82nd Annual Academy Awards

[TNC9852002]

Neither does Daniels.

Shadowboxer (2005) was a mess!

But, Precious is still only his second film to date and his next film Selma for 2011 looks like it could be interesting.

 

[DACrowe]

If I spent 10 years on a movie, have it become the most successful of all time, but lose to a low budget no name movie, I'd be pissed

This post is hilarious. "Some no name movie." Well if you want to keep role playing, imagine if the director of that little, bitty, insignificant spec of a movie (after all, if you don't make $100 million domestic, you're nothing) was directed by your still bangin' ex-wife!

Now you're should be really pissed with this win.

 

[Big Daddy]

I'm willing to accept avatar not getting best picture, although I don't see it. But for a director to have the dedication and passion to work on a film for 10 years and drastically change what can be done in film, that's something that they made a huge mistake of not awarding. Cameron should have won best director.

 

[TNC9852002]

The Oscars usually has a much larger list of preliminary choices (or pre-noms) that the main nominations are cut from for the show. I always thought it was clear that the "10 BP nominee" thing was just to boost ratings.

So, from the Academy perspective, there's always at least 10 or so nominations in most of the categories, but in this case, everyone knew that there were really 3 or 4 that had a good chance of winning.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

People were snickering as soon as the name was out of the presenter's mouth. Bullock's just not an Oscar-worthy actress.

She is. This was just the wrong film to give her an Oscar for. She should've won for Crash, where I couldn't even see Sandra Bullock whose this jovial joker, behind this racist ***** of a woman.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I have not seen Precious so I would not know if Daniels is a good director, but from all the praise he got from the critics directing this movie, I can't help but to think that another film like Precious will make Daniels come back to the Awards circuit very soon.

I did hear that Mariah Carey was excellent in this movie though, a marked improvement over that disaster of a film called Glitter.

The fact that an African American director has yet to win an Oscar is a bit amazing. I think Daniels, Lee and Singleton are the only ones but I could be wrong.

 

[Schlosser85]

But for a director to have the dedication and passion to work on a film for 10 years and drastically change what can be done in film, that's something that they made a huge mistake of not awarding. Cameron should have won best director

This seems to be a minority opinion in this thread....but seconded.
http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=334037&page=80#

 

[TNC9852002]

I'm willing to accept avatar not getting best picture, although I don't see it. But for a director to have the dedication and passion to work on a film for 10 years and drastically change what can be done in film, that's something that they made a huge mistake of not awarding. Cameron should have won best director.

I definitely can't disagree with you on this one.

I see how they were all deserving, but it was always my perception that Cameron put much much more time and energy and passion in getting Avatar made.

The only issue here is that I'm assuming that the Academy's guidelines in what makes a Best Director matches my own perceptions.

 

[Big Daddy]

This seems to be a minority opinion in this thread....but seconded.

the anti-conformists are conforming in their anti-conformity

 

[Marx]

I like Sandra Bullock, so while I don't think she should have won It doesn't make me chew nails as it seems to make others.

I really don't get the hate for Precious and I wonder how many of the people hating actually saw it.

While I do think Bullock should have won for Crash, I'm glad she got it tonight.

 

[Paradoxium]

What do you guys mean by "deserve". The Oscars has never been much about merit than Hollywood politics. Scorsese despite ALL he has done... he wins for a remake of an Hong Kong film, in which his film completely misses the entire goddamn point of the original film.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Based on the hype and the track record of Pixar films, I would not completely shocked if Toy Story 3 receives a lot of nominations for next year.

Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay (possibly), Best Song (possibly) will likely be the major nominations for Toy Story 3 next year.

 

[Rac]

I liked Bullock's acceptance speech. She kept it cool and didn't start crying right away (she didn't cry at all actually) like every else past winner of Best Female Lead. And, like everyone else, she knew that she herself did not perhaps deserve it (personally I was very indifferent to the category this year, so this was just "fine" by me). Well done.

Martin and Baldwin were not good. Just so weird.

 

[RockSP]

What do you guys mean by "deserve". The Oscars has never been much about merit than Hollywood politics.

Pretty much.

 

[Big Daddy]

I liked Bullock's acceptance speech. She kept it cool and didn't start crying right away (she didn't cry at all actually) like every else past winner of Best Female Lead. And, like everyone else, she knew that she herself did not perhaps deserve it (personally I was very indifferent to the category this year, so this was just "fine" by me). Well done.

Martin and Baldwin were not good. Just so weird.

did you miss the part where she started talking about her mom? she started tearing up

 

[Bunker]

While I do think Bullock should have won for Crash, I'm glad she got it tonight.

Why?

 

[DACrowe]

THANK GOD Avatar/Precious didnt win for best picture or directing...

but im extremely dissapointed Inglourious Basterds didnt win ANYTHING (like i predicted) especially for screenplay...

bullock didnt deserve the award over the others that were nominated...

this year for the most part was completely predictable.

ben stiller was hilarious lmao!!!

Yeah, I was extremely disappointed, as it was my favorite 2009 film, that it did not win Best Picture, Best Cinematography and Best Original Screenplay. Especially as I thought it was a lock for the latter two (I figured Hurt Locker was a lock for BP).

But with that said, it wasn't shut out. It won Best Supporting Actor for Christoph Waltz. That was much deserved.

A shut out is my second favorite film of 2009, Up in the Air, not winning a single award.

 

[conjob_89]

I really don't get the hate for Precious and I wonder how many of the people hating actually saw it.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Marx]

Why?

I am a Bullock fan..and she gave a great performance.

 

[Gilpesh]

What do you guys mean by "deserve". The Oscars has never been much about merit than Hollywood politics.

And it is hilarious when Monique decries the politics.... and the reason she won was politics.

 

[Big Daddy]

This post is hilarious. "Some no name movie." Well if you want to keep role playing, imagine if the director of that little, bitty, insignificant spec of a movie (after all, if you don't make $100 million domestic, you're nothing) was directed by your still bangin' ex-wife!

Now you're should be really pissed with this win.

Well I'm not the first to say that not many people have seen this movie. (I don't even remember it being in theatres). After-all isn't this the main problem causing the low ratings? No body has seen the movies that win, so no one cares enough to watch?

 

[roach]

And it is hilarious when Monique decries the politics.... and the reason she won was politics.

really????
Or maybe she gave a good performance

 

[Rac]

did you miss the part where she started talking about her mom? she started tearing up

But she swallowed it and didn't open the flood gates.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Why was 500 Days of Summer not nominated for best original screenplay?

 

[Timstuff]

lulz