Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I belatedly realize that I never came back to comment, after seeing Invincible. It turned out, that was my least-favorite of the bunch, simply because it felt like the thinnest storyline. As Magilla says, we know what happened from the get-go, and what follows doesn't particularly illuminate it. The...

And, the first list of presenters, which sets up alongside the announcement of how the acting awards will be given out:

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Also, something some were wondering about:

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Since information has begun to be released, a thread to collect anything of potential interest.

To lead off, the return of a format some here loved and others, as I recall, despised:

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I HAVE done the due diligence -- sat through all of Dial of Destiny, even ate the $5.99 cost (curse you, Netflix disc, for disappearing in my hour of need). And I can confirm your sonic-only impression: occasionally I'd find myself thinking, Oh: there's some new music...and then, a few minutes later...

Mister Tee wrote For best actor and supporting actor, it's 2002. In 2003, Bill Murray won the BAFTA but Jonny Depp won the SAG. And Sean Penn won the Golden Globe (and the Critics Choice). Which means Penn pulled in Giamatti’s tally (also the previous nominations guy) while Depp and Murray were… we...

Well, they tried hard to take all the fizz out of the Oscars, but faltered at the last minute, saints be praised. At least one category is genuinely alive. (And thank god the WGA's are late this year, so they can't ruin the screenplay competition.) That guy doing the "interviews" during wh...

I had a few thoughts about tonight's show, so I thought I'd share them, and set up this thread as a spot to post the winners. Last year, SAG upended the apple cart, picking four acting winners different from the BAFTA choices -- I'm not even sure when that had last happened. Because all the SAG winn...

The nominees: El Conde (Edward Lachman) Killers of the Flower Moon (Rodrigo Prieto) Maestro (Matthew Libatique) Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema) Poor Things (Robbie Ryan) My initial tendency was to wait for ASC, but that's not till March 3rd. ACE, CAS, and the USC Scripter are also that weekend, so, ...

So, the same day BAFTA comes down on my side of this debate, the Make-up and Hairstylists Guild strikes a blow for Sabin's position. A real contest. Film Best Contemporary Make-up: Saltburn (Siân Miller, Laura Allen) Best Period and/or Character Make-up: Maestro (Siann Grigg, Jackie Risotto, Elisa T...

Apart from the American Fiction screenplay prize, nothing here startled me. I think the SAG outcomes will be much more impactful in my coming to final decisions. Some thoughts for now, partially responding to Sabin's take: Oppenheimer had a big day -- feels like it must be the most BAFTAs any film's...

Even though I checked off my last of the ten contenders two weeks ago, I've held off formulating the 1-10 ranking because it wasn't very clear in my head. Much like the past few years, the very top of the list (1-2 or -3) was easy to settle on, but it became murky thereafter. The big difference: the...

Believe it or not, these things are STILL being given out. Vancouver Film Critics: Best Picture: Anatomy of a Fall Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Best Actress: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheim...

I think this is a four-way race. Whether I’m right or wrong, it’s rather fun to think in those terms. I'm not in flat disagreement with this assessment, but I'm going to be a weenie and wait till BAFTA/SAG have weighed in before taking on the race directly. About this, however... I also don’t see h...

No one commented because it was such a non-event. I barely remembered to check the result before I went to bed. if Oppenheimer goes onto sweep the Oscars, Nolan will be the first director since Birdman to do so not on his first proper Best Picture go of it at it with Oscar voters, with Inarritu havi...