grim22 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I think part of the Box Office (and awards recognition) woes is due to Paramount. They've done some incredibly inept things release-wise in recent years. I agree. Selma was always going to be a movie which would benefit greatly from awards attention and the media coverage that comes with it. Paramount royally screwed up the screeners issue and none of the guilds nominated Selma for anything, deflating any awards season momentum it had. Maybe waiting a year could have possibly helped. American Sniper was kept on hold for 8 months by WB to make an awards season push, and this year they are holding "In the heart of the sea" similarly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 So we're a year down the line and most of the awards contenders have been widely released. What do people think? Was the competition in 2015 weaker than 2014 to the point that if Paramount had waited a year and actually done a real awards push, Selma could be a frontrunner this time around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 No, it would've had just as hard a time this year. There may not be a frontrunner but there are quite a few movies that have gotten acclaim on the same level as Selma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 11 minutes ago, DamienRoc said: So we're a year down the line and most of the awards contenders have been widely released. What do people think? Was the competition in 2015 weaker than 2014 to the point that if Paramount had waited a year and actually done a real awards push, Selma could be a frontrunner this time around? I don't know, Paramount might be too busy focusing on The Big Short in this scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Anomalisa, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawk the Hutt Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, DamienRoc said: So we're a year down the line and most of the awards contenders have been widely released. What do people think? Was the competition in 2015 weaker than 2014 to the point that if Paramount had waited a year and actually done a real awards push, Selma could be a frontrunner this time around? I think it would have been. I thought it was snubbed last year, and this year it probably would have had a better chance at more nominations. But I don't know a ton about awards and I'm biased, as it was my favorite film of 2014. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lordmandeep Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Excellent film, likely the best film with MLK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 That's funny! I paid to rent this on Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I really did not care for the "LBJ circa 1965 entertains George Wallace's ideas about segregation" angle Selma decided to depict, but those AMPAS voters are a joke. I mean, it's not like this was some Kevin Hart comedy and oops, activism broke out-it was at the premiere of a freaking MLK biopic! But it's clear there's a certain kind of race relations movie that makes awards voters more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
