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[Emarv]

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

2 years in a row is kind of lame.

 

[Serpentine]

Sam Smith lmao

 

[DrBo42]

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

I can't not hear the bane voice when he speaks in that film. I dunno, thought The Revenant overall wasn't that great. That's probably making me biased.

 

[Sephzilla]

Goddamn, Fury Road got a lot of nominations.

SHINY AND CHROME

Also, I think ModBot needs to eat some crow since Fury Road got a Best Picture nomination.

 

[Cerberus]

What is the difference between sound editing and mixing?

http://blog.dolby.com/2014/02/sound-mixing-sound-editing-whats-difference/

 

[pixelish]

What is the difference between sound editing and mixing?

sound editing - sound effects
sound mixing - audio mixing/balancing

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.

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.

honestly, i wouldn't mind any of the nominees winning best cinematography. the past few years have been the finest years of cinematography. i'd even say we're now living in the golden age of cinematography.

 

[jmood88]

Only one nomination for Straight Outta Compton?

LOL

I also can't believe that Ryan Coogler didn't get nominated for best director, again.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Nothing too interesting here, much of what was expected, some of which is a bunch of nonsense in my mind, but that's always the case.

I'll watch very little of the show.

 

[Toxi]

I also can't believe that Ryan Coogler didn't get nominated for best director, again.

He didn't? What the fuck. Nominating Ridley Scott over him is ridiculous.

Edit: Or not, because Scott also didn't get nominated. Whoops.

 

[Parham]

I would've preferred Straight Outta Compton getting a best picture nomination over Bridge of Spies or The Big Short.

 

[sangreal]

jlaw got nominated for joy? you must be joking

 

[Jigorath]

I also can't believe that Ryan Coogler didn't get nominated for best director, again.

Creed should have been in Best Picture and Best Director. It's pretty sad it got so little love.

He didn't? What the fuck. Nominating Ridley Scott over him is ridiculous.

Err, Ridley didn't get a nomination either.

 

[AntiFacebook]

Is the revenant really that good? Sounds like just another historical action film.

 

[lupinko]

Marnie better win dammit.

And QT got shut out (he's not the nominee for cinematography).

 

[Xater]

Is the reverent really that good? Sounds like just another historical action film.

It's fantastic. Way better than that Birdman trash that won.

 

[lazybones18]

He didn't? What the fuck. Nominating Ridley Scott over him is ridiculous.

it's ok. Ridley didn't get nominated either

 

[redhood56]

Dissapointed with no beasts of no nation. But I really need to see Fury Road.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

lol. Lubezki is gonna walk away with three oscars in a row.

Poor Deakins. (ಥ_&#3237

 

[DrBo42]

Of the movies on I've seen, I would've preferred Straight Outta Compton getting a best picture nomination over Bridge of Spies or The Big Short.

More like The Big Snooze. It was like watching the same scene over and over until the market actually crashes. Really hard to get through.

 

[Toxi]

it's ok. Ridley didn't get nominated either

Oh dang, for some reason I thought he did.

Still mind boggling for me that Coogler wasn't nominated though.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Is the revenant really that good? Sounds like just another historical action film.

If anything, it's definitely not that.

 

[jmood88]

jlaw got nominated for joy? you must be joking

Looks like she's the new Meryl Streep.

 

[RoKKeR]

Hope The Big Short gets something, amazing film.

 

[Jarmel]

lol. Lubezki is gonna walk away with three oscars in a row.

Poor Deakins. (ಥ_&#3237

He deserves it.

Feel bad for Deakins as it's just bad luck of the draw.

 

[Phamit]

He didn't? What the fuck. Nominating Ridley Scott over him is ridiculous.

Scott isn't nominated

sound editing - sound effects
sound mixing - audio mixing/balancing





honestly, i wouldn't mind any of the nominees winning best cinematography. the past few years have been the finest years of cinematography. i'd even say we're now living in the golden age of cinematography.

http://blog.dolby.com/2014/02/sound-mixing-sound-editing-whats-difference/

Thx

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

He deserves it.

Feel bad for Deakins as it's just bad luck of the draw.

Lubezki da gawd deserves both his awards, but Deakins should've won for Skyfall for sure.

What a disaster.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I didn't see the Steve Jobs film. I did, however, see the Jobs film starring Ashton Kutcher. Is Mr. Fassbender's performance better than Mr Kutcher's?

 

[Fancy Clown]

honestly, i wouldn't mind any of the nominees winning best cinematography. the past few years have been the finest years of cinematography. i'd even say we're now living in the golden age of cinematography.

I strongly disagree with the bolded, but yeah there are some good contenders this year.

 

[Mistle]

Fury Road nominations are awesome

Sad that Tarantino didn't get screenplay or director (or even best picture imo). Just got out of the roadshow not 2 hrs ago and he never disappoints, really pushes the boundaries on what you can do with the medium. Compared to something like The Martian which to me felt very safe, I'm pretty surprised at the amount of recognition it has gotten. Didn't hate the film or anything, it was kind of just unremarkable.

Star Wars should have been nominated for its set designs and costumes and such (I assume that's the production design category?).

 

[inm8num2]

Two things that immediately stood out were no Carol for best picture and no Ridley for best director.

Go Mad Max: Fury Road, go!

 

[theignoramus]

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

No nomination for any actors in Straight Outta Compton and no nom for Michael B Jordan in Creed? FOH, Academy.
Samuel L Jackson couldve been nominated for Hateful Eight as well.

 

[lazybones18]

I didn't see the Steve Jobs film. I did, however, see the Jobs film starring Ashton Kutcher. Is Mr. Fassbender's performance better than Mr Kutcher's?

much better, but I didn't see Kutcher's movie and never will. Fassbender is much better by default

 

[Camwi]

Maybe if Fury Road wins all the awards, George Miller will admit that his comment about not directing anymore Mad Max movies was all a sad, sad joke.

 

[PapaJustify]

I didn't see the Steve Jobs film. I did, however, see the Jobs film starring Ashton Kutcher. Is Mr. Fassbender's performance better than Mr Kutcher's?

There are universes in between.

 

[andythinkpad]

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

He was campaigned by The Weinstein Company, so the movie automatically got a +3 score.

 

[Voysa Reezun]

The Big Short should win all the things.

 

[Ridley327]

Fury Road nominations are awesome

Sad that Tarantino didn't get screenplay or director (or even best picture imo). Just got out of the roadshow not 2 hrs ago and he never disappoints, really pushes the boundaries on what you can do with the medium. Compared to something like The Martian which to me felt very safe, I'm pretty surprised at the amount of recognition it has gotten. Didn't hate the film or anything, it was kind of just unremarkable.

Star Wars should have been nominated for its set designs and costumes and such (I assume that's the production design category?).

More or less right, but it's meant more for the set designs than anything else.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

I didn't see the Steve Jobs film. I did, however, see the Jobs film starring Ashton Kutcher. Is Mr. Fassbender's performance better than Mr Kutcher's?

Imagine Hayden Christensen doing Hamlet, then think back to Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet.

It's kinda like that.

 

[Cerberus]

Seems like The Revenant is the frontrunner for Best Picture? That's pretty crazy since it doesn't have a Screenplay nom or a SAG nom for Best Cast. Titanic was the last movie to win without a Screenplay nomination and Braveheart is the only movie to win BP without that SAG nomination.

 

[AntiFacebook]

It's fantastic. Way better than that Birdman trash that won.

I highly doubt that. Birdman is the best academy award winner in the last decade.

 

[Ridley327]

He was campaigned by The Weinstein Company, so the movie automatically got a +3 score.

Tarantino has always had Harvey Weinstein in his corner. I think the bigger issue for The Hateful Eight not getting more recognition is that it's a pretty brutal film and that rubs people the wrong way as they were expecting something more amusingly irreverent like most of his other films. It's a really tough watch, especially as it pushes the nihilism of something like Reservoir Dogs even further.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

I highly doubt that. Birdman is the best academy award winner in the last decade.

.....

It's still early, so my sarcasm meter's broken. But I'm doing a quadruple take right now.

 

[KenzinFive]

Best Animated Feature:
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

That has to be the most diverse set of Best Animated Feature nominees ever! As awesome as Inside Out was, a small part of me wants to see Anomalisa win just so people can take notice that animated films are a medium and not just a genre. They can be mature and not just regulated to Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, etc.

Marnie or Boy and the World winning would just be "another foreign film" winning in the minds of many, unfortunately. Seeing a freaking Charlie Kaufman stop-motion animated movie win an Oscar would be something else.

Of course, Marnie may very well be the last Ghibli movie EVER, so that may be worth an Oscar in and of itself. And Inside Out is a Top 5 Pixar movie...

(Also, I just googled Boy and the World and it released in Brazil three years ago in 2013. So, better late than never, I guess?)

 

[Alpende]

I really hope DiCaprio finally wins his oscar. Mad Max and maybe Sicario picking up an oscar would be very cool.

 

[cLOUDo]

what do you think
Anomalisa or inside out?

this is hard decision

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

I told a friend of mine two years ago, (Lubeski just got an oscar for Gravity), "you see down the road the guy may be in a path to repeat twice back to back".

 

[ashecitism]

Yay, Son of Saul. Also never would have thought to see a Mad Max movie get 10 noms. Also, what happened to Macbeth. I remember the buzz surrounding it and the praise for Fassbender, Cotillard and cinematography.

 

[Jarmel]

Tarantino has always had Harvey Weinstein in his corner. I think the bigger issue for The Hateful Eight not getting more recognition is that it's a pretty brutal film and that rubs people the wrong way as they were expecting something more amusingly irreverent like most of his other films. It's a really tough watch, especially as it pushes the nihilism of something like Reservoir Dogs even further.

Revenant is a brutal film too with things like the bear attack and fight at the end.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

I'm so pleased the danish girl isn't up for best picture. Brooklyn should totes win.

 

[Soulscribe]

Honestly pulling for The Martian, though I think Inside Out should have been nominated.

If Lady Gaga wins an Oscar before Leonardo though. Lol