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[The Elite]

Star Wars had better not win for "visual effects". That would be complete BS. People wanted less CG and less scale and they got it and have to deal with it.

I don't even understand this statement.

Visual effects doesn't just mean CG.

 

[Mindwipe]

I'm legit shook that Carol didn't get a best picture nomination.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Star Wars had better not win for "visual effects". That would be complete BS. People wanted less CG and less scale and they got it and have to deal with it. Not sure about the editing node either. Sound design though that makes sense. It was pretty good.

Less CG doesnt mean it doesnt have good effects. There is this thing called practical effect, what the Original trilogy is mostly made of.

 

[Arnie7]

Not bad for the academy this year. Some good picks.

 

[Xater]

Brooklyn looks like the most Academy bait movie ever. No wonder that got a nomination. *snooze*

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Wow Star Wars didnt get production design?

Nope. Pretty surprising.

 

[micster]

Star Wars had better not win for "visual effects". That would be complete BS. People wanted less CG and less scale and they got it and have to deal with it. Not sure about the editing node either. Sound design though that makes sense. It was pretty good.

You realise visual effects doesn't just mean CG, right?

 

[pixelish]

Disappointing.

Did The Assassin get a nom?

nope, didn't even make it to the final 9 shortlist lol

 

[Meowster]

Academy Award nominee Lady Gaga!

 

[Ahiru77]

Nope, it's for winning, not being nominated. Even if he wins, he's still one off from the EGOT.

Glad to see Mad Max and Ex Machina get some love, and I still need to watch When Marnie Was There.

I mean he's legit in all acting classes now WITH RECEIPTS to show.

Nobody can say "Oh he's just good for television"......nope he's now factually the highest class of actor worthy of movie theater admission price.

 

[lazybones18]

Morricone better fucking win

 

[NekoFever]

Star Wars had better not win for "visual effects". That would be complete BS. People wanted less CG and less scale and they got it and have to deal with it. Not sure about the editing node either. Sound design though that makes sense. It was pretty good.

Nobody won a visual effects Oscar before CG lol

 

[andythinkpad]

Finally, no more screenplay nom for Tarantino.

 

[Blader]

Not very many surprises, except Carol getting squeezed out of both BP and Director, and the Room guy getting into Best Director over Ridley.

Star Wars had better not win for "visual effects". That would be complete BS. People wanted less CG and less scale and they got it and have to deal with it. Not sure about the editing node either. Sound design though that makes sense. It was pretty good.

What an ironic username.

("Less scale"?)

 

[Spikematic]

Star Wars had better not win for "visual effects". That would be complete BS. People wanted less CG and less scale and they got it and have to deal with it. Not sure about the editing node either. Sound design though that makes sense. It was pretty good.

You're not very well informed are you?

 

[DrBo42]

There's no way Stallone loses. He did a great job in Creed. Far better than the other actors contribution to their films.

 

[Androidsleeps]

Surprised Carol didn't get Best Picture nom!
Also surprising, no Ridley Scott for director; which is good cause 1. That movie is forgettable/mediocre. 2. This probably means George Miller will take it.

 

[andythinkpad]

Brooklyn looks like the most Academy bait movie ever. No wonder that got a nomination. *snooze*

Judging by the trailers it can't be more Oscar baiting than The Danish Girl.

 

[Randam]

Tarantino isn't that popular in hollywood, is he?

 

[LiK]

Mad Max needs to win Best Pic!

 

[tomtom94]

What was the point of expanding the number of Best Picture nominations if they're not even going to nominate ten films each year?

 

[wapplew]

Revenant will win both best visual effect and cinematography.

 

[The perfect Dark]

The Revenant – 12
Mad Max: Fury Road – 10
The Martian – 7
Carol – 6
Spotlight – 6
Bridge of Spies – 6
The Big Short – 5
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 5
Room – 4
The Danish Girl – 4
Brooklyn – 3
The Hateful Eight – 3
Sicario – 3

Stolen from some other forum.

Mad Max 10 nominations? What kind of joke is this?

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Surprised Hateful Eight got so few nominations.

Tom Hardy got nominated for The Revenant? I'm not a fan of his.

 

[Emarv]

There's no way Stallone loses. He did a great job in Creed. Far better than the other actors contribution to their films.

He'll win. But let's not pretend he's even close to the acting talent of literally everyone else in his category.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Mad Max 10 nominations? What kind of joke is this?

Wont get the important ones anyway and will most likely get a couple of technical ones.

 

[pixelish]

dream oscar winner list
picture - mad max
director - george miller
actor - fassbander
actress - brie larson
supporting actor - mark rylance
supporting actress - jjl
animated - inside out
documentary - look of silence
original screenplay - inside out
adapted screenplay - room
cinematography - roger deakins, sicario (he needs to win one sooner or later!!!)
soundtrack - sicario
rest of the technical categories - mad max sweep

 

[Doctor Decimate]

I thought Beasts of No Nation was fine and there may be some truth to the Netflix snub, but the categories where it would've been recognized were all rather crowded. Personally, I only think it deserved something for Abraham Attah and maybe cinematography.

 

[Aiii]

Mad Max 10 nominations? What kind of joke is this?

The one where George Miller made an awesome movie that deserves a lot of awards.

I'll admit, it's not so much funny as it is right and just.

 

[Weckum]

Mad Max 10 nominations? What kind of joke is this?

I know, it should've been nominated for all of them.

 

[Future PhaZe]

the revenant vs mad max for cinematography...

fukkk

 

[Blader]

cinematography - roger deakins, sicario (he needs to win one sooner or later!!!)

On the one hand, Deakins deserves an Oscar. On the other, it's not like his last few losses were undeserved. Lubezki's work on Gravity and Birdman was far more impressive than Prisoners (much as I loved it) and Unbroken, and the same is true this year too.

 

[Fancy Clown]

all of them deservingly so for sicario.

I thought John Seale did a better job with Mad Max's cinematography this year, but I'd be more than happy with the Deak getting one to retroactively make up for all the snubs when he actually should have won.

 

[strafer]

Only one nomination for Straight Outta Compton?

LOL

 

[DrBo42]

He'll win. But let's not pretend he's even close to the acting talent of literally everyone else in his category.

Naw, just saying in terms of their own respective films. For me he brought more to the table than the others.

 

[Androidsleeps]

Mad Max 10 nominations? What kind of joke is this?

More like The Martian is nominated for 7 awards (including best picture and best actor!!!) WTF is this bullshit?

 

[JSevere]

Mad Max better eat

Haven't seen anything off the animated feature list other than Inside Out. It's a shame Peanuts Movie didn't get a mom, it was such a pleasant movie with a gorgeous art style, basically the Lego Movie of 2015. Good Dino is also the rare Pixar movie that didn't get nominated (only other is Cars 2 I think?). also really nice to see Shaun the Sheep get in there, it was much ignored at the box office so any recognition is great

 

[PapaJustify]

There's no way Stallone loses. He did a great job in Creed. Far better than the other actors contribution to their films.

Haven't seen Stallones performance yet, but I was pretty impressed by what Tom Hardy had to offer in The Revenant.

 

[JackBauer24]

Standout omissions from the films I saw.

Michael Shannon
Samuel L Jackson
Michael B Jordan
Charlize Theron
Jason Mitchell
Sicario
Straight Outta Compton

 

[Future PhaZe]

Tom Hardy was great

 

[Toxi]

I thought Beasts of No Nation was fine and there may be some truth to the Netflix snub, but the categories where it would've been recognized were all rather crowded. Personally, I only think it deserved something for Abraham Attah and maybe cinematography.

Abraham Attah's performance was fucking mind blowing. Dude's what, 15?

 

[hiredhand]

Tarantino isn't that popular in hollywood, is he?

Yes, he is (or at least was). There is no other explanation for him winning an Oscar for the script of Django Unchained.

 

[Fancy Clown]

More like The Martian is nominated for 7 awards (including best picture and best actor!!!) WTF is this bullshit?

Academy loves there feel good come back story, both within the movie itself about universal cooperation in a crowd pleasing package, and the story of Ridley Scott not making a total dud again.

 

[HagiG7]

the revenant vs mad max for cinematography...

fukkk

Don't forget Sicario.

So happy for Mad Max! It deserves all those nominations.

 

[Matt_]

There is already criticism over the level of whiteness in these nominations

 

[Camwi]

Mad Max 10 nominations? What kind of joke is this?

Isn't it fucked-up when critically acclaimed movies get nominated for a lot of awards? What the hell do critics know?

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Mad Max. Nothing stops this Oscar train!

 

[PapaJustify]

the revenant vs mad max for cinematography...

fukkk

Easily, Mad Max for me with The Revenant being a close second.

 

[friskykillface]

Mad max wins best picture

We all witness

 

[Phamit]

What is the difference between sound editing and mixing?

And why is the most awful Bond Song nominated?