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Emily Watson was the MVP of Gosford Park.
Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!
Gone Girl and Mank are David Fincher’s best films. I think these last two movies of his were an artistic peak that he won’t match in future projects. The Social Network is overrated af, as are Zodiac and Seven.
Speaking of Rosamund Pike, there is a lot of appreciation for her performance in Gone Girl, but in my opinion not for the right reasons and not enough. Some people applaud the performance for its entertainment value, others for the great transformation the character undergoes and how convincing Pike is at both times, others for being a female lead character who acts as the film’s villain… Like, throw it all out the window, it’s one of those performances that transcends technical levels of acting, a movie star turn like you don’t see nowadays, because what anchors the entire success of the film is Pike, her presence, her magnetism, the danger she brings to the character, the style she delivers in this transformation, which could be quite phony in the hands of an actress of lesser expertise. The coldness she conveys before the movie’s turning point and how it all loops back to her final scenes that are honestly chilling. Some people try to paint this performance as overrated but it just shows their lack of taste, one of the best Best Actress nominated performances of all time.Some people try to paint this performance as overrated but it just shows their lack of taste, one of the best Best Actress nominated performances of all time.
I see this thread has changed to popular opinions 😉
The status quo is fine, but there is a lot of talk of genderless acting categories. If that were to be done, the lead and supporting categories should be split into two: Original (Lead or Supporting) Performance and Adapted (Lead or Supporting) Performance — a la the screenplay categories, but with films based on true stories falling into the latter category as well. It would ensure original characters would be recognized and biopic performances wouldn’t always steal their thunder; plus, it isn’t entirely arbitrary since the distinction between the two is already seen in another branch’s awards.
Emmys FYC:
Comedy: The Bear, Cunk on Earth, Only Murders in the Building, Reservation Dogs
Drama: The Last of Us, Stranger Things
Limited/Movie:
I see this thread has changed to popular opinions
Can you read? “Speaking of Rosamund Pike, there is a lot of appreciation for her performance in Gone Girl, but in my opinion not for the right reasons.”
The opinion that is unpopular is that Gone Girl and Mank are Fincher’s superior works. I start the second paragraph explicitly by saying that Pike’s performance is appreciated. I just decided to write an addendum about a performance that I think is amazing.
Rebecca Hall should have been nominated for SA for The Town. She is the best part of that (great) film.
Sean Penn and Marcia Gay Harden were fantastic in Mystic River.
This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.I’m re-watching Sister Act for the thousandth time and just noticing new nuances in Maggie Smith’s performance. I would have definitely nominated her for an Oscar in Supporting for this…not to mention Whoopi deserved too…
FYC 2023:
Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Shayda (Best Actress)
Helen Mirren - Golda (Best Actress)
Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer (Best Actor/Actress)Emily Watson was the MVP of Gosford Park.
Babe, while I love the nominations of Mirren and Smith (especially the former) Watson should have been more in the conversation and made the trio that year (if the Godfather can, then…)…
FYC 2023:
Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Shayda (Best Actress)
Helen Mirren - Golda (Best Actress)
Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer (Best Actor/Actress)Also the way Eileen Atkins carried Helen Mirren to that nomination…Atkins is so overdue an “Oscars” role and nomination I don’t know where to begin…
FYC 2023:
Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Shayda (Best Actress)
Helen Mirren - Golda (Best Actress)
Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer (Best Actor/Actress)When Gwyneth Paltrow won, the actress who she robbed was actually Meryl Streep in One True Thing.
Also the way Eileen Atkins carried Helen Mirren to that nomination…Atkins is so overdue an “Oscars” role and nomination I don’t know where to begin…
And it’s such a shame as well because if she got an Oscar nod she’d have nominations from all three of the “triple crown” bodies and I’m not sure if she’ll ever get a role like that again.
Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!
And it’s such a shame as well because if she got an Oscar nod she’d have nominations from all three of the “triple crown” bodies and I’m not sure if she’ll ever get a role like that again.
a big ensemble for her next movie wicked little letters
olivia colman, jessie buckley, joanna scanlan , timothy spall, gemma jones, hugh skinner from fleabag
could be very well received
Method acting is the best thing that ever happened to cinema
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