal award in the Academy’s 2018 Student Academy Awards competition in the Animation, Narrative, Alternative or Foreign Film category.
Here’s a few standard disclaimers: Even though all of the films in our list are technically qualified, it is still up to the filmmaker to take the extra step of entering the film into the Oscar competition. This year, we’ve also tried to identify films that have qualified through the public exhibition route, but that can be done very quietly (and often is) so there may be other films that have qualified without our knowledge. The entire official list of qualified films won’t be known until the Academy presents the eligible long-list of films to their membership in October.
So, while the list isn’t perfect, it’s the only list of its kind that anyone publishes about the Animated Short category, and you’ll likely find most (if not all) of this year’s Oscar nominees below. Last year’s preliminary list of qualified films included nine of the ten films that were eventually shortlisted, and all five nominees in the category.
The list was compiled through publicly available information. The films are presented below in alphabetical order:
Heather19
10-02-2018, 10:16 AM
Pretty interesting. I love the animated short films. I'm happy they've actually started releasing them in mainstream theaters so more people can see them prior to awards night.
Mattrick
10-02-2018, 02:58 PM
I wish the oscar shorts were released in my theatre. I should write to Landmark and ask them to try and get them. My theatre has 24 damn screens. There's no reason they can't squeeze in a showing of the oscar shorts for even a week.
Heather19
10-02-2018, 05:07 PM
Yeah, there's an indie theater nearby that will play them for a week or two. And then the main cinemas usually have a couple of showings during their Oscar week.
The Hollywood Reporter has their early forecasts: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/feinberg-forecast-oscars-3-1148680/item/best-supporting-actress-feinberg-forecast-oscars-2019-3-1148686
Really happy to see some acknowledgement of the two leads in Disobedience. I sorta have to agree with their frontrunners for Best Animated Feature, though I'm holding my breath that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gets in over Ralph Breaks the Internet. The animation style in Spider-Man is just something else. Their projected shortlist for Best Foreign Film is also pretty close to what I'd come up with, and the Academy should be releasing the full list of submissions shortly. There are actually so many great-looking films submitted so far and I'd hope that potentially Beauty and the Dogs from Tunisia, The Cakemaker from Israel, or I Am Not a Witch from the UK could get a nomination in place of Germany's Never Look Away, which looks fine, but a bit by the numbers. Finally, Black Panther for Best Picture... I dunno, I still don't see it. They didn't go for Wonder Woman, and I personally felt that was a stronger film.
Still Servant
10-03-2018, 05:22 PM
The Hollywood Reporter has their early forecasts: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/feinberg-forecast-oscars-3-1148680/item/best-supporting-actress-feinberg-forecast-oscars-2019-3-1148686
Really happy to see some acknowledgement of the two leads in Disobedience. I sorta have to agree with their frontrunners for Best Animated Feature, though I'm holding my breath that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gets in over Ralph Breaks the Internet. The animation style in Spider-Man is just something else. Their projected shortlist for Best Foreign Film is also pretty close to what I'd come up with, and the Academy should be releasing the full list of submissions shortly. There are actually so many great-looking films submitted so far and I'd hope that potentially Beauty and the Dogs from Tunisia, The Cakemaker from Israel, or I Am Not a Witch from the UK could get a nomination in place of Germany's Never Look Away, which looks fine, but a bit by the numbers. Finally, Black Panther for Best Picture... I dunno, I still don't see it. They didn't go for Wonder Woman, and I personally felt that was a stronger film.
What are your thoughts on Roma getting a Best Foreign Film and a Best Picture nomination? I've heard some people say that it won't get a Best Foreign Film nom, but that seems like a no brainer.
It is a no-brainer, and if you'll recall Amour was also nominated for both Best Picture (which went to Argo) and Best Foreign Film, which it won. I don't think there's been any precedent for a film winning both, but I could be mistaken. Still, Roma can certainly do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SlQsGKCWnQ
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-87-countries-submit-films-foreign-language-category-1150191
Eighty-seven countries have submitted films for consideration for the Oscar in the foreign language film category for the 91st Academy Awards. That number is down slightly from the record 92 films that were submitted last year. For the first time, Malawi, which submitted Shemu Joyah's The Road to Sunrise, and Niger, which submitted Rahmatou Keita's The Wedding Ring, have entered films.
The submissions include high-profile titles like Alfonso Cuaron's Roma, the Mexican entry which is also expected to be a best picture contender; Kore-eda Hirokazu's Shoplifters, the Japanese entry which won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival; the Cannes Jury Prize winner, Nadine Labaki's Capernaum, from Lebanon; and Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War, from Poland, which won the best director prize at Cannes.
France opted to enter Emmanuel Finkiel's World War II drama Memoirs of War, while Spain submitted Javier Fesser's Champions, about a basketball team with intellectual disabilities; Italy offered Matteo Garron's revenge drama Dogman; Germany submitted the love story Never Look Away, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who had a previous Oscar winner with 2006's The Lives of Others; and Hungary entered the period drama Sunset, directed by Laszlo Nemes, whose 2015 Son of Saul was also an Oscar winner.
Since submissions don't have to be in a country's dominant language, the U.K. has submitted Rungano Nyoni's I Am Not A Witch, which is set in Zambia, while Australia is represented by Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga, which is set in Afghanistan.
Nominations will be announced Jan. 22, and the Oscars themselves will be broadcast live by ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 24.
The 2018 submissions are below.
Afghanistan, “Rona Azim’s Mother,” Jamshid Mahmoudi, director;
Algeria, “Until the End of Time,” Yasmine Chouikh, director;
Argentina, “El Ángel,” Luis Ortega, director;
Armenia, “Spitak,” Alexander Kott, director;
Australia, “Jirga,” Benjamin Gilmour, director;
Austria, “The Waldheim Waltz,” Ruth Beckermann, director;
Bangladesh, “No Bed of Roses,” Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, director;
Belarus, “Crystal Swan,” Darya Zhuk, director;
Belgium, “Girl,” Lukas Dhont, director;
Bolivia, “The Goalkeeper,” Rodrigo “Gory” Patiño, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Never Leave Me,” Aida Begić, director;
Brazil, “The Great Mystical Circus,” Carlos Diegues, director;
Bulgaria, “Omnipresent,” Ilian Djevelekov, director;
Cambodia, “Graves without a Name,” Rithy Panh, director;
Canada, “Family Ties,” Sophie Dupuis, director;
Chile, “…And Suddenly the Dawn,” Silvio Caiozzi, director;
China, “Hidden Man,” Jiang Wen, director;
Colombia, “Birds of Passage,” Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, directors;
Costa Rica, “Medea,” Alexandra Latishev, director;
Croatia, “The Eighth Commissioner,” Ivan Salaj, director;
Czech Republic, “Winter Flies,” Olmo Omerzu, director;
Denmark, “The Guilty,” Gustav Möller, director;
Dominican Republic, “Cocote,” Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, director;
Ecuador, “A Son of Man,” Jamaicanoproblem, director;
Egypt, “Yomeddine,” A.B. Shawky, director;
Estonia, “Take It or Leave It,” Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo, director;
Finland, “Euthanizer,” Teemu Nikki, director;
France, “Memoir of War,” Emmanuel Finkiel, director;
Georgia, “Namme,” Zaza Khalvashi, director;
Germany, “Never Look Away,” Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director;
Greece, “Polyxeni,” Dora Masklavanou, director;
Hong Kong, “Operation Red Sea,” Dante Lam, director;
Hungary, “Sunset,” László Nemes, director;
Iceland, “Woman at War,” Benedikt Erlingsson, director;
India, “Village Rockstars,” Rima Das, director;
Indonesia, “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts,” Mouly Surya, director;
Iran, “No Date, No Signature,” Vahid Jalilvand, director;
Iraq, “The Journey,” Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji, director;
Israel, “The Cakemaker,” Ofir Raul Graizer, director;
Italy, “Dogman,” Matteo Garrone, director;
Japan, “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda, director;
Kazakhstan, “Ayka,” Sergey Dvortsevoy, director;
Kenya, “Supa Modo,” Likarion Wainaina, director;
Kosovo, “The Marriage,” Blerta Zeqiri, director;
Latvia, “To Be Continued,” Ivars Seleckis, director;
Lebanon, “Capernaum,” Nadine Labaki, director;
Lithuania, “Wonderful Losers: A Different World,” Arunas Matelis, director;
Luxembourg, “Gutland,” Govinda Van Maele, director;
Macedonia, “Secret Ingredient,” Gjorce Stavreski, director;
Malawi, “The Road to Sunrise,” Shemu Joyah, director;
Mexico, “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón, director;
Montenegro, “Iskra,” Gojko Berkuljan, director;
Morocco, “Burnout,” Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, director;
Nepal, “Panchayat,” Shivam Adhikari, director;
Netherlands, “The Resistance Banker,” Joram Lürsen, director;
New Zealand, “Yellow Is Forbidden,” Pietra Brettkelly, director;
Niger, “The Wedding Ring,” Rahmatou Keïta, director;
Norway, “What Will People Say,” Iram Haq, director;
Pakistan, “Cake,” Asim Abbasi, director;
Palestine, “Ghost Hunting,” Raed Andoni, director;
Panama, “Ruben Blades Is Not My Name,” Abner Benaim, director;
Paraguay, “The Heiresses,” Marcelo Martinessi, director;
Peru, “Eternity,” Oscar Catacora, director;
Philippines, “Signal Rock,” Chito S. Roño, director;
Poland, “Cold War,” Pawel Pawlikowski, director;
Portugal, “Pilgrimage,” João Botelho, director;
Romania, “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians,” Radu Jude, director;
Russia, “Sobibor,” Konstantin Khabensky, director;
Serbia, “Offenders,” Dejan Zecevic, director;
Singapore, “Buffalo Boys,” Mike Wiluan, director;
Slovakia, “The Interpreter,” Martin Šulík, director;
Slovenia, “Ivan,” Janez Burger, director;
South Africa, “Sew the Winter to My Skin,” Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, director;
South Korea, “Burning,” Lee Chang-dong, director;
Spain, “Champions,” Javier Fesser, director;
Sweden, “Border,” Ali Abbasi, director;
Switzerland, “Eldorado,” Markus Imhoof, director;
Taiwan, “The Great Buddha+,” Hsin-Yao Huang, director;
Thailand, “Malila The Farewell Flower,” Anucha Boonyawatana, director;
Tunisia, “Beauty and the Dogs,” Kaouther Ben Hania, director;
Turkey, “The Wild Pear Tree,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director;
Ukraine, “Donbass,” Sergei Loznitsa, director;
United Kingdom, “I Am Not a Witch,” Rungano Nyoni, director;
Uruguay, “Twelve-Year Night,” Álvaro Brechner, director;
Venezuela, “The Family,” Gustavo Rondón Córdova, director;
Vietnam, “The Tailor,” Buu Loc Tran, Kay Nguyen, directors;
Yemen, “10 Days before the Wedding,” Amr Gamal, director.
Like I said earlier, this is actually a pretty great year for foreign films. Out of the longlist above, my personal selections for the nine-title shortlist would be:
Belgium, Girl
Colombia, Birds of Passage
Denmark, The Guilty
Hungary, Sunset
Israel, The Cakemaker
Japan, Shoplifters
Mexico, Roma
Poland, Cold War
South Korea, Burning
The five nominees are bolded, with Roma taking the Oscar. Likely wishful thinking with Burning over Shoplifters, as it's a Haruki Murakami adaptation and would be Korea's first Oscar nom, but I'll stick with it.
With honorable mentions to:
Belarus, Crystal Swan
Lebanon, Capernaum
South Africa, Sew the Winter to My Skin
Tunisia, Beauty and the Dogs
United Kingdom, I Am Not a Witch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzSZspHoJRk
Still Servant
10-11-2018, 03:23 PM
Unlike most, I'm a fan of Melissa McCarthy, but the trailer for that one does nothing for me. I'm really surprised she's getting Oscar buzz.
Ricky
10-11-2018, 03:26 PM
I don't think my brain can handle Oscar stuff quite yet. :lol:
But I am looking forward to Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
Still Servant
10-11-2018, 03:45 PM
I don't think my brain can handle Oscar stuff quite yet. :lol:
But I am looking forward to Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
Well, your brain better start handling it! Heather hasn't won in 2 years so you know she's out for justice this year.
Heather19
10-11-2018, 05:06 PM
I love how I haven't won in years yet you guys are still out to get me :lol:
Ricky
10-11-2018, 05:44 PM
I think we just wanted to be the ones to dethrone you. :lol:
Heather19
10-12-2018, 03:31 AM
:lol:
Well, I guess we can give out the Best Hair and Makeup award now:
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/suspiria-tilda-swinton-prosthetic-penis-82-year-old-male-character-1202011200/
The (not-so-kept) secret is out: Tilda Swinton has confirmed she is the actress playing 82-year-old male psychiatrist Dr. Jozef Klemperer in Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria.” For months now, Amazon Studios and “Suspiria” cast and crew have been claiming the character is played by Lutz Ebersdorf, with Swinton even reading a statement on behalf of Ebersdorf at the film’s Venice Film Festival press conference. The actress finally came forward in an interview with The New York Times about Klemperer’s real identity
“Undeniably, I would have to say, for the sheer sake of fun above all,” Swinton replied when asked why she wanted to take on the role. “As my grandmother would have it — a motto to live and die by — ‘Dull Not To.’”
Swinton was transformed into an 82-year-old man with the help of Oscar-winning makeup artist Mark Coulier. The two worked together on Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” which similarly forced Swinton to be turned into an elderly person.
“Although she has a slightly androgynous look from sort of a fashion-model point of view, Tilda’s got a very feminine bone structure,” Coulier said.
Coulier “thickened Swinton’s neck with prosthetics and built her jaw out to look heavier and more masculine” in order to turn the actress into Klemperer. Swinton spent four hours in the makeup chair each day to pull off the look. In order to be fully transformed into her male character, Swinton personally requested Coulier make her a male reproductive organ.
“She did have us make a penis and balls,” Coulier said. “She had this nice, weighty set of genitalia so that she could feel it dangling between her legs, and she managed to get it out on set on a couple of occasions.”
Swinton’s fake penis and balls are “probably in a box somewhere,” Coulier said. “I should try and find it, and put it on a plaque on the wall of my workshop.”
“Suspiria” opens nationwide November 2 following a limited opening in New York and Los Angeles on October 26.
Still Servant
10-12-2018, 04:44 PM
I love how I haven't won in years yet you guys are still out to get me :lol:
Because as soon as we let our guard down. BAM!! It's already too late.
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/2018-gotham-awards-nominations-1202012918/
The 2018-19 awards season has officially begun with the nominations announcement for the 2018 Gotham Awards. The awards ceremony, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), consists of 10 awards given to independent features and series.
Nominees for the 2018 Gotham Awards were selected by committees made up of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. This year’s nomination jury included IndieWire’s own Eric Kohn, David Ehrlich, Liz Shannon Miller, and Jude Dry. The Gotham winners are decided by a separate jury of filmmakers, writers, producers, and other crew members directly involved in making films. The Audience Award is selected by IFP members through online voting.
The nominees for the 2018 Gotham Awards are led by Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” and Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” which both picked up three nominations a piece. The films will compete for best feature opposite “Madeline’s Madeline,” “The Rider,” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Films that picked up two nominations include indie hits “Sorry to Bother You,” “Eighth Grade,” and “Hereditary.”
As the first major awards ceremony of the season, the Gotham Awards play a key role in elevating certain performances and films into the awards conversation. At last year’s ceremony, “Get Out” jumpstarted its awards campaign with three wins, including best screenplay, the audience award, and breakthrough director, while Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name” took the top honor, best feature.
Check out the full list of nominees below. The 28th IFP Gotham Awards will take place Monday, November 26 in New York City.
Best Feature
“First Reformed”
“The Favorite”
“Madeline’s Madeline”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“The Rider”
Best Documentary
“Bisbee ‘17”
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
“Minding the Gap”
“Shirkers”
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Bo Burnham, “Eighth Grade”
Ari Aster, “Hereditary”
Boots Riley, “Sorry to Bother You”
Crystal Moselle, “Skate Kitchen”
Jennifer Fox, “The Tale”
Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, “The Favorite”
Cory Finley, “Thoroughbreds”
Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”
Tamara Jenkins, “Private Life”
Andrew Bujalski, “Support the Girls”
Best Actor
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Ben Foster, “Leave No Trace”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Ethan Hawke, “First Reformed”
Lakeith Stanfield, “Sorry to Bother You”
Best Actress
Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Toni Collette, “Hereditary”
Kathryn Hahn, “Private Life”
Regina Hall, “Support the Girls”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “Where is Kyra?”
Special Jury Award For Ensemble Performance
“The Favourite”: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz
Breakthrough Actor
Thomasin Harcourt, “Leave No Trace”
Helena Howard, “Madeline’s Madeline”
Kiki Layne, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade”
Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
“Alias Grace”
“Big Mouth”
“The End of the F***ing World”
“Killing Eve”
“Pose”
“Sharp Objects”
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
“195 Lewis”
“Cleaner Daze”
“Distance”
“The F Word”
“She’s the Ticket”
Still Servant
10-19-2018, 01:47 PM
It's so weird how things work sometimes. All of a sudden, I'm hearing buzz about First Reformed. I remember seeing the trailer for this one months ago, but then I lost track of it and don't even remember when it came out. It certainly didn't get a wide release. Now, all of a sudden, I'm seeing it mentioned among the best films of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlCLjO89g8s
Still Servant
10-22-2018, 03:34 PM
What did you share above? I need to know!!!!
Hm, it was the weekly For Your Consideration video from Collider on the Supporting Actress race but now it's gone. Weird.
And now it's been reuploaded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-PCkwDYPDE
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/oscars-2019-best-animated-feature-submissions-1202014919/
Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” are two of the 25 movies that have been officially submitted this year for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the official submissions list, which includes titles from regulars of the category, such as Walt Disney Animation Studios (“Wreck-It Ralph 2”), GKids (“Mirai”), and Illumination Entertainment (“The Grinch”).
The Oscar for best animated feature includes five nominees. Both “Isle of Dogs” and “Incredibles 2” are frontrunners for a nomination at this point, with the Pixar superhero adventure being a likely candidate for a win thanks to its critical acclaim and its more than $1 billion at the global box office. “The Incredibles” won the category in 2004, when the award was in its fourth year. Recent winners of the Oscar include “Coco,” “Zootopia,” “Inside Out,” and “Big Hero 6.”
Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The awards ceremony is set to take place Sunday, February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The full list of animated film submissions is below.
“Ana y Bruno”
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Early Man”
“Fireworks”
“Have a Nice Day”
“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“The Laws of the Universe – Part I”
“Liz and the Blue Bird”
“Lu over the Wall”
“MFKZ”
“Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms”
“Mirai”
“The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl”
“On Happiness Road”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Ruben Brandt, Collector”
“Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero”
“Sherlock Gnomes”
“Smallfoot”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“Tall Tales”
“Teen Titans Go! To the Movies”
“Tito and the Birds”
A fun list! As a huge animation fan I'd predict this as the final list of five nominees:
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Honorable mentions would include: Fireworks; Lu over the Wall; MFKZ; The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl; Tito and the Birds.
Still Servant
10-24-2018, 04:19 PM
Anderson is so beloved, I have to think Isle of Dogs walks away with that one easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwKXH0KltiI
Really bummed that Bohemian Rhapsody is getting really lukewarm reviews at best... I guess I should take it off my BP predictions and replace it with one of the Boys or something. It was a longshot anyway.
Still Servant
11-02-2018, 03:58 PM
Really bummed that Bohemian Rhapsody is getting really lukewarm reviews at best... I guess I should take it off my BP predictions and replace it with one of the Boys or something. It was a longshot anyway.
I still think it looks good and I will probably see it tomorrow. Half of the critics like it, half don't, so it doesn't mean it's bad, but the split more than likely means no BP nod.
Ricky
11-02-2018, 04:22 PM
I bet it'll be one of those noms (IF it's nominated) that's a vehicle for the main actor (Malek) rather than a true Best Picture-worthy film. Kind of like The Iron Lady for Streep or Darkest Hour for Oldman.
Still Servant
11-04-2018, 10:04 AM
I saw Bohemian Rhapsody yesterday and I really enjoyed it. Malek is sensational as Mercury. He really seemed to channel the iconic singer.
I'm not really sure why it's divided critics. The film is your standard musical biopic, and maybe that's the reason right there. The film is pretty paint by numbers, but I still had a lot of fun with it.
I do agree with you, Ricky. I don't see the movie getting a BP nomination, but I definitely could see Malek getting a Best Actor nomination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaK4zLk2pfU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz_V6btwUY4
Still Servant
11-12-2018, 06:59 PM
Wow, Adam Driver. Good for Collider. That's a big get.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy8DkkifLDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYNlaN2oK7g
Still Servant
11-26-2018, 06:36 PM
Early take: Won't You Be My Neighbor? takes it.
Early take: Won't You Be My Neighbor? takes it.
One of the few locks, I think.
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/oscar-visual-effects-shortlist-20-incredibles-2-isle-of-dogs-1202025051/
The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee voted on its preliminary list of 20, and, along with frontrunners “First Man,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” and “Ready Player One,” it included two surprise animated entries: Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” and Wes Anderson’s stop-motion “Isle of Dogs.” The last animated VFX nominee was Laika’s stop motion “Kubo and the Two Strings.” This Pixar entry marks the first time a CG animated feature has made it this far in the VFX race.
Marvel’s Best Picture contender “Black Panther” also made the cut along with “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” and “Mary Poppins Returns.” However, Andy Serkis’ performance-captured “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” picked up by Netflix, didn’t make the cut. Superhero movies “Deadpool 2” and “Venom” were also shut out.
Later this month, the committee will whittle it down to 10 films (announced on December 17th), which will compete at the annual bakeoff.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Aquaman”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“Bumblebee”
“Christopher Robin”
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
“First Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Mortal Engines”
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”
“Paddington 2”
“A Quiet Place”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”
Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network.
If I were to guess, the five eventual nominees would be:
Aquaman
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
I'll say Aquaman takes it. Those underwater shots look stunning and beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMtJzKk0ms
Still Servant
12-04-2018, 05:00 PM
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/oscar-visual-effects-shortlist-20-incredibles-2-isle-of-dogs-1202025051/
The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee voted on its preliminary list of 20, and, along with frontrunners “First Man,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” and “Ready Player One,” it included two surprise animated entries: Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” and Wes Anderson’s stop-motion “Isle of Dogs.” The last animated VFX nominee was Laika’s stop motion “Kubo and the Two Strings.” This Pixar entry marks the first time a CG animated feature has made it this far in the VFX race.
Marvel’s Best Picture contender “Black Panther” also made the cut along with “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” and “Mary Poppins Returns.” However, Andy Serkis’ performance-captured “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” picked up by Netflix, didn’t make the cut. Superhero movies “Deadpool 2” and “Venom” were also shut out.
Later this month, the committee will whittle it down to 10 films (announced on December 17th), which will compete at the annual bakeoff.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Aquaman”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“Bumblebee”
“Christopher Robin”
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
“First Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Mortal Engines”
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”
“Paddington 2”
“A Quiet Place”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”
Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network.
If I were to guess, the five eventual nominees would be:
Aquaman
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
I'll say Aquaman takes it. Those underwater shots look stunning and beautiful.
I think you might be spot on there. I will say that Mortal Engines is a dark horse. It has Jackson's name attached, so I wouldn't be surprised if they throw that film a bone just because of past work with LoTR.
The trailer did not impress me at all, sorry to say. Looks way too generic and drab. Ready Player One might be another one, though. Or Marry Poppins Returns even.
Still Servant
12-05-2018, 04:29 PM
The trailer did not impress me at all, sorry to say. Looks way too generic and drab. Ready Player One might be another one, though. Or Marry Poppins Returns even.
Yeah, there's something missing, I agree. Hollywood is having some major issues recently with high concept Sci-fi, see Jupiter Ascending and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
You might be right about Ready Player one for the same reasons why I mentioned that Mortal Engines might get a nomination.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/2019-golden-globe-nominations/577486/
The Golden Globes—Hollywood’s annual Oscar-adjacent celebration of the beginning of awards season—announced their nominees Thursday morning with a predictable showering of love on films like A Star Is Born, The Favourite, Green Book, and Vice. The television nominations held a few more surprises as the members of the 90-odd Hollywood Foreign Press Association did their best to hack through the thicket of peak TV. But in both mediums, the Globes’ ultimate consideration has always been superstardom, and most categories were thus laden with famous names and blockbuster hits.
The Globes divide their awards into “comedy or musical” and drama, but a couple of ostensible musicals (A Star Is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody) competed as dramas, while some of the leading comedies (Vice, Green Book, and The Favourite) are centered on dark and dramatic themes. Either way, most of the expected Oscar contenders were featured in one category or another, with the biggest snubs being acclaimed indie dramas like First Reformed, box-office disappointments like First Man, and Steve McQueen’s heist thriller Widows.
In television, the Globes largely fêted streaming television and cable heavyweights like FX and HBO. Top nominees included the final season of The Americans, the Ryan Murphy shows American Crime Story and Pose, Netflix’s recent hits Bodyguard and The Kominsky Method, and Amazon’s Homecoming and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The Globes often suffer from “shiny new toy” syndrome, lavishing nominations on new shows and forgetting past winners. Just as important is spotlighting big stars who can attend the January 6 ceremony, which will air on NBC at 8 p.m. EST and be hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg.
In that regard, the TV categories were just as glitzy as the film ones. Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey, Michael Douglas, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Candice Bergen were among the television nominees, further proof that whatever wall once existed between the two mediums has all but vanished. Still, at the Globes, the movie awards are the main event, since they attempt to function as a preview for the coming Oscars (in television, the prime award remains the summer’s Emmy trophy).
The big contenders, then, include Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic Vice, which topped the field with six nominations despite still being embargoed for reviews; Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, which has been a box-office sensation and cemented its Oscar-frontrunner status here; the dark royal comedy The Favourite, which nabbed acting nominations for all three of its female stars; and the crowd-pleasing race-relations comedy Green Book. Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a surprise summer hit, also had a good showing with four nominations, as did Disney’s upcoming Mary Poppins Returns.
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, Netflix’s big awards player this year, was confined to the Foreign-Language Film category but also secured Best Director and Screenplay nominations. If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Moonlight, was nominated for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress—a strong impression for a film that takes a subtler approach than some of the Globes’ big favorites. Perhaps the most baffling snub was of Sam Elliott, the dynamite supporting actor of A Star Is Born, who has been tipped for Oscar success. But the Globes have never synced up every category to the Academy Awards, and many other looming precursors—guild nominations, critics’ awards—will soon offer their own predictions.
The full list of nominees:
Best Picture, Drama
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Actor, Drama
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Best Actress, Drama
Glenn Close, The Wife
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, Vice
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Charlize Theron, Tully
Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Director
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Screenplay
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Tony McNamara, Deborah Davis, The Favourite
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay, Vice
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Green Book
Best Original Score
Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place
Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song
“All The Stars,” Black Panther
“Girl in the Movies,” Dumplin’
“Requiem for a Private War,” A Private War
“Revelation,” Boy Erased
“Shallow,” A Star Is Born
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum, Lebanon
Girl, Belgium
Never Look Away, Germany
Roma, Mexico
Shoplifters, Japan
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Still Servant
12-06-2018, 04:45 PM
I know nobody really takes the Golden Globes seriously, but I think their nominations for film are a mess. I enjoyed Black Panther, but it's not BP worthy.
No Sam Elliott for Star is Born? Come on. I knew they would forget about Toni Collette for Hereditary. I'm hoping the Academy doesn't do the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nYWqLChrxg
Ricky
12-07-2018, 10:18 AM
So...Kevin Hart is out already. What in the world? When are people going to realize that anything you type online can come back to haunt you?
So...Kevin Hart is out already. What in the world? When are people going to realize that anything you type online can come back to haunt you?
Hopefully people are going to realize they can't just be dicks. It doesn't work out well.
Ricky
12-07-2018, 10:26 AM
Hopefully. I'm waiting for all the people to come out and complain about everything being too PC. No. You made insensitive and inappropriate comments for the world to see, and now you live with the consequences. That's it.
Agreed. He actually said "if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will". If that's not homophobic, I don't know what is. Being gay is not something you can "prevent". Even if it was eight years ago or whatever, he could've reacted differently. GLAAD made a very well stated response:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/glaad-kevin-hart-should-host-2019-oscars-despite-homophobic-tweets
"Kevin Hart shouldn’t have stepped down; he should have stepped up," GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement.
"Hart's apology to LGBTQ people is an important step forward, but he missed a real opportunity to use his platform and the Oscars stage to build unity and awareness. We would still welcome that conversation with him," Ellis continued.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/academy-unveils-2019-oscar-shortlists-1168394
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday unveiled the shortlists for nine Oscar categories, which effectively pares down the list of awards hopefuls from which Academy members will chose nominees in each of the categories. It is the first time that the Academy has released all of its shortlists on the same day. And it gave some films a boost, while others — particularly in the documentary feature and foreign-language film categories — were left by the wayside.
As expected, Alfonso Cuaron's Roma, Mexico's submission for best foreign-language film, secured a spot in that category, where it will compete against such other films as Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War, the Polish entry.
Mary Poppins Returns showed it could be an Oscar force, appearing on the score and visual effects shortlists as well as taking two slots on the best original song shortlist, where "The Place Where Lost Things Go" and "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" both made the cut.
The Oscar nominees will be unveiled Jan. 22, while the 91st Annual Academy Awards ceremony is set for Sunday, Feb. 24, and will air live on ABC.
A full list of the shortlists follows.
Best Documentary Feature
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature category for the 91st Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-six films were originally submitted in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
Charm City
Communion
Crime + Punishment
Dark Money
The Distant Barking of Dogs
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
On Her Shoulders
RBG
Shirkers
The Silence of Others
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Best Documentary Short
Ten films will advance in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 91st Academy Awards. One hundred four films had originally qualified in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
Los Comandos
My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
’63 Boycott
Women of the Gulag
Zion
Best Foreign-Language Film
Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 91st Academy Awards. Eighty-seven films had originally been considered in the category.
Los Angeles-based Academy members from all branches screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and Dec. 10. The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist. Academy members eligible to participate in the nominations round of voting will view the shortlisted films. Members must see all nine films before casting their ballots.
Colombia, Birds of Passage
Denmark, The Guilty
Germany, Never Look Away
Japan, Shoplifters
Kazakhstan, Ayka
Lebanon, Capernaum
Mexico, Roma
Poland, Cold War
South Korea, Burning
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Seven films will advance in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 91st Academy Awards. All members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films on Saturday, Jan. 5. Members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Stan & Ollie
Suspiria
Vice
Best Original Score
Fifteen scores will advance in the Original Score category for the 91st Academy Awards. One hundred fifty-six scores were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
Annihilation
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Death of Stalin
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
A Quiet Place
Ready Player One
Vice
Best Original Song
Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 91st Academy Awards. Ninety songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
“Treasure” from Beautiful Boy
“All the Stars” from Black Panther
“Revelation” from Boy Erased
“Girl in the Movies” from Dumplin'
“We Won’t Move” from The Hate U Give
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns
“Trip a Little Light Fantastic” from Mary Poppins Returns
“Keep Reachin’” from Quincy
“I’ll Fight” from RBG
“A Place Called Slaughter Race” from Ralph Breaks the Internet
“OYAHYTT” from Sorry to Bother You
“Shallow” from A Star Is Born
“Suspirium” from Suspiria
“The Big Unknown” from Widows
Best Animated Short
Ten films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 91st Academy Awards. Eighty-one films had originally qualified in the category. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
Age of Sail
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Bilby
Bird Karma
Late Afternoon
Lost & Found
One Small Step
Pepe le Morse
Weekends
Best Live-Action Short
Ten films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 91st Academy Awards. One hundred forty films had originally qualified in the category. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
Caroline
Chuchotage
Detainment
Fauve
Icare
Marguerite
May Day
Mother
Skin
Wale
Best Visual Effects
Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 91st Academy Awards. The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, Jan. 5. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Christopher Robin
First Man
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Mary Poppins Returns
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Welcome to Marwen
A few surprises here for me, with Aquaman being looked over for effects and especially the foreign shortlist, which came out close to mine (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?21674-The-Official-2019-Oscar-Discussion-Contest-Thread&p=1125892&viewfull=1#post1125892) but has some weird omissions (no Sunset or The Cakemaker, but a little-known film from Kazakhstan, really?). Well, I still guessed six of the nine (seven if you count my honorable mentions)... Also, why no "I'll Never Love Again" from A Star Is Born for Best Song? That is a stunning song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSZCn0nraeI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2HulOW0-Io
Still Servant
12-27-2018, 05:33 PM
I know I'm going to get a lot of heat for this, but so be it.
I watched Roma over the weekend and while I liked it, I'm not seeing where all the praise is coming from. I love Cuaron. Children of Men is one of my favorite films of the past 20 years. You can see how close to the subject material Cuaron was with Roma. That being said, I feel like it's being a tad overrated.
I get it. It's a "day in the life film" where we follow a woman who is often marginalized by society. I just wasn't blown away, which might have been because of all the hype, but part of the problem for me is I never felt that attached to the main character.
She feels like a bystander, which is essentially the point of the film, I get that, but I would have liked to have seen why the children love her so much. We never really get that. She has a few interactions with the children (the scene on the roof) but that's not enough to make me feel like she is an essential part of the family.
I'm sure I'm going to be fighting this battle until Oscar night and probably long after. Good film, not one of the best of the year in my opinion.
Mattrick
12-27-2018, 05:51 PM
I'll be watching Roma with my friend this weekend. There are a lot of 2018 movies I've yet to see and I want to see, and I've seen more movies in theatres this year than I usually seen.
fernandito
12-28-2018, 09:12 AM
I literally just became aware Roma existed like a month or so ago. I like Cuaron's work, will try and catch it this weekend.
Mattrick
12-28-2018, 12:33 PM
Yeah, same here. Of course I don't follow what's coming out at all. Even on Fantasy movie league about 35% of the movies that appear on the slate I never heard of until it appeared. Unless it's a big blockbuster or something that people have talked about for a long time, I don't know it exists. Especially since I rarely watch television and I purposely go into movies a few minutes after showtime to avoid trailers.
Still Servant
12-29-2018, 07:59 PM
Yeah, same here. Of course I don't follow what's coming out at all. Even on Fantasy movie league about 35% of the movies that appear on the slate I never heard of until it appeared. Unless it's a big blockbuster or something that people have talked about for a long time, I don't know it exists. Especially since I rarely watch television and I purposely go into movies a few minutes after showtime to avoid trailers.
We talk about so much stuff here I'm surprised you aren't more aware of some of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZYKip84cc8
Still Servant
01-01-2019, 09:45 AM
I agree quite a few of the films they mentioned. In fact, a couple of them made my underrated list.
I’m surprised Annihilation wasn’t mentioned. It’s making my top 10 for sure.
Still Servant
01-02-2019, 05:54 PM
I’m surprised Annihilation wasn’t mentioned. It’s making my top 10 for sure.
It was my #1 film. I tried coming up with films all year that I liked more, but it just never happened.
fernandito
01-04-2019, 10:04 AM
I loved Annihilation. Garland was the perfect director for that kind of cerebral sci-fi. His love for the genre really shines through.
Want to rewatch it now that I'm thinking about it.
Still Servant
01-05-2019, 09:59 AM
I loved Annihilation. Garland was the perfect director for that kind of cerebral sci-fi. His love for the genre really shines through.
Want to rewatch it now that I'm thinking about it.
Agreed, my biggest issue is that Garland makes Ex Machina, a cerebral Sci-fi film. It puts him on the map and gets the attention of a big studio. They give him money to make a cerebral Sci-fi film and then fuck with him and try to make him change shit. That's what's wrong with movie studios in a nutshell.
Anyway, Oscar nominations are right around the corner. Here are my picks for what I would like the nominations to look like. These are not my predictions for the actual nominations.
Best Picture
A Quiet Place
A Star is Born
Annihilation
BlackkKlansman
Green Book
Leave No Trace
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
Widows
Best Actor
Christian Bale - Vice
Joaquin Phoenix - You Were Never Really Here
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
Bradley Cooper - A Star is Born
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress
Lady Gaga - A Star is Born
Emily Blunt - A Quiet Place
Charlize Theron - Tully
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Toni Collette - Hereditary
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Vice
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz - The Favourite
Claire Foy - First Man
Nicole Kidman - Boy Erased
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Timothée Chalamet - Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Director
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay - Vice
Peter Farrelly - Green Book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBd5Bv0br4I
Still Servant
01-07-2019, 05:55 PM
Honestly, I don't put a lot of stock in the Golden Globes. Green Book is in the comedy/musical category and Bohemian Rhapsody is in the drama category? That just makes no sense. That should have been swapped and nobody would have given a shit. Nothing has really been cleared up because the Oscar front runner (Roma) also won last night, but that was in the foreign category.
I think the most surprising win for me was Glenn Close for The Wife. The Wife has to be the least buzzed about film out there, although two other nominees in that category, Pike and Kidman, are also in films that haven't received a lot of attention. To me, that category is now wide open. I still think Gaga takes, but with Olivia Colman winning in the Globe in the Musical/comedy category, she might be coming on strong. Honestly, I feel that Colman is actually the supporting actress in that film, but it looks like they are going to push Stone and Weisz for supporting.
fernandito
01-08-2019, 09:34 AM
Isn't there like a historical correlation between the winners of the Globes and the eventual Oscar winners? An extremely high percentile?
Heather19
01-08-2019, 11:11 AM
You guys, I'm so out of the loop this year. I didn't even watch The Golden Globes :( I haven't seen it but how was Bohemian Rhapsody not in the comedy/musical category? What category was A Star is Born in? I would have put both under musical. I've also never even heard of The Wife. And I have 2 free movie tickets that I got around black friday that will expire soon, and there's been nothing released at the theaters that I want to go see. What's happening to me :panic:
I really liked the trailer for The Wife and when I posted it last year in the trailers thread, I even made a comment that it will get Glenn Close an Oscar nomination. Oh and Bohemian Rhapsody was not in the musical category, I think, because it's about music but not a musical per se. Mary Poppins Returns would be a musical in that sense.
Still Servant
01-08-2019, 03:24 PM
You guys, I'm so out of the loop this year. I didn't even watch The Golden Globes :( I haven't seen it but how was Bohemian Rhapsody not in the comedy/musical category? What category was A Star is Born in? I would have put both under musical. I've also never even heard of The Wife. And I have 2 free movie tickets that I got around black friday that will expire soon, and there's been nothing released at the theaters that I want to go see. What's happening to me :panic:
Oh know! Hopefully it's just a phase. It is getting harder and harder to find the kinds of films you might be interested in at the theater.
I really liked the trailer for The Wife and when I posted it last year in the trailers thread, I even made a comment that it will get Glenn Close an Oscar nomination. Oh and Bohemian Rhapsody was not in the musical category, I think, because it's about music but not a musical per se. Mary Poppins Returns would be a musical in that sense.
Your reasoning is sound, but I cite Inside Llewyn Davis, nominated in 2014 for Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy. There's no reason both A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody shouldn't have been nominated in the Musical/Comedy category.
Ricky
01-08-2019, 04:16 PM
Speaking of the Golden Globes, I loved how Christian Bale thanked Satan in his acceptance speech. :rofl:
there's been nothing released at the theaters that I want to go see. What's happening to me :panic:
Same here, Heather. I had 11 days off for Christmas break and wanted to go to the movies but there wasn't a thing I wanted to see. Hopefully that changes soon.
I really liked the trailer for The Wife and when I posted it last year in the trailers thread, I even made a comment that it will get Glenn Close an Oscar nomination.
I've had The Wife on my to-watch list for awhile now and was shocked to see it nominated for a Golden Globe just because I had no idea it had even been released yet. Hate it when a good-looking film gets a limited release and never a wide. :arg:
Heather19
01-08-2019, 05:54 PM
Well I did go to the indie theater last month to see At Eternity's Gate (which unfortunately wasn't that great), but there's been no mainstream movies released lately that have appealed to me. I do want to see On the Basis of Sex and Glass which come out soon so hopefully my tickets don't expire before then.
Mattrick
01-09-2019, 03:23 AM
Nomination process is happening/about to happen. The nominations have usually been around my birthday, or on my birthday on a few occasions. Looking forward to participating the seemingly never-ending Oscar discussion once we have some nominees.
https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1026057-oscars-to-air-hostless-for-the-first-time-in-three-decades
For the first time in almost 30 years, the Oscars will air without a host, Variety has confirmed. The producers are apparently planning for a group of A-listers to introduce various segments throughout the night.
Kevin Hart was originally going to host the event but dropped out hours later after derogatory comments and tweets previously made by the comedian about the LGBTQ community were unearthed. After an appearance on Ellen Degeneres’ show, it was rumored that the Academy had considered welcoming Hart back as the host had he used the opportunity to apologize. Hart’s appearance on the show only furthered the controversy for the actor and for DeGeneres.
The Oscar producers and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences are seeking top talent, hoping to line-up a group for the telecast which is airing live in about six weeks. The broadcast will feature skits and will “play up a high-profile year for music in film” no doubt highlighting likely nominees Lady Gaga, Dolly Parton, and Kendrick Lamar, the outlet noted.
The Academy and its producers are also looking to revamp the show, specifically in trimming it down. An anonymous awards show and live events producer told the outlet: “The people who produce that show are hogtied by the Academy, who as a group are not willing to change very much. It’s hard to know how anyone in my community can really contribute.” The same producer did imply that moving away from a single Oscar host will be a good change.
The Academy Awards have gone without a host only one time before, and before then, there were instances of big-named talent such as Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell, and, of course, Donald Duck, sharing the duties. The last time more than three people hosted the event was in 1987 when Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan worked the stage together.
The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Still Servant
01-09-2019, 03:56 PM
Speaking of the Golden Globes, I loved how Christian Bale thanked Satan in his acceptance speech. :rofl:
there's been nothing released at the theaters that I want to go see. What's happening to me :panic:
Same here, Heather. I had 11 days off for Christmas break and wanted to go to the movies but there wasn't a thing I wanted to see. Hopefully that changes soon.
I really liked the trailer for The Wife and when I posted it last year in the trailers thread, I even made a comment that it will get Glenn Close an Oscar nomination.
I've had The Wife on my to-watch list for awhile now and was shocked to see it nominated for a Golden Globe just because I had no idea it had even been released yet. Hate it when a good-looking film gets a limited release and never a wide. :arg:
I would highly recommend Green Book, but it might be hard to find in theaters at this point.
Ricky
01-09-2019, 04:11 PM
I'm happy with that. The Oscars don't need a host, and having one is only used to draw in some casual viewers who might be curious about their favorite A-list star spearheading the night. The SAG awards never used to have a host and it was great. They would get right to the point. Hopefully without the monologue and cheesy opening, they can end the show on time, streamline things, and have some better reflection on film.
Still Servant
01-13-2019, 03:19 PM
It's a shame Green Book is getting all this controversy about the inconsistencies about the story. I think it's going to cost the film a Best Picture nomination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDmE9pqsjx8
webstar1000
01-15-2019, 05:08 AM
Speaking of the Golden Globes, I loved how Christian Bale thanked Satan in his acceptance speech. :rofl:
there's been nothing released at the theaters that I want to go see. What's happening to me :panic:
Same here, Heather. I had 11 days off for Christmas break and wanted to go to the movies but there wasn't a thing I wanted to see. Hopefully that changes soon.
I really liked the trailer for The Wife and when I posted it last year in the trailers thread, I even made a comment that it will get Glenn Close an Oscar nomination.
I've had The Wife on my to-watch list for awhile now and was shocked to see it nominated for a Golden Globe just because I had no idea it had even been released yet. Hate it when a good-looking film gets a limited release and never a wide. :arg:
I would highly recommend Green Book, but it might be hard to find in theaters at this point.
Green Book was AMAZING. Even if it was loosely based on the truth. I saw Bohemian Rhapsody last night and can see why Malik won the Globe too.... wow.
Still Servant
01-21-2019, 04:54 PM
Tomorrow is the big morning! If you'd like to watch along, you can use this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm7n7zlZ7U
fernandito
01-21-2019, 08:49 PM
I saw Bohemian Rhapsody last night and can see why Malik won the Globe too.... wow.
Easily the best performance of 2018. Don't even need to see the other nominees.
webstar1000
01-22-2019, 04:26 AM
I saw Bohemian Rhapsody last night and can see why Malik won the Globe too.... wow.
Easily the best performance of 2018. Don't even need to see the other nominees.
Man, I went back and watched the acutal footage of the Live Aid.... and I could not tell the difference. lol
Wow, actually shocked that Black Panther really did get that BP nom.
Mattrick
01-22-2019, 05:57 AM
I'm totally underwhelmed by the nominations. For such a great year of film, it's just so blah. Maybe I'll feel different when I watch a few of the key films that I've missed. As it stands I'm hoping Roma/Green Book/The Favourite just clean house.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccOq5zUycvQ
webstar1000
01-22-2019, 10:39 AM
Black Panther should not be there.
Still Servant
01-22-2019, 04:25 PM
And the nominees are!
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Heather19
01-22-2019, 04:51 PM
I've only seen 4 films nominated, and they're more obscure ones. Surprised, but not surprised to see Willem Dafoe nominated for At Eternity's Gate. He was excellent as Vincent, but I haven't heard of anyone seeing this movie besides me :lol: There's a couple films that I want to see still, but honestly most of these don't interest me in the least.
Still Servant
01-22-2019, 07:41 PM
I've only seen 4 films nominated, and they're more obscure ones. Surprised, but not surprised to see Willem Dafoe nominated for At Eternity's Gate. He was excellent as Vincent, but I haven't heard of anyone seeing this movie besides me :lol: There's a couple films that I want to see still, but honestly most of these don't interest me in the least.
Wow! I don't know anyone else who has seen that film. :lol: I will post my comments about the nominations tomorrow. In the meantime, we have some business to decide before Oscar night. We haven't talked about this since after the show last year, but we floated the idea of a secondary tiebreaker. We were having tons of ties, so we instituted a tiebreaker a few years ago. Well, last year we still had a tiebreaker even with the tiebreaker already in place.
If everyone is cool with ties, we can certainly keep it with just one tiebreaker. We can also discuss a secondary tiebreaker if you'd like. Some of the ideas last year were determining the winner by who submits earlier, best of the big 6 categories, second most Oscars won. I think that was it.
Lurker
01-22-2019, 10:31 PM
Frankly, since there is no hardware involved, I see no need for any tie breaker.
Heather19
01-23-2019, 05:42 AM
Did you see that movie Mike? I'd love to hear your thoughts. I feel like it's one of those movies that came and went. I wasn't a huge fan of it, but I did think Willem was excellent in that role. He really did look like Vincent.
Still Servant
01-23-2019, 05:18 PM
Frankly, since there is no hardware involved, I see no need for any tie breaker.
That's my feelings as well.
Did you see that movie Mike? I'd love to hear your thoughts. I feel like it's one of those movies that came and went. I wasn't a huge fan of it, but I did think Willem was excellent in that role. He really did look like Vincent.
I haven't seen it. I remember seeing the trailer in theaters, but it never opened near me. I will have to track it down. I noticed that Cold War is opening near me at a few theaters this weekend.
In regards to the nominations, I knew going in that many of my favorite films and performances didn't have a chance to get nominated either because they came out too early or just simply got lost in the shuffle. Films and performances like Joaquin Phoenix in You Were Never Here, Charlize Theron in Tully, Leave No Trace, Toni Collette in Hereditary, A Quiet Place, Annihilation and a few more that I'm sure I'm forgetting never had a chance.
I would have liked to have seen Ethan Hawke get nominated for First Reformed, but that's the only true disappointment I had. The Best Picture nominations are no surprise, although I don't understand nominating just 8. Pawel Pawlikowski getting nominated for Best Director is the biggest surprise. I thought Bradley Cooper had that locked up.
I think more than a few of the categories are locks, but it should be fun debating in the coming weeks. I will say, I think Roma is the front runner right now.
Mattrick
01-24-2019, 03:18 AM
I just want to know why Makeup and Hairstyling is always capped at 3 nominations.
Heather19
01-24-2019, 07:36 AM
Why do you guys think Hereditary was left out of the mix. That's one film that I was hoping would get some nomination. It's so much more thought provoking than what the trailers make it out to be.
Same reason Annihilation was. Small genre movie.
Still Servant
01-24-2019, 09:37 AM
Same reason Annihilation was. Small genre movie.
Yeah, pretty much. The only reason why Get Out was remembered all year in 2017 was because of the timely nature of its subject matter.
Mattrick
01-24-2019, 12:20 PM
It's clear Hereditary was left out because it wasn't diverse enough, and also wasn't a movie about historical and powerful white people or music. If Hereditary had a bitchin concert scene, it would've gotten some love, I think.
My Current Top 5 for 2018
1. Roma
2. Leave No Trace
3. Hereditary
4. Green Book
5. Mission Impossible: Fallout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUoDPz25ddY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WtbZCDZxS4
Still Servant
01-24-2019, 04:41 PM
Black Panther's BP nomination is as much about luring people to their TV sets as it is about race.
Garrell
01-25-2019, 05:53 PM
Just saw Green Book. Best pic of the year imho
Ricky
01-25-2019, 08:21 PM
I'm totally underwhelmed by the nominations. For such a great year of film, it's just so blah. Maybe I'll feel different when I watch a few of the key films that I've missed. As it stands I'm hoping Roma/Green Book/The Favourite just clean house.
I agree. Just watched the nominations tonight and I'm underwhelmed as well. Some of them were a lock for weeks, but the subject matter of most of them just don't excite me, like Heather said. Compare this to last year when there were, what seemed like, more exciting films nominated for BP: Dunkirk, The Shape of Water, etc. I would like to see A Star is Born, thought.
Black Panther should not be there.
Yup, totally agree. I haven't seen it, but in the time and place that we're living in (especially considering the ridiculous #OscarsSoWhite thing a year or two ago), it was obvious that they were going to star nominating films based on social factors (and popularity) moreso than merit.
I've only seen 4 films nominated, and they're more obscure ones. Surprised, but not surprised to see Willem Dafoe nominated for At Eternity's Gate. He was excellent as Vincent, but I haven't heard of anyone seeing this movie besides me :lol: There's a couple films that I want to see still, but honestly most of these don't interest me in the least.
I've heard of Eternity's Gate, but haven't seen it. I don't even think it opened anywhere near me. But I agree with you, there's not many that interest me at all in this group of BP noms.
Yeah, pretty much. The only reason why Get Out was remembered all year in 2017 was because of the timely nature of its subject matter.
Yup. But you can't say that, though, because then you're racist. :rolleyes:
If Hereditary had a bitchin concert scene, it would've gotten some love, I think.
:lol:
Black Panther's BP nomination is as much about luring people to their TV sets as it is about race.
Echoing your thoughts again, Mike.
And I've not seen a single BP nominated film. Or even nominated-adjacent. :lol:
However, I was surprised not to see more love (or BP noms) given to: Beale Street, Ben Is Back, Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased, and First Man.
Mattrick
01-25-2019, 09:24 PM
Black Panther's BP nomination is as much about luring people to their TV sets as it is about race.
Same with Rhapsody. Very populist in terms of getting popular movies in there.
They did just add something like 780 new Academy members last year, the biggest increase ever. That could've swayed the voting a lot.
fernandito
01-28-2019, 11:17 AM
Black Panther is good but its inclusion is more a reflection of a modern cultural zeitgeist. It's not even the best Marvel movie.
Also, if ANY CBM should have won best picture, that film is The Dark Knight. Still the best of its kind and one of the best films of the 00's.
And yes, I'm still bitter that it wasn't even nominated that year. Fucking Slumdog Millionaire. GTFO.
webstar1000
01-28-2019, 11:18 AM
Black Panther is good but its inclusion is more a reflection of a modern cultural zeitgeist. It's not even the best Marvel movie.
Also, if ANY CBM should have won best picture, that film is The Dark Knight. Still the best of its kind and one of the best films of the 00's.
And yes, I'm still better that it wasn't even nominated that year. Fucking Slumdog Millionaire. GTFO.
100% AGREE with you!
I really liked Black Panther, but yes, it wasn't even the best superhero movie of the year, which was Spider-Verse. I'm fine with it being nominated but the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture should've been Wonder Woman last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM0PnsWcID0
Ricky
01-28-2019, 04:37 PM
Black Panther is good but its inclusion is more a reflection of a modern cultural zeitgeist. It's not even the best Marvel movie.
Also, if ANY CBM should have won best picture, that film is The Dark Knight. Still the best of its kind and one of the best films of the 00's.
And yes, I'm still bitter that it wasn't even nominated that year. Fucking Slumdog Millionaire. GTFO.
Agree with all of this. Blank Panther is this year's Get Out.
And I like how your bitterness is still intact. :lol:
Heather19
01-28-2019, 04:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM0PnsWcID0
I'm also shocked that Won't You Be My Neighbor wasn't nominated. It was such a good movie, and has such a wonderful positive message. Everyone should see that movie. It really deserves to be there. I also loved Three Identical Strangers. Out of the nominees, I've only seen RGB (which I did enjoy), and I really want to see Free Solo. But yeah, I thought those two if not Neighbor should at least be there.
Still Servant
01-28-2019, 06:00 PM
Black Panther is good but its inclusion is more a reflection of a modern cultural zeitgeist. It's not even the best Marvel movie.
Also, if ANY CBM should have won best picture, that film is The Dark Knight. Still the best of its kind and one of the best films of the 00's.
And yes, I'm still bitter that it wasn't even nominated that year. Fucking Slumdog Millionaire. GTFO.
Agree with all of this. Blank Panther is this year's Get Out.
And I like how your bitterness is still intact. :lol:
No way! Get Out was much more deserving of the Best Picture Oscar nomination than Black Panther.
If Black Panther wins the Oscar for Best Picture, I may never watch again. No joke. If Beale Street Could Talk is the African American vehicle if any they should be getting behind and it doesn't even get nominated. I can't figure this shit out sometimes.
Still Servant
01-30-2019, 02:50 PM
Here is the online ballot I created for this year. If someone would be so kind to double check my work to make sure I didn't make any mistakes, it would be appreciated.
https://tinyurl.com/OscarContest2019
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kspHxMctOhM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGPpR8L8HU
Ricky
02-12-2019, 04:08 PM
Did you guys see that four of the categories will be done during commercial breaks?
Still Servant
02-12-2019, 04:45 PM
Did you guys see that four of the categories will be done during commercial breaks?
I was just about to post about this. I'm disgusted by this choice. I know most people don't care, but I love those categories. It sends a terrible message. The people who work in those fields deserve to have their work recognized during the show. It's a disgrace. The Academy keeps trying to cater to an audience that doesn't give a shit about watching the Oscars.
Teens aren't tuning in. They don't even watch TV! The Oscars are for die hard fans of film. Fuck everyone else.
Ricky
02-12-2019, 04:50 PM
Yeah, I mean, it's nice that the four categories are going to rotate every year, but it's almost like saying, "You don't matter THIS year...but you will next year!"
The Academy is really suffering this year with trying (and failing) to implement things that it THINKS people want (commercial break categories, the short-lived "Most Popular Film" category, etc.). They really need to think long and hard before they continue taking stabs in the dark and hoping things work.
Still Servant
02-12-2019, 05:01 PM
Yeah, I agree. I applaud them for trying to tweak things and change, but some things don't need to be changed. The show is long, we know that, but it's one night a year. Suck it up.
It's like MLB. They are always trying to make the games shorter for the casual fan. Don't worry about them. They come and go and aren't likely to watch an entire game anyone, so why are busting your ass changing for them?
Heather19
02-12-2019, 06:56 PM
What, they're putting awards during the commercials?! I don't care for that at all.
Mattrick
02-12-2019, 08:53 PM
Cinematography and Editing being during commercials makes me sick. They're too important. Funny how they say it will 'rotate' year to year but the Acting Awards will never be in there, nor will best Director or the Screenplay awards.
Cutting out the song performances (which they said they were doing, but might've changed their minds) will cut the show by 20 minutes easy. No way you can't compress everything else down by 10 mins and run a tight 150 mins show instead of 180 mins.
The show also wouldn't feel so long if they started them earlier. Have the show up and running by 8pm EST and if you can wrap it up by 10:30-11pm, you're fine. Some people just don't want to stay up until midnight on a Sunday night.
Mattrick
02-12-2019, 08:54 PM
I think the ratings will see a spike this year because of the populist nominees. People will want to see either Rhapsody or Black Panther win, and will throw out a #OscarsSoWhite hissy fit when Roma wins, despite it being a Mexican film.
Heather19
02-13-2019, 04:14 AM
Wait, cinematography and editing are the ones being shown during commercials! Those are 2 of my favorite categories :( I really hope this is a one time thing and they switch back to showing everything next year.
I also wish they would start it earlier. I'd even vote for 7. Have they actually pushed back the start time in recent years? I thought it always used to start at 8 but recently they've been doing a red carpet for 8-8:30, and starting the awards then, which is a bit late in my opinion. I can never stay up until it's over, because I have to be up early for work the next day. Actually I wish they would switch the day to Saturday instead. They might get more viewers that way too.
fernandito
02-13-2019, 08:24 AM
So glad I live in Cali, where it never starts later than 5 :cool:
Ricky
02-13-2019, 05:06 PM
Matt, you're right (and I was thinking the same thing): the acting categories will never be in that rotation.
Heather, I'd vote for an earlier start time, too. And definitely on a Saturday night rather than a Sunday. I guess they figure people are out and not glued to the TV on Saturday nights, but it would be better to be able to stay up and sleep in the next day.
Feev, I'm always jealous of the Californians who can watch at a reasonable time. :lol:
Still Servant
02-13-2019, 05:18 PM
The Oscars are no longer a celebration of film. It's a celebration of celebrity. That is a terrible trend to set.
Showtime's soon so I though I'd kick off the predication. My picks in bold, subject to change before showtime:
And the nominees are!
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Lookwhoitis
02-13-2019, 05:57 PM
I will be boycotting the Oscars this year...
Mattrick
02-13-2019, 06:52 PM
Wait, cinematography and editing are the ones being shown during commercials! Those are 2 of my favorite categories :( I really hope this is a one time thing and they switch back to showing everything next year.
I also wish they would start it earlier. I'd even vote for 7. Have they actually pushed back the start time in recent years? I thought it always used to start at 8 but recently they've been doing a red carpet for 8-8:30, and starting the awards then, which is a bit late in my opinion. I can never stay up until it's over, because I have to be up early for work the next day. Actually I wish they would switch the day to Saturday instead. They might get more viewers that way too.
The red carpet usually goes until around 8, and then there is usually about 45 minutes as everyone files inside and gets ready. 7 is probably too soon since that's only 4pm on the west coast.
https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/film-academy-reacts-to-category-presentations-controversy-there-has-been-a-chain-of-misinformation-1203139500/
The officers of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors has sent a letter to is membership attempting to assuage concerns about the decision to hold four Oscar presentations off the live air telecast on Feb. 24.
“As the Academy’s officers, we’d like to assure you that no award category at the 91st Oscars ceremony will be presented in a manner that depicts the achievements of its nominees and winners as less than any others,” the letter states. “Unfortunately, as the result of inaccurate reporting and social media posts, there has been a chain of misinformation that has understandably upset many Academy members. We’d like to restate and explain the plans for presenting the awards, as endorsed by the Academy’s Board of Governors.”
The officers then went on to break down how these presentations will work:
– All 24 Award categories are presented on stage in the Dolby Theatre, and included in the broadcast.
– Four categories – Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Live Action Short – were volunteered by their branches to have their nominees and winners announced by presenters, and included later in the broadcast. Time spent walking to the stage and off, will be edited out.
– The four winning speeches will be included in the broadcast.
– In future years, four to six different categories may be selected for rotation, in collaboration with the show producers. This year’s categories will be exempted in 2020.
– This change in the show was discussed and agreed to by the Board of Governors in August, with the full support of the branch executive committees. Such decisions are fully deliberated.
The letter states that show producers have “given great consideration to both Oscar tradition and our broad global audience. We sincerely believe you will be pleased with the show, and look forward to celebrating a great year in movies with all Academy members and with the rest of the world.”
The letter was signed by president John Bailey, vice presidents Lois Burwell, Sid Ganis and Larry Karaszewski, Nancy Utley, treasurer Jim Gianopulos and secretary David Rubin.
Just before the email went out to members, it was revealed that an open letter to AMPAS president John Bailey had been signed by more than 40 high-profile cinematographers and directors, from Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino to Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubezki.
“Relegating these essential cinematic crafts to lesser status in this 91st Academy Awards ceremony is nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession,” the open letter read.
Many have called for the Academy to reverse course on the matter, but given that it was a board decision, the only way to reverse it would be to convene the body for another meeting in the next seven days.
The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Heather19
02-14-2019, 05:31 AM
I'm glad they're taking some heat for it. I would love it if they reversed the descision. It is pretty insulting for the people who work in that area because like others have mentioned, the actor awards will never be sidelined. There's so much more to films than who stars in them. The behind the camera work that goes on is just as important as the actors in the film. I wonder if there will be a decrease in viewers because of this.
Ricky
02-14-2019, 06:35 AM
After all the poor decisions of the Academy this year in relation to the broadcast, I'm sad to say I'm not really looking forward to it this year. And most of the nominated films aren't getting me excited either.
Heather19
02-14-2019, 07:31 AM
I agree. I'm not excited about it this year either. Most of the nominated films I haven't seen, nor really have a desire to. And these decisions by the academy are really turning me off. I do plan to go see the Oscar shorts though.
Still Servant
02-14-2019, 04:07 PM
A lot of my favorite films aren't nominated and there's been a lot of bullshit, but I still always look forward to the show.
Ricky
02-15-2019, 04:30 PM
The decision has been reversed!
https://ew.com/oscars/2019/02/15/oscars-academy-24-awards-live/
I'm happy to see it, but it only solidifies that the Academy literally has no idea what it's doing at this point in regard to the Oscars.
They're three for three (Popular Film, Kevin Hart, and this). Nicely done. Next time, let's not do this.
Ricky
02-15-2019, 04:58 PM
Except they came up with those ideas in the first place, so I'm not exactly giving them bonus points here. :lol:
Still Servant
02-15-2019, 07:50 PM
Except they came up with those ideas in the first place, so I'm not exactly giving them bonus points here. :lol:
The Academy is out of touch. There should be people telling them that these ideas are stupid before they put them in place.
Mattrick
02-16-2019, 12:44 PM
Academy renegs on their neg
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/all-oscar-categories-to-air-live-after-hollywood-protest-1203141496/?fbclid=IwAR0lFkinI7xu6XBfNe0y6S76sJMCLRhhb_4XuW1R b-WcqAZFTnN9lsdxqQc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyUW4--lfWY
Randall Flagg
02-17-2019, 07:41 AM
My pics to win:
BEST PICTURE
Roma
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close - The Wife
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Cold War
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BlacKkKlansman
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Favourite
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Favourite
COSTUME DESIGN
The Favourite
SOUND EDITING
First Man
SOUND MIXING
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bao
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Mother
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
FILM EDITING
The Favourite
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Vice
Tiebreaker: The Favourite-4
Heather19
02-17-2019, 08:31 AM
So glad they reversed that decision. But yeah it shows that they are very out of touch with what people want. I guess I just don't see their need for change. Maybe theaters on the other hand should start showing more independent or smaller films. That way people would have a much easier opportunity to see films that are nominated. And in turn more people would probably tune in to watch the awards.
Mattrick
02-17-2019, 09:46 AM
So glad they reversed that decision. But yeah it shows that they are very out of touch with what people want. I guess I just don't see their need for change. Maybe theaters on the other hand should start showing more independent or smaller films. That way people would have a much easier opportunity to see films that are nominated. And in turn more people would probably tune in to watch the awards.
It really just comes down to ratings. They want to appeal to every day move goers, but some same movie goers don't really care about the art of filmmaking. They care about what race nominees are and if their favourite pop culture extravaganza wasn't nominated for best picture, and that's pretty much it. Appealing to those people would be like McDonald's going meatless to appease vegans. New customers are pointless if you lose your old customers.
Still Servant
02-17-2019, 03:05 PM
So glad they reversed that decision. But yeah it shows that they are very out of touch with what people want. I guess I just don't see their need for change. Maybe theaters on the other hand should start showing more independent or smaller films. That way people would have a much easier opportunity to see films that are nominated. And in turn more people would probably tune in to watch the awards.
In a perfect world that would be the case.
I see that as a chicken and egg situation. Do audiences not care about smaller films anymore because their tastes have changed, or has their taste changed because they don't have access (at least theatrically) to those aforementioned films?
Ricky
02-17-2019, 04:46 PM
Oscars will use Hollywood outsiders to introduce best picture nominees (https://ew.com/oscars/2019/02/17/oscar-telecast-best-picture-nominees/)
Oh, good. Because if we're tuning in to a 3+ hour show about movies, we are definitely hoping to see as many celebrities outside the film industry as possible. Are the producers of this thing really THAT out of touch?
"The producers are under intense pressure to keep the show at three hours — something that Gigliotti admitted wasn’t going to happen..."
Well, no crap. :rolleyes:
Still Servant
02-18-2019, 09:58 AM
Industry outsiders? That makes no sense whatsoever. Sometimes when you try so hard, it backfires.
Just keep it simple stupid.
Heather19
02-19-2019, 05:28 AM
So glad they reversed that decision. But yeah it shows that they are very out of touch with what people want. I guess I just don't see their need for change. Maybe theaters on the other hand should start showing more independent or smaller films. That way people would have a much easier opportunity to see films that are nominated. And in turn more people would probably tune in to watch the awards.
In a perfect world that would be the case.
I see that as a chicken and egg situation. Do audiences not care about smaller films anymore because their tastes have changed, or has their taste changed because they don't have access (at least theatrically) to those aforementioned films?
I wonder this too. I remember years ago when it was much easier to have access to less popular films. They would sometimes show smaller or more indie films in the main theater. I feel like in recent years however the theaters have been inundated with big action or superhero movies, or kids films. And not much else. It's a shame though. I really do think more people would go see other films if they had the opportunity to, but maybe it is just that people have changed and most people wouldn't watch them? I do feel that the longer this goes on, that people will just be accustomed to these movies, and aside from us film lovers no one will care to watch smaller or foreign films, which is a shame.
Oscars will use Hollywood outsiders to introduce best picture nominees (https://ew.com/oscars/2019/02/17/oscar-telecast-best-picture-nominees/)
Oh, good. Because if we're tuning in to a 3+ hour show about movies, we are definitely hoping to see as many celebrities outside the film industry as possible. Are the producers of this thing really THAT out of touch?
"The producers are under intense pressure to keep the show at three hours — something that Gigliotti admitted wasn’t going to happen..."
Well, no crap. :rolleyes:
This makes no sense to me? People not involved in film at all? I really don't understand these bizarre random choices they're making. I honestly don't even really care to watch it this year, which is a first for me.
Bought tickets to go see the shorts Friday night, so I'm hoping those are enjoyable at least.
I'm still excited for the big show as always :unsure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI3T87CXM04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWweCeXXI_4
Lurker
02-19-2019, 06:28 PM
You want our choices here or is filling in the form ok? I am just lost at picks this year - be happy if I get the top five...well, and Lady Gaga
Randall Flagg
02-20-2019, 06:49 AM
Where is the form?
Ricky
02-20-2019, 07:46 AM
Yeah, not really excited about the show like past years, but I'll still watch it. Haven't seen any of the nominated movies yet, though.
Randall Flagg
02-20-2019, 08:00 AM
I've yet to see Black Panther and Roma. I have viewed the other 6 nominees.
Lurker
02-20-2019, 08:27 AM
Where is the form?
"Here is the online ballot I created for this year. If someone would be so kind to double check my work to make sure I didn't make any mistakes, it would be appreciated.
https://tinyurl.com/OscarContest2019 "
Heather19
02-20-2019, 08:46 AM
Yeah, not really excited about the show like past years, but I'll still watch it. Haven't seen any of the nominated movies yet, though.
I haven't seen any of the films nominated for Best Picture. The only ones I've seen that have any nominations are At Eternity's Gate, RBG, Isle of Dogs, and A Quiet Place. And I don't really have a strong desire to see any of the top nominated films. So my lack of having much interest in the nominated films, and all the drama surrounding the awards has honestly gotten me to care less about them this year. I'll still tune in, but I won't be surprised if I fall asleep early :lol:
So for those of you that have seen the nominated films, do you feel as if this is a strong batch of contenders? Or is this year a bit weaker than previous ones?
Randall Flagg
02-20-2019, 10:07 AM
So for those of you that have seen the nominated films, do you feel as if this is a strong batch of contenders? Or is this year a bit weaker than previous ones?
2018 was a powerful year, and 2017 also had great films. 2016, and 2015 were weaker IMO.
Nominees:
2019:
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
2018:
“The Shape of Water” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/shape-water/) Winner
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-the-shape-of-water-review-20171207-story.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/shape-water/)
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/)
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-three-billboards-review-20171109-story.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/)
“Dunkirk” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/dunkirk/)
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dunkirk-review-20170720-story.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/dunkirk/)
“Call Me by Your Name” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/call-me-your-name/)
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/95223331-132.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/call-me-your-name/)
“Get Out” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/get-out/)
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-get-out-review-20170223-story.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/get-out/)
“Lady Bird” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/lady-bird/)
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-lady-bird-review-20171101-story.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/lady-bird/)
“The Post” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/post/)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/post/)
“Phantom Thread” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/phantom-thread/)
Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-phantom-thread-review-20171222-story.html)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/phantom-thread/)
“Darkest Hour” (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/darkest-hour/)
Video (https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/titles/darkest-hour/)
2017:
Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight
2016:
The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room and Spotlight.
2015:
"American Sniper" | Review
(http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-american-sniper-review-20141225-column.html)WINNER: "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-birdman-review-20141017-column.html)
"Boyhood" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-boyhood-review-20140711-column.html#page=1)
"The Grand Budapest Hotel" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-grand-budapest-hotel-20140307-story.html#page=1)
"The Imitation Game" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-imitation-game-movie-review-column.html)
"Selma" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-selma-review-20141225-column.html)
"The Theory of Everything" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-theory-everything-review-20141107-column.html)
"Whiplash" | Review (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-whiplash-review-20141010-column.html)
fernandito
02-20-2019, 11:39 AM
I still need to watch BlackkKlansman.
I still need to watch BlackkKlansman.
One of my favorites of the year. Spike is definitely getting his Oscar, for the screenplay.
So for those of you that have seen the nominated films, do you feel as if this is a strong batch of contenders? Or is this year a bit weaker than previous ones?
I feel it's strong, yeah. All films deserve to be here to one degree or another. I maybe would have added a few more and taken some off, but it's a very Oscary group of films, as usual. Films like Hereditary, A Quiet Place, Into the Spider-Verse, Eighth Grade, Annihilation etc. had no chance of a Best Picture nomination.
Still Servant
02-20-2019, 04:57 PM
The Rules
Oscar night is right around the corner, so I'm going to post the rules for those who might not be familiar with them. Please tell your friends from other boards to come on over and join us. The more the merrier.
You have until showtime on February 24, 2019.
IMPORTANT: Don't forget the tie breaker. It's simple: Basically, everybody will submit their choices like usual, except they will also add which film they think will win the most Oscars and give a number. In case of a tie, whomever has the closest number without going over is the winner.
Predictions have to be in by showtime, so there is no rush to post them. We still have some time before Oscar night. I myself will be waiting for the last possible moment to post my predictions.
Remember, these are just educated guesses. None of us have seen every film nominated and I doubt if anybody has seen any of the documentary short subject nominees. Just make an educated guess. Or an uneducated guess.
Returning this year:
Returning this year will be the online ballot submission I created. Of course, ballots can still be submitted here.
Where it says "name" just put your DT.org handle, or designate in some way that you are from the Dark Tower boards. I will be sharing the same contest form with other friends and I don't want to get them confused.
https://tinyurl.com/OscarContest2019
And the nominees are!
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Still Servant
02-20-2019, 05:02 PM
You want our choices here or is filling in the form ok? I am just lost at picks this year - be happy if I get the top five...well, and Lady Gaga
You can post your picks here or you can fill out the form. Sometimes people do both so everyone can see their picks. For people who submit a form, I'm able to export a file and it does make it easier to score them at the end of the night. That said, you certainly don't have to use the form.
Oh I forgot my tiebreaker number. I guess it's Roma with 4. Don't see any other winning more.
Heather19
02-23-2019, 06:34 AM
So we went to see the shorts last night? Has anyone else seen them? I do not recommend them at all. There wasn't a single one I liked, and all of the live action ones were extremely depressing. I feel like they should have put a warning in front of one of them because it was so disturbing. I can't imagine that there were no better shorts this year. Does anyone know how they go about picking them? I really wish they had included 1 or 2 more upbeat ones to balance it out a bit. And it wasn't just us, everyone in the theater was talking about how depressing they were :lol:
Heather19
02-23-2019, 10:50 AM
Here are my picks for tomorrow night.
BEST PICTURE
Roma
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close - The Wife
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Roma
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
ORIGINAL SONG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BlacKkKlansman
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Favourite
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roma
COSTUME DESIGN
The Favourite
SOUND EDITING
First Man
SOUND MIXING
Bohemian Rhapsody
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bao
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Marguerite
ORIGINAL SCORE
If Beale Street Could Talk
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
FILM EDITING
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Vice
Tiebreaker: Roma 4
Still Servant
02-23-2019, 08:11 PM
My picks are in! I have to work tomorrow and will be cutting it close for showtime, so I'm locking them in now. Good luck to everyone.
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Roma - 3
Lurker
02-23-2019, 08:46 PM
BEST PICTURE
Roma
DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close - The Wife
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Roma
COSTUME DESIGN
The Favourite
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
ORIGINAL SONG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
SOUND EDITING
First Man
SOUND MIXING
Bohemian Rhapsody
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Favourite
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BlacKkKlansman
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bao
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Skin
FILM EDITING
Bohemian Rhapsody
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Vice
Tiebreaker: Roma 3 Bohemian Rhapsody 3 The Favorite 3
Stockerlone
02-24-2019, 08:17 AM
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Tiebreaker Roma 4
Ricky
02-24-2019, 12:45 PM
Here's my picks. Went to the Best Picture Showcase yesterday, so now I am better informed. I think Roma for BP is the best bet, but I have a feeling we might get a surprise there. Good luck, everyone!
BEST PICTURE
Roma
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close - The Wife
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Roma
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Lifeboat
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
ORIGINAL SONG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
If Beale Street Could Talk
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Favourite
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roma
COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bao
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Marguerite
ORIGINAL SCORE
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Vice
Tie-breaker: Roma - 4
Mattrick
02-24-2019, 01:09 PM
I'd use the Forms entry, but I need to enter this way so I can copy into several other pools easier lol
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlackKKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell - Vice
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
ORIGINAL SONG
All The Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
The Favourite
Vice
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
SOUND EDITING
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Tiebreaker: Roma with 4 Oscars
Mattrick
02-24-2019, 01:26 PM
I think Black Panther is going to win 1 Oscar...but it's biggest competition in both is The Favourite. Costume Design or Production design? I just changed them around on my ballot here...
EDIT - Mike, for whatever reason, when I click edit on the my predictions, I just get a blank post. I want to exchange Black Panther for Costume Design, and The Favourite for Production Design.
T-Dogz_AK47
02-24-2019, 02:45 PM
Here are my picks for tonight's Oscars....
BEST PICTURE
BlacKkKlansman
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close - The Wife
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Roma
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Period. End of Sentence
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
ORIGINAL SONG
Shallow - A Star Is Born
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BlacKkKlansman
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Favourite
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roma
COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther
SOUND EDITING
First Man
SOUND MIXING
Bohemian Rhapsody
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bao
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Marguerite
ORIGINAL SCORE
If Beale Street Could Talk
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
FILM EDITING
Vice
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Vice
Tie Breaker: Roma with 3 Oscars
Garrell
02-24-2019, 03:23 PM
Best Picture
Green Book
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Best Actor
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress
Glenn Close - The Wife
Best Supporting Actor *
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Best Supporting Actress
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Cinematography
Roma
Best Documentary Feature
Minding the Gap
Best Foreign Language film
Roma
Best Costume Design
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Score
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song
Shallow - A Star Is Born
Best Sound Editing *
A Quiet Place
Best Sound Mixing
Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Documentary Short *
Black Sheep
Best Production Design
Roma
Best Original Screenplay
Green Book
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Star Is Born
Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Animated Short
One Small Step
Best Live Action Short
Skin
Best Film editing
Green Book
Best Visual Effects *
Avengers: Infinity War
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mary Queen of Scots
Tiebreaker
Green Book 4
Still Servant
02-24-2019, 04:22 PM
Matt, I will use your picks from here as official.
I'm still en route. I'm hoping to be home by showtime.
Gosh, Regina King’s speech is making me cry.
Randall Flagg
02-24-2019, 05:24 PM
Throwing out a theory here. Roma will win best picture and director, but NOT best foreign language film. It sounds counter-intuitive, but voters for Foreign Language film have to actually attend special screenings at theaters, or prove they watched the films in a theater. The front-runners who received a DVD of Roma watched bits and pieces, then voted for what is the film de jour.
I could be wrong, but that is my logic for my pick.
Still Servant
02-24-2019, 05:38 PM
Throwing out a theory here. Roma will win best picture and director, but NOT best foreign language film. It sounds counter-intuitive, but voters for Foreign Language film have to actually attend special screenings at theaters, or prove they watched the films in a theater. The front-runners who received a DVD of Roma watched bits and pieces, then voted for what is the film de jour.
I could be wrong, but that is my logic for my pick.
You might be 100% correct on that one. I went back and forth thinking the same thing.
Randall Flagg
02-24-2019, 05:47 PM
Having a rough night so far.
Garrell
02-24-2019, 05:54 PM
4 of 8 so far
Ugh completely missing both sound categories.
Always annoying when the animated feature introduction has to reference children. Animated films are not always made for children!
Had a feeling First Man would get visual effects but still went with Infinity War because of Thanos :(
Beale Street robbed of the Oscar, such a beautiful score...
Olivia Coleman's speech was awesome. Thanking Lady Gaga was priceless!
Garrell
02-24-2019, 08:23 PM
Green Book:excited: yeah!
Still Servant
02-24-2019, 09:17 PM
Well, another Oscar ceremony is in the books.
For the first time in 3 years, we have a sole winner without having to go to the tiebreaker!
Servant - 18
Lurker - 15
Matt - 15
T-Dogz - 15
Mae - 14
Heather - 13
Ricky - 12
Garrell -12
Randall - 9
Stocker - 6
This is my first solo win, so I'm happy with that. I felt good going into this year. Well done, everyone. Thank you all for playing. More Oscar thoughts coming tomorrow, it's been a long day and it's late. As always, please check my math. I've made mistakes in the past.
Also, if there's someone named Paul here that submitted an online form, let me know. It could be someone from Facebook that my sister knows because she shared the form. I just want to make sure it's nobody from here.
Mattrick
02-24-2019, 09:48 PM
My friend beat me with the point system I made. I had a 3 point lead, then he got two shorts and was down by 1. The only remaining prediction we differed on was Score, I picked Beale Street, he picked Black Panther.
I should've taken Colman for Actress. She was my pick, but people wouldn't shut up about Glenn Close winning and I feel victim to the hype :'(
Every best picture nominee won an oscar this year. I wonder how often that happens. Seems theres always one or two that go home empty handed. Might be the first time in the first decade of expansion.
Looking back a few years...
2018: Lady Bird won 0 Oscars.
2017: Lion, Hell or High Water, and Hidden Figures won 0 oscars.
2016: Brooklyn, The Martion won 0 oscars.
2015: Selma won 0 oscars
2014: Captain Phillips, American Hustle, Nebraska, and Philomena won 0 oscars.
Mattrick
02-24-2019, 10:26 PM
Actually Selma won best song...so I guess that's out.
webstar1000
02-25-2019, 04:42 AM
Spike Lee is a total bitch.
Ricky
02-25-2019, 07:05 AM
Congratulations, Mike! I counted my score as 12, but I'll check again later.
I usually get tripped up by the sound categories, but the screenplay ones threw me this year, too. It seemed like many of the categories were pretty wide open. This is the worst I've ever done in the contest. :(
Overall, I thought it was a good show. I really didn't mind not having a host. I thought it moved things along and helped the pacing of the show a lot.
fernandito
02-25-2019, 09:56 AM
Alright a couple of thoughts on the Oscars:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper had eye sex on stage and we were all there to witness it.
I haven't seen enough of the BP nominees this year to make a proper assessment on whether or not Green Book deserved it; need to seek out and watch all the nominees.
5 of the last 6 Best Director winners have been Mexican (Innaritu, Cuaron, Del Toro) - Viva Mexico cabrones!
The political pandering is getting tiresome - can we just get back to celebrating movies?
I feel dread when I see winners pull out a list of random names to thank. Heartfelt, anecdotal speeches like the one's Lady Gaga and Regina King did are much more powerful and enticing.
I'll think of more later. Overall a decent show; the No-Host didn't hurt the awards as much as I thought it would.
Ricky
02-25-2019, 10:43 AM
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper had eye sex on stage and we were all there to witness it.
:rofl:
I feel dread when I see winners pull out a list of random names to thank. Heartfelt, anecdotal speeches like the one's Lady Gaga and Regina King did are much more powerful and enticing.
Agreed 100%. Then there were some who had papers but STILL were rambling and unprepared (I mean, Public Speaking 101: practice and time your speech so you know how long it'll take you!). Colman's was the best of the night for pure "realness" and her genuine excitement.
fernandito
02-25-2019, 10:54 AM
And you would think these people are experts on timing and shit when it comes to reading off a piece of paper, but holy shit some of these cats ran on and on and on.
Agreed, Colman's was one of my favorite speeches of the night. That was genuine emotion right there.
I really enjoyed the show. No host means it goes faster. No need for those silly numbers and stunts. With all the controversies the actual show was really good, I thought. I didn't do as well as I'd hoped in the contest, but I largely stand by my choices.
Lurker
02-25-2019, 12:56 PM
I was happy with the show. I like surprises, even if they cost me. Oliva Colman is like that all the time - I watch Graham Norton and she is a frequent guest. Can't wait til she's back on as an Oscar winner. I say no more hosts - keep it moving and it doesn't feel like 3 hrs +.
OK, Oscars over, must be time for...March Madness!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZi_7QeDNI
Ricky
02-25-2019, 02:24 PM
Yeah, I'm fine with never having a host again, too. No host means the focus is on everyone rather than one person. And you're right. It didn't feel 3+ hours, unlike previous years.
fernandito
02-25-2019, 03:09 PM
Wait a minute, what's this about Spike Lee storming off after Green Book won BP?!
Fucking cry baby.
Still Servant
02-25-2019, 04:45 PM
Congratulations, Mike! I counted my score as 12, but I'll check again later.
I usually get tripped up by the sound categories, but the screenplay ones threw me this year, too. It seemed like many of the categories were pretty wide open. This is the worst I've ever done in the contest. :(
Thanks, Ricky! You're right, I messed up your score. You have 12. Sorry. :(
Alright a couple of thoughts on the Oscars:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper had eye sex on stage and we were all there to witness it.
The political pandering is getting tiresome - can we just get back to celebrating movies?
I'll think of more later. Overall a decent show; the No-Host didn't hurt the awards as much as I thought it would.
The moment with Gaga and Cooper was kind of awkward, I thought I should look away at one point. I actually didn't think there was a lot of political stuff at all. I don't remember hearing a ton of Anti-Trump rhetoric.
Wait a minute, what's this about Spike Lee storming off after Green Book won BP?!
Fucking cry baby.
It's a shame Lee has to act like that. It's embarrassing. What bothers me is it's stuff like that that fuels racists. They will just point and say, "See how they act?" I know it's controversial to say, but you have to be better than that so these fucking assholes can't say shit.
Anyway, I enjoyed the show, but without a host if felt like something was missing. I feel like you need someone to tie the threads of the show together. Make a callback joke or reference something that happened earlier. I'm surprised so many of you are saying they don't need the host. It's true, the show really flew by though.
I don't know about anybody else, but early in the show I thought they were having some pretty bad sound issues. I could barely hear the orchestra.
I was happy to see Colman win. I really loved her performance in The Favourite. I actually almost switched my pick to her at the last second.
I thought it was great that the Academy seemed to spread things around pretty nicely. The new blood of the Academy have certainly opened things up to a more diverse group of nominees, but the other thing they have done is put an end to the old way of doing certain things. An example is Colman's win. The past Academy voters would have given it to Glenn Close as a lifetime achievement award. The other example is RBG losing to Free Solo. They chose to honor a beautiful looking film over a more timely documentary. That's a positive trend I think.
I have no problem with Green Book winning. It's a highly enjoyable film that hits all the right beats. It's the kind of film you can show to anyone and they will at the very least enjoy it. It's funny watching people start complaining about its win. You can't please everyone. Oh well.
End of Oscar season is always weird. I feel like we've spent months watching movies, debating and predicting and then just like a click from Thanos' fingers, it's over.
The good news is that the world of film springs eternal and it won't be long until we start identifying films as Oscar contenders. In fact, some of my favorite films of 2018 were released in the first half of the year (Annihilation, Eighth Grade, You Were Never Really Here, Hereditary)
Past results:
2010 results
Heather - 15
Servant - 14
Turtlex - 14
Cody - 8
Seymour - 8
Odetta - 4
2011 results
Heather - 17
Servant - 15
Path - 14
Mattrick - 14
Ricky - 12
Merlin - 11
Feev - 8
2012 results
Servant - 14
Heather - 14
Ricky - 14
Stockerlone - 12
Shannon - 11
Thorin- 10
Mattrick - 9
Feev - 8
Garrell - 8
Odetta - 5
Mystima - 4
2013 results
Heather - 20
Servant - 17
Ricky - 15
Matt - 14
Stockerlone - 13
Feev - 12
Mae - 10
2014 results
Heather - 22
Ricky - 20
Servant - 19
Randall - 16
Mae - 13
Matt - 10
Mystima - 10
Merlin - 7
Stockerlone - 6
2015 results
T-Dogz - 20
George Monkey - 19
Lurker - 19
Ricky - 18
Servant - 17
Feev - 17
Heather - 15
Shannon - 15
Mae - 13
Stocker - 9
Matt - 6
2016 results
Heather - 17 (winner by tiebreaker - Mad Max 6)
Servant - 17
Mae - 16
T-Dogz - 16
Ricky - 15
Matt - 15
Lurker - 14
Stocker - 8
2017 results
TDogz - 16 (winner by tiebreaker)
Doc Z - 16
Tommy - 16
Ricky - 15
Lurker - 15
Servant - 15
Heather - 14
Mae -14
Matt - 13
RF - 13
Stocker - 8
Merlin - 7
2018 results
Randall Flagg - 21 (Tiebreaker - The Shape of Water 4) Co-winner
Lurker - 21 (Tiebreaker - The Shape of Water 4) Co-winner
T-Dogz - 20
Servant - 20
Matt - 19
Mae - 19
Heather - 17
John Huerta - 16
Ricky -13
Doctor Zaius - 10
2019 results
Servant - 18
Lurker - 15
Matt - 15
T-Dogz - 15
Mae - 14
Heather - 13
Ricky - 12
Garrell -12
Randall - 9
Stocker - 6
Ricky
02-25-2019, 05:01 PM
It's funny everyone's mentioning the Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga thing and while they do have great (some say too great) chemistry together, the first thing I thought during the performance was that it's the way it was shot and chosen to be portrayed that made it come off as the two of them being romantically involved. The sweeping camera movements, the tight close-ups, the staging of them during their performance...it all seemed very deliberately chosen. Then I saw today that it was Bradley that chose the staging of the performance so, although the two of them have great chemistry together (how could they not after filming A Star Is Born?), I really think it's Bradley's directing of the performance that gave it that intimate quality. I mean, think of how different and distant it would've felt if the performance/they were in a wide shot, dead center of the stage.
And that's way more than I ever thought I'd write about Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.
Mattrick
02-25-2019, 05:18 PM
The political pandering is getting tiresome - can we just get back to celebrating movies?
I'll think of more later. Overall a decent show; the No-Host didn't hurt the awards as much as I thought it would.
No Feev. Politics is film now. Now it's Politics, Religion, and Film you don't talk about at the dinner table.
Still Servant
02-25-2019, 05:36 PM
The political pandering is getting tiresome - can we just get back to celebrating movies?
I'll think of more later. Overall a decent show; the No-Host didn't hurt the awards as much as I thought it would.
No Feev. Politics is film now. Now it's Politics, Religion, and Film you don't talk about at the dinner table.
I'm fucked then because film and sports is pretty much all I talk about.
Heather19
02-26-2019, 07:06 AM
Well I did better than I expected considering I didn't give much thought to my picks this year. And I actually enjoyed the show way more than I thought I would. I didn't mind them not having a host at all. It seemed to fly by that way, and move the awards along at a faster pace. I guess I really need to watch some of these movies now. And did Spike Lee really just run off, that's crazy if he did. At least his movie won something so he should be happy about that.
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper had eye sex on stage and we were all there to witness it.
:rofl:
It's funny everyone's mentioning the Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga thing and while they do have great (some say too great) chemistry together, the first thing I thought during the performance was that it's the way it was shot and chosen to be portrayed that made it come off as the two of them being romantically involved. The sweeping camera movements, the tight close-ups, the staging of them during their performance...it all seemed very deliberately chosen. Then I saw today that it was Bradley that chose the staging of the performance so, although the two of them have great chemistry together (how could they not after filming A Star Is Born?), I really think it's Bradley's directing of the performance that gave it that intimate quality. I mean, think of how different and distant it would've felt if the performance/they were in a wide shot, dead center of the stage.
And that's way more than I ever thought I'd write about Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.
I think you're right. It was definitely filmed in a way that it seemed very intimate. Didn't know that was Bradley's decision, but hey it was a good choice because people can't stop talking about it.
fernandito
02-26-2019, 11:56 AM
Also forgot to mention how annoyed I am that First Man won Best Special Effects over Black Panther and Infinity War.
What a freaking joke.
webstar1000
02-26-2019, 12:03 PM
Also forgot to mention how annoyed I am that First Man won Best Special Effects over Black Panther and Infinity War.
What a freaking joke.
100%
I had a feeling it would. They were very subtle because it's a realistic story, and they didn't need a 9-foot tall alien, but the effects were exceptional in First Man. Infinity War, other than Thanos, had your average superhero effects everyone has seen a hundred times.
fernandito
02-26-2019, 02:53 PM
Just the conception of Thanos himself should have been enough to get them the Oscar. They used groundbreaking technology to enable the directors to center the film around a villain that was completely CGI, and you would often forget he was even computer generated. Thanos was the main character of Infinity War so them deciding to go the CGI route was a colossal gamble that paid off.
Thanos will stand the test of time as one of cinemas most memorable villains. There is nothing memorable about First Man.
Still Servant
02-26-2019, 04:10 PM
Also forgot to mention how annoyed I am that First Man won Best Special Effects over Black Panther and Infinity War.
What a freaking joke.
Black Panther wasn't even nominated for Visual Effects.
fernandito
02-26-2019, 04:25 PM
Ah yes you're right. Musta mixed it up with the redundant Sound awards.
Ricky
02-26-2019, 04:30 PM
Also forgot to mention how annoyed I am that First Man won Best Special Effects over Black Panther and Infinity War.
What a freaking joke.
This is one of my big takeaways to remember for next year's contest: the more grounded stories usually win the SFX categories.
Randall Flagg
02-26-2019, 05:11 PM
Also forgot to mention how annoyed I am that First Man won Best Special Effects over Black Panther and Infinity War.
What a freaking joke.
100%
Before getting all pissy, see post #220 that clarifies the issue.
webstar1000
02-26-2019, 05:16 PM
Also forgot to mention how annoyed I am that First Man won Best Special Effects over Black Panther and Infinity War.
What a freaking joke.
100%
Before getting all pissy, see post #220 that clarifies the issue.
Lol
I’m far from pissy. Odd thing to say. I just agreed with that post. Still thought there was better choices for best effects.
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Still Servant
02-26-2019, 07:27 PM
Ah yes you're right. Musta mixed it up with the redundant Sound awards.
Your point is no less valid. It should have been nominated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cko9OPb0wp4
Still Servant
03-03-2019, 01:51 PM
I kind of had the feeling that all the silly changes leading up to Oscar night was just a PR move.
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