Totally spaced it. We record in roughly an hour. So I’ll try to amass a few questions for the show here. Free-for-all. Ask as many as you want. Go! Fast!
Totally spaced it. We record in roughly an hour. So I’ll try to amass a few questions for the show here. Free-for-all. Ask as many as you want. Go! Fast!
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35 responses to “Taking questions for Oscar Talk”
What do you think the chances of Javier Bardem making it into the fifth Best Actor slot. With the nomination from the BAFTA’s, does he have a shot at all of making it into the Oscars?
I suppose this can be discusses when we actually have the 5 nominees for original screenplay announced, but what do you think will win original screenplay? Is it between The King’s Speech and The Kids Are All Right or do you think Inception has a shot?
[This was a question from last week, and hopefully it’s still fresh.] Will Danny Cohen be nominated for his cinematography for The King’s Speech? And what are your feelings on how it was shot?
Also, when do the International Music Film Critics announce their wins/losses?
Suffice it to say Bafta provided a few surprises and snubs. Which Bafta surprise or snub would you like to see repeat?
Especially after the BAFTA snub, is there a remote chance Never Let Me Go will receive even a single Oscar nod, at the very least for Rachel Portman’s score?
I think it could be a bit too early to ask this, but… whatever ♫
With Pixar releasing Cars 2 this year, I really doubt they’ll be up for Best Picture in 2012, since the first one just wasn’t up to par with their more recent instant classics.
Do you have in mind an animated feature that could get in next year’s top 10, or a documentary or foreign language film that could take its spot?
Also, the more I think about it, the more I love Exit Through the Gift Shop after seeing it last week. What are your thoughts as far as whether that film will make an appearance next week, especially with regards to its Cinema Eye honor and Banksy’s “acceptance speech”?
Personally I’m rooting for a shock BP appearance!
I’d like to know out of all the expected nominees in the top categories, who you and Anne would like to see win–Best Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor and Actress, and Adapted and Original Screenplay?
What do you think of the way Sony Pictures Classics has really dropped the ball this year on campaigning? I have not yet seen Another Year or The Illusionist, but it seems that they had a real winner on their hands with Another Year and an otherwise surefire animated film contender with Chomet’s film. But it’s like SPC has no interest in getting their films nominated at all. Is it because Sony/Columbia as a whole is likely to walk away with a ton of Oscars for The Social Network, and they recognize this and don’t bother with their indie branch’s films? It just seems like there’s no motivation for SPC to even crack into the acting categories with Another Year, so I’m wondering if this will be like Happy Go Lucky and be yet another Mike Leigh film that gets almost completely shut out.
Black Swan has now been nominated by every single guild (including MPSE which was just announced)
Black Swan – PGA/DGA/SAG/WGA/ACE/ASC/ADG/CAS/CDG/VES/MPSE
Does that, coupled with Natalie’s frontrunner status for Best Actress and it’s eventual 100m+ box office gross make it a viable alternative for The Social Network?
What’s the word from voters and Fox Searchlight?
* I realize Inception picked up the Best Stunt Ensemble nomination at SAG so technically it has all 11 guild nominations as well, just not Best Ensemble.
Will 127 Hours make the top 10 for best picture and why is it losing some much steam? Could Danny Boyle possibly get the 5th spot for best director?
Can you please talk extensively about BAFTA:
How many members are AMPAS?
And how they can drive what gets nominated or wins. i.e., Atonement getting into the 5 in 2007, and Tilda Swinton winning BAFTA, leading to her Oscar win, etc..
In other words, how important are they?
I read about ten different Oscar-watch blogs and I wonder about the different philosophies of the various bloggers. Some bloggers seem entirely focused on being right in their Academy Award predictions, versus others who are focused on industry news; others are very opinionated about films, almost like reviewers, etc. What are yours and Anne’s thoughts about the purpose of “Awards Bloggers”?
Playing off of Nathaniel (from The Film Experience)’s post about Golden Globe speeches and their role in the Oscar race, do you think it will play a role this year? The main race to watch — Portman vs. Bening — who triumphed in the speech delivery?
Sorry for the strange wording ^, but I think you understand, haha.
Why bother asking questions – this site spends more than half it’s day jizzing over The Social Network. Based on editorial and advertising on this site, I would barely know that another movie was released this year. Seriously!
Does Jeremy Renner deserve a oscar nomination for The Town? Nobody really talked about how great his performance was until he got nominated for the golden globe. Are they nominating him just to reward The Town an award?
– If someone other than Leo wins the SAG, does she become the most likely Oscar winner?
– Someone asked before which likely nominee you think was overrated. Which underrated nominee are you afraid will miss, though it/they are unlikely to get in?
– The last (acting) Oscar winner to miss a SAG nod, AND the last Oscar winner to miss BAFTA, was Marcia Gay Harden in 2000. Is it possible we’ll see this trend change (Hershey/Kunis/Weaver/Manville in Supporting Actress come to mind)?
Oops, fact check fail – forgot Freeman missed in ’04 for BAFTA
What’s is the one surprise you are hoping for Tuesday morning. I have a couple .Lisa Choledenko for best director and Never Let Me Go for adapted screenplay.
Also Bullock… ok, so I mean people in the qualifying window.
What will be the least nominated Best Picture nominee? I believe there were two with just two nominations last year (A Serious Man and The Blind Side). Which film will get that dubious honor this year?
And will any film end up with just one nom: Best Picture? Is it possible? (The Town? Ghost Writer?)
Could you please comment / predict who will get the 5th Best Actor / Best Actress slots?
Actors “fighting” for the last spot:
Robert Duvall,
Javier Bardem,
Ryan Gosling,
or Mark Wahlberg?
Actresses “fighting” for the last spot:
Michelle Williams,
Hilary Swank,
Hailee Steinfeld,
Julianne Moore,
Halle Berry,
or Lesley Manville?
Any Maggie Gyllenhaals or Michael Shannons lurking?
Which film do you think will lead with nomination on oscar nomination day?
Other than Sally Hawkins and THE DARK KNIGHT, what other snubs in Oscar history get you irked?
Here’s 5 for me:
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
Mona Washbourne, Stevie (1978)
John Wayne, The Searchers
Victor Fleming (director), The Wizard of Oz
WALL*E for Best Picture
Now that we have the shortlist for the foreign language film, who do you think is the frontrunner? Since the last three years, there has been suprises in this category, do you predict an upset win?
How will the BAFTA winners affect the Oscars? Is it a factor or its a totally different award giving bodies?
With so many films getting guild love and the possibility we may have several films with a lot of nominations, how would you rank the BP contenders that have the best shot at taking down The Social Network come Oscar night?
Since the Academy often times is always thinking of ways to make the awards more exciting. Should they consider updating the Oscar statuettes?
I may be too late but:
For all the talk of this being a boring season, Best Picture-wise, it feels like each of the acting races has about seven or eight viable contenders that people have been tossing around. Are these races really as (comparatively) open as they seem, or is predicting some of the more longshot contenders (Gosling, Moore, Hawkes) really just wishful thinking?
Is Melissa Leo in trouble with that BAFTA snub?
I was feeling frisky, Andy, so we addressed your question, given that it’s so stupid and doesn’t apparently realize what site it’s addressing.