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- Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:16 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Supporting Actress 2013
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6241
Re: Best Supporting Actress 2013
Melissa Leo should have won this Oscar for Prisoners . Denis Villeneuve's underrated masterpiece features strong work from both Jake Gyllenhaal and Leo, and Leo's creation of the mysterious elderly woman who *SPOILER* turns out to be the big villain all along *SPOILER* was simply outstanding. She w...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Director 2013
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1263
Re: Best Director 2013
Nebraska is horrid. American Hustle is Russell's weakest Oscar-film to date. Scorsese and Cuaron are even playing field for me. Scorsese for delving so deep into his story, Cuaron for delving so deep into his visuals. But Steve McQueen delves deep into his story AND his visuals. Excellent directori...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Supporting Actress 2013
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6241
Re: Best Supporting Actress 2013
My top 2 of the year weren't even nominated :cry:. The first I dismiss here is Roberts, I'm in the minority who thinks she is terrific in the film but this is so clearly a lead performance that this category fraud is disgusting. Jennifer Lawrence is a lot of fun in American Hustle but her portrayal ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:36 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Actress 2013
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4132
Re: Best Actress 2013
Judi Dench is the first one out for me. I enjoyed Philomena for what it was but found it to be nothing Oscar-worthy. Dench doesn't give bad performances but she practically sleep-walked through this one. I did like many of her scenes towards the end when she meets her son's adoptive sister and later...
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:35 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 2013
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2597
Re: Best Supporting Actor 2013
Great lineup this year. It really is a strange feeling when you agree with and would have also personally nominated the majority of the Oscar lineup. First off is Bradley Cooper, the co-lead of American Hustle . I thought his performance as the FBI agent so ambitious that he gets in over his head wa...
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:09 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Actor 2013
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2384
Re: Best Actor 2013
This was a fantastic year for this category. Very good lineup, and you could make an equally good lineup from many of the snubbed contenders. I've seen every nominated film at least twice (many more than twice) so I'm basing my analysis off of both initial and repeat viewings. I thought Bruce Dern w...
- Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:24 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Picture and Director 2012
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6075
Re: Best Picture and Director 2012
I liked Silver Linings Playbook , which I found to have more to say about human relationships, love and the world we live in than most films from the past decade, Obviously you must have seen only two or three films from the past decade... Because honestly - HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, LOVE and THE WORLD ...
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:21 pm
- Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
- Topic: Best Picture and Director 2012
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6075
Re: Best Picture and Director 2012
Zero Dark Thirty was, for me, the most complete film of the year with a secure and confident directorial vision that was executed perfectly in every department. Bigelow, a true artist, composed every shot perfectly. We saw exactly what she wanted us to see, heard exactly what she wanted us to hear ...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:33 pm
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Picture and Director 1997
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4572
Re: Best Picture and Director 1997
*Boogie Nights
The Ice Storm
Jackie Brown
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
(alt: The Sweet Hereafter, Good Will Hunting)
*Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
James Cameron, Titanic
Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
Ang Lee, The Ice Storm
Quentin Tarantino
(alt: Atom Egoyan, Gus Van Sant)
The Ice Storm
Jackie Brown
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
(alt: The Sweet Hereafter, Good Will Hunting)
*Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
James Cameron, Titanic
Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
Ang Lee, The Ice Storm
Quentin Tarantino
(alt: Atom Egoyan, Gus Van Sant)