devilshalo

I think it is rather unfair that for every best picture nom, there should be the accompanying best director nom.

Decker

Ben Affleck would have been a lock if he had been nominated. Without a directing nomination, it makes it kinda hard for the DGA winner to take home the Oscar.

RichC2

I don't recall this happening recently (if ever), the Academy has rescinded the nomination of Alone Yet Not Alone for Best Song.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/acad...yet-not-alone/

Drexl

"Nominated Yet Not Nominated."

Crocker Jarmen

There's been a lot of nasty speculation about Alone Yet Not Alone since the nominations were announced. If the producers are smart, they can turn this into a "Liberal Hollywood Attacking Christian Film" scandal. That will be a lot of fun!

I remember Nina Rota was nominated for Best Score for The Godfather and then had the nomination rescinded because he had recycled some music he wrote for an earlier Italian movie.

Then, when Godfather 2 came out, the rules changed and Carmine Coppola was nominated and won the Oscar for Best Score, even though the movie still contained a lot of Rota's earlier ineligiable music.

Supermallet

What the fuck is Alone Yet Not Alone?

jfoobar

If you weren't a godless heathen, you'd know.

Supermallet

Cthulhu be praised!

Shannon Nutt

The story of my life. Alone...except for the voices in my head.

Decker

That's kind of amazing and sleazy. Justin Timberlake misses an Oscar Nomination for this?

BTW : I read yesterday that if "Let It Go" from Frozen wins (which looks pretty likely unless they're just dying to give Bono an Oscar), then Robert Lopez will be an EGOT winner at the age of 38! He's already got Tonys for Avenue Q and Book of Mormon, a Grammy for the Book of Mormon soundtrack and an Emmy for his songs for the My Musical episode of Scrubs.

JumpCutz

The trailer for Alone Yet Not Alone has to be seen to be believed.

Christian movies.

I believe that dipshit Kirk Cameron have another one of his simple minded badly acted movies coming out soon too.

beavis69

So far I've seen Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, and Wolf of Wall Street. Out of those I think Gravity was the best but I'm looking forward to checking out the other nominees, especially Dallas Buyers Club. McConaughey seems to be on a pretty hot streak right now and the story seems interesting. Living overseas has made it hard to see many new films, especially when all the theaters are dubbed instead subtitled.

Rypro 525

fixed

also wasn't there some controversy that the song that features Timberlake wasn't eligible for whatever reason?

bluetoast

The Hollywood Reporter discussed a few situations in the past. The most recent of which was the live action short Tuba Atlantic, which they said was on TV in Norway before the ceremony. My friends thought that was the best of the shorts that year but I vehemently disagreed.

Mr. Cinema

The ACE awards were last night. Captain Phillips won in the Drama category over the heavy favorite Gravity. American Hustle won for Comedy/Musical.

This helps to keep the BP race up in the air.

Gravity has won: Globe for Directing, DGA, PGA
American Hustle has won: Globe for Best Picture, SAG, ACE
12 Years a Slave has won: Globe for Best Picture, PGA

It probably has no shot at BP, but Captain Phillips has managed 2 major Guild awards, the ACE and WGA.

12 Years a Slave wasn't eligible for the WGA, but it's the favorite for Adapted Screenplay. I'm still thinking it's a split year, with Gravity winning Director, and 12 Years taking Picture. Gravity lacks a Screenplay nomination and losing the ACE definitely cools its momentum.

If 12 Years does win Picture, what else can it realistically win? Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actress are near locks. That gives it 3. It would be great if it's another Braveheart night and McQueen upsets the DGA winner. I could see that happening.

I think American Hustle is out due to losses at the PGA, DGA, and WGA.

RichC2

Gravity was favored for editing? Hadn't heard that anywhere, weird.

OldBoy

OP updated with list. sorry for the delay.

thanks to Osiris3657 & sauce07.

AaronHernandez

If Gravity or 12YAS clean up at Bafta I would go ahead and paint that film as the favorite. If they both do good at Bafta then it probably remains at a toss up at The Oscars.

Mr. Cinema

12 Years a Slave won the Scripter Award. Her, Gravity, and The Great Gatsby won the Art Director Guild awards.

OldBoy

can someone give me an honest prediction of what will win?
Best Documentary (Short)
Best Short Film (Animated)
Best Short Film (Live Action)

thanks in advance as i just have no clue about those...

bluetoast

Animated will most likely go to Get a Horse. I plan on seeing the shorts (but not documentary yet) this coming weekend so maybe I'll be more informed by then.

OldBoy

let me know, thanks.

superdeluxe

Idina Nenzel to perform let it go at the oscars

Decker

Thank God it's her instead of Demi Lovato.

OldBoy

amen! though i would die to see a live version of that mutlilingual version! it was so seamless and perfect. more inspirational, i thought, than Menzel version. though i love hers' too.