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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2009 21:22:41 GMT
So, do you think that Benjamin Button will sweep most of the awards? Has Brad Pitt become Oscar material?
Cate Blanchett won't win best actress, so who will?
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 19, 2009 23:01:56 GMT
Here is a link for how you'd vote if you could vote for the Oscar winners: www.variety.com/awards_personalize.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=trackerWhether or not you use the above link as intended, it's a nice layout of the major nominations. Benjamin Button is great story telling, but in some ways I think the actors are more there to illustrate the story rather to carry it, if that makes sense. Brad Pitt does a tremendous job, to the point you can't imagine anyone else in the role, but ........... I'm thinking something meatier & more transformative like Sean Penn in Milk will carry the day. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2009 23:16:35 GMT
Actually, I think that Benjamin Button will get the most Oscars but that Slumdog Millionaire will get best picture. It is the absolute and total Hollywood fairy tale, so that gives it extra points, and the fact that it is ethnically and politically correct gives it extra points with 'New Hollywood.'
And okay, I go for that stuff, too, so it would be my choice as well for Best Picture.
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 6:19:28 GMT
I wouldn't have thought you'd be that bothered about the Oscars, K.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 6:28:31 GMT
Well, actually since I see close to 200 movies a year and my wife works in the Hollywood film industry, I do have a passing interest.
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 6:31:53 GMT
Yeah, but seeing loads of movies doesn't mean you'd be interested in crappy behind-the-scenes 'political' agenda voting awards though, does it ? Although I suppose having a wife in the HOLLYWOOD film industry would make a difference, yeah. What does she do ?
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Post by Jazz on Feb 20, 2009 6:48:18 GMT
I don't see 'loads of movies', but I have worked in the film industry for 25 years. Like a hopeless addict, I watch the Academy Awards each year. They do fascinate me in some ways, but the awards have little to do with quality in any conceivable way. Politics rule. This is the film business.
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 7:00:48 GMT
To be fair, I can't see the fascination. Nothing makes me want to switch off faster than bloated unbalanced 'celebrity' back-slapping.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 7:38:13 GMT
I like to watch train wrecks.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2009 8:47:35 GMT
I haven't seen every movie that's been nominated, but just this second finished watching "Milk".
Sean Penn deserves to win Best Actor if ever anyone did. He completely becomes the character of Harvey Milk. Watching every bit of business he does is amazing -- for one brief second he even throws in a glimpse of Cagney. This is one of those cases where you'll wish you didn't already know who the main actor was, so you wouldn't be distracted by marveling at how good he is.
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 9:15:42 GMT
Another thing I don't like about the Oscars is the effect it has on movie releases. They tend to cram in as many flicks as possible in time for the awards, and then there's a big gulf od decent releases for a while (ie. now) because of it. Superficial bastards.
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Post by tillystar on Feb 20, 2009 9:36:17 GMT
I am a BAFTA's girl myself. I couldn't possibly go out on BAFTA night and I love watching the tears and the dresses. I would watch the Academy Awards they took it off BBC to Sky years ago and we only have free TV.
I like the cramming of films in Jannuary as its a cold miserable time of year so good to have plenty to watch, but I know what you mean.
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 9:49:34 GMT
Unfortunately, I disagree with both of those points ...
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Post by tillystar on Feb 20, 2009 10:20:23 GMT
There was me thinking you were a tears and tiaras kinda guy
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 10:29:07 GMT
Ha ! Only on Thursday nights, dearie ...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 10:39:47 GMT
Trav night down at the pub?
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 11:05:02 GMT
Cocktail evening with Quentin and the boys....
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2009 17:14:48 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2009 17:02:10 GMT
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Post by Aussielover on Feb 23, 2009 9:17:33 GMT
Well, bixa - looked like you picked Best Actor!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2009 14:08:18 GMT
I saw it last night, Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars altogether. Amazing. I wonder why the lead actor in Slumdog wasn't nominated for a 'best actor' award though?
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Post by tillystar on Feb 23, 2009 16:10:51 GMT
It was a bit of a smash wasn't it? But on the best actor front, I wasn't suprised he wasn't nominated. He was only really in a small % of the film; with all the flashbacks he probably played less of a role than many supporting actors. Although I thought he did a marvellous job I didn't think he was anywhere near best actor or best supporting actor standards - compared with Sean Penn's performance or Marion Cotillard's last year (haven't seen KW's effort) its just not the same league. He has got time though and hopefully plenty of opportunity  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 23, 2009 16:18:55 GMT
I tried to see Slumdog Mil. before the awards, but failed. Everyone raves about it, but I know one person who didn't care for it at all, except for being fascinated by the scenes of Mumbai.
LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Following is a complete
list of winners at the 81st annual Academy Awards, held in
Hollywood on Sunday.
BEST PICTURE
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) A Celador Films
Production, Christian Colson, producer
LEAD ACTOR
Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
LEAD ACTRESS
Kate Winslet in "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Departures" -- Japan (Regent Releasing) A Departures Film
Partners production
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (The Weinstein
Company)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black for "Milk" (Focus Features)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
ANIMATED FEATURE
Andrew Stanton for "WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Kunio Kato for "La Maison en Petits Cubes" (A Robot
Communications Production)
ART DIRECTION
Donald Graham Burt for art direction and Victor J. Zolfo
for set decoration on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(Paramount and Warner Bros)
COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O'Connor for "The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage,
Pathe and BBC Films)
MAKEUP
Greg Cannom for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(Paramount and Warner Bros)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anthony Dod Mantle for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox
Searchlight)
LIVE ACTION SHORT FIRM
Jochen Alexander Freydank for "Spielzeugland (Toyland)", a
Mephisto Film production
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
James Marsh and Simon Chinn for "Man on Wire" (Magnolia
Pictures) A Wall to Wall production
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Megan Mylan for "Smile Pinki", a Principle production
VISUAL EFFECTS
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron for
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner
Bros)
SOUND EDITING
Richard King for "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros)
SOUND MIXING
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for "Slumdog
Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
FILM EDITING
Chris Dickens for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
ORIGINAL SCORE
A.R. Rahman for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
ORIGINAL SONG
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight),
music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2009 18:32:06 GMT
I always try to analyze why certain films do so well certain years. I loved "Slumdog Millionaire" and I also loved "Benjamin Button" -- but based on the current economic situation, I am not at all surprised that Slumdog Millionaire did so well. After all, when Indian economics were catastrophic, Bollywood musicals were always the greatest favorite of the biggest film industry of the world. With new economies continuing to grow and the old economies collapsing, maybe it is our turn to admire Bollywood values as a sort of consolation. Busby Berkeley certainly ruled Hollywood during the dire 1930's in the U.S.
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Post by gyro on Feb 24, 2009 5:40:03 GMT
How come they never nominate any porn films ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2009 20:41:14 GMT
I would like to see the Hugh Jackman opening number, but it has been pulled from YouTube and the other major sites. Does anybody know where I can see it?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2009 20:50:05 GMT
Never mind -- I saw that it has not been pulled from www.dailymotion.com yet -- it is really excellent. |
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 1, 2009 12:30:22 GMT
I saw it on Youtube and thought it was great! I would like to see a good version of AR Rahman performance, but will find one one day.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 1, 2009 12:31:02 GMT
Are the Oscars due to be screened on TV again that they pulled it from the net?
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