The Official 87th Academy Awards Thread

[FlyRy]

Man I'm telling you, the only reason they did that is so that Birdman didn't dominate.

dude looks 22

 

[pickles]

I think that the academy did that so Birdman wouldn't clean the awards so its a pity award for Redmayne. I bet that's why they did it. Birdman already had 4 MAJOR wins so they dump off one of the other big ones to another hot commodity; and let's not act like Redmayne is a kid; he's like 35 and been acting for 15 years and some change

He has been collecting trophies around the globe, it is not a pity award I am surprised he was not more of a lock for the Oscar.

 

[Rapmastermind]

Also guys Brad Pitt produced "Selma" too he just wasn't in it being the savior like he was for "12 years".

 

[kp404]

Now you can work on that embarrassing dap/post ratio

 

[Lannister]

I'm on to some different shyt. If we are demanding that our voices be heard and demanding that our movies get awards, then how about WE start going to see those movies? How about WE get off our asses and go buy a ticket rather than waiting for someone on the coli to drop the link to download? I'm not saying it would've helped at all I'm saying that I'm disappointed a movie that was incredible, with a timely message and such an important movie sort of came and went with barely any attention from the people who need to be paying attention and putting their money where their mouth is yet complain anytime hollywood gives us a tyler perry vehicle or a movie where militants on this site will say "oh a c00n movie"

A lot of people were on that "not another Black struggle film" tip when it was released.

 

[MartyMcFly]

And for the record, I'm not mad that Selma didn't win because Birdman is a great flick in my eyes and it deserves all the props its getting. I'm really not mad at anyone who won tonight because everyone did their thing and it was a good year for film. I've probably had more fun watching birdman, selma, and whiplash than I did watching anything I saw this summer

 

[kp404]

He has been collecting trophies around the globe, it is not a pity award I am surprised he was not more of a lock for the Oscar.

Nah. Just wasn't as compelling a performance. And Redmayne is one of my top actors, but Keaton was better.

 

[the next guy]

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I agree with your point but even if Selma grossed 100 Million it would of still got done dirty cause it didn't have a White Savoir. I loved "12 Years" it was raw and real but at the end of the day Brad Pitt was right there to saved the day in the end. Blacks make up 12% of the population. Any movie needs a nice make up of races for it to be a success, Black casted films included. You think "Ride Along" did well cause it was all Blacks? No Whites love Kevin Hart too. The issue is let's be honest, most White Americans do not like to be reminded of Racist stuff in the past. They most likely skipped "Selma". Of course that's hypocritical cause they can turn around and make "American Sniper' 300 Million cause it was about a "White" hero or figure. I'm not saying White people didn't watch "Selma" or "12 years" cause they did but the reality is both would of done better if it was more than just Black people seeing them. I still say we make our own movies like Tyler Perry does and that way we can market to our people. We can't relay on Hollywood to tell our story correctly. It's to much politics.

BS African!!! When was the last time an 100 million dollar movie got ignored?

Look at American Sniper..a movie that spoke directly to a section of the american population and it's a huge freaking hit..huge. There's no reason Selma, a much better film by all accounts, shouldn't be just as big of a hit if not bigger. But nah, we want to see shyt for free. We want to see shyt that's going to make us laugh. We want to go see the hobbit only to talk about how terrible it was rather than going to see a movie that we needed to see at a time when we needed to see it. Hollywood listens to money. Case in point: Empire is the biggest show on network tv right now. Huge. The Walking Dead is the one show bigger than it right now and because of Empire's success, networks are going to start looking to have more shows with black casts. Not just Empire, but Black Ish, How to get away with murder, and even fresh off the boat is helping the cause, and it's because the shows are getting good or great or phenomenal ratings and the networks are paying attention. The freaking tv version of Uncle Buck is going to be produced with an all black cast. Let that marinate for a minute: A sitcom on network tv based on a beloved 80s movie with an all white cast is being produced for television with an all black cast. You think that's by accident? No. That's an exec looking at numbers and realizing that "hm, maybe there's something to this whole minority thing" and deciding to roll the dice.

If you go see more movies like Selma and make them huge hits, then you get more movies like Selma.

Empire...we have not had a good black TV show on the since Bernie Mac went off. It's amazing what happens when you give people a chance. I agree, brehs need to vote with their feet and with their wallets more. If selma had a higher grossing and viewship during the ferguson riots then that would have sent a message, I agree.

 

[FlyRy]

Look at American Sniper..a movie that spoke directly to a section of the american population and it's a huge freaking hit..huge. There's no reason Selma, a much better film by all accounts, shouldn't be just as big of a hit if not bigger. But nah, we want to see shyt for free. We want to see shyt that's going to make us laugh. We want to go see the hobbit only to talk about how terrible it was rather than going to see a movie that we needed to see at a time when we needed to see it. Hollywood listens to money. Case in point: Empire is the biggest show on network tv right now. Huge. The Walking Dead is the one show bigger than it right now and because of Empire's success, networks are going to start looking to have more shows with black casts. Not just Empire, but Black Ish, How to get away with murder, and even fresh off the boat is helping the cause, and it's because the shows are getting good or great or phenomenal ratings and the networks are paying attention. The freaking tv version of Uncle Buck is going to be produced with an all black cast. Let that marinate for a minute: A sitcom on network tv based on a beloved 80s movie with an all white cast is being produced for television with an all black cast. You think that's by accident? No. That's an exec looking at numbers and realizing that "hm, maybe there's something to this whole minority thing" and deciding to roll the dice.

If you go see more movies like Selma and make them huge hits, then you get more movies like Selma.

That's my poster of the year

As a black man in my past life i co-sign

 

[kp404]

dude looks 22

lol yea he got that Ralph Macchio syndrome

 

[MartyMcFly]

A lot of people were on that "not another Black struggle film" tip when it was released.

And that's exactly the wrong attitude to have. It's a movie about freaking Martin Luther King Jr. based on a true event and extremely relevant. It ain't "black struggle" it's history, it's real, it's powerful and it's politics.

 

[kp404]

And that's exactly the wrong attitude to have. It's a movie about freaking Martin Luther King Jr. based on a true event and extremely relevant. It ain't "black struggle" it's history, it's real, it's powerful and it's politics.

Struggle is history and people who think struggle is negative are suckas...struggle is what defines us and keeps us powerful.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

fukk it. Best Oscars ever.

 

[Rapmastermind]

Yeah but again I don't give a damn about the oscar, I'm making a larger point about our entertainment and us complaining about shyt when in reality, making the movie a huge hit has more of a ripple effect than an oscar win does. If Selma is a hit, then you get more movies like it meaning more movies worthy of being considered oscar worthy, which means more of us at awards shows which also puts more of us in the academy.

Forget the Oscars cause we all know it's a political campaign. For us to have a dent at the box office we need to stop having hollywood keep us in the "Slave Movie, Civil Rights Movie, Comedy/acting a fool" Box. We need other genre's and other types of films. I'm all for us having more historical films but that shouldn't be the only films we put out. It's clear Hollywood has lied about people not waiting to see Blacks as you broke down the success of recent television shows. But we have to get behind the camera. How many Black screenwriters are working in hollywood? We just saw some Mexican brothas pull it off but we all know you can probably count on one hand. The problem is so many Blacks are focused on getting in front of the Camera when the true power is behind the camera, Writers, Driectors, Producers.

 

[Saint1]

Now you can work on that embarrassing dap/post ratio

You sure got a lot of Coli Cash. What's that worth on the streets?