2014 Academy Awards: The Official Thread (ALL NOMINEES IN THE FIRST POST)

[MovieMan89]

It definitely feels to me like the tides are shifting more and more in Gravity's favor for BP. Put me down for a Gravity sweep, sans Bullock.

[Jake Gittes]

I think Gravity wins everything except actress and production design. 

[riczhang]

It definitely feels to me like the tides are shifting more and more in Gravity's favor for BP. Put me down for a Gravity sweep, sans Bullock.

 

Except I'm really feeling the 12YAS win tomorrow night over Gravity which will shift things around. 

[rockNrollaDIM]

Weird about this year's Oscar race, I was so into it about a month ago near the GG but now I could care less. Maybe that changes closer to the date.

[Jack Nevada]

I'd be happy with Gravity but 12 Years deserves the award.

Edited February 15, 2014 by Jack Nevada

[riczhang]

Weird about this year's Oscar race, I was so into it about a month ago near the GG but now I could care less. Maybe that changes closer to the date.

 

Ya. I'm out of it now. I honestly care nothing about the race at this point. 

[MovieMan89]

You guys should care. Sci Fi and Animation are the only major genres never to be recognized as a Best Picture by the Academy, and Animation at least has its own category now so that really just leaves Sci Fi. That's 80+ years of a major influential movie genre being ignored. It's high time that's corrected. The Academy already royally fucked it up with not giving it to Star Wars and Avatar, so I have to hope third time's the charm.

Edited February 15, 2014 by MovieMan89

[riczhang]

You guys should care. Sci Fi and Animation are the only major genres never to be recognized as a Best Picture by the Academy, and Animation at least has its own category now so that really just leaves Sci Fi. That's 80+ years of a major influential movie genre being ignored. It's high time that's corrected. The Academy already royally fucked it up with not giving it to Star Wars and Avatar, so I have to hope third time's the charm.

Well it's the first time that one deserves it. 

[Impact]

Last year was just a bizarre year.

And the Oscars are going "Wait we can't give it to 2 mainstream films 2 years in a row"

[Michael Gary Scott]

Well it's the first time that one deserves it.

star wars deserved it

[Empire]

Well it's the first time that one deserves it. 

I disagree. Star Wars really should have won. 

[The Futurist]

fishnets ‏@fish_nets 13 h

@Everlark_heart @BoyWithTheToast Lupita's sleeping around a lot. On set affair with Chiwetel and Fassy. Dating Leto. So not surprised.

[Impact]

Well the friend I have who is in the DGA now says he is voting for Alfonso Cuaron at the Oscars.

[CloneWars]

Yah, I am starting to lean myself towards Gravity. I think AH is out of the race. 12YAS could still win though. But, I am feeling a near-sweep for Gravity.

[Impact]

Team Captain Philips or Wolf of Wall Street!

What? They were feeling left out okay.

[4815162342]

fishnets ‏@fish_nets 13 h@Everlark_heart @BoyWithTheToast Lupita's sleeping around a lot. On set affair with Chiwetel and Fassy. Dating Leto. So not surprised.

Of course fishnets believes there's a 3-way going on during filming 12 Years.

[The Futurist]

It is strange how 12YAS wins so few awards while always winning the BIG one.

Weird season.

[MovieMan89]

It is strange how 12YAS wins so few awards while always winning the BIG one.

Weird season.

My point exactly. It's frustrating. I don't care what anyone says, winning BP while picking up 1 or 0 other awards makes no sense. Who cares if it wins the best screenplay? Gravity has been getting practically the best everything else that comprises a film.

Edited February 17, 2014 by MovieMan89

[Impact]

Gee it be like when Mutiny on the Bounty won BP! (That has been my joke since I was in HS since I actually already knew the names of most bp winners by then even, I just seem to have a lot of movie knowledge!)Now here is a nice page to look at:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Academy_Awards (I knew all these movie trivia stuff before you were around Wikipedia and before I had the net even!)

[CloneWars]

Hmm, tough race to predict. If 12YAS does win though, it is now 100% guaranteed we are getting a BP/BD split. However, I won't count Gravity's chances of winning BP out just yet.