Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Is anyone else watching this on HBO? Interested in hearing other' opinions. I think it's a fantastic new show from the genius David Simon, with Maggie Gyllenhaal as the MVP with her brave and fearless work, the clear high point of her career so far. But everyone else is wonderful too. I'm really lov...

BJ, how'd you feel about OUATIA as a whole? Others have complained about the horrifying brutality of the rape scenes, but I could also see complaints about the length and sluggish pacing at times.

Here are my "Should Wins" for each category Best Comedy Series: Atlanta Best Actor in a Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor Best Actress in a Comedy: Pamela Adlon Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Louie Anderson Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Kathryn Hahn or Judith Light Best Limited Series: Big...

Lastly, I was hoping for nominations for Rhea Seehorn's continued wonderful work on Better Call Saul, Frank Langella's terrific work on The Americans this season and a Drama Series nod for Orange is the New Black, which had a dark and powerful fourth season after its uneven and weaker third season. ...

Also, I hope Elisabeth Moss finally wins an Emmy for her jaw-dropping work in Handmaid's Tale, after years of being ignored for Mad Men. She has grown to become a fantastic, nuanced and powerful actress and I hope she is rewarded this year, along with Alexis Bledel's surprising and chillingly great ...

My one hope was that The Leftovers would finally be nominated for its astonishing final year, which cemented its status as one of the best shows on television, if not the best. I was also hoping for nods for the sensational work by Carrie Coon, Justin Theroux, Amy Brennemann and Christopher Ecclesto...

Best Picture 8 1/2 Hud Best Director Federico Fellini Martin Ritt Best Actor Paul Newman in Hud Marcello Mastroianni in 8 1/2 Best Actress Ingrid Thulin in The Silence Rachel Roberts in This Sporting Life Best Supporting Actor Melvyn Douglas in Hud Brandon DeWilde in Hud Best Supporting Actress Patr...

Best Picture Jules and Jim To Kill a Mockingbird Best Director David Lean Francois Truffaut Best Actor Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird Best Actress Katharine Hepburn in Long Day's Journey into Night Harriet Andersson in Through a Glass Darkly Best Supporting...

Best Picture La Dolce Vita West Side Story Best Director Federico Fellini Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita Paul Newman in The Hustler Best Actress Sophia Loren in Two Women Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's Best Supporting Actor Maximilian Schell...

2 Best of the Year in Each Category Best Picture Psycho The Apartment Best Director Alfred Hitchcock Billy Wilder Best Actor Anthony Perkins in Psycho Jack Lemmon in The Apartment Best Actress Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment Emmanuelle Riva in Hiroshima, Mon Amour Best Supporting Actor Trevor Howa...

Speaking of Henry King, I'm going to watch The Song of Bernadette again. I saw it for the first time about 4 years ago and I remember it being pretty moving and detailed in its portrayal of religious beliefs. Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford and Anne Revere were all wonderful but I was blown away by...

Best Picture Chinatown(winner) The Conversation Day for Night The Godfather Part Two Scenes from a Marriage Best Director Ingmar Bergman for Scenes from a Marriage Francis Ford Coppola for The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather Part Two Roman Polanski for Chinatown Francois Truffaut...

Best Picture American Graffiti Cries and Whispers(winner) Don't Look Now Last Tango in Paris Paper Moon Best Director Ingmar Bergman for Cries and Whispers(winner) Bernardo Bertolucci for Last Tango in Paris Peter Bogdanovich for Paper Moon George Lucas for American Graffiti Nicolas Roeg for Don't L...

Best Picture Cabaret Deliverance The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie The Emigrants The Godfather(winner) Best Director John Boorman for Deliverance Luis Bunuel for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather(winner) Bob Fosse in Cabaret Jan Troell for The Emigrants...

Best Picture A Clockwork Orange The Conformist The Last Picture Show(winner) McCabe and Mrs. Miller Sunday Bloody Sunday Best Director Robert Altman for McCabe and Mrs. Miller Bernardo Bertolucci for The Conformist Peter Bogdanovich for The Last Picture Show Stanley Kubrick for A Clockwork Orange(wi...