Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

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Nice to see a grouping that doesn't just read like someone's dreary set of predictions. The inclusion of Manville, Hershey and Julianne Moore makes it feel like the group went into isolation before the Crucial Precursor Stage, and voted for the names being bandied about in mid-December. So, they li...

Only three nominees make the discussion brief. I assume most would agree with Magilla, that Muni in Scarface is a major omission. But, truth be told, I've never been much able to warm up to Scarface (and I'm one who loves a good number of Hawks' films), and my limited love for Muni would be saved f...

Wendy & Lucy was also a movie virtually no one saw in a year where there were already two higher-profile best actress candidates -- Sally Hawkins and Kristin Scott Thomas -- who didn't make the final cut. So, I wouldn't draw lasting conclusions from that omission. I see things much the way Magi...

It could also be that this article is like a Politico story that quotes all sorts of Anonymous Democrats saying how unhappy they are -- confirming the narrative pre-established by the media, offering no on-the-record evidence. I mean, seriously -- do people still take anonymously sourced articles l...

AMPAS composers are notoriously cliquey and that hurts. Desplat had nominateable scores for three consecutive years before they went for him. I think the fact that Reznor is the Nine Inch Nails frontman who's most famous song lyric is "I wanna fuck you like an animal" is a little out ther...

The odd thing about the Globes has always been how I find myself rooting against people I'd like to win the Oscar, because my interest at this point is simply maintaining some level of suspense. If tonight's template is repeated at the Oscars, I'll be fine with it (probably more than most recent ye...

I'll say more after the show ends, but I wanted to get this in now: The difference between Colin Firth's speech tonight and the one Friday (one of the few moments I watched of the Broadcast show) is so vast you'd almost guess he was doing a pool-hall hustle -- setting the audience up to expect noth...

Even more surprising is that the so-called "hip" movie that is poised to sweep this year's Oscars, The Social Network , at $95 million could prove to be one of the lowest grossing films nominated for the Big Award. The upside for The Social Network -- in Oscar terms -- is that it got out ...

I guess it says something: 5 1/2 hours till showtime, and no one's ventured guesses. I'll lead off. As I recall, the format is, one choice and one alternate, should we want to total points afterward. I'm going on the premise the Globes will enliven the season for the sheer hell of it. If I'm wrong,...

I believe we've edged into "agree to disagree" territory. I simply don't see the movie the way you apparently do -- as a chronicle of something that Dean experiences/makes happen, with the female involved an interchangeable part. I see this movie as a tragedy for which two people are resp...

I imagine the fimmakers expect us to accept the jettisoning of the old boyfriend simply because he's a bad guy -- a sleazeball who, even before he shows his violent/vindictive streak, displays an indifference to Cindy's needs. He clearly violates their agreed-upon sexual etiquette (and likely makes...

I'd have to characterize my take on Blue Valentine as directly the opposite of what Sabin said: I don't particularly need movies of its ilk (watch the relationship crumble in ugly arguments), but I liked alot about this version. I do think Sabin is correct when he says Gosling has a difficult chara...

It seems to me that the everything is back to normal, or what is perceived as normal, this year. After the little seen The Hurt Locker dominated last year, the little seen 127 Hours is being shafted, considered unworthy because it was a box office flop. Which would, though, make it a prime candidat...

I'm thinking of taking a half-page from Sonic's book tomorrow night and not watching the Broadcasters' show. Ah! But you have to do more than skip the show. You also have to avoid the results to the best of your ability. Do you have what it takes to do that? Absolutely not -- hence, my use of the m...