BobbyJohn Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The only way I could see Angelina Jolie getting a nod for Maleficent is if it gets above 85% RT, massive critical acclaim, a great box office run, and a really dire slate of Oscar contenders Yep, I said only if the reviews for entire movie are really good. As for dire awards season no. Academy knows they have to recognize big commercial success stories too and since they will never nominate this in Best Picture (even in expanded 10 field and with amazing reviews and box office), the next highest slot to 'acknowledge' it and reward would be Best Actress category. We've already seen this play out with Jack Sparrow role nomination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yep, I said only if the reviews for entire movie are really good. As for dire awards season no. Academy knows they have to recognize big commercial success stories too and since they will never nominate this in Best Picture (even in expanded 10 field and with amazing reviews and box office), the next highest slot to 'acknowledge' it and reward would be Best Actress category. We've already seen this play out with Jack Sparrow role nomination. RDJ for Iron Man Amy Adams for Enchanted Will Ferrell for Elf Ellen DeGeneres for Finding Nemo Harrison Ford for the Star Wars OT and Raiders of the Lost Ark Andy Serkis for LOTR Trilogy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes Alan Rickman for Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 Gary Oldman for Prisoner of Azkaban Robin Williams in Aladdin Zoe Saldana for Avatar Just because a role in a stellar blockbuster is acclaimed sadly doesn't mean an Oscar nod awaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyJohn Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 2 of your mentions are animated movies, out of the Best Actor/Actress field discussion basically. Another is CGI character which the Academy Farts are allergic to. Ford for Star Wars of course not, nostalgia is blinding you. Alec Guinness got nominated though. Zoe for Avatar? Lul what? And the Academy never liked Harry Potter for whatever reason, some fans thought they would "reward" the entire franchise on the last movie as they did with LOTR but that didn't happy. RDJ, Adams and Will are good examples. But we also have Depp, Sigourney Weaver or Sandra Bullock who DID make it in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 2 of your mentions are animated movies, out of the Best Actor/Actress field discussion basically. Another is CGI character which the Academy Farts are allergic to. Ford for Star Wars of course not, nostalgia is blinding you. Alec Guinness got nominated though. Zoe for Avatar? Lul what? And the Academy never liked Harry Potter for whatever reason, some fans thought they would "reward" the entire franchise on the last movie as they did with LOTR but that didn't happy. RDJ, Adams and Will are good examples. But we also have Depp, Sigourney Weaver or Sandra Bullock who DID make it in. Gravity was a more grounded, mature sci-fi film, I'll give you Weaver though, but nods like that are diamonds in the rough, Very rarely will a tentpole successfully get an acting nod. And you do realize Gollum was motion captured (as in Andy Serkis went on set and performed as Gollum while he did the voice?)... it's not just CGI And people did think Zoe Saldana had an outside shot at getting a nod back when the Avatar hype was huge. I don't see why everyone expects anything other than a scenery-chewing villain from Jolie. It's a Disney film so I wouldn't expect much. Julie Andrews and Johnny Depp are the only two actors to have ever gotten an acting nomination for a non-Touchstone Disney film at the Oscars. James Baskett got an Honorary one so I'm not counting him I'm just saying full-fledged summer tentpoles (especially kids movies) almost never make it to the big categories (Acting, Directing, Screenplay, BP, etc) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 A nazi film with Michelle Williams backed by Harvey : Be afraid, be very afraid !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 RDJ for Iron Man Amy Adams for Enchanted Will Ferrell for Elf Ellen DeGeneres for Finding Nemo Harrison Ford for the Star Wars OT and Raiders of the Lost Ark Andy Serkis for LOTR Trilogy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes Alan Rickman for Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 Gary Oldman for Prisoner of Azkaban Robin Williams in Aladdin Zoe Saldana for Avatar Just because a role in a stellar blockbuster is acclaimed sadly doesn't mean an Oscar nod awaits Lol, none of those are even close to Oscar level performances except for Andy Serkis in LotR. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 A nazi film with Michelle Williams backed by Harvey : Be afraid, be very afraid !!! He'll be pushing Adams more, and Adams will win yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eustacia Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Serena not getting a definite release date until now makes me think it's not that good. Hasn't it been completed for a loong time now? Same with Grace of Monaco.Hilary Swank and Annette Bening both have films competing for the Palme D' Or this year. Another showdown, perhaps? Edited May 5, 2014 by eustacia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Serena not getting a definite release date until now makes me think it's not that good. Hasn't it been completed for a loong time now? Same with Grace of Monaco.Hilary Swank and Annette Bening both have films competing for the Palme D' Or this year. Another showdown, perhaps?Well kinda different. Serena's final cut is done and Grace's is not yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eustacia Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Well kinda different. Serena's final cut is done and Grace's is not yet. The long wait for these two films to be released makes me think that they're not the awards contender the producers hope they will be. Grace of Monaco may be Diana 2.0. Serena was completed in 2012...what's taking so long? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 The long wait for these two films to be released makes me think that they're not the awards contender the producers hope they will be. Grace of Monaco may be Diana 2.0. Serena was completed in 2012...what's taking so long? Serena is toxic. No one wants to touch it with a 10 foot pole. Grace of Monaco is taking a long time to be finished because Harvey and Dahan are apparently having creative differences, but everyone knows that the movie's crap and Harvey's trying his best to forget about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) Amy Adams - Big Eyes Jessica Chastain - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Jennifer Lawrence - Serena Meryl Streep - Into the Woods Reese Witherspoon - Wild Edited June 1, 2014 by tribefan695 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSabrinax Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Amy Adams - Big Eyes Jessica Chastain - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Jennifer Lawrence - Serena Meryl Streep - Into the Woods Reese Witherspoon - Wild All the actresses that were nominated in 2013-2014?? I hope that does not happen!!! Well, but unfortunately the Oscar does not pay attention to any other actresses lately, you probably right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Witherspoon was last nominated in 2005. And at this point I'd be shocked if JLaw got anything for Serena. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Amy Adams - Big Eyes Cate Blanchett - Carol Reese Withespoon - Wild Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl Jessica Chastain - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby or A Most Violent Year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Amy Adams - Big Eyes Cate Blanchett - Carol Reese Withespoon - Wild Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl Jessica Chastain - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby or A Most Violent Year I might be mistaken, but I think Pike's role in Gone Girl will be more of a support role than main. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I might be mistaken, but I think Pike's role in Gone Girl will be more of a support role than main.Without getting into further, spoilerific detail, you are indeed mistaken. It's definitely going to be a lead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipper Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) I really hope that Pike can pull off an Oscar nomination, Edited July 7, 2014 by Dipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm not here at all for a Witherspoon nomination, god forbid a win. The single most dislikable actress both on and off-screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Amy Adams Jessica Chastain Rosamund Pike Reese Witherspoon Shailene Woodley (probably not but I can't fucking think of anyone else) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
