Popular Post Bespin 8,484 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 Just now, JTW said: And the Obligatory Oscar Nomination for Best Original Score goes to… John Williams for Indiana Jones and the Why Hasn’t He Received His 6th Oscar Decades Ago! He doesn't receive Oscars anymore because he has moved to a higher level; now they name buildings after him! JTN, Gabriel Bezerra and Giftheck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JTN 2,036 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 John Williams doesn’t receive an Oscar. The Oscar receives a John Williams. Fabulin, Tallguy and Bespin 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 That's all it is now... yeah John, you wrote another score. But your movie was (apparently) shit, and some 'real' films also came out with more trendy scores, sorry buddy. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,036 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It’s an insult. Nominating a man 54 times for an award, but giving it to him only 5 times. They should have given it to him at least 25 times. He received his last Oscar 30 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 "If you only knew the POWA of an Oscar nomination." JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Here's the full list of nominees in all the categories https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024 Looking through the entire list, I've only seen FOUR nominated movies, gotta be an all time low for me Oppenheimer - good! Barbie - great! Elemental - great! May December - ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Boring score choices, all of them. But I suppose I'll root for Indy, out of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 324 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I will be rooting for Oppenheimer naturally. But congrats on the nom at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,288 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Man I don't even know what the Picture runner-up is this year. Holdovers missed Director, Barbie missed Director and Actress, Killers of the Flower Moon missed Screenplay and Actor, none of the others have the popular consensus factor. Oppenheimer is running away with it. Wonder how many it'll end up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 56 minutes ago, Thor said: Boring score choices, all of them. But I suppose I'll root for Indy, out of those. Killers of the Flower Moon is easily my favorite score there and actually in my top 10 favorite scores of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saulocf 79 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 18 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: Man I don't even know what the Picture runner-up is this year. Holdovers missed Director, Barbie missed Director and Actress, Killers of the Flower Moon missed Screenplay and Actor, none of the others have the popular consensus factor. Oppenheimer is running away with it. Wonder how many it'll end up with. I would say the runner up is either Poor Things or Anatomy of A Fall. The latter will win best screenplay and the former did really well with the nominations, but yeah, Oppenheimer will win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suro-Zet 7 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I know it was nearly impossible, but anyway, it's really sad that neither Joe Hisaishi (The Boy and the Heron), nor Naoki Sato (Godzilla Minus One) didn't get the nominations. It could have been an interesting changes. DaiMajin29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,288 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I was hoping Hisaishi could get in there, it's too bad 16 minutes ago, saulocf said: I would say the runner up is either Poor Things or Anatomy of A Fall. The latter will win best screenplay and the former did really well with the nominations, but yeah, Oppenheimer will win. Yeah but those two were just never gonna win. Tbf Barbie wasn't either. I felt like The Holdovers still had that very slim outside chance to luck out in the preferential ballot considering it was surprisingly popular with the Brits, but it seems pretty unanimous that it's time to give Nolan his flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I also think it's pretty cool that complser Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Hau ted Mansion, Secret Invasion) is now a 2 time Oscar nominee for Documentary Short. And this post is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 6 hours ago, JTW said: And the Obligatory Oscar Nomination for Best Original Score goes to… John Williams for Indiana Jones and the Why Hasn’t He Received His 6th Oscar Decades Ago! THE FABELMANS wasn't "obligatory". Great score that should have won. But, yeah, a lot of his recent noms have that feel. Glóin the Dark and Edmilson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,718 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Personal picks, not predictions: Oppenheimer deserves Best Picture because it was the best picture of the year. Similarly, Christopher Nolan for Best Director. Giamatti for Best Actor because he had by far the best performance of the year. Greta Lee (Past Lives) should win for Best Actress but she wasn't even nominated. Downey & Da'Vine Joy Randolph for Best Supporting, respectively. The Holdovers just edges out Past Lives for best screenplay. Among the nominees, Göransson (who else) for Score. Though I'd give it to Hisaishi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 7,468 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 On 14/12/2023 at 3:31 PM, Edmilson said: Here's the thing: if the score to DoD is nominated for the Oscar, I'll use Lorne Balfe as my avatar for one month. And if it somehow wins, I'll use the Balfe avatar for a whole year. Well, I bet and I lost. So, until February 23rd 2024, I'll be using Lorne's face as my avatar. Anyone who'd like to block me to you don't have to look at him every time I post, feel free to do so. Thanks, Academy Andy, Jay, Manakin Skywalker and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick1Ø66 4,718 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 17 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Well, I bet and I lost. So, until February 23rd 2024, I'll be using Lorne's face as my avatar. Anyone who'd like to block me to you don't have to look at him every time I post, feel free to do so. Reported & Blocked. Manakin Skywalker, bruce marshall, Loert and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Wow, out of the four Best Score nominees that I know the Williams score is my least favourite. The great news is: the three best (American) films of the year are the three films that got the most nominations. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 After the last few BP winners being stinkers, it would be nice for a good movie to win (Oppenheimer or Killers of the Flower Moon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 5 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: After the last few BP winners being stinkers Wha? Coda was a nothingburger but Everything Everywhere All At Once is an incredible movie! mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Just now, Jay said: Wha? Coda was a nothingburger but Everything Everywhere All At Once is an incredible movie! I fucking hated Everything Everywhere. One of the most annoying movies I've ever seen Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,718 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 17 minutes ago, Jay said: Wha? Coda was a nothingburger but Everything Everywhere All At Once is an incredible movie! While I think the term is overused, I'd put EEAAO next to "Overrated" in the dictionary. A enjoyable movie, to be sure, but it's nowhere near deserving of the hyperbolic praise that was heaped on it, and it certainly wasn't as original as everyone insisted it was. I mean, how has a Wes Anderson film not won Best Picture but this has? I thought All Quiet on the Western Front & The Banshees of Inisherin were both better films that year. bruce marshall, Not Mr. Big and Loert 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofDestiny 71 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 As an Asian, I love EEAAO, not only because I watch Michelle Yeoh's film since I was a kid, but also it describe our culture so well, in a way so fun. And I am so happy that Godzilla receive a nomination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 I haven't seen All Quiet, but I liked Everything Everywhere more than Banshees. If anything I'd say Everything Everywhere is underrated. I went in not knowing anything about it or that it would be an eventual awards contender or anything and was blown away by how much I liked it. I guess if you went in expecting something extraordinary from it from all the hyper it eventually got I could see it being disappointing in that regard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 12 hours ago, Edmilson said: Well, I bet and I lost. So, until February 23rd 2024, I'll be using Lorne's face as my avatar. Anyone who'd like to block me to you don't have to look at him every time I post, feel free to do so. Thanks, Academy I just blocked it with an ad blocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 These are the only 5 films nominated at the Oscars that I have yet to see (not counting all the shorts & docus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 ROBOT DREAMS is very cute. Saw it at TIFF last week. 12 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said: I fucking hated Everything Everywhere. One of the most annoying movies I've ever seen Same here! Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,468 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 EEAAO is one of those rare occasions where the Oscar actually gives the award to some movie that deserves it. Same thing for Parasite. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Yes, those two movies are easily my favorite movies out of all the best picture winners of the past 15 years (everything since No Country For Old Men won) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,468 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 19 hours ago, Brundlefly said: Wow, out of the four Best Score nominees that I know the Williams score is my least favourite. How's the Killers of the Flower Moon score? I barely seen anyone talking about it. And what about Poor Things? From what I've seen, it seems like one of those scores that "works well in the movie, but horrible to listen to". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I just sampled Poor Things. It must work unbelievably well in the film. It's one of the most bizarre things I've ever heard on an album, ranging from completely inoffensive guitar ramblings to... fuck knows what. Not for me. A quick listen to Flower Moon and I get a sense of where we're going here. It's just the contenders for best picture being given a music nod, plus Williams' yearly token. Oppenheimer first impressions... this one's actually a score but doesn't immediately leap out at me as overly interesting, really. Sort of comes across as some documentary library music. So against my better judgements, DoD may indeed be the most musically effective and enjoyable of this lot, but I think that's 100% a reflection on the rest of the nominations being so unmusical, and not that JW should win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I listened to it twice and I don't know what else I could liken it to but a broken music box with missing pins. I was quite intrigued in the beginning but got bored both times halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark 316 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Blasphemy on a JW forum, but I think Oppenheimer should win score. Brundlefly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thestat 348 Posted January 24 Popular Post Share Posted January 24 On 23/01/2024 at 9:37 PM, Edmilson said: Well, I bet and I lost. So, until February 23rd 2024, I'll be using Lorne's face as my avatar. Anyone who'd like to block me to you don't have to look at him every time I post, feel free to do so. Thanks, Academy Oh wow. Sorry for you. I hope you have at 30 people writing your posts from now on. And you need to make sure you don't rock the boat - the middle aisle, all the way, no emotion, pure instrumental functionality. ie, nothing. Trope, Edmilson and Richard Penna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trope 527 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 27 minutes ago, thestat said: Oh wow. Sorry for you. I hope you have at 30 people writing your posts from now on. And you need to make sure you don't rock the boat - the middle aisle, all the way, no emotion, pure instrumental functionality. ie, nothing. For future posts, Edmilson should write a few dot points (or even some key words) and then his team of 50 will be able to construct simple sentences to flesh them out. Words over 5 letters long are banned (too complicated), as are posts less than 500 words (we want to see absolutely everything he writes, no trimming required). Also, there must be a minimum of 20 posts a day (to ensure quality never exceeds quantity), and I expect to see the same posts over and over with minimal alterations (repetition is strongly encouraged). Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 6 hours ago, Edmilson said: How's the Killers of the Flower Moon score? I barely seen anyone talking about it. It is quite unspectacular in a way, but also very effective. As Thor pointed out, what makes it special is that it is really well spotted. In the film it is effectively used as kind of a constant anxious thumping (less in a muscial and more in a figurative sense). Another pro is the vintage sound. 6 hours ago, Edmilson said: And what about Poor Things? From what I've seen, it seems like one of those scores that "works well in the movie, but horrible to listen to". As many have pointed out, it's barely enjoyable on album, but really cool in the film. It beats Indy V in originality, so there's that. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post saulocf 79 Posted January 28 Popular Post Share Posted January 28 Best Picture nominees ranked: The greats: 1. Anatomy of a Fall: fantastic performance and script that keeps you guessing until the end. Courtroom drama done well. 2. Poor Things: creative and full of memorable moments. Could have ended 20 minutes sooner, but the highs are very high, specially the main trio. 3. Holdovers: missed this kind of film. Shed a tear or two. 4. Oppenheimer: also lost steam for me in the last act (which was the last hour). Everything in the movie regarding the actual bomb is the bomb! But every time that Downey Jr character was on the screen, the movie lost me (not because of his performance, which is great, but that plotline was done much better in Amadeus. The movie would have benefited with the whole thing droped and a bigger focus on the bomb and the guilt that followed). 5. American Fiction: I looove Jeffrey Wright in this film! The satire thinks its smarter than it actually is, and you can kind of see that the director still has room to grow, but the familiar drama is great. 6. Zone of Interest: I still want to give a rewatch as I watched during TIFF, along with many others, so didn't cause the impact that I see from other people, even tho some scenes stuck with me. Also, it marks the one instance where a Mica Levi actually works in the film! The good: 7. Barbie: fun while in Barbieland, and bad when in the real world. Would have worked had stayed in Barbieland, with the only "real world" moment be with the Barbie maker in the end (kind like Lego the Movie). Speaking of which, that was a much better toy commercial that didn't even get a best animated nomination! How did this one get so much love? The dance scenes are so poorly directed (the opening of Ted 2 gives it a run for its money), and c'mon! Who though that Will Ferrel had any business being in here? Still, that production design! 8. Maestro: the conducting scenes are great, but the main plot was a little muddled and boring actually. Also, what went over Cooper's head to film the main conflict between the couple in a very distant shot where you can barely see the actor's face and expressions? Love Carey Mulligan in it tho! The "didn't work for me" 9. Past Lives: barely registered for me when I watched back in the summer. I remember liking the husband character. 10. Killers of the Flower Moon: now THIS really didn't work for me. The original idea was that the film was going to focus on the FBI, and that sounds much better than what we got. Focusing on the greed of men (that we saw plenty of time, and Scorsese did better in the past) may be the baffling choice. DiCaprio overacts and rightfully was snubbed, DeNiro plays DeNiro, and Gladstone is great with what she is given. It's funny that the movie seems to skip scenes where the interesting stuff is about to happen (like Mollie's journey to get investigators). What should have been nominated instead of these last 4: 1. Dungeon & Dragons: really, best adventure film IN YEARS! This movie is going to be LOVED in a few years! 2. Air: made me feel inspired to go back to work! Sad to see ignored in the Oscar, probably for being released in the begging of the year. 3. Godzilla Minus One: masterpiece where the drama scenes are even better than the Godzilla ones. 4. Guardians of the Galaxy 3: the best Bradley Cooper performance of the year. And the proper end chapter of MCU for me. Knight of Ren, enderdrag64, Jay and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Something really weird will have to happen, for Göransson not to win the Oscar now right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,514 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 24/01/2024 at 7:45 PM, Richard Penna said: It's just the contenders for best picture being given a music nod, plus Williams' yearly token. Yearly token? That sounds medieval! Richard Penna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,371 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Ok. Considering that the academy almost never gives the trophy to sequel scores (I guess there were only Return of the King and The Godfather II) Williams really has no chance of winning, even though I still believe, he wrote the best score. But that isn't a real criterion in that context as we all know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Richard Penna 3,694 Posted February 8 Popular Post Share Posted February 8 I'm listening to Oppenheimer for the first time, 100% concept album, and I'm enjoying it. It's very much an acoustic mood score - lots of use of a small ensemble but also synths and piano, but I tend to like that sort of thing anyway. Yes, there's some ostinatoing too, but it doesn't take over the entire score. Is it as skilful, orchestrally, as Williams? No. Is it more original and generally doing some things I don't hear much? Yep. I guess my point is... in the highly likely event that this wins, it's obviously because of the film, but I find it a decent, engaging score so I don't think it would be undeserving, exactly. Trope, Edmilson, Not Mr. Big and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 7,468 Posted February 8 Popular Post Share Posted February 8 Yeah, the music is not bad on album and it really works with the movie, aside from a few moments I didn't care about (like the HORN OF DOOM). If, or actually, when it wins the Oscar it would be a deserved victory. Say what you want about Gorransson, but he does have that kind of instinct of what music elevates the movie (as seen on Black Panther, BP 2, Creed 1 and 2, etc). Stark, Knight of Ren and Trope 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ren 789 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Yeah, I feel the film is a bit over-scored, at some points, but that more Nolan's way of doing things. Goransson's score works great within the film, truly elevating some sequences like the Trinity test. On album is a great listening experience, moody, atmospheric and hypnotic, with some interesting interplay between synths and orchestra. It's actually more thematic than it appears at first, and that's something I've noticed with many Goransson scores, where I only fully appreciate what he's doing after several listens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I'm nearing the end of the album and I haven't had any thematic material leap out at me as such but it's got such an absorbing, hypnotic sound and such interesting synth/orchestra interplay that it doesn't feel like it needs a big Williams style theme. Not once in over 90 minutes have I gotten bored. As an overall listening experience I like this more than DoD but they are two extremely different types of score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,036 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Can you find the Maestro? Because I can't. Maybe he took the photo? Fabulin and GerateWohl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Not everyone is always there. I think Williams wasn't there when he got his last few nominations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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