84th Annual Academy Awards (2012) - Part 1

[EML420]

A mexican got nominated for best actor Univison is going crazy about it.

 

[DyeLorean]

Surprised and happy about Melissa McCarthy's nomination. I like when smaller actors get their spotlight alongside much more experienced ones.
This is where the Academy should start focusing more, otherwise every year is the same obvious choices with a couple of 'wait, no nominations to....? oh what the hell!'.

 

[Brother Jack]

How in the world was Michael Giacchino not nominated for Super 8?

 

[redhawk23]

no Tin Tin for best animated feature? Are you like ****ing kidding? What the hell were the academy thinking... I don't care about any of the other awards but this one and it didn't even get nominated? wtf... Kung Fu Panda 2 and that stupid Shrek knock off film were NOT better than Tin Tin... Academy chose some overall interesting choices and it's good Gary Oldman got picked nominated for best actor but seriously, the academy really ****ed up big on Tin Tin... idiots

Tin Tin is a mocap movie. There is still a ton of work involved surely, but to nominate it for animation is a disservice to animators.

 

[redhawk23]

Refn, Rickman, robbed.

 

[kvz5]

Leo will most likely get it for Gatsby.

I'm thinking Supporting for Django unless Waltz steals the show again. With Leo's luck, his votes will split for Django and Gatsby and he ends up with nothing again.

DDL will get a nod for Lincoln for sure but I don't know if the Academy is ready to make his a 3 time winner. My money's on Hugh Jackman for Les Miserables. He's beloved by everyone in Hollywood and I really think the Academy is just waiting for the right performance/movie to reward him. With Les Miserables, he finally will have a meaty role in an Oscar bait film. If he gives the performance of his life, I can see him actually taking the win.

 

[Project862006]

kind pissed HP got no love

the only best picture nominee with a high rating on RT is artist and thats only by 1 %

 

[danoyse]

Refn, Rickman, robbed.

Agreed!

I just saw his play on Broadway a few weeks ago. He is awesome beyond words.

 

[danoyse]

DDL will get a nod for Lincoln for sure but I don't know if the Academy is ready to make his a 3 time winner. My money's on Hugh Jackman for Les Miserables. He's beloved by everyone in Hollywood and I really think the Academy is just waiting for the right performance/movie to reward him. With Les Miserables, he finally will have a meaty role in an Oscar bait film. If he gives the performance of his life, I can see him actually taking the win.

I hope so. Les Miserables is my favorite musical, so my biggest hope is that they don't screw up the movie version (Rent, I'm looking at you ). My next biggest hope is that it's good enough to get some Oscar love by this time next year.

And I'd love to see Hugh finally get an Oscar-worthy role. He's so overdue for that.

 

[Project862006]

^i agree hugh jackman has tons of range but seems to only get all the macho action film roles lol

 

[Drizzle]

Why was "Man or Muppet" the only song from The Muppets that was nominated? There was room there for "Pictures in my Head" or "Life's a Happy Song". Whatever, at least it got nominated and it will probably win.

Was Jonah Hill's performance in Moneyball really Oscar worthy? I would have nominated Rickman in DH2 over him.

I'm happy about Melissa McCarthy being nominated, but other than that, I'm very bored by the whole thing. This decade is turning out to be a lame one for Oscars so far. Hopefully next year changes that with TDKR and The Hobbit.

 

[danoyse]

^i agree hugh jackman has tons of range but seems to only get all the macho action film roles lol

And on stage he's like a megastar. I watched a guy pay $351 each (!!!) for 6 tickets to his one-man show on Broadway last month while I was waiting on line for a standing room ticket, because those were the only seats left.

 

[childeroland]

Good nominees list, but Shame was robbed.

 

[Raiden]

I hope so. Les Miserables is my favorite musical, so my biggest hope is that they don't screw up the movie version (Rent, I'm looking at you ). My next biggest hope is that it's good enough to get some Oscar love by this time next year.

And I'd love to see Hugh finally get an Oscar-worthy role. He's so overdue for that.

What? I love both the stage and movie version of Rent.

 

[flickchick85]

And on stage he's like a megastar. I watched a guy pay $351 each (!!!) for 6 tickets to his one-man show on Broadway last month while I was waiting on line for a standing room ticket, because those were the only seats left.

Yeah, I didn't see his one-man show, but I've seen him on stage twice, in two very different shows (The Boy from Oz, a flamboyant musical, and A Steady Rain, a gritty cop drama), and he was amazing in both. It would be nice to see his movie career reach the levels of his stage career for once.

I do believe/hope he could get an Oscar nod next year. Les Miz seems like the best shot he's had yet.

 

[danoyse]

Why was "Man or Muppet" the only song from The Muppets that was nominated? There was room there for "Pictures in my Head" or "Life's a Happy Song". Whatever, at least it got nominated and it will probably win.

It had to do with a crazy scoring system where the 39 songs eligible were rated on a scale of 6-10 points. Only songs that average a score of 8.25 or higher can be nominated. If none of the songs rate 8.25 or higher, then none of the songs are nominated. If only one song is rated 8.25 or higher, then there are only 2 nominees - that song the next runner up.

I had to look that up, I didn't get it either.

I was rooting for "Life's a Happy Song" from The Muppets...but with one song nominated instead of potentially 3, there's less of a chance that the songs will cancel each other out. So I think it has an even better shot at winning this way.

 

[danoyse]

What? I love both the stage and movie version of Rent.

The movie version of Rent screwed up way too much in the translation. Like cutting the second half of "Goodbye Love", and turning lines that were sung in the stage version into awkwardly spoken dialogue. Not to mention setting it in the 80s when one of the songs references a movie released in 1992.

They get props for using most of the original cast, but it should have been so much better.

 

[Project862006]

the thing is jackman just is'nt working with top level directors

darren was probably the last top level director he worked with

 

[kvz5]

That's why Les Miserables might be his next chance. I don't particularly like Tom Hooper but the Academy loves him.

Speaking of Les Miserables, will next year give us Academy Award Nominee Taylor Swift?!

 

[TheAQU4M4N]

I was really hoping Andy Serkis would get a nomination this year for Apes, his work was phenomenal.

 

[Dr. Evil]

What a fantastic year for Melissa McCarthy. Also, the Dark Knight Rises now can add "Academy Award Nominee" next to Gary Oldman's name.

 

[Project862006]

^so can 21 jump street LOL

 

[Dr. Evil]

^so can 21 jump street LOL

Ha! But Dark Knight Rises will have more.

 

[Dr. Evil]

that Jim Rash got nominated for an Oscar. Hopefully he shows up as Dean Pelton.

 

[RKO]

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