The 97th Annual Academy Awards

[Kane52630]

Absolutely. I also didn't like how the most interesting parts about Fernanda Torres' character seemed to happen off-screen. It almost functions like a four-hour movie that's been condensed to two hours and now feels incomplete but somewhat heavy. This could've either been much longer, shorter with a more cohesive angle, or even an epic miniseries.

Yeah and I get they want to give it more of a mystery to see if those things did happen or not but it leaves a lot of the movie lacking when it almost feels like they rushed into getting to know the family at the start. I thought the middle was at its strongest but yeah, this definitely has the bones of making it as an HBO miniseries instead of a movie.

 

[Link]

Yeah and I get they want to give it more of a mystery to see if those things did happen or not but it leaves a lot of the movie lacking when it almost feels like they rushed into getting to know the family at the start. I thought the middle was at its strongest but yeah, this definitely has the bones of making it as an HBO miniseries instead of a movie.

My favorite part was the first act, I enjoyed how well-directed all the slice-of-life stuff was. There was a real sense of time and place and of the family unit. We just didn't get to know them as individuals, and that feels crucial to why the movie didn't work for me. Particularly, the father needed so much more. I was almost annoyed by how little the ending made me feel when the music swelled up, and it was supposed to be a whole thing. Still, plenty of good about the film, there are some great atmospheric scenes that I enjoyed (like the early interrogation in a tunnel), but this could've been so much more. No wonder it wasn't nominated for screenplay.

 

[Kane52630]

My Indie Spirit Awards predictions:

Best Feature
Anora
I Saw the TV Glow
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance

Best Director
Ali Abbasi – The Apprentice
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios – La cocina
Jane Schoenbrun – I Saw the TV Glow

Best Lead Performance
Amy Adams – Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny – The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer – Ghostlight
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Hunter Schafer – Cuckoo
Justice Smith – I Saw the TV Glow
June Squibb – Thelma
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Supporting Performance
Yura Borisov – Anora
Joan Chen – Dìdi
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Jack Haven – I Saw the TV Glow
Carol Kane – Between the Temples
Karren Karagulian – Anora
Kani Kusruti – Girls Will Be Girls
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Adam Pearson – A Different Man

Best Breakthrough Performance
Isaac Krasner – Big Boys
Katy O'Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park – National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar – In the Summers
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass

Best Screenplay
Heretic – Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
My Old Ass – Megan Park
A Different Man – Aaron Schimberg
I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun

Best First Feature
Dìdi – Sean Wang
In the Summers – Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Janet Planet – Annie Baker
The Piano Lesson – Malcolm Washington
Problemista – Julio Torres

Best First Screenplay
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed – Joanna Arnow
Janet Planet – Annie Baker
Good One – India Donaldson
Problemista – Julio Torres
Dìdi – Sean Wang

Best Documentary Feature
Gaucho Gaucho
Hummingbirds
No Other Land
Patrice: The Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Best International Film
All We Imagine as Light
Black Dog
Flow
Green Border
Hard Truths

Best Cinematography
Đinh Duy Hưng – Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Maria von Hausswolff – Janet Planet
Juan Pablo Ramírez – La cocina
Rina Yang – The Fire Inside

Best Editing
Laura Colwell and Vanara Taing – Jazzy
Olivier Bugge Coutté and Olivia Neergaard-Holm – The Apprentice
Anne McCabe – Nightbitch
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
Arielle Zakowski – Dìdi

Best New Scripted Series
Baby Reindeer
Diarra from Detroit
English Teacher
Fantasmas
Shōgun

Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Hollywood Black
Photographer
Ren Faire
Social Studies

Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Lily Gladstone – Under the Bridge
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Julianne Moore – Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Anna Sawai – Shōgun
Andrew Scott – Ripley
Julio Torres – Fantasmas

Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Enrico Colantoni – English Teacher
Betty Gilpin – Three Women
Chloe Guidry – Under the Bridge
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along
Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer
Ruth Negga – Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee – Expats

Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Diarra Kilpatrick – Diarra from Detroit
Joe Locke – Agatha All Along
Megan Stott – Penelope
Hoa Xuande – The Sympathizer

 

[Kane52630]

A source close to the Spanish actress informed Page Six that she will be sitting out the award ceremony in the wake of her resurfaced racist and anti-Muslim tweets.

However, Gason will be flying out to Los Angeles to attend the Oscars on March 2nd, where she is also nominated for the best actress award.

This comes after Gascon has already skipped the Critics Choice Awards, PGA Awards and the Goya Awards, as well as the BAFTAs in London last Sunday, where she was nominated for Leading Actress.

Will Karla Sofia Gascon attend SAG Awards amid social media scandal?

Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon, who has been on the receiving end of criticism after her past tweets resurfaced, has now confirmed if she’ll be attending SAG Awards.The 52-year-old, who...

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[Drizzle]

Will Karla Sofia Gascon attend SAG Awards amid social media scandal?

Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon, who has been on the receiving end of criticism after her past tweets resurfaced, has now confirmed if she’ll be attending SAG Awards.The 52-year-old, who...

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Why would she even bother?

 

[Kane52630]

My SAG Awards predictions:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonathan Bailey – Wicked
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Anora
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Gladiator II
Wicked

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Andrew Scott – Ripley

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kathy Bates – The Great Lillian Hall
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Lily Gladstone – Under the Bridge
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Nicola Coughlan – Bridgerton
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Jean Smart – Hacks

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Bridgerton
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Shōgun
Slow Horses

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
The Boys
Fallout
House of the Dragon
The Penguin
Shōgun

 

[Kane52630]

Why would she even bother?

I guess so she can spin the narrative but also of all the award shows, that one is gonna get her the most press, and one she thinks is worth spending her own money to fly to LA.

I'll be curious to see Netflix's response.

 

[Drizzle]

I guess so she can spin the narrative but also of all the award shows, that one is gonna get her the most press, and one she thinks is worth spending her own money to fly to LA.

I'll be curious to see Netflix's response.

If she wants to spend her own money to attend an awards show where she won't win anything and be treated like a pariah, who's to stop her?

 

[Kane52630]

If she wants to spend her own money to attend an awards show where she won't win anything and be treated like a pariah, who's to stop her?

 

[Sithborg]

Why would she even bother?

Gotta meet up with her new bestie, Caitlyn.

 

[Link]

Oh, it's going to be awkward.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

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Gascon is not getting that Oscar. Far too much controversy. And the fact she keeps skipping awards shows isn’t helping her case.

Plus the movie it’s for is crap. How did this get awards let alone nominations?

 

[flickchick85]

I’m sure she knows she ain’t winning, but I think it’s safe to say this is the only invite to the Oscars she’s ever gonna get, so hell I’d probably go too if I were a bigoted POS who blew up my career in a week. It’s the Oscars! But you know she won’t be talking to any press and will probably skip the red carpet altogether lol.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

I’m sure she knows she ain’t winning, but I think it’s safe to say this is the only invite to the Oscars she’s ever gonna get, so hell I’d probably go too if I were a bigoted POS who blew up my career in a week. It’s the Oscars! But you know she won’t be talking to any press and will probably skip the red carpet altogether lol.

Agreed. Who do you guys think will get Best Actress instead? My money’s on Cynthia.

 

[flickchick85]

Agreed. Who do you guys think will get Best Actress instead? My money’s on Cynthia.

It’s going to Mikey or Demi.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

It’s going to Mikey or Demi.

Also good choices. Demi’s my back-up.

 

[flickchick85]

Mikey deserves it hands-down as far as I’m concerned. But the SAG awards will tell us who’s got it all but locked up on Sunday.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I’m starting to believe Mikey might go home with the Oscar.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

I’m starting to believe Mikey might go home with the Oscar.

I’m ok with that. I just want Emilia Perez to lose.

 

[Kane52630]

I got 11/17 right on my predictions

Spirit Awards Winners List: ‘Anora’ Nabs Three Wins, Including Best Feature

Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Jesse Eisenberg, Keiran Culkan, Richard Gadd, Nava Mau, Jessica Gunning, 'Flow,' 'Didi' and 'Shogun' were among the winners.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

As an awards show, it was fine I guess. As much as I like Aidy Bryant, they could have gotten someone better to host. She was better last year tho. Sean Baker and Sean Wang probably gave out the best speeches of the day. Mikey Madison winning over Demi at the Indie Spirit Awards is a no-brainer since that show is home field advantage for Sean Baker but it still makes that race the most interesting race for the Oscars.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Kane52630]

Dream blunt rotation

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

@Kane52630

Good Lord, Dr Umar would just have to be mad at me.

 

[Kane52630]

@Kane52630

Good Lord, Dr Umar would just have to be mad at me.

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