Oscars 2020

colleague otm

Had I actually watched The Irishman in mid-December, when I saw 1917, I might have been more likely to agree with that take.

I think it's fine, but I don't trust anyone who thinks they really understood the horror of what is going on in that story. The technique limits the film so much.

and 1917?

idg why anyone wants to see 1917

well, it's Important and not that bloody and "adult," hence a Friday night movie before dinner.

a WWI battlefield film that's not that bloody... okay

fuckin Sam Mendes, I hate that guy

you can say that (legitimately) about The King's Speech, Argo, Green Book, etc.

idg why anyone wants to see 1917

― Οὖτις, Friday, January 10, 2020 1:05 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

They want to see what became of the beloved characters from the smash hit 1916, a-doy

more like sham mendes imo

the only Mendes I don't wanna see in bathing suit shots

Not bloody? There are literally corpses everywhere in the first 15 minutes.

not "that" bloody, I said, and the CGI is a wonderful cauterizer, isn't it

my son seems to want to see 1917; he also really liked Dunkirk so I think maybe he just likes period war films or something out of the blue.

show him Saving Pvt Ryan

yeah I should watch that myself actually.

then show him that other great period war movie, Starship Troopers

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.

Kobe was first, Kirk Douglas was last, some non-rapists were in-between.

Probably some rapists.

I noticed there was some audible reaction during the death montage. I thought they'd gone silent on that for a few years.

seriously, shove the unsubstantiated "rapist" shit in the case of Douglas

The decisive factor, I suspect, was "own Trump." So, y'know, fine, I'm sure it will prevent his reelection.

I like the movie! I just have no idea what it was trying to say about class war.

Maybe that the victims are always human beings? (And the rest of the natural world, to floods.) (But that humans are incapable of saving themselves in the end.)

douglas was certainly a philanderer but I've never heard him accused of rape.

I hadn't, either, until he died, and Natalie Wood was suddenly trending on Twitter.

https://www.wonkette.com/are-we-seriously-going-to-accuse-someone-of-rape-based-on-one-comment-on-a-shady-gossip-blog

this all seems to be harkening back to...GAwker?

unless the "some non-rapists in between" was used for an easy joek above, which I'm....sure hoping not.

I have a hard time condemning Douglas without something other than an anonymous source and assurances that "these rumors have persisted for years". I don't have a hard time believing Natalie Wood was brutally raped,as she confided this in her surviving sister Lana. But the identity of her rapist was not publicly provided by Natalie, nor has it been provided by surviving family, but rather some anonymous internet handle whose identity has never been authenticated, who is choosing to speak on behalf of Natalie and her surviving family, without any comments from the family endorsing the statement?

choosing to speak *eight years ago* at that

Fine, sorry for being flip.

when did this happen, at best director?

Bong and Spike inciting a standing ovation for Scorsese made this whole ordeal worth it. Verklempt.

— Sean Burns (@SeanMBurns) February 10, 2020

yes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyW-APoy_9A

C'mon, you gotta throw Morbs a bone and mention that Bong also pointedly gave a kind shout-out to QT...who sadly did not receive a standing o.

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