Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

It's amusing when you consider the race to put Kerry as the front-runner started off with Howard Dean as the front-runner, then Iowa went 38% Kerry and 32% Edwards. Edwards' strong showing may be indication that he's a stronger candidate than we might otherwise expect. I would love for him to be th...

Because I'm tired of dealing with you. I was trying very hard to ignore everything you said and go about significantly more important issues, but your incessant whining about being right or about someone else being wrong is getting on my nerves. And I seem to recall several significantly obssessed ...

It's a statistics and nothing more. While some Academy members would relish the opportunity to appear diverse and forward-thinking, others simply believe that their choices are the best of the year regardless of race, thus why the race seems so pro-color this year. And as an aside, I think it's int...

I did it for you, Cam... Now I'm even more hated! :-) One can only be hated if taken seriously; so rest assured, it's not an issue. After your desperate, failed promotion of Dreamgirls, Damien, you will never be hated either, then. Everyone champions films that they love (you and your Benigni fixat...

The difference between Dreamgirls and LMS in terms of gay themes is that Dreamgirls may be popular in the gay culture but that wouldn't trip logically with the Academy. What they'll want is a heavy-handed drama about a gay man struggling for acceptance. I believe they might have honored Philadelphi...

criddic3 wrote:Infamous comes out on Feb. 13. When do you do your Best Of list?

This week.

That sucks. I won't get to see Infamous before I put together my Best Of list for the year... ah well. And I'm surprised you had that to say, Akash because quite frankly, the same build in character occurred with Minnelli in Cabaret. She started off with vacant, wide eyes with no emotional support ...

I really don't think Haley's got a shot. His character isn't the kind of character the Academy recognizes. It's rather disturbing what he does at the end of the film and I really can't seem them honoring it. Besides, since Little Children's not got the best box office and hasn't been seen by that m...

Oh, I hadn't noticed...but I guess they did just breeze through the nominees without stopping to show someone...suffice it to say they'll be at the Oscar ceremony and they'll be ready to put on a performance...and by some bizarre twist of fate if Mirren loses, she'd better have a really good "...

ITA Oscar Guy. Well....as most of us suspected (and some of us dreaded), LMS will enter the Oscar race with the most Guild wins of the Picture nominees, (and still has a chance to win at the Writers Guild!) and with the potential support of the largest voting block within the Academy (actors). I'm ...

Guys, that was a standing ovation for that selection. I don't recall any Best Ensemble winner getting a standing ovation before. I didn't see a standing ovation. I don't think there was one...it looked like there might have been, but I think it was just in perspective to Abigail Breslin's diminutiv...