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Yeah, that's just what the Oscars needs, a lot of new categories. :rolleyes: The biggest reason the Oscars aren't as popular as they used to be is they aren't the only game in town anymore. It seems every group imaginable now has their own movie awards that are all accessible in one way or...

I can't believe people care so much about the choice not to have read the Best Picture nominations. Those watching the show saw them all in clips throughout the telecast. Avid watchers know what they are already. Those turning in only to see what won Best Picture would already know what the...

Since AMPAS announced the new CASTING category, I thought it would be interesting to see what's been nominated and what won the award at the BAFTAS, who instituted the category in 2019. 2019 Joker (Shayna Markowitz) Marriage Story (Douglas Aibel and Francine Maisler) Once Upon a Time in...

^^^ Also, another reason for that is the last two years there have been multiple acting Oscars given to the last two films. That hadn't happened since 2004's Million Dollar Baby won Actress and Supporting Actor.

I only read the first few paragraphs and it's all about sequels, prequels, threequels, remakes, films based on video games...WTF? Besides Dune 2 things like: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Joker: Folie à Deux, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and even Gladiator 2. Sequels to Inside Out and Moana. I...

According to the article someone linked here, the presenters are asked to write their own remarks. I went back and looked for what was written: The decision to bring back the ‘Fab Five’ concept — in which five previous winners paid tribute to this year’s five nominees in the acting categories —...

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We don't know that they didn't ask any of them. A lot of people get asked to do things, but can't commit to it. So they don't happen. Sometimes even those who commit to something end up not doing it, like Michelle Pfeiffer this year. You can't assume things like this, no matter how great the...

This poll is as useless as most any movie ranking poll. It's only elevated by many because they only do it every ten years. They should never even rank them in the first place, just post the list in alphabetical order. I don't want to get into any arguments about any specific films, but they've...

Things I didn't know until this morning. Late start... The show started a bit late because there were about 1,000 Israel-Hamas protesters converging in the area and it caused limousines to get backed up around Sunset Blvd. and Highland Ave. and many started walking from there to the Dolby...

I don't think anyone's mentioned it, but I liked the acting award presentations with 5 previous winners in the category giving a tribute to one of the nominees. A nice moment for each, especially the ones that didn't get their name called. They did that once before several years ago, and I'm...

If you know Jimmy Kimmel: Did anyone notice at the very end of the telecast the dog from Anatomy of a Fall outside on Hollywood Blvd. peeing on Matt Damon's star on the Walk of Fame? (Messi indeed!)

Totally agree. Totally disagree.

About that list of 47 "Brilliant FIlms" that didn't receive any Oscar nominations... Brilliant is a term I wouldn't apply in toto to most of those films. I stopped reading that list not even halfway through. Who would think most of those would have been nominated for any Oscars, or most any...

I don't know if it was original or not, but I loved the Score of this film. The last 15 years or so the Academy as a whole seems to have separated the awards from what's called the Top of the Line Awards (Picture, Director, Acting, Screenplay) from the Craft (technical) Awards. That's why...

^^^ Someone who commented on this Variety article linked the other script (Frisco) in question and said: this is a joke — the script is not even close!!!! did anyone from Variety actually read the script Creating conflict, an essential element in any screenplay! Next year's screenplay nominees...

I just noticed that between Joe & I, we didn't agree on only three categories! You gotta pick which song will win, though, not just who will win! IMO! I was reading a column where a journalist was forecasting the winners and this is what they had to say about the Best Song category: Best...

PREDICTIONS BEST PICTURE: Oppenheimer INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: The Zone of Interest ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 20 Days in Mariupol BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Anatomy of a Fall SCREENPLAY...

I wish that were true, but unfortunately it feels to me like the script has already been written.

https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/bradley-cooper-maestro-oscar-campaign-not-annoying-1235935199/

I'll do mine now, too: Maestro The Holdovers Poor Things American Fiction Barbie Oppenheimer Anatomy of a Fall The Zone of Interest Past Lives Killers of The Flower Moon

^^^ You added "the whole family dramedy" part when you originally just said: If the family dramedy concerning Sterling K. Brown's character was cliched, the cliche would be him being ostracized from the family and understanding of his situation would be little to none and any growth on his...

⏳ The Oscars are starting an hour earlier this year, but we move the clocks ahead an hour, so it'll still feel like the same time. :)

Well, it is an acting award and many actors have excelled at fine acting bringing to life something clichéd. I don't agree the role was clichéd though. I was surprised this film even went there. I guess you've seen a lot of films with two highly educated black men (from Boston), one a surgeon...

I liked DaFoe in the film, too, but I think you're giving Mark Ruffalo short shrift here. He's often cast in sort of working class roles and in this role he shines as a confident and snide upper class lawyer who becomes enamored with Bella. When he runs off with her on a trip around Europe his...

Occasionally the Costume Design presentations that included a fashion show used to be pretty entertaining, especially this groovy one from the 1969 telecast.

The difference here being that by and large the public didn't know or want to know those actors were gay. And many straight actors refused to play gay roles. Heck, a number of people in AMPAS publicly said during the awards season (2005-6) they wouldn't even watch Brokeback Mountain. Speaking...

Jamie Lee Curtis comes from Hollywood royalty; there's that. Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh if one didn't know.

I've written about this before, but where I don't know. That year my choice was hands down for Saving Private Ryan, too. I was surprised SiL won as were many. I saw Shakespeare in Love when it came out that year and during the movie I fell asleep during the film. I can't think of more than a few...

I'd say they did not win soley because of that. Quan could've won votes because of his winning speeches at some other awards shows. Writers have always insisted a good pre-Oscar acceptance speech for some other awards can gain a person votes. Maybe America Ferrara's at the critic's choice awards...