Sound of Metal is the only one that I have seen.@Menji it's okay you have my permission to skip this one; Oscars should have been rolled over to 11 months from now IMO.
Also whoops, I should have contacted Menji about the prediction contest
I'm really tempted to go with Hopkins for the big upset of the night, but I'm not sure. This definitely feels like a circumstance where the media is driving a narrative ("We have to give Boseman a sympathy Oscar") that is not felt to the same extent in the industry itself.
This isn't a great comparison, but I'm reminded of Stallone being the favorite to win for "Creed," with a narrative being built up in the media that it would be a great personal accomplishment for Stallone. This completely ignored the fact that within the industry itself, Stallone is very disliked, and on a personal level many people in the Academy were in no rush to reward him, like the media thought they were.
Now, Boseman is actually very well liked in the industry itself, so in this case personal factors might be enough to help him win, but I am not sure if he is as *beloved* as he is in the press. So the question is, how well liked was he, and is it enough for people to overlook one of Hopkins's greatest performances, and the desire to give Hopkins a legacy Oscar of his own?
I'm really tempted to go with Hopkins for the big upset of the night, but I'm not sure. This definitely feels like a circumstance where the media is driving a narrative ("We have to give Boseman a sympathy Oscar") that is not felt to the same extent in the industry itself.I can absolutely see this happening. I don't think Boseman would have a shot if he were still alive- not a knock on the performance, which is great, I just don't think the Oscars would go for him otherwise as they didn't seem big on Ma Rainey. And there's precedent like you say with Stallone and also Colman upsetting Close recently. I still think Boseman is the fav though.
I want to watch The Father but I feel like I'll have to be in the right mood for it, it looks very heavy. Glad it's not cliche oscar bait though.oh it's definitely heavy. One of the heavier entries on the already heavy list
I'm really tempted to go with Hopkins for the big upset of the night, but I'm not sure. This definitely feels like a circumstance where the media is driving a narrative ("We have to give Boseman a sympathy Oscar") that is not felt to the same extent in the industry itself.Damn, sick call
This isn't a great comparison, but I'm reminded of Stallone being the favorite to win for "Creed," with a narrative being built up in the media that it would be a great personal accomplishment for Stallone. This completely ignored the fact that within the industry itself, Stallone is very disliked, and on a personal level many people in the Academy were in no rush to reward him, like the media thought they were.
Now, Boseman is actually very well liked in the industry itself, so in this case personal factors might be enough to help him win, but I am not sure if he is as *beloved* as he is in the press. So the question is, how well liked was he, and is it enough for people to overlook one of Hopkins's greatest performances, and the desire to give Hopkins a legacy Oscar of his own?
Damn, sick call
also what the fuck was with them speedrunning the In Memoriam so fast there wasn't even time to read the names on the screenThis was so weird to me. Some years the barely had anyone shown and it felt like they didn't include everyone they could have. This year it felt like they included everyone (or close to it as I forgot about Rivera and Walter) but I barely finished reading their names before they moved on. So strange.
AND leaving out both Naya Rivera and Jessica Walter
Yeah, they had to have thought Boseman would win, and it would end on a big note. Or at the very least that whoever won Best Actress wouldn't just go "K' Bye." As far as I know, the only time since the Oscars has been televised that it did not end on Best Picture, was when Charlie Chaplin got his Honorary Oscar for '71.Yeah it's weird. I thought they were skipping the actor categories and we'd have to look online for them since they announced Best Picture right at 10 which was suspicious to me. But it's pretty hard not to think that they really expected Boseman to win. And couldn't have expected McDormand to just peace out too leaving the end to just kind of sputter.
not even giving anyone a chance to applaud for icons like christopher plummer.Disagree with this part, my least fav part of In Memoriams is how some people get applauded more than others, like it's a competition.
Fincher's career as a whole has gone remarkably unrecognised.True, but I do think he would've had a shot this year if Mank was... a better movie. Can't believe it won cinematography just for being black and white, it wasn't even good at being black and white!