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With the exception of Parasite, the Oscars are still so white
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J-Lo without spray tan has a very pale complexion. (as seen in the Janet Jackson video)
Why was Les Miserables there from France? That was the shocking thing, it couldn't even get a foreign film nod.
How is it the Oscars fault that movies like Joker and The Irishman are so amazing that they deserve an award?
They should have done, Portrait was one of the most affecting films I've seen in a while. Brilliant.
Greta not getting a best director nom sucks.
Damn. I thought it was beautiful, personally.
Her last name is Lopez. Her parents are Puerto Rican.
Edit: I guess it just depends on what she says. Lots of Puerto Ricans do self-identify as white.
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Exactly. Roma and Parasite broke through but most foreign films would get ignored in that scenario.
A bit off topic, but why is Uncut Gems getting snubbed by all the awards shows, including Golden Globes and Oscars?
France didn't put forward Portrait of a Lady on Fire as their submission, and I don't think it even opens here until February actually.
The foreign film category is the only way 99% of foreign films will ever get Oscar recognition. If it didn't exist, there would hardly be any nominations, let alone wins, for non-English-language movies. The Academy isn't a film critics association made up of worldly cineastes; it's largely older white guys who mainly consume Hollywood films and usually vote for their friends.
was really surprised it didn't get at least a best adapted screenplay nod.
I'm happy when certain people and films get recognition at the Oscars because of the extra media attention and promotion for their films, but the Oscars are a joke otherwise.
That's who's voting. Old white guys.
Same reason why Florida Project got snubbed too.
Look at A24 and all the great films they put out that get next to no attention because they can't afford to put up an Oscar campaign like the other studios.
Shit is dumb.
Spirit awards are way more representative of current society. Watch that instead.
Same reason why Florida Project got snubbed too.
Look at A24 and all the great films they put out that get next to no attention because they can't afford to put up an Oscar campaign like the other studios.
Shit is dumb.
Spirit awards are way more representative of current society. Watch that instead.
I agree completely. I just saw all of these over the past 2 weeks and I was like "wtf was all the hype about?" They are good but not great by any means. Some of the performances were great though. Phoenix, Pesci and Pacino deserve recognition. I just loved Pesci's performance in particular.
You'd think they'd at least have given it a Director's nom too to be "less obvious".
This is what happened with The Handmaiden. A film like that would have swept with the technical noms even more so than Parasite, but it's campaing was cut short once South Korea decided to not send it.
But international film is the best category at the Oscars. If they removed it we would lose visibility for a lot of foreing films every year. This category is good for these films, not bad. The Oscars have always been the Hollywood awards, where they sometimes make some exceptions. I don't think anyone believes these are the best movies all the year from all around the world (I know sometimes they are not even the best in the US).
You know, I have to agree 200 percent! The women of Brewster Place was amazing. But since were going about snubs, Eddie Murphy was robbed for Coming To America and Dolemite now.
I would love to say that the Oscars are irrelevant, but I would only say that's only starting to become the case as far as viewership is concerned. They're still used a barometer for actors and filmmaker's careers.
Quite likely that Dolemite lost out because of the Irishman, the academy are probably deathly afraid of Netflix taking over.
Btw, even if "Portrait..." is the better film, do not sleep on "Les Miserables", the one France actually submitted and got nominated. It is a powerfull film about police and immigrant ghettos in Paris. Think "The Wire" but in french :p
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It's such bs Gerwig is being completely ignored for this category.
It's debatable if The Irishmen is an better overall movie than Dolemite. I'm shocked that Dolemite wasn't nominated in the screenplay category. It's one of the most unique movies released.
Les Miserables doesn't have a chance cause most voters are just gonna suppose it's the same ol' Les Miz adaptation and never bother cracking open their screeners.
Some random person on the internet (could have even been this forum) had the ideas that Portrait possibly could have gotten nominations on its own merits so France could have been gaming to get multiple movies represented. I don't know any evidence of that, but I could theoretically see it.
they submitted Les Miserables instead (of course only one movie per country being eligible is cosmically dumb but Oscars)