Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 9523258)
I can't wait until the year (this?) that they can't justifiably fill 10 slots without opening themselves up to ridicule.
Originally Posted by John Slider
(Post 9523535)
:lol:
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by stingermck
(Post 9523497)
Hmm I wonder besides TDK what wouldve made up the list of 10 this year.
The Wrestler and Revolutionary Road would likely be 2 more choices in addition to Wall-E. Even though it had awful acting from the supporting cast, I think Gran Torino could have been in there as well. It was released so late in the game that it had no buzz going into the nominations, even though it cleaned up at the box office. |
Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by RagingBull80
(Post 9523658)
This is what I'm thinking. The newest "_____ Movie" will end up being nominated just to fill a spot.
I don't get what's funny. This really is a pointless change, add one or two don't double the damn thing.
Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
(Post 9523674)
Doubt most certainly would have...and should have anyways.
The Wrestler and Revolutionary Road would likely be 2 more choices in addition to Wall-E. That's 4. |
Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Stupid. Why not just nominate EVERY movie for Best Picture... same logic.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Haha yeah it can be like those movies that put the Cannes logo because they were "in competition."
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
I can't say I like it, but as long as they're keeping the Best Director nominations to 5, you can bet that at least 4 of those films would have been nominated for BP if it had 5 noms. And, the winner will at least be nominated in that category (if not win it).
I think the reasoning behind this is to try to get more people to watch the telecast. It probably won't change how they vote, but if more people tune in thinking a summer blockbuster or animated movie has a shot, it's a win for them. |
Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by RichC2
(Post 9523679)
He didn't think it was great, so be it.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
The Dark Knight IS a great film. It was robbed a nomination, and it could have even deservedly won Best Picture. Slumdog Millionaire was a good film, to be sure, but was it even Danny Boyle's best -- let alone better than the Dark Knight? No, it wasn't. And yet it won almost everything this last year. I think Christopher Nolan is one of the best film-makers currently working and his achievement should have been recognized.
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Whoa whoa whoa. I love TDK. I'll argue it needed a best pic nomination. But..better than Slumdog? No. Slumdog was ,to what an American audience would see, a exotic take of the standard guy gets girl story in a foreign world that we don't know. I saw Slumdog and I was like...fuck...TDK got topped by this. It was fresh, vibrant, and exotic for my eyes to see a take on a multiply told many times over tale.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by GenPion
(Post 9523712)
The Dark Knight IS a great film. It was robbed a nomination, and it could have even deservedly won Best Picture. Slumdog Millionaire was a good film, to be sure, but was it even Danny Boyle's best -- let alone better than the Dark Knight? No, it wasn't. And yet it won almost everything this last year. I think Christopher Nolan is one of the best film-makers currently working and his achievement should have been recognized.
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Slumdog was intensely overrated, and as someone said, not even Danny Boyle's best film. If it weren't for Sunshine, I'd say it was his worst film. It wasn't even as good as Frost/Nixon, let alone The Dark Knight or The Wrestler.
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I like it. I don't care if 5 more movies have a "Nominated for Best Picture" stamp on it, the DVD cover art will still suck. The voting pool is going to be more spread out, anything has a legitimate shot at winning. A lot of people only go see small movies if they are nominated for Best Pic, this would bring more business to movies like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead which got snubbed.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
is this the NHL playoffs?
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by Double_Oh_7
(Post 9523687)
Stupid. Why not just nominate EVERY movie for Best Picture... same logic.
10 movies is garbage. They should have an asterisk next to it, when 20 years from now people are like "Star Trek remake was nominated for Best Picture?" This is the worst idea since giving the Oscar to Slumdog Millionaire. |
Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
just another ploy by oscar to boost sagging ratings - and a too-late fix for a Dark Knight snub.
I see more comedy, a sci-fi flick or maybe a super hero movie or action/adventure getting a bone tossed to it - "welcome to the party!" - and still not having a chance to actually win over more snob fare like slumdog. They are smart, however - knowing you are more likely to tune in if your favorite movie makes the cut. |
Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by geicos27
(Post 9523156)
I'm guessing this is due to the outrage of The Dark Knight being screwed last year.
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Well I wont be watching if a disney/pixar film gets nominated. Thats all i know. That will fucking disgust me.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by MinLShaw
(Post 9523056)
I'm not sure I understand the benefit of this.
Originally Posted by stingermck
(Post 9523497)
Hmm I wonder besides TDK what wouldve made up the list of 10 this year.
The Wrestler ...and In Bruges probably still would have gotten the shaft.
Originally Posted by GenPion
(Post 9523712)
The Dark Knight IS a great film. It was robbed a nomination, and it could have even deservedly won Best Picture. Slumdog Millionaire was a good film, to be sure, but was it even Danny Boyle's best -- let alone better than the Dark Knight?
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
(Post 9523732)
Slumdog was intensely overrated, and as someone said, not even Danny Boyle's best film. If it weren't for Sunshine, I'd say it was his worst film. It wasn't even as good as Frost/Nixon, let alone The Dark Knight or The Wrestler.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
You don't think they make films good enough for the slot? I mean, personally....I'd always keep it in the animated section...but they've pretty good at their skills.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by John Slider
(Post 9523535)
:lol:
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by chris_sc77
(Post 9523932)
Well I wont be watching if a disney/pixar film gets nominated. Thats all i know. That will fucking disgust me.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Great, so now instead of nominating 5 films no one has ever seen they double it.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by dino88
(Post 9523945)
I'm not sure how it "not being Danny Boyle's best" is at all relevant to comparing Slumdog and TDK, or whether or not Slumdog deserved to win. Slumdog was up against the films made in 2008, not Danny Boyle's filmography. Using this logic, you can say that Sean Penn didn't deserve to win Best Actor for Milk because he was better in Dead Man Walking. And Martin Scorsese should be banned altogether from the Academy Awards because he'll never make anything that tops Goodfellas.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Just because you and your teeny-bopper pals didn't catch at the megaplex doesn't mean that "nobody" saw it.
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Re: Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10
Originally Posted by BravesMG
(Post 9523136)
This is crap, pure and simple. Just another reason to studios to slap the "Nominated for Best Picture" tag on more mainstream films.
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