Kubrick's Best Director Nominations - Blu-ray Forum

Cremildo · 11-23-2018, 10:45 PM

Stanley Kubrick was nominated four times as Best Director by AMPAS. He never won in that category. Which time (or times) do you think he deserved it the most?

His only win was for Best Visual Effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey.

stvn1974 · 11-23-2018, 10:51 PM

He should have won for Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and A Clockwork Orange but 2001 losing to Oliver is the one that is really baffling to me.

LegacyCosts · 11-24-2018, 03:34 AM

How the **** did 2001 not win. 50 years later or however freaking old it is.....still holds up visually.

Poya · 11-24-2018, 09:33 PM

It doesn’t matter. He already has an Oscar.

C.R.O.F.T · 11-25-2018, 12:49 AM

2001: A Space Odyssey

Skrazem · 11-25-2018, 12:51 AM

I have no desire to ever see 2001 again but he should have won for it.

prkchopexpress · 11-25-2018, 01:29 AM

I love a clockwork orange... but barry lyndon is amazing on so many levels.

demonknight · 11-26-2018, 09:42 PM

I happen to be in the extreme minority that thinks 2001 is awful, so I gotta go with the superb Barry Lyndon, which somehow manages to be a masterwork despite Ryan O'Neil's Irish accent being very unconvincing.

AaronJ · 11-27-2018, 01:19 AM

I'm a major Kubrick fan, so probably any of those choices would satisfy me. Each is brilliant in its own way.

But I've got to stick with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Rarely have I been so intellectually provoked, visually stunned, and totally engaged. It may have been so many decades ago, but I still remember seeing it in the theater (which sadly doesn't exist any more).

Cremildo · 05-26-2019, 11:14 PM

A Clockwork Orange. Boundless inventiveness and boldness.

DR Herbert West · 11-19-2019, 01:00 PM

2001

Captain James · 11-19-2019, 01:30 PM

I've watched A Clockwork Orange twice in the last week (alas, working during the first viewing). And I would agree with the above comment. It's bold, aggressive and vicious...whist simultaneously being blackly comic, quirky and operatic.

My choice for the Oscar.

View Poll Results: For which movie(s) did he deserve the Best Director Oscar the most?
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	8	15.09%
2001: A Space Odyssey	34	64.15%
A Clockwork Orange	6	11.32%
Barry Lyndon	15	28.30%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

11-23-2018, 10:51 PM	#2
stvn1974 Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	He should have won for Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and A Clockwork Orange but 2001 losing to Oliver is the one that is really baffling to me.

11-24-2018, 03:34 AM	#3
LegacyCosts Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:447 Trading Score:20	How the **** did 2001 not win. 50 years later or however freaking old it is.....still holds up visually.

11-24-2018, 09:33 PM	#4
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	It doesn’t matter. He already has an Oscar.

11-25-2018, 12:49 AM	#5
C.R.O.F.T Banned Member since:Oct 2018	2001: A Space Odyssey

11-25-2018, 12:51 AM	#6
Skrazem Senior Member Member since:Jul 2016 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:1000 DVD collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:50	I have no desire to ever see 2001 again but he should have won for it.

11-25-2018, 01:29 AM	#7
prkchopexpress Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2016 4K collection:235 Blu-ray collection:1691	I love a clockwork orange... but barry lyndon is amazing on so many levels.

11-26-2018, 09:42 PM	#8
demonknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2013 Blu-ray collection:17	I happen to be in the extreme minority that thinks 2001 is awful, so I gotta go with the superb Barry Lyndon, which somehow manages to be a masterwork despite Ryan O'Neil's Irish accent being very unconvincing.

11-27-2018, 01:19 AM	#9
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I'm a major Kubrick fan, so probably any of those choices would satisfy me. Each is brilliant in its own way. But I've got to stick with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Rarely have I been so intellectually provoked, visually stunned, and totally engaged. It may have been so many decades ago, but I still remember seeing it in the theater (which sadly doesn't exist any more).

05-26-2019, 11:14 PM	#10
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:165 Blu-ray collection:1050 Trading Score:51	A Clockwork Orange. Boundless inventiveness and boldness.

11-19-2019, 01:00 PM	#11
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	2001

11-19-2019, 01:30 PM	#12
Captain James Special Member Member since:Aug 2018 Location:South Northants, UK 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:818 DVD collection:60	I've watched A Clockwork Orange twice in the last week (alas, working during the first viewing). And I would agree with the above comment. It's bold, aggressive and vicious...whist simultaneously being blackly comic, quirky and operatic. My choice for the Oscar.

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