Oscars 2021: Best Actor (Part 11)

[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 625 Posts: 842 View Predictions]

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Continue in Part 11.

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[alittle03 Joined: Sep 16th, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 1671 View Predictions]

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I hope people don’t attack Anthony over this because he was so deserving. So was Chadwick. Those great performances can co-exist at the same time and won’t take away from the amazing legacies they both will undoubtedly leave.

I personally blame whoever was behind the arrangement of the order because that was a clusterfuckery.

• FYC: Everything Everywhere All at Once in any and every single category, especially Best Picture, Michelle Yeoh in Actress, Stephanie Hsu in Supporting Actress, The Daniels in Director/Screenplay, Paul Rogers in Editing, and Son Lux in Score.

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[Couverture Joined: Jun 16th, 2019 Topics: 1 Posts: 1638 View Predictions]

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SO DESERVED!

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[Victor Joined: Jun 18th, 2020 Topics: 13 Posts: 6611 View Predictions]

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Anthony deserved this, he’s the best Best Actor in a long time.
Boseman was done dirty by the production of the show.

FYC:

"Succession" and "Severance" in all Drama categories;
"Ted Lasso" and "The Great" in all Comedy categories;
"Station Eleven" and "The White Lotus" in all Limited categories + Ethan Hawke for "Moon Knight".

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[Go Yeoh! Joined: Sep 16th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 862 View Predictions]

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If the Oscars were held in accordance to the old schedule (in February or early March), Chadwick would have easily won

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[Monet Tejada Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 4058 View Predictions]

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alittle03 wrote:

I hope people don’t attack Anthony over this because he was so deserving. So was Chadwick. Those great performances can co-exist at the same time and won’t take away from the amazing legacies they both will undoubtedly leave.

I personally blame whoever was behind the arrangement of the order because that was a clusterfuckery.

I don’t think a lot of people are attacking Sir Hopkins. People are definitely calling out the Oscar producers for using Chadwick for ratings. Has there ever been a case where the acting categories were televised last? Obvious pandering and overhyping for ratings. Very tacky.

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[Go Yeoh! Joined: Sep 16th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 862 View Predictions]

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Signs were there.

Since 2018, especially after Colman’s win – Oscars have made it clear that they don’t care so much about the narrative. Didn’t help that The Father came out late and his performance was fresh in everyone’s mind. The ballots made it clear

‘I am sure people will vote for Chadwick, so I will vote for the performance I love’ was a recipe for disaster. So if you are best picture nominee + your performance is universally loved = you will triumph all odds.

The producers though did him so wrong. Shitty of them to mileage on his death till the very end.

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[Vicki Leekx Joined: Aug 3rd, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 1325 View Predictions]

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I’m really torn, Boseman can’t ever win now, but Hopkins also gave one of the most powerful performances I’ve seen in years which so many families can and will relate to. I can consider both of his wins iconic.

FYC:

Swinton, Weerasethakul Memoria, (Best Actress, Director)
Efira, Rampling, Wilson Benedetta (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)
Rapace Lamb (Best Actress)
Stewart, Hawkins, Spall Spencer (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)

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[Go Yeoh! Joined: Sep 16th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 862 View Predictions]

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This is actually an outcome I think is possible, although it’s only pointless hypothesizing at this point. Netflix was able to get Dern that sweep last year in a more compacted season even after the film itself lost considerable steam kind of like they did with MRBB and every other contender they distributed, maybe I should be thanking God that BAFTA didn’t pull an upset on my girl too lol

He won all the precursors till SAG. Starting then he lost BAFTA to Hopkins, Spirit to Ahmed. People thought he was awarded and wanted to move on acknowledging other performances, didn’t help that The Father started to garner heat and was nominated across board (compared to Ma Rainey)

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[Dr. Manhattan Joined: Dec 7th, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 149 View Predictions]

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I’m upset with Boseman losing, but I have to hand it to Sony Pictures Classics. Their campaign strategy was pretty genius. Had they released The Father earlier during the season, let’s say in November or in December, then I’m convinced Boseman would’ve won this Oscar. Boseman’s passing would’ve factored in voters’ votes more than their love for Hopkins’ performance.

It’s just the fact that The Father came out in March and Hopkins was this underdog contender, whereas Boseman was seen as the unstoppable frontrunner for months and months, that motivated people to vote for their favorite performance and not for the heavy favorite to win the award. Had The Father come out earlier in the season, Hopkins wouldn’t have been seen as the underdog as he was because of its late March release.

I’m left in an emotional conundrum. Hopkins in The Father is easily the best Best Actor winner since Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, but Chadwick Boseman would’ve also made for an all-time great winner and him winning would’ve been an all-time great moment and, not to mention, this is it for Boseman. He’ll forever be an Oscar nominee and never an Oscar winner. Shame on the producers for recklessly choosing to end with Best Actor, which backfired and gave us a terribly distasteful ending to the ceremony.

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[Vicki Leekx Joined: Aug 3rd, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 1325 View Predictions]

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https://www.instagram.com/p/COHpbqpHcqY/?igshid=15uzfnuy1o0e4

Love his speech, so dignified and humble as always.

FYC:

Swinton, Weerasethakul Memoria, (Best Actress, Director)
Efira, Rampling, Wilson Benedetta (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)
Rapace Lamb (Best Actress)
Stewart, Hawkins, Spall Spencer (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)

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[Chitanda170 Joined: Apr 1st, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 1061 View Predictions]

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Oscar winner or not, Chadwick Boseman will go down in history as one of the most important and influential performers of his generation. #Oscars

— Zach Laws (@zachlaws) April 26, 2021

This is a hot take

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[Naiad Lyne Joined: Jun 22nd, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 312 View Predictions]

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I have never seen so much dumping on Hopkins on the internet before – only  because of his win. Yikes.

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[Dr. Manhattan Joined: Dec 7th, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 149 View Predictions]

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Vicki Leekx wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/COHpbqpHcqY/?igshid=15uzfnuy1o0e4

Love his speech, so dignified and humble as always.

Love his speech too, and that tribute to Boseman.

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