2013 Oscar Discussion Discussion Thread

[animefan77]

I saw all the best picture nominations except Amour & Beasts..,(Zero - I'm going to see tomorrow) I hope Les Misérables wins it all. The best emotional experience watching a movie in recent memory. But I think Lincoln will win with all the reviews and hype going around.


Disappointed that Hugh Jackman didn't get a nomination and Eddit Redmayne for supporting. I thought they did an incredible job in Les Misérables (can you guess which is my favorite movie )
Also Leo for Django. I thought he was the highlight from that film, more so than Waltz.


Also I hope Wreck-It Ralph wins. That was the best animation this year by far.

[remake]

[Berek]

Originally Posted by animefan77

I saw all the best picture nominations except Amour & Beasts..,(Zero - I'm going to see tomorrow) I hope Les Misérables wins it all. The best emotional experience watching a movie in recent memory. But I think Lincoln will win with all the reviews and hype going around.


Disappointed that Hugh Jackman didn't get a nomination and Eddit Redmayne for supporting. I thought they did an incredible job in Les Misérables (can you guess which is my favorite movie )
Also Leo for Django. I thought he was the highlight from that film, more so than Waltz.


Also I hope Wreck-It Ralph wins. That was the best animation this year by far.

I think people need to read the lists a little bit SLOWER. Hugh Jackman got nominated.

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by animefan77

Disappointed that Hugh Jackman didn't get a nomination and Eddit Redmayne for supporting. I thought they did an incredible job in Les Misérables (can you guess which is my favorite movie )
Also Leo for Django. I thought he was the highlight from that film, more so than Waltz.

Jackman did get a Best Actor nomination. ANd I for one am happy Eddie Redmayne didnt get a nom. He gave the worst performance in 2012 that wasnt from a child actor IMO

[animefan77]

Originally Posted by Berek

I think people need to read the lists a little bit SLOWER. Hugh Jackman got nominated.

My bad I realized I was looking at supporting list to find the name from Le Mis (It was right above best actress )

[TheForce8686]

Not that it truly matters to the Academy but this is easily going to be one of the least watched broadcasts of the year. I will be watching the opening monologue (if I remember its on) and probably not turning back on after that. There is no reason for the average viewer or movie fan to turn in for. Most of the categories are filled with movies 90% of the population hasn't seen or heard of. Again I know that isn't the point, but some time after they will complain about the ratings being so bad and try come up with a stunt to improve it next year.

[Ernest Rister]

I don't think so, especially with regards to Titanic year. His performance was fine but it wasn't outstanding, not to the point of deserving an Oscar nomination.

I have a different take -- after reading the Titanic screenplay and wincing over the dialog, when I saw the film, I came out thinking both Kate and Leo deserved all the acting awards in the world for trying to make that dialog work, and largely pulling it off. Both of them deserve more credit than one might imagine at first blush. That script was...unfortunate.

[remake]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

Not that it truly matters to the Academy but this is easily going to be one of the least watched broadcasts of the year. I will be watching the opening monologue (if I remember its on) and probably not turning back on after that. There is no reason for the average viewer or movie fan to turn in for. Most of the categories are filled with movies 90% of the population hasn't seen or heard of. Again I know that isn't the point, but some time after they will complain about the ratings being so bad and try come up with a stunt to improve it next year.

I actually think this is one of the most mainstream years in awhile when it come to nominated movies.

[celticmoon]

For Best Animated Feature, I was pretty sure Frankenweenie, ParaNorman, and Wreck-It Ralph would all get nominations, so no surprise there.

I wasn't sure that both Brave and Pirates! would get nominations though. Maybe it shouldn't be that surprising though, considering that both films were reviewed quite decently. However, both Pixar and Aardman are held to a pretty high standard, and I think the general consensus is that both of these films missed the mark.

I was hoping one or two of the foreign animated films distributed by GKIDS would make it into the list, if only to increase their chances of getting a Blu-ray release in the U.S. (like The Secret of Kells, A Cat in Paris, and Chico & Rita in the past couple of years.)

[animefan77]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Jackman did get a Best Actor nomination. ANd I for one am happy Eddie Redmayne didnt get a nom. He gave the worst performance in 2012 that wasnt from a child actor IMO

I personally was really feeling it when he was singing "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" song. I thought he did great

[Cabby]

I'm shocked that Ben Affleck got snubbed AGAIN! What does this guy have to do to get some respect? Gone, Baby, Gone, The Town, and Argo are three of the most well directed, well crafted films of the last ten years.

I'm a bit shocked at Bigelow getting snubbed too but hey, female directors don't get their due in Hollywood. It's not that surprising when you think about it. They probably feel like she's gotten her Oscar and they don't need to recognize her anymore.

Finally, the one that nobody is mentioning but I'm sad about is Rian Johnson's script for Looper.

[kryptonite1970]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

All the acting nods for Silver Linings Playbook are a big, big tip off. Actors are the largest voting block in the Academy by far. Spileberg may win director (and I'm not confident he will), but I think with all the acting love for Silver Linings Playbook, SLP has to be the front runner for Best Picture, maybe Best Director, too. Harvey Weinstein - you're an Oscar beast (and I mean that in a good way).

After the nominations were announced, I would think SLP is the frontrunner to win the major awards...Best Picture, Director, Actress, maybe Actor and Adapted Screenplay. My pick for Original Screenplay is Moonrise Kingdom. Original Score may go to Adele's SkyFall.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

No Bigelow, no Affleck, no Hooper for Director. Start dusting the mantle, Mr. Spielberg.

I hope not, Lincoln is my least favorite of the nominated Best Pictures that i've seen.

Supporting Actor seems to be the most controversial category this year. I for one would have liked to have seen John Goodman nominated for Flight. I liked Django a lot, but I'm still surprised that Waltz was nominated. Perhaps Leo or Samuel L. should have spoken in a few other languages to bolster their chances.

[Modern Liberal]

Kathryn Bigelow was snubbed big time. Lincoln is the sure winner now. Spielberg will get his third Oscar. Argo and Zero Dark Thirty were Lincoln's main competition but they have little chance now because Affleck and Bigelow were snubbed. I'm not saying the others weren't deserving, but based on critical precursors like the DGA, BAFTA's, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and various critics' prize awards, these were the two biggest shocks of the day.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Cabby

I'm shocked that Ben Affleck got snubbed AGAIN! What does this guy have to do to get some respect?

Hopefully, quit starring in movies that he directs.

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by victim

I actually think this is one of the most mainstream years in awhile when it come to nominated movies.

5 of the 9 were barely released anywhere or came and went without any kind of splash. Django and Les Mis were both real good and have been succesfull but are borderline "mainstream" and Argo and Lincoln are eeking past the 100 million dollar mark again in a non exciting mainstream way. There is very little excitement, intrigue, or real reason to watch if you aren't a huge fan of anyone of those specific films and judging by their box office grosses there aren't too many "huge" fans of any. Again, I know the academy doesn't do it for the public but they almost always seemed concerned afterwords when they are crushed in the tv ratings.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by celticmoon

For Best Animated Feature, I was pretty sure Frankenweenie, ParaNorman, and Wreck-It Ralph would all get nominations, so no surprise there.

I wasn't sure that both Brave and Pirates! would get nominations though. Maybe it shouldn't be that surprising though, considering that both films were reviewed quite decently. However, both Pixar and Aardman are held to a pretty high standard, and I think the general consensus is that both of these films missed the mark.

I was hoping one or two of the foreign animated films distributed by GKIDS would make it into the list, if only to increase their chances of getting a Blu-ray release in the U.S. (like The Secret of Kells, A Cat in Paris, and Chico & Rita in the past couple of years.)

The big story in that category is the complete absence of DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks decided to put all their Oscar campaign muscle behind Rise of the Guardians, a strategy that didn't pay off. Disney may actually lose this by splitting the vote three ways. If I could vote, I'd go for Wreck It Ralph. Brave is beautiful, but has issues with it's script -- the zany witch just didn't work for me, at all. Conversely, Wreck-It has a screenplay equal to the best of Pixar's past efforts. The story structure is tight as a drum. Neither were nominated for screenplay, but I'd vote for Ralph based on the strength of the script.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by kryptonite1970

After the nominations were announced, I would think SLP is the frontrunner to win the major awards...Best Picture, Director, Actress, maybe Actor and Adapted Screenplay. My pick for Original Screenplay is Moonrise Kingdom. Original Score may go to Adele's SkyFall.

Song would go to Adele...not score. But SLP is the elephant in the room.

[Stationary Explorer]

Originally Posted by Cabby
I'm shocked that Ben Affleck got snubbed AGAIN! What does this guy have to do to get some respect?

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Hopefully, quit starring in movies that he directs.

This.

[chesneyvp]

No nominations for TDKR or Perks of being a wallflower?? They must be joking....