Award Season in 2018

[Grace_Of_God]

I’m watching Darkest Hour, Katie....is the second half of the movie about Dunkirk?!? Lmao how ironic that two movies about that are coming out same year


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Darkest Hour- I tried guys. I really tried to get into it. I just. Theres just so many WWII movies that focus on the political side. And Churchill. I just thought it was okay. These movies always seem to involve a lot of yelling lol. And of course my favorite scene in the movie (the underground subway trip) I researched and that was fictionalized. LOL. Its def my least favorite in the Best Picture Nominees. Oldman is very very good as Churchill. But I prefer DDL and Chalamet in that category. Even though Oldman will win


Best Picture Ranking-

1) Lady Bird
2) Phantom Thread
3) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4) Call Me By Your Name
5) Dunkirk
6) The Shape of Water
7) The Post
8) Get Out
9) Darkest Hour


I can recognize that Lady Bird is not the best out of that group but for personal reasons its my favorite. I have to say. My top 5, I do actually like all those movies a lot. Its so weird that it seems like an underwhelming award season but I still liked almost all the movies nominated

 

[Grace_Of_God]

Roman J Israel, Esq.- I understand why this movie as a whole didnt get more attention. Its really all over the place. I felt like, tonally, it didnt know what it wanted to be. So to talk about what actually got nominated. Denzel. I think he does his best in a muddled script. He is def what made the movie watchable. I have seen Disaster Artist yet but I do have a feeling if the situation with Franco hadn't happened he would have been nominated instead of Denzel. I think I would still put Denzel ahead of Hanks though for the nomination.


Best Actor-

1) Timothee Chalamet
2) Daniel Day Lewis
3) Gary Oldman
4) Daniel Kaluuya
5) Denzel Washington


We all know Oldman is gunna take this one. Honestly, Him and Kaluuya are probably interchangeable on my list. Im going to try and tackle The Disaster Artist tonight and then All The Money in the World tmw. I really give 0 focks about the animated category. The only one i want to actually see is The Breadwinner so maybe I can fit that in on saturday.

 

[sur_crazy4carrie]

I've been thinking about the acting categories so much that I forgot that there are other fields to close. Don't think I can get to much before Sunday. I'm curious about the animated Van Gogh movie.

I have closed picture, director and both female actor categories. Need to watch Blade runner before I get to Blade runner 2049

 

[Grace_Of_God]

The Disaster Artist- Id like to start this by saying I told a friend I wasn't really into the movie when I was watching it, and she said to truly appreciate it you have to see The Room. Which i assumed. However I never did see it. Ive only heard about how horrible it is for years and years. I will say TDA made me slightly MORE interested in seeing it than I was before I watched it. I have a hard time with this movie overall. I think the theme it was trying to get across was to never give up on your dreams and you can achieve anything. Which is a sentiment I can appreciate it butttttt.....Tommy was a complete jerk. Like to his best friend and cast and crew. The movie didnt make me root for him to succeed at all. In the end I'm just kinda mad that he's independently wealthy and was able to finance his own movie. I think James was okay. Im fine with him not being nominated. I don't think Dave Franco is a good actor at all. Idk. This is a movie where you WANT to root for the underdog but he's actually an @sshole so you don't. And like I said I never saw the original movie so I couldn't appreciate that aspect of it.


Best Adapted Screenplay-

1) Call Me By Your Name
2) Logan
3) Molly's Game
4) Mudbound
5) The Disaster Artist


Also. There are three documentaries that are nominated that are currently on Netflix. I might try and knock a couple of those out since i refuse to close Animated.

 

[sur_crazy4carrie]

Rankings so far

Best picture
1. Call me by your name
2. Get out
3. Phantom Thread
4. Lady Bird
5. The shape of water
6. Dunkirk
7. Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
8. The Post
9. Darkest Hour

Director
1. PTA
2. Guillermo del Toro
3. Christopher Nolan
4. Greta Gerwig
5. Jordan Peele

Actress
1. Frances Mcdormand
2. Sally Hawkins
3. Saoirse Ronan
4. Meryl Streep
5. Margot Robbie

Supporting actress
1. Laurie Melcalfe
2. Alison Janney
3. Lesley Manville
4. Octavia Spencer
5. Mary J. Blige

Original Screenplay
1. Get out
2. The big sick
3. Lady bird
4. Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
5. The Shape of water

Editing
1. Baby Driver
2. The Shape of water
3. Dunkirk
4. I, Tonya
5. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

[Grace_Of_God]

Well crap....All the Money in the World isn't available in something other than Cam. guess I'm not closing that category out



I mean. I don't think this is necessary -

2018 Oscars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway to Present Best Picture Again | TVLine


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The Breadwinner- Now if you're looking for an uplifting animated film have i got a suggestion for you.....dont watch this. My god was this depressing. That being said. I mean. It was a well done movie. I just need to sit with it for a hot second. I mean its one of those animated movies where it has to be a movie for adults right? But then I think about how it kind of reminds me of Mulan and thats a kids movie, then again that also had music in it and this one doesn't really have any type of uplifting-ness. I need to watch a comedy now to cheer myself up.


Rumor has it J.Law and Jodie foster are replacing Affleck for best actress announcement

 

[AIgrl06]

I think it's quite possible that Blade Runner 2049 has surpassed Phantom Thread for my favorite film of the year. The movie is obviously beautifully shot by Villeneuve and Deakins does exceptional work and really all of the techs are top notch. I would've given it far more in terms of Oscar nominations. But I love the existential questions and postulations of this future society, and I think it's handled really well in 2049 (I only just saw the original Blade Runner right before I watched this one). I think this movie should've gotten an Editing nod; it's almost 3 hours long and I was engaged the whole time. I have more thoughts but I'm finding it hard to articulate them. Anyway, I loved it.

My preferences:

Best Cinematography
1.Blade Runner 2049
2.Dunkirk
3.The Shape of Water
4.Mudbound
5.Darkest Hour

Best Sound Editing/Mixing
1.Baby Driver
2.Star Wars: The Last Jedi
3.Blade Runner 2049
4.Dunkirk
5.The Shape of Water

These are admittedly amateur rankings because even though I know academically the difference between the two, I'm just not a good judge. So I've combined them, lmao.

Best Production Design
1.Blade Runner 2049
2.Darkest Hour
3.Beauty and the Beast
4.The Shape of Water
5.Dunkirk

I also saw Black Panther, which is pretty great. I could see this being an awards contender next year. Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis and Letitia Wright are the acting standouts.

 

[teesharky]

Very late to the party but I finally saw 3 Billboards. It was incredible. It was incredible. So rooting for it to win now.

 

[AIgrl06]

Final Predictions:

Best Picture
Winner: The Shape of Water
Alt: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Director
Winner: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Alt: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Best Actor
Winner: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Alt: Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

Best Actress
Winner: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alt: Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alt: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Alt: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
Alt: Virgil Williams and Dee Rees, Mudbound

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Jordan Peele, Get Out
Alt: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Animated Film
Winner: Coco
Alt: Loving Vincent

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
Alt: The Square (Sweden)

Best Documentary
Winner: Faces Places
Alt: Icarus

Best Original Score
Winner: The Shape of Water
Alt: Phantom Thread

Best Original Song
Winner: Remember Me, Coco
Alt: This is Me, The Greatest Showman

Best Sound Editing
Winner: Dunkirk
Alt: Baby Driver

Best Sound Mixing
Winner: Dunkirk
Alt: Baby Driver

Best Cinematography
Winner: Blade Runner 2049
Alt: The Shape of Water

Best Production Design
Winner: The Shape of Water
Alt: Blade Runner 2049

Best Makeup/Hairstyling
Winner: Darkest Hour
Alt: Victoria and Abdul

Best Costume Design
Winner: Phantom Thread
Alt: Beauty and the Beast

Best Editing
Winner: Dunkirk
Alt: The Shape of Water

Best Visual Effects
Winner: Blade Runner 2049
Alt: War for the Planet of the Apes

As per usual I'm not predicting shorts. I only have Shape of Water winning four. I've gone back in forth with it and Three Billboards in Picture and I've settled on this, but Picture and Original Screenplay are definitely the two most exciting races going in to the ceremony tonight.

 

[Grace_Of_God]

So glad you liked Blade Runner Katie. I was a fan too. Same to you Tee about Billboards!!!


Best Picture
Winner: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alt: The Shape of Water
Favorite: Lady Bird/Phantom Thread

Best Director
Winner: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Alt: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Favorite: PTA, Phantom Thread

Best Actor
Winner: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Alt: LOL. no
Favorite: Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

Best Actress
Winner/Favorite: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alt: Yeah okay

Best Supporting Actor
Winner/Favorite: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alt: NEXT

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Alt/Favorite: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner/Favorite: James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
Alt: All those names for Logan

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Jordan Peele, Get Out
Alt: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Favorite: Greta Gerwig, Lady bird

Best Animated Film
Winner/Favorite: Coco
Alt: The Breadwinner

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
Alt: The Square (Sweden)

*Im just stealing this category from you cause i literally have no idea

Best Documentary
Winner: Icarus
Alt: Last Men in Aleppo

Best Original Score
Winner: The Shape of Water
Alt/Favorite: Phantom Thread

Best Original Song
Winner: This is Me, The Greatest Showman
Alt/Favorite: Remember Me, Coco

Best Sound Editing
Winner: Dunkirk
Alt: Baby Driver

Best Sound Mixing
Winner: Dunkirk
Alt: Baby Driver

Best Cinematography
Winner: Blade Runner 2049
Alt: Mudbound

Best Production Design
Winner: The Shape of Water
Alt: Blade Runner 2049

Best Makeup/Hairstyling
Winner: Darkest Hour
Alt: Victoria and Abdul

Best Costume Design
Winner: Phantom Thread
Alt: Beauty and the Beast

Best Editing
Winner: Dunkirk
Alt: Baby Driver

Best Visual Effects
Winner: Blade Runner 2049
Alt: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

 

[AIgrl06]

I'm already regretting that Shape of Water prediction lol.

 

[Grace_Of_God]

Alright. Just turned on the red carpet

Janney looks so nice!

 

[abbeyjones18]

I have not seen one dress that I hate yet! So pretty!

 

[abbeyjones18]

Alright. Just turned on the red carpet

Janney looks so nice!

The color is beautiful.

 

[Grace_Of_God]

Interviewer to Saoirse- “you didn’t want to watch lady bird until you were able to watch it with your mother”


Saoirse- “that’s actually not true”


LOL awkward

 

[Grace_Of_God]

Not feeling Emily Blunts look

 

[sur_crazy4carrie]

Is there a good streaming link? I went to the dubaione site and they're showing some Drew Barrymore movie and doesn't list the Oscars on its schedule.

 

[Grace_Of_God]

^ I’ll start looking for one.

They’re showing a trailer for Mary poppins returns tonight

 

[Grace_Of_God]

also. I got rid of my cable and have this thing called sling tv which is basically like streaming. and its a minute behind. so I'm going to be posting my reactions a minute late LOL

 

[sur_crazy4carrie]

One of my paid streaming sites is advertising a live stream. I don't know if there's any delay though.