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ksrymy wrote:Very "white guilt" oriented. Deals with slavery and human rights. They usually play it safer.
So much wrong with this post but I'll leave it at that.

I actually kind of like this group. They're mostly Oscar-predictors, but unlike so many of the others, they'll throw in some refreshingly offbeat choices on occasion that make me think they're actually doing a bit of their own thinking.
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flipp525 wrote:
ksrymy wrote:I'm shocked that a town as conservative as Kansas City went with such a liberal film.
How is "12 Years a Slave" a liberal film?
Very "white guilt" oriented. Deals with slavery and human rights. They usually play it safer.
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ksrymy wrote:I'm shocked that a town as conservative as Kansas City went with such a liberal film.
How is "12 Years a Slave" a liberal film?
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This is very abnormal.

Usually, my tastes line up fairly well with the KC Critics (must be something in the water), but this... I never expected them to line up with the McQueen film. The last time they agreed with Oscar on Best Picture was Slumdog and the last time before then was Million Dollar Baby then Return of the King then American Beauty.

With The Master, The Descendants, The Social Network, and Up in the Air being their last winners, I expected more of a win for Nebraska - they've given Best Picture to, as I said, The Descendants, but also About Schmidt.

I'm shocked that a town as conservative as Kansas City went with such a liberal film.
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Best Picture
12 Years a Slave

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

Best Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Adapted Screenplay
John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

Best Original Screenplay
Spike Jonze (Her)

Best Animated Film
Despicable Me 2
Frozen

Best Documentary
The Act of Killing

Best Foreign Film
Blue Is the Warmest Color

Vince Koehler Award for Best Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Horror
Her
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