2012's Oscar Nominees

Yeah, I'll join in and say the NCFOM win was the only time in recent memory I thought the Academy was OTM. What happened to The Master this year? Some too-hot-to-handle Scientology business? Haven't seen the movie, but assumed it was a shoe-in for a BP nom.

c'mon -- wouldn't you rather watch Out of Africa or The Accidental Tourist

I get that the whole consolation Oscar thing pissed ppl off, but I'd even defend the film as a worthy BP winner. Also, remember when that same year Little Muss Sunshine was thought to be a credible front runner?

i never did do my poll of worst of the 90s best picture noms after the 80s one

If I felt Academy voters went for it just because it was a blast I'd be cool with it, but they never vote for fun. They genuinely found some sort of gravitas in it.

The Master had a decidedly mixed reception.

I just remembered that I've never actually seen Out of Africa.

she had a fahm in afreecah, the end

I hate it already.

Letters from Iwo Jima was the best of 2007's bp noms, but not picking the Queen, LMS, or fucking Babel makes me a bit thankful for The Departed's win. So glad I wasn't around to watch that year's.

Robert Redford plays a britishes Robert Redford.

A win for Lincoln would, I suppose, return Oscar to Good Middlebrow Winners.

I'll take it over The King's Speech and The Artist version of Middlebrow.

oh yah

Harvey Weinstein just gave an interview where he implied he shoulda made Anderson recut The Master.

Argo not even getting a director's nom and now being the favourite is still strange to me.

There's a theory that's the REASON it became the favorite.

Oh I think I read that somewhere. All the actor's pissed that Benji didn't get the directing nod so they're gonna make it best picture? Has a film ever won w/o the directing nomination?

Driving Miss Daisy

The directors' branch (who nominate the directors) have marginally better taste than the rest of AMPAS.

So appropriate company then.

Many films have won the BD prize.

most recently in 2005.

oh sorry -- without the director nod.

Driving Miss Daisy is substantially better than Argo

Maybe I should see it again.

Lincoln is the most destined to win BP film since Titanic. Movies like these are why the Oscars exist.

It certainly seems that way, but it's a very talky, unflashy film.

Quite cynical as well.

well not when Abe is bathed in window light

as Janusz Kaminski said, "You're not going to show him taking a dump."

like he did on the Constitution

he can tell a story about taking a dump tho

Four shit and seven plops ago ...

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Having finally watched Zero Dark (second place), it's Lincoln for sure.

and i kinda think he doesn't give a shit

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:15 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark

why's he campaigning then? muscle memory?

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A worthy top 3.

hardlee

Moonrise Kingdom ftw

did you vote for the best here, or the one that starts arguments?

Both.