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Old 11-12-2016, 20:37
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My main bet is on Emma Stone winning anyway. She's been the main contender for months, her campaign is pretty big and the buzz and acclaim continues to rise. The only way i can see her losing is if they "do a leo" and give it to Amy Adams as a pity win.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:52
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At this point it wouldn't really be a surprise if La-La Land wins big.
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Old 11-12-2016, 21:38
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Golden Globe nominations tomorrow around 1pm I think over here.

Should give us a better indiction of things to come.

La La Land and Emma Stone aside, it seems quite close in most categories this year.

Silence has got 100% on RT so far and I wonder if it could sneak up on all the others.

Best Actor and both Best Supporting categories are anyone's guess so far.
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Old 11-12-2016, 23:08
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Golden Globe nominations tomorrow around 1pm I think over here.

Should give us a better indiction of things to come.

La La Land and Emma Stone aside, it seems quite close in most categories this year.

Silence has got 100% on RT so far and I wonder if it could sneak up on all the others.

Best Actor and both Best Supporting categories are anyone's guess so far.
Variety put up a mixed review of Silence- http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews...se-1201935391/

Originally Posted by Variety
“Silence” is not a great movie, despite having been directed by one of the medium’s greatest masters at a point of great maturity (this is the last film one might expect to immediately follow the bacchanalian excess of “The Wolf of Wall Street”). Though undeniably gorgeous, it is punishingly long, frequently boring, and woefully unengaging at some of its most critical moments. It is too subdued for Scorsese-philes, too violent for the most devout, and too abstruse for the great many moviegoers who such an expensive undertaking hopes to attract
It's a 2 hour 40 minute film about religion, folk suspect it may be too uncommercial for the best picture Oscar. Scorsese maybe a strong prospect for director, though given some of the films they snubbed him on over the years, I'd guess Damien Chazelle is still favourite.
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Old 12-12-2016, 00:22
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Variety put up a mixed review of Silence- http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews...se-1201935391/



It's a 2 hour 40 minute film about religion, folk suspect it may be too uncommercial for the best picture Oscar. Scorsese maybe a strong prospect for director, though given some of the films they snubbed him on over the years, I'd guess Damien Chazelle is still favourite.
Yeah I saw that review but for some reason it was still given a 'fresh tomato' sign on RT.
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Old 12-12-2016, 04:36
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Could all change but at this stage it seems to be between La La Land and Moonlight.
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Old 12-12-2016, 07:19
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Yeah I saw that review but for some reason it was still given a 'fresh tomato' sign on RT.
Theres no reason a mixed review can't have a fresh rating though, it's the person who uploads the review that makes that call.
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Old 12-12-2016, 07:53
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I'm looking forward to seeing loving with ruth negga and Joel edgerton. Ruth is rated very highly as a contender this year.

I remember her in excellent irish crime drama love/hate. She's a really good actress.
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Old 12-12-2016, 08:34
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Last night was the critics choice awards. Here are the movie winners of course. I won't list them all. Just the winners that are primarily related to the oscars race as they give out many covering all different genres

Best acting movie ensemble - Moonlight
Best young actor/actress - Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the sea
Best foreign film - Elle
Best original screenplay - La La Land and Manchester by the sea (tie)
Best adapted screenplay - Arrival
Best cinematography - La La Land
Best production design - La La Land
Best editing - La La Land
Best Score - La La Land
Best costume design - Jackie
Best hair and make up - Jackie
Best visual effects - The Jungle Book
Best supporting actor - Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Best animated feature - Zootopia
Best Song - City of Stars from La La Land
Best supporting actress - Viola Davis - Fences
Best director - Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Best Actress - Natalie Portman - Jackie
Best Actor - Casey Affleck - Manchester by the sea
Best Picture - La La Land
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Old 12-12-2016, 08:37
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I'm looking forward to seeing loving with ruth negga and Joel edgerton. Ruth is rated very highly as a contender this year.

I remember her in excellent irish crime drama love/hate. She's a really good actress.
loving has been online for quite a while, it's good but i'm not sure she'll even be nominated let alone win. i think it's foregone that best actress is going to emma stone, natalie portman or, at a severe push, annette benning who would get it purely because she hasn't got one yet.
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Old 12-12-2016, 09:34
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Natalie Portman winning best actress is a joke.
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Old 12-12-2016, 10:08
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Natalie Portman winning best actress is a joke.
I thought she was great in black Swan. I haven't see Jackie yet so I can't comment on that.

I'm greatly looking forward to lala land though. I adore Emma Stone.
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Old 12-12-2016, 10:16
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I thought she was great in black Swan. I haven't see Jackie yet so I can't comment on that.

I'm greatly looking forward to lala land though. I adore Emma Stone.

It's not the actress I am objecting to, it's her performance in Jackie. Granted I've only seen a few clips from the movie but from what I've seen it looks terrible. She's just standing there like a Barbie doll with no expression on her face and with a ridiculous accent which sounds nothing like Jackie Kennedy.
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Old 12-12-2016, 12:45
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One unmentioned thing about Jackie is, due to Birth of a Nation imploding, Jackie is Fox Searchlight's only horse in the race and they are a studio that pushes hard for Oscars.
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Old 12-12-2016, 12:50
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One unmentioned thing about Jackie is, due to Birth of a Nation imploding, Jackie is Fox Searchlight's only horse in the race and they are a studio that pushes hard for Oscars.
Hmmm I knew there had to be a reason why it's getting so much attention. It will be a travesty if she wins the Oscar for this performance.
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Old 12-12-2016, 13:25
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Anna Kendrick was hilarious reading out the GG nominations. Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton both nominated. And Hugh Grant. Isabelle Huppert nominated in the Best Actress category. She could be the surprise winner come Oscar night.
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Old 12-12-2016, 14:00
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Hmmm I knew there had to be a reason why it's getting so much attention. It will be a travesty if she wins the Oscar for this performance.
why a travesty? due to all the reviews it seems like she'd be the perfect choice.
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Old 12-12-2016, 14:06
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why a travesty? due to all the reviews it seems like she'd be the perfect choice.
From the clips I've seen her performance looks ridiculous.
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Old 12-12-2016, 15:18
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I hope Captain America Civil War wins ( yeah ok I know )
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Old 12-12-2016, 15:25
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I hope Captain America Civil War wins ( yeah ok I know )
Ryan Reynolds has been nominated for a GG for Deadpool so you never know.
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Old 12-12-2016, 15:32
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Theres no reason a mixed review can't have a fresh rating though, it's the person who uploads the review that makes that call.
Ah ok I wasn't really sure how they do mixed reviews tbh.

I'm kinda glad Hugh Grant is being noticed for FFJ. A suprisingly good movie and Grant's best performance to date in my opinion.
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Old 12-12-2016, 15:34
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Ah ok I wasn't really sure how they do mixed reviews tbh.

I'm kinda glad Hugh Grant is being noticed for FFJ. A suprisingly good movie and Grant's best performance to date in my opinion.
I agree. I thought he was terrific. Glad Simon Helberg was nominated also. He was very funny.
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Old 12-12-2016, 15:58
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That's strange cause it had a lot of Oscar buzz before it was released. Maybe Loving has stolen it's thunder. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga are strong contenders.
Don't confuse UK talk with Hollywood talk, it's not been mentioned at all in any of the critics awards that have been going on these past few weeks and did nothing in the European Film Awards last Saturday

Fox Searchlight are pushing "Jackie" in the awards nominations
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Old 12-12-2016, 16:06
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I should probably put the "the Golden Globes are voted for by 95 people who are historically famous for voting for whoever gave them the best swag or threw them the best party" sign up in this thread now.

Having said that I suppose it's interesting Silence got given he-haw by them.
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Old 12-12-2016, 16:33
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Very sad that Finding Dory wasn't nominated.
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