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Zeliard said:
The Reader pretty much only got in by default, since it's a weak overall year and the superior nominees all have some sort of arbitrary problem.

1) The Dark Knight is a comic book film, and as such can't possibly hold up in the Academy's eyes. We'll have to wait for them to evolve first. The Academy, not the films.

2) Very similarly to point #1, Wall-E is an animated film and faces that same stigma. Not only that, but unlike TDK, it had even less of a chance to begin with because it already has its own Oscar category.

3) The Wrestler is very stark and realistic in its depiction of violence, as well as a number of other things, and Academy voters are generally prudish. It's also not a "sexy" pick. Tiny budget, very documentary-like feel, and it's about a professional wrestler.



Kate Winslet beat herself out for the Lead Actress nod, with The Reader. And DiCaprio would've had an uphill climb into the Best Actor category - there was pretty much just one open spot, and it went to Richard Jenkins, who was awesome in The Visitor.
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You speak the truth, and nothing but the truth.
JayDubya said:
It really does seem like the Academy tries hard to be boring and prove itself obsolete.
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I have usually been ok with the Oscar pics, but this year, I am flat out not watching it.
 
I couldln't care less about the oscars anymore but if it means anything to anyone Heath better win.
 
XMonkey said:
:lol @
The Reader
The Wrestler being snubbed

I'm gonna love the GAF meltdown when Benjamin Button wins Best Picture.
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I really liked BB, I'd be fine with it winning best picture. Anything but fucking Slumdog.
 
Everyone can suck it on the Benjamin Button hate train. Fincher's second best work(next to Zodiac)
Dreamy setting, great acting all around(where is the Blanchet nom?) and Fincher's slick as hell visual direction.
 
mr stroke said:
Everyone can suck it on the Benjamin Button hate train. Fincher's second best work(next to Zodiac)
Dreamy setting, great acting all around(where is the Blanchet nom?) and Fincher's slick as hell visual direction.
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lol ben button being better than fight club.
 
mr stroke said:
Everyone can suck it on the Benjamin Button hate train. Fincher's second best work(next to Zodiac)
Dreamy setting, great acting all around(where is the Blanchet nom?) and Fincher's slick as hell visual direction.
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My problem lies with the shitty script and Brad Pitts lackluster performance... everything else was very well done including special effects and Finchers direction.

lol @ second best work.... fight club?
 
SOOOO much vitriol in this thread. You'd think the Academy had nominated nothing but MST3000 films for everything with the way you guys are reacting. :lol

Anyway, I really only wanted to see a Best Picture nomination for Wall-E, but I knew it was a long shot. Ah well, I know it'll take home the Best Animated one so the only other awards I'm hoping it'll grab are the sound ones. Ben Burtt was basically a supporting actor throughout that whole thing so I'd like to see him get (more) recognition. I could care less about the musical noms and the screenplay, even though I did like the nominated work.

But I guess my opinion is obsolete, seeing as how I enjoyed BB more than TDK. :P
 
Blader5489 said:
I really liked BB, I'd be fine with it winning best picture. Anything but fucking Slumdog.
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jesus christ chill out. every post i see from you is bashing slumdog. it was a fantastic film. if you cant see that then just let it go.
 
Ashhong said:
jesus christ chill out. every post i see from you is bashing slumdog. it was a fantastic film. if you cant see that then just let it go.
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You are not obligated to read my posts.
 
icarus-daedelus said:
Seriously. The Reader? I can't believe that's what Kate Winslet might finally win a (long-deserved) Oscar for.
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"A film about the Holocaust? Guaranteed an Oscar. I've been nominated four times. Never won. The whole world is going, 'Why hasn't Winslet won one?' That's it. That's why I'm doing it. Schindler's Bloody List. The Pianist. Oscars coming out of their ass."

She should have one for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

If she doesn't win for The Reader at least we know what her next role will be!

"You are guaranteed an Oscar if you play a mental."
 
Spotless Mind said:
"A film about the Holocaust? Guaranteed an Oscar. I've been nominated four times. Never won. The whole world is going, 'Why hasn't Winslet won one?' That's it. That's why I'm doing it. Schindler's Bloody List. The Pianist. Oscars coming out of their ass."

She should have one for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

If she doesn't win for The Reader at least we know what her next role will be!

"You are guaranteed an Oscar if you play a mental."
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I saw that episode for the 1st time the day after the golden globes. :lol
 
omg rite said:
Slumdog is great, but there's nothing funny about Wall-E. It was easily one of the best pictures of the year.

Anyway, the Oscars are a joke No one really gives a shit anymore. Just a punch of out of touch old people. The fact that TDK wasn't given a nom for even best director is proof of that.
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omg rite
 
Amir0x said:
Slumdog Millionaire is no Synecdoche, New York, but it's still an extremely well made film.
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What does this even mean? I hope you are saying Synecdoche is really awful since it is one of the most offensive films I have ever seen. It is the equivelent of seeing blackface to me, it is so disgusting.
 
NY Times
"the big studio movie “The Dark Knight” came up short, but that probably had less to do with who made it and how much it brought in than with a third act that left some moviegoers and Academy members cold and confused."
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qft. The ending is laughably bad, and really reverts into the typical comic book morality/cheese the film tried so hard to leave behind
 
Armitage said:
I'm really glad TDK didn't get a best picture nom. It didn't even remotely deserve it and would have proven that the Academy is more interested in seeming cool than making good picks.

Whether or not LotR deserved noms is irrelevant. TDK doesn't. And I doubt you'll find many people who really think RotK deserved the win.




Sci fi comedy!
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no Milk is still in there....thats their "cool" "with the times" pick. the movie was pretty much the most boring thing I have sat through in months. I would have rather have sat through 5 showings of benjamin button in a row than sit through Milk again.
 
Wow, I actually had hoped the Academy would nominate films that actually deserved it. I see tons of poor choices littering that list. What is up with the Best Cinematography nominees? Does the Academy ever recognize excellent cinematography. The Dark Knight does not deserve that spot at all. What the hell were they thinking. Best Supporting Actor, fine, but Cinematography... Same goes for Benjamin Button. The audacity. *shakes head* The Academy must have really hated Blindness. Its nomination should have been mandatory. Say what you want about the film, but you cannot deny it had excellent cinematography.

I'm surprised the Academy is obsessing over the Reader. The only category they got right, in my opinion, is the Best Supporting Actress award, and even then they could have subbed out Viola Davis for someone else. Her screen time was only like 10 minutes. Why are critics praising her role to high heavens? I've seen Doubt and am glad Amy Adams got nominated, but Davis did not steal the show by any means. What was so great about her performance? The runny nose and shocking words? I'm just at a loss right now.

Welcome to the Academy. Vote for your favorite films in any category, no matter if they deserve it or not. Please don't use even but a percent of your brain. For if a film is good in one area, it's good in the rest.

Sorry, but the Golden Globes did much better. They got it right. Won't be watching award season this time. Too many flaws.
 
PhoenixDark said:
NY Times


qft. The ending is laughably bad, and really reverts into the typical comic book morality/cheese the film tried so hard to leave behind
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Jesus, and people are getting on my ass about trolling? I've seen you post this exact same comment a dozen times already.

What does "typical comic book morality" even mean?
 
DevelopmentArrested said:
Did anyone like Blindness?
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I did. I thought it was great. It had its flaws, but excelled in a couple of more subtle areas that I felt really touched up the film. Nevertheless, cinematography was a shoe in, no matter if they hated it or not. Same for Australia. Sorry, but TDK and BB don't cut it. This is embarrassing, and will surely be looked down upon. Suffice to say, no excuses will work with this one.

DevelopmentArrested said:
Screentime means absolutely nothing. People have been nominated and won for roles that lasted less than 10 minutes.
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Then what was it that absolutely blew the Academy's collective mind in regards to her performance? When I was watching, I was like great; nice performance, but no way in hell does this beat out Amy Adams brilliant acting. Naive and caring, what a change from her performance as Helen McCreedy in last year's film Gone Baby Gone. If you were to watch the films back to back, you would be able to see how great her acting truly is. Viola Davis just did not have the same impact. In my opinion, they should have found someone else for that fifth spot.
 
Basch said:
Then what was it that absolutely blew the Academy's collective mind in regards to her performance? When I was watching, I was like great; nice performance, but no way in hell does this beat out Amy Adams brilliant acting. Naive and caring, what a change from her performance as Helen McCreedy in last year's film Gone Baby Gone. If you were to watch the films back to back, you would be able to see how great her acting truly is. Viola Davis just did not have the same impact. In my opinion, they should have found someone else for that fifth spot.
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I think you're mistaking Amy Adams for Amy Ryan there bud.

bafflewaffle said:
dont get the wrestler hype...bleeding a lot and stunt castings dont equal paythos. should have called it "tampon accident:the movie"
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but really.. how was The Spirit?
 
DevelopmentArrested said:
I think you're mistaking Amy Adams for Amy Ryan there bud.
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Sh!t, I can't believe I just did that. God, I knew I would mistake the two someday. Fuck! Thanks for point that out. Still, Adams was better than Davis. Just on quality alone.
 
It garners 8 Oscar nominations for The Dark Knight and yet they still didn't even bother to give it at least a nod to Nolan for best director let alone best picture?

Yeeesh!
 
Scullibundo said:
You're all getting pissed off about The Reader getting nominated for Film/Director over TDK when it should be Frost/Nixon and Ron Howard removed from the list to make room for Nolan.
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That's exactly what I'm pissed about. I couldn't care less about TDK not getting nominated, but RON HOWARD AGAIN I MEAN COME THE FUCK ON the movie isn't even factually correct for fuck's sakes the nixon is terrible ron howard is an oscar hack what is the academy doing why am I not using periods AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
 
icarus-daedelus said:
What about it? Hugh Jackman's rippling bod? The endless swooping shots of Australia? The artful framing of bad CGI cows? The horribly fake (and apparently intentional) backdrops? I'm a cinematography nut and I don't get what anyone sees in this movie - I mean, besides all the stuff above which, coated in technicolor, isn't appealing or beautiful in the least. To me, anyway.
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:lol I find it quite beautiful, and love the paint style they decided to use for the art direction. So I guess, we'll have to disagree. Besides, which film do you feel should have won last year? Please tell me you would've picked The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Or at least Atonement. Otherwise, what you say will probably have very little impact on what I think.

SpeedingUptoStop said:
That's exactly what I'm pissed about. I couldn't care less about TDK not getting nominated, but RON HOWARD AGAIN I MEAN COME THE FUCK ON the movie isn't even factually correct for fuck's sakes the nixon is terrible ron howard is an oscar hack what is the academy doing why am I not using periods AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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You made my day. Thank you good sir. :D
 
As much as I liked Frost/Nixon and Milk, Howard and van Sant (especially Howard) have no business being nominated for best director.
 
AlternativeUlster said:
What does this even mean? I hope you are saying Synecdoche is really awful since it is one of the most offensive films I have ever seen. It is the equivelent of seeing blackface to me, it is so disgusting.
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I believe that Synecdoche, New York was amir0x's number two film for last year, so he means that Slumdog is not as good as it.
 
SpeedingUptoStop said:
I think I made a Ron Howard sux thread a while back too AND HERE'S THE ACADEMY PAYING ME BACK THE FAVOR.
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I agree Ron Howard is a sucky director and i dislike his style intensely, but Frost/Nixon surprised me because of how un-Ron Howard it was. I loved the shit out of it. He doesn't deserve a nomination, but i guess it would seem hypocritical for the academy of morons to ignore him for what is easily his best work, when they awarded him for A Beautiful Fucking Mind.

aerts1js said:
haha I SO called dark knight not getting nominated for best picture but ledger getting a nomination.
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Didn't everyone in the entire universe call this happening?
 
wenis said:
no Milk is still in there....thats their "cool" "with the times" pick. the movie was pretty much the most boring thing I have sat through in months. I would have rather have sat through 5 showings of benjamin button in a row than sit through Milk again.
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Milk is a better movie than TDK and I LOVED TDK.
 
Blader5489 said:
Jesus, and people are getting on my ass about trolling? I've seen you post this exact same comment a dozen times already.

What does "typical comic book morality" even mean?
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How am I trolling? I like the movie, it's better than Button, blah blah blah. But the ending is a joke.

To me, packaging a moral message/theme with as much cheese as possible is often a flaw of superhero comic films. It's less a criticism of the message and more a criticism of the presentation. Christian Bale explaining the film in his Batman Voice is the definition of cheese for me. Hell, nearly all the Two-Face stuff was handled poorly and tacked on, which is a shame because I thought Dent was one of the more interesting characters in the movie (Batman/Wayne being the least interesting, once again).
 
PhoenixDark said:
How am I trolling?
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Like I already said, you've posted this "Dent died for our sins, comic book morality cheese" nonsense several times already. It's your canned response to anyone who dare praises the movie.
 
BrandNew said:
Once again? Who was more interesting than Bruce in Begins?
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Ducard, Alfred? Not a fan of the movie.

Blader5489: if anything it's a response to the fanboy nonsense worship the film gets here. Yea I like the movie; once it gets starting it has you on the edge of your seat.
 
The Reader looks like one of those obnoxious forgettable Oscar films that could have been better filled by a more mainstream film like The Dark Knight or Wall•E. They probably wouldn't win, but people will look back on 2008 and remember those movies.
 
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