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January 20, 2020 at 7:19 pm #1203295828
– The climax of Parasite
– Jo’s feminist speech/confession of loneliness in Little Women
– The big Marriage Story fight
– Sheeran taking out Hoffa in The Irishman
– Dani’s smile in Midsommar
– The axe chase in The Lighthouse
ReplyJanuary 20, 2020 at 4:36 am #12032945061. Parasite
2. Little Women
3. The Irishman
4. Marriage Story
5. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
6. 1917
7. Jojo Rabbit
8. Ford v Ferrari
9. Joker
ReplyJanuary 19, 2020 at 9:01 am #1203292267I’m getting the feeling this is going to wind up an Oldman/McDormand/Rockwell/Janney year where the nominees are actually pretty good but the winners list is dull and predictable. Am not looking forward to a Laura Dern sweep for Marriage Story when Florence Pugh is nominated for Little Women, a movie which Dern herself was better in. I guess Laura Dern winning an Oscar would be great, but at least let the others take some precursors.
ReplyJanuary 18, 2020 at 5:36 pm #1203291313Darling, stop impersonating Thatcher. You’re, frankly, not good at it.
There is a delightful irony to this comment.
ReplyJanuary 14, 2020 at 12:09 pm #12032842271. Parasite
2. Little Women
3. The Irishman
4. Marriage Story
5. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
6. 1917
7. Jojo Rabbit
8. Ford v Ferrari
9. Joker
ReplyJanuary 14, 2020 at 10:10 am #12032839121. Parasite
2. Little Women
3. The Irishman
4. Marriage Story
5. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
6. 1917
7. Jojo Rabbit
8. Ford v Ferrari
9. Joker
ReplyJanuary 13, 2020 at 5:08 pm #1203282724It might be a recency thing, but last year was an abomination. The nominations were horrific, and the wins were almost all worse.
ReplyJanuary 13, 2020 at 4:43 pm #1203282684Refuse to vote bc it’s impossible, a tie between her later three films.
ReplyJanuary 13, 2020 at 4:37 pm #12032826671. Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
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2. Antonio Banderas, Pain & Glory
3. Adam Driver, Marriage Story
4. Florence Pugh, Little Women
5. Jo Pesci, The Irishman
6. Al Pacino, The Irishman
7. Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
8. Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
9. Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
10. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
11. Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
12. Charlize Theron, Bombshell
13. Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
14. Renee Zellweger, Judy
15. Leonardo Di Caprio, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
16. Laura Dern, Marriage Story
17. Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
18. Margot Robbie, Bombshell
19. Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
20. Kathy Bates, Richard JewellJanuary 11, 2020 at 10:34 pm #1203276129This is the movie I’m most scared for on Monday, feel like it’s going to underperform but I’m still hoping for the best
Am expecting nothing, but hoping for everything.
ReplyJanuary 11, 2020 at 10:31 pm #1203276125I obviously love Pugh but I still seriously doubt she’s getting in. Dern is certain, Lopez is on her heels, and Johansson and Robbie are very likely for performances that hit everywhere. Then there’s Kidman in a four SAG nominated movie, passion pick Zhao Shuzhen, Parasite hopefuls Cho Yeo-jeong and Lee Jeung-eun, not to mention long shot possibilities like Kathy Bates for Richard Jewell and Annette Bening for The Report. Meanwhile, Pugh only hit Critics’ Choice and BAFTA, both of which were obvious as a critic favorite and a Brit. While Johansson seems much more likely, I’d like to see her be a Actress/Supp Actress double nominee. But I doubt she’ll get one.
January 11, 2020 at 11:13 am #1203275603Pugh was great in Little Women and deserves the world. She doesn’t look or sound twelve, but she captures childishness perfectly. We can easily see how Amy became the mature, intelligent woman she is in the present day section through her experiences as a child desperate to be seen, to be recognized and loved just like Jo. She gets so many great little scenes: fawning over Laurie, taking real pleasure in see Jo’s pain after burning the book before feeling so guilty, the moment when she comforts Jo and her loss of hair, and that delightful moment when she cackles as Meg’s hair burns off. She is exactly what it feels like to be a kid: she wants the world and no one will give it to her and she’s so eager to just show everyone what she can do and that she deserves their recognition. Every tantrum and mischief she does stems from that very honest perspective of an ambitious little girl.
Then the stuff in the future teaches her to minimize her frustrations while honing her ambitions. Unlike Jo, Amy decides to play by society’s rules to succeed, becoming elegant, dignified, and so wise. In every scene, Pugh has such control over the way she postures herself and her speech has all the grace and fluidity of her physicality. Her monologue to Laurie about women is fantastic, largely because it isn’t bombastic fury at the state of her life. Instead, she simply tells him what it’s like to live like her and asks him not to judge her for her decisions. And that scene when she tells Laurie she’d be respected if she couldn’t be loved? Her elegance falters for a moment, and we can see her briefly become the young girl who fell so hard for him. There are so many layers to her performance and she shows incredible emotional range just like in Midsommar, and she should get an Oscar nod if not the win for a performance as Amy March that made people love a character literally despised for thousands of years and embrace a relationship that people tore their hair out over.
January 11, 2020 at 10:22 am #1203275574Lee Jeong-eun for Parasite.
Florence Pugh for Midsommar and Little Women would be great, too.
ReplyJanuary 6, 2020 at 10:42 am #1203266283Ronan is the only one with a tiny chance of upsetting Renee. Her performance is predictable and generic, but her movie is overperforming. Everyone else is a non-factor.
Awful take. Ronan gave one of the best performances of 2019 and she deserves to be a major contender. Also, Little Women has been flopping everywhere. The box office is solid, but OUATIH, Parasite, likely 1917, The Irishman, and Marriage Story have all been way more seen. Not to mention missing out on numerous nominations it should’ve been a lock for.
January 2, 2020 at 3:34 pm #1203257057Florence Pugh deserves to win, but the lack of support for her so far does not bode well. She’s doing increasingly well with critics, but she missed Globes and SAG, plus Little Women itself has severely underperformed too. The film’s successful release might do her some good, but I’m not very hopeful for her.
