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Celeb News: Oscar Discussion - 12YAS and Gravity fight for BP
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Fassbender, Lupita, Chiwetel/Christian, Sandra/Blanchett, Steve McQueen and 12 Years a Slave need to win.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Guys, why are you all posting spoilers left and right? Have you ever heard of spoiler tag.
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If Fassbender campaigned, he'd probably win. Especially with the whole snub deal with Shame and Hunger.
But since he isn't, it is almost definitely going to Leto unless a 12AS sweep happens. Lupita deserves to win. Torn between Best Actor in general.
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12 years was a difficult movie to watch, but I heard so many people sobbing throughout. I loved the long shots in some scenes though.
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I'm about to have the biggest meltdown ever:
How the hell is Jennifer Garner not nominated? Like Matthew and Jared are and even The Dallas Buyers Club movie is nominated. Like she had to lose 50 lbs for her role, and her acting was really good, like who are this girls? Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, how the hell did they nominated over her. This is not fair, I'm so mad right now. I need to break something.
First Ben Affleck gets snubbed for his role on Argo and now Jenn gets snubbed too
#Justice4Jennifer
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Originally posted by Meowster
If Fassbender campaigned, he'd probably win. Especially with the whole snub deal with Shame and Hunger.
But since he isn't, it is almost definitely going to Leto unless a 12AS sweep happens. Lupita deserves to win. Torn between Best Actor in general.
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Fassbender's role is kinda cliche, to be honest. And a similar role was played more masterfully by Daniel Day Lewis in There will be blood. Leto absolutely disappeared in his role though.
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Originally posted by Gabegabe
I'm about to have the biggest meltdown ever:
How the hell is Jennifer Garner not nominated? Like Matthew and Jared are and even The Dallas Buyers Club movie is nominated. Like she had to lose 50 lbs for her role, and her acting was really good, like who are this girls? Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, how the hell did they nominated over her. This is not fair, I'm so mad right now.
#Justice4Jennifer
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LOL. The only transformation that she did was wearing normal clothes and wearing no make up.
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Originally posted by Benghazi82
LOL. The only transformation that she did was wearing normal clothes and wearing no make up.
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She lost 50 lbs too just like Matthew and Jared and her acting is better than those 2 who got nominated.
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Originally posted by Gabegabe
I'm about to have the biggest meltdown ever:
How the hell is Jennifer Garner not nominated? Like Matthew and Jared are and even The Dallas Buyers Club movie is nominated. Like she had to lose 50 lbs for her role, and her acting was really good, like who are this girls? Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, how the hell did they nominated over her. This is not fair, I'm so mad right now.
#Justice4Jennifer
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You are joking right(esp. last part of your post)?
Who cares how many pounds someone lost or gained, it's all about performance, and she didn't even get much of praise for her work. And who are this girls? Only the legend Judi Dench and modern day icon Cate Blanchett. And not only they gave far, far superior performances, they didn't even compete with Garner in same category.
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Originally posted by Benghazi82
Fassbender's role is kinda cliche, to be honest. And a similar role was played more masterfully by Daniel Day Lewis in There will be blood. Leto absolutely disappeared in his role though.
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Agreed on the cliche. I haven't actually seen DBC yet, I just follow all the politics and predictions.
All I know is Best Actor is a MESS. Ejiofor won almost every critic award but has been stalling as of late, McC has had a complete resurgence the past few weeks and is living a renaissance as masterful as Disney's, and many gp and critics are saying it is Leo's best.
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at fruitvale station not being nominated for anything
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Originally posted by Benghazi82
The plot is simple. It's about an astronaut trying to survive a space disaster. But the whole movie works like every other Cuaron movie. His movies usually involve a simple plots revolving around subtle, more complex issues.
Y tu mama también - A simple road trip movie; but throughout their journey we get exposed to poverty, to the bad political climate of Mexico, etc.
Children of Men - a movie about a guy trying to move an important girl from one place to another; but throughout we see a dystopian future full of racism, discrimination against immigrants, the ill effects of war, etc.
Gravity - A lone astronaut surviving a space disaster; but throughout we get to observe the majesty of Earth, both the marvels and the dangers of space in vivid realism. It made me appreciate life on Earth, tbh, and how almost immaterial we are to the universe. That moment when she tried to call for help and the only person who was trying to entertain her was Chinese; and the fact that she was saved by other country's space station/ship made me have more faith in humanity, and the fact that despite our differences we are one. It's not a plot that explodes in front of you or preaches themes in life, but the messages are there - in subtle, tiny events, in beautiful pictures.
It's a rarity in Hollywood, tbh. A movie that features only 1 main actor; A survival drama that was disguised as science fiction/action film. That's why I think this should be Best Picture.
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He was not Chinese, nor was he speaking Mandarin or Cantonese. He was an Inuit fisherman....
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IF you have any class as a member of this
forum, the following are your winning choices.
Best Supporting Actor:
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress:
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Animated Feature:
The Wind Rises
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Best Director:
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Martin Scorcese, The Wolf of Wall Street
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Picture:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street
Now, do you have class, old sport?
...Vin
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Originally posted by Christinaguilera
i kinda think gravity is the one that's been overrated
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Oh it's certainly overrated, but I think it's a gripping sci-fi thriller with brilliant performance and bold execution. It also redefined it's genre more than the other nominees, or rather - it was an original film in a genre that's hard to be original in.
Whilst American Hustle was good, I don't think that film needed to exist because the story has been told before and I doubt anyone will care about it by 2015. Like Avatar, for better or worse, Gravity was a notable moment in the history of film.
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Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Actress
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best Actor
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
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Obviously, Jared Leto is going to win.
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Originally posted by Parks
Y'all honestly thought Lana was on the Academy's radar?
And Taylor? She was never going to get nominated for that random song for an obscure film.
These are not snubs.
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Expose these delusional bottoms.
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Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
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Started from the bottom now we here.
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All nominees deserved in Best Original Song. Here for Ordinary Love snatching the award.
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