CoolioD1 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 i think would've been american sniper over both. clint getting DGA nod despite no best director at oscars is still indicative. back in old days of 5 the DGA used to go 5/5 with best picture line-up a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cannastop Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 "Do ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Zootopia’ have a real shot at getting Oscar nominations for best picture?" A: Not really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Unlike the Golden Globes, the Oscars are pretty much straightforward with who they are going to nominate and who will win. I don't see any shocks or anything tomorrow. Except for maybe Emily Blunt sneaking into the best actress equation. I do think certain films that I will not mention should be nominated for best picture but I don't see it happening. If there is a shock in the best picture category, I could see the OJ documentary sneaking in but again the Oscars are pretty straightforward so I doubt it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 On 1/17/2017 at 8:46 PM, Impact said: From the Oscar prediction game: Current nomination prediction count: 12: La La Land 8: Arrival (+1 alt) 7: Hacksaw Ridge, Hidden Figures (+1 alt) and Manchester by the Sea 6: Lion (+2 alt) and Moonlight (+1 alt) 4: Fences, Hell or High Water 3: Silence 2: Captain Fantastic, Deepwater Horizon (+1 alt), Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Jackie (+1 alt), Moana, Nocturnal Animals (+1 alt), Patriot's Day (+1 alt), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (+1 alt) and Sully (+1 alt) 1: Deadpool, Elle, Finding Dory, Hail, Caesar! (+1 alt), The Lobster, The Jungle Book, Kubo and the Two Strings, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Red Turtle, Sing Street, Star Trek Beyond, Suicide Squad, Trolls and Zootopia (+2 alt) Alt only: The BFG, The Dressmaker, Florence Foster Jenkins (2 alt) and The Secret Life of Pets Okay I'm surprised I put Hidden Figures on that many. (Oh what the heck, might as well as put 2 supporting actress nominations for it, supporting actor, editing and director for the heck of it! I mean it could happen! Well it could-not predicting that at all!) There are several I am still questionable about though. Not going to change any of my predicts (first time I am not doing that-hate to regret something that I do every year), though I am iffy about some. I could see Costner getting in over Patel (and Grant who I have as a alt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, Impact said: I could see Costner getting in over Patel (and Grant who I have as a alt). Lucas Hedges is the one who would be kicked out, not Patel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, filmlover said: Lucas Hedges is the one who would be kicked out, not Patel. I didn't even remember having him on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdMan Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 On 12/6/2016 at 1:28 AM, DAR said: So what are the locks so far: La La Land Moonlight Manchester by the Sea Arrival Silence ?? On 12/6/2016 at 1:18 PM, BirdMan said: About Silence , reviews aren't out yet , it hasn't won any significant awards for all we know it COULD be the next billy lynn On 12/6/2016 at 3:28 PM, filmlover said: On 12/6/2016 at 1:18 PM, BirdMan said: About Silence , reviews aren't out yet , it hasn't won any significant awards for all we know it COULD be the next billy lynn lol no. LOL YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Most people don't care about these mundane, little, inconsequential movies, engineered in labs to please a certain type of people. This year will be one of the most unpopular line up of films in the history of oscars. The AMPAS Montages we saw were full of the movies that people actually saw and cared about. Snobism has to stop at a certain point I guess if you want to have people to watch the ceremony. Hypocrisy is a beautiful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, The Futurist said: Most people don't care about these mundane, little, inconsequential movies, engineered in labs to please a certain type of people. This year will be one of the most unpopular line up of films in the history of oscars. The AMPAS Montages we saw were full of the movies that people actually saw and cared about. Snobism has to stop at a certain point I guess if you want to have people to watch the ceremony. Hypocrisy is a beautiful thing. (post spacing edited by me to make it look like a normal person wrote it) feels like a weird year to do your shtick when la la land's gonna be one of the highest grossing winners in a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Clearly The Futurist thinks they should've nominated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Exhaustion for Best Picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Futurist accusing other people of snobbery and then hypocrisy is priceless on so many levels. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: feels like a weird year to do your shtick when la la land's gonna be one of the highest grossing winners in a while. In total, if you adjust, it s not that much. Check out how many Oscar movies were in the Top 10-20 of a given year, 10,20,30,40 etc years ago and you ll see the undeniable trend. Oscar movies are getting less & less popular by the year. Except one or two big hits, that, I repeat, are not even that big, people don't give a crap about these movies. It s just empirical data, not even an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 but it's not like they need to worry about people not "watching the ceremony" it still pulls in near 35 million viewers even for a show like last year which got some of the lowest ever but that's still fucking huge if you consider the modern tv landscape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Also, La La Land wouldn't do the numbers it is doing without its critical raves, 7 Golden Globes & 14 Oscar Noms & futre wins. Because what audiences are craving right now is a Jacques Demy love letter/ copycat. Take out the La La Land raves & award recognition and few people would have cared about Chazelle's Harvard Cineclub fantasy. Hidden Figures' success feels more genuine, audiences chose the movie, it wasn't spoon fed to audiences like La La Land is right now. Edited January 24, 2017 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, The Futurist said: Also, La La Land wouldn't do the numbers it is doing without its critical raves, 7 Golden Globes & 14 Oscar Noms & futre wins. Because what audiences are craving right now is a Jacques Demy love letter/ copycat. Take out the La La Land raves & award recognition and few people would have cared about Chazelle's Harvard Cineclub fantasy. Hidden Figures' success feels more genuine, audiences chose the movie, it wasn't spoon fed to audiences like La La Land is right now. Hidden Figures feels like a genuine success and it rightfully took the audience from both spoon fed LLL and spoon fed Fences. That said, 3 years from now nobody's gonna remember either of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdMan Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 25 minutes ago, The Futurist said: Most people don't care about these mundane, little, inconsequential movies, engineered in labs to please a certain type of people. Well , most people LOVE Dwayne johnson , Vin Diesel , Liam neeson and Margot robbie movies and we all know what kinds of movies those tend to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 futurist is making even less than usual. what does "take out the La La Land raves" even mean? a few movies get raves, including some movies you love, but apparently, it only benefits la la land. also, la la land was a success before the golden globes and the oscar nominations, which were literally just announced, so that point also makes no sense whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
department store basement Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Alright, so it's pretty much a two horse race between LLL and Moonlight now. LLL would be the clear front runner if it had SAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 9 hours ago, The Futurist said: Also, La La Land wouldn't do the numbers it is doing without its critical raves, 7 Golden Globes & 14 Oscar Noms & futre wins. Because what audiences are craving right now is a Jacques Demy love letter/ copycat. Take out the La La Land raves & award recognition and few people would have cared about Chazelle's Harvard Cineclub fantasy. Hidden Figures' success feels more genuine, audiences chose the movie, it wasn't spoon fed to audiences like La La Land is right now. Because good critical reviews literally always means a film will do well commercially? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
