87TH ACADEMY AWARDS CEREMONY DISCUSSION THREAD AAAHHH! | Discuss It Live Here

[Blankments]

the next academy bashing post I see I'm just gonna link to that thread.

The only thing I've been bashing on the Academy is completely redeemed by that thread, so please, go ahead

[CoolioD1]

The Lego movie has won a bunch of fake internet awards already btw.

Edited January 30, 2015 by CoolioD1

[Chewy]

The Lego movie has won a bunch of fake internet awards already btw.

 

So now it's on par with Man of Steel

[Blankments]

I hope the Guardians of the Galaxy present a Oscar.

If any will, it'll probably just be Rocket and Groot

 

But I'm personally hoping for an President Business and Good Cop/Bad Cop appearance riffing on their snub

[Blankments]

The Lego movie has won a bunch of fake internet awards already btw.

these are REAL internet awards tho

[Avatree]

Does anyone think American Sniper could win Best Picture? I was looking on a betting site and they have odds of 50/1.... it's super tempting to put some money down on that, since I'd say the chance of it happening is a lot higher than 2%. I mean, I know Boyhood will probably win, but given how Sniper has kind of taken over the whole of America, it's a possibility.

[riczhang]

Does anyone think American Sniper could win Best Picture? I was looking on a betting site and they have odds of 50/1.... it's super tempting to put some money down on that, since I'd say the chance of it happening is a lot higher than 2%. I mean, I know Boyhood will probably win, but given how Sniper has kind of taken over the whole of America, it's a possibility.

 

Not after this weekend BO. It needed to have a story of hitting 400M during voting season to win. 

[Chriss]

BO isn't everything when going into oscar voting. Avatar lost to Hurt Locker, remember.

 

I think Birdman and Boyhood are still the strongest contenders.

[Avatree]

BO isn't everything when going into oscar voting. Avatar lost to Hurt Locker, remember.

 

I think Birdman and Boyhood are still the strongest contenders.

Obviously it's not, but American Sniper is the film that has everyone talking at the moment. I just want to know if people think it has a chance at all - I know it's unlikely either way.

[riczhang]

BO isn't everything when going into oscar voting. Avatar lost to Hurt Locker, remember.

 

I think Birdman and Boyhood are still the strongest contenders.

 

Yeah, but AS's narrative will be its BO. 

[CloneWars]

At the end of the day, AS is still looking at a likely $350M and highest grossing 2014 film. That's still a lot of BO. Anyway, Sniper peaked at exactly the right time. If a lot of people don't want to vote Birdman, AS will be a tempting option. I would say it does stand a chance.

[riczhang]

At the end of the day, AS is still looking at a likely $350M and highest grossing 2014 film. That's still a lot of BO. Anyway, Sniper peaked at exactly the right time. If a lot of people don't want to vote Birdman, AS will be a tempting option. I would say it does stand a chance.

 

 

I think that perhaps that'll be why neither AS or Birdman ends up winning. If the race is going as most people seem to think it is going, the anti-Boyhood vote will need to coalesce around one candidate and with Birdman being the up-to-now Guild favourite and AS being the BO darling, I think they'll end up splitting the vote and letting Boyhood win. 

 

However, I'm still subscribed to the story of Boyhood never ever having been actually first in the industry. We and the critics just perceived it and hyped it up to be first, while in reality, if we could actually poll Academy members and industry members every day (Imagine if we could ) we'd find that Boyhood was never first. This is like Keaton vs Redmayne or TKS vs TSN. That Birdman has always been in front and that the guilds from here on out will reflect (and have already reflected) that. I expect both DGA and BAFTA to go for Birdman and it'll be undeniable no matter what AS and Boyhood throws at it. (Although it'll end up winning without Keaton, which ironically was the one category we all thought Birdman was locked for)

[Impact]

Well I do hope to see more players in the Oscar game

 

Song is a cat I'm iffy about. I can see Glen Campbell winning that tbh, considering it is his last song ever and it be a great tribute to him.

[CoolioD1]

it could but the fact that no one even knows what that movie is might hurt it. I noticed in the other thread that everyone is predicting the lego movie to win that category which makes absolutely no sense to me. Like, I think it's totally 5th place. I could make a case for all the other nominees.

[darkelf]

Selma's winning Song as a "we're sorry but not really" from the Academy.

[The Panda]

Selma's winning Song as a "we're sorry but not really" from the Academy.

LEGO will give it a run for its money in that case

[darkelf]

LEGO will give it a run for its money in that case

 

Eh, Selma was surrounded by actual controversy, Lego by internet fanboy controversy. They don't give a shit about that.

[CoolioD1]

LEGO will give it a run for its money in that case

looooooooool.

[Chriss]

But the Lonely Island will be there to play Everything is Awesome live, so we're all winners.

[Impact]

Well a friend I've known for years just posted a picture of him and Wes Anderson! (Yep he is at the DGA tonight)