95th Annual Academy Awards

Discussion in 'Misc. Films' started by Kane52630, Mar 29, 2022.

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Who will win?

Poll closed Mar 14, 2023.
  1. "All Quiet on the Western Front" - Best Picture

    4.0%
  2. "Avatar: The Way of Water" - Best Picture

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. "The Banshees of Inisherin" - Best Picture

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. "Elvis" - Best Picture

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - Best Picture

    72.0%
  6. "The Fablemans" - Best Picture

    4.0%
  7. "TÁR" - Best Picture

    8.0%
  8. "Top Gun: Maverick" - Best Picture

    8.0%
  9. "Triangle of Sadness" - Best Picture

    4.0%
  10. "Women Talking" - Best Picture

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. Martin McDonagh ("The Banshees of Inisherin") - Best Director

    8.0%
  12. Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - Best Director

    44.0%
  13. Steven Spielberg ("The Fablemans") - Best Director

    28.0%
  14. Todd Field ("TÁR") - Best Director

    4.0%
  15. Ruben Östlund ("Triangle of Sadness") - Best Director

    4.0%
  16. Cate Blanchett ("TÁR") - Best Actress

    36.0%
  17. Ana de Armas ("Blonde") - Best Actress

    4.0%
  18. Andrea Riseborough ("To Leslie") - Best Actress

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  19. Michelle Williams ("The Fablemans") - Best Actress

    4.0%
  20. Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - Best Actress

    44.0%
  21. Austin Butler ("Elvis") - Best Actor

    28.0%
  22. Colin Ferrall ("The Banshees of Inisherin") - Best Actor

    8.0%
  23. Brendan Fraser ("The Whale") - Best Actor

    52.0%
  24. Paul Mescal ("Aftersun") - Best Actor

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  25. Bill Nighy ("Living") - Best Actor

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. Kane52630 BATMOBILE USER

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    I was so bummed out when I saw Tar at my theater's worst screen where the sound was very low.
     
  2. antsman41 Unseen Arkham Prisoner

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    I got lucky, was visiting my friend in Portland and I saw it at their refurbished old theater - Cinema 21 in Nob Hill district.
     
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  3. Dr. From parts unknown

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  4. CaptainWagner I'm A Worrier, It's What I Do (P) (he/him)

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    This is what I see happening, though I do think The Daniels could pull it off in Directing and I don't really buy Butler being second in the case of a Fraser fumble. Especially with ranked choice voting, I don't see him having enough second-place votes to carry him to the top if there isn't a clear winner. IMO, Fraser still has this. And if not him, Farrell.
     
  5. Prison Mike Don't drop the soap!

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    I don’t think Farrell gave a “Best Actor” worthy performance in Banshee. While I liked the movie and his performance, it was kind of forgettable to me. Butler transformed himself to play Elvis. I haven’t seen The Whale but I can imagine Fraser did a lot of work for his character as well (even if he wore a fat suit). Those performances will be memorable for years to come IMO.
     
  6. Kane52630 BATMOBILE USER

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    I think his Elvis accent is permanent. lol

     
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    Ten bucks says he goes back to his normal accent after awards season.
     
  8. CaptainWagner I'm A Worrier, It's What I Do (P) (he/him)

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    I thought Farrell's work was really brilliant in Banshees, and I'm so happy that its gotten awards love. Quiet character work like that so rarely gets appreciated these days. "Transformations" always dominate the conversation. Maybe its because I related to the character so much, but he really sticks with me still and I expect him to for a long time. He won at Cannes for a reason.

    Honestly, I'm so happy with this Best Actor lineup. You have Butler and Fraser for the "transformations," and they're absolutely great, but Farrell, Nighy and Mescal all give less showy performances as original characters that struggle to find love most years. This may be the first time I can remember that my personal Top 5 in any category might wind up the same as the Academy's, though Park Hae-il might still wind up in.
     
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  9. Spider-Fan SHHFFL 2014/2019 Champion

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    I saw The Fabelmans and Everything Everywhere All At Once the last 2 days. Bringing my BP noms I saw count to 5. The Fabelmans was a very solid movie and I would say Speilbergs best in years, but EEAAO was much more original. I think it could have been maybe 10 or 15 mins shorter, but that's a nitpick.

    As of now, my BP ranks go:

    Everything Everywhere All At Once
    The Fabelmans
    Elvis
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    Top Gun: Maverick

    Remainders still pending. Targeting Banshees next. Would love if me and the wife could fit in both that and Tar.
     
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  10. Boom I got nothin'

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    To answer the poll:

    EEAO
    Spielberg
    Blanchett
    Butler
     
  11. Dark Raven It's not about what you deserve...

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    Anyone think there will be a reference to or joke about the slap from last year?
     
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    Since they made an attempt to get Chris Rock to host this year, I'd count on it.
     
  13. Kane52630 BATMOBILE USER

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    Kimmel is definitely making a couple of jokes about it.
     
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  14. samsnee Ok

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    I hope not. It was a serious issue the Academy failed to address in the moment and making a dumb joke about it is tired and predictable.

    At least Viola is an EGOT winner now

     
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  15. Prison Mike Don't drop the soap!

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    I love Kimmel and am looking forward to his monologue. He’s probably the second best choice to host after Ricky Gervais, IMO.
     
  16. samsnee Ok

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    I never enjoyed Ricky Gervais as a host. He can be funny. But there’s a fine line between light roasting and mean spirited-ness.

    I understand trying to make a statements and not sucking up to celebrities like they are the greatest thing ever and pointing out their hypocrisy. But a good host makes people feel at ease while also making it enjoyable for people at home. He only seems to care about the latter.
     
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    These snobs at these awards shows are just patting themselves on the back anyway. They and we know that they're essentially worshiped like gods. They've got thick enough skin to be taken to task or get some light ribbing on occasion. Even at the Golden Globes, plenty of folks did still laugh at Gervais' jokes despite many of them being taken to task. Not all of them. Tim Cook's scowl still makes me laugh. You can have a safe, funny host, if Billy Crystal or Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are any indication. Even Seth MacFarlane got laughs out of the audience, and this is the same guy who made a date joke about Chris Brown and Rihanna! Which, side note, you can see Robert Downey Jr. applaud after it.

    These people and we as the audience place them on a pedestal enough times that they can be knocked off it for an awards ceremony, and still wake up like a million bucks the next day.
     
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  18. Spider-Fan SHHFFL 2014/2019 Champion

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    Watched Banshees of Inesherin just now. I know the movie was highly acclaimed, but I found it just very actively unpleasant to watch. Performances were great, but wouldn't watch this again and enjoyed several nominees more.
     
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    He was good in this. But I liked the duo when the movie was called In Bruges a lot more
     
  21. CaptainWagner I'm A Worrier, It's What I Do (P) (he/him)

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    None of which will be funny.

    I'm still livid that they're having Kimmel host. The dude has an annual tradition of mocking the nominees as "boring movies that nobody saw." Just last year he was a huge pusher of the "No Way Home should be Best Picture" nonsense. I'm so, SO tired of the Academy refusing to simply celebrate the art instead of acting embarrassed of their own choices.
     
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    I am not mad NWH didn't get nominated or whatever last year. But that said, i would argue that NWH was for me way better than either Top Gun Maverick or Avatar The Way of Water. So I don't think arguing in its favor is all that ridiculous
     
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    Maybe as a story or its characters touched you more, but it didn’t have the filmmaking expertise behind it like those two films. Think of any blockbuster that usually gets nominated at the Oscars for Best Picture, and a sometimes revered director whose visuals are top-tier is behind it. NWH didn’t have anything that stood out visually in that department.
     
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    The NWH push was so annoying and it was clear their only reason for it was pure nostalgia.
     
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