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Post by sf on Jan 22, 2019 14:48:16 GMT
They haven't nominated me for anything AGAIN. Obviously I'm going to have to boycott.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 14:48:51 GMT
It's rare to see an award show with a Lin-Manuel project nominated but no nomination for him. 😂
Also, do we think Emily will at least perform "The Place Where Lost Things Go"? Because once that song started getting tipped for a nomination I just assumed she wouldn't perform live. We are missing out on what would sure be an amazing performance of "Trip a Little Light Fantastic"!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 15:01:02 GMT
It's rare to see an award show with a Lin-Manuel project nominated but no nomination for him. 😂 Also, do we think Emily will at least perform "The Place Where Lost Things Go"? Because once that song started getting tipped for a nomination I just assumed she wouldn't perform live. We are missing out on what would sure be an amazing performance of "Trip a Little Light Fantastic"! She has no other reason to even bother going - if I was her I would be watching in my pyjamas with a lot of chocolate! |
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Post by lynette on Jan 22, 2019 15:07:13 GMT
Not super impressed with the rest of the nominations though, it all seems a bit... bland overall, though at least Black Panther and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse are getting some props. (I'm not a major Marvel fan, but these two are going an awfully long way towards justifying the absolute abundance of superhero flicks we're currently suffering from.) TBF superhero films are a big moneymakers at the moment which is why there is loads of them out there. I didn’t know that. Do you think there is any parallel with the 1930s when the superheroes were 'invented'? Comics came into their own then but the movies were mainly 'noir' I’m thinking. Popular culture often emerges from economics etc. Just musing. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 15:11:36 GMT
Also, do we think Emily will at least perform "The Place Where Lost Things Go"? Because once that song started getting tipped for a nomination I just assumed she wouldn't perform live. I'm not sure how confident she would be performing live. It's different to her doing it in a recording studio with all of the gizmos and trickery. Renee Zellweger didn't sing 'I Move On' from 'Chicago' at the ceremony even though she was present and she sang the song on the soundtrack. She left it to Queen Latifah to wheel Catherine Zeta-Jones on. Or maybe she just didn't want to have to deliver the baby if CZJ went into labour on stage. Or maybe she just didn't like CZJ. |
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Post by kathryn on Jan 22, 2019 15:18:56 GMT
Emily has done non-studio singing performances before - she did that '22 musicals in 10 minutes' skit with Lin and James Corden. They actually can use a lot of that studio equipment 'live' these days, anyway.
I'd expect her to perform it if at all possible.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 15:26:10 GMT
Oh perfect. Let her have a bash then. But only if they fly her in from the back of the auditorium like Mary Poppins.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 16:01:28 GMT
Full list of films with multiple nominations:
10 - The Favourite & Roma
8 - A Star Is Born & Vice
7 - Black Panther
6 - BlacKkKlansman
5 - Bohemian Rhapsody & Green Book
4 - First Man & Mary Poppins Returns
3 - Cold War, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, If Beale Street Could Talk & The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2 - Isle of Dogs, Mary Queen of Scots, Never Look Away & RBG
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Post by learfan on Jan 22, 2019 16:48:25 GMT
This is embarrassing - in a different way from last time - but still so unprofessionally done. We don't need to be reminded about how early it is in the morning for them at every opportunity. It is not funny. It is not relevant. And yellow ruffle sleeves? No! Well it is about 5.30am. |
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 22, 2019 16:56:42 GMT
So. Wonderful for Olivia Colman and co for The Favourite, any of the three deserve to win. Is it just me or is nominating Sam Elliot for Star Is Born just ludicrous? Don't get me wrong I like the guy, his film legend status was confirmed after his role in Road House, but I genuinely cannot remember one noteworthy thing about his few scenes in Star Is Born. Would have liked to see Stan and Ollie, with no disrespect to Reilly who was superb, but Coogan was brilliant, not a hint of Partridge in his performance, something I usually see even in his most dramatic roles.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 22, 2019 17:15:42 GMT
This is embarrassing - in a different way from last time - but still so unprofessionally done. We don't need to be reminded about how early it is in the morning for them at every opportunity. It is not funny. It is not relevant. And yellow ruffle sleeves? No! Well it is about 5.30am. Really? If only they had told us how early in the morning it was for them.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 17:24:34 GMT
I could see a case going for Amy Adams to win, and for the overdue factor and the fact I'm a huge fan of hers, I want her to win. I almost wish though that she won't be nominated again until she is basically a lock to win. She didn't get nominated for Big Eyes (BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations) or Arrival (BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SAG nominations) when she was on alot of people's radars to be nominated, but I'm glad she didn't because she wouldn't of won those years and she would of ended up now on her 8th nomination without a win. I still think she should of won for American Hustle but there you go.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 17:26:48 GMT
It is a weak year for movies imo. I wonder if that is why they were finding it difficult to find a host for the show. I have watched nearly all the nominee. None are really brilliant.
Green Book is the type of film that would win an Oscar. It is a road trip with a black man and a white Italian New Yorker. They travel through the South of America in the 1950s encountering racism and homophobia along the way. That synopsis alone should make it win best picture.
Olivia Coleman 90% best actress for The Favourite. The spelling of favourite could put off American voters.
Bohemian Rhapsody for best casting, sound and cinematography.
Roma shows a floor being mopping for the first five minutes. If Roma wins best picture then the Oscars are irrelevant to normal people and I will never watch them again.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 17:37:21 GMT
Makes Kate Winslet's and Julienne Moore's four losses before her win look minor in comparison, especially as that was the narrative they went for.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 17:40:01 GMT
I'm shocked Black Panther got 7 nominations, including Best Picture.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 17:41:02 GMT
Makes Kate Winslet's and Julienne Moore's four losses before her win look minor in comparison, especially as that was the narrative they went for. Glen Close may have been nominated 7 times but her acting performance in The Wife is not the best performance in the last year. Seen just as good acting in Eastenders. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 17:41:41 GMT
I'm shocked Black Panther got 7 nominations, including Best Picture. Aren't we all love, aren't we all. It deserves some of its nominations (a couple of them) and some of them are clearly to please the annual outcry from comic book nerds and to appease those who argue diversity factor. |
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Post by happytobehere on Jan 22, 2019 17:48:50 GMT
Stunned that Timothée Chalamet wasn’t nominated; comfortably the best performance out of all those nominated imo. Really was pulling for Toni Collette to get a nom for her intense performance in Hereditary too; she’s deserved way more awards praise this season.
Chuffed for Olivia Coleman however, she’s amazing & I hope The Favourite wins a bunch of it’s awards. Really happy for Lady Gaga as well. I think Glenn Close is going to win this category however.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 18:04:05 GMT
Stunned that Timothée Chalamet wasn’t nominated; comfortably the best performance out of all those nominated imo. Really was pulling for Toni Collette to get a nom for her intense performance in Hereditary too; she’s deserved way more awards praise this season. Chuffed for Olivia Coleman however, she’s amazing & I hope The Favourite wins a bunch of it’s awards. Really happy for Lady Gaga as well. I think Glenn Close is going to win this category however. I agree with you about Timothée Chalamet. Best supporting actor seems a strong category this year. Do you really think Glen Close in The Wife was a better performance than Olivia Coleman in The Favourite ? That was the best performance of someone having a stroke I have ever seen. |
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Post by happytobehere on Jan 22, 2019 18:09:09 GMT
Stunned that Timothée Chalamet wasn’t nominated; comfortably the best performance out of all those nominated imo. Really was pulling for Toni Collette to get a nom for her intense performance in Hereditary too; she’s deserved way more awards praise this season. Chuffed for Olivia Coleman however, she’s amazing & I hope The Favourite wins a bunch of it’s awards. Really happy for Lady Gaga as well. I think Glenn Close is going to win this category however. I agree with you about Timothée Chalamet. Best supporting actor seems a strong category this year. Do you really think Glen Close in The Wife was a better performance than Olivia Coleman in The Favourite ? That was the best performance of someone having a stroke I have ever seen.I personally liked Coleman’s performance more, but I could see the Academy selecting Close because her award is long overdue. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 18:20:33 GMT
I don't think it helps the three ladies from The Favourite are in the wrong categories. I could see that working against Olivia.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 18:22:14 GMT
If Roma wins best picture then the Oscars are irrelevant to normal people and I will never watch them again. Well that's your own fault for thinking they are relevant to normal people in the first place... Though many more "popular films have been nominated this year than in many previous years, so I'm not convinced your argument stands up - if there is any year that they are remotely relevant then surely it is this one! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 18:25:32 GMT
I still think she should of won for American Hustle but there you go. Over Cate Blanchett's brilliance in Blue Jasmine? Certainly not! Adams was good in American Hustle, but I don't think it was an awards-worthy performance in the slightest. That is really the problem with a lot of her nominations - good enough for a bit of recognition in terms of a nomination, but not quite good enough to deserve to win. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 18:45:10 GMT
I still think she should of won for American Hustle but there you go. Over Cate Blanchett's brilliance in Blue Jasmine? Certainly not! Adams was good in American Hustle, but I don't think it was an awards-worthy performance in the slightest. That is really the problem with a lot of her nominations - good enough for a bit of recognition in terms of a nomination, but not quite good enough to deserve to win. Oh you're right, I got confused with my years. OK yeah, Cate rightfully won. I got confused with the Julianne Moore win. And she clearly won bexause she was overdue, because that wasn't her best performance and the film wasn't that great and everyone kind of knew it was an overdue thing rather than a performance basis thing. Actually, based on the film and her performance, and this won't be a popular opinion, I wanted Reese Witherspoon to win for Wild. I thought she was amazing and I think alot of people thought of her as fifth place even though she got nominated everywhere. I still watch that film and think damn, she's great. |
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Post by sf on Jan 22, 2019 18:48:20 GMT
Is it just me or is nominating Sam Elliot for Star Is Born just ludicrous? Don't get me wrong I like the guy, his film legend status was confirmed after his role in Road House, but I genuinely cannot remember one noteworthy thing about his few scenes in Star Is Born. "Nominations are like haemorrhoids. Every asshole gets one eventually." I do think he's good in A Star Is Born, but I think he's been better in other films (The Hero, for example - but he's the lead in that one). And I also think reasons beyond the merits of an individual performance sometimes come into play when people are being considered for awards - particularly for an actor who has been working for a long time, whose body of work is respected, and who has not been nominated before. |
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