Oscar Time Again!

That's the trouble with awards in general. They show an opinion, nothing more.

Okay, here we go...

http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=nominees

Read 'em and discuss... :)

As I said, I hope that Heath wins. I hope also that TDK gets as many awards as possible. I don't care about the rest, but even about the awards I do care, it is not terribly important to me. Oscars are about, er, critics. I am just a fan :)

After seeing Mickey Rourkes uncredited cameo in The Pledge, I always thought he was worthy.

I highly recommend 'Waltz with Bashir'. Probably the best film I've seen this year. Great story and stunning animation.
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=IhjCjrYRhH8

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Originally Posted by Malllen

Well, they didn't gift an Oscar to James Dean for his two nominations after his death, did they? From the Golden Globe nominee list Heath was by far the best in the supporting actor category.



If the academy was so full of politically motivated left-wing liberals as you are insinuating, then why didn't a universally appraised film about two gay cowboys win an Oscar for best picture in 2006?

Answer: It doesn't matter. They're both baseless suppositions/conspiracies.

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Baseless?
Explain Michael Moore's Oscar for best documentary when his movie wasn't a documentary?
Explain movies like Milk and Doubt and Brokeback mountain getting nominations when nobody bothers to see them?

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Baseless?
Explain Michael Moore's Oscar for best documentary when his movie wasn't a documentary?

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Any social documentary is going to be biased and not as apolitical as a documentary about, say, penguins.
Bowling for Columbine is primarily a good social documentary and secondarily ripping into the right-wing.

Fahrenheit 9/11 avoids that first step and pretty much rips into the right-wing straight off. There's a reason that quite rightly wasn't even nominated for best documentary.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Explain movies like Milk and Doubt and Brokeback mountain getting nominations when nobody bothers to see them?

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Because the award is for best picture, not most popular picture. :\

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Originally Posted by Malllen

Any social documentary is going to be biased and not as apolitical as a documentary about, say, penguins.
Bowling for Columbine is primarily a good social documentary and secondarily ripping into the right-wing.

Fahrenheit 9/11 avoids that first step and pretty much rips into the right-wing straight off. There's a reason that quite rightly wasn't even nominated for best documentary.


Because the award is for best picture, not most popular picture. :\

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You realize that many of the scenes in Bowling for Columbine were staged don't you?

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

You realize that many of the scenes in Bowling for Columbine were staged don't you?

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A few scenes were staged. And no I'm not a fan of that.

Nonetheless it isn't being untruthful if you spin the truth. It doesn't disqualify it from being a documentary if it is slightly biased, which any good social documentary is going to be anyway.

Otherwise we'll have to agree to disagree.

This is what I think it's going to happen ( it's not what I hope):

Best Motion Picture of the Year: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Mickey Rourke

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Taraji P. Henson

Best Achievement in Directing: Danny Boyle

Rest of them will be a duel between Benjamin Button and The Dark Knight.

And I wouldn't be surprised if WALL-E goes home with three Oscars.