Mattrek Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Is that % a fact? It's possible last year a few films nominated missed the 5% first votes. It was because many in the industry really loved two films: The Social Network and The King's Speech. Also, the auteur votes went totally to support Aranofski's Black Swan and Coen's True Grit. Inception also probably got many more than that 5%. The massive support for this films probably did hurt the first votes % of 127 hours / TKAAR / Winter's bone. So we could had only seven nominees. This year is very different. There are no big frontrunners (Social Network), not classic academy options (The King speech), not mainstream well loved films (Inception), not respected directors scoring amazing successes people don't stop talking about (True grit and Black Swan). 2011 is a very divisive year and we can easily get 9/10 noms. I can't see any film collecting more than 25% of the first votes. I'm sorry, but is nearly 170m not a mainstream well loved movie anymore? The Help says hi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattrek Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 DH2 should get a nom. It`s criticlaly raved so there`s no shame in a nomination and they`ll need viewers cause Artist, Descendants, other movie 0.01% of population has seen, won`t do the trick. The Help will take that one away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 The Help will take that one away. Not enough of the appeal. I know that The Help is shoo-in but you can`t compare. However, worse than BP snub is going to be PGA one. DH2 should not only get this nomination but win for the whole series because that`s what PGA really stands for - awarding great production deals. And this is the biggest franchise in the world. It won`t egt even nominated because they`ll try to convince us that The Artist and such little-seen stuff is better business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 What's PGA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 What's PGA? Producers Guild of America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Not enough of the appeal. I know that The Help is shoo-in but you can`t compare. However, worse than BP snub is going to be PGA one. DH2 should not only get this nomination but win for the whole series because that`s what PGA really stands for - awarding great production deals. And this is the biggest franchise in the world. It won`t egt even nominated because they`ll try to convince us that The Artist and such little-seen stuff is better business. The PGA votes for what they think is Best Picture, not Best Business Deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Oh my god, The Artist was amazing. I'm so glad it's winning all these awards. It's also way more entertaining than The King's Speech, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 This year is shaping up to be the Year of Nostalgia. THE ARTIST, HUGO, and WAR HORSE are all fond love-letters to older Hollywood (either directly or indirectly), and TREE OF LIFE and THE HELP look back (fondly, with some misgivings) on America's mid-century past. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS is a vision of the past, almost literally. Of the front-runners, only THE DESCENDANTS and MONEYBALL are firmly in The Now, both thematically and creatively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I think if War Horse's box office take ends up being as sexy as I think it'll end up being it could see itself going back into frontrunner position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 When is the artist planning to go wide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 The PGA votes for what they think is Best Picture, not Best Business Deal. DH2 is the best picture and the best business deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 DH2 is the best picture and the best business deal. That is your opinion on what is the best picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 I imagine The Artist will go wide next month. The only 2011 films left I imagine will go wide are: Loud and Close (already planned) The Artist Tinker, Tailor The Iron Lady (Possibly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 That is your opinion on what is the best picture. Isn`t everything just someone`s opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Isn`t everything just someone`s opinion? The Oscar is a group of people's opinion not just one person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Sasha Stone is bringing the crazy in full steam: So move over The Artist because War Horse has just taken the lead. The Oscar race is a Baby Race that takes place right now, two weeks from today they turn in their nomination ballots. And if they all emerged from the Academy theater soggy, sobbing wrecks well, we can expect War Horse to take a huge chunk of nominations. It’s the Year of the Sappy Period Flick, and if you thought The King’s Speech was sappy, well honey, you ain’t seen nothing yet. http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/12/oscar-ballots-mailed-to-voters-today-as-war-horse-reclaims-the-lead-in-the-best-picture-race/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Sasha Stone is bringing the crazy in full steam: "Honey, you ain't seen nothin' yet" http://www.awardsdai...t-picture-race/ Somebody get this chick a zoot suit! She thinks she's James Dean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Just watched Midnight in Paris on blu ray last night. Might move back up to my favorite of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Sasha Stone is bringing the crazy in full steam: http://www.awardsdai...t-picture-race/ Despite what that article says, War Horse is not all of a sudden front runner. No SAG love. No BD at Globes. What is this person smoking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmBuff Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 War Horse was good, but not best picture worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
