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Oscar Thread

Curious as to why there are only 9 films nominated for best pic? I thought that the new formula was 10 films instead of the old 5.
 
Lincoln is the favorite I would say. The snub of Hooper, Affleck, and Bigelow makes me think that it won't be very close. Silver Linings Playbook and Life of Pi seem to be the competitors if you go by number of nominations. Glad to see The Master get three acting nominations, wish it or Moonrise or TDKR would have gotten a 10th Best Picture nomination. TDKR completely shut out.
 
Silver Linings Playbook is the best movie I've seen this year. You should definitely see it if you haven't.
 
why only 9 best pic noms? Thought it was set at 10?
 
It can be anywhere between 5 and 10. There's no required number.
 
Leo should have gotten a nomination and award for just a single scene. If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about.
 
cookoutdeac said:
Silver Linings Playbook is the best movie I've seen this year. You should definitely see it if you haven't.
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I didn't realize at all it was this critically acclaimed. Good for my girl, JL.
 
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showed that it really, really loved the cast of David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," nominating it in every acting category: Bradley Cooper in best actor, Jennifer Lawrence in best actress, Robert De Niro in supporting actor, and Jacki Weaver as a surprise in supporting actress. (The film received eight total nominations.) This is the 14th time in Oscar history that a film has received nominations in all four acting categories -- and the first time in 31 years, since "Reds" in 1981.

http://seattletimes.com/html/popcor...those_silver_linings_pla.html?prmid=head_main

Why is this film playing in so few theatres? It has a star-studded cast, critical acclaim and even after going wide release is playing in less than 25% of screens than crap like Parental Guidance.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=silverliningsplaybook.htm
 
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Need to See: Silver Linings, Zero Dark, Django, Argo

Saw:

Beasts of the Southern Wild: extremely overrated. It is a nice achievement for an indie film, but it has a lot of holes.
Moonrise Kingdom - great Wes Anderson


I will never see Lincoln or Les Miz, except for 20 mins when Im flipping past them on HBO a year from now. No interest.


Finally, movies about old people suck. Can't say I've sat through a movie about French old people but....this looks fairly awfulsauce.

 
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I'm surprised Lincoln has become the front-runner given that I felt the common perception was that while the performances were amazing, the film itself was slow and not particularly gripping. It's a weird contrast to other nominees like Argo and (presumably since I haven't seen it) Zero Dark Thirty, which are so intense. I didn't NOT like Lincoln, but I definitely did not walk out feeling like I'd seen the Best Picture or that I'd ever really want to see it again.
 
I saw Silver Lining this weekend and loved it. Really well done IMO. Bradley Cooper was in every single scene I can remember except one (and that was like 30 secs). He and JL were great as was Bobby D.
 
TheTwinAndreBen said:
Beasts of the Southern Wild: extremely overrated. It is a nice achievement for an indie film, but it has a lot of holes.
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Agreed. I enjoyed the movie, but a best picture nomination is too much. That said, nice to see little girl get a Best Actress nomination. She crushes in that movie. Pops is pretty good too.
 
The Life of Pi was beautifully shot but was very overrated.
 
RJKarl said:
I'm surprised Affleck didn't get nominated for directing.

To me the two biggest locks are Tommy Lee Jones and Searching For Sugarman.
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I would say that both are far from locks. Searching for Sugarman might not be a top two favorite in the category.
 
qcdeac said:
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showed that it really, really loved the cast of David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," nominating it in every acting category: Bradley Cooper in best actor, Jennifer Lawrence in best actress, Robert De Niro in supporting actor, and Jacki Weaver as a surprise in supporting actress. (The film received eight total nominations.) This is the 14th time in Oscar history that a film has received nominations in all four acting categories -- and the first time in 31 years, since "Reds" in 1981.

http://seattletimes.com/html/popcor...those_silver_linings_pla.html?prmid=head_main

Why is this film playing in so few theatres? It has a star-studded cast, critical acclaim and even after going wide release is playing in less than 25% of screens than crap like Parental Guidance.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=silverliningsplaybook.htm
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Studios have weird release timing during this part of the year to align with award announcements/schedules.
 
Everyone that sees Lincoln comes away talking about TL Jones. He's gonna win.

Do yall think Le Miserable and Lincoln split the vote and Amour has a "Shakespeare in Love" shot at winning now? I do.
 
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Everyone that sees Lincoln comes away talking about TL Jones. He's gonna win.

Do yall think Le Miserable and Lincoln split the vote and Amour has a "Shakespeare in Love" shot at winning now? I do.
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Haha, if a Michael Haneke movie wins best picture, that would be hilarious. I see the comparison that you are drawing in terms of the movie being a long shot, but anything Haneke is light years apart from a light little frolic like Shakespeare in Love. Haneke is as nihilistic as they come.
 
RJKarl said:
The Life of Pi was beautifully shot but was very overrated.
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Yep. It tried to hit you over the head at the end with some kind of epiphany, but it used one of those squeaky, smooshy kid hammers to do it.
 
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