88th Annual Academy Awards

[Napoleon]

I can see George Miller, Alejandro G. Innaritu, and Quentin Tarantino getting Best Diector noms (although the latter may be only due to my fanboyism admittedly).

 

[Boom]

Is it back down to five BP nominees or is it still nine?

 

[Fallen Angel]

Is it back down to five BP nominees or is it still nine?

Still between 5-10 for BP at the Oscars. They might bring it back down for 2017 Oscars.

 

[jmc]

No real surprise but Mad Max swept the Aussie Oscars last night.

 

[Boom]

The studio behind Spotlight needs to rethink their strategy. If they've got Keaton and Ruffalo both running for Supporting, then they're most likely cancelling each other out. For what is surely the BP frontrunner right now, one acting nod is very surprising.

Redmayne just rubs me the wrong way, so I'm disappointed that he made it in over people like Ian McKellen and Michael Keaton, but given the "Nominate me!" nature of his performance, it's not shocking. Still, Redmayne nominated for a Tom Hooper film. Ugh.

Can't say I cared much for Trumbo, but the acting was solid and I love Bryan Cranston. Can't begrudge him the recognition.

Best Supporting Actor is just a ****ing mess. No Benicio Del Toro? Nobody for Spotlight?

 

[Fallen Angel]

Golden Globes nominations are announced tomorrow so we'll get a better idea how the Oscars are likely to play out. But SAG awards do gives us an idea as to who might get in.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm really pleased to see Mark Rylance get a nomination for Bridge of Spies. He was truly something great and I thought he'd get overlooked for it.

But I'm also glad to see Beasts of No Nation keep getting the love.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Golden Globes Noms Announced:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-globes-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html

 

[kvz5]

Hardy's performance seem divisive (I've seen equal share of praise and pan for him) but I think he could be one of those "surprise" nominees where he misses all the precursors but land a nomination Oscar morning. Most of Leo's supporting players ride his hype/buzz and get nods for themselves as well.

 

[Schlosser85]

Hardy's performance seem divisive (I've seen equal share of praise and pan for him)

I think most of Hardy's performances are received that way.

 

[Supernova]

I also felt tom hardy is hit or miss in his movies. He was branded as the next Marlon Brando but I have yet to see it, most of his films I can barely understand him for various reason.

 

[MadVillainy]

I also felt tom hardy is hit or miss in his movies. He was branded as the next Marlon Brando but I have yet to see it, most of his films I can barely understand him for various reason.

ONly movie I could say I had that problem with was TDKR

 

[Supernova]

ONly movie I could say I had that problem with was TDKR

I would also say mad max where he was going for that deep tough guy voice and lawless as well where his accent was just way to thick. I had the surround way up for both movies and still had issues. I cant believe I'm saying this but his most clear voice was this means war.

 

[Schlosser85]

I don't have any problem understanding Hardy in either Mad Max or Lawless.

The only ones to me where he's a little hard to follow are The Dark Knight Rises and sometimes in Child 44 where he does a thick Russian accent.

And This Means War he's just doing his own natural voice.

 

[Kane52630]

Nice to see Sylvester Stallone got nominated and surprised that still remembered Ex Machina...

 

[Tacit Ronin]

He was branded as the next Marlon Brando but I have yet to see it, most of his films I can barely understand him for various reason.

You know Brando in this little known role called Vito Corleone, in this little known movie called the Godfather? Well, he was barely comprehensible.

 

[Supernova]

You know Brando in this little known role called Vito Corleone, in this little known movie called the Godfather? Well, he was barely comprehensible.

Im not sure where this angle came from but ok. I should next put a period instead of coma for sentences.

 

[CaptainCanada]

After missing with both the HFPA and SAG, the Spotlight people have to be worried about Keaton/Ruffalo vote-splitting.

The continued strength of Mad Max: Fury Road gladdens my heart.

I'm glad the HFPA, at least, put Mara and Vikander (for The Danish Girl) in the right category. Just say no to category fraud!

 

[Boom]

I'm just floored that for what is touted as the BP front-runner, Spotlight has yet to land more than one acting nod in the major precursors.

They certainly need to rethink their strategy. They may need to just roll the dice and push one of them for Lead.

 

[CaptainCanada]

I don't think Keaton or Ruffalo (Keaton, it would have to be) have enough screentime to really compete in Lead, given how stacked that category is.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Michael Keaton might have a better chance to win the 2017 Oscars as he's got The Founder coming out next year. He's not going to win this one for sure.

 

[CaptainWagner]

I'm just floored that for what is touted as the BP front-runner, Spotlight has yet to land more than one acting nod in the major precursors.

They certainly need to rethink their strategy. They made need to just roll the dice and push one of them for Lead.

Considering the comparisons to All the Presidents Men, it seems interesting that Ruffalo and Keaton seem to be following the same path of Hoffman and Redford in not getting nominations despite being the "leads".

 

[Boom]

And as I said in the GG thread, Mad Max could go the way of Gravity. It could clean up the tech awards and maybe even snag Best Editing and Best Director. But the lack of screenplay and actor nods will kill its Best Picture chances.

 

[terry78]

Is too popcorn for the academy.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Good for Will Smith and Idris Elba. If either are not nominated for an Oscar, it will be a travesty. Elba was fantastic in Beasts of No Nation. I hear Smith is awesome in Concussion.