85th Annual Academy Awards (2013)

[Gabberhouse24]

Originally Posted by Frey

Sorry if this statement offends anyone, but fuck the Academy. The last time I found them to be correct was when Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor in Inglorious Basterds, I find them extremely inaccurate and would love to know what dumbshit decided Jonah Hill should have got a nomination. I think pretty much all award shows are bullshit.

Yeah, it's all bullshit, we all know that. But, it's been like that for years and it's not going to change, so I accept it and hope for the nom's that I think actually should win. And, I also think there have been plenty of awards given to those who do indeed deserve them. Usually the biggest piece of bullshit is the Best Picture winner, but a lot of the performance nominees are well deserved, not all, but a lot of them. Natalie Portman in Black Swan was one of the most deserved wins in recent years and I'm with you on Christoph too.

[Frey]

Originally Posted by Gabberhouse24

Yeah, it's all bullshit, we all know that. But, it's been like that for years and it's not going to change, so I accept it and hope for the nom's that I think actually should win. And, I also think there have been plenty of awards given to those who do indeed deserve them. Usually the biggest piece of bullshit is the Best Picture winner, but a lot of the performance nominees are well deserved, not all, but a lot of them. Natalie Portman in Black Swan was one of the most deserved wins in recent years and I'm with you on Christoph too.

She fucking rocked the shit out of that role. I don't think she has ever played a role like that. She went through a complete transformation for the movie and then the last few scenes her character changed so drasticly.

[The Revelator]

Its impossible to say if they get the awards 100 percent right every year because their criteria simply differs from others'. Especially people like us who love violent and offensive horror films.

Having said that, I find a lot of the films that they at least nominate end up in my top 10 of each year. The main problem with the Academy is that they're totally unwilling to appreciate genre films or pick films and/or performances to win the awards that aren't "safe".

The King's Speech is the perfect example. Is it a good movie? Absolutely. Its brilliantly acted and filmed with an interesting historical plot. Trouble is, if you've seen one movie about British monarchy you've seen them all. It does nothing outside of being an excellent movie. No harm in that, only i wish they would have picked something much more contemporary feeling and boundary pushing, such as Inception and Black Swan (which at least were nominated).

This year I bet either Argo or Lincoln will dominate. Once again, there is nothing wrong with those films. They're expertly crafted, both very exciting and jam packed with commendable film elements. Do they push any boundaries or stand as a new standard in anything? Hell no.

Something like Cloud Atlas or the Master is what they SHOULD be awarding in my opinion. Films that feel truly unique. Films that have done things that no film has done before in new and exciting ways.

All of that aside, its a blast to watch the Oscars. I don't see anything wrong with filmmakers patting themselves on the back every now and again. Just because the films we want to win don't win doesn't mean those films fall off of the face of the Earth. I'll always be an avid Oscars fan. Its the equivalent of people getting really into professional sports or political races. I dig it.

[nancylives!]

i have a love/hate relationship with the oscars. the part of me that values the heyday of the forties, and big stars like cary grant, bogey, lauren bacall, billy wilder, and so on loves them. they're like a throwback to the early days of hollywood royalty. the part of me that hates them is the horror loving outlier that can't stand the interests of the rich, white, and boring. so i watch the oscars, alternately applauding interesting choices and homages and restrospective moments, and then cursing their failure to acknowledge horror and science fiction appropriately. nothing pisses me off more when only three movies get a make-up nom, and then the winner is some bullshit aging make-up (i mean, unless rick baker is nominated). so i'm schizo about them. i watch them every year, rattling my saber about their narrow mindedness, and then trumpeting my horn if something even obliquely horror is recognized (the brilliant martin landeau as bela in ed wood, for example).

like i said, love em/hate em.

[The Revelator]

Yup. They have a shocking inability to honor genre films. They had a cool tribute to horror films a few years ago though.

Having said that, vey few horror and science fiction movies actually deserve to be honored. And as much as I love stuff like Troma movies and other niche films and distributors, I can see why Father's Day or Poultrygeist wouldn't be honored despite them being incredible films. Most people in the world just simply do not understand that kind of thing. There are certainly some films that deserve recognition, but the Academy has a hard time with genre pictures.

I was surprised Inception received so much Oscar love.

[Gabberhouse24]

Originally Posted by Frey

She fucking rocked the shit out of that role. I don't think she has ever played a role like that. She went through a complete transformation for the movie and then the last few scenes her character changed so drasticly.

Yeah she did, it's become one of my favorite films too. I put it right beside Requiem as Aronofsky's best.

Originally Posted by The Revelator

The King's Speech is the perfect example. Is it a good movie? Absolutely. Its brilliantly acted and filmed with an interesting historical plot. Trouble is, if you've seen one movie about British monarchy you've seen them all. It does nothing outside of being an excellent movie. No harm in that, only i wish they would have picked something much more contemporary feeling and boundary pushing, such as Inception and Black Swan (which at least were nominated).

Agreed, it's a damn good film and Firth really did an amazing job. But I also wish Black Swan was the winner.

Originally Posted by The Revelator

This year I bet either Argo or Lincoln will dominate. Once again, there is nothing wrong with those films. They're expertly crafted, both very exciting and jam packed with commendable film elements. Do they push any boundaries or stand as a new standard in anything? Hell no.

Have you seen Zero Dark Thirty yet? Until I saw this, I thought Argo would be the big contender, now I'm not so sure.

[The Revelator]

Originally Posted by Gabberhouse24

Have you seen Zero Dark Thirty yet? Until I saw this, I thought Argo would be the big contender, now I'm not so sure.

I'm dying to see it. I'm still betting on Lincoln or Argo over Zero Dark Thirty... although they loved the Hurt Locker.

I think Chastain will win best actress based off of precursor awards. Do you think she deserves it? I think she's a great actress who came out of fucking nowhere.

[HorrorMovieFan]

Originally Posted by The Revelator

I'm dying to see it. I'm still betting on Lincoln or Argo over Zero Dark Thirty... although they loved the Hurt Locker.

I think Chastain will win best actress based off of precursor awards. Do you think she deserves it? I think she's a great actress who came out of fucking nowhere.

Chastain is netting alot of small critic group wins, and the major critic groups(5 groups) that have announced so far have been spreading the wealth. Like we discussed last night, all acting categories have 2-3 frontrunners at the moment. I have read Naomi Watts is campaigning like crazy, and many people on different message boards are predicting an upset Best Actress win with her. Chastain has good momentum right now, but Jennifer Lawrence is right behind her and Watts is in there too. Chastain did come out of nowhere in 2010, and she already netted her 1st oscar nom last year. She was also the critics darling with many critic award groups.

My main category that I am looking so forward too is Best Actress. With Lawrence, Chastain, and Watts as potential nominees this month..all 3 women will be on their 2nd nomination, and we all know the Academy loves to honor people the 2nd time around most of the time.

[oxley]

Originally Posted by Frey

Sorry if this statement offends anyone, but fuck the Academy. The last time I found them to be correct was when Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor in Inglorious Basterds, I find them extremely inaccurate and would love to know what dumbshit decided Jonah Hill should have got a nomination. I think pretty much all award shows are bullshit.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by Gabberhouse24

Natalie Portman in Black Swan was one of the most deserved wins in recent years

Ain't that the truth. Sometimes the Oscars get confused and actually give the awards to the deserving.

It was also very nice seeing Baker get one for his Wolf-Man. I'm sure he was so touched by it, as Jack Pierce is the reason he even got into the art.

[HorrorMovieFan]

SAG and BAFTA are the 2 main awards groups to rely on to make Oscar predictions. Not 100% all the time, but they are pretty damn close alot of the time. The Oscars have a huge British voters group with them, so BAFTA winners play HEAVILY in the Oscar race. And of course with SAG, we have the actors voting on eachother.