https://www.showbiz411.com/2023/03/13/oscars-are-back-2023-ratings-near-16-mil-increase-from-2022-biggest-numbers-of-all-awards-shows-this-season
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Monday, 13 March 2023 19:53 (one year ago) link
Strange to think that's good news when this sucker used to get upwards of 40 million on the regular.
we did it we saved oscar
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 13 March 2023 19:56 (one year ago) link
I'm not sure why the article is calling it an increase. 2022 viewership was 16.6 million.
― jmm, Monday, 13 March 2023 20:14 (one year ago) link
ON or 7 or 28?
― least said, sergio mendes (sic), Monday, 13 March 2023 20:30 (one year ago) link
not a single vote for Banshees??? what I would have voted had I seen this poll when it was up
history will vindicate me
― Murgatroid, Monday, 13 March 2023 21:32 (one year ago) link
JLC is cool, i don't have a problem w/her winning. she's been great in a lot of roles over the years, and probably should give an honorary mention to True Lies, which is a problematic flick and her role doesn't deviate from that and is a bit unbelievable, but she commits to it fully and you forget how ridiculous the character is in a lot of ways. i bet this was a close vote though, i kinda thought kerry condon might sneak thru but it was probably tough to get past two icons.
― omar little, Monday, 13 March 2023 21:53 (one year ago) link
She was the second best supporting actress in her own film but sure.
― giant bat fucker (gyac), Monday, 13 March 2023 22:22 (one year ago) link
There appear to be three categories for acting wins - 1) an astonishing performance, 2) being entirely of the moment, or 3) having a legacy or being overdue - as well as sometimes a combination of the three.
Stephanie Hsu is fantastic in EEAAO, but Curtis winning seems fine to me. She's memorable as always and it is a legacy award. I would have liked to see Farrell win best actor, not just as a legacy but for his performance, but am happy that Brendan Fraser won and not Austin Butler for yet another mimicry of a music star in a dumb biopic
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 00:09 (one year ago) link
In the International Film category I still haven't seen Close, which is a film about a mama's boy that I've been looking forward to for months, starring Eden Dembrine and Émilie Dequenne (best actress winner in the Palme D'Or-winning film from 1999, Rosetta).
All Quiet was the inevitable winner though
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 00:35 (one year ago) link
Close earned several queasy reviews from writers I respect. Their consistency impressed me: a strong first half, a calamitous second half.
I'm going to rent it this week.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 00:44 (one year ago) link
I saw the reviews too, but am skeptical about those perspectives and am more forgiving of sentiment than most of you are here. I'm curious to read what you think about it.
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 00:52 (one year ago) link
how are you defining "sentiment"?
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 00:58 (one year ago) link
Saw someone point out that the In Memoriam omitted Charlbi Dean, who obviously wasn't a Hollywood legend but was the female lead in one of this year's Best Picture nominees (Triangle of Sadness).
― jaymc, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:01 (one year ago) link
xp As tenderness, wistfulness, nostalgia, and sadness that is even maybe self-indulgent - I love it all. I'm not predicting what the film will be about since I haven't seen it
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:03 (one year ago) link
just saw that about Charbli Dean, awful
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:05 (one year ago) link
― Dan S
hey, many of us loved Benediction and The Fabelmans. See our backs? Pat them.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:08 (one year ago) link
you asked what I meant by sentiment, I gave an answer. I'm not going to pat your backs
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:13 (one year ago) link
not sure why I post here honestly
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:21 (one year ago) link
lol dude I'm teasing you
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:22 (one year ago) link
Never, ever assume longtime posters are out to get anyone, especially when the anyone posts in good faith.
ok, I understand
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:25 (one year ago) link
I really liked Paul Rogers' speech when he won for editing Everything Everywhere, it was perfect
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 01:39 (one year ago) link
Guess the figures I linked above weren’t correcthttps://variety.com/2023/tv/news/2023-oscar-ratings-academy-awards-audience-1235550070/amp/
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 02:23 (one year ago) link
"more hits and slaps" helped
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 02:25 (one year ago) link
― Dan S, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 1:13 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
itt i learned that alfred has multiple backs
― ꙮ (map), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 02:30 (one year ago) link
His and Jake Gyllenhaal's iirc
― jaymc, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 02:33 (one year ago) link
Finally saw "Tar." I'd managed to remain totally spoiler free, not that there is really much to spoil beyond the excellent writing, direction and acting. A great, quietly original all-around creation.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 19 March 2023 04:00 (one year ago) link
― ꙮ (map)
a Negroni for each back
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 19 March 2023 09:27 (one year ago) link
WWIII is nigh:https://www.indiewire.com/2023/03/best-picture-oscars-should-only-go-american-films-says-cannes-head-1234823508/
― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Tuesday, 28 March 2023 22:22 (one year ago) link
disagree with Thierry. all of the Academy rules seem arbitrary, but they kind of make sense.
I can see wanting to limit International Feature Film nominees to foreign language cinema
and agree that Best Picture and Best Director nominees should be open to all films from every language and culture
― Dan S, Sunday, 9 April 2023 01:53 (one year ago) link
Honestly, if there aren't at least 12 foreign language performances up for the acting awards, I call foul
― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Sunday, 9 April 2023 16:27 (one year ago) link
(In any given year, that is)
― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Sunday, 9 April 2023 16:28 (one year ago) link
How can a non-American film win the Oscar for best film since it’s a ceremony in honor of American cinema?
I think I see a flaw in this argument
― jmm, Sunday, 9 April 2023 16:38 (one year ago) link
https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/angela-bassett-mel-brooks-governors-awards-honorary-oscars-1235654578/
Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton will receive honorary Oscars at this year’s Governors Awards, announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In addition, the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards. The four statuettes will be presented at the 14th annual ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles.
― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Monday, 26 June 2023 19:21 (ten months ago) link