Impact Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Here we go again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Ang Lee, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Nate Parker, Birth of a Nation Paul Greengrass, Jason Bourne Rob Reiner, LBJ Martin Scorsese, Silence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Clint Eastwood - Sully Ang Lee - Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Martin Scorsese - Silence Denis Villeneuve - Story of Your Life Robert Zemeckis - Untitled WWII Thriller Edited March 2, 2016 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 IDK, if the last year has taught me anything it's that Inarritu will find some way to win this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Lonergan, Parker, Scorsese, Villeneuve all look good to me (the first two's films have been seen and widely praised, Scorsese is Scorsese, and it feels like Sicario brought Villeneuve a ton of goodwill that could translate into a nom this time if he does justice to the supposedly incredible source material), which probably means that only one or two of them will get nominated in the end. But I'll go with them for now. Not sure about the fifth guy. Eastwood and Hancock seem too safe/bland, Zemeckis hasn't made anything above-average since Cast Away, and did I miss the memo that Rob Reiner is suddenly a good director again after 20 years? Ang Lee's movie sounds fascinating but it also seems like something that could go off the rails pretty easily. I think I'll just go with James Gray because I'm a big fan and it's about time he got recognized already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 To be fair-Zemeckis did take that time off to do animated films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Mel Gibson is a wild card for me. Yes, critics haven't loved him since Braveheart but Hacksaw Ridge sounds like the most Oscar baity thing he's done since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 i don't think people are ok with mel gibson yet. yeah i know roman polanski and woody allen or whatever but they certainly have more impassioned fans. mel just presenting at the golden globes seems to make the room visibly uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Yeaaahhhhh, I wouldn't bet on anything Mel-related either. There were even reports from the Globes after parties this year that everyone went out of their way to avoid him (probably wasn't smart to invite him in a year in which neither RDJ and Jodie Foster, his two remaining lifelines that are the only reason he is invited at all to these events, didn't attend). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernus Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Can only think of Scorsese at the moment. Mightily excited for Silence, I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Ang Lee (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk) Martin Scorsese (Silence) Denis Villeneuve (Story of Your Life) Morten Tyldum (Passengers) Jeff Nichols (Loving) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 If Damien Chazelle wasn't in the conversation before he surely needs to be now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Nate Parker (Birth of a Nation) Ang Lee (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk) Denis Villeneuve (Story of Your Life) Morten Tydium (Passengers) Damien Chazelle (La La Land) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 No activity in this thread for a while-so any new or updated predictions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 My guesses are pretty much the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I wish Silence would be dated already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 26 minutes ago, RichWS said: I wish Silence would be dated already. The Big Short didn't get its date until near the end of September last year. One thing to be of concern though is that Paramount already has a lot on their plate for the end of the year between Arrival, Allied, and Fences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Damien Chazelle, La La Land Ang Lee, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Nate Parker, The Birth of a Nation Martin Scorcese, Silence You could probably swap out Lonergan for Affleck if Live by Night gets released this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I feel like even if Live by Night gets moved up to this year and is as good as Argo, Affleck still isn't coming anywhere near a Director nomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Ang Lee, Billy Lynn Nate Parker, The Birth of a Nation Damien Chazelle, La La Land Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Martin Scorsese, Silence Affleck would replace either Lonergan or Parker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
