Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Academy Award Nominees



32 comments:

  1. I really hope Get Out wins everything.

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    1. Oh my gosh! It was so good! It’s the only Oscar movie I’ve seen but it was great. Loved how it all played out and his friend, Rodney was hilarious.

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  2. And once again the Oscars are pretty boring for someone who is into sci fi, fantasy, and horror. Genre films are almost exclusively relegated to the technical awards. Get Out being the only exception. I hope Get Out crushes it.

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  3. I was glad to see Mudbound get some recognition. Amazing movie and beautifully shot. And who knew Mary j. Blige could act!

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  4. Kind of a snoozefest, although I'm pulling for Timothee Chalamet and Saorise Ronin who actually turn in refreshing, genuine performances instead of the same-old same-old. Happy to see Get Out nominated and Nanjani/Gordon get a writing nod. I'm looking forward to seeing Phantom Thread & hearing Jonny Greenwood's score.

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  5. Plummer's nomination is one giant FU to Kevin Spacey.

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  6. I really hope James Franco wins everything! OOps!

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  7. I loved photography in "Blade Runner 2049", "Dunkirk" and "Shape of Water". Hard competition this year, however I hope "Shape of Water" will get all 13 Oscars.
    Best effects, gotta choose between "Blade Runner" or "Star Wars", that's a tough one too.
    Cool to see "Logan" nominated, it was great movie.
    It would be awesome if Sam Rockwell won too.

    And thank God no Oscar Franco.

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  8. The pedophiles did not do well. Except for a couple.

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  9. Underwhelming year of movies. Only one I would like to see is Dunkirk.

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    1. Anonymous9:45 AM

      It's Amazing. Seen it.

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  10. Wonder how Denzel got a nom. That movie vanished without a trace, and the word is that his performance in it wasn't great.

    Surprised to see that Meryl was able to pull off a nom this year.

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  11. Meryl is nominated! SO PLEASED FOR HER! She deserves to win to make up for being called out on her hypocrisy by that cheap, nasty horror movie/witch TV show girl. What was she thinking, attacking the spotless Queen of Hollywood like that?!!!!

    I predict that, since there isn't a rape movie in the list, The Stepford Black People will sweep the board! And next year's Best Picture will be my upcoming remake of Gator Bait starring Donald Trump as the Gator.

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  12. I truly don't care. My watching has tapered off the last few years, and I will not be watching this year. I haven't watched any awards this year and don't intend to.
    Skipping the Oscars in particular is a big deal for me. I've watched at least part of it every year since I was a kid. (I vividly remember F. Murray Abraham winning for Amadeus when I was 7.)

    That said, I am disappointed for Cynthia Nixon, who was said to be brilliant as Emily Dickinson. This was her chance for the EGOT. But she's not Hollywood, she doesn't fuck for roles or publicity and is therefore the underdog. Sorry, Cynthia.

    One more reason Hollywood sucks and I'm over the Oscars.

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  13. Anonymous8:26 AM

    Meryl..*yawn*. I still think boycotting would be the best statement for them, but they don't want to give up their glitz for an evening.

    I really don't care, however I am sure enough will lap it up for it to still be successful.

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  14. I really hope Gary gets it. Just LOVE him.

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  16. @ jessorella MTE!!! As soon as I saw it. Wish there could be more. There are a LOT of Spacey's out there.

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  17. I don't give a shit. More patting themselves on their filthy backs for being rapists, pedos, whores, apologists and enablers. Burn that shit down.

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    1. And yet, you still post about it.

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  18. Meryl Streep
    Is hardly spotless
    About all others
    She is thoughtless
    A gifted actress
    She lives a lie
    She's gladly watched
    The innocent die

    An Iron Sorceress
    Just like Thatcher
    A friend to pedos
    Killed would-be catchers
    The finest actress
    Of all time?
    Her greatest role
    Protect the swine

    Pretending to be
    Someone else
    Puts her soul
    Upon the shelf
    Blood on her hands
    She takes a sip
    Her youngest fans
    Serve the Adrenochrome trip

    Though Clowns In Action
    Love her well
    When all is done
    She'll serve in hell
    So take this "Post"
    T'will be her last
    For justice, friends,
    Rings 'round, at last.....

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    1. This is really good. A bit harsh but good.

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  19. There are several actresses who could have been put in Meryl's automatic slot this year. At this point,she should only be nominated when there really are no other choices.

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  20. About Get Out, which people here are celebrating... I expect to take a beating for this, but here it goes. I'm not American, I'm from a country which never had colonies, never traded in or owned slaves, and has a pretty much homogenously Caucasian population, except some tiny groups of recent immigrants. I'm only writing this to explain that I don't share the American trauma related to race relations, so I watched this movie like any other, without preconceived niotions about how emotional the topic is for a certain audience or how well loved the writer/director is. That said, I REALLY wanted to love Get Out after all the praise it had received, but I didn't. Looking from the outside, the movie is really nothing special. It's predicatble and forgettable to a viewer who is not emotionally invested from the start. It's an OK movie, the acting and directing are OK, the script is decent, but that's about it. This is not an Oscar-worthy production. I know these are American awards and factors othan just the quality of a movie are at play here, but I really hope it doesn't win in all the categories where it's been nominated.

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  21. *other than just quality

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  22. I'm sorry that both Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg didn't get nominated

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  23. Willem Dafoe is so, so overdue for an Oscar. I haven't seen "Florida Project", I thought he should have gotten it for "Shadow of The Vampyr", but he should have TWO Oscars at this point.

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  24. How I wish Timothee Chalamet could upset Gary Oldman- his performance was absolutely perfect in every way and I really hate the pre-ordainedness that accompanies the nominations every year.

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  25. The only reason I like to see the nominations is because I add them to my list of movies to watch knowing that as long as I like the subject and actors, they’ll be good.

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  26. Predictions. (Seen very few of these so....)

    Best Picture - Three Billboards
    Actor - Gary Oldman
    Actress - Frances McDormand
    Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell
    Supporting Actress - Allison Janney
    Director - Greta Gerwig
    Original Screenplay - Martin McDonagh - Three Billboards
    Adapted Screenplay - James Ivory - Call Me By Your Name
    Animated Feature - Coco
    Cinematography - Dan Laustsen (The Shape Of Water)
    Song - Sufjan Stevens (Call Me By Your Name)

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  27. I’m a bit bummed for ‘Dunkirk’ - loved the film and think it deserves awards, but I’m betting it will get shut out completely. Never mind the fact that it is a true story out of WWII, a white male director and a film with no POC or women?! Doesn’t fit the current righteous Hollywood self-congratulatory narrative. Won’t win a thing, and that’s a shame.

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