Spidey Freak Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Based on early world out of Toronto, Redmayne seems like a stone cold lock for a nomination as long as they don't consider him "too young." I'd even say he's the slightest of favorites to win it all. Seems to have stolen Cumberbatch's thunder in the "legendary troubled British scientist" face-off. Somewhere in The Heaven of the Banned, fishnets smiles in satisfaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Keaton, Cumberbatch and Redmayne all feel like locks already. Carell seems pretty close to being one. The battle for that fifth slot is gonna be a doozy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Keaton, Cumberbatch and Redmayne all feel like locks already. Carell seems pretty close to being one. The battle for that fifth slot is gonna be a doozy.Not so fast, there s still a lot of unseen films with big showy roles, Inherent Vice, Selma, Unbroken, American Sniper.Bill Murray, Brad Pitt, christop Waltz, Jake Gillenhall can all have a shot.The category is staked this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 That's why I said the fifth slot battle is gonna be tough. It's hard to imagine Keaton, Cumberbatch and Redmayne being left out with the raves they've all received. Timothy Spall and Jack O'Connell are gonna be right up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) That's why I said the fifth slot battle is gonna be tough. It's hard to imagine Keaton, Cumberbatch and Redmayne being left out with the raves they've all received. Timothy Spall and Jack O'Connell are gonna be right up there.10 to 15 actors get raves every year, Cumber and Redmayne definitely made quite an entrance in the race but they are far from being locks.The general consensus at AW( I know how they work as a hive mind and they are better than any Oscar pundit on the net) is that the only lock is Keaton.Cumber and Redmayne are in a good position but wait till the festival heat dies down, there are still unseen performances and we are still almost 6 months away from the noms. Edited September 8, 2014 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I see no reason to think Cumberbatch and Redmayne won't get in. We know the Academy loves those Brits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Can see Carell being a victim of some category "mischief" but like I said: Keaton, Cumberbatch and Redmayne all seem like pretty good bets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I see no reason to think Cumberbatch and Redmayne won't get in. We know the Academy loves those Brits. They love even more a biopic performance... I'm begining to hate those kind of roles. What if we see 4/5 biopic performances being nommed this year? It could very well happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilderic Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 They love even more a biopic performance... I'm begining to hate those kind of roles. What if we see 4/5 biopic performances being nommed this year? It could very well happen.Real-life characters are clearly very popular and 3/5 is far from uncommon. 4/5, however, seems like a lot, although it has happened already (2004). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Not so fast, there s still a lot of unseen films with big showy roles, Inherent Vice, Selma, Unbroken, American Sniper.Bill Murray, Brad Pitt, christop Waltz, Jake Gillenhall can all have a shot.The category is staked this year. When is it not stacked? I'm not calling anyone a lock this year after Bale got in over Hanks and Redford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Every year since 1998 at least one of the 4 acting wins was a real life winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Who is Redmayne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Who is Redmayne? He was in Les Miserbales and this year is in The Theory of Everthing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Unbroken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think Jake Gyllenhaal will get a nomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 For what? Both Enemy and Nightcrawler are (said to be, in the latter case) not up the Academy's alley at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 For what? Both Enemy and Nightcrawler are (said to be, in the latter case) not up the Academy's alley at all. Agreed, but I am still fascinated that Hilary Swank and Charlize Theron won Oscars for such dark, difficult and bleak movies that were not AMPAS s alley at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Never seen the Swank one, but Theron's win doesn't surprise me at all. Monster isn't really a risky, challenging, alienating, or outrageously stylized movie. It's a simple story conventionally told, and Theron's performance, as good as it is, is an awards magnet if there ever was one. Edited September 21, 2014 by Jake Gittes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Never seen the Swank one, but Theron's win doesn't surprise me at all. Monster isn't really a risky, challenging, alienating, or outrageously stylized movie. It's a simple story conventionally told, and Theron's performance, as good as it is, is an awards magnet if there ever was one. Monster was not an easy watch at all IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Monster was not an easy watch at all IMO. It wasn't, but it was deglam which was en vogue at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
