2013 Oscars thread

[FootballScribe]

I thought Denzel was terrific in Flight. I didn't care much for the movie but definitely deserving of his nod. In fact, if not for DDL, he'd likely be considered a favorite I think.

That is an awesome list of supporting actors. Is it likely that PSH is going to win that or do people think it's wide open? I've mentioned it previously but Waltz's performance was one of my favorites of the year.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Oh ... my.

http://mankabros.com/blogs/chairman/2013/01/10/again-the-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences-can-f-itself/

 

[TigerVols]

Affleck got his comeuppance from his colleagues; there was a lot of grumbling among the actors set that he shouldn't have cast himself in the lead role.

 

[FootballScribe]

Affleck got his comeuppance from his colleagues; there was a lot of grumbling among the actors set that he shouldn't have cast himself in the lead role.

But don't directors vote for directors and actors for actors, etc.?

 

[turski7]

I haven't seen Argo, but Affleck not getting the director nom for that is a surprise, right?

Yup. Bigelow being snubbed is pretty awful too. I know she's already won, but that just shocked me.

I feel like Bigelow is being punished for winning a few years ago. That's what I can't stand about the Oscars.
Anyway, it just sets up for a Lincoln to cruise to sweep 3 major categories.
Supporting actor is loaded. Is it me, or is Arkin nominated every year, or does it just feel like that?

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

-Naomi Watts was in a ****ing hospital bed for just about the whole of The Impossible. Tom Holland (playing her oldest son) owned that film.
-Little surprised that Peter Jackson's documentary on the West Memphis 3 didn't get a nom.
-I haven't seen a lot of these films, but I can clearly see why television is gaining the upper hand on film.

 

[Amy]

I haven't seen Argo, but Affleck not getting the director nom for that is a surprise, right?

It was a surprise to me. I thought Argo was a very well directed movie.

Amour has received wonderful reviews.

Life of Pi remains my favorite although it doesn't appear to have a serious chance of winning. I enjoyed Silver Linings Playbook but I don't see it as a best picture.

 

[FootballScribe]

-Naomi Watts was in a ****ing hospital bed for just about the whole of The Impossible. Tom Holland (playing her oldest son) owned that film.
-Little surprised that Peter Jackson's documentary on the West Memphis 3 didn't get a nom.
-I haven't seen a lot of these films, but I can clearly see why television is gaining the upper hand on film.

I actually thought it was one of the best year we've had for movies in a long time. Started a little slow but aside from the fact that there weren't really any comedies that did much for me, it was a good year mixing strong blockbusters - Avengers, Skyfall, TDKR - with just really good movies like Life of Pi, Django, Argo, etc.

Maybe just me, though.

 

[Gehrig]

-Shocked that both Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow were passed over for Best Director. This more or less rules out any shot of Argo or Zero Dark Thirty winning Best Picture. I expected those films to be the front runners, along with Lincoln. Affleck was snubbed.

-Given the last point, the front runners have obviously changed. Lincoln is the obvious front runner, and I’d put Life of Pi and especially Silver Linings Playbook as the dark horses. I’m definitely on board with Silver Linings Playbook, one of the year’s best.

-Surprised that Beasts of the Southern Wild and Amour scored Best Director nominations.

-I’m annoyed Les Miserables scored a nomination for Best Picture, but I’m not surprised. Besides, no nomination for director Tom Hooper torpedoes any shot that film had at winning Best Picture.

-As much as I enjoyed Django Unchained, I’m not upset Tarantino didn’t get a director nomination; I wouldn’t have nominated him either. Picture and original screenplay are enough.

-DiCaprio not getting nominated is surprising given it was his first time playing a villain. Not a snub necessarily, just surprising.

-Jacki Weaver’s nomination is shocking to me.

-I liked Alan Arkin in Argo, but it isn’t an Oscar worthy turn.

-Moonrise Kingdom definitely deserved more, but I’m happy with a Original Screenplay nod.

-Robert De Niro’s first Oscar nomination in over twenty years. Well deserved.

-With five nominations, Skyfall is the most nominated Bond film ever.

-Speaking of Skyfall, Deakins’ cinematography was nominated.

-Paul Thomas Anderson was unfairly ignored. No nominations for Writing or Directing.

-On the plus side, The Master‘s principle actors were all nominated, which is very well deserved.

-Prometheus was snubbed for Production Design.

-First time a Peter Jackson adventure in Middle Earth was NOT nominated for Best Picture

-Great films not nominated for Best Picture: Chronicle, Looper, Moonrise Kingdom, Skyfall, The Master, Prometheus, The Avengers, and The Raid. Not that I expected these films to be nominated, but just thought I’d mention them.

-I have yet to see: Zero Dark Thirty, Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Life of Pi.

Overall, not a bad selection in spite of my problems. At this point I’m betting on Lincoln winning top honours, but of the front runners, I’m pulling for Silver Linings Playbook.

 

[TigerVols]

-Little surprised that Peter Jackson's documentary on the West Memphis 3 didn't get a nom.

It didn't break any new ground.

But the category will be a close one...Looking for Sugarman is a cult hit, but, frankly, The Gatekeepers will get the Jewish vote.

 

[TigerVols]

Affleck got his comeuppance from his colleagues; there was a lot of grumbling among the actors set that he shouldn't have cast himself in the lead role.

But don't directors vote for directors and actors for actors, etc.?

There are a lot of actors who are also members of the Director's Guild.

 

[Dyno]

I'm afraid to see "Amour." I think it's going to upset me a lot. I know "The Impossible" is also difficult, but it doesn't scare me the way "Amour" does.

 

[Bubbler]

Skyfall better win for cinematography. Beautiful looking movie.

 

[dreunc1542]

Skyfall better win for cinematography. Beautiful looking movie.

Life of Pi all the way on that one. Most beautiful movie I've seen in a long time.

 

[Bradley Guire]

"Silver Linings Playbook" seems like this year's version of "As Good As It Gets." Some nice performances that might pull off a few acting awards, but not even sniffing Best Picture.

Not at all surprised "Skyfall" was only nominated for music and cinematography. It's still a genre flick.

Also, four years after complaints that "The Dark Knight" was snubbed for a Best Picture nomination, its sequel is nowhere in sight. Not even in the technical awards. Guess Tom Hardy should have took one for the team and died.

Here are my picks

Best Picture: Lincoln
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway
Best Director: Steven Spielberg

I'd love to see "Skyfall" win for cinematography, music and song, because I'm a big Bond fan. But I have a feeling that "Suddenly" from "Les Miserables" will win for song.

For visual effects, "The Avengers." Why not.

The rest, I don't care about.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Bottom line for me is, I won't have any problem this year with "Lincoln" taking home an armful of awards. There have been other instances where I wouldn't have said that.

 

[HC]

And just for fun: http://www.uproxx.com/webculture/2013/01/honest-movie-posters-2013/#

 

[TigerVols]

Just back from Zero Dark Thirty.

Jessica Chastain MUST win the best actress Oscar. MUST. She's so much stronger than Jennifer Lawrence it's not even close.

The movie was very, very well done. I finished the year with Argo and Life of Pi neck-and-neck for my favorite; oddly enough, now it's Life of Pi, hands down. Why? Because ZDT showed that an excellent filmmaker using an inventive script and strong cast can turn a rather procedural historical event into a seat-of-the-pants drama. That's what Argo is -- and it's also what ZDT is.

So, my personal faves for 2012:

1. Life of Pi
2. Argo
3. ZDT
4. Les Miz
5. Prometheus
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3rd-from-last Skyfall
2nd-from-last Django Unchained
Worst by a landslide -- Killing Them Softly

 

[Steak Snabler]

Also saw ZDT last night. Found the first two-thirds — the interrogation/investigation part — very, very interesting and well-done. But the last third — the raid on bin Laden's compound — was among the most riveting, heart-pounding 45 minutes ever put on film. Right up there with the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan."

 

[TigerVols]

But the last third — the raid on bin Laden's compound — was among the most riveting, heart-pounding 45 minutes ever put on film. Right up there with the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan."

It really is. I've been going over scenes all day -- it felt like we were there...from the drama to the jokes ("remind me again, were we supposed to crash the helo?") to the concern about the kids to the repeated extra kill shots to the details, like the sharpies-and-ziplock bags at the end. Just amazing.