The Official 2014 Oscar Contest Thread

[Mattrick]

The cinematography in Prisoners was fantastic, such natural lighting and great colour tones.

[mae]

Prisoners was great all around, too bad it didn't get more recognition.

[Mattrick]

Cate Blanchette was fantastic in Blue Jasmine. I am thinking Best Actress will be the toughest category to pick this year...Adams, Bullock and Blanchette are all equally deserving. Will be a difficult decision to make.

[Still Servant]

The cinematography in Prisoners was fantastic, such natural lighting and great colour tones.

Roger Deakins, baby. One of the best of all time. He's been nominated for Best Cinematogrpahy 11 TIMES IN HIS CAREER AND NEVER WON! I think it's about time.

[Mattrick]

He was nominated for Skyfall last year wasn't he? I picked him last year and he didn't win. I can't believe I'll be done with all the oscar films so quickly, it's a dense field this year.

[Still Servant]

He was nominated for Skyfall last year wasn't he? I picked him last year and he didn't win. I can't believe I'll be done with all the oscar films so quickly, it's a dense field this year.

Indeed he was. He's doing the cinematography for a film coming out this year called Unbroken. Directed by Angelina Jolie working from a Joel and Ethan Coen screenplay. Should be interesting.

[Mattrick]

I hope Jolie's film as a director is better than her acting career...yipes, she didn't make a good film for a long, long time...though I never saw Eastwood's Changeling which is the only thing she's done in a decade I'd care to see.

[Heather19]

I'd definitely recommend that one. I'm not a fan of Jolie at all, but that film was excellent.

[Still Servant]

Well, she's off to a shaky start as a director too. Her first film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, was critically panned.

Heather's right, Changeling was a good film and she was very strong in it. I think she was nominated for an Oscar. I think the odd name of the film turned people off. Eastwood had a streak of directing films with weird names. Invictus is the other. I also loved her in Girl, Interrupted. She had a small role in The Good Shepherd, for which she was also good.

Unfortunately, she chose the the big budget action route. Not sure why she couldn't do both. That being said, I thought Wanted was entertaining. Even though it was nothing like the graphic novel.

Should be interesting to see her in Maleficent.

[Mattrick]

I am assuming Maleficent is related to Sleeping Beauty?

Watching Captain Phillips and Before Sunset tonight, Dallas Buyers Club tomorrow. Won't be long before I've watched them all..will even have time to rewatch a few before I make my picks.

[Still Servant]

Yeah, Maleficent is a live action story of the infamous Disney villain. Looking forward to when you get to Wolf. I'm still keeping my eyes out for 12 Years a Slave.

[Mattrick]

My plans to see 12 Years in theatres fell through so I'll have to download it :/

[Mattrick]

How I rank oscar nominated films so far:

Her
American Hustle
Gravity
Blue Jasmine
12 Years A Slave
Prisoners
Dallas Buyers Club
Captain Phillips
The Great Gatsby

[Ricky]

Funny, your top 3 are the exact inversion of my top 3.

[Still Servant]

***ATTENTION***

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE ACADEMY: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled to remove “Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”, Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel for your consideration. A replacement will not be chosen.

Nobody has chosen it yet, but I've officially removed it from the nominees. For the full article, click the link.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56734104/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t1

[Heather19]

Very strange. No offense, but hasn't it been known that people have lobbied for votes in the past, or am I mistaken?

[Merlin1958]

Folks, it is now "Official". Mr. King has agreed to personalize a book and sign it for the "Grand Prize Giveaway". Therefore, if you win the "Oscar Challenge" you get entries into the drawing courtesy of Oscar and I!!!

[Still Servant]

Very strange. No offense, but hasn't it been known that people have lobbied for votes in the past, or am I mistaken?

That's what I always thought. I guess the guy that urged people to listen to the song was part of the Academy and is a voter. I still find it hard to believe he's the only one that's ever done that.

Also, thanks, Merlin! That's great.

[Merlin1958]

Very strange. No offense, but hasn't it been known that people have lobbied for votes in the past, or am I mistaken?

That's what I always thought. I guess the guy that urged people to listen to the song was part of the Academy and is a voter. I still find it hard to believe he's the only one that's ever done that.

Also, thanks, Merlin! That's great.

Don't thank me. Thank, "Oscar" and Mr. King!!!

[Mattrick]

How I rank oscar nominated films so far:

Her
American Hustle
Gravity
Before Midnight
Blue Jasmine
12 Years A Slave
Inside Llewyn Davis
Prisoners
Dallas Buyers Club
Captain Phillips
The Great Gatsby


Seeing Philomena in theatres tomorrow and have Nebraska and Wolf of Wall Street waiting.

[Heather19]

Went to see Her last night. Really enjoyed it. Although I will say, it was slightly awkward to watch at times

[Ricky]

I was cracking up at the little white alien thing.

[Still Servant]

Went to see Her last night. Really enjoyed it. Although I will say, it was slightly awkward to watch at times

That's for sure. I can imagine that Her would have to be one of the worst "first date" movies around. Talk about awkward.

[Mattrick]

Now choke me with the dead cat that's beside the bed, (After drinking close to a mickey of Jameson during Gravity you can imagine how the sexual appropriation of a dead cat would make me nearly fall out of my theatre chair)

[Still Servant]

Now choke me with the dead cat that's beside the bed, (After drinking close to a mickey of Jameson during Gravity you can imagine how the sexual appropriation of a dead cat would make me nearly fall out of my theatre chair)

There were a few old people in the theater when I saw Her. I could have sworn they were going to walk out after that scene, but they stayed.