[Mimie]

Girl, Interrupted is rotten on RT too tho.

[Frozen99]

Haters already trying it I see





How's Girl, Interrupted doing on RT btw? Lol...

[KeirGrey]

Originally posted by Allstar

She's not unknown but even though she's been picking up steam the last two months for her two performances campaigns like Aniston's will throw more worthy performances out.

you've not even seen cake how would you know if her performance is better

[Iman]

Originally posted by MiMiLamb

Girl, Interrupted is rotten on RT too tho.

oops!

[aphextwink]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

That's an interesting discussion, because Still Alice is really no different in quality than The Imitiation Game and The Theory of Everything. Yet somehow Still Alice is derided as "an overgrown Lifetime movie" and the two others - starring and about MEN - are Best Picture contenders. All three are mediocre and centered on their lead performances, but somehow the woman's movie only gets questioned on its "Oscar-worthiness."

slay, Ace!

[Schhh]

You sound pressed.

[Rogue]

She ain't winning anyways even if she's nominated.

Kii at the report being cleared.

Poor Jen.

[Green]

Originally posted by Dancefloor

What drag? I'm sorry but Aniston is talented, and critics say she gave a great performance. We already knew the Oscars is about campaigning, what else is new? Aniston for a nom.

Exactly!!! Everything about Oscars is campaigning.

Julianne's campaign is basically that "it's finally time for her to win the Oscar" so she has to win no matter the other performances. Just like Sandra Bullock had to win in 2009.

Not to mention Harvey Weinstein's insane campaign to push Meryl's (I love her) 3rd win for a film with also mediocre reviews just because Meryl hadn't won an Oscar in 30 years.

[Ace Reject]

Originally posted by KeirGrey

you've not even seen cake how would you know if her performance is better

Keir, Marion's one-two combo of Two Days/One Night and The Immigrant are the two most acclaimed performances of a year by a female in a leading role. That's inarguable.

What All Star is saying is this - it's alright if Cotillard is "beaten" for the nomination by the likes of Moore and Pike, as the round out the top five leading female performances (Witherspoon makes the top ten). It would be a shame if performances that don't even touch the top twenty - like Aniston's or Adams' - would be mentioned over Marion's staggering work, simply because they campaigned more effectively.

In a perfect world, that is.

[Auraeolux]

Where is the supposed "corruption"?

[Nicole]

This is not about Rotten Tomatoes. The Iron Lady is also rotten. That’s just one very small piece of this Cake . It’s about the suspicious Deadline articles which we brought up in SYG on the day of the movie’s Toronto premiere last year. It’s about the way it’s being distributed. Everything about it is fishy.

[katyperryismylife]

Can't wait for Vin to come and grace us with his presence.

[Ace Reject]

Originally posted by Green

Exactly!!! Everything about Oscars is campaigning.

Julianne's campaign is basically that "it's finally time for her to win the Oscar" so she has to win no matter the other performances. Just like Sandra Bullock had to win in 2009.

Not to mention Harvey Weinstein's insane campaign to push Meryl's (I love her) 3rd win for a film with also mediocre reviews just because Meryl hadn't won an Oscar in 30 years.

Not so fast sister.

The top five most critically acclaimed leading female performances of 2014:

1) Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night/The Immigrant
2) Essie Davis - The Babadook
3) Julianne Moore - Still Alice
4) Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
5) Scarlett Johansson - Under The Skin

So we can kill that noise right now. Yes, Juli being overdue is a major part of her narrative - but she is getting CAREER BEST reviews for her performance. (She was also runner up at two of the three biggest critics awards, and won the National Board of Review.)

[Iman]

why was the report cleared? its clearly false

[Dark Miracles]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

That's an interesting discussion, because Still Alice is really no different in quality than The Imitiation Game and The Theory of Everything. Yet somehow Still Alice is derided as "an overgrown Lifetime movie" and the two others - starring and about MEN - are Best Picture contenders. All three are mediocre and centered on their lead performances, but somehow the woman's movie only gets questioned on its "Oscar-worthiness."

Benedict Cumberbatch isn't Oscar-worthy in any way.

[Vin]

Jennifer Aniston is being praised for her acting. It doesn't really matter if "Cake" isn't good. "Still Alice" is boring, but Julianne Moore is being praised for her acting; "The Iron Lady" was panned, but Meryl Streep won the Oscar for her acting in the film, et cetera. In any case, unlike other actresses, Jennifer Aniston's acting has always been praised when she does serious roles.

...Vin

[Rogue]

Originally posted by RicanoRuben

For more insight into this, watch Monique's Oscar acceptance speech. She spoke about the politics of award shows and how they're won. Very intelligent and accurate account of awards season.

I was just watching her acceptance speech too. She makes a point.

[abrahamjmr]

Originally posted by Green

Exactly!!! Everything about Oscars is campaigning.

Julianne's campaign is basically that "it's finally time for her to win the Oscar" so she has to win no matter the other performances. Just like Sandra Bullock had to win in 2009.

Not to mention Harvey Weinstein's insane campaign to push Meryl's (I love her) 3rd win for a film with also mediocre reviews just because Meryl hadn't won an Oscar in 30 years.

You got to the place I wanted to get when I started reading all of them comments in this thread. Oscars is all about campaigning, it's always been that way. There are times when some actors or actresses get nominated for a mediocre film but they still gave an outstanding performance. Cake may be rotten on RT, but that does not mean Jen wasn't great on her role. Same thing happened with Angelia, Girl Interrupted was panned by critics and she still earned a nomination and won.

[KeirGrey]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

Keir, Marion's one-two combo of Two Days/One Night and The Immigrant are the two most acclaimed performances of a year by a female in a leading role. That's inarguable.

What All Star is saying is this - it's alright if Cotillard is "beaten" for the nomination by the likes of Moore and Pike, as the round out the top five leading female performances (Witherspoon makes the top ten). It would be a shame if performances that don't even touch the top twenty - like Aniston's or Adams' - would be mentioned over Marion's staggering work, simply because they campaigned more effectively.

In a perfect world, that is.

how do they not even touch the top 20 lol

[B'Day]

I hope she wins