4815162342 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 His character is waaay more sympathetic than those three, which helps more than it should, and there's a perceived level of difficultly to what he did. plus academy loves to award diseased characters and ALS is a disease they haven't covered yet. True. Gary Cooper got nominated for The Pride of the Yankees for playing Lou Gehrig. Lost to James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) I don't get Redmayne. I haven't seen the movie, but isn't winning the Oscar about the narrative? He has no narrative, unlike Keaton, Cooper, or even Carell. Whatevs Keaton's character isn't real though. That like a deal breaker; basically anytime a fictional character that's gone up against a real character that had a real chance of winning, the fictional character lost. Meryl vs Viola, Penn vs Rourke. Even Brody vs Nicholson and DDL. I don't think Brody would've won if his character hadn't been a real one. And in a year when all the other winners are basically locked and are all fictional, the Academy has to reward a real person somewhere and it'll be here. I don't think four fictional characters have ever won? Or at least since the 1990s. Even in 2011 when we thought it was going to be Viola/Dujardin/Spencer/Plummer locked, we got Goddess instead. Redmayne in front, maybe and I stress a very small maybe Cooper. Redmayne's narrative is that he's playing a real character and has a real shot of winning over Keaton playing a fictional character. Edited January 26, 2015 by riczhang 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I get what Coolio is saying but IDK, it seems like Redmayne has the second weakest narrative after Cumberbatch (although Carell's win is the nomination, so I guess I'd put Redmayne in the middle of the pack.) Just feels like Keaton or Cooper are more what the Academy would go for. That said, I think if Oyelowo was in this pack, I'd put him as the frontrunner thanks to the Selma snubs backlash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Keaton is a Mickey Rourke or a Bill Murray at this point, where everyone goes "hey, it's pretty cool that this guy got an oscar nomination!" but he's not gonna win. might even be third at the end of the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 At least Redmayne won't win for that putrid sounding Tom Hooper movie next year I guess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 1997 was the last time every winner was fictional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm pretty sure James Cameron is a real person, as much as I try not to believe it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 At least Redmayne won't win for that putrid sounding Tom Hooper movie next year I guess. Isn't he playing transgendered? He could get caught up in the sweeep to seem progressive and be like oh so politically correct a la 12YAS last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm pretty sure James Cameron is a real person, as much as I try not to believe it. You didn't know he is a CGI character? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 At least Redmayne won't win for that putrid sounding Tom Hooper movie next year I guess. Just looked up that movie. Oh God, now I'm hoping he wins this year so that way I don't have to deal with overly self-righteous speeches next year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The only thing I can say is at least the Source Material is good 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) lmao @ ppl at ex-ADF rooting for Cooper now just to save them from an Edie win like really??? now I want him to win even more Edited January 27, 2015 by Lady of Lorien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm rooting for Keaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I've now seen all nominees my order of preference Cumberbaby Blue eyes Cooper Old school batman Red my name is Redstone Yule tide carell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 It recently occurred to me that Redmayne's performance is essentially My Left Foot DDL lite.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 It recently occurred to me that Redmayne's performance is essentially My Left Foot DDL lite.... Which I've seen comparisons too. On a interesting note-the year DDL won the first time is the only time that the other 4 nominees seem to have the most excited reaction to someone winning. (Caught on camera that is) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ban1o Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) I don't get it. Why are people hating on Redmayne? I mean you don't have to love his performance but he seems like a nice guy? I want him to win so bad just so all the Keaton fanboys can freak out. Edited February 6, 2015 by ban1o 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filmovie Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Does someone think that Cooper has a chance of winning? Indiewire says it will, but I think they're out of their mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I could see it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I don't really mind who wins, I haven't seen Birdman or The Theory of Everything. If I had to choose, I'd prefer Eddie Redmayne as I like the Oscars rewarding young actors, plus I know Stephen Hawking irl so I'm a bit biased. I do think Redmayne will win though. I'm pretty confident about it. Golden Globes confirmed it for me. Isn't he playing transgendered? He could get caught up in the sweeep to seem progressive and be like oh so politically correct a la 12YAS last year. Political correctness aside, Hooper's films have won a bazillion awards, so it could just be a good film, you know? Eddie Redmayne is a fantastic actor, hopefully he can do the character justice. And yes, he is playing a transgender girl. Jared Leto won for playing a trans woman last year so it could happen. Does someone think that Cooper has a chance of winning? Indiewire says it will, but I think they're out of their mind. If the film hadn't been as big a success as it is, I don't think he would have even a 1% chance. But a small chance is there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
