The 97th Annual Academy Awards

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Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot No. 1: ‘Conclave’ for Best Picture, ‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Lost His Vote with Tweets

This member of the Academy's short films branch also says that 'No Other Land' deserved a best picture nom and got his vote for best doc feature: "It moved me so much. I wasn’t really aware of what was going on over there [in the West Bank], and it's just so objectively awful."

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VOTE: (1) Conclave, (2) The Brutalist, (3) Nickel Boys, (4) Dune: Part Two, (5) The Substance, (6) Anora, (7) A Complete Unknown, (8) I’m Still Here, (9) Wicked, (10) Emilia Pérez

Best director

I judge this category like one judges an Olympic sport: the degree of difficulty, plus the execution — did you stick the landing? I think this category needs to be expanded to at least eight. Edward Berger, RaMell Ross and Denis Villeneuve should’ve been nominated. How many other directors could’ve done what they did? And why is [A Complete Unknown’s] James Mangold in here but they aren’t? He’s a really good director — he told the story well — but there was nothing special about the way he directed that film. You want to tell me that directing Timmy Chalamet in New York was harder than directing an epic in the desert? Come on. I was torn between Brady and [The Substance’s] Coralie Fargeat, and I ended up going with Coralie. If she wasn’t there, I’d have picked Brady, because the fact that he made his movie look that good with only $10 million is unbelievable. But I just thought about historical absence [only three women have ever won this category’s Oscar] and high degree of execution — she nailed it with that film.

VOTE: Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best actress

I was very strongly considering voting for Karla, but when her tweets started coming out I was flabbergasted — I was like, “I can’t believe this person said these things.” And it kept getting worse every day. It quickly became obvious, “I’m not voting for this person. No way.” After that, it was between Mikey [Madison of Anora] and Demi [Moore of The Substance]. Both of them are at the heart of their films, and I loved both of their films. I’m not opposed to voting for new, younger people, when they are amazing. But Demi has been around for a long time, and she absolutely crushed it.

Best actor

I had a hard time with this one. Timmy was probably the easiest one for me to let go. Ralph [Fiennes of Conclave], [The Brutalist’s Adrien] Brody and Colman’s [Domingo of Sing Sing] performances were just so good. I got to hear a lot from the Sing Sing guys, and really liked them, and I think that what Colman did for that movie, on and off screen, was just remarkable.

VOTE: Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Best supporting actress

I was never as high on Zoe [Saldaña of Emilia Pérez] as everyone else was. I definitely considered [Conclave’s Isabella] Rossellini. But I was just so impressed with Monica in A Complete Unknown. The only other thing I’d ever seen her in was Top Gun [Maverick], and this was like another person.

VOTE: Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown

Best documentary feature

I wasn’t blown away by Sugarcane. I was torn between Black Box Diaries and No Other Land. I ended up voting for No Other Land because it moved me so much. I wasn’t really aware of what was going on over there [in the West Bank], and it’s just so objectively awful.

VOTE: No Other Land

Best international feature

I probably would’ve voted for Emilia Pérez had all that not gone down. After that, it was between I’m Still Here and The Seed of the Sacred Fig, and I just liked I’m Still Here a little more.

VOTE: I’m Still Here, Brazil

Best original song

I don’t think the song choices this year were that great. I was lukewarm on the Emilia Pérez songs [“El Mal” and “Mi Camino”] even before the Karla s**t; after, I was like, “I don’t really want to award this movie.” So for me it was between [“Like a Bird” from] Sing Sing and Elton [John: Never Too Late’s “Never Too Late”]. I voted for Sing Sing because, within the context of the film, I thought the song worked, and I wanted to show the film some love. The song from The Six Triple Eight [“The Journey”] didn’t really do anything for me, but I’ve since learned that it’s a Diane Warren song [the names of the songwriter(s) of the nominated songs do not appear on the ballot]; if I had known that, it probably would’ve affected my vote, which is probably what they’re trying to avoid. [laughs]

VOTE: “Like a Bird” from Sing Sing

 

[Sawyer]

Roger Stone saying Jeremy Strong deserves an Oscar for playing Roy Cohn is not an Oscar take I was ever expecting…

 

[Kane52630]

@Shinobi Shaw

 

[Snow Queen]

Wildest endorsement. The awards season just keeps giving.

 

[Lily Adler]

Someone saw Heart Eyes.

 

[Lily Adler]

Roger Stone saying Jeremy Strong deserves an Oscar for playing Roy Cohn is not an Oscar take I was ever expecting…

Cheney didn't do that for Bale.

 

[Kane52630]

Someone saw Heart Eyes.

 

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@Drizzle @Shinobi Shaw

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Anna Sawai needs to be Psylocke in the MCU

 

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[flickchick85]

Anna Sawai needs to be Psylocke in the MCU

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She’s too good for the MCU.

 

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[Shinobi Shaw]

She’s too good for the MCU.

Listen, I’m manifesting my X-Men before Gunn gets his paws on these people and casts them as obscure heroes making dick jokes.

 

[flickchick85]

Listen, I’m manifesting my X-Men before Gunn gets his paws on these people and casts them as obscure heroes making dick jokes.

Lmao, I don’t even like Gunn and I already know the DCU is still giving actors more to do than the MCU.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Oh my damn @Kane52630. She did it again!

 

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[Shinobi Shaw]

Seriously, you cast this ravishing and talented woman as the Mother in HIMYM, just to kill her off?!

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

A good reminder that black don’t crack:



Love Sheryl Lee Ralph.

 

[Kane52630]

For a split sec, I thought this was Sandra Bullock.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Goldblum is always gonna be THAT dude.

He’s so smooth.

 

[Kane52630]

@Shinobi Shaw

 

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