Lol. That's the part that you disagree with.

What other part did I miss?

You denied one specific detail.

The implication still stands.

Try learning how to read, man. It will really help you in life.

I still don't see what I missed. The two movies I loved this year, Gravity and Gatsby, will not win 12 Oscars.

Oh, that old act. We've all been there.

Ok whatever. You, again, made an idiotic point that you refuse to explain because you just made the point to continue to act like an idiot.

Great one.

What's the problem with that? I loved Skyfall more than any other film last year, yet I didn't go around claiming it'd be nominated for BP or win anything significant. I'm not one of those who just annoyingly love something and self-absorbingly think that because I love it, the rest of the world, including the Academy will as well.

If Cuarón wins, I'd be happy because thatw as the best directing aI have seen this year so far, but I will not have built up my expectations just so I am able to say "fucking Academy" or whatnot. That's just ridiculous.

I don't think you understand.

Gravity is not Skyfall. Gravity is a bona fide Oscar contender. It's extremely well recepted, by a very well respected director, with HUGE critical acclaim and a tour de force from it's lead.

That's Oscar stuff. I'm not saying it's winning, but to say "Oh, that would be undeserving" is asinine. It has a GREAT/GOOD shot at winning, for Picture and Actress. And a legitimate shot as Clooney being NOMINATED for his turn as George Clooney: Astronaut.

Just because another movie/actress has a better shot at winning those awards, doesn't mean they will.

Crash won Best Picture. Alan Arkin got nominated for Argo.

What the fuck are you talking about? You are being asinine. All I said was that Clooney's nomination would be undeserved, which is 1. my opnion and 2. probably shared by many others here too.

Recepted? C'mon there. BTW, Skyfall was from an Oscar-winning director, whereas Cuarón is beloved online...and that's about it. At the same time, I am predictijg Gravity to get many many noms, ncluding BP and BD, just not win the biggies. I have never predicted Skyfall to bebe nominated in the firs place. So what the fuck are you talking about, boy?

I didn't say you did. And Clooney's nom would not be undeserved. He essentially played the "hero" role for half the film. And it's GEORGE CLOONEY!

At the moment I'm seeing....

Daniel Bruhl "Rush"
Bradley Cooper "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender "12 Years a Slave"*
Jonah Hill "The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"

Only alternatives I see happening...
George Clooney "Gravity"
James Gandolfini "Enough Said"
Tom Hanks "Saving Mr. Banks"
Jeremy Renner "American Hustle"

* projected winner

Even if "Banks" breaks out, Hanks' performance may be enough to overshadow his performance here despite being in two different categories. Renner will have a chance of getting nominated if all four of Adams, Bale, Cooper, and Lawrence get nominated. Bruhl would be the first one out if any of the alternatives got in.

I do not see Brühl happening any longer. People are too ambivalent toward Rush.

If Philomena is a word-of-mouth hit among the upscale-adult audience, perhaps Dench's momentum can propel Coogan, too. I would love to see Academy Award nominee Steve Coogan.

Is Gandolfini officially being campaigned in this category? I really think the sentiment might be there to get him a posthumous nom.

Whoever wins will have deserved it. It's the nature of the game.

I love Clooney but he deserves next to nothing for his part in Gravity.

Well, if he wins, then he does deserve it.

When Clooney was on-screen, I was instantly more interested with Gravity. When he was not, I could take it or leave it.

Exactly.

My current predictions for this category. Seems like the hardest to predict of the majors so far, and these will change a lot.

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Only Fassbender and Leto seem 100 percent secured.

Just seen the film and I am on board with this ^ I hope Barkhad Abdi will get some recognition. It was a very authentic performance and he held his own against Hanks, which is an achievement onto itself.

Look like Jonah Hill is a contender to win this category after the first The Wolf of Wall Street screening.

Seriously?!

Let's not be too reactionary. "Whoa! People say Jonah Hill is great in The Wolf of Wall Street! Michael Fassbender and Jared Leto no longer exist!"

The Weinstein Company is campaigning Steve Coogan in this category for Philomena. I would love it if he started to gain a bit of traction. It is a long shot, but perhaps not impossible. Fassbender and Leto are in. And the next three in line would presumably be Bradley Cooper, Tom Hanks, and Jonah Hill, but maybe one of them will falter.