If Parasite did not exist, what movie would win Best Picture?

[Gabe Guarin Joined: Feb 23rd, 2017 Topics: 40 Posts: 2389 View Predictions]

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The title is pretty self-explanatory. I’ve given my thoughts on what I thought was 2nd place, and I think it’s worth considering that if we’re taking Parasite out of this equation in this hypothetical situation, that also leaves open Director, Original Screenplay and International Feature Film.

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[Asgaroth Joined: Nov 1st, 2012 Topics: 13 Posts: 408 View Predictions]

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Director would have gone to Sam Mendes, but both picture and original screenplay to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, because that’s the next in line with the most support from both writers and actors. 1917 was just too much a substance-less of a movie to earn best picture honors.

International film would have gone to Pain and Glory.

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[Chimichanggas Joined: Dec 13th, 2017 Topics: 35 Posts: 2506 View Predictions]

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I think The Irishman would have benefit this.

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 63 Posts: 5680 View Predictions]

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I think 1917 would’ve taken Picture and Director, Marriage Story would’ve taken screenplay, and Pain and Glory would’ve taken International Film.

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[JackO Joined: Jun 2nd, 2011 Topics: 13 Posts: 5746 View Predictions]

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I think Jojo would have pulled off the shocking upset. It was the other film bubbling under the surface as 1917 was fading. Mendes would have won director tho.

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[Gabe Guarin Joined: Feb 23rd, 2017 Topics: 40 Posts: 2389 View Predictions]

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Here’s the thing: in this theory in which Parasite does not exist, Once Upon a Time easily takes SAG Ensemble which Parasite had before going on to win Best Picture. No other film could take home SAG Ensemble if it wasn’t going to be Parasite. Also, given that it won the Golden Globe Screenplay and Critics’ Choice for Original Screenplay, it would likely also win Original Screenplay at the Oscars too. Also Once Upon a Time was nominated pretty much everywhere it needed to be the whole season, unlike Jojo Rabbit.

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[Aunt Peg Joined: Dec 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 705 View Predictions]

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1917

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[fefface Joined: Jan 14th, 2020 Topics: 2 Posts: 839 View Predictions]

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Probably 1917 for Picture even though it seemed to be fading. Maybe Hollywood.

Mendes for Director. Baumbach for Screenplay. Pain and Glory for International.

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4259 View Predictions]

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Picture : 1917 or Hollywood. I know they’re not to be taken too seriously but I can’t ignore the way OUATIH was outperforming 1917 on these secret ballots

Director : Mendes, he won every single precursor

Screenplay : Hollywood. It did well with the precursors and critics. Marriage Story never really happened in the big 5

SAG Ensemble : Hollywood. But they sometimes have random winners like Hidden Figures so anything could have happened

 

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 29 Posts: 1817 View Predictions]

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I think Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would’ve benefitted the most in a non Parasite existing world…..

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[smurty11 Joined: Sep 7th, 2014 Topics: 25 Posts: 1410 View Predictions]

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It probably would’ve been Jojo and I’m happy that didn’t happen. I like Taika Waititi and Jojo is fine, but he is capable of so much more.
I wouldn’t want such a controversial BP winner to follow you around your whole career.

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 355 Posts: 21785 View Predictions]

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“1917” would have won BP & BD. Tarantino was next in line for Original Screenplay. “Pain & Glory” in International Film. Whatever replaces “Parasite” in all these categories needs to be considered too, even if its winning chances are negligible.

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Once Upon a Time easily takes SAG Ensemble which Parasite had before going on to win Best Picture.

Disagree with an easy win. The Irishman won ensemble at CC. Once underperformed all season long. I don’t see any urge to reward it. I guess Tarantino would have gotten screenplay by default.

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[ArtIsntEasy Joined: Dec 17th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 1161 View Predictions]

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I do feel like HOLLYWOOD would’ve ended up benefitting the most from this and it would’ve won Screenplay and Picture.

I do think Mendes would’ve pulled off Director.

The massive nomination count for JOKER is crazy but I don’t think it was ever going to win anything beyond the two it actually did.

JOJO RABBIT is another interesting case because if SPOTLIGHT could win with just a Screenplay win, maybe JOJO could’ve too…and chances are Waititi would’ve slipped into Director without Bong there. I just feel like it was probably too divisive in a way that HOLLYWOOD wasn’t.

“The art of making art is putting it together...”

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[Gabe Guarin Joined: Feb 23rd, 2017 Topics: 40 Posts: 2389 View Predictions]

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Bassett wrote:

SAG Ensemble : Hollywood. But they sometimes have random winners like Hidden Figures so anything could have happened

Hollywood would’ve just needed to pray that one of its fellow nominees wasn’t the epitome of ensemble, which I feel was what helped Parasite.

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