CoolioD1 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 3 minutes ago, Treelo the Good Treenosaur said: I don't really follow awards, oscars etc. so can someone explain something to me. Who chooses what role an actor is going to be eligible for? (as in lead actor vs. supporting actor) Because Rooney Mara keeps getting nominated for Supporting Actress in CAROL even though she is the protagonist in the film, the main character. And it's confusing. I think a studio just campaigns for it with fyc ads (because in that case they don't want two actresses in the same category and blanchett is first billed) and what not and that idea just gets into voters heads. Even the critics follow it even though they always complain about category fraud. Sometimes the Oscars go against it like when weinsteins were campaigning winslet in supporting for the reader and she got nominated and won in lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 4 minutes ago, Treelo the Good Treenosaur said: I don't really follow awards, oscars etc. so can someone explain something to me. Who chooses what role an actor is going to be eligible for? (as in lead actor vs. supporting actor) Because Rooney Mara keeps getting nominated for Supporting Actress in CAROL even though she is the protagonist in the film, the main character. And it's confusing. The studio decides what to push the actor/actress for. That doesn't mean the Oscars/Globes/Guilds/Critics have to agree. In fact the Globes refused to consider Mara for supporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 3 minutes ago, 4815162342 said: The studio decides what to push the actor/actress for. That doesn't mean the Oscars/Globes/Guilds/Critics have to agree. In fact the Globes refused to consider Mara for supporting. 5 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: I think a studio just campaigns for it with fyc ads (because in that case they don't want two actresses in the same category and blanchett is first billed) and what not and that idea just gets into voters heads. Even the critics follow it even though they always complain about category fraud. Sometimes the Oscars go against it like when weinsteins were campaigning winslet in supporting for the reader and she got nominated and won in lead. Fair enough. I can understand them wanting to push Blanchett as she's a bigger name, it's just really strange when you've watched the movie and the "supporting" actor is clearly the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 1 minute ago, Treelo the Good Treenosaur said: Fair enough. I can understand them wanting to push Blanchett as she's a bigger name, it's just really strange when you've watched the movie and the "supporting" actor is clearly the lead. It's a dumb thing to try and maximize winning potential. Especially when an actor/actress has two lead performances that can't both be nominated for Lead Actor, due to one of the dumbest Oscar rules out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 oh well, I am sure Rooney Mara will win Best Actress for PAN if supporting actress doesn't go her way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Speaking of category fraud, Paul Dano, who is being pushed as Supporting for Love and Mercy, just won his second Best Lead Actor trophy of the day from NFCO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 3 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said: Speaking of category fraud, Paul Dano, who is being pushed as Supporting for Love and Mercy, just won his second Best Lead Actor trophy of the day from NFCO. Studios gotta studio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 LAFCA just gave Best Actor to Fassbender (runner-up Geza Rohrig), Best Screenplay to Spotlight (runner-up Anomalisa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Follow LA Film Critics@LAFilmCritics BEST SCREENPLAY, Winner: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight." LA Film Critics@LAFilmCritics BEST ACTOR, Winner: Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Follow LA Film Critics@LAFilmCritics BEST DIRECTOR, Winner: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hell yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Best Actress: Rampling Runner-up: Ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Follow LA Film Critics@LAFilmCritics BEST PICTURE, Winner: "Spotlight." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Mad Max was the runner-up. Spotlight swept all three today. Boyhood swept all three on the same day last year, but Spotlight seems like more of a favorite. Spotlight's first three BP wins of the season. Tally so far BP Spotlight: 3 Mad Max: 2 Carol: 1 BD Miller: 3 Haynes: 2 McCarthy: 1 Actor Dano: 2 Keaton: 1 Leo: 1 Fassbender: 1 DiCaprio: 1 Actress Larson: 3 Rampling: 2 Ronan: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I forget but whichever one of you motherfuckers told me no dice after I said spotlight would win most of the critic awards hardyharhare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 23 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: I forget but whichever one of you motherfuckers told me no dice after I said spotlight would win most of the critic awards hardyharhare Might be that person who said Spotlight would lose BP because it was essentially Boyhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Historically speaking, the winners of LA film critics and NYC film critic awards barely win BP at the Oscars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 1 hour ago, Cmasterclay said: Actor Leo: 1 DiCaprio: 1 wouldn't this be the same person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 No, you see, he's so desperate for the Oscar he's literally two different actors now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 39 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said: No, you see, he's so desperate for the Oscar he's literally two different actors now. There is no Leo, only Zuul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
