Starting a 2015 Oscar Thread

[MongGrel]

I'm going to watch it the main room, thought I'd start one up.

If Boyhood gets best pic I'll be upset

 

[Mixolydian]

I didn't see any movies in 2014. So I'm not watching.

 

[MongGrel]

"Live, with all the World watching"

Apparently not, but is still early.

Even then .....

 

[MongGrel]

It is just not really worth it atm I guess.

 

[mmntech]

The only nominated film I've seen is The Grand Budapest Hotel. I liked it, but it's too off the wall to win Best Picture. Wes Anderson's films are not for everyone. He's got this dry/dark humour that Americans really don't understand. Plus comedies rarely win.

American Sniper won't win. Left wing Hollywood has been whining too much about it.

I think Selma has a strong chance purely due to the politics surrounding it. A lot of African-American actors and directors are butt hurt over it not getting nominated in other categories. Hollywood loves oppressed minority films. There's probably a lot of behind-the-scenes pressure to give it the win.

Boyhood is my other top choice due to the critics buzz and Golden Globe wins. It's a very polarizing film though. Half in the Bag criticized it for being sappy and unrealistic.

 

[MongGrel]

I'm pulling for Grand Budapest myself, but yeah, that's highly unlikely.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Its fucking night, not Oscar night.

 

[BoomerD]

Whoa...you mean someone actually cares about the Oscars?

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Whoa...you mean someone actually cares about the Oscars?

Everyone actually in the business does since its all about money and ego's.

 

[mmntech]

Everyone actually in the business does since its all about money and ego's.

Award season. When millionaires celebrities get to sit in big fancy ballrooms and circle jerk.

I liked to see who won, but I don't watch the award shows anymore. It's a lot of tripe, and about as fun as watching paint dry.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I think Selma has a strong chance purely due to the politics surrounding it. A lot of African-American actors and directors are butt hurt over it not getting nominated in other categories. Hollywood loves oppressed minority films. There's probably a lot of behind-the-scenes pressure to give it the win.

The oppressed minority film won last year, won't be two in a row. Birdman this year.

 

[MongGrel]

Wow, I seriously have never even watched in years.

Hope it gets better.

Guess I was wishing too hard.

I had to ask the wife who the tall annoying black woman was earlier.

I started the thread and might not make it myself, sorry about that.

 

[zinfamous]

Wow, I seriously have never even watched in years.

Hope it gets better.

Guess I was wishing too hard.

I had to ask the wife who the tall annoying black woman was earlier.

I started the thread and might not make it myself, sorry about that.

It hasn't started yet. You're still watching the pre-show.

 

[mmntech]

The oppressed minority film won last year, won't be two in a row. Birdman this year.

That did cross my mind. I haven't seen Birdman but I've heard a lot of positive things about it.

 

[MongGrel]

Best and Whiteist ? Was a pretty interesting start

 

[Imp]

Anna Kendrick already done? Too soon.

 

[Fingolfin269]

The Oscars. Where people still bitch about a movie like Shakespeare in Love beating Saving Private Ryan like it really means something to them.

Not sure I've seen enough good movies to really care this year to be honest. I like to use the Oscars as a guide to know which movies I may want to watch later that I haven't seen or even heard of yet. With that said I still haven't seen 12 Years a Slave even though it's been sitting here for months.

Funny how I always wondered when I was younger how old people didn't ever have the time to watch movies like I did. Now I'm old.

 

[MongGrel]

It hasn't started yet. You're still watching the pre-show.

Yeah I know.

Least Simmons got his Oscar for Whiplash off the bat, so I'm a bit happy.

 

[Imp]

...30 minutes in and we have two awards presented. I honestly love marathon, 4 hour Oscar shows. Damn them for trying to keep it to schedule.

 

[MongGrel]

I never was a big Lego movie fan I guess either so snoozing.

 

[olds]

Oscar Madison, FTW!

 

[olds]

Award season. When millionaires celebrities get to sit in big fancy ballrooms and circle jerk.

I liked to see who won, but I don't watch the award shows anymore. It's a lot of tripe, and about as fun as watching paint dry.

That's a serious injustice. To paint everywhere.

 

[Puppies04]

Oscar Pistorius.

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

 

[RaistlinZ]

Grand Budapest Hotel is killin' it tonight.

 

[Imp]

I forgot how well Lady Gaga can sing...