The Maestro is nominated for Best Original Screenplay--kinda odd. Aren't biopics usually seen as adaptations of some sort? I mean someone had to have read a book or two about Bernstein.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 16:43 (four months ago) link
They adapted Bradley's nose.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 16:58 (four months ago) link
2023's Oscar Nominees
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 17:03 (four months ago) link
I think biopics can slide if they're not also explicitly based on specific works (i.e. Cooper & Singer based the script on research from several books, articles, interviews etc.).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 17:07 (four months ago) link
I would argue that Barbie is probably a more original work than The Maestro
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 17:16 (four months ago) link
Other original screenplay nominees from the past decade featuring portrayals of real people/events:
King RichardTrial of the Chicago 7Judas and the Black MessiahViceThe FavouriteStraight Outta ComptonSpotlightBridge of SpiesFoxcatcher
― jaymc, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:01 (four months ago) link
the second Borat movie was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Adapted from the Borat character? Who was created by SBC?
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:07 (four months ago) link
Christ almighty there's maybe 3 halfway decent scripts in that entire group
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:08 (four months ago) link
xp Yep, and Glass Onion was adapted from the Benoit Blanc character
― jaymc, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:08 (four months ago) link
The Academy is run by free spirits who appreciate that vibes are more important than rules and rationality.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:10 (four months ago) link
I guess this would also apply anytime O'Shea Jackson, Jr appears in a film, since he's adapted from Ice Cube's nuts
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:14 (four months ago) link
Seems like they're consistent, at least. It seems hard to argue that Barbie is different from Joker (which was also nominated in adapted).
― jaymc, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:15 (four months ago) link
I was skimming through the last few decades of noms in that category, and it's very rare to see something not adapted from a book, tv show, play, poem, graphic novel, or something narrative/with words. But there are a few other things adapted from general characters. For example, the first Borat was nominated for best adapted screenplay, based on "the character Borat Sagdiyev from the television series Da Ali G Show by Baron Cohen."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay#1980s
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:17 (four months ago) link
^^That might be their reasoning, as there's been other Barbie movies, comics, TV stuff...
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:23 (four months ago) link
didn’t the team push for adapted for a better chance at a nomination/win? feel like there was a story about that recently. or maybe it was the other way around
― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:35 (four months ago) link
Other way around. They seemed to think it would be easier for Gerwig/Baumbach to win in original as opposed to adapted (because Oppenheimer) but, in reality, I'd say it's arguably the opposite now that Gerwig got snubbed in director. Anatomy of a Fall and The Holdovers would've arguably been stiffer competition imo
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:42 (four months ago) link
Controp: Competition among artworks is what needs to die.
We will never see justice or fairness or, heck, even sanity in the Grammys, the Oscars, the Tonys, the Emmys, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or whatever lists Rolling Stone wishes to make.
I am a naive idealistic doofus but I literally do wish we could just celebrate all the things that are out there. ALL the things that someone thought people might want to see.
Yes the bullshit about who does and does not get nominated for the Barbie movie (which I loved unreservedly) is bad. But where is the universe where we can just like stuff? I mean, like it for itself instead of ranking it relative to other stuff?
― Wine not? (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 03:30 (four months ago) link
But where is the universe where we can just like stuff?
A wise man once said be the universe you want to see in the world.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 03:37 (four months ago) link
It's Kenough
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 03:49 (four months ago) link
Best Ken
― Mark G, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 13:02 (four months ago) link
― Wine not? (Ye Mad Puffin),
You can take the Oscars as seriously as you want, man. Most people take it as seriously as a basketball game.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 13:06 (four months ago) link
Maybe less. College sports fans are nuts.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 13:09 (four months ago) link
best beloved kenson
― memphis milano: the new trend of the 80s (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 13:27 (four months ago) link
Yes the bullshit about who does and does not get nominated for the Barbie movie (which I loved unreservedly) is bad. But where is the universe where we can just like stuff? I mean, like it for itself instead of ranking it relative to other stuff?― Wine not? (Ye Mad Puffin)
― Wine not? (Ye Mad Puffin)
stuff sucks, things are way better than stuff
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 14:05 (four months ago) link
B-b-but if we stopped ranking and comparing things, nerds on reddit wouldn't be able to point to data metrics to prove they have better taste than someone else.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 14:55 (four months ago) link
I prefer people who don't need data metrics to know they have better taste than anyone else
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:06 (four months ago) link
Rank those examples of taste.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:09 (four months ago) link
To be clear, I would be perfectly happy with getting rid of all data around films and the like - no meta scores and IMDB ratings.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:10 (four months ago) link
Whoa now, this is anarchy
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:12 (four months ago) link
If only to spare us redditor AssEater1969 spewing invective about how he has superior tastes to all because his ten favorite films average a 4.3 on Letterboxd and 9.1 on IMdB.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:37 (four months ago) link
b-b-but then how would we know that "Yesterday" was a pile of?
Although, to be fair, I did come to that opinion before I saw any revies/ratings....
― Mark G, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:39 (four months ago) link
reviews, obv.
SuddenlyI'm not half the man I used to beMy new movie got a 2.3
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:06 (four months ago) link
Greta & Margot,While it can sting to win the box office but not take home the gold, your millions of fans love you. You’re both so much more than Kenough.#HillaryBarbie— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 24, 2024
― Chris L, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:15 (four months ago) link
just came to post that
― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:20 (four months ago) link
today she truly became President
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:22 (four months ago) link
https://c.tenor.com/Z5vDuJZVVFkAAAAC/tenor.gif
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:34 (four months ago) link
christ
think margot robbie hard done by and gosling shouldn't be near it but dont think director or best supporting actress really merited any more or less attention for nomination than any other comedy ever
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:57 (four months ago) link
WARNING: Meteorologists are currently debating whether California is about to get hit by something that they've been dreading for a long time: A series of storms that will drop multiple feet of rain over a few weeks. They're not certain (yet), but it is entirely possible that…— Danielle Langlois (@DanielleLangWa) January 24, 2024
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:15 (four months ago) link
Whoops, that's completely the wrong tweet linked. Meant to do:
Stephen Spielberg and friends reacting to Jaws being nominated for Best Picture while being snubbed for Best Director pic.twitter.com/vzF1cWEyxD— Arthouse Shawn Levy (@firagawalkwthme) January 24, 2024
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:16 (four months ago) link
i spent several minutes trying to think of the metaphor you were trying to convey with that tweet, lol
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:17 (four months ago) link
Wait tell me more about this storm
― omar little, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:19 (four months ago) link
Margot Robbie snub has invoked biblical vengeance on California
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:21 (four months ago) link
yeah seriously we should be discussing it somewhere, gonna be rough on the West coast
― dead precedents (sleeve), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:22 (four months ago) link
Had to Google and yes, it is Joe Spinell wearing the Jaws T-shirt with Spielberg!
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:23 (four months ago) link
I spent several minutes debating whether I should move to Nevada.
― nickn, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:30 (four months ago) link
Gerwig and Robbie are both nominated for Oscars (screenplay and best picture).
― jaymc, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:43 (four months ago) link
“Everyone is talking about Margot Robbie, I’m trying to get people to Mar-GO to the polls” https://t.co/coOtbx6DvE pic.twitter.com/lV8kRWVOKA— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) January 24, 2024
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:19 (four months ago) link
Hillary…. delete your account
― Boris Yitsbin (wins), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:38 (four months ago) link
Yeah, gret-a clue!
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:39 (four months ago) link