Your "Oscar" picks

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WHOZIT

Monday, February 18, 2013 12:00 AM

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Best Picture: Lincoln

Best Director: Steven Spielberg

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain

Best Sup, Actor: Christoph Waltz

Best Sup, Actress: Anne Hathaway

ECGORDON

Monday, February 18, 2013 12:30 AM

I don't care. As if there ever could be a "Best" in any particular category. Favorite maybe. Anyway, I haven't seen any of the nominated films yet.

WHOZIT

Monday, February 18, 2013 1:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I don't care. As if there ever could be a "Best" in any particular category. Favorite maybe. Anyway, I haven't seen any of the nominated films yet.

The veiwership for the show should be large, most of the flicks nominated did great box office.

ECGORDON

Monday, February 18, 2013 1:43 AM

I won't be watching.

WHOZIT

Friday, February 22, 2013 10:59 PM

"Oscar" bump

SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, February 23, 2013 1:34 AM

I'm gonna make my picks between who will and should win:

Best Picture: Will/Should Win

Lincoln will; ARGO should

Best Director

Spielberg will; Affleck should

Best Actor:

Day-Lewis will; Day-Lewis should

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain on both counts

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz on both counts

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway on both counts

Best Runner Up

Picture: Silver Linings Playbook (personal favorite)

Director: David O. Russell

Actor: Bradley Cooper

Actress: Jennifer Lawrence

Support Actor: DeNiro

Support Actress: Sally Field

Yeah, I know, I'm hedging my bets. Actually it should be interesting watching. Unlike EC and others I will be watching (doing so since I was a kid, in both good years and bad). Good films these days are hard to come by, someone from People magazine said that the political films are the best since the 70s and I agree.

In the interest of full disclosure; I have yet to see Lincoln, 0Dark30, Django, Les Mis among others.

I have seen however; Argo (FU), Life of Pi, Silver Linings. I am aware that Hollywood and the Academy play at politics within the industry's structure, but I love film and make my own judgments. Yes, I'm one of those - a crazy fan.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Best Picture: Lincoln

Best Director: Steven Spielberg

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain

Best Sup, Actor: Christoph Waltz

Best Sup, Actress: Anne Hathaway

WHOZIT

Saturday, February 23, 2013 1:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I'm gonna make my picks between who will and should win:

Best Picture: Will/Should Win

Lincoln will; ARGO should

Best Director

Spielberg will; Affleck should

Best Actor:

Day-Lewis will; Day-Lewis should

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain on both counts

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz on both counts

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway on both counts

Best Runner Up

Picture: Silver Linings Playbook (personal favorite)

Director: David O. Russell

Actor: Bradley Cooper

Actress: Jennifer Lawrence

Support Actor: DeNiro

Support Actress: Sally Field

Yeah, I know, I'm hedging my bets. Actually it should be interesting watching. Unlike EC and others I will be watching (doing so since I was a kid, in both good years and bad). Good films these days are hard to come by, someone from People magazine said that the political films are the best since the 70s and I agree.

In the interest of full disclosure; I have yet to see Lincoln, 0Dark30, Django, Les Mis among others.

I have seen however; Argo (FU), Life of Pi, Silver Linings. I am aware that Hollywood and the Academy play at politics within the industry's structure, but I love film and make my own judgments. Yes, I'm one of those - a crazy fan.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Best Picture: Lincoln

Best Director: Steven Spielberg

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain

Best Sup, Actor: Christoph Waltz

Best Sup, Actress: Anne Hathaway

I wish "Life of Pi" would sweep but the fix is in, "Lincoln" will sweep and "Argo" will be the upset. The old fart academy voters will play it safe, all those awards "Argo" won over the last few weeks must be shown to be a mistake.

ECGORDON

Saturday, February 23, 2013 2:40 PM

I love film too, and although I never had any film appreciation classes I have read quite a few books written by directors, producers, editors, etc., and I used to subscribe to several film magazines (Film Comment and American Cinematographer being the best). Plus I have seen a ton of movies over the years; staying up on Fridays and Saturdays for the late movies when I was younger, working as a video operator at Cablevision in the early '70s when we had our own movie channels (before our system added HBO, Showtime, etc.), then as a film projectionist for over twelve years ('78-'91).

It is because I love film so much, and consider it an art form (even when it is just for entertainment), that I detest the Academy Awards. It is politics and favoritism for the most part. When they allow all Academy members to vote in all categories, many of whom don't have a clue about the process of some categories, you get people voting for things simply because they know someone in the production of the film, or from things they've read about the film. The guild awards are usually a better indicator of quality, not that politics and favoritism doesn't enter those areas too.

Besides, I'm going to like what I like whether it wins an award or not. I still say Hugo should have won Best Picture last year over The Artist, and I will never accept the notion that Shakespeare in Love was a better film than Saving Private Ryan.

SHINYGOODGUY

Sunday, February 24, 2013 1:37 AM

Never mind, found it here.

Talk to you later.

SGG

AURAPTOR

Sunday, February 24, 2013 2:02 AM

I'm zero for everything when it comes to Oscar movies.

Haven't seen anything remotely close to being nominated.

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