The Dark Knight Rises The Official Jim Gordon / Gary Oldman Thread

[kvz5]

There were a few more good surprises for me in addition to Gary's nod. I didn't count on Malick and ToL getting love at all.

 

[Rocketman]

Well, at least he's been nominated for the first time ever.
Now we can call him "Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman."

He's among friends for TDKR now.

Academy Award Winner Christian Bale
Academy Award Winner Michael Caine
Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman
Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman
Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway
Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard
Academy Award Winner Wally Pfister
Academy Award Nominee Christopher Nolan

Oh, and...
Tom Hardy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

 

[Rocketman]

There were a few more good surprises for me in addition to Gary's nod. I didn't count on Malick and ToL getting love at all.

Yeah, that's the biggest surprise for me too, and a very pleasant one.
I thought Tree of Life and Drive were the two best movies of 2011, so I had my fingers crossed on at least ONE of them getting love.

 

[kvz5]

Yeah, that's the biggest surprise for me too, and a very pleasant one.
I thought Tree of Life and Drive were the two best movies of 2011, so I had my fingers crossed on at least ONE of them getting love.

 

[munchie64]

Haha Man or Muppet is up for best original song!

 

[vanson]

Well, at least he's been nominated for the first time ever.
Now we can call him "Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman."

He's among friends for TDKR now.

Academy Award Winner Christian Bale
Academy Award Winner Michael Caine
Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman
Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman
Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway
Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard
Academy Award Winner Wally Pfister
Academy Award Nominee Christopher Nolan

Oh, and...
Tom Hardy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Just to round it up:
Academy Award Winner Hans Zimmer (Score)
Academy Award Winner Lindy Hemming (Costume Design)
Academy Award Winner Richard King (Sound Department)
Academy Award Winner Gary Rizzo (Sound Department)
Academy Award Winner Gregg Landaker (Sound Department)
Academy Award Winner Chris Corbould (Special Effects)
Academy Award Winner Paul J. Franklin (Visual Effects)
Academy Award Winner Pete Bebb (Visual Effects)

Academy Award Nominee Tom Conti (Actor)
Academy Award Nominee Emma Thomas (Producer)
Academy Award Nominee Jonathan Nolan (Writer)
Academy Award Nominee Nathan Crowley (Production Design)
Academy Award Nominee Lee Smith (Editor)


// lots of bling involved ^^

 

[Nevincer]

Well, at least he's been nominated for the first time ever.
Now we can call him "Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman."

t:

 

[kvz5]

I kinda wish that WB put all those "Academy Award Winner/Nominee" at the front of their names at all the posters and trailers just to troll arond.

 

[Nevincer]

I kinda wish that WB put all those "Academy Award Winner/Nominee" at the front of their names at all the posters and trailers just to troll arond.

Hahaha, indeed t:

 

[Boom]

Oldman's reaction:

Oldman called us from Berlin, where “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” premieres tonight, moments after he was nominated.

Congratulations on your Oscar nomination!

Thank you very much, thank you.

What’s your first reaction?

Well, I’m shocked really. I didn’t expect anything and obviously if you would have taken the temperature with SAG and the Golden Globes, we didn’t have high hopes for today. But it’s delightful. I guess it feels even more special in a way. At the moment I’m in Berlin for the premiere of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” tonight, and of course it is where the Karla Trilogy concludes. It’s where Smiley gets his man, in Berlin, at the center of the Cold War. So it seems most appropriate to hear about the nomination for this movie while in Berlin. You couldn’t plan this if you wanted.

When you didn’t receive a SAG or Golden Globe nomination, were you disappointed?

You know, it’s disappointing for a couple of minutes, really. And then you just carry on doing what you’re doing and move on. I think other people were more disappointed for me. I could see they were more upset than me, and I just said okay, we’re moving on.

You told me you waited 30 years to play this role. Did you know it was going to be very special from the moment you read the script?

It’s an iconic creation, really, of [John] le Carre in modern 20th century literature. It has a pedigree that it comes with. So one is aware that one is playing an important part and indeed a part that was made so famous by Alec Guinness. It had its own whistles and bells. But with anything you do, you never ultimately know going into something whether you can pull it off or whether it will be successful. It’s a roll of the dice. And then you can as a company think or hope that you’ve got something special, and then there’s always the critics and the other missing component of course is the audience. You can stand there with a handful of good reviews, patting each other on the back, but you never know how it will perform at the box office. This one has amazed us all with how it’s been received.

This role is more quiet and understated than people often see of Best Actor Oscars. Is the Academy moving more toward that direction? George Clooney also had an understated role.

Yes, in The Descendants. What’s been encouraging to me has been the response to this film, which doesn’t in any way try to compete with some of the more racier, glamorous spy thrillers of recent years. It hearkens back to a sort of movie-making of the ‘60s and ‘70s. The fact that it’s such an understated film across the board and can make the noise it’s made is really encouraging. Maybe because it’s a movie that demands something of the audience when you watch it, and it’s an intelligent film and doesn’t undermine the smarts of the audience. It’s doubly nice being nominated for something that is quiet and understated.

This is your first Oscar nomination, which is hard for many to believe. How significant is it for you?

Well, I was beginning to think it may elude me. There’s definitely a strong fan base, that’s for sure. But I’m just a bit speechless, to be honest. I’m still a little in shock.

How are you going to celebrate in Berlin?

We have the premiere tonight, and we will probably have a dinner with the German distributors. Tomas Alfredson [the director] is here, and Robyn Slovo the producer, and my wife is here with me. We’ll have a little get-together later.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/01/24/gary-oldman-is-speechless-over-his-first-oscar-nomination/

 

[GrimmReaper7]

It's about time he got a nomination!!!! So happy for Gary heres hoping he pulls out a win. On a random note I'm happy to see Nick Nolte get a nomination as well. (Hardy was excellent in both Warrior and TTSS so its nice to see him rise to mainstream status just in time for TDKR)

 

[Frontier]

**** yeah! Go Oldman! Go!

If he doesn't win I'll be so pissed.

No finer actor. None.

I'd seen him in a bunch of films and never knew he was the same guy before Batman Begins educated me on the fact that he was such an epic and awesome chameleon of talent.

 

[kvz5]

It's really obvious that Gary wants it (he's been campaigning really hard) that's why it will be even more depressing if he didn't get a nod.

As much as we ridicule the Oscars and say that they don't mean anything (specially when actors that we like don't get any love from them), it continues to mean a lot for actors. It's their validation for the hard work that they put in. At the end of the day, they want that acknowledgment from their peers that what they're doing means something.

 

[Boom]

Video of Oldman's reaction:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16711374

 

[Van Petrol]

Go Gazza! Go!

 

[Travesty]

If he happens to win, I hope he gets a special kind of Oscar, that's in the shape of the most epic full circle you've ever seen in your life.

 

[Boom]

His Oscar should be made of volcanic glass and twice as large as ordinary Oscars.

 

[TinkerTailor]

My user name may hint at bias but it's an absolute disgrace TTSS and Oldman's performance has been for the most part overlooked during the awards season. Subtlety is often harder to pull off effectively than bombast.

It's about time Oldman was nominated, although I don't think he cares either way really. He's too cool for that crap.

 

[croboy82]

Well, at least he's been nominated for the first time ever.
Now we can call him "Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman."

He's among friends for TDKR now.

Academy Award Winner Christian Bale
Academy Award Winner Michael Caine
Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman
Academy Award Nominee Gary Oldman
Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway
Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard
Academy Award Winner Wally Pfister
Academy Award Nominee Christopher Nolan

Oh, and...
Tom Hardy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

This cast is......epic

hardy and Levitt will join this club soon sure.

 

[jacobed]

Levitt should have joined it this year for 50/50 he got snubbed

 

[ThreadPool]

My user name may hint at bias but it's an absolute disgrace TTSS and Oldman's performance has been for the most part overlooked during the awards season. Subtlety is often harder to pull off effectively than bombast.

It's about time Oldman was nominated, although I don't think he cares either way really. He's too cool for that crap.

Agreed. 'War Horse', and 'Hugo'?
Uh... Okay. TTSS was really good!

 

[Nevincer]

I'd like to see both Oldman and Nolan get what they deserve.

 

[Ramsay Snow]

I'd like to see both Oldman and Nolan get what they deserve.

Epicness?

 

[Batman jr.]

Epicness?

No, recognition. t:

 

[Boom]

Glory:

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