ACE Nominations - The Eddies

Post by **Damien** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:58 am

Akash wrote:LOL, well to be fair Damien, I said EXCEPT for No Country for Old Men.

Didn't you see The Hottest State?

Post by **Damien** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:57 am

anonymous wrote:I do not think PIXAR is high art. But just because they aren't high art, it doesn't mean that PIXAR movies aren't great for what they are: animated mainstream pop cinema.

The word "great" should not be bandied about so carelessly.

Akash · Post by **Akash** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:32 am

LOL, well to be fair Damien, I said EXCEPT for No Country for Old Men.

Post by **Damien** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:30 am

Akash wrote:Ratatouille is the best American film I've seen this year.

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Steph and Damien -- you guys must have had some depressing childhood years. LOL.

That first statement is scaring me Aakash.

As for the second, I loved the new Disney cartoons that came out when I was a child: Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmations (had the Golden Books novelizations of both of them), The Sword In The Stone and, my swan song to childhood, Winnie The PoohAnd The Blustery Day (I made my body stay to see it twice -- thos animated short was playing with The Ugly Dachshund. But I'm an adult now.

Post by **OscarGuy** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:15 am

The Incredibles, Finding Nemo and Shrek all received ACE nominations, so it's not a first.

Akash · Post by **Akash** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:28 am

High Art or not (and I didn't care for Finding Nemo either, and I really disliked the Incredibles) -- and with the exception of No Country for Old Men -- Ratatouille is the best American film I've seen this year. Not all Pixar films are great but Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc and Ratatouille are as wonderful, meaningful and well made as any excellent non-animated film.

Steph and Damien -- you guys must have had some depressing childhood years. LOL.

Post by **anonymous1980** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:59 pm

CORRECTION: Disney did not give them the money to make movies. Steve Jobs did. Disney only paid to be the exclusive distributor of their films.

I do not think PIXAR is high art. But just because they aren't high art, it doesn't mean that PIXAR movies aren't great for what they are: animated mainstream pop cinema.

Steph2 · Post by **Steph2** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:33 pm

Damien wrote:
rudeboy wrote:The Pixar Story
Leslie Iwerks & Stephen Myers, A.C.E.

The story that HAD to be told.

LMAO!! Seriously right? Like what story is there? You got a bunch of money from Disney and fiddled around on a computer and somehow this delighted a generation of fanboys and moviegoers (some of them otherwise intelligent) and fooled them into thinking that what you created was high art. Even though you use pretty much the same formula each time. There. I think I covered the Pixar story. Did I miss anything Damien?

Oh and Sweeney Todd's nomination here is a joke. It should have been cut by an extra...oh I dunno...two hours?

Post by **inky** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:43 pm

Is RATATOUILLE the first animation ever nominated for this award?

Post by **Damien** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:57 am

rudeboy wrote:The Pixar Story
Leslie Iwerks & Stephen Myers, A.C.E.

The story that HAD to be told.

Post by **rolotomasi99** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:55 am

nice to see the slower editing of THERE WILL BE BLOOD nominated. i think this officially makes it a "lock" for a best picture nomination. clearly more than just critics love it. although, the slower editing of GOOD NIGH AND GOOD LUCK and THE QUEEN were nominated by the guild, but not by the academy.
of course, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN has been a lock for awhile. this also was a slowly paced film, and this one will probably receive a nomination.
thought maybe ATONEMENT could grab another guild nomination, but i have pretty much given up on that.
not really surprised by THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM nom, but this does not mean it will translate to oscar. CASINO ROYALE was another well reviewed, guild nomed aciton film that missed out on an oscar nom.
MICHAEL CLAYTON is no surprise and i have pretty much accepted the oscar inevitability of that one.
INTO THE WILD was a surprise. i could see it easily replaced by THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY.
AMERICAN GANGSTER seems to not be liked by the guilds, and even more surprisingly 3:10 TO YUMA. either one of those could show up at oscar time like BLOOD DIAMOND did.
i do not see any of the comedy/musical noms appearing on oscar's list.
overall, a pretty good list.

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:15 am

This is terrible news for 'American Gangster', which is now looking more and more dead in the water. Good.

Akash · Post by **Akash** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:25 am

Oh wow, I didn't even notice the editing nomination for Sweeney Todd, yes I'm sure it benefited from the double categories.

As bad as the film was, it deserves recognition for its Art Direction though.

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Post by **OscarGuy** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:23 am

Paul Greengrass has the ability to, with his frenetic style, elicit much love from editors, who can appreciate showy editing while also appreciating the deliberate pacing of There Will Be Blood.

It's not a surprise that the Editors, with a Drama and Comedy category recognized Sweeney Todd. I expect this to be the film's day as the Art Directors Guild should announce later today.

Steph2 · Post by **Steph2** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:10 am

What the heck is with all this love for The Bourne Ultimatum?? This franchise wore out its welcome after the first film.

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