nah its gonna be really close with life of pi...
can't believe they did leo like that..he gets no respect from the academy
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nah its gonna be really close with life of pi...
can't believe they did leo like that..he gets no respect from the academy
Rapmastermind
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"Lincoln" is cleaning up. "Life of Pi" is also going to pull some through. "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" will get the shaft. "Zero Dark Thirty" is too political but it may pull out best actress. The fact that Ben didn't get a Best Director is why "Argo" probably won't win anything. "Silver Lining Playbook" is the Dark Horse. "Django" won't win anything, way to controversal but it got the nods.
"Skyfall" will probably win a couple including for best song. I'm very happy for Beast of the Southern Wild, little Black girl got nominated. Only her and Denzel are the only Blacks to get nominated this time around. Happy for Denzel, this is his 6th Oscar nomination. Overall a few snubs but I knew "Lincoln" was the front running. SMH @ "Cloud Atlas" not getting Costume, Makeup, Visual Effects or Music nom, they were robbed. YES @ Promethus getting a Visual Effects nom, people really slept on the visuals of that film, they were amazing.
"Skyfall" will probably win a couple including for best song. I'm very happy for Beast of the Southern Wild, little Black girl got nominated. Only her and Denzel are the only Blacks to get nominated this time around. Happy for Denzel, this is his 6th Oscar nomination. Overall a few snubs but I knew "Lincoln" was the front running. SMH @ "Cloud Atlas" not getting Costume, Makeup, Visual Effects or Music nom, they were robbed. YES @ Promethus getting a Visual Effects nom, people really slept on the visuals of that film, they were amazing.
Rapmastermind
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As for Leo not getting nominated. Why is everyone shocked? He said he was "Unconfortable" with playing a slave master. I'm sure the Academy saw that and didn't want to reward him for that role. He's got "The Great Gasby" coming out this summer and "Wolf of Wall St" with Scorsese coming out this winter. He will probably win for one of those. 2013 is Leo's year. Honestly, I'm glad he won't get his 1st Oscar for playing a Slave Master. But SMH @ the Academy for not nominating any Blacks from Django. I am happy that Sam won't win for playing a C**N though, lol.
Rapmastermind
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Oh yea, "Silver Linings Playbook" was good guys, watch if it you can. I'm an Eagles fan so that's why I enjoyed it. But the 3 main actors, Hunger Games chick. Bradley and Deniro killed it. It's a crazy romantic comedy.
Co-sign. I saw it in an iMax theatre and from the opening scenes it had me
I just wish Michael Fassbender could've gotten some love for his supporting role as David. He didn't even get a look last year either. But, I understand, because supporting actor is a full house this year. Not as big a fan of Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln as other people seem to be.
Honestly, for the first half of the movie, Lincoln didn't feel like a Best Picture. It only started to when things got dark. I wish that was the tone all the way throughout.
Rapmastermind
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Co-sign. I saw it in an iMax theatre and from the opening scenes it had me
I just wish Michael Fassbender could've gotten some love for his supporting role as David. He didn't even get a look last year either. But, I understand, because supporting actor is a full house this year. Not as big a fan of Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln as other people seem to be.
Honestly, for the first half of the movie, Lincoln didn't feel like a Best Picture. It only started to when things got dark. I wish that was the tone all the way throughout.
If "Prometheus" got more critical acclaim than Fassbender could of had a chance but most Oscar movies are released between Sept-Dec and Prometheus came out in June. Lincoln wasn't perfect but it was a damn good political drama that kept me interested the whole time. The fact Steven took a movie like Lincoln to Blockbuster status says a lot about his skill level as a filmmaker. He made "Lincoln" a mainstream movie when any other director it would of probably flopped.
I understand the realities of the Oscar game. Fassbender was never going to get a nod from an underwhelming sci-fi film that dropped in the middle of the summer.
And a lot of Lincoln's success is due in large part to Spielberg's name being attached to it in the first place. So in essence, he had already done the heavy lifting throughout his career, so that he could make a dialogue driven, political film and not have to worry about the box office. Add the big name actors, and the most beloved president of all time, and you've got a good recipe for success. No one thought it would be this big though.
And many of the big Oscar movies have done quite well at the box office. Hopefully this is the beginning of a trend. 2011 was a huge box office year for the nominees as well (Inception, Kings Speech, Black Swan, Toy Story 3, etc)
I'm shocked affleck didn't get a best director nomination
g-ice
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@ Django getting shafted like that.
@ Affleck not being nominated. I have yet to see Argo though...but still. He had mad buzz.
glad that Denzel got nominated. I'm surprised that Phoenix got nominated since he has been bashing the Oscars. 
While I can respect your opinion I STILL feel as if both Leo and Sam DESERVED the nomination at least for their performance. I think Jamie deserved a Best Actor nom as well but if their only going to put one Black man in the Best Acting category at a time then Denzel nudged him out as he absolutely CARRIED Flight with his performance. Sam and Leo had two of the most dynamic, difficult, and memorable performances of the year, I absolutely view their omissions as snubs....
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at people saying Jamie didn't deserve a nomination, clearly if you didn't feel was the anchor of that movie I don't know what the hell you were watching because it wasn't Django Unchained. Jamie totally and utterly immersed himself into that role, he wasn't just "playing" himself. The barely concealed rage he focused into that role mixed with a subtle intelligence and noble poise was nothing short of fantastic acting. Jamie didn't ham it up not once in that film, even when he was celebrating at the end, he managed to walk the thin line between heroic savior and comedic parody. Jamie Foxx's really deserves alot of credit for his portrayal because at the end the credibility of the movie ALL HINGED upon his performance, if Jamie didn't nail it as Django then the movie would've TRULY descended into something unworthy of the subject matter, show respect when it's due
Adam3000
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Did you guys see Affleck drop that ether on the Oscars yesterday at the Critics Choice Awards?
He won for Best Director and started his speech:
''I'd like to thank the Academy......nah, just joking. This is the one that actually matters.''
He won for Best Director and started his speech:
''I'd like to thank the Academy......nah, just joking. This is the one that actually matters.''
StraxStrax
I'm selling these fine leather jackets
Just saw Lincoln. Sally Field getting a nom
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Seems like Daniel Day-Lewis is a lock to win Best Actor. You know what, I think the only movie I seen from him was Gangs of New York and that was a long time ago, don't even remember it. Need to get on this and There Will Be Blood, I can just tell by the trailers why he's so bigged up.
I'm hearing either Lawrence or Chastain will get best actress. Its the Best Supporting categories that are interesting. The only movies I've seen nominated are Silver Linings Playbook and Flight, don't know why De Niro even got nominated really, same with his wife in the movie. But yeah these categories I'm guessing can go either way.
I'm hearing either Lawrence or Chastain will get best actress. Its the Best Supporting categories that are interesting. The only movies I've seen nominated are Silver Linings Playbook and Flight, don't know why De Niro even got nominated really, same with his wife in the movie. But yeah these categories I'm guessing can go either way.