I didn’t think about this at the time this morning, because of course, I do the diligence of going to the screenings. But DVDs of “Revolutionary Road” and “Defiance” did not arrive on our doorsteps until late last week, in some cases, as late as Friday. Even though the voting deadline was Sunday, I’m sure most of the members across the country had already voted without seeing the film. It’s the only reason I can think of that the film would be ignored across the board. I mean, at the very least Michael Shannon would have shown up. His performance has been cherished by critics in many quarters. So keep it in mind, these snubs only mean that a large portion of the group didn’t see the film.
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11 responses to “Here’s why the BFCA snubbed ‘Revolutionary Road’”
They should quit all this nonsense and have all films released in November the latest. Not December. Fixes all the problems and draws a lot more attention that way.
I’m relieved to hear that. This complete shut-out absolutely shocked me.
Yeah, this just demonstrates how stupid it is for heavy oscar contenders to wait til December to release their movies and risk being lost in the shuffle. I wonder when this will ever change.
Come on guys. Sam Mendes was off prepping stuff like “Middlemarch.” He didn’t even get back into the editing room until October. He worked at his own pace so if you have a beef, it’s with him, not with the studio or marketing team.
But the movie was finished in plenty of time to screen prior to noms, Kris. We saw it in Charlotte on Wednesday and Friday of last week (with ballots due by Sunday). Plenty of time to watch. And plenty of time for Vantage to book screenings in markets with BFCAers (if they wanted to).
Vantage went out of their way to make sure I saw ROAD in time to nominate it. But I found the film to be disappointing. Sometimes a snub isn’t a snub. It’s justice.
I’m sure that the BFCA snubs are hardly conclusive. I was very surprised that Kristen Scott Thomas wasn’t in there, but Jolie was.
What a bizzare choice.
I think this is an excuse. I’ve had a feeling for awhile that Revolutionary Road is going to disappoint. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think EVERYONE in this film (with the exclusion of Michael Shannon) is very vulnerable to be snubbed by Oscar time…
It’s not an excuse, it’s the truth.
Well it’s the truth but still has to do with scheduling. If the plan to finish it for a november release there wouldn’t have been these problems.
Heaven forbid this terrible awards group – who only exist to become Oscar forecasters – made up of actual critics should have to see the movies before voting. That’s just silly.
Clearly they figured Jolie added more space (and more JustJared word length) than Kristen Scott Thomas.
Kris :
You still didn’t see “i’ve loved you so long” so bfca members when did you recieved the dvd for this movie (since you mentioned RR and all) ?