TheLeon Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I've caught up on all of the BP nominees now. Promising Young Woman lived up to my expectations, with a few pleasant surprises. Well, "pleasant" may not be the right word, but you know what I mean. Minari is great. Don't have much to say about it. Some wild stuff from Will Patton. The Father is... I don't know. It's not bad. It's pretty standard Oscars stuff to have a movie based on a play featuring beloved actors to get a bunch of recognition, but Ma Rainey could have easily taken this slot. I also watched News of the World this morning, and I'm a little surprised it didn't get nominated for more things. Not that it's particularly amazing or anything, but a throwback Western starring America's Dad seems right up their alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Bought & watched Promising Young Woman last Saturday. I have since not only rewatched it twice more but also once w/ commentary, all the supplemental materials, multiple review videos & talk/think pieces, and have absolutely not been able to get it out of my head. None of the award ceremonies were on my radar for this last year because, well you know. That being said, I am pleased to see how many nominations this film has, well deserving for sure & I have nothing but the highest of hopes that all those involved & nominated, continue to win their respective categories. In earnest, I truly believe that all men should watch this intently & with eyes wide open at what it is attempting to articulate & showcase, just amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, SoberChef said: Bought & watched Promising Young Woman last Saturday. I have since not only rewatched it twice more but also once w/ commentary, all the supplemental materials, multiple review videos & talk/think pieces, and have absolutely not been able to get it out of my head. None of the award ceremonies were on my radar for this last year because, well you know. That being said, I am pleased to see how many nominations this film has, well deserving for sure & I have nothing but the highest of hopes that all those involved & nominated, continue to win their respective categories. In earnest, I truly believe that all men should watch this intently & with eyes wide open at what it is attempting to articulate & showcase, just amazing! Definitely on the list of films to watch. I still have quite a few of these to watch before the Oscars but I did manage to match all of the live action short film nominees. This year's was defintely weaker than last year's batch but still decent overall. Ironically my least favorite short film of 2019 won the Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Promising Young Woman and The Father win for screenplay, Another Round for international feature, Daniel Kaluuya for supporting actor. No real surprises so far. They’re definitely not playing anyone off the stage. Speeches are rambling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I’m all in for PYW to win all the things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Also, because I’m a cheeky bastard, we played PYW for our Valentine’s Night main feature at our drive in up in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheLeon Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, johnny said: we stan chloe zhao on this forum And she brought Swankie to the Oscars. Absolute legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johnny Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 nomadland!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Giving out Best Picture before Actor/Actress is utterly bizarre. I guess they wanted to end on Boseman’s presumptive win. EDIT: WHICH DIDN’T EVEN HAPPEN WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 uhhhh that was WILD they really screwed that up thinking Boseman had it locked up. just save best picture for last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 What a wild end. 3 hours of fairly boring, but rarely embarrassing awards fare. Then: Weird bit with Glenn Close Best Picture: Nomadland Best Actress: Fran “I’ve already won enough of these, you don’t get another speech” McDormand Best Actor: some old guy who went so method with his last movie, he forgot to show up for the Show! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SuperSpreader Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 What a boring waste of time that was. I signed up for Google TV to get watch and am remembering why I cancelled cable rn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 people are always going to get left out, but it’s pretty bad to leave out an oscar nominee imo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 In terms of the awards I have few complaints. The only real surprises to me were the two big acting categories. I think McDormand totally earned another win, though the top three were pretty close for me. For best actor it would have been great to see Boseman win, but I'd have picked Hopkins, Yeun, or Ahmed before Boseman. As for the show, I felt like it was more boring than usual. I can't say that they should bring back everything they got rid of, but I think the extra long speeches along with little relief made the show feel particularly long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Watching Nomadland was like watching paint dry. Movie felt like it would have done the subject matter better if it was done as a straight documentary. I give less and less a shit about the Oscars every year yet I always convince myself to somehow care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 The gift bags for the acting and directing nominees apparently clock in at over $200,000 in value each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 9 hours ago, sblfilms said: The gift bags for the acting and directing nominees apparently clock in at over $200,000 in value each Oh yeah they get good swag. I remember hearing years ago about some of the stuff they get, like free Botox sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 4/25/2021 at 8:28 PM, TheLeon said: What a wild end. 3 hours of fairly boring, but rarely embarrassing awards fare. Then: Weird bit with Glenn Close Best Picture: Nomadland Best Actress: Fran “I’ve already won enough of these, you don’t get another speech” McDormand Best Actor: some old guy who went so method with his last movie, he forgot to show up for the Show! Quote According to IndieWire, Hopkins' request to accept the award via Zoom was denied by the producers of the Oscar telecast. The 83-year-old actor (now the oldest acting Oscar winner) resides in Wales and had no intention to travel to the hubs in Dublin or London, so the actor opted to stay home and was asleep when the award was announced. This also was the case for 89-year-old Ann Roth, who won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for her work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Given the eight-hour time difference between Los Angeles and Wales, Hopkins would have had to travel to Dublin or London location and be up until 4 a.m. Boseman was the projected frontrunner for much of the awards seasons, so Hopkins safely assumed it would be okay to miss the ceremony, given that traveling at 83 during a pandemic can be dangerous. When he woke up to discover he won, he released an acceptance speech thanking the Academy and honoring Boseman. Anthony Hopkins Wasn't Allowed To Make Acceptance Speech On Oscars Night SCREENRANT.COM The 83-year-old was asleep at his home in Whales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Anthony Hopkins is great but I wish Gene Hackman would make a comeback somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Remarkableriots said: Anthony Hopkins Wasn't Allowed To Make Acceptance Speech On Oscars Night SCREENRANT.COM The 83-year-old was asleep at his home in Whales. No, I think the very serious reason I provided is more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 4/25/2021 at 10:11 PM, TheLeon said: Giving out Best Picture before Actor/Actress is utterly bizarre. I guess they wanted to end on Boseman’s presumptive win maybe they figured they’d have less risk of a screw up or have an easier time correcting one if they fucked up the Best Picture award again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 best picture should be the last award because it celebrates a whole group of people who made a film, not just one person. you always get a bunch of people on stage who are happy to close the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 And the Best Picture people are gonna show up. The night ended with an apathetic Joaquin Phoenix accepting the award on Hopkins' behalf, and that's it. Not like Nomadland winning was all that exciting, but at least it was something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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