The stuntmen union has been trying for well over a decade to get it included, but the Academy keeps shutting it down.
Alfonso Cuaron, J.J Abrams and Chris Pine will announce OSCAR nominations on 1/15
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The stuntmen union has been trying for well over a decade to get it included, but the Academy keeps shutting it down.
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Interstellar didn't get best cinematography nomination? Wat. Even the people who didn't really like the movie mention the photography as one of the best things.
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So The Lego Movie, the movie that got the highest aggregated score for an animated movie among critics in 2014, wasn't even nominated for best animated picture?
Ah well, when it comes to animated movies, the Oscars are a joke and some random person on GAF is literally more trustworthy with their opinions. The people at the Oscars barely even watch the animated movies they nominate, let alone take them seriously. What a shame.
Ah well, when it comes to animated movies, the Oscars are a joke and some random person on GAF is literally more trustworthy with their opinions. The people at the Oscars barely even watch the animated movies they nominate, let alone take them seriously. What a shame.
It was a really strong year for cinematography, even in other blockbuster films.
Uh, yeah. There's a reason people were raving about it. It's a damn great movie. It's got amazing and quick joke delivery, beautiful effects, and a very touching conclusion. It was considered a shoe-in for best animated picture because it was such a great movie.
Can Crusher
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What the fuck is this bullshit? No Jake but... Bradley Cooper for American Sniper?!
American Sniper for best movie?!?!
Shit Oscar nominations. Don't care who wins anymore.
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Oh come on, besides American Sniper that Best Picture list is solid.
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Yeah, I got to watch the other films in the nominations, but I guess I wanted something more for the film.
Foreign language cat is pretty varied. Would have liked to see Force Majeure, sure. And I could see complaints about the lack of Mommy, or Winter Sleep. But Timbuktu and Tangerines were unexpected. With Cotillard in acting for Two Days One Night I think this spread is nicer.
nobody worry about Gyllenhaal-- he's in a Valle (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild) film this year. (along with Southpaw, for which he beefed up.) lock for the 88th.
nobody worry about Gyllenhaal-- he's in a Valle (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild) film this year. (along with Southpaw, for which he beefed up.) lock for the 88th.
I'm still hoping for it to happen one day soon,b ut knowing the not-exactly-progressive mindset of the Academy I expect I'll be getting up there by the time it happens.
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Because it's a middling movie.
Can Crusher
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The movie has very little going for it. Does nothing above average.
Theory of Everything was like some boring T.V movie man, who gives a shit.
Mediocre movie with mediocre acting.
Every year it's the same thing "What!? I don't like these noms! Well I didn't care about the Oscars anyway!".
I mean clearly you do care about the Oscars, or you wouldn't be annoyed by the noms. You wouldn't even be in the thread. People are way too adverse to admit they are invested in the winners.
I mean clearly you do care about the Oscars, or you wouldn't be annoyed by the noms. You wouldn't even be in the thread. People are way too adverse to admit they are invested in the winners.
forgeforsaken
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We are the Best! should have got a best Foreign Language Film nomination.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Good stuff! Would've hoped for more recognition for Guardians and Lego Movie but knowing the Academy I wasn't expecting that, so I'm fine.
American Sniper is Clint Eastwood, guy gets lots of love from the Oscars, not too surprised to see nominations there.
is what? Theory of Everything has an ending that
look like a Christmas channel commercial
Chezzymann
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It's a little bit different with animated movies as its been shown time and time again that the academy doesn't take them seriously or treat them with respect.
Very much so, yes. Birdman editing, too.
As soon as the reviews came out, that was pretty much it for its major awards chances.
Honestly, I was more impressed with the editing than I was with the cinematography. Not that Lubezki didn't do a good job, but the effect of the "seamlessness" was really impressive.
WyndhamPrice
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Selma is nominated...
Birdman's editing is extremely subtle and reliant on CG to mask shot transitions so I understand why that one flew under the radar.
Prophet Steve
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Too bad that only half of the movies in Best Picture can already be seen here in The Netherlands. Three of them still have to release and one has released just now.
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Sirpopopop
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Selma was nominated for Best Picture...
DeathoftheEndless
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Don't worry, Michael. There's always next year.
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Just now seeing the nominations.
I dunno about you guys, but I'm getting the sense the academy is looking to give Wes Anderson a lot of fuckin statues this year.
Also lookin like Michael Keaton is getting his Oscar.
I dunno about you guys, but I'm getting the sense the academy is looking to give Wes Anderson a lot of fuckin statues this year.
Also lookin like Michael Keaton is getting his Oscar.
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It's interesting that Bennett Miller is the first director to be nominated without his film being nominated for Best Picture since they expanded the BP field to 10.
Hey can anyone vouch for Theory of Everything here? I've been seriously doubting it but it's getting a hell of a lot of recognition, I'm kind of rooting for someone else in the actor race, hoping for Carrell Keaton or Cumberbatch all good with me. Is it a good movie though? I want to catch up on some of the nominees, wondering if it's worth it.
No one who votes for this has actually seen it. It will go for the one who did the best in the box-office.
I agree with you, by the way
It is a okay, feel good (despite of Hawkins deteriorating condition) film. It is not offensive by any means but I wouldn't put it in a Best of 2014 list. Main performances are good, but not ground breaking, in my humble opinion.
In the end, Hawkins legacy carries the movie out. The film itself would be pretty forgettable if it wasn't for real life Hawkins and the fact that he achieved so much despite everything. It is worth seeing but don't believe the hype. You've seen plenty of similar films before.
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It's quite good.
Having only seen two of those films, I feel confident in saying that all five don't even hold a candle. I've never been more terrified of a human being.
They shrunk it to 8.
As a movie, it's definitely not a masterpiece. Redmayne's acting is off the charts tho, so it's worth watching it for that alone (and Felicity Jones is fantastic, other than absolutely beautiful)
MightGoThere
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Fuck the Gyllenhaal snub.
Great that Gilroy got a nom for the script though. It's amazing.
Great that Gilroy got a nom for the script though. It's amazing.
They didn't do a hard shrink. The revision they made was that up to 10 pictures could be nominated, but with the preferential ballots, it makes it much more difficult for that to happen.
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