Jake Gittes Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yeah I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Manchester by the Sea in the BP line-up next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 It definitely has a pole position, but a lot hinges on whether it strikes a chord with the mainstream. Some reviews have expressed doubt about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Silence seems incredibly likely.. other than that it is nearly impossible to tell. Manchester by the Sea is also getting a lot of buzz at the moment, doesn't seem like a usual oscar contender though. I'm hoping Passengers ends up being great as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Lock it down folks. BIRTH OF A NATION is coming for the BP WIN in 2017 4 OSCAR noms for Nate Parker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Locking it down in january? cool, we can just close this section of the forum for a year, I guess. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 11 minutes ago, MinaTakla said: Lock it down folks. BIRTH OF A NATION is coming for the BP WIN in 2017 4 OSCAR noms for Nate Parker. Weren't you the one calling for Steve Jobs to win Best Picture back in August or something? Check yourself before you wreck yourself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 btw reactions to birth of a nation seem pretty good but not great to me. I'm sure it'll get nominations but wins? hmm. On paper this year looks strong to me. though every year looks strong on paper I guess, you just gotta wait for 70% of it to flop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 33 minutes ago, filmlover said: Weren't you the one calling for Steve Jobs to win Best Picture back in August or something? Check yourself before you wreck yourself. I'm the one who also said BOYHOOD is SPOTLIGHT and no one believed me:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 32 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: btw reactions to birth of a nation seem pretty good but not great to me. I'm sure it'll get nominations but wins? hmm. On paper this year looks strong to me. though every year looks strong on paper I guess, you just gotta wait for 70% of it to flop. It has a killer narrative Big studio, importance, big cast, solid reviews so far, male centric story All these 5 components led films like 12 YAS and soon, TBS, to a win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 spotlight's more of a sideways than a boyhood. and as to your other point who cares it's january. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The movie could literally be the second coming of Jesus and it would still be too early to dub it a winner. I mean, any year Scorsese's in the mix you can't count him out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The sad irony is that if Birth of a Nation won Best Picture it would only give more weight to the notion that movies led by black people can only win big at the Oscars if they're about slavery 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) I'm predicting Birth of a Nation to get nominated but it's waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early to say it's winning. Edited January 26, 2016 by WrathOfHan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm also happy that Armie Hammer is finally going to appear in a movie that's looking to be really successful for the first time since his breakthrough in The Social Network. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The sad irony is that if Birth of a Nation won Best Picture it would only give more weight to the notion that movies led by black people can only win big at the Oscars if they're about slavery Or just white guilt racism in any time period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 22 minutes ago, filmlover said: I'm also happy that Armie Hammer is finally going to appear in a movie that's looking to be really successful for the first time since his breakthrough in The Social Network. people are gonna be so pissed when Armie Hammer is the only nomination for that movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 17 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: people are gonna be so pissed when Armie Hammer is the only nomination for that movie. Oh man, if that happens after everything this season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 So Hail Ceasar! is out in theaters now. Do you think it's best picture material? I haven't seen it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Even though I haven't seen it either I can assure you the answer is no. Has neither the reviews to justify it nor the late release date to ensure the academy remembers it. Probably won't have the box office either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The best HC can hope for is Costume Design. If Original Screenplay is really weak it could sneak in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
