The 92nd Academy Awards

[OJ Simpsom]

Opening scene of Hustlers alone was >>>>>>

I grew up with sisters who watched Selena weekly and blasted the soundtrack daily. Selena is classic imo. Hustlers got ruined when Lizzo's fat ass showed up and started dancing. fukk that movie and fukk Lizzo.

 

[satam55]

What Happened? I don't watch the oscars anymore, so I haven't been paying attention to today's nominations.

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

Charlize got nominated for that wack ass voice?!?! bytch sounded like she was playing a retard. Academy full of racist whites. That movie was absolute trash.

i didnt see it but i cant believe how many nominations it got. shyt looks like Mediocre White Women: The Movie

 

[FlyRy]

I really need to see Parasite.

On digital tomorrow

 

[g-ice]

The Uncut Gem snubs in general still got me

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

My thoughts exactly. Joaquin was great in the film, but outside of the score, maybe cinematograph...nothing else was best picture of the year worthy.

honestly all the best parts of the movie are joaquin improvising and basically any time they went off the awful script

 

[Vandelay]

honestly all the best parts of the movie are joaquin improvising and basically any time they went off the awful script

It was Todd Phillips doing a Scorsese impression with an underwhelming story beyond it. I'm probably showing bias, but I think I would have received it better if it wasn't a Joker film. Not saying the movie had to be over the top, but there really wasn't any menace from Arthur...you can write Menace and still be Oscar-worthy. Just look at Silence of the Lambs, Cape Fear, A Clockwork Orange, or even The Shining.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I've withheld my stance on Joker because I don't want to derail this thread, but it's inevitable.

What's your stance that you didn't like it? That's fine.. the Academy is a large collective. Joker receiving this many nominations means it does have a lot of support in all areas of filmmaking but that doesn't mean it is going to win in all those areas. Often times a movie can rack up double digit noms and only win a couple categories.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

My thoughts exactly. Joaquin was great in the film, but outside of the score, maybe cinematograph...nothing else was best picture of the year worthy.

Cinematography was a no brainer

But it won't win for Cinematography because 1917 will.

 

[Figaro]

It's time they pay dues to 1 of the GOAT directors....

 

[HHR]

I do not understand the JOKER love. At all.

OUATH I get, even though I didn't care for it either.

Greta and Lupita are biggest snubs

 

[gluvnast]

I'm a DC stan....

No way Joker deserved script and directing noms

Strongly disagree but it's whatever.

If a movie like transcended the average comic book film and have people debating what's real and what's not while having other too perturbed over its direction DESERVES those nods. That's the quintessential point of great writing and directing. The impact it causes by those who watched it.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I do not understand the JOKER love. At all.

OUATH I get, even though I didn't care for it either.

Greta and Lupita are biggest snubs

Little Women is light. It's been done a hundred times. Greta has been nominated before. This "crisis" over her not being nominated is ridiculous

 

[gluvnast]

Sam Mendes should be punished for Spectre

But he gave us TDK of Bond films too. Give him a pass.

 

[HHR]

Little Women is light. It's been done a hundred times. Greta has been nominated before. This "crisis" over her not being nominated is ridiculous

Because a WWI movie, a "Scorsese-but-comic-book", and gangster epics are unique?

Gerwig took well tread material, made some pretty bold choices within it, and created something pretty special. Have you seen it and do you have any history with the story otherwise?