Because the Golden Globes are petty and Jordan Peele pretty much called them racist for categorizing it as a comedy. If they gave it 0 nominations, there would have been an uproar, but snubbing it in two of the top categories they could get away with.

I agree the editing snub is telling, but all of the major contenders (except Shape of Water) was snubbed somewhere. Lady Bird also missed editing, which it should have got, and Three Billboards missed directing.

And I’d take the misses at the Golden Globes with a grain of salt. There was too much ruckus caused by “Get Out isn’t a comedy”…[Read more]

It wasn’t Oscar worthy in a traditional sense. We usually view Oscar performances as tear jerking, powerful, dramatic, ect. Comedic performances are always under appreciated at the Oscars. But as far as comedy goes, Tiffany Haddish gave one of the funniest performances I have ever seen. The grapefruit scene is hysterical, I cannot remember the…[Read more]

If he was a frontrunner, like Oldman or Chalamet, than I would say it was too late. However, I think Franco was vulnerable enough before the news broke that he could still lose his spot even though there was only two days of voting left.

I feel like that’s a possibility. I haven’t seen the film yet, but I’m getting the same vibes I got with Carol. They have a lot of similarities.

-Huge hype from critics and forums
-Carried by acclaimed performances
-European styled romance films with a gay relationship at the center.
-Both adapted screenplays
-Both directed by openly gay…[Read more]

I’m currently predicting Ridley Scott. He has too much going for him. Saving his film while giving a big “fuck you” to predators like Spacey. Leftover goodwill from when The Martian was snubbed. And in addition to the stat you gave about Adapted Screenplay director nominees, there’s also the stat there has not been a year of all new director…[Read more]

Currently predicting Judi Dench for Murder on the Orient Express. I think the film has a shot at ensemble and I think she can get caught up with that nomination, a la Maggie Smith and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Honestly, directed by a Mexican seems to be a better stat for it to win Best Director, with three of the last 5 best director winners being Mexican but only one of those wins accompanied by a Best Picture win.

I never believed the hype that Wonder Woman would make any sort of impact on this years awards race besides for visual effects and other minor technical noms. However, after Gal Gadot gave Warner Bros an ultimatum on Brett Ratner’s involvement in the sequel, I think she may make more appearances than anticipated. She’s using her new found power in…[Read more]

Visual Effects two years ago. No way Ex Machina wins without a vote split. I doubt any of the nominees that year managed to garner more than 25% of the overall vote.

I’m thinking that Get Out has a surprise nomination in a supporting category. I could see Keener getting it, but I’m leaning towards LilRel Howery, even though he’s not currently in the prediction center.

He’s the biggest reason why Get Out is even being considered a comedy and I think he could benefit from being the funniest actor in the film.…[Read more]

I’m not sure how it’ll perform overall, but I’ve got a gut feeling that it’s gonna get two acting noms. I think the likeliest route is Janelle Monae being an additional supporting actress nominee for the film, but I also wouldn’t rule out Taraji Henson or Kevin Costner.

La La Land has this win in the bag. I found it to be the best technical achievement of the film. The editing is on the same quality level as Whiplash, but manages to be the near complete opposite as Whiplash in editing style.

Got back from La La Land just now. I thought it was a solid movie and would make a decent Best picture winner. I would rank it somewhere in the middle out of the last couple of Best Picture winners: better than Argo and The Artist, but not as good as Spotlight or 12 Years a Slave.

The leads excelled with their chemistry, but lacked as…[Read more]

Steve Buscemi never getting an Oscar nomination.

Whats worse: Steve Buscemi never getting an Oscar nomination or John Goodman never getting an Oscar nomination?

Finally saw Moonlight. I haven’t seen Manchester or La La Land yet, but I do think that Moonlight has potential to win Best Picture. First of all, the theater I was in was filled with old white people, aka the academy’s primary demographic. This gives me hope that a Brokeback Mountain scenario, where voters avoid the film because of the subject,…[Read more]

I was actually thinking the same thing. I haven’t seen the film, but I’m getting a gut feeling that this may sneak into picture with only one or two other nods from sound and/or editing.

Seen All Their Films
Wes Anderson – The Darjeeling Limited
The Coen Brothers – A Serious Man
Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Rises

Haven’t seen all of their films
Stanley Kubrick – The Killing
Martin Scorsese – The Color of Money
Steven Spielberg – Hook
Richard Linklater – Bad News Bears

I think at this point, Nate Parker is done. He’s just not going to be able to overcome those rape charges. I think the question with Birth of a Nation now becomes, will the whole film sink because of Parker or can other aspects of the film still be appreciated by the academy?