Jack Nevada Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has given out its movie awards on february 1st, and the winners were Best Motion Picture "Red Tails" Best Actor in a Motion Picture Denzel Washington, "Flight" Best Actress in a Motion PictureViola Davis, "Won't Back Down" Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Samuel L. Jackson, "Django Unchained" Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Kerry Washington, "Django Unchained" Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) "Abducted: The Carlina White Story" Best Independent Motion Picture "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Best International Motion Picture "The Intouchables" Best Documentary (Theatrical or Television) "On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of" I'm certainly glad that Samuel L. Jackson finally got an award of some kind for his outrageously funny performance in Django Unchained, but there are a few weird choices in the winners. The biggest one is probably the George Lucas produced Red Tails winning best picture, as it wasn't very well received by critics nor by the audiences (it made only 49M). The other nominees in the category were Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Flight and Good Deeds by Tyler Perry. So how did Red Tails win the main prize? I suppose the controversy around Django's excessive use fo the word n*gger must have had something to do with it not winning, but how did they consider Red Tails better than Beasts of the Southern Wild. Another odd choice imo is giving Kerry Washington an award for Django. Tarantino barely gave her any dialogue or character, and her character was awfully underwritten. Other nominees in the supporting actress category were Amandla Stenberg - "The Hunger Games" (Lionsgate) Gloria Reuben - "Lincoln" (The Walt Disney Studios)Kerry Washington - "Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company)Phylicia Rashad - "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds" (Lionsgate)Taraji P. Henson - "Think Like a Man" (Screen Gems) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 It seems like Kerry Washington won because that category in general was slim pickings. I'd have given her the award as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 The supporting actor category was much stronger Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureDavid Oyelowo - "Middle of Nowhere" (AFFRM)Don Cheadle - "Flight" (Paramount Pictures)Dwight Henry - "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)Lenny Kravitz - "The Hunger Games" (Lionsgate)Samuel L. Jackson - "Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Dwight Henry should have won. Wallis too. Whatever. These are stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Red Tails is a an enjoyable movie. The aerial scenes are thrilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Red Tails is a an enjoyable movie. The aerial scenes are thrilling. But is it better than Django, Flight or Beasts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ainsleyb Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 But is it better than Django, Flight or Beasts? No, but it has the most black main characters. Which is why it won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) But is it better than Django, Flight or Beasts? Might be better than Beasts (because Beasts isn't what it's hyped to be). And in terms of NAACP Image it's hard to be more optimistic about Black advancement than showing black WW2 fighter pilots succeed in overcoming adversity. Edited February 2, 2013 by 4815162342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 But is it better than Django, Flight or Beasts? RT is also the only one of those four from a black director. Maybe that helped? idk, I don't follow these awards much tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 RT is also the only one of those four from a black director. Maybe that helped? idk, I don't follow these awards much tbh. Oh yeah, having a black director must have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 red tails? the movie wasnt exactly thrilling stuff, flight was better and i haven't seen the others you mentionned! i like taraji p henson in "think like a man" but haven' t seen kerry washington in django yet i'd love to see tom hanks tackled blacks in world war II with the same production value he brought to band of brothers and the pacific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Go George Lucas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Washington was easily the best choice in that embarrassment of a category. She was surprisingly good for saying close to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) It seems like Kerry Washington won because that category in general was slim pickings. I'd have given her the award as well.Yeah I was about to question her win but when you look at the category, it makes sense. I understand the need to recognize work by black actors since the Academy so seldom does, but every year the NAACP has to stoop so low to do it. That teachers union movie that Davis won for is one of the biggest turkeys of the year. Edited February 6, 2013 by Silver Linings aDIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'm glad for Kerry Washington. You should guys watch Scandal, she's pretty great there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
