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Is it just for me, or do this year's awards movies feel even more obscure than last year's slate?
I think the Best Picture possibilities this year are way more mainstream than they were last year. Dune, West Side Story, King Richard and Don't Look Up all seem to be bigger than anything that was nominated last year just based on cultural awareness.
Though I do think with the hybrid releases this year it is really difficult to figure out what is actually popular and breaking through to non film nerds.
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BEST PICTURE Belfast CODA Don’t Look Up Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog tick, tick…Boom! West Side Story
BEST ACTOR Nicolas Cage – Pig Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog Peter Dinklage – Cyrano Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…Boom! Will Smith – King Richard Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter Lady Gaga – House of Gucci Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos Kristen Stewart – Spencer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Jamie Dornan – Belfast Ciarán Hinds – Belfast Troy Kotsur – CODA Jared Leto – House of Gucci J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Caitríona Balfe – Belfast Ariana DeBose – West Side Story Ann Dowd – Mass Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard Rita Moreno – West Side Story
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Jude Hill – Belfast Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza Emilia Jones – CODA Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon Saniyya Sidney – King Richard Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Belfast Don’t Look Up The Harder They Fall Licorice Pizza The Power of the Dog West Side Story
BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley Steven Spielberg – West Side Story Denis Villeneuve – Dune
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza Zach Baylin – King Richard Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Adam McKay, David Sirota – Don’t Look Up Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter Siân Heder – CODA Tony Kushner – West Side Story Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth – Dune
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth Greig Fraser – Dune Janusz Kaminski – West Side Story Dan Laustsen – Nightmare Alley Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog Haris Zambarloukos – Belfast
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards – Belfast Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Nightmare Alley Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – The French Dispatch Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – West Side Story Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – Dune
BEST EDITING Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – West Side Story Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog Joe Walker – Dune
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Jenny Beavan – Cruella Luis Sequeira – Nightmare Alley Paul Tazewell – West Side Story Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan – Dune Janty Yates – House of Gucci
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP Cruella Dune The Eyes of Tammy Faye House of Gucci Nightmare Alley
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Dune The Matrix Resurrections Nightmare Alley No Time to Die Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST COMEDY Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar Don’t Look Up Free Guy The French Dispatch Licorice Pizza
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Encanto Flee Luca The Mitchells vs the Machines Raya and the Last Dragon
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM A Hero Drive My Car Flee The Hand of God The Worst Person in the World
BEST SONG Be Alive – King Richard Dos Oruguitas – Encanto Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall Just Look Up – Don’t Look Up No Time to Die – No Time to Die
BEST SCORE Nicholas Britell – Don’t Look Up Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood – Spencer Nathan Johnson – Nightmare Alley Hans Zimmer – Dune
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
A Chiara C’mon C’mon The Lost Daughter The Novice Zola
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
7 Days Holler Queen of Glory Test Pattern Wild Indian
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD Given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Cryptozoo Jockey Shiva Baby Sweet Thing This is Not a War Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Janicza Bravo, Zola Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Lauren Hadaway, The Novice Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon Ninja Thyberg, Pleasure
BEST SCREENPLAY
Together Together Zola The Lost Daughter C’mon C’mon Swan Song
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Wild Indian Cicada Test Pattern Mass Pig
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blue Bayou The Humans A Chiara Passing Zola
BEST EDITING,
A Chiara , The Nowhere Inn The Novice Zola The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Isabelle Fuhrman, The Novice Brittany S. Hall, Test Pattern Patti Harrison, Together Together Taylour Paige, Zola Kali Reis, Catch the Fair One
BEST MALE LEAD
Clifton Collins Jr., Jockey Frankie Faison, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Michael Greyeyes, Wild Indian Udo Kier, Swan Song Simon Rex Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter Amy Forsyth, The Novice Ruth Negga, Passing Revika Reustle, Pleasure Suzanna Son, Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Colman Domingo, Zola Meeko Gattuso, Queen of Glory Troy Kotsur, CODA Will Patton, Sweet Thing Chaske Spencer, Wild Indian
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Mass
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
Ascension Flee In the Same Breath Procession Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Compartment No. 6 Drive My Car Parallel Mothers Pebbles Petite Maman Prayers for the Stolen
PRODUCERS AWARD (The Producers Award, now in its 24th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.)
Brad Becker-Parton Pin-Chun Liu Lizzie Shapiro
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 27th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.)
Alex Camilleri, Luzzu Michael Sarnoski, Pig Gillian Wallace Horvat, I Blame Society
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 26th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.)
Angelo Madsen Minax, North By Current Jessica Beshir, Faya Dayi Debbie Lum, Try Harder!
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
A Chiara C’mon C’mon The Lost Daughter The Novice Zola
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
7 Days Holler Queen of Glory Test Pattern Wild Indian
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD Given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Cryptozoo Jockey Shiva Baby Sweet Thing This is Not a War Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Janicza Bravo, Zola Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Lauren Hadaway, The Novice Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon Ninja Thyberg, Pleasure
BEST SCREENPLAY
Together Together Zola The Lost Daughter C’mon C’mon Swan Song
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Wild Indian Cicada Test Pattern Mass Pig
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blue Bayou The Humans A Chiara Passing Zola
BEST EDITING,
A Chiara , The Nowhere Inn The Novice Zola The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Isabelle Fuhrman, The Novice Brittany S. Hall, Test Pattern Patti Harrison, Together Together Taylour Paige, Zola Kali Reis, Catch the Fair One
BEST MALE LEAD
Clifton Collins Jr., Jockey Frankie Faison, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Michael Greyeyes, Wild Indian Udo Kier, Swan Song Simon Rex Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter Amy Forsyth, The Novice Ruth Negga, Passing Revika Reustle, Pleasure Suzanna Son, Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Colman Domingo, Zola Meeko Gattuso, Queen of Glory Troy Kotsur, CODA Will Patton, Sweet Thing Chaske Spencer, Wild Indian
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Mass
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
Ascension Flee In the Same Breath Procession Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Compartment No. 6 Drive My Car Parallel Mothers Pebbles Petite Maman Prayers for the Stolen
PRODUCERS AWARD (The Producers Award, now in its 24th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.)
Brad Becker-Parton Pin-Chun Liu Lizzie Shapiro
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 27th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.)
Alex Camilleri, Luzzu Michael Sarnoski, Pig Gillian Wallace Horvat, I Blame Society
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 26th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.)
Angelo Madsen Minax, North By Current Jessica Beshir, Faya Dayi Debbie Lum, Try Harder!
Some movies I'm REALLY hoping I get screeners for
Seems a good chance you'll get your C'mon C'mon one.
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
A Chiara C’mon C’mon The Lost Daughter The Novice Zola
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
7 Days Holler Queen of Glory Test Pattern Wild Indian
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD Given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Cryptozoo Jockey Shiva Baby Sweet Thing This is Not a War Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Janicza Bravo, Zola Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Lauren Hadaway, The Novice Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon Ninja Thyberg, Pleasure
BEST SCREENPLAY
Together Together Zola The Lost Daughter C’mon C’mon Swan Song
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Wild Indian Cicada Test Pattern Mass Pig
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blue Bayou The Humans A Chiara Passing Zola
BEST EDITING,
A Chiara , The Nowhere Inn The Novice Zola The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Isabelle Fuhrman, The Novice Brittany S. Hall, Test Pattern Patti Harrison, Together Together Taylour Paige, Zola Kali Reis, Catch the Fair One
BEST MALE LEAD
Clifton Collins Jr., Jockey Frankie Faison, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Michael Greyeyes, Wild Indian Udo Kier, Swan Song Simon Rex Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter Amy Forsyth, The Novice Ruth Negga, Passing Revika Reustle, Pleasure Suzanna Son, Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Colman Domingo, Zola Meeko Gattuso, Queen of Glory Troy Kotsur, CODA Will Patton, Sweet Thing Chaske Spencer, Wild Indian
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Mass
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
Ascension Flee In the Same Breath Procession Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Compartment No. 6 Drive My Car Parallel Mothers Pebbles Petite Maman Prayers for the Stolen
PRODUCERS AWARD (The Producers Award, now in its 24th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.)
Brad Becker-Parton Pin-Chun Liu Lizzie Shapiro
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 27th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.)
Alex Camilleri, Luzzu Michael Sarnoski, Pig Gillian Wallace Horvat, I Blame Society
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 26th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.)
Angelo Madsen Minax, North By Current Jessica Beshir, Faya Dayi Debbie Lum, Try Harder!
Some movies I'm REALLY hoping I get screeners for
Seems a good chance you'll get your C'mon C'mon one.
I hope so!
Hopefully I get Compartment No. 6 and Drive My Car too, just so I can watch those again.
Top 10 Films of 2021 1-Belfast 2-West Side Story 3-The Power of the Dog 4-Licorice Pizza 5-CODA 6-tick, tick… Boom! 7-King Richard 8-Dune 9-Spencer 10-Mass
Best Actor Nicolas Cage, “Pig”
Best Actress Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Best Supporting Actor Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Best Supporting Actress Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Best Director Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Best Adapted Screenplay Jane Campion & Thomas Savage, “The Power of the Dog”
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiski, “West Side Story”
Best Film Editing Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar “West Side Story”
Best Score Jonny Greenwood, “Spencer”
Best Song Billie Eilish & FINNEAS “No Time to Die”
Best Documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best Animated Film “The Mitchells vs the Machines”
Best International Film Flee (Denmark)
Best Costume Design Jenny Beavan & Tom Davies “Cruella”
Best Art Direction “West Side Story”
Best Visual Effects “Dune”
Best Ensemble “CODA”
Best Action Film “Nobody”
Best Comedy “Don’t Look Up”
Best Horror/Sci-Fi “Dune”
Best Family Film CODA
Breakout Filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter”
Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21) Jude Hill, “Belfast”
Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21) Emilia Jones, “CODA"
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award Steven Spielberg
2. "Licorice Pizza" (opens Dec. 24 in Memphis theaters).
3. "Belfast" (in theaters).
4. "The Green Knight" (available on DVD and Blu-ray and for streaming rental).
5. "West Side Story" (in theaters).
6. "The French Dispatch" (becomes available Dec. 28 on disc and for streaming rental).
7. "Tick, Tick... Boom!" (Netflix).
8. "Drive My Car" (played at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, currently unavailable).
9. "Dune" (in theaters).
10. "Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised...") (Hulu).
Best Actor Winner: Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Will Smith, "King Richard" (in theaters).
Best Actress Winner: Kristen Stewart, "Spencer" (available for streaming rental). Runner-Up: Alana Haim, "Licorice Pizza."
Best Supporting Actor Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Jeffrey Wright, "The French Dispatch."
Best Supporting Actress Winner: Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Aunjanue Ellis, "King Richard."
Best Ensemble Winner: "The French Dispatch." Runner-Up: "Mass" (never played Memphis, becomes available Jan. 11 on disc).
Best Director Winner: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg, "West Side Story."
Best Original Screenplay Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza." Runner-Up: Wes Anderson, "The French Dispatch."
Best Adapted Screenplay Winner: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Tony Kushner, "West Side Story."
Best Documentary Winner: "Summer of Soul." Runner-Up: "Flee" (played at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, currently unavailable).
Best Foreign-Language Film Winner: "Drive My Car" (from Japan; played at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, currently unavailable). Runner-Up: "The Worst Person in the World" (from Norway; currently unavailable).
Best Animated Film Winner: "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" (Netflix). Runner-Up: "Flee."
Best Cinematography Winner: Greig Fraser, "Dune." Runner-Up: Ari Wegner, "The Power of the Dog."
Best Score Winner: Hans Zimmer, "Dune." Runner-Up: Jonny Greenwood, "The Power of the Dog."
Seems like early leaders are The Power of the Dog and Licorice Pizza. Personally I think The Power of the Dog isn't adored by audiences enough to actually win the big prize. This could finally be PTA's year, or just giving it to him because he's long overdue similar to Scorsese for The Departed. Maybe a split year for Picture and director.
2. "Licorice Pizza" (opens Dec. 24 in Memphis theaters).
3. "Belfast" (in theaters).
4. "The Green Knight" (available on DVD and Blu-ray and for streaming rental).
5. "West Side Story" (in theaters).
6. "The French Dispatch" (becomes available Dec. 28 on disc and for streaming rental).
7. "Tick, Tick... Boom!" (Netflix).
8. "Drive My Car" (played at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, currently unavailable).
9. "Dune" (in theaters).
10. "Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised...") (Hulu).
Best Actor Winner: Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Will Smith, "King Richard" (in theaters).
Best Actress Winner: Kristen Stewart, "Spencer" (available for streaming rental). Runner-Up: Alana Haim, "Licorice Pizza."
Best Supporting Actor Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Jeffrey Wright, "The French Dispatch."
Best Supporting Actress Winner: Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Aunjanue Ellis, "King Richard."
Best Ensemble Winner: "The French Dispatch." Runner-Up: "Mass" (never played Memphis, becomes available Jan. 11 on disc).
Best Director Winner: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg, "West Side Story."
Best Original Screenplay Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza." Runner-Up: Wes Anderson, "The French Dispatch."
Best Adapted Screenplay Winner: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog." Runner-Up: Tony Kushner, "West Side Story."
Best Documentary Winner: "Summer of Soul." Runner-Up: "Flee" (played at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, currently unavailable).
Best Foreign-Language Film Winner: "Drive My Car" (from Japan; played at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, currently unavailable). Runner-Up: "The Worst Person in the World" (from Norway; currently unavailable).
Best Animated Film Winner: "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" (Netflix). Runner-Up: "Flee."
Best Cinematography Winner: Greig Fraser, "Dune." Runner-Up: Ari Wegner, "The Power of the Dog."
Best Score Winner: Hans Zimmer, "Dune." Runner-Up: Jonny Greenwood, "The Power of the Dog."
Seems like early leaders are The Power of the Dog and Licorice Pizza. Personally I think The Power of the Dog isn't adored by audiences enough to actually win the big prize. This could finally be PTA's year, or just giving it to him because he's long overdue similar to Scorsese for The Departed. Maybe a split year for Picture and director.
Top 10 Films of 2021 1-Belfast 2-West Side Story 3-The Power of the Dog 4-Licorice Pizza 5-CODA 6-tick, tick… Boom! 7-King Richard 8-Dune 9-Spencer 10-Mass
Best Actor Nicolas Cage, “Pig”
Best Actress Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Best Supporting Actor Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Best Supporting Actress Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Best Director Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Best Adapted Screenplay Jane Campion & Thomas Savage, “The Power of the Dog”
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiski, “West Side Story”
Best Film Editing Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar “West Side Story”
Best Score Jonny Greenwood, “Spencer”
Best Song Billie Eilish & FINNEAS “No Time to Die”
Best Documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best Animated Film “The Mitchells vs the Machines”
Best International Film Flee (Denmark)
Best Costume Design Jenny Beavan & Tom Davies “Cruella”
Best Art Direction “West Side Story”
Best Visual Effects “Dune”
Best Ensemble “CODA”
Best Action Film “Nobody”
Best Comedy “Don’t Look Up”
Best Horror/Sci-Fi “Dune”
Best Family Film CODA
Breakout Filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter”
Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21) Jude Hill, “Belfast”
Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21) Emilia Jones, “CODA"
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award Steven Spielberg
I just want Cage nominated at the Oscars. That'll be such a turnaround at this point of his career.
The Belcourt Theatre in Nashville will host a 35mm preview screening of Licorice Pizza this Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. Alana Haim will be there for the screening.
I, unfortunately, did not snag a ticket. They were gone before I knew about it.
Can we talk about the year Benedict Cumberbatch is having? From co-starring in the biggest movie of the last two years that is shattering records across the board in NWH to starring in one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year with Power of the Dog with a real shot at getting Best Actor at the Oscars. I can't think of an actor that had such great highs both commercially and critically in the same year.
Can we talk about the year Benedict Cumberbatch is having? From co-starring in the biggest movie of the last two years that is shattering records across the board in NWH to starring in one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year with Power of the Dog with a real shot at getting Best Actor at the Oscars. I can't think of an actor that had such great highs both commercially and critically in the same year.
One for the books no doubt. But personally am annoyed with anyone who feels the need to talk themselves up with how miserable they had to make themselves or others around them just to win a trophy. Calls to mind all of the stories around The Revenant. It's like it's not enough to just let the film or the performance speak for itself. This year I much prefer Will Smith's performance, and he just seems like a more solid dude giving everyone else on the film big bonuses from his own paycheck. But of ANY lead performance I've seen this year I got to go with Cage in Pig.
Post by actually @fortyfive33 now on Dec 21, 2021 21:49:26 GMT -5
Austria: Great Freedom Belgium: Playground Bhutan: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Finland: Compartment No. 6 Denmark: Flee Germany: I’m Your Man Iceland: Lamb Iran: A Hero Italy: The Hand of God Japan: Drive My Car Kosovo: Hive Mexico: Prayers For The Stolen Norway: The Worst Person In The World Panama: Plaza Catedral Spain: The Good Boss
Post by thebluebus on Dec 21, 2021 23:08:51 GMT -5
The Tragedy of Macbeth is up to 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading some of the reviews, people really loved it. The lack of nominations so far, and not even any real talk about it as a Academy Award nominee, is just mind-boggling.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is up to 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading some of the reviews, people really loved it. The lack of nominations so far, and not even any real talk about it as a Academy Award nominee, is just mind-boggling.
Could be a lot of reasons for this. It's a very late release and won't even hit Apple TV until mid January. Also a lot of people aren't keen on literal adaptations of Shakespeare. Could also be that the director and leads have already been showered with awards in years past and that it's already a crowded year with heavyweight filmmakers like PTA, Spielberg, Del Toro, Branagh, and Campion whose films have already been released for some time and seen by many.
But the guilds are yet to announce and they usually shake things up a bit. I've seen it on many top 10 lists and wouldn't rule it out just yet, at least for nominations.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is up to 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading some of the reviews, people really loved it. The lack of nominations so far, and not even any real talk about it as a Academy Award nominee, is just mind-boggling.
Could be a lot of reasons for this. It's a very late release and won't even hit Apple TV until mid January. Also a lot of people aren't keen on literal adaptations of Shakespeare. Could also be that the director and leads have already been showered with awards in years past and that it's already a crowded year with heavyweight filmmakers like PTA, Spielberg, Del Toro, Branagh, and Campion whose films have already been released for some time and seen by many.
But the guilds are yet to announce and they usually shake things up a bit. I've seen it on many top 10 lists and wouldn't rule it out just yet, at least for nominations.
All fair points, but to counter some of those, in years past, X-mas releases are pretty commonly nominated for awards. I know Macbeth won't be released on streaming until later, but it does have it's theatrical release this week. Also, if we're talking about directors and leads who have been showered in awards before... Spielberg, Del Toro, ect all fit that mold too. And jmo, but I don't really like how the award noms have basically turned into "lets see who hasn't won or been nominated yet" kind of deal. I get it, a lot of people/films are deserving, but at the end of the day it should definitely be based on the movie and performances themselves.
The literal adaptation thing is probably spot on as far as some not being keen on it. Can't remember the last one like that which was heavily nominated for anything. The Oscars usually have a pretty long list of best picture noms, so it still might make that one.
Scott Feinberg now has No Way Home as a frontrunner for Best Picture which seems wild even if Disney is going to push the whole "Spider-Man saved movie theaters" thing.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is up to 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading some of the reviews, people really loved it. The lack of nominations so far, and not even any real talk about it as a Academy Award nominee, is just mind-boggling.
Could be a lot of reasons for this. It's a very late release and won't even hit Apple TV until mid January. Also a lot of people aren't keen on literal adaptations of Shakespeare. Could also be that the director and leads have already been showered with awards in years past and that it's already a crowded year with heavyweight filmmakers like PTA, Spielberg, Del Toro, Branagh, and Campion whose films have already been released for some time and seen by many.
But the guilds are yet to announce and they usually shake things up a bit. I've seen it on many top 10 lists and wouldn't rule it out just yet, at least for nominations.
How Mcdormand doesnt end up getting some random recognition will be a shocker.
Scott Feinberg now has No Way Home as a frontrunner for Best Picture which seems wild even if Disney is going to push the whole "Spider-Man saved movie theaters" thing.
Sasha Stone has made an interesting case about the new factor of " RT audience ratings" that wasn't really a thing before. No film in recent film history that's won Best Picture has an audience rating below 70%, but The Power of the Dog's is at 61%.
Box office can be a factor too, especially when it's a game changer and too big to ignore (Avatar) . A lot of people were pushing The Force Awakens in 2015, but that wasn't as universally beloved as No Way Home (audience rating 99%).
There is enough there for NWH to sneak in a nomination. I think this year the Academy is going back to 10 Best Picture nominees like in 2009 and 2010, and ditching the preferential ballot, and the 10 nominees was more or less a response to The Dark Knight snub in 2008.