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I watched 'Good Morning, America' on the day in which the Academy Awards nominations were announced. There was a segment on GMA with movie critics as guests , who gave their opinions of the nominations.
All of them (6 in number) seemed to feel that the one sure winner would be Brad Pitt as Best Supporting Actor. Laura Dern, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, was the choice of most of them for that category.
The critics had mixed emotions about the nomination of Renee Zellweger as Best Actress, but most seemed to feel that she had the best chance of winning of those nominated in her category.
I think Uncut Gems should have been up there. Sandler for best actor? I know it seems odd - but don't judge him by all the horrible films he has made. He was really good in Punch-Drunk Love back in 2002.
I thought he was great in Sandy Wexler and Funny People. .
I agree that Adam Sandler's performance in Uncut Gems was Oscar-worthy. So was Paul Walter Hauser's in Richard Jewell. Awklwafina in The Farewelland the cast of Parasite were also fabulous. Alas, there are too many good performances this year for all of them to get nominations.
1917 is a decent movie, but it saddens me that They Shall Not Grow Old didn't receive any Oscar love last year (when the film would have been eligible, although most audiences didn't have a chance to see it until after the holidays when it received a wide release). What Peter Jackson did with that old footage was absolutely remarkable, and his accomplishment deserved some sort of recognition.
I'd be more interested in an "awards" show for, say, films released in 1999. After 20 years, what are the performances and stories that stood the test of time and made an impact? Would American Beauty still be considered the most important film?
1917 is a decent movie, but it saddens me that They Shall Not Grow Old didn't receive any Oscar love last year (when the film would have been eligible, although most audiences didn't have a chance to see it until after the holidays when it received a wide release). What Peter Jackson did with that old footage was absolutely remarkable, and his accomplishment deserved some sort of recognition.
I thought that was a documentary.
Either way - awesome footage! Jackson really brought life and emotion to the old soldiers.
1917 is a decent movie, but it saddens me that They Shall Not Grow Old didn't receive any Oscar love last year (when the film would have been eligible, although most audiences didn't have a chance to see it until after the holidays when it received a wide release). What Peter Jackson did with that old footage was absolutely remarkable, and his accomplishment deserved some sort of recognition.
As I mentioned in another thread, while I respect what Jackson did, the movie didn't really resonate with me as much as I thought it would. The footage was remarkable, but it looked like they ran out of enough reel for the entire movie especially the dramatic charge moment. Some scenes seemed like it was repeats.
I'm kind of hoping Renee doesn't win for Judy. Admittedly, I haven't seen it, but from the clips I've seen, her portrayal didn't seem terribly strong. Just typical squinty Renee. Maybe I'm missing something.
Her performance was excellent, but you'd have to see the film.
The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as 'best' picture nominees?
I liked the Irishman but best picture? And Once? Totally overrated and overlong movie, ludicrous.
The Joker, incredible and an inspired choice, hopefully it wins.
There are three main contenders this year in The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Joker.
However the Joker is not well liked by the liberal left, so I suspect it may not do as well.
Other possibilities include Little Women and 1917.
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