Impact Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 I would not be surprised by a pic/director split. It has been a while.Considering outside of The Master, it seems like all of the major contenders this year are directed by a Oscar winner.Should add-Unless Argo becomes a major contender also.Though if Argo wins pic I would not expect it to win director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Should add-Unless Argo becomes a major contender also.Though if Argo wins pic I would not expect it to win director.Don't think Argo's up the Academy's alley enough to pull of a major cat win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Who knows. But I was just saying if it is a major contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Don't think Argo's up the Academy's alley enough to pull of a major cat win.Seriously? It's a movie about Hollywood saving war hostages. if that isn't appealing to the Academy, I don't know what is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Seriously? It's a movie about Hollywood saving war hostages. if that isn't appealing to the Academy, I don't know what is.It's a genre film though, and we all know how well the Academy responds to those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Argo doesn't really look like a genre film. It looks like standard Oscar bait (i.e. intriguing true story from a past decade with well-respected talent in front of and behind the camera) with a somewhat more comedic edge. I have a feeling that Ben Affleck could win a directing Oscar someday. His first two films were very strong, he shows a huge amount of confidence for someone who has worked in directing for as short a time as he has, he has pulled the double duty of directing and starring in 2 of his 3 films to date, and there's always the sentiment that he has turned out to be a far better director than anyone anticipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It s amazing how actors turned directors are good with actors, always getting stunning performance from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blankments Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 1. The Master2. Argo3. Les Miserables4. Django Unchained5. Zero Dark Thirty6. Flight7. Lincoln8. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey9. Moonrise Kingdom10. Life of Pi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Silver Linings is going to be Harvey's horse. I'm as big a PTA fan you'll ever meet but if There Will Be Blood couldn't take Picture or Director, I don't see why The Master would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Silver Linings is going to be Harvey's horse. I'm as big a PTA fan you'll ever meet but if There Will Be Blood couldn't take Picture or Director, I don't see why The Master would.Which would be interesting since romantic dramadys rarely win the big prize. We've had only 2 winners of those type in the past 35 years (Shakepeare in Love and Annie Hall). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Come on lets have a major film win for once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Jeff Wells has seen To the Wonder and as expected some comments are absolutely gold: The Olympian indifference and almost comical current of fuck-you nothingness that runs through Terrence Malick's To The Wonder, which I saw last night at the Princess of Wales theatre, carries a certain fascination. To The Wonder doesn't precisely fart in your face. It leads you rather to wonder what the air might be like if you've just cut one in a shopping mall and there's someone right behind you, downwind. But Malick is a hider, a coward, a wuss. He used to be the guy who was up to something mystical and probing and mysterious. Now he tosses lettuce leaves in the air and leaves you to put them all into a bowl as you chop the celery and the carrots and the tomatoes and decide upon the dressing. http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/09/into_the_abyss.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 LOL @ Malick. He is getting some Tree of Life blowback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Ebert says Argo is going to win best picture:http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/09/toronto_4_and_the_winner_is.html#more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Ebert hasn't seen all the competition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Wow Ebert already knows the winner before every film is out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 No clue where my last post for my predicts are...so here as fo today:The Hobbit Part 1Flight (Just a hunch here)Les MiserbelesLife of PiLincolnThe MasterMoonrise Kingdom (at least one pre Fall release, picking this film for now)Trouble with the CurveThat is 8...possibly Django. No TDKR and Avengers wont make it. (Wish they could, but whatever)I now think Argo will be here. And that it could win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Argo could happen but it'll take more than a few of the fall contenders being out-right disappointments. My guess is it's the type of nominee that earns a very solid 7 nods but doesn't win anything major.Oscar talk aside, I'm very excited to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Argo's a potential spoiler, but there's still way too many unknowns to say that it or any middleweight contender will sneak into the winner's circle.Until the heavyweights have all been seen and dissected, it's only safe to assume one of that bunch will win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
