Academy: "Folks like unforeseen mishaps that help keep us in the conversation longer than normal? Inconceivable!""Wait, there's been a mistake! Parasite, you guys won best picture!"
Academy: "Folks like unforeseen mishaps that help keep us in the conversation longer than normal? Inconceivable!""Wait, there's been a mistake! Parasite, you guys won best picture!"
Having watched The WIfe I can assure you that it is by no means mediocre. It is most certainly unseen... and hardly rates as a film one would go out to see at a theatre. But it is NOT mediocre.Then again the academy didn't give Close (who was definitely due) an Oscar for a similarly mediocre and underseen film so maybe there is still hope.
What, isn't that exactly what happened with Freddie Mercury's Oscar that Rami Malek won?Having watched The WIfe I can assure you that it is by no means mediocre. It is most certainly unseen... and hardly rates as a film one would go out to see at a theatre. But it is NOT mediocre.
The other narrative Zellweger has going for her is that while she's won an Oscar before, Judy Garland never did... so this is apparently the Academy's way to posthumously award her an Oscar. As if it's going to leave Renee's trophy case and go to Garland's estate or something.
I did see The Wife and in a theatre no less. It's a solid 6/10. There is really nothing remarkable about the film besides the pretty good Glenn Close performance.Having watched The WIfe I can assure you that it is by no means mediocre. It is most certainly unseen... and hardly rates as a film one would go out to see at a theatre. But it is NOT mediocre.
The other narrative Zellweger has going for her is that while she's won an Oscar before, Judy Garland never did... so this is apparently the Academy's way to posthumously award her an Oscar. As if it's going to leave Renee's trophy case and go to Garland's estate or something.
It's always felt a little silly to me, similar to how after a team wins the Super Bowl the first thing they do is give the trophy to the owner of the team and interview them when the spotlight should be on the players and coaches.Flaming hot take
Just wondering if I'm still the only person who doesn't like that BP is given to producers only.
This year 8/9 nominees have the director as producer. Only Little Women doesn't. Doesn't it seem f*cked up that if Little Women were to win, the person who wrote and directed it would not be awarded or recognized? If already 8/9 include the director, why not just include the directors officially?
Yes, I know BD exists. IDK. Just feel like the producers being the only ones that matter is so old Hollywood or whatever.
Producing a movie has a LOT of ins-and-outs. It can be as little as only having your name included on a poster to really overseeing every single aspect of the movie - much more than the director would do in some circumstances. A lot of people assume the director is the top of the hierarchy on the movie set but that's not really the case.Flaming hot take
Just wondering if I'm still the only person who doesn't like that BP is given to producers only.
This year 8/9 nominees have the director as producer. Only Little Women doesn't. Doesn't it seem f*cked up that if Little Women were to win, the person who wrote and directed it would not be awarded or recognized? If already 8/9 include the director, why not just include the directors officially?
Yes, I know BD exists. IDK. Just feel like the producers being the only ones that matter is so old Hollywood or whatever.
It's going to be curious to see how far Parasite's momentum can carry it in some of these below-the-line technical categories vs. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Like, I sort of feel committed to favoring the latter for both PD and Screenplay unless Parasite manages to best it in a meaningful precursor of some kind... and it kind of can't at this point.Anyway, you see the awards it has won until now, Brad Pitt's the only constant there, followed at a long distance by PD (I don't think it's going to happen) and Screenplay (more doubtful by the hour).
It's going to be curious to see how far Parasite momentum can carry it in some of these below-the-line technical categories vs. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Like, I sort of feel committed to favoring the latter for both PD and Screenplay unless Parasite manages to best it in a meaningful precursor of some kind... and it kind of can't at this point.
We're kind of flying blind given that Once's script isn't WGA-eligible, Parasite wasn't nominated for Production Design at the BAFTAs and they're in separate categories for the Art Directors Guild awards.
For some reason, I feel more confident in Tarantino winning for Screenplay the more likely it seems like Picture and Director fall out of reach (because Academy voters will flock to support the film in a category where it can actually win).
(I do believe Parasite has Best Editing on lock now.)
It's a very safe betBased off the list, it's fair to say Phoenix is going to win Best Actor?
Not sad. Completely deserved.Is Irishman even winning anything at the Oscars? Pretty sad if not.
A24 got hoseddamn nothing for uncut gems or last black man in san francisco?
It probably depends a big deal, as you suggested, on the group mentality that could develop among voters. I believe that such things happen, that there's a compensatory effect on display, that's why it's hard to see films with many nominations not getting anything (though it could happen again for Scorsese with The Irishman).It's going to be curious to see how far Parasite momentum can carry it in some of these below-the-line technical categories vs. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Like, I sort of feel committed to favoring the latter for both PD and Screenplay unless Parasite manages to best it in a meaningful precursor of some kind... and it kind of can't at this point.
We're kind of flying blind given that Once's script isn't WGA-eligible, Parasite wasn't nominated for Production Design at the BAFTAs and they're in separate categories for the Art Directors Guild awards.
For some reason, I feel more confident in Tarantino winning for Screenplay the more likely it seems like Picture and Director fall out of reach (because Academy voters will flock to support the film in a category where it can actually win).
(I do believe Parasite has Best Editing on lock now.)
Based off the list, it's fair to say Phoenix is going to win Best Actor?
honestly the people making these decisions don't actually watch as many movies as we think they do.
My impression is that Mendes, Bong and Tarantino could win at least in one category, though Tarantino seems to me the weakest option. I'm only reluctant to be certain about it, because the other clear choice for Screenplay is Bong, and I have a hard time believing that the Academy is going to vote for him in three different categories (aside of International Film). In 2015, Iñárritu won three Oscars, so there's a recent precedent, but pulling it off even with International Film in the mix is equally difficult. So the question here would be: which is easier for Bong to get, Directing or Screenplay? With 1917''s Mendes winning PGA, I think that DGA could follow closely. Will the IF be enough for the Academy in regard to Parasite? This movie seems destined for a bigger night than that, and the only Oscar left would be Screenplay...
On the 25th of this month, DGA winners will be known. I thnk by then all this puzzle will feel much clearer.
What makes Pitt the "supporting actor" in the movie. Doesn't he have as much if not more screentime than Leo?
What makes Pitt the "supporting actor" in the movie. Doesn't he have as much if not more screentime than Leo?
The tricky part about this is that it's kind of hard to manufacture a split decision... especially with the preferental ballot in play for Best Picture. The fact that 1917 and Parasite are now the prohibitive front-runners, neither landed an acting nom, no film since the 1950s without acting noms has won Best Picture without also winning Director and... well, it complicates things. Especially when direction is the key strength of both movies. How do you half-measure one and then say the other movie is more deserving of the Best Picture prize?I think the general trend of split decisions on Director/Picture will probably continue this year. And while I'd personally like to see Bong and Parasite take both, a Director's nod to 1917 and Picture nod to Parasite would still be phenomenal and still tear down a lot of tradition that needs to be further sidelined in the global climate film finds itself in.
The tricky part about this is that it's kind of hard to manufacture a split decision... especially with the preferental ballot in play for Best Picture.
Absolutely, I'm unsure if that's what is going to happen, but Bong as director is a strong possibility. While 1917 is probably more of a team effort, a la Mad Max a few years ago, I find Parasite's superb acting to reflect highly on Bong's efforts: he not only shot a beautiful film, but also directed, with great results, the large group of actors he had to work with. A nod in that sense could be shared with the cast (ignored, on the other hand, by the members of the Academy).I think the general trend of split decisions on Director/Picture will probably continue this year. And while I'd personally like to see Bong and Parasite take both, a Director's nod to 1917 and Picture nod to Parasite would still be phenomenal and still tear down a lot of tradition that needs to be further sidelined in the global climate film finds itself in.
Absolutely, I'm unsure if that's what is going to happen, but Bong as director is a strong possibility. While 1917 is probably more of a team effort, a la Mad Max a few years ago, I find Parasite's superb acting to reflect highly on Bong's efforts: he not only shot a beautiful film, but also directed, with great results, the large group of actors he had to work with. A nod in that sense could be shared with the cast (ignored, on the other hand, by the members of the Academy).
Sony hedging their bets and going for a sure win is what makes Brad Pitt the supporting actor.What makes Pitt the "supporting actor" in the movie. Doesn't he have as much if not more screentime than Leo?
Because he's in a supporting role? His character literally supports Leo's character. I don't think there could be a more black-and-white interpretation of "supporting actor" here.What makes Pitt the "supporting actor" in the movie. Doesn't he have as much if not more screentime than Leo?
Sorry, now I see my answer followed the opposite logic. ;) Well, yes, Picture would be the most significant victory, I agree. Though now that we've covered both possibilities, I still think that Directing is slightly more probable. If it was to me, though, I'd vote for Parasite on both categories as well.My thought was more along the lines of, if you had to choose only one for Parasite to win which would it be?
I'd love to see him get the director's nod, but the long-term meaning of a foreign film winning the Picture Oscar would be monumental.
The movie is aboutWhat makes Pitt the "supporting actor" in the movie. Doesn't he have as much if not more screentime than Leo?
Sounds like you didn't like it
The only other one was Jennifer Lawrence, who really was nominated for so many in just a five year period because the academy was caught up in the hype of her rapid rise to superstardom (American Hustle and Joy were not award worthy performances, that's for sure), and given she's since dropped off a cliff career wise and virtually vanished I don't see her being nominated again without some sort of big comeback down the line. Fast rise, fast descent.I liked Zelwegger in Judy but honestly, her competition is Ronan and this is her fourth academy award nomination.
Renee is 50 years old, Ronan is 25.
I don't think anyone has ever been nominated for 4 Oscars before they turned 26. At some point you have to figure they're going to give Ronan the same courtesy afforded to everyone, which is a token Oscar for something she wasn't that good in.
The only other one was Jennifer Lawrence, who really was nominated for so many in just a five year period because the academy was caught up in the hype of her rapid rise to superstardom (American Hustle and Joy were not award worthy performances, that's for sure), and given she's since dropped off a cliff career wise and virtually vanished I don't see her being nominated again without some sort of big comeback down the line. Fast rise, fast descent.
I look forward to Lawrence suddenly reappearing in 2030 in a mediocre biopic of Renee Zellweger and winning over Ronan's ninth nomination.Funny enough, a lot of the same would apply to Zellwegger. She'd been around a few years longer but she swept into the Oscars with three consecutive noms culminating in that 2003 win. Within a few years she was in nothing for a long period until this minor comeback.
I thought it was fine. I don't get the acclaim
Linklater paid Cumberbatch to show up every day and wait in a room when filming Boyhood?I heard they did the same thing with Boyhood, which makes it all the more impressive.
damn nothing for uncut gems or last black man in san francisco?
Linklater paid Cumberbatch to show up every day and wait in a room when filming Boyhood?
The only other one was Jennifer Lawrence, who really was nominated for so many in just a five year period because the academy was caught up in the hype of her rapid rise to superstardom
After learning about how the Best Picture actually decided, I don't think Joker will win it. Imo its not a movie that will consistently nab top 3 votes with the people who decide it.
It pretty much has no chanceAfter learning about how the Best Picture actually decided, I don't think Joker will win it. Imo its not a movie that will consistently nab top 3 votes with the people who decide it.
Flaming hot take
Just wondering if I'm still the only person who doesn't like that BP is given to producers only.
This year 8/9 nominees have the director as producer. Only Little Women doesn't. Doesn't it seem f*cked up that if Little Women were to win, the person who wrote and directed it would not be awarded or recognized? If already 8/9 include the director, why not just include the directors officially?
Yes, I know BD exists. IDK. Just feel like the producers being the only ones that matter is so old Hollywood or whatever.