Halba Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 now wait bridge of spies. NYFF that can change the oscar race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Carol, Danish Girl, and Brooklyn all look like the blatant cliche'd Oscar bait of the season. There are likely a few others too, they're just the ones that stuck out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I can't imagine a todd haynes movie being the standard "cliche'd oscar bait". that's crazy to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStechnij Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Carol so isn't Oscar bait???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Carol probably will a be a pure Todd Haynes movie that happened to have a more commercial premise than his other movies hence the oscar talk, wide-release, Harvey Weinstein etc.That doesn't mean it's oscar bait. It's like PTA and There Will Be Blood Edited September 26, 2015 by Joel M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I think people here have a hard time separating oscar bait premises from oscar bait filmmaking. notice it a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStechnij Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Do LGBT stories even go well with The Academy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 only if they die at the end. I guess that's why carol isn't oscar bait.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Idk, the whole "Falling for another they aren't allowed to love" concept seems cliche. Then again, I haven't ever seen a Todd Haynes movie so maybe I shouldn't judge a book by its cover. The Danish Girl's trailer however was so hamfisted with cliches I wanted to gag. I may have judged to early on Carol though, I'll apologize for that. Oscar Bait films are really no better than a cliche blockbuster, they just get votes for being "culturally relevant". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Watch I'm Not There. Haynes takes one of the dullest "oscar bait" premises (musician biopic) and spins pure gold from it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Haynes has always been his own thing, and I wouldn't really call a Patricia Highsmith novel a basis for an Oscar bait movie either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Carol, Danish Girl, and Brooklyn all look like the blatant cliche'd Oscar bait of the season. There are likely a few others too, they're just the ones that stuck out. None of them look that impressive to me, Brooklyn looks like some period romance, probably the one I'm most interested in, but least likely to get a nomination imo. and Carol Danish Girl look like they're waving a flag saying "nominate me! because I deal with issues the academy loves!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStechnij Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I will repeat: The Academy doesn't love LGBT films. I mean, Brokeback Mountain was even snubbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I will repeat: The Academy doesn't love LGBT films. I mean, Brokeback Mountain was even snubbed. Oscar nominated films with LGBT themes over the last time 10 years Films with LGBT issues as A Core Theme The Imitation Game (2014) Dallas Buyers Club (2013) The Kids Are Alright (2010) A Single Man (2009) (Best Actor nom) Milk (2008) Transamerica (2005) (Huffman nominee) Brokeback Mountain (2005) Films Which Featured an LGBT Theme Birdman (the random lesbian scene) (2014) Black Swan (2010) Capote (2005) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halba Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 yep. carol isnt oscar bait. danish girl is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 THR's first Oscar predictions are in: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/awards/predictions/oscars/2015/oscars-91815/?utm_source=twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Is Feinberg Halba? He's predicting The Revenant as a frontrunner in every fucking category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 THR's first Oscar predictions are in: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/awards/predictions/oscars/2015/oscars-91815/?utm_source=twitter Eddie Redmayne(The Danish Girl) would win best actor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStechnij Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 What a disaster. The pundits this year are a total mess and the Carol oversight is ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 What a disaster. The pundits this year are a total mess and the Carol oversight is ridiculous! Most of them were pretty bad last year too. Despite mixed reviews a lot still had Unbroken in for Best Picture (denying that they screwed up by calling it a frontrunner?), overestimating Selma and underestimating Sniper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
