Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Hurricane Leslie is about to hit Portugal starting in Lisbon and heading north. Windgusts in my apartment are huge right now and the peak will be between 11pm and 4am local time (it’s 8:45 pm right now).

I’m 40 years old and I don’t remember a hurricane ever hitting Portugal. Global warming it is...

I guess Cuaron has this in the bag

Precious Doll wrote:However, the nature of cardiac arrest is usually sudden, fatal and unpredictable.

My mother passed away due to a cardiac arrest while shopping at her usual grocery store just three weeks ago. So yes, it's sudden, fatal and unpredictable. She was one week away of turning 75.

Voted for Carol

flipp525 wrote:For completists:

A Special Day is being aired tonight on TCM at 8pm. In 1977, it was nominated for two Oscars: Best Foreign Film and Best Actor (Marcello Mastroianni).

It’s a gem of a film.

I originally thought this might be one of the year's best films, but the low-key trailer had me lower my expectations. The Variety review in particular gives me renewed hope. The Wrap review is interesting as well, especially in its appreciation of Claire Foy. https://www.thewrap.com/first-man-film...

Voted for Gravity although Nebraska is my favorite film of the year

The Tree of Life should have won the Oscar and gets my vote.

Just wanted to let you know that both in Portugal and Spain we are under a massive heat wave. In Lisbon the minimum temperature during all night was 90 degrees Fahrenheit and in some regions of Portugal we will reach 118 degrees, which will set an all time record in Europe. It has been reported that...

True Grit and Black Swan are two films that I absolutely loathe.

I revisited Social Network a couple of times, most recently just last week. It still leaves me completely cold.

The King’s Speech is a fine film, but not deserving of a win in this category.

Voted for Inception

A Single Man should have won this.

I haven’t seen White Ribbon. Out of the other nominees I’ll vote for Inglorious Bastards.

This is an amazing lineup.

Voted for Deakins but any of the other nominees would be a great winner as well.

[quote="Okri”] I was in the Lisbon Airport for that match and it's amazing watching the sport with people who actually love the sport).[/quote]

You were at my hometown? Did you like it?

Anyone here is following the soccer World Cup? Spain vs Portugal just finished with a 3-3 final result and a very good match

My prediction is that Brasil will win the competition

From the last 20 years I still need to see: 1988 Max Von Sydow Pelle the Conqueror Alec Guiness Little Dorrit 1989 Isabelle Adjani Camille Claudel 1992 Mary McDonnell Passion Fish 1994 Winona Ryder Little Women 1995 Richard Dreyfuss Mr. Holland´s Opus Tim Roth Rob Roy Mare Winningham Georgia 1996 B...