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Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
There are way, way too many instances of films, actors, etc winning over more deserving ones. Case in point is 1976, when all 4 of the other nominees for best picture deserved to win over Rocky.
Also, I just wanted to say that Annie Hall winning over Star Wars was both gratifying and frustrating. Gratifying because it deserved the award over Star Wars. Frustrating, because since then, (and for the rest of my life), Star Wars fans will be whining about it Ad nauseam. |
Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Usual Suspects over Braveheart in 1995?
Toy Story should have gotten a Oscar nom but that was probably ahead of its time where animated movies are now treated with a lot more respect when it comes to awards. Joan Allen (Nixon) should have won over Mira Sorvino (A Might Aphrodite) Nic Cage won but Anthony Hopkins as Nixon would have been a good choice. Maybe Cage should give up his Oscar since except for a couple of big blockbusters his career as a serious actor took a nosedive. |
Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Agree with these:
Originally Posted by Chadm
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Best Director: Fedrico Fellini for 8 1/2 over Tony Richardson for Tom Jones
Best Director: Ingmar Bergman for Fanny & Alexander over James L Brooks for Terms of Endearment. Best Picture: Fargo over The English Patient. Best Picture: The Thin Red Line over Shakespeare In Love Best Supporting Actor: Tom Cruise for Magnolia over Michael Caine for Cider House Rules. Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn for Requiem for a Dream over Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich.
Originally Posted by Defiant1
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Take away Gwyneth Paltrow's Oscar for Shakespeare in Love and give it to Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth.
Originally Posted by Nick Danger
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Take away Peter Jackson's Oscar for Return of the King and give it to Fernando Meirelles for City of God.
Also add: The Sweet Hereafter getting nominated/winning for Best Picture over Titanic Ian Holm (The Sweet Hereafter) getting nominated and winning over Jack Nicholson (As Good As It Gets) |
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Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca
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Maybe Cageshould give up his Oscar since except for a couple of big blockbusters his career as a serious actor took a nosedive.
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Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca
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Toy Story should have gotten a Oscar nom but that was probably ahead of its time where animated movies are now treated with a lot more respect when it comes to awards.
If anything, relegating animation to their own category seems to be putting them at the kid's table. Although Up and Toy Story 3 did get BP noms (when there were 8+ nominees though) |
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Originally Posted by Coral
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The Sweet Hereafter getting nominated/winning for Best Picture over Titanic
Ian Holm (The Sweet Hereafter) getting nominated and winning over Jack Nicholson (As Good As It Gets) |
Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Originally Posted by inri222
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:up::up::up:
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Originally Posted by EddieMoney
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Wow, yeah. That was an amazing film. Too bad Egoyan has never come remotely close to that level again.
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Originally Posted by inri222
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He was on a roll in the 90's and peaked with TSH. His next film Felicia's Journey was good, but after that it's downhill.
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Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Fanny and Alexander is really a non-starter, much like Dekalog or Shoah. It wasn't orginally presented in film format.
All of those three are brilliant pieces, and worthy of view.but isn;t that like saying Breaking Bad is a great film piece, if you ignore the fact it was a TV show? |
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Originally Posted by Three Day Delay
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Breaking Bad is a great film piece, if you ignore the fact it was a TV show?
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Originally Posted by Three Day Delay
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I think that "Gump" is a "you had to be there" movie. I saw it in theatres the same week as I saw "Pulp Fiction". In retrospect, Pulp is a better movie and has had a longer-lasting effect on film-makng.
But Gump was an uplifting piece, and its special effects were mezmerising.It was universally appealing, and told a really good story. AIDS was still a pretty new, frightening, and mysterious thing, and the movie brought some humanity to it. For one second, I don't contend that "Pulp" isn't a better film, I just think that "Gump" needs some historical perspective. |
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Originally Posted by johnnysd
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Seriously? Gump is one of the most subversive insidious and least uplifting movies ever. It us a hateful, horrible movie with many the worst message of any movie i have ever seen. It is evil and I completely hate it. I should be destroyed
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Originally Posted by EddieMoney
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I always thought "Exotica" was Oscar-worthy as well.
As for "Gump",- years ago my parents wanted to see the film because they'd heard so much about it and I rented it for them; they had a VCR but knew jack about operating it. My mother found the film sad because a good friend had a son "like that" and she just found the whole movie tragic. |
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1968 take the Oscar for Best Actor from Cliff Robertson for Charley and give it to Peter O'Toole for The Lion in Winter.
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My wish would be for Goodburger to get nominated and win over that crapfest Titanic.
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Originally Posted by JeremyM
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I'd also give best picture to Reds over Chariots of Fire. |
Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Julia Roberts having an Oscar makes them immediately irrelevant but her winning over Ellyn Burstyn makes it even worse.
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Originally Posted by EddieMoney
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Wow, yeah. That was an amazing film. Too bad Egoyan has never come remotely close to that level again.
You did not like Where the Truth Lies? Ok the reveal at the end was really weird lol. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...truth_lies.jpg
Originally Posted by stvn1974
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Julia Roberts having an Oscar makes them immediately irrelevant but her winning over Ellyn Burstyn makes it even worse.
Maybe Marisa Tomei should have lost the award for My Cousin Vinny but she redeemed herself with the Wrestler a movie she should have gotten a Oscar nomination. |
Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Sydney Greenstreet in THE MALTESE FALCON over Donald Crisp, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Claude Rains in CASABLANCA over Charles Coburn, THE MORE THE MERRIER Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle in THE EGG AND I over Celeste Holm, GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT Peter Falk, Sal Mineo, Telly Savalas, Victor Buono, Nick Adams and Bobby Darin all got nominated for Oscars. How awesome if any of them had won. Jack Palance got nominated twice. |
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Stallone in Cop Land over Jeffrey Rush for whatever the fuck he won it for in 1997.
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Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Originally Posted by stvn1974
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Stallone in Cop Land over Jeffrey Rush for whatever the fuck he won it for in 1997.
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Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca
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Maybe Marisa Tomei should have lost the award for My Cousin Vinny but she redeemed herself with the Wrestler a movie she should have gotten a Oscar nomination. |
Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Originally Posted by Decker
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She did get an Oscar nomination for that role - her third one overall.
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Re: If the Oscars had a do-over?
Originally Posted by OldBoy
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did she also get one for In The Bedroom? i loved that movie. why isn't that on blu?
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