The Official 87th Academy Awards Thread

[FlyRy]

Now here's what I don't want or at least I'd feel funny about it if it happens: What if Selma wins best picture now? The academy isn't deaf or blind and they've no doubt heard all of this from yesterday and even today as it continues. They've got PR people feeding them articles about it being the whitest oscars ever (meaning they'll overcompensate next year, bet that) and all the outrage over Selma not getting any director or best actor love at the least. It's comparable (but not exactly the same) to the backlash that happened when Affleck didn't get a best director nod for Argo and people were confused as hell and Argo ended up getting best picture. Now was that due to the backlash or because they genuinely felt it was the best movie of the bunch nominated? We'll never know although we can speculate, but what if Selma has the same journey? I'm not saying I want it to happen or even think it will but someone on the train this was reading the paper and of course there was an article about it taking the academy to task.

I wanted Life of Pi to win

 

[MartyMcFly]

I wanted Life of Pi to win

I wanted Argo to win because I loved it but I also assumed it wouldn't. Life of Pi or Lincoln would take it

 

[Jello Biafra]

Now here's what I don't want or at least I'd feel funny about it if it happens: What if Selma wins best picture now? The academy isn't deaf or blind and they've no doubt heard all of this from yesterday and even today as it continues. They've got PR people feeding them articles about it being the whitest oscars ever (meaning they'll overcompensate next year, bet that) and all the outrage over Selma not getting any director or best actor love at the least. It's comparable (but not exactly the same) to the backlash that happened when Affleck didn't get a best director nod for Argo and people were confused as hell and Argo ended up getting best picture. Now was that due to the backlash or because they genuinely felt it was the best movie of the bunch nominated? We'll never know although we can speculate, but what if Selma has the same journey? I'm not saying I want it to happen or even think it will but someone on the train this was reading the paper and of course there was an article about it taking the academy to task.

That is a possibility and has me hedging a little bit on my lock prediction for Boyhood.

I wanted Life of Pi to win

Me too, Life of Pi was my favorite movie that year. But at least Zero Dark Thirty didn't get it...that would have pissed me off.

 

[FlyRy]

That is a possibility and has me hedging a little bit on my lock prediction for Boyhood.


Me too, Life of Pi was my favorite movie that year. But at least Zero Dark Thirty didn't get it...that would have pissed me off.

i too like @MartyMcFly predicted Lincoln would win because of all the old fogies on the academy

 

[MartyMcFly]

That is a possibility and has me hedging a little bit on my lock prediction for Boyhood.


Me too, Life of Pi was my favorite movie that year. But at least Zero Dark Thirty didn't get it...that would have pissed me off.

Yeah I wouldn't put it past them to be VERY reactionary as per usual and make it look like "hey, we're not just about men and a lack of diversity." And then you'd get the whole cast up there and the director would speak and they'd look like heroes

 

[HHR]

Argo won in large part to it being about Hollywood, and they love to celebrate themselves at every opportunity.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Argo won in large part to it being about Hollywood, and they love to celebrate themselves at every opportunity.

Mos def but still, just a thought I had

 

[StraxStrax]

Now here's what I don't want or at least I'd feel funny about it if it happens: What if Selma wins best picture now? The academy isn't deaf or blind and they've no doubt heard all of this from yesterday and even today as it continues. They've got PR people feeding them articles about it being the whitest oscars ever (meaning they'll overcompensate next year, bet that) and all the outrage over Selma not getting any director or best actor love at the least. It's comparable (but not exactly the same) to the backlash that happened when Affleck didn't get a best director nod for Argo and people were confused as hell and Argo ended up getting best picture. Now was that due to the backlash or because they genuinely felt it was the best movie of the bunch nominated? We'll never know although we can speculate, but what if Selma has the same journey? I'm not saying I want it to happen or even think it will but someone on the train this was reading the paper and of course there was an article about it taking the academy to task.

Isn't the voting already locked in?
To prevent this kinda stuff

 

[NobodyReally]

Now here's what I don't want or at least I'd feel funny about it if it happens: What if Selma wins best picture now? The academy isn't deaf or blind and they've no doubt heard all of this from yesterday and even today as it continues. They've got PR people feeding them articles about it being the whitest oscars ever (meaning they'll overcompensate next year, bet that) and all the outrage over Selma not getting any director or best actor love at the least. It's comparable (but not exactly the same) to the backlash that happened when Affleck didn't get a best director nod for Argo and people were confused as hell and Argo ended up getting best picture. Now was that due to the backlash or because they genuinely felt it was the best movie of the bunch nominated? We'll never know although we can speculate, but what if Selma has the same journey? I'm not saying I want it to happen or even think it will but someone on the train this was reading the paper and of course there was an article about it taking the academy to task.

I feel like this is an inherent problem with any black person or film that wins anything in a white establishment. There will always be whispers of "entitlement" and "pity votes".

 

[MartyMcFly]

Isn't the voting already locked in?
To prevent this kinda stuff

I don't think so, not yet. The nominations are in clearly but I think they have a week before the show or 2 weeks to actually vote

 

[MartyMcFly]

I feel like this is an inherent problem with any black person or film that wins anything in a white establishment. There will always be whispers of "entitlement" and "pity votes".

And that's what I don't want. I don't want it to win based on that, rather than its own merit without all the outrage and news coverage

 

[NobodyReally]

And that's what I don't want. I don't want it to win based on that, rather than its own merit without all the outrage and news coverage

I hear you, and I want that too, but I guess with things like this we'll never really know. This whole thing is so political, it really bothers me when folks start talking about 'merit' in regards to people of color and their films because it doesn't come up the same way when we're talking about other films that get political votes.

 

[MartyMcFly]

I hear you, and I want that too, but I guess with things like this we'll never really know. This whole thing is so political, it really bothers me when folks start talking about 'merit' in regards to people of color and their films because it doesn't come up the same way when we're talking about other films that get political votes.

Very true. And if it had gotten a best director and best actor nod I don't think anyone would be having this conversation

 

[bzb]

 

[Roid Jones]

I'm surprised Gyllenhaal did not get a nomination