The Best Picture Contenders Thread

[rockstitutionMember Joined: Nov 6th, 2010 Topics: 15 Posts: 415 View Predictions]

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Discuss all things Best Picture here!

Early Contenders:

The Artist

Carnage

A Dangerous Method

The Descendants

Drive

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Help

The Ides of March

In the Land of Blood and Honey

J. Edgar

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Melancholia

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

My Week with Marilyn

Rango

Take Shelter

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Tree of Life

War Horse

We Bought A Zoo

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Young Adult

 

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[LKMOSCARMember Joined: May 25th, 2011 Topics: 5 Posts: 584 View Predictions]

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The Artist

The Descendants

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Help

J. Edgar

My Week with Marilyn

Melancholia

Midnight in Paris

War Horse

 

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[TV12Participant Joined: Jun 14th, 2011 Topics: 48 Posts: 1883 View Predictions]

#36835

1. J. Edgar

2. War Horse

3. The Descendants

4. Moneyball

5. Midnight in Paris

6. The Tree of Life

7. The Help

8. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

9. Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows-Part 2

10. The Artist

11. Young Adult

12. The Iron Lady

13. Drive

14. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

15. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

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[Edwin DroodParticipant Joined: Nov 27th, 2010 Topics: 2 Posts: 555 View Predictions]

#36836

My “most likely nominees” as of October 1, in alphabetical order:

The Artist (The Weinstein Company; Thomas Langmann, Emmanuel Montamat)

The Descendants (Fox Searchlight; Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Paramount/Warner; Scott Rudin)

J. Edgar (Warner Bros.; Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert Lorenz)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus Features; Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo)

War Horse (Walt Disney/Touchstone; Revel Guest, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg)

Young Adult (Paramount; Diablo Cody, Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, Jason Reitman, Russell Smith, Charlize Theron)

 

At this point I’m thinking these 7 are it; if I were to expand the list to 10 I would include (alphabetically) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Midnight in Paris and Moneyball…

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[Ryan_FernandParticipant Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 205 View Predictions]

#36837

The Artist

The Descendants

The Help

Midnight in Paris

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

War Horse

 

The Descendants, The Artist and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy are in.  War Horse is really starting to look like a major player in this year’s race.  The Help seems like the kind of thing Oscar voters would go for.  I think we won’t have much more than 5 nominations so I am predicting 6.  I think the last slot goes to Midnight in Paris as it is the biggest box office draw of one of the Academy’s most beloved figures.  It was critically acclaimed and it will be talked about throughout the Awards season.  It’s just a matter of how much it is still in the conversation.

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[babypookParticipant Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 108 Posts: 14471 View Predictions]

#36838

I’m not in a huge hurry to see War Horse; not that I’m wishing any ill for Spielberg; but, this is not a subject that makes me terribly happy.

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[ScottfergusonParticipant Joined: Sep 26th, 2011 Topics: 119 Posts: 11201 View Predictions]

#36839

The NYFF has announced (for the first time in its 49 year history) they will have a surprise film next Monday – and that is a work in progress film that is coming out later this year, with the sense that it is one of the “contenders.”

 

Any of a long line are possibilities – Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (after the great response to The Social Network last year), J Edgar (Eastwood having a history with the festival),  Hugo (Scorsese’s George Harrison doc showed over the weekend) are among them.

 

As a work in progress, there will be no press screening and mainstream reviews will be disallowed. But needless to say, there will be word out on this.

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[Scott TenormanParticipant Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 10 View Predictions]

#36840

Mark My Words — this is a race between “The Artist” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” which means, once again, we’re back to Harvey Weinstein vs. Scott Rudin in Best Picture smackdown …. just like last  year.

 

 

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[Hamilton BaconMember Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 1 Posts: 125 View Predictions]

#36841

I would love to see IMMORTALS being nommed for Best Picture. Of course i have no idea how good it is, but if it is as brilliant as The Fall, then it deserves to be a serious contender.

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[allabout oscarsMember Joined: Sep 20th, 2011 Topics: 1 Posts: 1392 View Predictions]

#36842

I hope for only 5 best Picture candidates now that the academy changed the rules somewhat, but it will be hard to predict the # of films that make the category..

as of now….

WAR HORSE
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
THE HELP
THE DESCENDANTS
THE ARTIST

next group:

J. EDGAR
THE TREE OF LIFE
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
THE IDES OF MARCH
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

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[Anonymous Joined: Jan 1st, 1970 Topics: Posts: View Predictions]

#36843

Since we have no clue how many nominees there will be this year, I’ll be posting a Top 15 for now.

– The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
– The Artist
– The Descendants
– Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
– The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
– The Help
– The Ides of March
– J. Edgar
– Midnight in Paris
– Moneyball
– Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
– The Tree of Life
– Shame
– War Horse
– Young Adult 

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[TV12Participant Joined: Jun 14th, 2011 Topics: 48 Posts: 1883 View Predictions]

#36844

BEST PICTURE
1. The Descendants
2. The Artist
3. War Horse
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
5. The Help
6. Moneyball
7. Midnight in Paris
8. The Iron Lady
9. Young Adult
10. The Ides of March
11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
12. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
13. The Tree of Life
14. Drive
15. Martha Marcy May Marlene

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[RaylanMember Joined: May 25th, 2011 Topics: 15 Posts: 538 View Predictions]

#36845

I hope Harry potter will get recognized and score a best picture nod instead of the technical nods it has received in the past, im not saying it has any chance to win but it certainly deserves a best picture nomination for sure.

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[Miss FrostMember Joined: Sep 14th, 2011 Topics: 46 Posts: 4228 View Predictions]

#36846

I hope Harry potter will get recognized and score a best picture nod instead of the technical nods it has received in the past, im not saying it has any chance to win but it certainly deserves a best picture nomination for sure.

I couldnt agree more, it would definitely deserve it too.

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[FishbiscuitParticipant Joined: Jun 13th, 2011 Topics: 5 Posts: 1237 View Predictions]

#36847

I’ll give the film its due and see War Horse when it’s released but my inital impression is BAIT, BAIT, BAIT. 

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