The English Patient won 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Score.
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| Author: | Loyal [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
The English Patient won 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Score.
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| Author: | snack [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
and then the director died. watch out, mr. boyle. |
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| Author: | Johnny Dollar [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
If you're suggesting there's a negative correlation between Oscar trophies and quality, well, let me tell you: Return of the King won 11! Wait... Gigi went 9-for-9! Hold up... Out of Africa won 7! Uh oh... Casablanca won 3! Ah, I see. |
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| Author: | Christian [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
WON'T HE JUST DIE ALREADY? /elaine |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
yoshue wrote: Gigi went 9-for-9! Hold up... This is one I really don't get... |
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| Author: | Johnny Dollar [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
You overlook the potent powers of persuasion held by the monstrous Leslie Caron! |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
But Best Screenplay... Damn... |
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| Author: | Johnny Dollar [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:18 pm ] |
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Yeah, it's not good. I think they just wanted to celebrate Minnelli and Freed. |
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| Author: | snack [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
yoshue wrote: Out of Africa won 7! Uh oh... and yet, not for meryl, the only thing that movie is remembered for. |
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| Author: | Johnny Dollar [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
Out of Africa is remembered for Meryl Streep? And here, all these years, I thought it was remembered for shit nothing. |
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| Author: | snack [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:31 pm ] |
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well, on AD. but yeah, they will be talking about mamma mia into the 31st century. |
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| Author: | BJ [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
Rorschach wrote: Oscars mean nothing. Winning one doesn't make a film good or bad. Losing one doesn't make a film good or bad. Having more than others doesn't make a film good or bad. Oscars have zero value.
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| Author: | Keyser Söze [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
Rorschach wrote: Oscars mean nothing. Winning one doesn't make a film good or bad. Losing one doesn't make a film good or bad. Having more than others doesn't make a film good or bad. Oscars have zero value. I disagree. Oscars are helping slumdog gross at least 100M more than what it would have made without. That is just here. WW it would be HUGE. |
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| Author: | Tyler [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
Children Of Men won nothing in 2006. I rest my case. |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:14 pm ] |
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AnJon Lyrik Chigurh wrote: Children Of Men won nothing in 2006. Overrated, it is. But it deserved Cinematography. Big time. |
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| Author: | Tyler [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
What about Editing? Not that The Departed isn't well-edited, but it's old-hat by now. |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:28 pm ] |
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United 93 all the way there. |
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| Author: | Jonathan [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:30 pm ] |
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AnJon Lyrik Chigurh wrote: Children Of Men won nothing in 2006. I rest my case. And yet you'll still be bitching about Up getting only 4 nominations next year. See you then. |
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| Author: | Tyler [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
Why so uptight? I ain't predicting Up, no way, no how, either. Though as long as it's great, it'll probably be five or six. Ratatouille got that much in a really competitive year. Ever see Virginia Woolfe? That's what my relationship with the Oscars is like. Movie fanatic thing. |
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| Author: | Groucho [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Put Slumdog's 8 Oscars Into Context |
Rorschach wrote: Oscars mean nothing. Winning one doesn't make a film good or bad. Losing one doesn't make a film good or bad. Having more than others doesn't make a film good or bad. Oscars have zero value. Long term you're right. They are not necessarily indicators of quality. |
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