Ezen Baklattan Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 http://www.indiewire.com/article/birdman-leads-film-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-20141125 Best Picture: Birdman Boyhood Love Is Strange Selma Whiplash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I have seen exactly 1 of those movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I've seen three. Haven't even heard of Love is Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's always fun at the start of awards season when I've seen none of the movies getting awarded and then I finally see 'em and it's like "seriously? that?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's always fun at the start of awards season when I've seen none of the movies getting awarded and then I finally see 'em and it's like "seriously? that?" Most awards movies are over-rated as fuck. IMO, No Country For Old Men is the last truly great Best Picture winner. Everything else since then has been underwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Most awards movies are over-rated as fuck. IMO, No Country For Old Men is the last truly great Best Picture winner. Everything else since then has been underwhelming. Eh..... It really wasn't. It wasn't even the greatest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 You'd have to go back 20+ years to find a movie I thought was the best of the year that actually won. Generally I'm just pleased when something good wins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 You'd have to go back 20+ years to find a movie I thought was the best of the year that actually won. Generally I'm just pleased when something good wins. Yeah. I'm thinking TKS was the last time my favourite won and then looking back it'd be a good few decades. I'm thinking and the only one that pops to mind rn is Amadeus, but I'm pretty sure there's a more recent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 These are nice but really only serve to weed out the weakest of the Indie contenders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 These are nice but really only serve to weed out the weakest of the Indie contenders. That and whatever ends up winning here almost never ends up winning on Oscar night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I have seen three of the films nominated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 woooooooo some great choices! & They remember 'Only Lovers left alive!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm very happy they nominated Marion Cotillard for The Immigrant (possibly my favorite performance of the year so far), but then that film should have been present in nearly every category. This could be the second year in a row the same four actors win here and at the Oscars. Moore, Simmons and Arquette are all present here, and so are Keaton and Oyelowo so as long as Cumberbatch doesn't win the Oscar that should happen. Hope Boyhood wins the four it can realistically win (i.e. all of them except Supporting Actor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That and whatever ends up winning here almost never ends up winning on Oscar night. I think that used to be true, but it's becoming less and less. almost every awards show is now pretty oscarized. Including this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 You'd have to go back 20+ years to find a movie I thought was the best of the year that actually won. Generally I'm just pleased when something good wins. Mine was back in 2010 with the Hurt Locker, but my pick also won in 2008 and 2001. My personal wins 2014 - Gravity (so close) 2013 - Life of Pi (also close, second place) 2012 - The Descendants (however 2011 was so weak I really didn't care) 2011 - The Social Network (second place) 2010 - The Hurt Locker 2009 - Wall-E (Slumdog was my favorite of the noms, however it wasn't like that said much) 2008 - No Country For Old Men 2007 - Children of Men (Departed was my favorite of the noms though) 2006 - A History of Violence 2005 - Before Sunset 2004 - Finding Nemo (Return of the King was my second though) 2003 - City of God 2002 - Fellowship of the Ring 2001 - Gladiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Oh wow, Im shocked they didn't nominated Birdman for editing. That lowers its Oscar prospects if it couldn't get in here. Also, no nominations for Inherent Vice or Foxcatchers although they did get special awards. Also, absolutely nothing for the Imitation Game. I even checked to see if it was eligible and it was, they completely shut it out. Edited November 26, 2014 by The Panda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Oh wow, Im shocked they didn't nominated Birdman for editing. That lowers its Oscar prospects if it couldn't get in here. Also, no nominations for Inherent Vice or Foxcatchers although they did get special awards. Also, absolutely nothing for the Imitation Game. I even checked to see if it was eligible and it was, they completely shut it out. Inherent Vice and Foxcatcher were both ineligible and also Imitation Game we're not sure. It doesn't actually fulfill any of the eligibility criteria, but it's Harvey, he could get TDK eligible if he wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 So what makes a movie eligible or ineligible in this mess of an Award show ? Selma, produced by Oprah and Pitt and distributed by Paramount is an indie ? Is this just a question of budget ? Their criteria seem very arbitrary to me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) So what makes a movie eligible or ineligible in this mess of an Award show ? Selma, produced by Oprah and Pitt and distributed by Paramount is an indie ? Is this just a question of budget ? Their criteria seem very arbitrary to me ... Both budget and Americanism are the main determining factors. Edited November 26, 2014 by riczhang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Inherent Vice and Foxcatcher were both ineligible and also Imitation Game we're not sure. It doesn't actually fulfill any of the eligibility criteria, but it's Harvey, he could get TDK eligible if he wanted. https://deadline.com/2014/11/indie-spirit-nominations-preview-likely-oscar-contenders-but-whats-up-with-that-imitation-game-shutout-1201296792/ Deadline mentions it was eligible. They just shut it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...