WrathOfHan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1 minute ago, The Stingray said: So Brie is pretty much a lock now or what? I dig Elba but him over the kid from Room is a bit of a joke imo. Leo and Brie are locked and Vikander and Stallone are very likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I think being backed by Weinstein is increasingly a liability now rather than an asset in any campaign. In the past few years voters seem to have wised up to his sledgehammer tactics or simply decided to ignore what he's selling because he's selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1 hour ago, The Stingray said: So Brie is pretty much a lock now or what? I dig Elba but him over the kid from Room is a bit of a joke imo. I agree. Little Jacob Tremblay was great and he's utterly adorable on the red carpet too. He deserved an Oscar nom over Ruffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 9 minutes ago, All about Eve said: I think being backed by Weinstein is increasingly a liability now rather than an asset in any campaign. In the past few years voters seem to have wised up to his sledgehammer tactics or simply decided to ignore what he's selling because he's selling it. It looks like this year he himself doesn't give a shit about either of his releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It wasn't really a good year for Focus either. The Danish Girl is still looking to pick up a win for Vikander, but Suffragette probably deserves to go down as a textbook definition of Failed Oscar Bait because it literally went nowhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 54 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said: It looks like this year he himself doesn't give a shit about either of his releases. I read somewhere that his company has problems. Maybe his attention is on those matters. Still, I think voters don't buy what he's selling anymore even if he puts an effort into it. Mara is practically invisible this awards season despie being touted as a frontrunner a few months ago. She could have scooped up a good few 'supporting' prizes by now to be the top contender for the Oscar. He handled Macbeth really badly too. The film did well in Britain due mainly to the efforts of the director and cast rather than any great marketing campaign by TWC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Honestly, even after seeing Carol, I had a feeling that Mara's performance was just too "reserved" to be an Oscar winner. Vikander, for as lousy a movie as she's stuck in, still has plenty of scenes where she is forced to cry and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 23 minutes ago, filmlover said: Honestly, even after seeing Carol, I had a feeling that Mara's performance was just too "reserved" to be an Oscar winner. Vikander, for as lousy a movie as she's stuck in, still has plenty of scenes where she is forced to cry and whatnot. I agree. Vikander's role is more showy. Plus she has the advantage of Ex Machina being loved by so many. So her win for Danish Girl which many people don't care for is as much for Machina as anything. As a gossipy aside, I have to say the faces of the Mara sisters as they watched Vikander's speech were , ahem, 'interesting'! Vikander has certainly stolen Rooney's awards thunder, possibly taken her role in the Dragon tatoo sequel and is ensconced in the arms of Fassbender with whom Rooney apparently had a thing -that's a lot of grievances. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 6 minutes ago, All about Eve said: I agree. Vikander's role is more showy. Plus she has the advantage of Ex Machina being loved by so many. So her win for Danish Girl which many people don't care for is as much for Machina as anything. As a gossipy aside, I have to say the faces of the Mara sisters as they watched Vikander's speech were , ahem, 'interesting'! Vikander has certainly stolen Rooney's awards thunder, possibly taken her role in the Dragon tatoo sequel and is ensconced in the arms of Fassbender with whom Rooney apparently had a thing -that's a lot of grievances. Lol Pretty sure that's never going to happen no matter who's in it at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 17 minutes ago, filmlover said: Pretty sure that's never going to happen no matter who's in it at this point. There's certainly no demand for it but who knows, some unbright spark is bound to suggest it should happen. But I agree, it probably won't happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 2 hours ago, All about Eve said: I think being backed by Weinstein is increasingly a liability now rather than an asset in any campaign. In the past few years voters seem to have wised up to his sledgehammer tactics or simply decided to ignore what he's selling because he's selling it. Imitation Game last year got all the big nominations and won screenplay, Django and Silver Linings two years before it got nominated for everything and won some major awards. His movies this year either bombed with audiences and critics (Burnt, Macbeth) or the voters didn't like very much (Carol, H8ful). He'll bounce back. Probably with the inspirational story of a paraplegic holocaust survivor who invented something important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The Founder will be Harvey's horse this year, maybe Tulip Fever as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Joel M said: Imitation Game last year got all the big nominations and won screenplay, Django and Silver Linings two years before it got nominated for everything and won some major awards. His movies this year either bombed with audiences and critics (Burnt, Macbeth) or the voters didn't like very much (Carol, H8ful). He'll bounce back. Probably with the inspirational story of a paraplegic holocaust survivor who invented something important. I really liked Imitation Game but despite being touted as a big contender it fizzled out and got overtaken by Theory of everything. Imitation Game didn't even win best British film at the Baftas which was quite a shock. Django and Silver linings didn't win as big as he would have hoped. I'm not saying he's been out of the awards loop entirely but since the Artist he has not been the force he once was or was thought to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TalismanRing Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Too cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 9 hours ago, All about Eve said: I agree. Little Jacob Tremblay was great and he's utterly adorable on the red carpet too. He deserved an Oscar nom over Ruffalo. Tremblay was lead and he deserved and Oscar nom over everybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 3 hours ago, TalismanRing said: Tremblay was lead and he deserved and Oscar nom over everybody I actually wouldn't disagree with you on either point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All about Eve - old Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 4 hours ago, TalismanRing said: Too cute The picture with Leo was just cuteness overload too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieboner Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I really hope The Big Short doesn't win best picture. It'll be the worst winner since Crash. To me, Spotlight, Revenant, Martian, Mad Max, and Room were better films. Those films winning would be well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
