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Post by Newbie on Jan 24, 2023 16:07:04 GMT
Well, knocking it down to just actor or supporting actor would shorten the Oscar ceremony.
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Post by Buzz Termly on Jan 24, 2023 16:08:53 GMT
To those who enjoy it I don't think length is an issue.
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Post by A Stranger Passing Through on Jan 24, 2023 21:14:19 GMT
Apparently, this is one of the more popular list in years. The general public actually saw some of these. www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/the-oscar-best-picture-nominees-just-made-history-surprisingly-its-for-their-box-office/ar-AA16GSOh "In a promising sign for the academy, this year marks the first time in Oscar history that more than one best picture contender has grossed more than $1 billion globally. The biggest hit of 2022, "Top Gun: Maverick" pulled in nearly $1.5 billion globally last summer, helping pull the film business out of its pandemic slump. Released in December, "Avatar: The Way of Water" has taken in nearly $2 billion around the world to date." "Two other best picture nominees this year, director Baz Luhrmann's glitzy biopic "Elvis" and the gonzo sleeper sci-fi-action hit "Everything Everywhere All at Once," have each taken in more than $100 million globally... " BEST PICTURE All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar: The Way of Water The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick Triangle of Sadness Women Talking |
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Post by A Stranger Passing Through on Jan 25, 2023 1:54:48 GMT
Marilyn Monroe was never even nominated for an Oscar, Armas is now the second actress to score an Oscar nod for playing Marilyn; Michelle Williams was nominated for 2011's My Week With Marilyn, a film detailing the making of The Prince and the Showgirl.
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Post by Stranger passing through on Jan 25, 2023 4:36:07 GMT
Marilyn Monroe was never even nominated for an Oscar, Armas is now the second actress to score an Oscar nod for playing Marilyn; Michelle Williams was nominated for 2011's My Week With Marilyn, a film detailing the making of The Prince and the Showgirl. |
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Post by A Stranger Passing Through on Jan 25, 2023 13:07:12 GMT
Marilyn Monroe was never even nominated for an Oscar, Armas is now the second actress to score an Oscar nod for playing Marilyn; Michelle Williams was nominated for 2011's My Week With Marilyn, a film detailing the making of The Prince and the Showgirl. I think that's just indicative of how few real acting roles there are for actors /actresses. The theaters are filled with CGI filled action and superhero movies that there just aren't many meaty roles out thete. |
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Post by Stranger passing through on Jan 25, 2023 14:54:48 GMT
I was surprised to see de Armas nominated considering all the the anger Blonde generated. She did her job well though, even if she he movie was a downer. I think that's just indicative of how few real acting roles there are for actors /actresses. The theaters are filled with CGI filled action and superhero movies that there just aren't many meaty roles out thete. |
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Post by A Stranger Passing Through on Jan 25, 2023 15:36:15 GMT
I think that's just indicative of how few real acting roles there are for actors /actresses. The theaters are filled with CGI filled action and superhero movies that there just aren't many meaty roles out thete.
"Blonde" is supposed to show how exploited Monroe was back in bad old days but with that "meaty" scene I think you are referring to and others the movie just ends up exploiting and creating some nasty aspects of her life rather than portraying a real person. But de Armas is playing a famous person ✅ and has lots of showy scenes of crying, exploitation, breakdowns ✅ so I'm guessing that's why she was nominated. And that there weren't many performances this year to choose from that weren't in an action or superhero movie. |
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Post by Stranger passing through on Jan 25, 2023 15:55:10 GMT
Being "meaty" was, for many, one of the problems with de Armas's role. I don't see enough new movies to spot trends, but I know empowered female characters are an expectation now in depictions of girls and women, whether in a movie, a TV series, or an ad. Blonde didn't check that box. That's what surprised me.
"Blonde" is supposed to show how exploited Monroe was back in bad old days but with that "meaty" scene I think you are referring to and others the movie just ends up exploiting and creating some nasty aspects of her life rather than portraying a real person. But de Armas is playing a famous person ✅ and has lots of showy scenes of crying, exploitation, breakdowns ✅ so I'm guessing that's why she was nominated. And that there weren't many performances this year to choose from that weren't in an action or superhero movie.
Blonde does check the bad old days of male patriarchy and female victimhood box, the flipside of the empowerment coin, so it has more to recommend it to the academy than I first considered. Maybe de Armas has a chance. |
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Post by A Stranger Passing Through on Jan 26, 2023 13:31:01 GMT
Gave Everything Everywhere All at Once a try last night. I did not realize that much of the dialogue is in Chinese. Michelle Yeoh runs her family's laundromat. They live in the cluttered home attached to the laundry. Her milquetoast husband wants a divorce. Her lesbian daughter is dating an American. Her elderly father lives with them. And they are getting audited. On the way to the meeting with IRS agent, a schlumpy Jamie Lee Curtis, her husband turns to Yeoh and turns out there are alternative realities. She and her husband straddle current time and the other parcel realities. It was exhausting. More flash than substance.
The actor playing her husband was in Indiana Jonesand the Temple of Doom as Indy's sidekick.
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Post by Newbie on Jan 28, 2023 15:17:47 GMT
"Oscars 'conducting review' of campaign tactics after Andrea Riseborough's surprise nomination Though the Academy didn't name names, it plans to conduct a review of the campaign procedures for all 2023 nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is reviewing the campaigning efforts of the 2023 Oscar nominees following rampant speculation that lobbying rules were violated in the case of one unexpected nominee. Since the nominations were announced on Tuesday, the internet has been abuzz over Andrea Riseborough's surprise nod for Best Actress for her starring turn in To Leslie. She's joined in the category by widely anticipated nominees Cate Blanchett (Tár), Ana de Armas (Blonde), Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans), and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once.". Apparently, some are questioning why this actress was nominated over Viola Davis in Warrior Woman and Danielle Deadwyler from Till saying the two were "snubbed." Oscar nomination campaigns are not new. Harvey Weinstein was famous for them. How did we get Shakespeare in Love as Best Picture and Gwyneth Paltrow as Best Actress? ew.com/awards/oscars/academy-conduct-review-campaign-tactics-andrea-riseborough-oscar-nomination/ |
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Post by Gold Derby on Jan 29, 2023 16:49:17 GMT
Out of curiosity with the talk of lobbying for Best Actress nomination and perhaps revoking that nomination, I looked up other times this happened. 9 Times that Oscar notions were revoked:
www.mentalfloss.com/article/73722/8-oscar-nominations-were-revoked
1.. The Circus (1928) "At the very first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, Charlie Chaplin was nominated for four awards for The Circus: Best Actor, Best Writer, Best Director for a Comedy, and Outstanding Picture. Believing (or, more appropriately, fearing) that Chaplin would sweep all four categories, the Academy revoked his individual nominations and instead presented him with a special Honorary Award “for writing, acting, directing, and producing The Circus.” |
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