Oppenheimer wins 7 Oscars (Best Picture) (film & awards)

[T'Chenka]

I'm watching The Lighthouse again right now. What an absolute f__king disgrace that the Oscars didn't nominate Willam Dafoe for Best Supporting Actor. Dafoe is the most deserving nominee out of all of them, followed by Hanks and Hopkins. Pitt, Pesce and to a lesser extent Pacino were good, but not as good as the hype in my eyes.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Where does SNL get off calling something as beautiful as "The Irishman" a white male rage movie? Where did such lack of taste/absolute derangement come from? Do these 'comedians' just get pleasure from irking everybody? I really fail to understand this culture.

The Irishman should be co-movie of the decade

[T'Chenka]

Where does SNL get off calling something as beautiful as "The Irishman" a white male rage movie? Where did such lack of taste/absolute derangement come from? Do these 'comedians' just get pleasure from irking everybody? I really fail to understand this culture.

The Irishman should be co-movie of the decade

It's SNL... don't they usually just poke fun at things? I don't see a problem unless they're being 100% serious.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Where does SNL get off calling something as beautiful as "The Irishman" a white male rage movie? Where did such lack of taste/absolute derangement come from? Do these 'comedians' just get pleasure from irking everybody? I really fail to understand this culture.

The Irishman should be co-movie of the decade

It's SNL... don't they usually just poke fun at things? I don't see a problem unless they're being 100% serious.

I don't think they were.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Where does SNL get off calling something as beautiful as "The Irishman" a white male rage movie? Where did such lack of taste/absolute derangement come from? Do these 'comedians' just get pleasure from irking everybody? I really fail to understand this culture.

The Irishman should be co-movie of the decade

It's SNL... don't they usually just poke fun at things? I don't see a problem unless they're being 100% serious.

I don't think they were.

I watched the episode in context last night, and it was fine. The Twitter excerpt singled out just The Joker and The Irishman without poking fun at every nominee and the whole academy. I didn't think it deserves to be singled out in a way that wholly misunderstands such a beautiful and touching plot.

The initial outlook more like the deranged Robert Mueller Christmas song obsessed subculture that is only remotely humorous to a very tiny slice of the population.

[T'Chenka]

THE GENTLEMEN (no spoilers)

PROS
- Good cast of characters
- Good comedic moments
- Hugh Grant and Colin Farrell were great
- Constant fast pace makes it never boring

CONS
- Action was okay but not great, not a huge amount
- If movie slowed a bit you'd care for the characters more
- Plot was complex therefore slightly hard to follow (not too bad though)
- Henry Golding and Charlie Hunham characters slightly 2-dimensional

OVERALL SCORE - B plus (almost a B but slightly better)

[T'Chenka]

Tonight was the Costume Designers Guild Awards

Excellence In Period Film - Jojo Rabbit
Excellence In Contemporary Film - Knives Out
Excellence In Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film - Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil

All 5 of the Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design are period films. Little Women was the favourite before tonight, with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood looking like a strong second choice and with The Irishman and Jojo Rabbit in the mix. The fifth nominee was Joker, which a lot of people were shocked by, as Dolemite Is My Name was snubbed. To a lesser extent, Rocketman and Downton Abbey were expected to possibly make the cut, but did not.

The new situation looks like Jojo Rabbit or Little Women will win, with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood or The Irishman being potential surprise wins and Joker still being the least likely to win.

[T'Chenka]

Watching Parasite for the second time ever, this time in my living room. I forgot how good the cinematography was and also some of the acting performances (KIM FATHER! PARK MOTHER! Kim mother, Kim son, Park father, housemaid).

Noticed in the dialogue 3 times:

"It's so metaphorical."
"This is so metaphorical."
"It's so metaphorical".

To steal a line from a movie review I read: "Another Bong Hit!"

[T'Chenka]

Parasite wins Original Screenplay and Jojo Rabbit wins Adapted Screenplay at the Writers Guild Awards.

Here's how the three big categories that you need at least one win from the get Best Picture (95% of the time anyways) are shaping up...

DIRECTOR
1917 (or Parasite)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hollywood or Parasite (or Marriage Story)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Little Women or Jojo Rabbit (or The Irishman)

NOMINATED, VERY UNLIKELY TO WIN
- Joker (Director & Adapted Screenplay)

NOT NOMINATED, ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT WIN
- Ford V Ferrari


So, if we want to look at paths to winning Best Picture, we have...

1917 (Easier Path) - Director
1917 (Harder Path) - Original Screenplay

PARASITE (Easier Path) - Original Screenplay
PARASITE (Harder Path) - Director

HOLLYWOOD (Easier Path) - Original Screenplay
HOLLYWOOD (Harder Path) - Director

THE IRISHMAN (Easier Path) - Adapted Screenplay
THE IRISHMAN (Harder Path) - Director

JOJO RABBIT - Adapted Screenplay

LITTLE WOMEN - Adapted Screenplay

MARRIAGE STORY - Original Screenplay

JOKER (Easier Path) - Adapted Screenplay
JOKER (Harder Path) - Director

FORD V FERRARI - has no path to Best Picture

[T'Chenka]

BAFTA Awards results (Oscar-relevant categories)

This is it. Next and final awards ceremony is the Academy Awards on Sunday @ 8PM Eastern.

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BEST PICTURE
1917

BEST DIRECTOR
1917

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Parasite

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jojo Rabbit

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BEST ACTOR
Joker - Joaquin Phoenix

BEST ACTRESS
Judy - Renee Zellweger

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Brad Pitt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marriage Story - Laura Dern

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Parasite

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Klaus

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
For Sama

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917

BEST EDITING
Ford V Ferrari

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Little Women

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell

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BEST SOUND EDITING
1917

BEST SOUND MIXING
1917

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker

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[Orser67]

I still haven't seen all of the BP nominees, but I'm rooting for 1917. I really enjoyed the personal journeys of the two main characters, as well as what the film had to say about WW1. I was worried that the continuous shot thing would be distracting, but I actually loved the results and thought that the film had great pacing.

I thought Parasite was a really good film that had a lot of interesting things to say about economic inequality, but I never truly connected with the characters and I think that there were some things that maybe I didn't quite understand due to cultural barriers. Supposedly they're planning for a miniseries, and I'm looking forward to watching that.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had cool characters, a fun setting, great production values, etc., but the movie had no plot. It was fun to watch but I hope it doesn't win. It's basically Tarantino's version of an Oscar-bait film.

Marriage Story is the movie I connected with most, and is probably my co-favorite with 1917 (in fact, they're probably my favorite movies since 2016's Manchester By the Sea). I thought it did a great job of showing the breakdown of a marriage from both POVs and it really made me and my significant other think about stuff.

The Irishman documented an interesting period in history and was a fun return to Casino/Goodfellas. That said, it was way too long and De Niro really didn't work for me as a guy who was supposed to be in his 30s.

Ford vs. Ferrari is the ultimate dad movie. It definitely shouldn't win Best Picture (and it won't), but the movie is basically the best possible version of itself, and I couldn't ask for anything more (well, I wouldn't mind if it were just a little shorter).

I'm really looking forward to watching Jojo Rabbit. I'll probably watch Joker at some point, but I'm not sure if I'll ever catch Little Women (though it does have a great cast and I'm a fan of Greta Gerwig).

Other than the BP nominees, my favorite movies of the year was probably Avengers: Endgame; I also liked The Report (which I highly recommend to the political junkies on this forum), The Two Popes, Rise of Skywalker, Captain Marvel, Rocketman, Dolemite Is My Name, and The King. I'm really looking forward to watching Knives Out, Uncut Gems, and The Farewell.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

I finally saw Parasite. It's my new personal favorite movie of the year, edging out Jojo Rabbit, and unlike Jojo Rabbit I can actually see it winning best picture because 1. it has the ever-elusive quality of "buzz" and 2. it's less funny (although still very funny, at least in the first half) and the Academy is allergic to comedy. I think it's fair to say that it's not necessarily a character-driven movie as such, but not everything has to be; thrillers aren't a genre that (usually; something like Notorious would be an exception) can afford to luxuriate in meticulous character-building the way something like Marriage Story (or even 1917 with its see-sawing between gory trauma and rural idylls) can.

[T'Chenka]

I finally saw Parasite. It's my new personal favorite movie of the year, edging out Jojo Rabbit, and unlike Jojo Rabbit I can actually see it winning best picture because 1. it has the ever-elusive quality of "buzz" and 2. it's less funny (although still very funny, at least in the first half) and the Academy is allergic to comedy. I think it's fair to say that it's not necessarily a character-driven movie as such, but not everything has to be; thrillers aren't a genre that (usually; something like Notorious would be an exception) can afford to luxuriate in meticulous character-building the way something like Marriage Story (or even 1917 with its see-sawing between gory trauma and rural idylls) can.

Despite the characters being somewhat two-dimensional, except for maybe Mr. Kim and Kevin, the actors do a REALLY good job of implying character depth with their performances. Especially Mrs. Park which is a performance I LOVED.

[T'Chenka]

Final Oscar Predictions

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BEST PICTURE
1917
*** I really want Parasite, but I predict 1917 ***

BEST DIRECTOR
1917 - Sam Mendes

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Parasite

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jojo Rabbit

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BEST ACTOR
Joker - Joaquin Phoenix

BEST ACTRESS
Judy - Renee Zellweger

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Brad Pitt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marriage Story - Laura Dern
*** I really want Florence Pugh, but I predict Laura Dern ***

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Parasite

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Klaus

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917

BEST EDITING
Ford V Ferrari

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Little Women

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell

BEST SOUND EDITING
1917

BEST SOUND MIXING
1917

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Rocketman - (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again

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BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Saria

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Kitbull

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You're A Girl)

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[Chancellor Tanterterg]

BEST PICTURE
1917

BEST DIRECTOR
1917 - Sam Mendes

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jojo Rabbit

BEST ACTOR
Joker - Joaquin Phoenix

BEST ACTRESS
Judy - Renee Zellweger

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Brad Pitt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marriage Story - Laura Dern

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Parasite

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Toy Story 4

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Irishman

BEST EDITING
Ford V Ferrari

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Little Women

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell

BEST SOUND EDITING
1917

BEST SOUND MIXING
1917

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Rocketman - (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Brotherhood

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Kitbull

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Learning To Skateboard In a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)

[Roblox]

BEST PICTURE
1917

BEST DIRECTOR
1917 - Sam Mendes

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Parasite-Bong Jo Hoon

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jojo Rabbit

BEST ACTOR
Joker - Joaquin Phoenix

BEST ACTRESS
Judy - Renee Zellweger

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Brad Pitt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marriage Story - Laura Dern

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Parasite

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Toy Story 4

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Irishman

BEST EDITING
Ford V Ferrari

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Little Women

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell

BEST SOUND EDITING
1917

BEST SOUND MIXING
1917

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Rocketman - (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Brotherhood

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Kitbull

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Learning To Skateboard In a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

I finally saw Parasite. It's my new personal favorite movie of the year, edging out Jojo Rabbit, and unlike Jojo Rabbit I can actually see it winning best picture because 1. it has the ever-elusive quality of "buzz" and 2. it's less funny (although still very funny, at least in the first half) and the Academy is allergic to comedy. I think it's fair to say that it's not necessarily a character-driven movie as such, but not everything has to be; thrillers aren't a genre that (usually; something like Notorious would be an exception) can afford to luxuriate in meticulous character-building the way something like Marriage Story (or even 1917 with its see-sawing between gory trauma and rural idylls) can.

Despite the characters being somewhat two-dimensional, except for maybe Mr. Kim and Kevin, the actors do a REALLY good job of implying character depth with their performances. Especially Mrs. Park which is a performance I LOVED.

Mrs. Park's and Ki-jeong/Jessica's actresses were both snubbed big time in the Supporting Actress category.

[T'Chenka]

Parasite won Screenplay
Jojo Rabbit won Screenplay

Once Upon In Hollywood has now sunk to arguably 4th place (almost 3rd) behind Jojo Rabbit in "most likely to win Best Picture". It's 90% (or higher) down to 1917 and Parasite now.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

With all the technical categories accounted for, 1917 has three Oscars; Ford v Ferrari two; and Once upon a Time in Hollywood, Little Women, and Bombshell one each within those categories.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Parasite is gonna win

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Gross.  Parasite is gonna win

I've never really "gotten" your tastes in media, jdb.

[T'Chenka]

Parasite gets Screenplay AND Director!!!

Best Picture is 95% guaranteed! WOW!!!

I'm so f__king happy. If I knew FOR SURE Parasite would get Best Picture, I would give Director to 1917 I think. But if this helps lock up Picture for Parasite, I'll f__king take it.

[T'Chenka]

Parasite is gonna win

Have you seen it? It's fantastic.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Parasite is gonna win

Have you seen it? It's fantastic.

My guess is he's seen it and just wasn't crazy about it; he gave it a mediocre rating in John Dule's thread.

[PSOL]

Joaquin Phoenix’s speech was just...out there. Environmentalism isn’t the type of thing to talk about considering what the Oscar was for.