91st Annual Academy Awards

[flickchick85]

Eh, I agree with Weinstein about Saving Private Ryan. Them 20 minutes of action on the beach were the best part, but pretty meh on the rest.

Saving Private Ryan wasn't even the best WWII flick of 1998.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Out of all the 1998 Best Picture nominees, at least Saving Private Ryan is still remembered. And if you think only the first 20 minutes are any good, you haven’t seen the movie in a long time. It’s a masterpiece.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I've seen it enough times. Beach sequence is masterful and deserving of the best director oscar. The Thin Red Line would be my best picture winner.

Switch back to old man Hanks crying or was it Damon? Clever Spielberg. lol

 

[Kane52630]

So who else is doing picks?

 

[samsnee]

I enjoyed all of SPR until the end when we find out the sniveling coward got to live and everyone else died.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I am posting picks tomorrow.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Best Picture
Green Book

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Actor
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody


Best Actress
Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

 

[Kane52630]

You're not picking all the other awards?

 

[Black Narcissus]

You're not picking all the other awards?

Send them to commercials!

Editing- VICE
Cinematography-Roma

 

[kvz5]

So who else is doing picks?

Tomorrow!

 

[MadderMaximus]

I want to, but haven't gotten to see everything. Feels unfair. I still have Vice, The Favourite, and A Star Is Born to watch for best pictures.

 

[samsnee]

Looks like All the Stars won’t be performed. Oh well. It would have been a real juxtaposition anyway when you cut to the serious people in their fancy outfits.

 

[jmc]

After all the drama about the songs being cut the one from Black Panther apparently won't be performed because the artist can't make it to the awards.

 

[flickchick85]

My picks for the categories I care about:

Best Picture
Should Win: Roma, The Favourite
Will Win: Green Book (though I think there's a good chance for Roma to pull through!)

Best Director
Should Win: Alfonso Cuarón
Will Win: Alfonso Cuarón

Best Actress
Should Win: Olivia Colman, Glenn Close
Will Win: Glenn Close

Best Actor
Should Win: Christian Bale
Will Win: Rami Malek

Supporting Actress
Should Win: Rachel Weisz, Regina King
Will Win: Regina King

Supporting Actor
Should Win: Richard E. Grant
Will Win: Mahershala Ali

Animated Feature
Should Win: Into the Spider-Verse
Will Win: Into the Spider-Verse

Foreign Language Film
Should Win: Roma
Will Win: Roma

Cinematography
Should Win: Roma
Will Win: Roma

Original Screenplay
Should Win: First Reformed, The Favourite
Will Win: The Favourite

Adapted Screenplay
Should Win: If Beale Street Could Talk, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Will Win: BlacKkKlansman

Film Editing
Should Win: The Favourite
Will Win: Bohemian Rhapsody

Costume Design
Should Win: Black Panther, The Favourite
Will Win: The Favourite

Production Design
Should Win: Black Panther, The Favourite
Will Win: Black Panther

Make-Up & Hairstyling
Should Win: Mary Queen of Scots
Will Win: Vice

Visual Effects
Should Win: Avengers: Infinity War
Will Win: First Man

Original Score
Should Win: If Beale Street Could Talk
Will Win: If Beale Street Could Talk

Sound Editing
Should Win: A Quiet Place
Will Win: Bohemian Rhapsody

Sound Mixing
Should Win: Roma
Will Win: Bohemian Rhapsody

Original Song
Should Win: All the Stars
Will Win: Shallow

 

[Kane52630]

Looks like All the Stars won’t be performed. Oh well. It would have been a real juxtaposition anyway when you cut to the serious people in their fancy outfits.

Looks like Shallow is a lock to win then.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Here are my picks:

Best Picture:
Will Win: Green Book
Should Win: Roma or The Favourite
What do I want to win: Black Panther because I like chaos

Best Actor:
Will Win: Rami Malek
Should Win: Christian Bale

Best Actress:
Will Win: Glenn Close
Should Win: Olivia Coleman

Best Director:
Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron
Should Win: Alfonso Cuaron

Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Mahershala Ali
Should Win: Mahershala Ali

Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Regina King
Should Win: Did not see King's performance, so based on what I saw, Rachel Weisz

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: Blackkklansman
Should Win: Blackkklansman

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: Green Book
Should Win: The Favourite

Best Film Editing:
Will Win: Vice
Should Win: Vice

Best Costume Design:
Will Win: The Favourite
Should Win: The Favourite

Best Original Score:
Will Win: If Baele Street Could Talk
Should win: Again, didn't see that movie, so based on what I saw, Black Panther

Best Sound Editing:
Will Win: Bohemian Rhapsody
Should Win: A Quiet Place

Best Sound Mixing:
Will Win: Bohemian Rhapsody
Should Win: First Man

Best Cinematography:
Will/Should Win: Roma

Best Animated Feature:
Will/Should Win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Animated Short:
Will/Should Win: Bao

Best Live Action Short:
Will Win: Marguerite
Should Win: No strong opinion

Best Documentary Feature:
Will Win: Free Solo

Best Documentary Short:
Will Win: End Game

Best Foreign Language Film:
Will/Should Win: Roma

Best Make-Up/Hairstyling:
Will/Should Win: Vice

Best Original Song:
Will/Should Win: Shallow from A Star is Born

Best Production Design
Will/Should Win: The Favourite

Best Visual Effects:
Will/Should Win: Avengers: Infinity War

 

[samsnee]

Looks like Shallow is a lock to win then.

I think it was always the front runner by far.

 

[Mandon Knight]

I hope to lawd this is Close's year.

 

[James T. Kirk]

You're not picking all the other awards?

I didn't. Too much work. Two dozen categories, man. And does anyone even know what separates sound editing from sound mixing? If so, don't tell me. I don't care.

I hope to lawd this is Close's year.

I'm guessing it will be.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I didn't. Too much work. Two dozen categories, man. And does anyone even know what separates sound editing from sound mixing? If so, don't tell me. I don't care.

Answering anyway

Confused by Sound Mixing vs. Sound Editing? We’ve Got You.

So what’s the difference? Isn’t mixing levels a core part of sound editing? Not quite. In layman’s terms, sound editing is about collecting the sounds needed for a film. Sound mixing refers to what is done after they are collected.

The sound editing category used to be known as sound effect editing,which is actually the more apt name. When scenes are shot, typically the focus is almost entirely on getting the dialogue and staging down pat.

It is left to the sound editors to put in other noise to complement the spoken words. This could be ambient sound, like an air-conditioner or the approach of a distant train. In the case of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” this would mean the sound of Luke’s lightsaber in conjunction with the rustle of trees on Ahch-To, among many other sounds.

In an interview posted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he explained, “I would say that 98 percent of all the sound that you hear in a film is added after the fact.”

“To achieve the final effect of the final soundtrack, there is a huge amount of replacement and addition of sounds,” he added. “Why we do that is not only to make it sound more convincing for what we see, but frequently to add sounds that are shading into what you might call musical effects.”

Sound mixing then refers to the postproduction after sounds are already inserted. The most essential goal is to meld the sounds seamlessly with the recorded dialogue. It could mean making that train actually seem distant or adding reverb to a bird’s squawk to create tension in a scene. It also includes matching the audio levels of dialogue recorded at different times.

“The mixing board is the equivalent of an organ for a church,” Mr. Murch said. “We are playing these complicated organs and making decisions about the final symphony of the sound of the film.”

So there you have it. Sound editing refers to obtaining the necessary sounds. Sound mixing is about layering them.

 

[Boom]

Supporting Actress is where the real intrigue is. Regina King's performance is perhaps the most critically acclaimed performance of the year, but that SAG snub looms large. The cross-membership between SAG and AMPAS is pretty sizable, so if she can't even get a nomination within her own guild it sparks a bit of doubt about her Oscar chances. Meanwhile, the SAG winner this year (Blunt) wasn't nominated for an Oscar, which means the only person to win an award within the industry from her own peers is Rachel Weisz at BAFTA. However, the cross-membership between BAFTA and AMPAS is not as significant as the SAG/AMPAS relationship.

Safe money is still on Regina King, but with that BAFTA win I don't think Weisz can be outright ignored either.

 

[James T. Kirk]

Supporting Actress is where the real intrigue is. Regina King's performance is perhaps the most critically acclaimed performance of the year, but that SAG snub looms large. The cross-membership between SAG and AMPAS is pretty sizable, so if she can't even get a nomination within her own guild it sparks a bit of doubt about her Oscar chances. Meanwhile, the SAG winner this year (Blunt) wasn't nominated for an Oscar, which means the only person to win an award within the industry from her own peers is Rachel Weisz at BAFTA. However, the cross-membership between BAFTA and AMPAS is not as significant as the SAG/AMPAS relationship.

Safe money is still on Regina King, but with that BAFTA win I don't think Weisz can be outright ignored either.

Agreed.

I think it should go to Emma Stone, though.

 

[Mysteryman]

After all the drama about the songs being cut the one from Black Panther apparently won't be performed because the artist can't make it to the awards.

Yeah, I saw some sites making a big deal about it, The Academy messing up again.
In reality, it was just a scheduling conflict.

 

[Mysteryman]

Agreed.

I think it should go to Emma Stone, though.

Maybe so, but she already won.

 

[DACrowe]

Who I want to win the big awards:

Picture: The Favourite
Director: Cuarón
Actor: Bale
Actress: Colman
Supporting Actor: Grant
Supporting Actress: King
Original Screenplay: The Favourite
Adapted Screenplay: BlacKkKlansman

Who will win:

Picture: Green Book
Director: Cauron
Actor: Malek
Actress: Close
Supporting Actor: Ali
Supporting Actress: King
Original Screenplay: Green Book
Adapted Screenplay: BlacKkKlansman