Oscar Nominations announced
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Posted on: 2012-01-24 07:29 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Only two songs nominated for best song?? Has that happened before?
Nothing for Drive or Shame? or Albert Brooks?
And how did Girl With Dragon Tattoo not get nominated for the awesome soundtrack???
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And nine nominations for Best Picture... isn't that... a lot?
Anyway, we now have this:
Academy-nominated Transformers!
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From time to time I actually try to care about these kinds of nominations/awards.|
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Anyway, we now have this:
Academy-nominated Transformers! |
Then someone mentions something like this and they lose all significance for me again.
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They increased the nominations for best picture in 2009. The reasons given have been to include more genre movies and comedies. Having 10 or so nominations actually dates back to the 30s but the trend faded out from the mid 40s until recently.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
And nine nominations for Best Picture... isn't that... a lot?
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Only 1 nomination for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, I am disappointed.
Now granted it was for Gary Oldman, who was *amazing* in that movie, but that movie was so good on so many levels, I'm surprised it didn't get more recognition.
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Correction - it got 3 nominations: Best Actor (Gary Oldman), Best Score (Alberto Iglesias), and Best Screenplay Adaptation by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan. |
Originally Posted by Clockwork O1
Only 1 nomination for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, I am disappointed.
Now granted it was for Gary Oldman, who was *amazing* in that movie, but that movie was so good on so many levels, I'm surprised it didn't get more recognition. |
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No nominations for Pixar this year? Guess Cars 2 really sucked.
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Well, nothing for Cars 2, but Pixar did receive a Best Animated Short Film nomination for "La Luna".
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Originally Posted by Lord_Nightblade
No nominations for Pixar this year? Guess Cars 2 really sucked.
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Also, Andy Serkis was robbed again! His portrayal of Captain Haddock was the best thing about Spielberg's Tintin movie, and his performance as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes was the driving force behind its box office success. When is the Academy going to recognize motion capture as legitimate acting?
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Not to sound too much like a conspiracy theorist but I'll bet there's a certain mindset in Hollywood that considers things like voice acting or motion capture acting to be sort of second class compared to "real" acting. I think whether it's an overt prejudice or just an unconscious one there's always going a certain uphill battle for people like Serkis to get legitimately recognized for what he does.
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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Also, Andy Serkis was robbed again! His portrayal of Captain Haddock was the best thing about Spielberg's Tintin movie, and his performance as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes was the driving force behind its box office success. When is the Academy going to recognize motion capture as legitimate acting?
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So how many of the nominees were only shown in the last week of 2011 with the minimum theaters (six nationwide I think) to qualify? How many were only shown in limited release at "art house" theaters? And they wonder why the Oscars no longer get the TV ratings it once did.
As for Transformers being nominated, like most blockbuster SciFi only in the technical categories. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it should have qualified for any of the major categories, it's just that on occasion a effects heavy film do have great performances and are routinely shortchanged.
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That and technological backwardness. The Academy voters are notoriously behind the times when it comes to innovation in films. To win them over, Serkis needs a short documentary on everything he does to bring vitality to his performances, complete with before-and-after split screen comparisons of scenes. Otherwise, they won't make any disctinction between his work and the paycheck performances of Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks in Robert Zemeckis's creaky mo-cap movies.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
Not to sound too much like a conspiracy theorist but I'll bet there's a certain mindset in Hollywood that considers things like voice acting or motion capture acting to be sort of second class compared to "real" acting.
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First year of the Best Animated Feature Film (started in 2001) that Disney/Pixar did not receive a nod. Not surprised by Cars 2, but I guess that there was no love for the newest Winnie the Pooh movie...
Kinda sad about Andy Serkis though; his portrayal as Caesar was top notch.
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So, I saw The Tree of Life in the theater a while back. While it was a visually stunning film and rightly fits in the cinematography category ... best picture material it was not. At least not in my opinion anyway.
While a beautiful film it had some significant pacing issues and far too disjointed a narrative for it to be readily accepted by the average moviegoer. I've always thought that a Best Picture worthy film should at least try to be an accessable one.
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I'd much rather watch that than the rather mediocre-looking lineup for the real event.
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Join me for a drink at The Drawing Room, @AlbertBrooks? Me and Serkis have been here since 6am. See you later tonight. Might be out of booze -- Serkis has Pogues on the jukebox & Fassbender just showed up in a pirate hat. Oh **** -- we're DEFINITELY going to run out of booze. Charlize & Tilda just pulled up in a stolen police car. Dude, GET DOWN HERE. Gosling is doing keg stands and Olsen & Dunst LITERALLY just emerged from a shower of rose petals. Nolte & Plummer just drove past, mooning us. Serkis & Tilda are signing "Is There Life on Mars?" Oops -- Von Trier just pulled up in a pass van dressed as Goering. "Let's go to Legoland!" With a boozy hurrah, we're out! Oh. My. God. Just pulled up to Legoland. DiCaprio's rented the park for the day. Dibs on the Duplo Gardens! #andscene |
What the hell is this "The Artist" ? And why was it nominated so much? .. Actually I haven't heard of most of these, and don't care to watch the rest... Except maybe Tinker.. darn Gary Oldman's acting ability!
Serkis should've been given Jonah Hill's spot for Supporting Actor.
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It's a mostly silent black and white piece set during the decline of the silent movie period of film. It won best actor at Cannes and three Golden Globes. Honestly it looks pretty good, so hopefully I'll have the free time to watch it this weekend (along with probably Man on a Ledge).|
Originally Posted by Matthew_Orlock
What the hell is this "The Artist" ? And why was it nominated so much? ..
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Warrior was awesome and I thought for sure it would have been nominated.
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I thought it would've been nominated if only because Tom Hardy is becoming a Hollywood darling and the Academy loves to nominate movies with respected actors when their in a movie with serious subject matter regardless of the actual quality. However, after giving a nod to The Fighter, which was a superior film all the way around, in the previous year, I can understand why they would be hesitant to nominate Warrior.
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Originally Posted by Forefinger_
Warrior was awesome and I thought for sure it would have been nominated.
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Not to my knowledge. However, the requirements to be nominated are fairly strict: the song must have been written specifically for the movie in question and not have been published prior: it cannot be a remake or a cover. In fact, if a movie is a screen version of a stage play, all of the songs from the original stage play are automatically disqualified, having not been written explicitly for the movie.|
Originally Posted by Coin
Only two songs nominated for best song?? Has that happened before?
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I think there have been years when only three songs have been nominated, but I think this is the first time in at least recent memory that only two have been.
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The problem with voice acting (such as within animated pictures) and motion capture is that the overall performance is a combination of the actor and technology, and the technology component is not itself eligible for a performance award. It would be no different than if an actor performed in a movie and then all of his lines were dubbed over by another proficient voice actor. The combined performance is two different performances blended together, but the award is not an ensemble award. If only one of them can receive the award and neither can take credit for the performance of the other, both would be at a disadvantage to singular performances that a single actor can take full credit for.|
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Also, Andy Serkis was robbed again! His portrayal of Captain Haddock was the best thing about Spielberg's Tintin movie, and his performance as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes was the driving force behind its box office success. When is the Academy going to recognize motion capture as legitimate acting?
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David Prowse and James Earl Jones were totally robbed!
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
It would be no different than if an actor performed in a movie and then all of his lines were dubbed over by another proficient voice actor. The combined performance is two different performances blended together, but the award is not an ensemble award. If only one of them can receive the award and neither can take credit for the performance of the other, both would be at a disadvantage to singular performances that a single actor can take full credit for.
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See im annoyed here, I loved the movie contagion and it at least should have gotten a nod as a good drama. Sure the subject matter was uncomfortable but it was a well done movie nonetheless
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George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"
Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"
Animated Feature Film
"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski
Art Direction
"The Artist"
Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo"
Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris"
Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse"
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Cinematography
"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo" Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski
Costume Design
"Anonymous" Lisy Christl
"The Artist" Mark Bridges
"Hugo" Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
"W.E." Arianne Phillips
Directing
"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick
Documentary (Feature)
"Hell and Back Again"
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"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
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"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Pina"
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"Undefeated"
TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas
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"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement"
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"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad"
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"Saving Face"
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"The Descendants" Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen
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"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran
Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Iron Lady"
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Music (Original Score)
"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" John Williams
Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from "Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Best Picture
"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer
"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
"Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
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"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
"Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
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"Pentecost" Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju" Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George
"Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" Hallvar Witzø
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"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
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"Hugo"
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"Moneyball"
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"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
"War Horse"
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo"
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
"Real Steel"
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
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"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan
"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
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"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen
"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi
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