Oscars 2020

paths of glory

i discovered the other day that the only mayor pete guy i know is also the only academy voter i know

I have a great idea for a drone strike

Come and See is getting a theatrical release this year. That's good for boys of all ages.

Voter Pete.

Finally watched the Farewell and Awkwafina seems likely to win best actress for this, but what do I know.

lol yeah no

If the Oscars follow the Golden Globes as slavishly this year as they did last, it’ll either be Awkwafina or Zellweger. My money’s on the latter.

I know not a single critic excited about Zellweger or 1917 but they ended up as finalists in my film critics circle.

It's as if the point is not to get excited.

Excitement is bad for many critics' blood.

Green Book winning last year, and the Best Actor trophy being the Best Celebrity Imitation award more often than not in recent years, have trained me to expect no surprises this year. I fully expect Sam Mendes, Taron Egerton and Rene Zellweger to go home happy on Oscar night.

agree with best actor being the 'celebrity imitation award' although best actress is maybe as bad - The Iron Lady, Walk the Line, La Vie en Rose, The Queen

from what I've read the consensus prediction this year seems to be that Joaquin Phoenix will win best actor

he was pretty good, whatever you think of the movie.

Awkwafina may not even get nominated. She was passed over by the SAG Awards, which lately tends to be the best Oscar predictor. On the other hand, I'd say only Zellweger and ScarJo are locks.

Am I a bad person for only caring about the cinematography and production design noms?

Who the fuck is interested in watching another war movie. UGH. ( i discovered the existence of 1917 during the GG).

they just need to give a participation award to a war film and biopic every year.

yeah Phoenix will likely win

play the Joker, die or don't die, win an Oscar

*Nicholson barks at moon*

Phoenix was hammy but I'm hard pressed to think of many other standout performances by male actors in anything else this year; I'm sure De Niro will get nominated but he was frankly better in Joker too than he was in Irishman (I like Irishman but it's by-the-books Scorcese); Taron Egerton was extremely good though.

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
Franz Rogowski - Transit

There!

Adam Driver will be nominated.

Predicting a total shutout for Uncut Gems.

Nathaniel Rogers is predicting it for original screenplay, though he seems to be in the minority.

Saw 1917 this afternoon. It's more entertaining and engrossing than Dunkirk or other recent war pics, but it didn't leave a strong impression either. Found myself suspending lots of disbelief as the poor lead gets pummeled in various ways. Was hoping to hear Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" during the ending credits.

Irishman "by-the-book" -- smdh

can't believe voters are on fire for Ford v Ferrari if Damon and Bale don't strip and fuck each other

Damon looked as worn as your grandma's handbag in F v. F

De Niro will get nominated but he was frankly better in Joker too

Frankly this is nonsense

Dolemite being nominated only for costumes wd be gruesomely typical

http://thefilmexperience.net/prediction-index/

good luck, America

well, Kathy Bates is in. So is ScarJo for her mystifying accent in Jojo Rabbit.

Honeyland nominated for foreign film

wow, I'd forgotten the Academy has the temerity to take a commercial break before the second round of nominations.

Is this the first time a doc has made it into that category?

Possibly?

Uncut Gems shut out of writing

de Niro snubbed... abominable

I thought it might be the first Macedonian nominee too, but apparently not (Before the Rain, 1994) xps

Banderas in, though.

Jonathan Pryce in too, ugh.

"Congratulations to these men" -- OUCH

lol that was a good one

Film Experience (and many others i'm sure) went 9/9 on BP nominees

Nominating Pacino but not DeNiro is some true smdh shit

MOST acting...

Joanna Hogg robbed

Oscar nominations 2020: ‘Joker’ leads with 11

I'd like very much for that to be the most depressing headline in 2020.

Tom Burke in The Souvenir robbed.
No Sandler!

Can't wait for the Anonymous Oscar Asshole column where he complains about not being able to tell the Parasite characters apart

Hogg and the film never stood a chance.

Sandler had more of a chance.

nothin for uncut gems at all?

I think many will agree that while QT may not be so "likable" or exciting to talk about, the man is a giant

a giant douche

Speaking at the podium in front of his supporters, Trump asked, “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” He went on to say, “And the winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all that about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know. Let’s get Gone With the Wind back, please? Sunset Boulevard. So many great movies.”

Trump later brought up another Oscar winner from this year’s awards ceremony, which took place earlier this month. Referring to best supporting actor winner Brad Pitt of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Trump said, “And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his. He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He’s a little wise guy.” As he continued his speech, Trump held up pages from news outlets that covered the 2016 election, mostly with poll results from the primaries where he was leading.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trump-takes-aim-at-parasite-oscars-win-brad-pitt-colorado-rally-rant-1280306

I look forward to his non-inclusion in next year's "in memoriam" segment.

Maybe they can use his moldering corpse like a puppet to give out the foreign language awards.

I know we are all exhausted with this shit, but the potus just called brad pitt “a little wise guy” at a political rally.

thought he was Joe Pesci