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

[riczhang]

Doubt it.

It won't. Most of the pictures have grossed more than 100 million. SLP ZDT and LoP still can as well. So 7/9 nominees over 100 million, and 3 or more about 150 million is pretty goddamn good for the academy. And ratings went up last year despite what people said about the indie nominees. Edited January 10, 2013 by riczhang

[rockNrollaDIM]

Again. WHO THE FUCK IS BEN ZEITLIN? I need to see this movie, so I can bash the fuck out of this nomination.

[GiantCALBears]

Doubt it.

Why? No reason for there to be strong ratings. The BO results from the nominees is mediocre at best.

[mattmav45]

The saddest part about the possibily of Weinstein winning for an okay movie the third time in a row is that he had truly great movies (The Master, Django Unchained) that will likely go unrewarded.#TeamLincoln

I would like your post, but I can't agree with the Team Lincoln sentiment. ;)I guess based on nominations I would have to go with Django, but I still have to see Zero Dark Thirty, Holy Motors, Cloud Atlas, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Amour, etc.

[GiantCALBears]

Seriously though Bigalow and Affleck snubbed is ridiculous, easily in top 3 directing jobs this year and the DGA confirms that. Fuck the overrated Academy

[RichWS]

Why? No reason for there to be strong ratings. The BO results from the nominees is mediocre at best.

4 of the nominees have already grossed $100M+. Life of Pi is almost there. SLP and ZDT will get close, if not make it. What are you talking about?

[druv10]

What a fucking joke, apparently ZDT, Argo, Django made themselves. Bigger morons that vote for the Academy or for baseball's HOF?

Well at least Academy will vote and give us winners unlike the morons that elected no one to the baseball HOF.

[fishstick]

Does anyone think that Affleck and Bigelow cancelled each other out? Both directed thematically similar movies. So I guess they split votes allowing other directors to get in.Leo, SLJ and Bardem totally cancelled each other out. 3 villains, 1 spot, 0 noms.

Edited January 10, 2013 by fishnets

[CoolioD1]

Does anything think that Affleck and Bigelow cancelled each other out? Both directed thematically similar movies. So I guess they split votes allowing other directors to get in.

I think people were cautious about Bigelow because of controversy but I'm not sure about Affleck. Maybe some don't take him seriously? Like how Ron Howard won the DGA for Apollo 13 but couldn't get an Oscar nomination?

[riczhang]

4 of the nominees have already grossed $100M+. Life of Pi is almost there. SLP and ZDT will get close, if not make it. What are you talking about?

I think when all is said and done 7 films will be above 100 million. And of those Django, Les Mis, and Lincoln will be above 150 million. That is so much better than what the Academy normally does.

[CoolioD1]

Again. WHO THE FUCK IS BEN ZEITLIN? I need to see this movie, so I can bash the fuck out of this nomination.

Out of that line-up I personally think he deserves to win. He's young/first time filmmaker, so this is a good way for him to kick start a career.

[riczhang]

I think people were cautious about Bigelow because of controversy but I'm not sure about Affleck. Maybe some don't take him seriously? Like how Ron Howard won the DGA for Apollo 13 but couldn't get an Oscar nomination?

He's done three solid films now, it'd be really sad if people didn't take him seriously as a filmmaker.

[druv10]

Does anyone think that Affleck and Bigelow cancelled each other out? Both directed thematically similar movies. So I guess they split votes allowing other directors to get in.Leo, SLJ and Bardem totally cancelled each other out. 3 villains, 1 spot, 0 noms.

Bigelow's chances went down the hill with controversy with ZDT. Affleck is the real shocker.

[fishstick]

I think people were cautious about Bigelow because of controversy but I'm not sure about Affleck. Maybe some don't take him seriously? Like how Ron Howard won the DGA for Apollo 13 but couldn't get an Oscar nomination?

But it`s similarity of their movies that make me think it`s a vote split rather than some anti-torture, anti-women, anti-sexy star-turned-sexy director agenda. It makes sense. I mena, one can explain Bigelow snub citing other factors (Backlash over the gimmick win, present controversy) but Affleck? If anything, he was supposed to capitalize on ZDT backlash. So it`s a vote split.

[CoolioD1]

watch this years ratings tank.

Yawn. People said that last year when The Help was the only nominee that was a big box office hit.... and yet the ratings actually increased from 2010, and a bunch of big hits were nominated that year. Sooooo......

[CoolioD1]

He's done three solid films now, it'd be really sad if people didn't take him seriously as a filmmaker.

I know people who still bring up Gigli when I bring up how good Argo was. Sad but true.

[RichWS]

I know people who still bring up Gigli when I bring up how good Argo was. Sad but true.

Morons.

[GiantCALBears]

Who has seen ZDT and/or Argo? Tell me why/how there were five better directors in film in 2012, go

[Alpha]

While I am incredibly disappointed that Skyfall didn't get BP, and that TDKR didn't get ANY nominations, I am pleased that the BP crowd was more enticing than last year.

[Gopher]

I'd place Carax/Anderson/Johnson/Speilberg/Tarantino over Affleck but just barely. Haven't seen ZDT yet (tomorrow!).Guess I have to see Amour now. I like Haneke but two hours of old people dying just doesn't sound like fun.