Blankments Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 What is Universals big OC I wonder? If I had to guess, it'd be Rush, but I have no idea how that one will turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 I was thinking the Coen brothers film was Universal for some reason, but it is CBS films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilusha Bandara Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 the contenders are 1 The Wolf of Wall Street 2 The Monuments Men 3 Twelve Years a slave 4 Iside Llweyn Davis 5 Saving Mr Banks 6 August: Osage Country 7 Gravity 8 American Hustle 9 Captain Philips 10 Fruitvale Station Still too early to predict! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilusha Bandara Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 If I had to guess, it'd be Rush, but I have no idea how that one will turn out. Um, Rush Won't be a nod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Um, Rush Won't be a nod! ... I agree? I'm just saying that if Universal has any OC, it's Rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Early word on Rush is that it's apparently really good. And it's Ron Howard. Seems like the kind of thing Academy could eat up. I think it could happen, I'm predicting it atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I could easily see Rush getting in if the reviews are there. It'll most likely do well enough in the box-office, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 What is Universals big OC I wonder? Whatever it is. I don't have faith in it. They haven't had a super successful film in ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Whatever it is. I don't have faith in it. They haven't had a super successful film in ages. You must of missed the first half of the year for them edit: And if you mean Oscars...well Unforgiven was WB's first film since My Fair Lady... Edited August 10, 2013 by Impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Err... Les Miserables? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 RIPD is gonna help them smash back into the Oscar race like you wouldn't believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 RIPD is gonna help them smash back into the Oscar race like you wouldn't believe. Bridges might not have won for playing a grizzled old cowboy in True Grit, but now he's back with a vengeance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Early word on Rush is that it's apparently really good. And it's Ron Howard. Seems like the kind of thing Academy could eat up. I think it could happen, I'm predicting it atm. OMG, Hems for Oscah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Kick Ass 2 is going to SWEEP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Whatever it is. I don't have faith in it. They haven't had a super successful film in ages. I don't say your list (a few pages before) isn't right, but I think you are over thinking everything. The Academy will mostly go for what's safe, what they like (like REALLY like) and what has tons of buzz around it. There have been numerous master pieces that no one knows and haven't been nominated. Rarely do you see a surprise at the Oscars: like a surprise nomination. Everything's already knows weeks before they are announced. The Buzz... The safety... Things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Last true surprise win for any major cat was in 2000 with Marsha Gay Harden. Even ones that have happened since that were considered surprises at least had something to back them up. Edited August 10, 2013 by Impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Last true surprise win for any major cat was in 2000 with Marsha Gay Harden. Even ones that have happened since that were considered surprises at least had something to back them up. I'd say Jacki Weaver is pretty surprising. No precursor support at all, outside of something like the Central Ohio Online Film Critics Assiciation. I don't say your list (a few pages before) isn't right, but I think you are over thinking everything. The Academy will mostly go for what's safe, what they like (like REALLY like) and what has tons of buzz around it. There have been numerous master pieces that no one knows and haven't been nominated. Rarely do you see a surprise at the Oscars: like a surprise nomination. Everything's already knows weeks before they are announced. The Buzz... The safety... Things like that. I think that the new more compact Awards schedule, a more independent Director's Branch, and of course a Academy that's trending younger, has changed that. We can get surprise, WTF, nominations. But, the bigger moral is to listen to Kargar. And, I think that there is actually a lot of logic behind the Academy's choices. There's a lot of things that the Academy goes for and depending on how the season begins to play out, we can deduce a lot out of it. This is what I forsee at this point in the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 I'd say Jacki Weaver is pretty surprising. No precursor support at all, outside of something like the Central Ohio Online Film Critics Assiciation. I was talking about wins-not noms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I was talking about wins-not noms. Okay. I'd say Adrien Brody as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Well the one thing that makes her stand out big time is that she had no SAG nomination. Edit: Which wouldn't happen again with a winner till last year with Waltz when he waltzed away with Oscar number 2! Edited August 11, 2013 by Impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
