Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

flipp525 wrote I also don’t like it when they do montages of the actor’s nominated performance which, I believe, they did last year again. Pick one clip and show it. That’s how they’ve been doing it for decades and it’s worked out just fine. They always mess with non-problems areas of the show rath...

Mister Tee wrote I'm even ambivalent on whether I WANT him to win for this -- I feel like, should Anderson finally win an Oscar, it ought to be for, at very least, screenplay; not something so minor-league as this. I'm ambivalent, leaning no. I don't want this category to become some sort of off-ra...

Goddammit, are they doing that stupid clipless tribunal bullshit again?

I think this is the tightest race of the year. I wouldn't discount any of them, including The Zone of Interest or especially Poor Things which would be my choice in this category. Poor Things is full of memorable dialogue. If it does run fourth in this category, I can only imagine it's because peopl...

Really glad you mention the score from A Thousand and One. It's fantastic. I think my choice would be Pemberton for Across the Spider-Verse. That thing works overtime, but unlike Oppenheimer it does so in a way that I found consistently inventive and enjoyable. I need to rewatch Oppenheimer but I re...

Greg wrote
Actually, there are great similarities between Oppenheimer and Lawrence Of Arabia. They are both 3-hour-or-plus historical epics with titular characters who are tragic heroes.

Oh, sure! I just mean it's not as good IMO.

That said, I do need to see it again.

Best Theatrical Feature: Oppenheimer Best Animated Film: Spider-Verse: Across the Spider-Verse Best Documentary: American Symphony Oppenheimer joins The King's Speech and Argo as the only films since the Best Picture expansion to sweep all four major precursor wins (SAG, BAFTA, DGA & PGA). It fe...

Big Magilla wrote
Giamatti wasn't nominated.

A) Missed that.
B) That's bizarre.

Big Magilla wrote
You left out Lead Performance: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Yeah, must have missed that.

Not a great week for Giamatti.

Winners: Best Feature: Past Lives Best International Film: Anatomy of a Fall Best Documentary: Four Daughters Best First Feature: A Thousand and One John Cassavates Award: Fremont Best Director: Celine Song, Past Lives Best Lead Performance: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction Best Supporting Performan...

mlrg wrote
I’m afraid we are heading to a very dull Oscar ceremony.

... but aren't half of the categories a coin flip?

Mister Tee wrote For best actor and supporting actor, it's 2002. In 2003, Bill Murray won the BAFTA but Jonny Depp won the SAG. And Sean Penn won the Golden Globe (and the Critics Choice). Which means Penn pulled in Giamatti’s tally (also the previous nominations guy) while Depp and Murray were… we...

What did we learn? Assuming Oppenheimer wins the PGA tonight, it will be one of two films since 2010 to win the BAFTA, DGA, PGA, and SAG, the other being The King's Speech and Argo. I'm trying to think of the last time I was so sure early on in the year what the Best Picture winner was going to be a...

Well, I'll start Outstanding Performance by a Cast Ensemble: Oppenheimer Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in...

flipp525 wrote Has literally no one seen this besides me and Tee? Strange how little discussion there is about what I find one of the best films of the year. I pointed out below that it should be a strong contender for Best Sound (which I stated pre-BAFTA win). I will be predicting it at the Oscars...