Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Spielberg still shits on Cameron as far as the popularity of his films go in North America. Adjusted, Cameron has only 2 films (soon to be 3) in the top 100 of all time (in today's dollars) Oh, calm down! Cameron's going to have three films in the all-time high-grossers club compared to Spielberg's...

/Where the Wild Things Are/ My ballot for Best Supporting Actor is split between two egomaniacal monsters: Christian McKay for Me and Orson Welles and James Gandolfini for Where the Wild Things Are. I'm still hoping that McKay makes a surprise showing at the Oscars because it's such a glorious show...

I don't know if I liked this movie more or less than I thought I would. I thought it was going to be a pretty conventional film about Ben Foster's illicit relationship with Samantha Morton, but it's not. It's about the soldier mentality, contrasting being of use abroad with being useless even while...

I have not dragged myself to see Debra Winger in Shadowlands just yet. It looks like such a chore. How much of a sure bet was Stockard Channing for a nomination? I agree with Damien that Channing is as devastating as Hunter in a less showy role, but Holly Hunter's performance is just so iconic. Is ...

#1: Memento (2000, Christopher Nolan). Now. Where was I? #2: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001, Joel Coen). My New Year's resolution is to pummel everyone who thinks this is an empty genre exercise. #3: Afterschool (2008, Antonio Campos). The only film of the last few yrs 2 demonstrate an inkling of w...

Anyway, it's widely known that Tucci's wife died earlier this year after a long battle with cancer. He mentioned on the show that his wife had told him not to make the film but he did it anyway. Stupid Elisabeth asked if his wife had seen the film. Instead of explaining that he made the film after ...

BEST DIRECTOR I think one should always be dubious re: a Picture/Director split. Regardless, it looks like Bigelow and Cameron are sure things with Reitman and Tarantino alongside. These seem like Branch-approved nominees. That would leave Lee Daniels for Precious but I don't know. He makes a lot o...

Best Actor runners-up: Tobey Maguire, Viggo MOrtenesen, Ben Foster. Best Actress: Emily Blunt Not a single mention for Michael Stuhlbarg or Tilda Swinton... Y'know, this is pretty frustrating when you can ONLY talk about performers who essentially have front-runner status, and a lovable longshot ca...