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i'm a huge film buff and this is the time of year where all the movies i have any interest of seeing begin playing and gaining recognition
the oscars have lost relevancy with many film viewers over the last 10 years or so, showing obviously that its more of a political thing with taking out FYC ads to get their film to be recognized by the academy. lots of people scream BULLSHIT when an undeserving film very often takes home coveted awards (see Dances with Wolves or Shakespeare in Love or Harvey Weinstein).
me personally i am more interested in nomination announcement than actual awards ceremony. its easier and more realistic to pick out 5 or so "best" pictures or actors or cinematographers than to rule one the best of them all.
right now major critics and critics organizations are giving out their noms and top 10 lists with the arguable current top 5 being:
The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo The Tree of Life
The Golden Globes nominations along with the major guild noms in the coming weeks will definitely shake things up. with other frontrunners being: War Horse, Moneyball, Extremely Loud & Incredible Close, Harry Potter, The Help
Seeing as how the audience's top 5 is almost never on par with the Academy's, what are your top 5 of 2011?
mine- Drive Martha Marcy May Marlene Take Shelter Margin Call Midnight in Paris -or- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Post by FuzzyWarbles on Dec 13, 2011 13:35:46 GMT -5
I loved Martha Marcy May Marlene and Drive for sure. I'm having a hard time remembering what all I saw this year.The Descendants will make you laugh out loud and possibly cry. Melancholia was shot beautifully, but wasn't all that good a film IMO. I had a blast watching Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.
I'm heading put the door now to watch The Sitter. Should be some good laughs.
Post by theshining on Dec 13, 2011 15:11:09 GMT -5
Jbbrez, anytime you wanna talk film let me know! I love film as much as I love going to shows, they have always been an equal share hobby/passion. I actually did my undergrad in Theory and History.
I think as it stands my top 5 would be (in no particular order) Drive, Beginners, Take Shelter, Shame, The Descendants
Performances- Plummer (Beginners), Michael Parks (Red State), Fassbender (Shame), Chastain and Shannon (Take Shelter).
There is still a lot to see and a few I missed over the year but that is where my head is at for now.
i minored in film studies in college, dropping it from a double major with English. so yeah its a big passion of mine as well.
the 'best actor' race is all over the place with critics awards and noms being equally spread all over the place. it isn't a one-man shutout like it has been every other year since i can remember. the unofficial top 5 from the critics lists/noms are:
George Clooney (the descendants) Jean Dujardin (the artist) Michael Fassbender (shame) Brad Pitt (moneyball) Michael Shannon (take shelter)
others getting recognition are Ryan Gosling (drive), Gary Oldman (tinker tailor soldier spy), Woody Harrelson (rampart), and Leo (j. edgar).
best supporting is pretty much between Albert Brooks (drive) and christopher plummer (beginners).
i'm really just very surprised Drive has made such a comeback with the critics lists. it got rave reviews when it was released but i thought it had kinda fallen off with the domestic box office failure and the backlash from audiences for it not being the Fast and Furious or The Transporter that it was advertised as. I think someone even sued the film for false advertising. but after the metacritics number crunch from the critics lists it is currently ranked 3rd behind The Artist and Hugo. what's even MORE interesting is that it hasn't taken out any FYC ads.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on Dec 13, 2011 16:24:16 GMT -5
I haven't been able to watch Take Shelter yet. It's in my Netflix queue along with some others I've missed at the theatre. Frankie & Alice, Circumstance, and The Skin I Live in are a few others.
as predicted, the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild have shaken things up quite a bit.
Tree of Life, Drive, Take Shelter, and Hugo were completely snubbed at the SAG with The Help leading with 5 noms, but more noticeable was the snubbing of Michael Fassbender (Shame) and Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) in Best Actor. Also no Albert Brooks (Drive) nomination for supporting Actor, in favor of Jonah Hill for Moneyball.
Drive, Take Shelter, and Tree of Life were also snubbed by the Globes, with their best Drama category being:
The Descendants, The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War horse
Michael Shannon was also snubbed again in favor of Leo (J. Edgar) and Gosling (Ides of March).
both the SAG and Globes also snubbed Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene.
only conclusion here is that the voters/guild members are trying to separate themselves from the critics even more than last year.
Post by theshining on Dec 15, 2011 13:02:23 GMT -5
Not really surprised by the Globe noms being different they always are. I really try and stray from the televised film awards anyways. I pay more attention to the various critics' lists
Why am I not seeing Elizabeth Olsen's name on the list for Best Actress nominees?
Because the Academy always has to snub somebody deserving. I didn't see her movie but have seen nothing but raves about her performance. Man, I need to see Drive and Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Apart from the Tree of Life noms in Picture and Director and the original screenplay nom for Margin Call, there is nothing at all that sparks my interest about this year. The Artist has noms in the four main categories, Picture, Director, Lead Acting, and Screenplay, AND it has already won the Globe and the PGA. No stopping it at this point.
It's awesome that Jonah Hill got nominated for Moneyball but not at the expense of leaving out Albert Brooks for Drive. At least Nick Nolte got some well-deserved recognition for Warrior.
Academy just let me down more than usual this year. I blame most of it on just a lackluster crop of films in 2011. Next year will be different with Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, and other well-known auteurs' films coming out.
Best Picture: The Artist (Tree of Life/Hugo) Best Director: Martin Scorsese (Woody Allen) Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (George Clooney) Best Actress: Viola Davis (Rooney Mara) Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh (Jonah Hill) Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain ( Melissa McCarthy) Best Original Screenplay: The Artist (Midnight in Paris) Best Adapted Screenplay: Hugo (Moneyball) Best Animated Feature: Rango (A Cat in Paris) Best Foreign Language film: Bullhead (A Separation) Best Original Score: War Horse (The Artist) Best Original Song: Only two nominees! Bret McKenzie is nominated for a song he did for the Muppets. I hope to GOD he wins.
Extras:
Cinematography: Hugo (Tree of Life) Visual Effects: Harry Potter (Transformers) Costume Design: The Artist (Hugo)
I'd like to see Alexander Payne win Best Director tonight. I feel like hes due for it about now.
I'd like to see him win as well, but given his style of filmmaking its going to take something more than The Descendants to win that award from directors like Scorcese and Malick.
The only horse I really have in this years nominations is Moneyball. To me it was the least lackluster of all the Best Pic films nominated that I've seen and enjoyed. I liked Midnight in Paris and Tree of Life as well, but to me Moneyball had less flaws. War Horse, Extremely Loud, and The Help shouldn't have been nominated in my opinion. (would have opted in Drive, Margin Call, and Harry Potter 7pt2 in their places).
The Artist is expected to sweep the big ones tonight. Whatever.
Best Actor is pretty much between Dujardin and Clooney with Pitt as the darkhorse.
Best Actress will probably go to Viola Davis. I haven't seen My Week With Marilyn or The Iron Lady so I can't speak much on Michelle Williams or Meryl Streep's performances.
I think Midnight in Paris is the only one that can knock The Artist from Best Original Screenplay.
If Tree of Life doesn't win Best Cinematography there is no God.
I'm probably not going to watch this year, just look up the winners afterward.
