Oscar Nominations

JPPT1974

IMHO Tom Hanks really was snubbed big time! He was awesome in the movie Captain Phillips! Academy Awards really do not know quality these days!

The Gipper

@westside-steve said:

So far I have seen and reviewed the first 4 but not the second 5. The Studios love to wait until the last minute to release anything with a shot at Oscar. Or they release them so far away and two or three theaters it makes it impossible to go there. I was hoping the BrownsBoard with sport me some plane tickets and passes for the Los Angeles openings but....

Frankly I didn't see anything spectacular in the ones I saw. I I think that American hustle was probably a little bit over hyped and I also hated Gravity.

Speaking of disappointment it was unfortunate that Inside Llewyn Davis didn't at least get a nomination. That one has been my favorite so far. Maybe that's due to the Coen brothers being sort of outsiders or that the film opened with very little fanfare and advertisement.

I will be dragging the Gipper out of his office this week to catch up.

WSS

Or, one other possibility is that the Oscar Academy ONLY considers movies that are released toward the end of the year pretty much. They seem to completely ignore the movies that come out the first 11 months of the year, and only consider those released in December.

And we also know that they will almost never consider the big summer box office movies....even though they are the most popular.

Perhaps the only exception to this was Return of the King.

They will far prefer a cutely artsy/fartsy movie like the one we saw yesterday: Nebraska, to The Desolation of Smaug.

(While I enjoyed that movie, I don't believe the aspects of movie making: performing/directing/cinematography etc. were by any means superior in it over The Hobbit)

Westside Steve

I don't think Lou and Davis came out early in the season. I'm not exactly sure but it seems I saw it had been released a couple months ago early but just never made it here to the hinterlands until a couple weeks back. I think the Academy had room for one oddball road trip filmed and decided to go with Bruce Dern. He's been around for awhile...

But yes, like they say, out of sight, out of mind. We tend to forget the stuff we saw in January.

WSS

Westside Steve

@jppt1974 said:
IMHO Tom Hanks really was snubbed big time! He was awesome in the movie Captain Phillips! Academy Awards really do not know quality these days!

how many of the best actor parts have you seen this year, and which ones do you think were inferior to Tom Hanks performance? I think he was very good but not better than any of the others I've seen so far. I still need to see Philomena the wolf of Wall Street and twelve years a slave.

WSS

The Gipper

@westside-steve said:

how many of the best actor parts have you seen this year, and which ones do you think were inferior to Tom Hanks performance? I think he was very good but not better than any of the others I've seen so far. I still need to see Philomena the wolf of Wall Street and twelve years a slave.

WSS

We have seen Dern and DiCaprio and I would say that neither of those performances were any better than Hanks. They were OK, but not better. Have to see the other 3 yet.

Westside Steve

@the-gipper said:
We have seen Dern and DiCaprio and I would say that neither of those performances were any better than Hanks. They were OK, but not better. Have to see the other 3 yet.

After seeing HER last night I need to see twelve years a slave and Philomena which will wrap up the best picture category.

The only performance I have yet to see in Best Actor is Ejifore.

I haven't seen one of the other 4 that should be eliminated in favor of Tom Hanks.

(Plus aren't you the guy who was pulling for the Seahawks because you got tired of the same people always in the championship? . )

WSS

The Gipper

@westside-steve said:

After seeing HER last night I need to see twelve years a slave and Philomena which will wrap up the best picture category.

The only performance I have yet to see in Best Actor is Ejifore.

I haven't seen one of the other 4 that should be eliminated in favor of Tom Hanks.

(Plus aren't you the guy who was pulling for the Seahawks because you got tired of the same people always in the championship? . )

WSS

I think the use of that Boston accent actually took away from the performance that Hanks gave. But as noted....I have seen no performance really any better than Hanks....but the ones I have seen were no worse.

While I haven't seen it, you say that the guy from Llewen Davis may have deserved a nod. I will take your word.

Westside Steve

Oscar Isaac did a nice job but I don't think it was Best Actor caliber. I liked the movie inside Llewyn Davis. I did not like Tom Hanks Boston accent first because it didn't sound natural and second he went in and out in my opinion. Hanks has one character he can play well and it doesn't involve an accent.

I really liked DiCaprio's role. Frenetic over the top and on screen 95 percent of the time through a 3 hour film.

WSS

larryfine

@miktoxic said:

just my guesses. haven't seen any of them. but i do keep my ear to the ground. the supporting actor and actresses categories i didn't even want to guess.

Was the character Jared Leto played in Dallas buyers club based on you?

miktoxic

@larryfine said:
Was the character Jared Leto played in Dallas buyers club based on you?

dude do you want to keep this going? because you will lose in the end.

believe me.

larryfine

@miktoxic said:

dude do you want to keep this going? because you will lose in the end.

believe me.

Lighten up. I just think its funny when you get all fired up and spew your cuss words.

The Gipper

@westside-steve said:

Oscar Isaac did a nice job but I don't think it was Best Actor caliber. I liked the movie inside Llewyn Davis. I did not like Tom Hanks Boston accent first because it didn't sound natural and second he went in and out in my opinion. Hanks has one character he can play well and it doesn't involve an accent.

I really liked DiCaprio's role. Frenetic over the top and on screen 95 percent of the time through a 3 hour film.

WSS

I guess what bothered me a bit was that it was a bit TOO frenetic and over the top.

Westside Steve

Actually that's a role that Tom Cruise would have done well with too.

WSS

miktoxic

@larryfine said:
Lighten up. I just think its funny when you get all fired up and spew your cuss words.

i see you got your little time out, stooge.

The Gipper

@the-gipper said:

Here are the Oscar Nominations just out:

Here is an update on the movies and performances I have seen, highlighted.

Best Picture:

American Hustle

Captain Phillips

Dallas Buyers Club

Gravity

Her

The Wolf of Wall Street

12 Years a Slave

Philomena

Nebraska

Best Actor:

Christian Bale...American Hustle

Bruce Dern...Nebraska

Leonardo DiCaprio...The Wolf of Wall St.

Matthew McConaughy...Dallas Buyers Club

Chiwetal Ejiofor...12 Years a Slave

Best Actress:

Amy Adams...American Hustle

Cate Blanchett...Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock...Gravity

Judi Dench...Philomena

Meryl Streep...August: Osage County

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 Nyongo...12 Years a Slave

Julia Roberts...August: Osage County

June Squibb...Nebraska

Best Director:

David Russell...American Hustle

Alfonso Cauron...Gravity

Alexander Payne...Nebraska

Steve McQueen...12 Years a Slave

Martin Scorsese...The Wolf of Wall Street

Note: The ones in Italics are the only things I have seen.

All I can say is that that hope that there are better movies/performances in those I have not seen that what I have seen so far.

The Gipper

I have now seen all the movies except Her and Dallas Buyers Club

I have seen all the actors except Matthew McConaghy

I have seen all the actresses except Blanchett and Streep, but I was able to rent Blue Jasmine and will watch it tonight

I have seen all the supporting actors but Jared Leto

I have seen all the supporting actresses but Sally Hawkins and Julia Roberts. (Hawkins in Blue Jasmine which I will see)

Maybe after I see the movie tonight I will give my choices.

The Cysko Kid

Dallas buyers club was way better than anything starring Matthew mcconaghy has any right to be. He was damn good to the point where I resented him putting out so many bad movies. Really an excellent film.

Westside Steve

You see MUD?

WSS

The Cysko Kid

Yeah mud was good too. A little depressing but good. Mcconaghy has proven his acting chops lately but buyers club was a fucking great performance. Literally transformative. He is nearly unrecogniZable. Think bale in the machinist but a better movie.

I never thought I'd say the academy couldn't ignore mcconaghy forever, but really he may deserve it this year

The Gipper

@the-cysko-kid said:

Yeah mud was good too. A little depressing but good. Mcconaghy has proven his acting chops lately but buyers club was a fucking great performance. Literally transformative. He is nearly unrecogniZable. Think bale in the machinist but a better movie.

I never thought I'd say the academy couldn't ignore mcconaghy forever, but really he may deserve it this year

Having not seen that movie, based on what you and Steve say, I would think that it should come down to him or Christian Bale.

I know that movie is now out on video so I am going to try to pick it up in the next day or two.