So I guess The Dark Knight, Black Panther, and Into the Spider-verse don't exist...
I better not hear Todd Phillips name for Best Director, thats all Imma say
So I guess The Dark Knight, Black Panther, and Into the Spider-verse don't exist...
These two are a bit strange:
Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks for best supporting actor? I've seen Once Upon... and Pitt is just as much the main character as Di Caprio. I haven't seen Neighborhood but how is Hanks not the main character in a movie about Mister Rogers where he plays Mister Rogers?
What's next, Harrison Ford gets a supporting actor nomination for Indiana Jones?
I mean, Joker has the most noms. But generally this is how it goes. The movies that get the biggest awards push from studios all get released in the fall.Most of the academy's voters seem to have forgotten all the other movies that came out before October
Joker was released in October
I completely agree. I have seen the movie 3 times now and I am just in awe of how well directed it is.
My bad, thought it was September.
Original Screenplay and Director are its best bets... although it likely needs the DGA win next week to get Director. And yeah, I think there's a healthy active interest from people out there to give it an above-the-line prize of some significance beyond the International Film prize it already has on lock.Man I hope Parasite can bag some of those besides just the international one. Would send a nice message to the industry too.
Most of the academy's voters seem to have forgotten all the other movies that came out before October
Three of my top 10 movies in 2018 were docs. That's how bad that year was for your typical narrative-driven film.It's amazing how weak 2018 was for Oscar type movies compared to this year
The guild prizes are starting to get doled out and will prompt talk and reassessment of the Oscar race over the next two weeks.
Things kicked off in historic fashion with the Eddie Awards last night courtesy of the American Cinema Editors as Parasite became the first foreign film ever recognized for editing by the editors branch ahead of their homegrown peers. Yang Jin-mo beat out fellow Oscar nominees that worked on Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman and Joker.
Jojo Rabbit also won for editing last night in its own separate category for comedies; it didn't beat out anyone nominated for an Academy award but it did beat out the already snubbed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood so that's still a positive sign for Jojo.
The Eddies have telegraphed the eventual winner of the Best Film Editing prize at the Oscars 22 out of the past 29 years.
The all-important PGAs (and their preferential ballot Best Picture winner) will be awarded tonight.
I won't even put much stock in a SAG win for OUaTiH tomorrow night given their recent track record and the fact that 1917 isn't in the running there.Yeah the BP race is effectively over, unless the actors' branch sway things in favour of OUaTiH. Trust the academy (and the Producers Guild) to pick the most uninteresting films.
Yeah I didn't mean the SAG but come Oscar night, as 1917 doesn't have any acting nominations. This is the first PGA winner since Slumdog I think which doesn't have any Oscar acting nominations.I won't even put much stock in a SAG win for OUaTiH tomorrow night given their recent track record and the fact that 1917 isn't in the running there.
1917 needs to get shut out at both DGA and BAFTA for this to be any sort of race... and even then I'm not sure I'll be changing out my Best Picture pick.
I used to date someone who is a voting member of the academy. These people normally do not have time. Our process of watching the nominees during awards seasons were him putting the dvd on, opening a bottle of wine and him proceeding to fall asleep 30 minutes in. This is especially true for movies that didn't interest him.Most of the academy's voters seem to have forgotten all the other movies that came out before October
This seems like a safe bet.I'm expecting 1917 to at least win Best Cinematography. Nothing else comes close.
Yep. A lot of voters don't really see the movies until the end of year screener blitz, tend to not watch them all, tend to not give a shit about many of them in the first place, and also tend to just vote for their friends.I used to date someone who is a voting member of the academy. These people normally do not have time. Our process of watching the nominees during awards seasons were him putting the dvd on, opening a bottle of wine and him proceeding to fall asleep 30 minutes in. This is especially true for movies that didn't interest him.
Yeah. This explains a lot of the politics involved in all of this. It's also why you hear the studios' marketing efforts to win the awards. You also see many 'for your consideration' billboards here all over LA targeted at these award giving body members.Yep. A lot of voters don't really see the movies until the end of year screener blitz, tend to not watch them all, tend to not give a shit about many of them in the first place, and also tend to just vote for their friends.
This seems like another point in 1917's column. Especially with the protracted awards season this year.I used to date someone who is a voting member of the academy. These people normally do not have time. Our process of watching the nominees during awards seasons were him putting the dvd on, opening a bottle of wine and him proceeding to fall asleep 30 minutes in. This is especially true for movies that didn't interest him.
I really don't understand how The Irishman isn't the clear pick for a Best Picture
I really don't understand how The Irishman isn't the clear pick for a Best Picture