2010 Oscar buzz/predictions
#251
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You didn't come away from TSN feeling sorry for the world's youngest billionaire?
#252
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Sheesh, I hope it wasn't that realistic. Very scary that there are people that live that way. In the scene where Lawrence is teaching her younger siblings to fire a rifle, she says a line like "kneel down like you're praying" It sent a chill up my spine like this is America --guns and Jesus.
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If it wasn't realistic, I think this reviewer would have been complaining.
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Sheesh, I hope it wasn't that realistic. Very scary that there are people that live that way. In the scene where Lawrence is teaching her younger siblings to fire a rifle, she says a line like "kneel down like you're praying" It sent a chill up my spine like this is America --guns and Jesus.
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Tom Hooper just won the DGA award over David Fincher, who alongside Bale and Sorkin has up til now dominated his category. I think we need to all start resigning ourselves to a King's Speech sweep come oscar night, folks. If it takes SAG it'll be pretty much over, as it does not compete with The Social Network at WGA (original, versus adapted).
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Tom Hooper just won the DGA award over David Fincher, who alongside Bale and Sorkin has up til now dominated his category. I think we need to all start resigning ourselves to a King's Speech sweep come oscar night, folks. If it takes SAG it'll be pretty much over, as it does not compete with The Social Network at WGA (original, versus adapted).
I thought the conventional wisdom was that the Best Picture race was always between The Social Network and The King's Speech, so if TKS came out on top it wouldn't be too shocking.
Will support for TKS carry into the Supporting Acting categories where (I think) The Fighter was favored? Guess we will find out tonight.
#259
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Yes. It's very possible.
It's unfortunate Hooper won over Fincher. Hooper's direction was the only thing I could actually fault with The King's Speech.
Bale did better than Rush, but Rush carried TKS (imo) and if it's a favored movie it's possible they will give it to him instead of Bale.
It's unfortunate Hooper won over Fincher. Hooper's direction was the only thing I could actually fault with The King's Speech.
Bale did better than Rush, but Rush carried TKS (imo) and if it's a favored movie it's possible they will give it to him instead of Bale.
#260
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The Old Farts have spoken! We like to play it safe and we are going to make sure that the non-formulaic movie for those young hippies will fail! Long live the safe, heart tugging standard fare!
#261
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I'm sure The King's Speech is good, but I really thought this might be the year where the voters who actually know what technology is, might...just might....vote for the hip movie. But no.
I still hold out some hope for Social Network, but it's not looking good now. The DGA loss was a huge blow. So if things don't change, it appears King's Speech takes Picture, Director, Actor, likely Editing now as a throw in, probably Screenplay too. I'm sure it'll win something else.
Poor Social Network might just end up with Screenplay and Score. That is truly a shame.
I still hold out some hope for Social Network, but it's not looking good now. The DGA loss was a huge blow. So if things don't change, it appears King's Speech takes Picture, Director, Actor, likely Editing now as a throw in, probably Screenplay too. I'm sure it'll win something else.
Poor Social Network might just end up with Screenplay and Score. That is truly a shame.
#262
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I really don't think any of that will happen. It's nearly February and the majority of Americans still have not even heard of The King's Speech.
#263
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Yeah, again I didn't like a number of directorial choices in The King's Speech but it further proves the academy prefers things remain the same. TKS is a total traditional movie with standard "overcoming the odds" fare. It's by no means bad, but it's rather forgettable.
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I hope this will be a similar year when the DGA picked Rob Marshall over Scorsese and Polanski, but Polanski took the Oscar. But I have a feeling it won't be. Usually, out of all the groups, the directors make a good choice on Oscar night. They also rewarded Soderberg for "Traffic" which was a somewhat surprise.
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I hope this will be a similar year when the DGA picked Rob Marshall over Scorsese and Polanski, but Polanski took the Oscar. But I have a feeling it won't be. Usually, out of all the groups, the directors make a good choice on Oscar night. They also rewarded Soderberg for "Traffic" which was a somewhat surprise.
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This was posted on Hollywood Elsewhere from a member who said they were at the DGA:
being in the room last night for the DGA Awards..I can tell you the audience was stunned over the Hooper win..Kathryn Bigelow (who read the winner) was visibly shocked..one of the other directors (not Fincher) couldn't contain himself and let out a howl of laughter. Having been to a lot of these award shows this season a bit...I'm sure all of the directors want to win themselves, but get the feeling they don't mind losing to Fincher...I think they *do mind losing to Hooper considering the direction was the weakest part of King's Speech.
being in the room last night for the DGA Awards..I can tell you the audience was stunned over the Hooper win..Kathryn Bigelow (who read the winner) was visibly shocked..one of the other directors (not Fincher) couldn't contain himself and let out a howl of laughter. Having been to a lot of these award shows this season a bit...I'm sure all of the directors want to win themselves, but get the feeling they don't mind losing to Fincher...I think they *do mind losing to Hooper considering the direction was the weakest part of King's Speech.
#267
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It's about 50-50 for best picture. King's Speech is safer, more Oscar-baity. Social Network is young and hip. Academy skews older though.
#268
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Gladiator winning over Gosford Park
Crash winning over everything
The Departed winning over The Queen
No Country for Old Men winning over everything
Slumdog Millionaire winning over The Reader
The Hurt Locker winning over everything
None of those films are Oscar bait.
#269
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This has become sort of a myth. Recent examples include:
Gladiator winning over Gosford Park
Crash winning over everything
The Departed winning over The Queen
No Country for Old Men winning over everything
Slumdog Millionaire winning over The Reader
The Hurt Locker winning over everything
None of those films are Oscar bait.
Gladiator winning over Gosford Park
Crash winning over everything
The Departed winning over The Queen
No Country for Old Men winning over everything
Slumdog Millionaire winning over The Reader
The Hurt Locker winning over everything
None of those films are Oscar bait.
#270
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Yeah, the only thing that was even somewhat competitive with Gladiator that year was Traffic. Chocolat, Crouching Tiger, and Erin Brockovich didn't really seem so high and mighty.
Funny that Soderbergh had two Best Pic and two Best Director noms that year
Gosford Park was nominated the year after Gladiator won and lost to A Beautiful Mind.
Funny that Soderbergh had two Best Pic and two Best Director noms that year
Gosford Park was nominated the year after Gladiator won and lost to A Beautiful Mind.
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#271
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Never considered "The Reader" as a legitimate contender for BP that year (or really any year).
"The Departed" felt like a lifetime achievement win for Scorsese (along with his BD win). (Then again, I didn't really love that movie, and was surprised it won BP that year).
"The Departed" felt like a lifetime achievement win for Scorsese (along with his BD win). (Then again, I didn't really love that movie, and was surprised it won BP that year).
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Yeah, the only thing that was even somewhat competitive with Gladiator that year was Traffic. Chocolat, Crouching Tiger, and Erin Brockovich didn't really seem so high and mighty.
Funny that Soderbergh had two Best Pic and two Best Director noms that year
Gosford Park was nominated the year after Gladiator won and lost to A Beautiful Mind.
Funny that Soderbergh had two Best Pic and two Best Director noms that year
Gosford Park was nominated the year after Gladiator won and lost to A Beautiful Mind.
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I'm sure The King's Speech is good, but I really thought this might be the year where the voters who actually know what technology is, might...just might....vote for the hip movie. But no.
I still hold out some hope for Social Network, but it's not looking good now. The DGA loss was a huge blow. So if things don't change, it appears King's Speech takes Picture, Director, Actor, likely Editing now as a throw in, probably Screenplay too. I'm sure it'll win something else.
Poor Social Network might just end up with Screenplay and Score. That is truly a shame.
I still hold out some hope for Social Network, but it's not looking good now. The DGA loss was a huge blow. So if things don't change, it appears King's Speech takes Picture, Director, Actor, likely Editing now as a throw in, probably Screenplay too. I'm sure it'll win something else.
Poor Social Network might just end up with Screenplay and Score. That is truly a shame.
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Here's my major problem with King's Speech, and I know that others feel the same way, it feels like a big screen version of Masterpiece Theater. I've seen the film twice now and it feels like something you would turn into on PBS, it doesn't feel like something made for seeing a movie theater. Don't get me wrong, it's good, but no where near the level of film that Inception, Social Network, True Grit, The Fighter, Black Swan, or hell even Toy Story 3 is. I can't still get around why Inception isn't the front runner and why Nolan can't get a break with the Oscars.