Starting a 2015 Oscar Thread

[sportage]

Well Birdman is gone from the theaters for the most part, and The Wedding Ringer is still playing. That goes to show you how detached the Oscar's are from reality. Not that Wedding Ringer was anything to see.

As for Keaton, I think he's above the fluff of the Oscar's.
He is talented and I'm sure he will have lots of work and future projects.
Keaton appeared to be the most normal guy in the room.
I still love his role in Pacific Heights.
And he still looks good.
But WTF has happened to Melanie Griffith?
She looks like my great granny.

Julianne Moore was a treat and deserved the award.
She just one of those actors that never disappoints.

 

[motsm]

Ever since the Facebook movie won best picture over some other really stellar films I've been of the opinion that the Oscars are a sham and winners are likely based on connections and favours, rather than genuine merit.

The Social Network didn't win best picture; beside that, it's a well made David Fincher movie, so it has plenty of merit.

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2011?ref_=ttawd_ev_1

 

[lykaon78]

Did anyone notice the sound just absolutely sucked during all of the musical performances, save maybe the opening number?

 

[Grooveriding]

The Social Network didn't win best picture; beside that, it's a well made David Fincher movie, so it has plenty of merit.

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2011?ref_=ttawd_ev_1

You're right. I was referring to the writing win, not best picture and misspoke. As well as the way it swept nominations in near every category. It was a ho-hum movie and in my opinion shouldn't of been a contender for anywhere near as much as it was.

The panel making the decisions for the Oscars has seemed inept for years now with a ton of head-scratching decisions.

 

[Black Octagon]

Congrats to the Birdman team. Great movie in my opinion. Certainly the best in 2014 (not that it was a great year for films)

 

[mikeymikec]

Well Birdman is gone from the theaters for the most part, and The Wedding Ringer is still playing. That goes to show you how detached the Oscar's are from reality. Not that Wedding Ringer was anything to see.

Run that by me again?

 

[John Connor]

How much did the Transformers movies earn?

1: $700m
2: $836m
3: $1123m
4: $1091m

Wow. If American Sniper made $300m and deserved one Oscar, then these deserved at least 12!

Yet 'The Silence of the Lambs' didn't even earn $300m and yet picked up 5 Oscars! This is so unfair!

First, you live in the UK so I don't expect you to understand.

Second, I'm not saying the movie deserves a flipping Oscar due to the amount of money it brought in. I did not say that. You are taking things out of context. It should earn best Oscar as a patriotic film and for all the veterans that went through what Chris Kyle went through.

But Birdshit got the Oscar? I mean Selma beats that movie!

 

[zinfamous]

First, you live in the UK so I don't expect you to understand.

Second, I'm not saying the movie deserves a flipping Oscar due to the amount of money it brought in. I did not say that. You are taking things out of context. It should earn best Oscar as a patriotic film and for all the veterans that went through what Chris Kyle went through.

But Birdshit got the Oscar? I mean Selma beats that movie!

see, that's why people laugh at you. Such a stupid thing to think here.

Did you see Birdman and Selma?

 

[JM Aggie08]

First, you live in the UK so I don't expect you to understand.

Second, I'm not saying the movie deserves a flipping Oscar due to the amount of money it brought in. I did not say that. You are taking things out of context. It should earn best Oscar as a patriotic film and for all the veterans that went through what Chris Kyle went through.

But Birdshit got the Oscar? I mean Selma beats that movie!

Why would they add such a narrow category?

 

[dainthomas]

see, that's why people laugh at you. Such a stupid thing to think here.

Did you see Birdman and Selma?

Imitation Game was better. The fact that it got only one was a joke.

The American public enjoyed Sniper a lot more for the homage it paid to the suffering of combat veterans. There were numerous awards it could have won (acting for Cooper etc). But it's not the kind of movie film snobs enjoy, which torpedoed any chances. In fact, I get the feeling it's nominations were only a reluctant nod to it given its unexpected success.

 

[OutHouse]

For the amount of porn she has done in her movies, I am shocked that Julianne Moore won anything.

 

[zinfamous]

Imitation Game was better. The fact that it got only one was a joke.

The American public enjoyed Sniper a lot more for the homage it paid to the suffering of combat veterans. There were numerous awards it could have won (acting for Cooper etc). But it's not the kind of movie film snobs enjoy, which torpedoed any chances. In fact, I get the feeling it's nominations were only a reluctant nod to it given its unexpected success.

Not necessarily. The Hurt locker won, for example, and it was better positioned to focus on suffering combat veterans--that's all it was about. American Sniper didn't do anything of merit that wasn't already explored by The Hurt Locker. That, and Kyle's reputation being obliterated by his own lies seems to have tarnished the film's reception (I feel bad for the guy--I assume a lot of the lying was part of his psychosis, but the things he lies about...doesn't come off as a very noble individual, regardless of the last year of his life, turning things around as he seemed to be doing). Frankly, Sniper was way too soft on an individual that could have used a more honest treatment. It's probably too soon, sure, but I feel that you could have treated the guy with respect by exploring his dissociation with reality.

Birdman won--and most people assumed it would win--because Hollywood likes to talk about themselves. Constantly.

 

[zinfamous]

For the amount of porn she has done in her movies, I am shocked that Julianne Moore won anything.

huh?

She has never done porn. Nudity = porn? Boogie Nights = porn?

lol

 

[Printer Bandit]

huh?

She has never done porn. Nudity = porn? Boogie Nights = porn?

lol

She had nude lesbian sex where she kisses and gets fingered by Amanda Seyfried in Chloe

 

[Puppies04]

Oscar Pistorius.

Did you hear he was going to remodel his bathroom....

But his girlfriend was dead against it.

 

[ControlD]

She had nude lesbian sex where she kisses and gets fingered by Amanda Seyfried in Chloe

Something just went on my watch list.

 

[mikeymikec]

First, you live in the UK so I don't expect you to understand.

Second, I'm not saying the movie deserves a flipping Oscar due to the amount of money it brought in. I did not say that. You are taking things out of context. It should earn best Oscar as a patriotic film and for all the veterans that went through what Chris Kyle went through.

You did say that, right here:

As far as I'm concerned America voted American Sniper best picture with their wallet.

LMAO! If I say so? It made 300 million!

No mention of patriotism whatsoever, and no possible other context to view your comments. However did you think that someone could read into what you wrote and think that you had anything to say about how patriotic the movie is?

If you think there should be a "most patriotic film" Oscar, then by all means lobby them for it. Until then, just because a film makes your patriotic heart go all aflutter, it doesn't mean it deserves an Oscar. Just like when I was in single figures, I would have recommended Mark Hamill for an Oscar because Luke Skywalker was FREAKING AWESOME.

 

[Jeffg010]

Julianne Moore - short cuts mmmmmm

 

[Imp]

Something just went on my watch list.

You must also see The Kids are Alright then...

 

[KeithTalent]

American Sniper was terrible; glad it barely won anything. Same with Boyhood. Very happy to see Birdman and Budapest Hotel win so many awards.

I got 18/24 on my ballot. Feel ok with that. :hmm:

KT

 

[OutHouse]

huh?

She has never done porn. Nudity = porn? Boogie Nights = porn?

lol

i didnt mean hardcore porn. but she has done many very intense sexual roles, that for 99.99% of actresses are career killers.

i take it you have never seen Savage Grace?

 

[purbeast0]

i didn't even know if the oscars were for movies or music until i clicked on this thread. having awards for things such as movies and music which are 100% personal opinion is pretty dumb imo. there are definitely technicalities you can judge some movies on as well, but as a whole "best picture" and what not, those are 100% personal opinions. having awards based on personal opinions is kinda dumb imo.

 

[zinfamous]

i didnt mean hardcore porn. but she has done many very intense sexual roles, that for 99.99% of actresses are career killers.

i take it you have never seen Savage Grace?

I've seen most of her stuff, but I don't think I have seen that.

If it is more porn-like than Boogie Nights, which is the porn industry, but is certainly not porn, then I would be surprised.

 

[zinfamous]

i didn't even know if the oscars were for movies or music until i clicked on this thread. having awards for things such as movies and music which are 100% personal opinion is pretty dumb imo. there are definitely technicalities you can judge some movies on as well, but as a whole "best picture" and what not, those are 100% personal opinions. having awards based on personal opinions is kinda dumb imo.

They aren't really personal opinions, but are, initially, generally based on rather quantifiable metrics that first gauge technical quality. Different stories certainly trigger individual's different taste, but it is a collective taste that is represented by the Academy, and this is why there is voting.

It couldn't be more different from the Grammy's, which is essentially the handful of recording studios patting themselves on the back. The Academy, while it certainly represents the interests of the film studios, isn't the studios. Oscar voting is done by Academy members, which includes not only executives, but also peers (directors, actors, writers), veterans and critics. The Grammys do not operate this way.

The Academy, overall, certainly has its tastes (which can make the choices somewhat predictable: Birdman was pretty much a shoe-in, for example, because it was about the film industry), but you can't always assume that one film will win simply because it sold the most tickets--though Best Picture does tend to favor high box office sales more often than it does not.

 

[MongGrel]

Patricia Arquette won Best Supporting Actress and she was barely surprised considering that she cleaned up in all the other awards.

Ah yeah, forgot that one.