Best Director: Jonathan Glazer, THE ZONE OF INTEREST (65 points)
Runners-up:
Todd Haynes, MAY DECEMBER (42 points)
Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER (41 points)
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- Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: National Society of Film Critics Winners
- Replies: 3
- Views: 34210
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Minor Critics Groups Winners
- Replies: 60
- Views: 476626
Re: Minor Critics Groups Winners
Wait, did Hit Man actually get a release?
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: BAFTA Long Lists
- Replies: 10
- Views: 97454
Re: BAFTA Long Lists
a) Well, All of Us Strangers lives to fight another day. Now if only Fox Searchlight would let me see it. That's the other reason why I'm doubting it b) re: Score, I have no memory of the Killers of the Flower Moon music at all, so it's performance this season has been staggering to me. There's a lo...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: 2023 Oscar Predictions
- Replies: 37
- Views: 96882
Re: 2023 Oscar Predictions
Are we at the point where the screenplay categories should be combined?
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Last Predictions of the Year
- Replies: 19
- Views: 253943
Re: Last Predictions of the Year
Some musings instead of predictions a) I'm really gonna need BAFTA to go over the top for All of Us Strangers for me to continue predicting it outside of screenplay - though the Barbie news has me worried even there. Maybe throw the supporting categories out of kilter and nominate Foy, Bell AND Mesc...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: 2023
- Topic: Poor Things reviews
- Replies: 9
- Views: 24564
Re: Poor Things reviews
Yeah, I liked it a lot. Fun to see with an audience - they clearly didn't know what to expect. I want to see it again to see if the post-wedding scenes really hold up [to my understanding, the only wholly invented section]. Lanthimos' Lisbon resembles Fassbinder's Brest, which I found delightful. An...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:26 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Oscar Shortlists
- Replies: 13
- Views: 127817
Re: Oscar Shortlists
In case anyone's wondering what the hell "The Fire Inside" from Flamin' Hot is...yes, you knew deep down: it's Diane Warren! Apparently, these days, the Warren claque not only insists on nominating her, they choose the most obscure of her yearly credits. 80 for Brady was evidently too mai...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:01 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Minor Critics Groups Winners
- Replies: 60
- Views: 476626
Re: Minor Critics Groups Winners
Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners: (Not to be confused with the Phoenix Critics Circle, below) ... this is ridiculous. 15 critics are in the Critics Circle, 23 are in the Film Critics Society (two are in both, for a total of 36 critics). Even my lovingly mocked Kansas City Film Critics Circle ha...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:56 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Let's Talk Best Supporting Actress
- Replies: 21
- Views: 53244
Re: Let's Talk Best Supporting Actress
Hmmm... How I'd group them Tier 1: Randolph, Blunt I just can't imagine a scenario where either of them miss out. Randolph is obviously beginning to lap the field for a win. Tier 2: Brooks While we've spoken of The Colour Purple tripping up, I do think Brooks remains reasonably well positioned. Even...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Golden Globe Nominations
- Replies: 23
- Views: 152006
Re: Golden Globe Nominations
Okri wrote a) Yeah, The Color Purple is dead. I think I was the most positive on its chances on the board, but if the organization that nominated Nine, The Greatest Showman, Into the Woods and many others couldn't find it a spot with six spots available... sheesh. I don't think it's dead for one re...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:32 am
- Forum: 2023
- Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2023
- Replies: 161
- Views: 1673059
Re: The Official Review Thread of 2023
I don't have a lot to say about The Boy and the Heron. It was beautiful to watch (the fire sequences in particular have an expressiveness I rarely associate with anime). It reminded me of my favourite Miyazaki (Castle in the Sky). The dialogue for anime films is rarely strong but subtitles help miti...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Golden Globe Nominations
- Replies: 23
- Views: 152006
Re: Golden Globe Nominations
Best Director Bradley Cooper, Maestro Celine Song, Past Lives Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Greta Gerwig, Barbie Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things --- Other comments a) Yeah, The Color Purple is dead. I think I was the most positive on its chances on the boar...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:42 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Replies: 19
- Views: 36897
Re: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
a) I did not see Randolph as a steamroller coming, to be honest. I'm in the "I'll be fine with a nomination for her" in that it's always nice to see underheralded performers get them but I also have to say I don't find supporting actress all that interesting this year (though this is not h...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:44 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: Boston Film Critics Awards
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3063
Re: Boston Film Critics Awards
Honestly, I kinda like that about Boston if only to counter the samey-ness of having so many critics groups.
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:42 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: LAFCA Predictions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2491
Re: LAFCA Predictions
General thoughts a) Given the rave reviews, I really would've thought Poor Things would've performed a little better than it has. It's not that it's done badly, I guess - and the lack of runners-up at NY really twists the knife a little. I also wonder about All of Us Strangers in the same way. Thoug...