The Academy Awards Discussion Thread

[Ezee E]

Surprised we haven't had a "way too early" prediction thread.

Here goes nothing:

10/10/11:
Best Picture
The Artist
Descendents
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Moneyball
War Horse

... and for the hell of it, I'll predict Match Cut too:

Match Cut
Drive
Melancholia
Shame
Tree of Life
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives

[Dukefrukem]

I haven't seen any truely great 2011 movies this year. The highest rated by me being Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives

I'd like to see everything you've listed here E, with the exception of Moneyball.

[Ezee E]

I haven't seen any truely great 2011 movies this year. The highest rated by me being Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives

I'd like to see everything you've listed here E, with the exception of Moneyball.

Have you seen Drive duke?

[Dukefrukem]

Have you seen Drive duke?

No, I go through spurts of movie watching and video game playing. Look at my sig, it hasn't changed in weeks. (since Dues Ex HR was released)

Since then I've beat, Dues Ex, God of War III, Fallout 3, and started the God of War Collection and Demon's Souls.

My first theater viewing since Transformers will be tomorrow when I get to watch the Thing. So excited.

[Ezee E]

Pretty sure Drive is....... right up your alley.

[Rowland]

I'd be perfectly alright with Moneyball being nominated for Best Picture. Pitt needs to be nominated at the very least, though I'd also argue that, besides the obvious Adapted Screenplay nomination, the film shouldn't be overlooked for its Editing and Cinematography.

[Watashi]

I haven't seen any truely great 2011 movies this year. The highest rated by me being Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives

I'd like to see everything you've listed here E, with the exception of Moneyball.

Pretty sure you would like Moneyball, since it becomes a love-letter to the Boston Red Sox at the end of the film.

[Dukefrukem]

Pretty sure you would like Moneyball, since it becomes a love-letter to the Boston Red Sox at the end of the film.

Added to queue!

[Morris Schæffer]

No, I go through spurts of movie watching and video game playing. Look at my sig, it hasn't changed in weeks. (since Dues Ex HR was released)

Since then I've beat, Dues Ex, God of War III, Fallout 3, and started the God of War Collection and Demon's Souls.

My first theater viewing since Transformers will be tomorrow when I get to watch the Thing. So excited.

Early word on thing is of the not so good variety.

[Dukefrukem]

Early word on thing is of the not so good variety.

Shhhhh

[MadMan]

Early word on thing is of the not so good variety.

I'm not surprised.

I really haven't seen much that would be considered BP worthy by either Match-Cut or the Academy, save for Moneyball and Drive.

[Spinal]

Eddie is out as host.

[Ezee E]

Your ideal Oscar host?

[dreamdead]

Tina Fey. She's been the best part of the telecast the past few years...

[Watashi]

It will probably be Ben Stiller.

[Watashi]

Best Picture:

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
War Horse
The Descendants
The Artist
Moneyball

(The Iron Lady, The Artist, The Help)

Best Director:

David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Michel Hazanaviciu, The Artist

Best Actor:

George Clooney, The Descendants
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Jean DuJardin, The Artist

Best Actress:

Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Supporting Actor:

Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortenson, A Dangerous Method
Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Supporting Actress:

Who cares?

[DavidSeven]

Seems like a dumb move on Eddie's part. Doesn't this just forever link him with Ratner's douchery? Don't see the upside for him unless he really felt the show would completely bomb without Ratner's visionary leadership.

[DavidSeven]

I guess people say this every year, but it really seems like it's been a shitty year for Hollywood in the prestige department. Has anything besides Tree of Life received the same kind of buzz as The Social Network, Inception, Toy Story 3, The King's Speech, Black Swan, True Grit, The Fighter, etc.?

[Ezee E]

I guess people say this every year, but it really seems like it's been a shitty year for Hollywood in the prestige department. Has anything besides Tree of Life received the same kind of buzz as The Social Network, Inception, Toy Story 3, The King's Speech, Black Swan, True Grit, The Fighter, etc.?

The Help, The Artist, and The Descendents?

[DavidSeven]

The Help, The Artist, and The Descendents?

The Help had buzz? Only a 75% on RT.

To me, it seemed like there were at least a handful of "water cooler" movies last year. Those films you listed don't seem to fit the bill (though perhaps upon their release for the latter two).

[Ezee E]

Drive?

[DavidSeven]

Drive?

True.

[Watashi]

I guess people say this every year, but it really seems like it's been a shitty year for Hollywood in the prestige department. Has anything besides Tree of Life received the same kind of buzz as The Social Network, Inception, Toy Story 3, The King's Speech, Black Swan, True Grit, The Fighter, etc.?

Moneyball.

It's been very popular with the older crowds.

Most of those movies you mentioned came out in December. There's still time.

[number8]

There's an Internet campaign going urging them to get The Muppets to host.

[DavidSeven]

Moneyball.

It's been very popular with the older crowds.

Most of those movies you mentioned came out in December. There's still time.

Toy Story 3, Inception, The Social Network, and The Town were all out well before this time last year.

My feeling is that Moneyball is a broadly likable movie, but that it is not considered a landmark film by its fans in the same way that Inception and The Social Network were when they were released.