I had a feeling that Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk would be a disaster. Denzel coming for that director award (lbr probably the dude from La La Land will win)
That same review says "As for awards, except for tech awards, forget it. None of the supporting players have enough to do and the lead, however handsome, is at the start of a career."
...I forgot about Moonlight. I suppose that'll be my Oscar horse for now in terms of rooting for it to slay.
La La Land looking great for the win tho.
Do y'all think Andrew Garfield will get ScarJo-ed? He has two roles one of them is already praised and the other one will be praised when it is released, do you think he will cancel himself out?
I feel like he might, but I want him to get nominated
Do y'all think Andrew Garfield will get ScarJo-ed? He has two roles one of them is already praised and the other one will be praised when it is released, do you think he will cancel himself out?
I feel like he might, but I want him to get nominated
Still can't believe she got nothing for Her, LIT or UTS when certain other people constantly get nominated for their overrated mediocre work. She will probably never get nominated for anything like Jim Carrey
The rest of the large, if sometimes scattered, ensemble includes Steve Martin (as the wealthy owner of the football team), Chris Tucker (channeling his “Rush Hour” character to play a brash Hollywood agent), Vin Diesel (as a beloved sergeant), Garrett Hedlund (as one of the soldiers) and Kristen Stewart (as Lynn’s sister).
But as good as some of these actors are, I’m still not convinced that any of the performances will stand out when it comes time to fill out Oscar ballots. For the Academy Awards (or even the Golden Globes), “Billy Lynn” might not factor into the top categories because of its uneven pacing. The scenes set in the football stadium sometimes feel like a never-ending Thanksgiving episode of “Friends,” while the ones on the battlefield are significantly better (and make better use of the visuals). For that reason, Lee probably won’t be receiving another best director nomination, and the movie is likely to sit out of the best picture race too. (The closest sibling I can think of is last year’s “The Walk,” which never got any gold.)
As for below-the-line categories, “Billy Lynn” might be more competitive there. It could factor in fields like visual effects and cinematography–not to mention sound editing and mixing for the explosive war montages. But that will only happen if Academy voters are able to see the movie, and right now, only a few screens across the nation are equipped to project “Billy Lynn” in all its technological glory. I also have no idea how the movie will play on a screener. And if that’s how Oscar voters see it, will it even get the technical props?
The lukewarm reception ends New York Film Festival on a anti-climatic note. The fall showcase has become a good launching pad for Oscars fare, from “Captain Phillips” to “Gone Girl.” But this year, many of the great films playing (such as “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Jackie”) had debuted at other festivals. For 2016, NYFF’s biggest contribution to the Oscars might end up being “20th Century Women,” which puts Annette Bening back in the best actress race.
Also KStew still has 2 other movies that can get her a nomination, albeit they did not look as promising as Billy Lynn was but Café Society and Certain Women are still eligible.
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Viola Davis(Fences)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Ruth Negga(Loving)
Annette Bening (20th Century Women)
These are the 5 names I've seen the most on the goldderby predictions. There are a few other names mentioned but these 5 are the ones almost everyone mentioned.
Surprised almost everyone has Kristen on their picks as of last week it'll be interesting to see how they'll chance after Billy is screened all weekend long @ NYFF.
(lbr probably the dude from La La Land will win)
The trailer looked great. (poor Kristen stans).
they're so boring compared to this