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Oscar nominations announced
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distantmantra
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Why is Before Sunset in the adapted screenplay category? Aside from it being a sequel, it isn't based on any pre-existing material, at least that I know of.
JasoNsider
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Meier said:
This can't be re-stated enough ^^
How in the world did Mann's visually astonishing picture get overlooked in Cinematography? Lighting and composition was absolutely killer in that picture.
Well, I'm happy for Jamie Foxx, Kate Winslet, Johnny Depp(never wins it but is great)... On the other hand, best picture list is one of the worst in many many years. Jim Carrey meanwhile got screwed, playing a role where I was brought into the character's psyche better than any character in a long time. And that along with a movie as smart, emotional, and gripping as Eternal Sunshine was just an amazing experience. It definetly got robbed. I'm sick of Carrey not getting any respect.
Also, Shark's Tale!!? WTFISTHISSHIT!? If the Incredibles doesn't win I'm gonna puke. Btw, where's Pixar's short, Boundin'? I liked that one a lot. Felt very cartoonish, akin to the golden age. Simple song and hilarious animation. Ah well.
Also, Shark's Tale!!? WTFISTHISSHIT!? If the Incredibles doesn't win I'm gonna puke. Btw, where's Pixar's short, Boundin'? I liked that one a lot. Felt very cartoonish, akin to the golden age. Simple song and hilarious animation. Ah well.
FortNinety
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I always yell bullshit to every year's list of Oscar nominees, but I swear this year's is the worst.
How in the fuck did both Bill Murray and Paul Giamatti not get nods?
And why didn't Some Kind of Monster get a nomination for best documentary. But more importantly...
How in the fuck did both Bill Murray and Paul Giamatti not get nods?
And why didn't Some Kind of Monster get a nomination for best documentary. But more importantly...
border said:
J2 Cool said:
The Incredibles will win.
And since I'm all about answering questions, Boundin' was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Animal Short last year, and lost to Harvey Krumpet, an Australian short animated film. I too enjoyed Boundin', but it already was nominated and lost.
Matlock said:The thing that pushes the plot and/or the main character along.
Wrong.
1. In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.
2. An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.
3. A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty.
Keyword: sudden.
You lose again Matlock! :lol
Matlock said:dear duckroll
I'm a gonna pirate a shitload of anime, and I'm a gonna LIKE IT
Okay... that had what to do with you not knowing the correct meaning of the phrase "deus ex machina"?
The first definition is the origin of the word, used specifically to refer to a) stage plays, b) props representing gods. Jamie Foxx is neither, so stop being a sore loser and cut your losses before you make yourself look any more like an uneducated moron. :lol
Mike Works
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Kate Winslet got nominated for best Actress for Eternal Sunshine, but Eternal Sunshine didn't get nominated for best picture? WHAT THE FUCK? Jesus fuck that's retarded.
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bonesquad said:
Dont forget Beck's "Everybody's gotta learn sometime', also snubbed. Less deservingly snubbed than Best Picture and Best Actor
It was probably still playing in a few theaters in 2004, anyway it wasn't nominated last year.border said:
Tupac Resurrection should win. It was a real innovative way to make a biography documentary, probably the most intimate look at a subject ever because of the voluminous interview footage they had to make it seem like Tupac was telling his own life story.
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MetatronM said:
That's unfortunate. Sideways was good enough that it should, at the very least, make this list worthwhile. Check it out.
I'm pretty shocked that Tarnation wasn't nominated for Best Documentary.
P.S. That list of Best Picture nominations isnt THAT bad. Sideways is the best film of the year, The Aviator is a Scorsese film, M$B is by all accounts phenomenal, Ray is a biopic about a well-loved entertainer who just died and features the performance that will win Best Actor and lastly, Finding Neverland is a good quality family flick with a very hot actor. Seriously, none of the nominations are a surprise at all.
P.S. That list of Best Picture nominations isnt THAT bad. Sideways is the best film of the year, The Aviator is a Scorsese film, M$B is by all accounts phenomenal, Ray is a biopic about a well-loved entertainer who just died and features the performance that will win Best Actor and lastly, Finding Neverland is a good quality family flick with a very hot actor. Seriously, none of the nominations are a surprise at all.
The lack of love for Eternal Sunshine and Jim Carrey totally stupifies me.
I need to see Sideways and Finding Neverland.
Maybe this will be the year when someone slaps Joan Rivers in the face or owns her verbally on the red carpet. Fuck, I hate her and Hollywood and glitz and glamour.
I need to see Sideways and Finding Neverland.
Maybe this will be the year when someone slaps Joan Rivers in the face or owns her verbally on the red carpet. Fuck, I hate her and Hollywood and glitz and glamour.
Boundin' was nominated last year. It lost to Harvie Krumpet.J2 Cool said:
No, I think the whole thing is bullshit too. That said, I tune in to see the occasional hard working individual win and get the chance to make a good speech. Otherwise, as I said in the other thread, these awards are largely voted upon in a hype-induced popularity contest fashion, and it's pretty fucked up. I've even seen indications that the Academy looks to nominate popular films because the television ratings soar when the masses have something they like to root for (see Titanic and ROTK).Minotauro said:
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Alucard said:
That's the danger of being released early in the year. Eternal Sunshine was released 19 days after the 76th Academy Awards. The production company would have had to mount a hype campaign late in '04 in order to remind Academy voters of it.
SteveMeister said:
I guess that's kind of true. Still, any "annual" awards show that only has an attention span that doesn't go beyond 4-6 months has a major problem. It's total BS. I'm really rooting for Kate Winslet to win in her category, and for Eternal Sunshine to win for best original screenplay. It was by far the best movie I've seen all year. I doubt something like Million Dollar Baby or Ray could top it for me.
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Memles said:
Well it's deliberate. Studios that TRY for the big nominations usually release towards the end of the year.
Duck of Death
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:lol :lol :lol
I just remembered Michael Moore's campaign for the Best Picture nomination.
I bet he's wishing he had filed for the documentary award now. . .
I just remembered Michael Moore's campaign for the Best Picture nomination.
I bet he's wishing he had filed for the documentary award now. . .
If only Sideways actually played in more theatres...
So, who here has seen Ray? I've heard that Fox's performance is great, but the movie itself isn't too special. Why would it be in the best picture category if that seems to be the concensus among critics? For a film to be nominated in the "best picture" category, it should be truly special, not just "good" and heavily carried by one performance.
So, who here has seen Ray? I've heard that Fox's performance is great, but the movie itself isn't too special. Why would it be in the best picture category if that seems to be the concensus among critics? For a film to be nominated in the "best picture" category, it should be truly special, not just "good" and heavily carried by one performance.
I am going to watch Sideways this weekend probably, but I thought Million Dollar Baby was an awesome flik. Don't know if Sideways can top it.
And wtf is with the two nominations for Jamie Foxx? I saw Collateral. He did nothing special. Ray was a horrible movie. Big fuckin deal. Beh.
And wtf is with the two nominations for Jamie Foxx? I saw Collateral. He did nothing special. Ray was a horrible movie. Big fuckin deal. Beh.
Foreign Jackass
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Matlock said:The thing that pushes the plot and/or the main character along.
Hahaha. That's so NOT a deus ex machina.
DEFINITION :
In some ancient Greek drama, an apparently insoluble crisis was solved by the intervention of a god, often brought on stage by an elaborate piece of equipment. This "god from the machine" was literally a deus ex machina.
Few modern works feature deities suspended by wires from the ceiling, but the term deus ex machina is still used for cases where an author uses some improbable (and often clumsy) plot device to work his or her way out of a difficult situation. When the cavalry comes charging over the hill or when the impoverished hero is relieved by an unexpected inheritance, it's often called a deus ex machina.
Jamie Foxx doesn't qualify for this at ALL.
NOW STOP TALKING THROUGH YOUR ASS!
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etiolate said:
The stupid hate for Million Dollar Baby is endlessly frustrating. It's one of the best films I've seen in the fucking decade.
Litigation Manuel
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I didn't expect Eternal Sunshine to get enough recognition to be Best Picture, though it should have been nominated. However, what I'm REALLY confused at is how it didn't get nominated for Best Editing. I mean, how? The whole film was marvelously edited and did it seamlessly.
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