Thor 7,508 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Norwegian media is going ballistic over not just one, but TWO nominations for our film THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD. That's never happened before, that a Norwegian film gets two Oscar nominations. The score category is fairly boring, as usual from the Academy. Although I hope DUNE wins, my second favourite score of 2021. 15 hours ago, TheUlyssesian said: It is actually extremely entertaining, audience friendly and crowd-pleasing. It is also 90 minutes. I think most everyone who watches it will enjoy it. Ha, ha...that's certainly one way to describe a sober documentary animation about a gay man who flees Afghanistan. badbu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, Thor said: The score category is fairly boring, as usual from the Academy. Although I hope DUNE wins, my second favourite score of 2021. What was your number 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: What was your number 1? NTTD 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: What was your number 1? Karl Frid's PLEASURE. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 wait Denis Villeneuve not nominated for Best Director? Guess they had to use his spot for the token women director nom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'd hardly call Campion a token. Her movie is the favorite to sweep most of the major categories and she's been a widely respected director for like 35 years. She won her first Oscar for Original Screenplay in 1993. Edmilson and Taikomochi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 well call me cynical but I think Natalie Portman's hissy fit onstage a few years ago might have something to do with how they currently select nominees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted February 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2022 I don't know how they select the nominees, but, of the best films being made these days, a lot more than 20% have female directors. If the Best Director line-up was Jane Campion, Jasmila Zbanic, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julia Ducournau and Emma Seligman, that would be an entirely reasonable selection. There's no need to appeal to affirmative action to explain the inclusion of a single woman on the list. On the contrary, maybe Natalie Portman should have another hissy fit. Edit: I just remembered that Zbanic's film was last year for Oscar purposes so let's say Céline Sciamma instead. KK, bruce marshall, Taikomochi and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Deserves got nothing to do with it. The Diversity Police strictly enforce the ' law' 😅 1 hour ago, King Mark said: ....Natalie Portman's hissy fit onstage... That must have been so HOT! 😝😅 Was it recorded?😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I think this is part of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,287 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 If anybody bumped Villeneuve it was Hamaguchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Glóin the Dark said: I don't know how they select the nominees, but, of the best films being made these days, a lot more than 20% have female directors. If the Best Director line-up was Jane Campion, Jasmila Zbanic, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julia Ducournau and Emma Seligman, that would be an entirely reasonable selection. There's no need to appeal to affirmative action to explain the inclusion of a single woman on the list. On the contrary, maybe Natalie Portman should have another hissy fit. Edit: I just remembered that Zbanic's film was last year for Oscar purposes so let's say Céline Sciamma instead. Indeed. Although I think Gyllenhaal's film is vastly overrated and doesn't belong in the same tier as the others you listed. I'm surprised Ducournau didn't get a nod, at least in Foreign Picture category. Titane had huge buzz in the summer. 30 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: If anybody bumped Villeneuve it was Hamaguchi Yup. He was the real surprise here, coming out with four nominations. I watched Drive My Car just a few days ago. It's strong, even if it desperately needs a good half hour chopped off. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Is it me or is Paul Thomas Anderson just nominated because he's Paul Thomas Anderson. I honestly would have preferred his place to be for Villeneuve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 9:26 AM, karelm said: Licorice Pizza just confuses me as to what kind of film it is. Licorice Pizza is kinda a deceptively marketed film. It is marketed as this fun peppy rom com. It is that but it is actually also a much different movie. I think it is one of his best films. On 08/02/2022 at 9:45 AM, PrayodiBA said: It’s understandable though, as TFD, i think personally, is Wes at its most pretentious, and the anthology structure of it makes the story kind of devoid of heart/plot development I would agree. It is perhaps his most inaccessible film. It is also I think his best film. On 08/02/2022 at 5:38 PM, Naïve Old Fart said: it seems to me that AMPAS is "scaling-down" its horizons. In a way almost expanding its horizons with non-English language films breaking into both writing categories, directing, best picture, animated, documentary and score. On 09/02/2022 at 3:52 AM, Thor said: Norwegian media is going ballistic over not just one, but TWO nominations for our film THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD. That's never happened before, that a Norwegian film gets two Oscar nominations. As they should. Such a great film. I am rooting for it to win the best Original Screenplay away even though I want Paul Thomas Anderson to win also. 1 hour ago, mrbellamy said: If anybody bumped Villeneuve it was Hamaguchi With good reason. Drive My Car is an infinitely better directed film than Dune. 10 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: Is it me or is Paul Thomas Anderson just nominated because he's Paul Thomas Anderson. I honestly would have preferred his place to be for Villeneuve. He got in because he made a great movie. The direction is stupendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: Is it me or is Paul Thomas Anderson just nominated because he's Paul Thomas Anderson. I honestly would have preferred his place to be for Villeneuve. Villeneuve will do fine without awards. PTA could use some extra publicity since his movie didn't do very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbu 123 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Josh Brolin comments on Denis Villeneuve not getting a Best Director nomination JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, AC1 said: Villeneuve will do fine without awards. PTA could use some extra publicity since his movie didn't do very well. Okay, I get that. But there is a reason then why PTA's film didn't do very well. It means people weren't very interested overall. Don't get me wrong, I thing PTA is a tremendous director and I have enjoyed almost all his movies. But as good as I think Licorice Pizza was, it felt almost him a being a bit on autopilot. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: Okay, I get that. But there is a reason then why PTA's film didn't do very well. It means people weren't very interested overall. Don't get me wrong, I thing PTA is a tremendous director and I have enjoyed almost all his movies. But as good as I think Licorice Pizza was, it felt almost him a being a bit on autopilot. Just my opinion. I haven't seen Licorice Pizza but there is also this to consider: - Perhaps PTA has lost half of his fanbase because of Inherent Vice! - His fanbase has traded the theater for streaming. - ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I just noticed Miranda wad nominated for song. Yeah, he'll win also.😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 6 hours ago, KK said: I think Gyllenhaal's film is vastly overrated and doesn't belong in the same tier as the others you listed. I watched The Lost Daughter for a second time a couple of weeks ago and liked it even more than the first time. I think it's quite brilliant; it'll probably stay in my top ten of the year in the long term. Speaking of overrated films, the one nomination that made me laugh out loud was CODA for Best Picture - a mediocre film that feels like it was designed in a lab and manufactured to precise specifications for crowd-pleasing awards buzz. I've seen people compare it favourably to Sound of Metal, which is ludicrous. Fair play to them, though; they got their nomination. I hope it wins! 10 hours ago, bruce marshall said: Deserves got nothing to do with it. Of course, but that works both ways. I was arguing against the implication that more deserving men were being excluded from the Director category to make room for a woman. The reality is the other way round: women are routinely under-represented in the category while less deserving men are making it in. (I'm not saying that all of the nominated men were less deserving, or that the women who were nominated should have been.) I haven't seen Belfast yet, largely because it looks as though it will be a bit of a chore, but is Kenneth Branagh really one of the best directors of the year? I guess I shouldn't form an opinion before watching the film, but it's safe to say it will be quite a surprise if I end up thinking that he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, Glóin the Dark said: I watched The Lost Daughter for a second time a couple of weeks ago and liked it even more than the first time. I think it's quite brilliant; Well, it's a movie where the strong performances stand out (clearly made by an actor director whose sole interest is acting), but other than that, I personally don't see any reason why I should watch it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, AC1 said: ...an actor director whose sole interest is acting... I very much disagree. This is a real film. 6 minutes ago, AC1 said: I personally don't see any reason why I should watch it again. Don't worry - I'll do that for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 You would have to pay me a VERY large sum of money to watch Lost Daughter. Maggie Gyllenhaal: Sometimes women are shit mothers Millennial Dog-Moms: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Nah - I think you'd do it for a tenner... What about it puts you off, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Garfield is great in Tick, Tick, Boom! He would be my winner. badbu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Glóin the Dark said: I haven't seen Belfast yet, largely because it looks as though it will be a bit of a chore, but is Kenneth Branagh really one of the best directors of the year? I guess I shouldn't form an opinion before watching the film, but it's safe to say it will be quite a surprise if I end up thinking that he is. To me it is outrageous and mind-boggling that it is considered best of anything and anyone. It is a mundane unremarkable collection of vignettes in a young boy's life. It looks extremely small, cheap and lowbudget because it is small, cheap and lowbudget. It is the kind of film you wouldn't ever think twice about. And yet these awards bodies have deemed it in their infinite wisdom that it represents some kind of an achievement of any sort in anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,222 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Yeah, that's the sort of impression I've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,466 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Finally Spider-Man will win an Oscar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Finally Zack Snyder will win an Oscar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I think Edmilson should give out Oscars based solely on box office. Would probably be more deserving them frpm AMPAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I don't really have an issue with the nominations. But then I am one of those people who are baffled by how many people think No Way Home is some cinematic masterpiece. Or Roland Emmerich should have directed Dune. Or 78 year old Martin Campbell who made like 3 good movies in his life should always direct the next Bond. bruce marshall and Not Mr. Big 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Because Bond ain’t supposed to be great art. Keep the auteurs away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,466 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mephariel said: Or 78 year old Martin Campbell who made like 3 good movies Mask of Zorro, GoldenEye and Casino Royale, am I right? Mephariel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Edmilson said: Finally Spider-Man will win an Oscar! I'm voting for Free Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 59 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Mask of Zorro, GoldenEye and.... Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Because Bond ain’t supposed to be great art. Keep the auteurs away! Oh don't worry. As long as Purvis and Wade continue to write Bond films, they won't be art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 Screw these people. I didn’t watch last year and I sure as hell ain’t watching this year. Disrespectful and pathetic. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-several-awards-wont-be-telecast-live-this-year-exclusive-1235097888/ Ricard, MikeH, TSMefford and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Appalling, corporate bullshit. They tried to do this a few years ago and failed...I hope we get enough backlash to reverse this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, KK said: Appalling, corporate bullshit. They tried to do this a few years ago and failed...I hope we get enough backlash to reverse this. You really care? C'mon. You're better than that😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Zero interest in watch John Williams accepting an oscar for Fablemans in the toilet. Are you kidding me? How do they keep coming up with this terrible shit. crumbs and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 But composers's speeches are always so boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 They won't televise best composer?! I'm sure the song will be.... 21 minutes ago, Bespin said: But composers's speeches are always so boring! They better pray a non- white male doesn't win or they'll never hear the end of it!😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,138 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 They have to record it separately to accommodate seating for all the ghost writers. TheUlyssesian and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 This is appaling. Why do this? To all the people nominated in these categories it's astab in the back. Eberyone worked really hard on their films amd now they basicly being sidelined and handled like second rate artists. And why does the song categorie gets televised and the scores don't. This is actaully disgusting. crumbs, Once and Edmilson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Nobody cares about scores. Sound editing and sound are more important😵 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽my thoughts as well. This is appaling. Why do this? To all the people nominated in these categories it's a stab in the back. Everyone worked really hard on their films and now they basicly being sidelined and handled like second rate artists. And why does the song categorie gets televised and the scores don't. This is actaully disgusting. crumbs, Once and badbu 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Talk about making everyone working in the industry 'visible' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbu 123 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 what??? why??? i want to see hans get his second oscar live JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Stupid indeed, but it's been that way for the Amanda Awards here in Norway for a few years now (Norway's Oscar). So I've kinda gotten used to this category not being televised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, badbu said: what??? why??? i want to see hans get his second oscar live If Hans was going to win it would be televised😛😉 I can understand the GRAMMY Awards doing this. They have like 100 categories. ...and the winner for best liner notes for an archival blues recording made before 1920 in the state of Missouri is.... Gee. I kinda liked seeing Ennio win.... I'm gonna really miss that acceptance speech in Spanish with Clint Eastwood interpreting😝😜😛 JNHFan2000 and badbu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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