That and The Tourist are our only hope that HPFA will correct these placements.

Lady Gaga’s whole existence is based on the “take me seriously!” notion. Has she called ASIB the best movie of the decade yet?

Some of you really have it all mixed up. HFPA never said a movie is comedy because of music. They just have a category separate for drama since there are always more dramas produced and pushed for critics/awards recognition. Then everything else is competing against each other, as in comedies AND musicals.

The category is musical *or* comedy which only means they are in the same category but a dramatic musical still has to be in this category and not drama.

I’m pretty sure there is going to be backlash if HFPA puts ASIB to drama, as mentioned earlier all the previous incarnations were in musical/comedy category…

The article also states HFPA is going to decide so it still does not matter.

Why am I not surprised that Lady Gaga is linked to this fraud, after all back in 2011 Billboard had to change its rules because of her to avoid albums sold at $0.99 during their debut week…

Don’t believe until I see the nominations. Same goes for BlacKkKlansman in drama…

Gosling might be the Denzel of this year. I removed him from my predicions but he can sneak back as 5th.

I don’t think Tootsie was category fraud at all. Close herself had a lof of screentime in …Garp but nobody would have considered her as lead actress either. Both characters were clearly supporting the respective male leads.

Definitely. If it goes drama then worst category fraud ever.

The trailer is the purest of pure Oscar bait, love it!

But ASIB is really just a remake and not even the first, how can they be all over it anyway?

The ladies of Carnage could not have been supporting, they are literally on the screen all the time. I also thought Carell was the male lead of BOTS with scenes of his own. Agree about Cotillard in Nine though, that was to avoid competing with Cruz.

Like Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland? That’s a borderline case in my opinion.

Then let us hope for a tie.

Deadline explicitly mentions supporting role of Portman.

De-Lovely, Walk the Line and La Vie en Rose should all have been dramas then? All the previous ASIB were competing in musical…

Not so positive review: https://www.thewrap.com/children-act-review-emma-thompson-fionn-whitehead/

Does A Simple Favor have any chance to get some comedy nominations?

I’m pretty sure a while ago someone here wrote that “Ashes” is not eligible, is that true?