only one nod for Gone Girl. Who's going to watch this broadcast w/out the audience pleasers?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 January 2015 13:53 (nine years ago) link
how the hell did bennett miller get that directing nom?
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 15 January 2015 13:58 (nine years ago) link
re Gone Girl, how can a film that made THAT much money with such a relatively small budget, was so critically respected and liked by the public get such short shrift? i know subjects like that never do well with 'The Academy' but still. good to see Ros Pike get a nod mind.
― piscesx, Thursday, 15 January 2015 13:58 (nine years ago) link
my predix:
GBH, maybe BoyhoodWes Anderson, maybe LinklaterCumberbatch, maybe KeatonMoore or Cotillard (fingers crossed for the latter)ArquetteSimmons
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:06 (nine years ago) link
It's Moore.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:27 (nine years ago) link
wondering if The Judge is really so awful.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:34 (nine years ago) link
No Best Actor nod for Fiennes is a shame.
Can anyone point me to a piece by a reliable Oscarologist on why Grand Budapest Hotel has gone so much further than other Anderson movies? It's different (and excellent) but not different enough to explain this giant leap in recognition.
― Minaj moron (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:35 (nine years ago) link
box office $$ and years of accumulating good will in the Academy sense
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:36 (nine years ago) link
Lot of familiar names just scattered around various categories, especially the acting noms, which should just be called "people we know who are in lots of movies all the time but this time we're arranging them in shorter lists." Oyelowo was hosed. Too measured?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:37 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, Fiennes, too. Talk about carrying a movie.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
GBH and its setting and title are very "prestigious" in a way
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:39 (nine years ago) link
Boyhood and Linklater will win. Moore is the easy way out, but hope for Cotillard. I bet Keaton gets the statue, and he's lauded with a long standing O like he's 20 years older and it's the second coming of Nicholson.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:40 (nine years ago) link
Was Lego Movie this year?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:01 (nine years ago) link
Yeah. It was robbed.
Would be happy with a split vote: Boyhood for film and Anderson for director.
― Minaj moron (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link
sorry omar, there is no way Budapest is winning best picture
still think Birdman (unseen by me) is at least even money for picture, director or both. 12YS last year broke the showbiz run, it's time to get back on track.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:11 (nine years ago) link
How in the world did The Lego Movie not at least receive a best animated feature nomination? Egregious.
― Smoothie Operator (Old Lunch), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:31 (nine years ago) link
On the other hand, How to Train Your Dragon 2, which I finally saw, is indeed great, and truly gorgeous.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
Princess Kaguya ftw (but it won't)
oh so Birdman didn't get editing? Doom?
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:40 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I can live with a Lego snub in exchange for a Ghibli nod.
― Smoothie Operator (Old Lunch), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:43 (nine years ago) link
my predix:GBH, maybe BoyhoodWes Anderson, maybe Linklater
Given Birdman isn't winning best picture by a longshot, I'm starting to sense this a little bit too. Of course, Weinstein's 8 nominations could easily turn into the "Boyhood can't win" alternate.
I bet Keaton gets the statue, and he's lauded with a long standing O like he's 20 years older and it's the second coming of Nicholson
Just read somewhere that if Keaton wins, he'll actually be the second oldest best actor winner ever, which is crazy. (And maybe untrue.)
― Vulvacura (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:51 (nine years ago) link
No, it's an aimless, paint-by-numbers follow up to one of the best mass entertainments of the last decade. Total pap.
― Vulvacura (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:52 (nine years ago) link
wait... Henry Fonda, and no one else was over 63? Top o' my head, John Wayne was about 62... xp
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:53 (nine years ago) link
holy fuck keaton is older than nicholson was when he won for as good as it gets wtf
― da croupier, Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:53 (nine years ago) link
i guess it's understandably hard for me to match what 60 looked like when i was a teenager and what 60 looks like to me now
― da croupier, Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:54 (nine years ago) link
Jack was 60 in '97.
― Vulvacura (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:54 (nine years ago) link
and keaton's 63
― da croupier, Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
hence...
And I just found out that Eddie Redmayne is only a couple years younger than me and not the 22 I sort of thought he was.
― Vulvacura (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
Also, fuck Foxcatcher.
that factoid is true btw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees#Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:56 (nine years ago) link
only 2 best actresses older than MK too
H'wood hates looking at the olds
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 15:58 (nine years ago) link
OK, thinking now "Last Days in Vietnam" will win doc. Made by political royalty who doesn't question US imperialism and will endorse Hillary.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link
Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Amy Adams weren't nominated for an Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday, Jan. 15 -- but Dick Poop was. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs incorrectly announced Dick Pope's name in the Cinematography category for his work in Mr. Turner, which led to a slew of hilarious reactions via Twitter.
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:19 (nine years ago) link
and Chris Pine standing next to her did not laugh. Captain Kirk has been taken over by an alien force.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
Laura Dern plays Witherspoon's mom, no? Nine years older.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
Yep. She's used for poignant effect, but that's all she is – a holy spirit of poignancy.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
Holy Caucasian people, Batman. Is this the whitest list of films ever?
― the captain beefheart of personal hygiene (soda), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:25 (nine years ago) link
i read Wild during a brief and ill-advised association with an office book club. 'twas wretched, so as much as i enjoy reese i can't muster the energy to see the film
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:26 (nine years ago) link
But hey, the Selma song mentions Ferguson, they're covered. xp
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:26 (nine years ago) link
Best Actor
Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"Michael Keaton, "Birdman"Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, "The Judge"Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"Edward Norton, "Birdman"Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"Laura Dern, "Wild"Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"Emma Stone, "Birdman"Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"
Cinematography
"Birdman""The Grand Budapest Hotel""Ida""Mr. Turner""Unbroken"
Costume Design
"The Grand Budapest Hotel""Inherent Vice""Into the Woods""Maleficent""Mr. Turner"
Directing
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman"Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"
Foreign Language Film
"Ida," Poland"Leviathan," Russia"Tangerines," Estonia"Timbuktu," Mauritania"Wild Tales," Argentina
Makeup and Hairstyling
"Foxcatcher""The Grand Budapest Hotel""Guardians of the Galaxy"
Original Score
"The Grand Budapest Hotel""The Imitation Game""Interstellar""Mr. Turner""The Theory of Everything"
Adapted Screenplay
"American Sniper""The Imitation Game""Inherent Vice""The Theory of Everything""Whiplash"
Original Screenplay
"Birdman""Boyhood""Foxcatcher""The Grand Budapest Hotel""Nightcrawler"
Best Picture
"American Sniper""Birdman""Boyhood""The Grand Budapest Hotel""The Imitation Game""Selma""The Theory of Everything""Whiplash"
Animated Feature Film
"Big Hero 6""The Boxtrolls""How to Train Your Dragon 2""Song of the Sea""The Tale of the Princess Kaguya"
Documentary Feature
"Citizenfour""Finding Vivian Maier""Last Days in Vietnam""The Salt of the Earth""Virunga"
Documentary Short Subject
"Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1""Joanna""Our Curse""The Reaper (La Parka)""White Earth"
Film Editing
"American Sniper""Boyhood""The Grand Budapest Hotel""The Imitation Game""Whiplash"
Original Song
"Everything Is Awesome," "The Lego Movie""Glory," "Selma""Grateful, "Beyond the Lights""I"m Not Gonna Miss You," "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me""Lost Stars," "Begin Again"
Production Design
"The Grand Budapest Hotel""The Imitation Game""Interstellar""Into the Woods""Mr. Turner"
Animated Short Film
"The Bigger Picture""The Dam Keeper""Feast""Me and My Moulton""A Single Life"
Live Action Short Film
"Aya""Boogaloo and Graham""Butter Lamp""Parvaneh""The Phone Call"
Sound Editing
"American Sniper""Birdman""The Hobbitt: The Battle of the Five Armies""Interstellar"
Sound Mixing
"American Sniper""Birdman""Interstellar""Unbroken""Whiplash"
Visual Effects
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier""Dawn of the Planet of the Apes""Guardians of the Galaxy""Interstellar""X-Men: Days of Future Past"
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link
so is Coop our generation's William Hurt?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
hmmm will ponder
At last we see what kind of British actors elude the Academy: David Oyelowo.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
how the hell did bennett miller get that directing nom?― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:58 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:58 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Silver lining: Ashley Olsen at the Oscars.
― Tove Lo Tove You Baby (jaymc), Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:01 (nine years ago) link
so is Coop our generation's William Hurt?― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:55 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:55 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Not a bad comparison:http://scottfeinberg.com/bradley-cooper-could-become-the-10th-actor-to-earn-a-third-consecutive-oscar-nom
― Tove Lo Tove You Baby (jaymc), Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
Just 1 nomination for Selma
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link
2, pic & song
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
I do not understand what anybody likes about Bradley Cooper
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
tot meh on him too
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
They should have campaigned harder that Oyelowo was a British, and therefore doing more acting. Maybe he would have gotten the nom then. Or maybe the voters thought he'd just been nominated last year.
xpost Dragon 2's plot was nothing special, but it was really, really beautifully painted by numbers.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:31 (nine years ago) link
Actually the third movie since the switchover to land the dubious honor of being nominated for Best Picture with only 1 other nomination behind it, but at least The Blind Side and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close's other nods came in the acting categories.
Best PictureBest Song
That just looks really sad.
― Vulvacura (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:31 (nine years ago) link