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91st Academy Awards Nominees
- Thread starter Khaos Prime
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It's one of the most technically flawless films I've seen. I liked BlacKkKlansman more, but would have no issue with Roma winning.
Wow, I'm surprised Widows was left out. That had some great direction and cinematography (that one long take might be my favorite shot of the year). Also, Annihilation was only pretty good overall, but its visual design was sooo cool I wish it could win something for that.
I'm expecting Roma to clean up pretty nicely, bit there'll probably be a lot of different movies getting awards since there wasn't really standout movies this year.
I'm expecting Roma to clean up pretty nicely, bit there'll probably be a lot of different movies getting awards since there wasn't really standout movies this year.
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It's a lot to unpack with a combination of institutional racism and bias towards what we expect as an "Oscar film."
I've seen a few of the nominations and while I agree there's worse nominated there's also better nominated than Black Panther. Hell, I'd argue that it wasn't even the best cape flick released this year (shoutouts to Aquaman and Enter The Spiderverse.) That said, given the playing field it's fine being nominated. It's neither a travesty nor is it some great revelation that it's nominated. The Academy's trying to appeal more to casual fans and it does help that it is pretty much an all black superhero film in front and behind the camera so it makes perfect sense to nominate it; not only from a demographics point of view but a political point of view as well. This was the perfect year to nominate it without the majority of non-shitheads bitching about it being a quota pick.
I truly can't believe black panther is in best picture. This is a joke.
I mean I like it but I really don't think it's one of the best films of the year. Hell, I'd be more happy with spiderverse.
I guess giving general audiences a bone for best picture contenders is thier attempt to gain more viewers this year.
EDIT: Now that I think about it A Star is Born doesn't seem like a best picture contender to me but it was very popular so I guess 2018 was pretty weak for film.
I mean I like it but I really don't think it's one of the best films of the year. Hell, I'd be more happy with spiderverse.
I guess giving general audiences a bone for best picture contenders is thier attempt to gain more viewers this year.
EDIT: Now that I think about it A Star is Born doesn't seem like a best picture contender to me but it was very popular so I guess 2018 was pretty weak for film.
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I thought Black Panther was okay on a re-watch. I preferred Infinity War as far as superhero movies go, but when it comes to which is a better constructed film I don't think there's much of an argument to be made for Infinity War. The characters had complete arcs, the film discussed relevant issues in society, and even in the MCU it can mostly stand on its own. It was paced more like a Bond film than a typical MCU one.
That said, it definitely deserves the nomination more than Vice, Green Book, and Bohemian Rhapsody.
That said, it definitely deserves the nomination more than Vice, Green Book, and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Difficult to see what you're saying here. Are you saying that the Academy and critics just praise this movie this to save face ("Yeah we love diversity, see?") so black people will shut up? As a compensation for years of neglect? Or.. what are you saying?
Was her scene in the bedroom after the car discovery the best piece of acting this year?
I think yes
#justice4toni
Yes. It was one of the most haunting moments I've ever seen in a horror movie period.
The scene at the dinner table did it for me. All of that pent up sadness, frustration, anger, and resentment coming out in one incredible outburst really set the mood for how fucked up the family was after the car accident. But that was an incredible scene as well.
There wasn't one in terms of box office gross. That said, it was actually a strong year for documentaries (compared to the rest of cinema, I would argue) and there's no intrinsic benefit to Won't You Be My Neighbor? getting more of a profile from Oscar glory whereas there are some exceptional docs that were nominated that could stand to benefit a ton.
Minding the Gap is incredible. Hoping more people take the opportunity to see it.
Still too early to say which doc will emerge as the prohibitive favorite now that the Mr. Rogers doc is no longer in play.
Would've been nice to see Widows and You Were Never Really Here get some acknowledgment. Both gripping as well and underappreciated.
I like the ending in IW a lot and wouldn't have minded it ending there tbh.
But we will just have to agree to disagree.
What we can agree on though is that BP being nominated is well deserved.
It wouldn't be among the movies I would remove from the list to fit in IW, Spider-Verse and Annihilation.
This has to be the weakest year for best picture. Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, and Vice? Meh. I haven't watched Roma yet, but Blackkklansman is the best of the rest. I'm disappointed First Man didn't even get a nomination. I hope it can at least sweep the technical stuff.
Only salt from me because it's not even a top 10 marvel movie. Infinity war was 1000000x better.
It got nominated for every reason other than it being an actual good movie.
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I don't think she stands a chance, that award is probably going Glenn Close, with a possible upset from Coleman or (I hope not) Gaga. My bet for best actor is Bale, best supporting Mahershela or Sam Elliot, and Regina King. I also think Alfonso/Roma will take the best director and picture* while it will lose the best foreign to Cold War.
*Green Book was the favourite for a while but I think the controversy surrounding it lately is affecting its chances, I could be wrong of course.
I'm surprised it didn't get nominated for best picture and cinematography.
They didn't run it in my local cinema but it's out there now
I have a hard time saying it's better than the original but it's not worse either? It's very different, very enjoyable regardless
Same as Crouching Tiger. I don't think any film has won both BP and Best Foreign Language. It'll probably get the later or maybe Netflix's big money push might take it over the line. Would a Mexican film taking BP be seen as political?
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Rare year where I've seen basically everything. I like a lot of it. I do have a feeling quality is more spread out and diverse than ever and this old, simple system no longer reflects the large amount of quality from last year. A lot of good stuff included, a lot of greater stuff left out.
I would say it's Spider-Man then Mirai then Teen Titans then incredibles then isle of dogs then wreck it Ralph in my rankings for best animated. What a stacked year.
Hah. You people refuse to understand why Black Panther - a very well made film - means so much to minorities and why it had such a cultural impact, hence its nomination. Just keep ignoring that context and enjoy your salt.
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I don't necessarily think BP is one of the best pictures of the year, but the movies nominated for Best Picture rarely are. Black Panther is at least trying to be about something and is for the most part very well-made, and for those reasons I'm totally ok with it being nominated for Best Picture, especially when legitimate trash like Bohemian Rhapsody makes it in. The backlash to Black Panther getting nominated is absurd, as if the Oscars always recognize the objectively best movies of the year with no exceptions. And arguing that IW should have made it in instead is ludicrous. I enjoyed it but as a piece of filmmaking, it is so widely inferior to Black Panther in every imaginable way.
This years nominees seem super weak. Black Panther is culturally significant but a mediocre film. Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book and Vice are ok but not Oscar Material either.
Roma is like the only Oscar worthy movie there
The foreign movie category seems stronger than the BP category.
Roma is like the only Oscar worthy movie there
The foreign movie category seems stronger than the BP category.
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I don't see how, Mexican directors have been steadily getting oscars lately, don't think anybody would see it as an agenda, well, anybody who is not racist anyway.
I haven't seen Bohemian Rhapsody but I can't think of too many other films that did so poorly critically and got an Oscar nomination for BP.
It's really strange.
It's really strange.
Pretty cool how we're still completely ignoring female directors. Wouldn't have been too hard to swap out one of the lesser nominees with Leave No Trace or You Were Never Really Here or Can You Ever Forgive Me
