"The King's Speech" over "Social Network" is considered a "travesty"?
I LOL'd
Masterpiece Theater tripe. I'll never understand how Hooper won Best Director.
"The King's Speech" over "Social Network" is considered a "travesty"?
I LOL'd
Silver Linings Playbook better beat Argo.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-brutally-honest-ballot-422546
some of those quotes are hilarious.
BEST DIRECTING
I would have voted for Bigelow -- I certainly nominated her
Lincoln has a virtually 0% chance of winning Best Picture. The two front runners are Argo and SLP.It won't. Maybe Lincoln (because it will probably win Best Director).
Lincoln has a virtually 0% chance of winning Best Picture. The two front runners are Argo and SLP.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-brutally-honest-ballot-422546
some of those quotes are hilarious.
He doesn't seem to care much for Anna Karenina or Amour!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-brutally-honest-ballot-422546
some of those quotes are hilarious.
BEST SHORT (ANIMATED)
[Had not seen any of the films, but had heard good things about Paperman so he voted for it.]
Lincoln's momentum has completley petered out, but with such a wide open race (and such a fickle and unpredictable Academy), you never know. I think Spielberg certainly has a better shot at director than he does at Best Picture with Lincoln, but it's been a long time (2005—Ang Lee/Crash split) since the Academy last split the director/picture prizes. That alone cripples Argo and ZDT's chances, even more so when you consider BP hasn't gone to a non-director nominee since Driving Miss Ever year, people always say this will be the year they split the prize, and yet they never do it. do it.
I think of the BP/BD nominees, I'd back Lincoln. It's not a favorite by any means, but it's got the best odds.
8 years isn't a very long time.
I hope Spielberg doesn't win. I don't want him being rewarded for any effort less than stellar.
I hope Spielberg doesn't win. I don't want him being rewarded for any effort less than stellar.
Is this your first Oscars or something?
Not at all. If anything he has the best chance of not winning. Dude has only ever won best picture once out of the nine (?) different times he's been nominated.
When did you see Lincoln? What did you think? I liked it, but thought it was unremarkable. Good, just not great.
Not at all. If anything he has the best chance of not winning. Dude has only ever won best picture once out of the nine (?) different times he's been nominated.
He does more Oscar whoring than other directors so I don't see the problem.
Headhunters should be in the foreign category. God, that movie was amazing!
Spielberg needs to get bold again. I want to see the same unflinching Spielberg from Schindler's List, SPR and Munich return to drama. He comes out so rarely, but when he does - good lord.
Gods and Kings, hopefully.
What the what?
is this guy serious
Spielberg needs to get bold again. I want to see the same unflinching Spielberg from Schindler's List, SPR and Munich return to drama. He comes out so rarely, but when he does - good lord.
Lincoln was bolder than Saving Private Ryan.
I... might actually second this.
Spielberg's approach to the subject matter in SPR is unflinchingly realistic and unprecedented in the first 20 minutes but turns into a rather standard (but still brilliant, don't get me wrong) WWII action film.
To take such a methodical, unfiltered look into the political process of a mythologized-to-the-point-of-absurdity figure like Lincoln was rather bold. It could've been a boring, rote biopic, but it wasn't (obviously there are those who would argue otherwise, I thought it was incredible). It's one of the most exciting history lessons I've ever had.
I don't know if I agree or disagree with this, but whatever boldness is in Lincoln's approach has more to do with Kushner than Spielberg. Even if you consider the film to be bolder than SPR, Spielberg isn't pushing himself in the same way.
I don't know if I agree or disagree with this, but whatever boldness is in Lincoln's approach has more to do with Kushner than Spielberg. Even if you consider the film to be bolder than SPR, Spielberg isn't pushing himself in the same way.
How about Spielberg doesn't take the easy way out and make a movie about Palestinian conflict?
How about you go watch Munich?
That was still in the past. I want to see a bulldozer movie set in the present.
Set in the past, yet entirely about the conflict which goes on raging today. Spielberg received so much shit from Israel for Munich. 'Steven Spielberg is not a friend of Israel' and Kushner too. He was attacked from both sides.
He's done his bold Israel/Palestine conflict piece. I want something new.
What's confusing?
Spielberg has been in talks to direct the Exodus story Of Gods and Kings. Which is a good thing - because then we can finally get a decent live-action version of that story instead of DeMille's garbage.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-brutally-honest-ballot-422546
some of those quotes are hilarious.
Beasts of the Southern Wild not getting a nomination for Original Score was am actual surprise to me. The music really made the movie.
predictions: