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Title: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Barry Egan on February 20, 2015, 07:55:41 PM: (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/675x380/2014/11/clint_sniper_illo.jpg)

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Best Picture:

Quote
American Sniper

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Any predictions?

I'm going with Boyhood for best picture, Bradley Cooper for actor, Julianne Moore for actress.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: StealthFan on February 20, 2015, 07:59:49 PM: JK Simmons, unless they give Duvall the "Before you die" award.

Keaton is gonna win, nicca
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 20, 2015, 08:12:31 PM: American Sniper is a MoTY contender? It was crap.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 20, 2015, 08:22:47 PM: Loving the fact that Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater are both up for film of the year honors. :rock
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Kara on February 20, 2015, 09:11:45 PM: Can't wait for American No Scope to sweep and the ensuing exacerbation of die kultur warZzz it's already provoked. (Be up in arms about a movie more than the fact that your country is a Khornate daemon world y'all.)
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 20, 2015, 09:28:51 PM: Quote from: Vularai on February 20, 2015, 09:11:45 PM
Can't wait for American No Scope to sweep and the ensuing exacerbation of die kultur warZzz it's already provoked. (Be up in arms about a movie more than the fact that your country is a Khornate daemon world y'all.)

ban this sick filth
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Kara on February 20, 2015, 09:54:17 PM: Quote from: Esch on February 20, 2015, 09:23:27 PM
i'm okay with a jingoistic murderfest as long as it's a little stylish and doesnt take it too seriously but AmeriKKKan Minuteman just isn't that movie. honestly sat through the whole thing bored.

I am extremely glad I've cultivated a public persona of complete apathy wrt pop culture because every time a cac starts to pressure me to see American LDSK they stop themselves halfway through the spiel and go, "oh that's right, you don't go to the movies." :whew
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: kingkitty on February 20, 2015, 10:16:14 PM: I bet The Theory of Imitation Game British movie will sweep the Oscars. Oscar voters love that jazz.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 20, 2015, 10:20:22 PM: Quote from: Vularai on February 20, 2015, 09:54:17 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 20, 2015, 09:23:27 PM
i'm okay with a jingoistic murderfest as long as it's a little stylish and doesnt take it too seriously but AmeriKKKan Minuteman just isn't that movie. honestly sat through the whole thing bored.

I am extremely glad I've cultivated a public persona of complete apathy wrt pop culture because every time a cac starts to pressure me to see American LDSK they stop themselves halfway through the spiel and go, "oh that's right, you don't go to the movies." :whew

Imagine if they knew you watched Blossom. :brazilcry
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 20, 2015, 10:50:26 PM: Julianne Moore should win just as a 'lifetime achievement' for all her previous work.
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Post by: king of the internet on February 20, 2015, 11:06:04 PM: Out of the best picture noms I would have to root for Whiplash. What a great film. Nightcrawler was probably but favorite of the year but not up there. :( Gylenthall at least deserved a nod (yes, I don't know how to spell his name).
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: headwalk on February 20, 2015, 11:39:18 PM: (http://i4.minus.com/ibpTskHfFsQ9ue.jpg)

the most magical night of the year #oscer
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: king of the internet on February 20, 2015, 11:54:08 PM: Quote from: headwalk on February 20, 2015, 11:39:18 PM
(http://i4.minus.com/ibpTskHfFsQ9ue.jpg)

the most magical night of the year #oscer

I'm relieved to see Tim and Greg were able to reconcile things in time for awards season #hobbit
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: headwalk on February 20, 2015, 11:59:03 PM: Quote from: king of the internet on February 20, 2015, 11:54:08 PM
Quote from: headwalk on February 20, 2015, 11:39:18 PM
(http://i4.minus.com/ibpTskHfFsQ9ue.jpg)

the most magical night of the year #oscer

I'm relieved to see Tim and Greg were able to reconcile things in time for awards season #hobbit

they are troubled but fiery which is where the magic comes from like in rock music or black music
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: headwalk on February 21, 2015, 12:07:16 AM: here is four hours of you video for anyone to enjoy:

[www.youtube.com[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDj-ZOqFiLI[youtube/]
[youtub[youtube.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHebKoIFRKE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHebKoIFRKE[https://ww]/
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Kara on February 21, 2015, 12:14:18 AM: Quote from: Esch on February 20, 2015, 10:10:51 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/2sbd10Q.png) pls karakand, i did not pay to go to see this movie nor are any of my friends the kind of wastemen that would request that of me. It's just that I can only tolerate so many thinkpieces about something in my news feed before I'm mentally forced to subject myself to it.

May the sadhus lead you to pop culture moksha. (http://i.imgur.com/EksT61J.png)
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: sarslip on February 21, 2015, 12:18:42 AM: Slacker is the fucking shit. Linklater is that dude. Boyhood all day. Fuck an Oscar.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: cool breeze on February 21, 2015, 03:52:08 PM: yeah, Whiplash is the best of last year. I like half the movies nominated for best picture, better than usual I think. JK Simmons winning would be cool, and Interstellar for visual effects for all the practical effects.

and that website isn't telling me who is hosting it.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Sausage on February 21, 2015, 03:56:55 PM: Whiplash imo is like a plain looking version of Black Swan.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Barry Egan on February 21, 2015, 03:58:21 PM: Quote from: cool breeze on February 21, 2015, 03:52:08 PM
yeah, Whiplash is the best of last year. I like half the movies nominated for best picture, better than usual I think. JK Simmons winning would be cool, and Interstellar for visual effects for all the practical effects.

and that website isn't telling me who is hosting it.

(https://whyweprotest.net/attachments/tumblr_lytzjbst1q1qbhtrto1_500-gif.202590/)
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on February 21, 2015, 04:55:21 PM: hey, you know what movie totally didn't deserve to get Best Director/Actor/Screenplay noms...
Foxcatcher. Carell isn't even close to being the lead and he's got nominated for it, what? Bennett Miller hogs a directing nomination despite the film not getting a best picture nod, double what??

Ruffalo getting a nod, I can get behind that. He's way past due and he was great in it, but the film itself keeps ignoring a more interesting reality to tell a blander fiction of the story its based on. Also, the film itself, its not bad, but I didn't think it was worth that many accolades (would have liked to see Timothy Spall get a nom for Mr. Turner instead).

okay, enough kvetching. It will be awfully nice to see J.K. Simmons pick up an Oscar. That's freaking great in fact. Hope to see Isao Takahata get an Oscar, he won't but he also won't ever get another chance, so I'd like to be surprised.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 21, 2015, 05:20:21 PM: who cares
(http://i.imgur.com/uVESjV0.png)
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Kara on February 21, 2015, 06:30:17 PM: PD and I should do the AVN red carpet show for E!. :fabulous
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Kara on February 21, 2015, 07:27:00 PM: Are we really going to pretend like I don't affect traits assigned to gay men stereotypically? :gurl

PD would be talking about BBC and I would be throwing shade on the embarrassing sartorial decisions made by the red carpeters and then we'd shift into talking about something macho like ballet. It would ttly fux with the homophobes. :lawd
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 22, 2015, 09:58:44 PM: Cue the angry MRAs online. Ha.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: cool breeze on February 22, 2015, 10:08:58 PM: (http://i.imgur.com/VS83SEh.jpg)
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 23, 2015, 12:07:19 AM: Julianne Moore is still so damn hot. Oh yeah.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: dkdk on February 23, 2015, 12:15:43 AM: Quote from: Esch on February 22, 2015, 08:24:58 PM
this pre show is wank.
the whole program is wank.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 23, 2015, 12:51:47 AM: So, was NPH as bad a host as Twitter is making him out to be?
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Post by: Kara on February 23, 2015, 01:00:33 AM: I get to hear people talk about how unAmerican the Academy is? :hyper
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Post by: ToxicAdam on February 23, 2015, 01:46:38 AM: Just powered through this on my dvr. Really enjoyed all the musical performances, everything else was flat. NPH wasn't horrible, but he wasn't good either. That's his writers fault tho.

Only speeches I enjoyed were Arquette and Common. Never thought id say that.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Sausage on February 23, 2015, 02:07:53 AM: I think it's a shame that Boyhood didn't at least win best director.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 23, 2015, 02:21:58 AM: Don't really care about the oscars anymore honestly as I think they tend to do a pretty bad job like most awards show. I find myself glad certain things didn't win versus being happy for the things that did win. :yeshrug
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Post by: T-Short on February 23, 2015, 03:13:13 AM: Ralph Fiennes got robbed for not even getting a nom, real talk
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 23, 2015, 12:33:59 PM: It's all about politics. Who owes what, whose "turn" it is to win, etc. Sometimes it's simply which film made the most money. Hence why I don't understand why people get so worked up over awards. People like Kanye crying over this shit just blows my mind. Who cares.

And a special big L goes to Selma fans who want to act like the film not getting nominated=racism. Lots of films get snubbed all the time, fuckouttahere. If you want to talk about racism in Hollywood let's talk about how the only black films that get nominated are either about slavery or Civil Rights. And usually with a white actor playing the role of savior.

....that being said, shout outs to Common for this
https://vine.co/v/OQHlEXubz1p
:rejoice
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 23, 2015, 12:38:52 PM: No but I find her views on hip hop and religion to be asinine as fuck

spoiler (click to show/hide)
you thought I was gonna call her a #newblack didn't you :heh
[close]
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 23, 2015, 12:39:19 PM: I'm glad JK Simmons and Julianne Moore won, other than that I don't really care.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 23, 2015, 12:49:58 PM: I'll give Oprah some dap. Back when I was homeschooled my mom would watch her show religiously at 4PM every weekday, so for that hour I got to dick around and not do any work.
:whew
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 23, 2015, 01:16:41 PM: My mom would do the exact opposite: she'd only demand we watch the most depressing shit. She made us watch one of those dudes-getting-raped/molested eps and then be like "fellas, if you get molested you tell someone, you understand? Don't let it eat at you forever."
:dead

One of the GOAT quotes from my mom: "you didn't know boys could get raped, did you?"
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: CatsCatsCats on February 23, 2015, 01:35:01 PM: Well that's an interesting look at what made you the way you are
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Post by: Great Rumbler on February 23, 2015, 01:56:07 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqFOc9MWOf8
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Post by: Steve Contra on February 23, 2015, 06:17:07 PM: I'm debating in my head if she actually knows what the word means because that video makes less sense if she does
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 23, 2015, 06:18:34 PM: Quote from: Steve Contra on February 23, 2015, 06:17:07 PM
I'm debating in my head if she actually knows what the word means

She mentioned in a weak apology tweet later that she didn't know what it meant. Her co-anchor definitely did, though.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 23, 2015, 06:19:45 PM: It's good to see that my local news channel isn't the only one with a 70yo suave black dude with jet black hair.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Steve Contra on February 23, 2015, 06:32:46 PM: That dude is a fucking pro by the way. Didn't miss a beat and just gave the camera a "more on that later" smile.
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 23, 2015, 08:17:24 PM: http://www.theonion.com/articles/person-who-clearly-hasnt-seen-the-fifth-element-ar,38076/
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 23, 2015, 08:43:21 PM: glad birdman cleaned up
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: Steve Contra on February 23, 2015, 08:47:14 PM: Birdman was a Hollywood movie about Hollywood people of course it was going to cleanup. Looking at you Argo and The Artist :bolo
Title: Re: The Oscars Are This Sunday
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 23, 2015, 08:59:55 PM: I did the one thing I'm sure the industry wanted me to do. I went out and bought Birdman today. Just watched it and I can easily see why this won, and I think it deserved it! Such a great movie, one I wasn't expecting to like, but the performances and unique filming style really sold me on it.

As for the Oscar I watched it after Fastlane and didn't get to see the end, but what I did see it was better than the last few years. Sadly it didn't matter since the numbers were down 16% from the previous year.