85th Academy Awards (24/2/13) Official Thread- TONIGHT!! NOMINEES IN THE FIRST POST

[Superdeluxe]

Sasha already seems to be in near meltdown mode as she predicts SLP to take SAG ensemble and PGA.

She needs slp to win so it can slow down Argo because of her love for Lincoln Was reading experts predix at gold derby Best picture is a near dead heat between Argo and Lincoln What happens if Argo wins, PGA, DGA, BAFTAS, which the predictions point too

[riczhang]

Gold Derby "experts". You can't really trust what they say. For predictions I'd only trust O'Neil, Karger, and Feinberg. And on occasion maybe Poland, Pond, Thompson, and Tapley. The others are guessing almost as much as we are, the only thing they have on us is that they've been doing it for much longer. A lot of these "experts" don't really talk to enough actual voters to be credible enough.

[riczhang]

According to IMDB, Sasha's started deleting comments that support SLP. :rofl: :rofl:I was looking through the Actress thread, and I find it funny how it's gone, despite an unpredictable season, full circle. In September people were predicting 4/5 nominees. (Some people missed Chastain, and others missed Watts, but there were a few 4/5 predictions). And, I nailed Amour's nominations back in September. I said it was in contention for Picture, Director, Screenplay (I predicted a win), Actress, and Foreign Language. It got these 5 and is looking at a Screenplay win.

Edited January 25, 2013 by riczhang

[The Futurist]

Bret Easton Ellis@ BretEastonEllis 1dI actually think Silver LiningsPlaybook will sweep the Oscarson February 24th considering theAcademy voters I've talked to.Just a fact.

[Webslinger]

I find it funny that Stone is so on board with Lincoln after throwing a major hissy fit for the brief few weeks when War Horse looked like a somewhat viable contender to win Best Picture.

 

The part of me that loves schadenfreude hopes that Silver Linings Playbook wins Best Picture, just so that we can get the column telling us, essentially, that the Academy is going to hell in a handbasket because they didn't agree with one Internet blogger's opinion.

[Gopher]

It would add insult to injury if Silver Linings Playbook wins Best Picture and Lincoln, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, Life of Pi, Amour, and Beasts of the Southern Wild all lose to it. A year of masterpieces and the Academy is going to go with the safe romcom. Ugh. 

[Jack Nevada]

It would add insult to injury if Silver Linings Playbook wins Best Picture and Lincoln, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, Life of Pi, Amour, and Beasts of the Southern Wild all lose to it. A year of masterpieces and the Academy is going to go with the safe romcom. Ugh. 

 I'm actually rooting for Lincoln right now. Truly an Oscar movie in the best sense

[The Futurist]

It would add insult to injury if Silver Linings Playbook wins Best Picture and Lincoln, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, Life of Pi, Amour, and Beasts of the Southern Wild all lose to it. A year of masterpieces and the Academy is going to go with the safe romcom. Ugh. 

Yeah because rom com tropes are just despicable.

 

Right.

 

What is that word I am looking for that starts with a C ???

[Jack Nevada]

Yeah because rom com tropes are just despicable.

 

Right.

 

What is that word I am looking for that starts with a C ???

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[Gopher]

I love rom com tropes. I don't love movies that are about real people until the last 40 minutes when they bring out the rom com tropes.  

 

I also don't love people who use the C word. 

 

Sadly I'm siding with Sasha Stone this year. I would like ANY MOVIE that is not SLP to win. Pick any of 'em, they're all great.

[The Futurist]

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Nope.

 

Condescending.

 

The other movies are sooooo impooooortaaaaant compared to that tiny meaningless crowd pleaser of a rom com called SLP.

[Jack Nevada]

Nope.

 

Condescending.

 

The other movies are sooooo impooooortaaaaant compared to that tiny meaningless crowd pleaser of a rom com called SLP.

 Gee, you sure handle other people's opinions well. Check out the X-Men: Days of the Future Past thread, you'll have fun

[The Futurist]

 Gee, you sure handle other people's opinions well. Check out the X-Men: Days of the Future Past thread, you'll have fun

I don't like condesending opinions and Gopher's one on SLP fits the bill to a T.

 

CONDESCENDING.

 

Adjective

[*]Acting in a way that betrays a feeling of patronizing superiority.

 

There.

Edited January 25, 2013 by The Futurist

[Gopher]

Funny, I would use that word to describe all of your posts. 

 

I'm not better than you. I don't care if you love SLP. I think it's the worst BP nominee this year.  

[Michael Gary Scott]

SLP is 100 times better than beasts

[Jack Nevada]

SLP is 100 times better than beasts

Did you see Lincoln?

[Michael Gary Scott]

Did you see Lincoln?

Yes really enjoyed it.

[Sims]

Boy will I be pissed if SLP wins. It will have won for no other reason than Harvey Whorestein.

[The Futurist]

Rom com tropes gettin an Oscar.

 

The Horror, the horror ...

 

[Jack Nevada]

Since Leo and SLJ arent nominated Tommy Lee Jones deserves the supporting Oscar. He was fantastic in Lincoln.