Good point about Spielberg. He came back with a director nod only two years later, so if Affleck keeps choosing interesting projects he might do the same.OscarGuy wrote:It reminds of that video Spielberg recorded watching the nominations in 1975 and his exclamation that he wasn't nominated for Best Director. I don't think it will hurt Affleck's career, but some will remember the dig even if it was only partially in jest. His film did seem to get louder applause than a lot of others. But that could have been mic positioning.
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It reminds of that video Spielberg recorded watching the nominations in 1975 and his exclamation that he wasn't nominated for Best Director. I don't think it will hurt Affleck's career, but some will remember the dig even if it was only partially in jest. His film did seem to get louder applause than a lot of others. But that could have been mic positioning.
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Actually Affleck was funnier with that line than nearly every other one uttered all night. That probably is because it has the tinge of honesty to it, a mild sarcasm if you will...but not forced.flipp525 wrote:Ben Affleck just won Best Director! Hahaha!
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The show itself actually moved along at a nice pace.
I could have done without the whole Judd Apatow segment and a lot less of Sam Rubin, but the additonal awards seem to have helped speed the show along.
As for the awards themselves, will anyone remember who won what at the end of awards season, let alone next year? Well, Ben maybe, because of the Academy snub.
It's still an open Oscar race for Best Picture.
I could have done without the whole Judd Apatow segment and a lot less of Sam Rubin, but the additonal awards seem to have helped speed the show along.
As for the awards themselves, will anyone remember who won what at the end of awards season, let alone next year? Well, Ben maybe, because of the Academy snub.
It's still an open Oscar race for Best Picture.
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I only tuned in late, in time to see Affleck's win, which made me laugh uproariously.Okri wrote:I hope Tee enjoys the winners.
To be fair, these folks went out on (for them) a tiny bit of a limb themselves in choosing Philip Seymour Hoffman, when the safest bet was Tommy Lee Jones. But the rest -- Argo/Affleck/Chastain/Hathaway, and of course Day-Lewis -- was their standard "we listen to the buzz and spew it back". As of yesterday, Argo seemed to be the best picture favorite, and Silver Linings Playbook seemed alot weaker than Zero Dark Thirty, hence these wins.
I couldn't be happier. Hope the Globes go even crazier places.
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For once, I'm not frustrated with the utter banality of their selections. I think it's interesting that they gave Silver Linings Playbook the most awards, but did so in the comedy category so they could leave the rest of the races open for sharing. They didn't give Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain a tie because they gave both an award for their frontrunner films. I'm very happy for Ben and only wish this could be as predictive as it should have been. And I wonder what would have happened had voting been extended this year past the DGA announcement and these awards...I think we might have actually seen Affleck on the list of Best Director and we would have a real race for Best Picture.
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Who wants to bet that the Broadcast Film Critics NEVER hold their voting before the Oscar nominations again?
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I hope Tee enjoys the winners.
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It's a bittersweet victory. I am happy for him, but holy hell is his failure at the Academy still pissing me off.
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Ben Affleck just won Best Director! Hahaha!
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Yeah, they're on the CW.flipp525 wrote:Wait, is this actually on television right now?
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Wait, is this actually on television right now?
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You kind of have to wonder if there was a desperate meeting of the critics this afternoon where they decided to adjust a few of their winners. I wouldn't put that past them at all. The whole thing has an air of, "we had a really hard time finding presenters for this rodeo."
Picture: Argo
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Director: Ben Affleck, Argo
Comedy Film: Silver Linings Playbook
Actor in a Comedy: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Actress in a Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Score: Lincoln
Best Song: "Skyfall", Skyfall
Best Documentary: Searching For Sugar Man
Adapted Screenplay: Lincoln
Original Screenplay: Django Unchained
Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Makeup: Cloud Atlas
Costume Design: Anna Karenina
Editing: Zero Dark Thirty
Art Direction: Anna Karenina
Cinematography: Life of Pi
Sci-Fi/Horror Film: Looper
Animated Film: Wreck-It-Ralph (apparently it won during the commercial break?!?)
Foreign Film: Amour
Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Action Movie: Skyfall
Action Movie Actor: Daniel Craig, Skyfall
Action Movie Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
Younger Actor/Actress: Quevazhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ensemble: Silver Linings Playbook
Picture: Argo
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Director: Ben Affleck, Argo
Comedy Film: Silver Linings Playbook
Actor in a Comedy: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Actress in a Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Score: Lincoln
Best Song: "Skyfall", Skyfall
Best Documentary: Searching For Sugar Man
Adapted Screenplay: Lincoln
Original Screenplay: Django Unchained
Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Makeup: Cloud Atlas
Costume Design: Anna Karenina
Editing: Zero Dark Thirty
Art Direction: Anna Karenina
Cinematography: Life of Pi
Sci-Fi/Horror Film: Looper
Animated Film: Wreck-It-Ralph (apparently it won during the commercial break?!?)
Foreign Film: Amour
Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Action Movie: Skyfall
Action Movie Actor: Daniel Craig, Skyfall
Action Movie Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
Younger Actor/Actress: Quevazhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ensemble: Silver Linings Playbook
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