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surprised Babylon didnt get nominated. thought it was supposed to be an Oscar favorite or something...

Just watched EEAAO and it was great.
I can watch 5 more with the streaming services I currently have access to. I'll have to get on that soon.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Which one of these movies is Oscar bait?

All Quiet on the Western Front

probably gonna sweep because the academy voters always go gaga for war films

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

surprised Babylon didnt get nominated. thought it was supposed to be an Oscar favorite or something...

Heard it was whack

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

surprised Babylon didnt get nominated. thought it was supposed to be an Oscar favorite or something...

No, it was kinda panned by most critics

Blue_Inigo posted...

I was expecting you to make this topic @zithers

i gotta see women talking, elvis, all quiet on the western front @blue_inigo from the BP nominees

current rankings of BP nominees:
the fabelmans
avatar
tar
top gun
banshees of inisherin
triangle of sadness
eeaao

My ranking of all 10:

Everything Everywhere
Top Gun
Banshees
Fabelmans
Avatar
Tar
All Quiet
Elvis
Women Talking
Triangle of Sadness (not deserving IMO despite appreciating parts of it)

VampireCoyote posted...

All Quiet on the Western Front

probably gonna sweep because the academy voters always go gaga for war films

I really doubt it tbh. Also wouldn't really consider that movie Oscar bait

eeaao is very obviously winning

when is the last time a war movie even won? why do people just make up bullshit about the oscars? its fine if you don't like them but jeez, at least don't say stupid nonsense with no basis in reality

Zithers posted...

when is the last time a war movie even won?

The Hurt Locker in 2009.
Which is the same year the first Avatar was nominated. Obviously that means the war movie will win this year.

Phantom_Nook posted...

The Hurt Locker in 2009.
Which is the same year the first Avatar was nominated. Obviously that means the war movie will win this year.

yeah... very strong trend... one war movie to win in the past 15 years. and before that i think it was... return of the king? does that count as a war movie? there's big battles and stuff right

before that is braveheart? that count?

Avatar best picture, same as 2009.

Everything everywhere got a lot of nominations, I do hope it wins a bunch.

I wish RRR got more love, but its definately not a movie the Oscars would like lol.

Glad to see EEAAO getting a bunch of nominations. Truly deserved.

What a weak year

Jump_Fangirl posted...

What a weak year

Have you seen them? If so, then your opinion is cool. Otherwise...

Jump_Fangirl posted...

What a weak year

This year has been extremely strong especially when it comes to movies.

no it was a pretty weak year for movies

once the boomer generation dies off with pta, scorsese, spielberg, tarantino, coen bros, etc movies will probably fully become a retrospective medium

Prestoff posted...

This year has been extremely strong especially when it comes to movies.

I mostly agree with this. I gave 3 tens and 9 nines, which is quite strong for me. However, I also saw 91 movies, which is a record for me, so that in part explains that stronger showing, as I might have missed a couple of them if I had been being more choosey. That said, it was at least a decent year.

Smashingpmkns posted...

I really doubt it tbh. Also wouldn't really consider that movie Oscar bait

I havent even seen it

historically they freaking love war dramas though. They find them titillating their words

where is RRR????

bsp77 posted...

Have you seen them? If so, then your opinion is cool. Otherwise...

Haven't seen banshees, tar or triangle. Maybe I'll see Tar and Triangle eventually.

ssj3vegeta posted...

where is RRR????

Yeah...

Jump_Fangirl posted...

Haven't seen banshees, tar or triangle. Maybe I'll see Tar and Triangle eventually.

Why would you not see Banshees?

bsp77 posted...

Why would you not see Banshees?

Honestly? I hate Colin Farrell, lol.

I've only seen Banshees. I knew it would get the Best Picture nom, Farrell for Best Actor, and Gleeson for Supporting Actor. But it's nice that Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon also got nominated. Great film.

I would like to get around to seeing Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. But aside from that, Tar, Triangle of Sadness, and Aftersun seem the most intriguing to me.

Ooooh, banshees was by the guy who made In Bruges? And it has the same actors? I gotta see it.

GeneralKenobi85 posted...

I've only seen Banshees. I knew it would get the Best Picture nom, Farrell for Best Actor, and Gleeson for Supporting Actor. But it's nice that Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon also got nominated. Great film.

I would like to get around to seeing Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. But aside from that, Tar, Triangle of Sadness, and Aftersun seem the most intriguing to me.

Barry Keoghan was such a scene stealer. Just awesome.

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Not bad. I hadn't thought about it much yet, but there is nothing there that makes me say "hell, no" except maybe All Quiet for Adapted, but then I remember that Adpated is soooooo much weaker than Original this year.

Never heard of Tar, so I'm sure that one will sweep

Flauros posted...

Never heard of Tar, so I'm sure that one will sweep

tar is probably winning actress and nothing else.

The only thing that upsets me about the nominations are the lack of nominations for RRR (best directed movie of the year IMO, plus a few technical) and Pinocchio. Pinocchio should have been nominated for Adapted Screenplay, score (possibly the best of the year) and production design. The fact that the voters ignored its production design is baffling. The voters just think animation and move on, but they built those gorgeous sets.

Well, and I am upset that Ruben took a directing slot :)

metallica846 posted...

There are a few more

Best Original Score
-John Williams
Best Visual Effects
-Avatar 2
Best Cinematography
-Mandy Walker (Elvis)
Best Makeup
-The Whale
Best Production Design
-Babylon

I think they give score to John Williams because hes not long for this world, the man is on deaths door. I know how much favoritism is in these awards but I would give best score to Volker Bertelmannn for Western Front. Elvis deserves cinematography imo because it was amazingly shot but they might end up giving it to Roger Deakins because hes the greatest.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RQzjP7IrTlw&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

Possibly. But he has already won it 5 times. They might just give it to somebody else because of that.

bsp77 posted...

The only thing that upsets me about the nominations are the lack of nominations for RRR (best directed movie of the year IMO, plus a few technical) and Pinocchio. Pinocchio should have been nominated for Adapted Screenplay, score (possibly the best of the year) and production design. The fact that the voters ignored its production design is baffling. The voters just think animation and move on, but they built those gorgeous sets.

Well, and I am upset that Ruben took a directing slot :)

RRR is an amazing movie (I personally put it number 6 on my 2022 list), but it's definately not a movie that the Oscars would like lol.

I agree about Pinocchio, but time again and again Oscars have shown to have great disdain for animated movies. Notice they had to put it on a seperate category.

Christina Jackson should have had a Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Daisy Brown in Devotion.

"I didn't ask you to protect him. That was never your job. I asked you to be there for him. And you were."

just finished all quiet on the western front. that was punishing. just nonstop terrible gray brown sludge sheen with a weird annihilation inspired score (???). random collection of scenes with no rhythm. why bother watching this garbage when you could just go watch the original instead. or come and see. or a different movie not related to the horrors of war that is good instead of this boring shit. jesus christ, how low are people's standards if they think this is good? does no one have a frame of reference for good movies anymore?

Jamie Lee Curtis nominated for her first, and Brendan Fraser winning is all I really care about here.

metallica846 posted...

Two times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_John_Williams#Academy_Awards

Five.

Bill Nighy getting nominated for an Oscar for the first time. Awesome.

would be thrilled to see yeoh get the oscar but blanchett took the globes for drama and i doubt the oscars is gonna weigh the musical/comedy area higher than drama when combining the two.