http://oscar.go.com/nominees (http://oscar.go.com/nominees)
last year was a total disaster, but it looks like there is a lot more promise this year as long as Call of Duty: the Movie doesn't hoard all the awards.
I'll be rooting for Birdman, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash.
I FUCKING LOVE BOYHOOD
RLM Highlights: BOYHOOD IT TOOK 12 YEARS TO MAKE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzhpbXQDl6g#ws)
I LOVE BOYHOOD SO MUCH I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND KILL EVERYONE FOR BEING SO SHITTY COMPARED TO LINKLATER
WE SHOULD GIVE BOYHOOD THE OSCARS FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS BECAUSE BOYHOOD WAS BEING MADE
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDroXZqM.gif&hash=32538f811783902eb1c86e0140b23359ae21536b)
More like Borehood.
did you know it took 12 years to make boyhood? it took 12 years to make boyhood.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fOA1cv9pHs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fOA1cv9pHs#ws)
I really want Rosamund Pike to win for best actress because she did an excellent job in Gone Girl, but I think it'll either be Felicity Jones or Julianne Moore
Also looking over the nominees reminds me that I still need to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel
boyhood - 12 years a slave (to a film)
The only best picture nominee I had a chance to see was The Grand Budapest Hotel. It's definitely one of my favorite movies, but has no chance of winning because it isn't 'important.'
I really need to see Birdman and Boyhood soon.
Inherent Vice was good. I missed the first 10 min of it though so it was a little bit all over the place, but from what I have heard from others that have watched it, it is that way even if I saw that part.
they should change the 12 days of christmas to the 12 years of boyhood because christmas is nowhere NEAR as magical as boyhood
I really liked Boyhood. In my opinion, it is better than Grand Budapest Hotel (which was very fun) and The Theory of Everything (which was alright). Don't know if I'd pick it over Whiplash, and I haven't seen the other ones yet.
boyhood let you watch 12 years of nothing interesting fly by in the span of 3 hours i wish boyhood was my life
Just got back from watching four of the nominees in one sitting through AMC with some friends. Here's how I'd rank them:
The Imitation Game
Grand Budapest Hotel
Boyhood
Theory of Everything
I haven't watched Birdman yet, and I have no interest in seeing Whiplash or Selma. Ended up watching American Sniper as part of the AMC movie night, and it's trash, so I don't even think it should have been nominated. 'Murrica, I guess.
Geez four in a row, I admire your endurance.
Whiplash is worth watching for the montage/music alone.
Saw Song of the Sea on Valentine's Day. It was cute but hollow, just like SoK. Aside from the unlikable male lead and a somewhat contrived finale I didn't have many problems. Started out a lot stronger than it finished, and I kind of wish they had stayed vaguely magical/relaxing slice of life for the entire runtime instead of introducing all the bland mythical beings.
Kaguya is MOTY for me. I hardly remember anything from 2013 aside from The Grandmaster and Kaguya is the only thing I saw in theaters this year that shared the same level of artistry.
Haven't seen any of the four ( ! ) nominated biopics but I'm yawning just thinking about them.
Grand Budapest Hotel was the only film i never got around to watching and it ended up winning alot so i guess i gotta watch it now lol
Whiplash and Theory of Everything won in the places i wanted them to (JK Simmons for best supporting actor and Eddie Redmayne for leading actor) so that's a plus
Boyhood and American Sniper didn't win anything significant so that's also a plus
i wanted Rosamund Pike to win best leading actress, but the academy choose still alice over gone girl though they are both good movies.
some of you are probably going to disagree with me on this but i kinda wanted Hans Zimmer (Interstellar) to win best original soundtrack. maybe i'll change my mind after watching Grand Budapest Hotel.
i was not expecting Birdman to win the best picture at all.. not that i'm complaining
also big hero six more like big hero sux
i haven't heard the grand budapest hotel ost but i did like interstellar's ost a lot. it was pretty much the only thing i liked about interstellar tbh
I haven't heard Interstellar's score and I haven't enjoyed a Hans Zimmer score since Rango, but I guess I will go give it a listen.
Disappointed Boyhood didn't win every award including best animated picture because nothing else took 12 years to make. What a joke.
Yeah I hate that Kaguya and Me and My Moulton didn't win because they were beautiful fuck Disney.
Really glad Whiplash won best editing and not Birdman because the latter had like 10 cuts.
Gone Girl had by far the best score of the year:
02. Sugar Storm | Gone Girl | Trent Reznor/ Atticus Ross (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmezUREFGp8#ws)
Also it's funny that both the big winners this year were really stagey/theatrical movies. We really haven't come very far since fucking Birth of a Nation.
Quote from: Bamyasi on February 24, 2015 03:54 AM
We really haven't come very far since fucking Birth of a Nation.
there was tons of sjw and feminist pandering in the ceremony speeches though bub.
Paperman Feast fucked the dam keeper out of best animated short film and now it is time to die
their first mistake? not being animated by disney :wile:
The Dam Keeper had cool art/animation but a cringe inducing narrative and voice-over. Plus the Ghibli influence was really obvious. A lot like Song of the Sea.
But the rest of the Animated Short nominees were far worse. Except this one:
ME AND MY MOULTON Trailer | Festival 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xw_tH_sSVU#ws)
But yeah I doubt anyone in the academy takes this category seriously.
me and my moulton was charming but i didn't feel i got anything out of it
That's fair. What did you get out of The Dam Keeper? Perhaps it warrants revisiting.
Also nice avatar.
well i mean- i liked me and my moulton, but it didn't feel like a complete story. it just sorta ended on "they got the bike. the end"
the dam keeper came full circle with the pig and his duties in how he ended where he began, but now he isn't alone