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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 39794
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
The director's branch will probably be weird and do something like nominate 3 of the Picture frontrunners and then like Nickel Boys and and All I Imagined As Light or revive Guadagnino as make-up for somehow not getting in for Call Me.
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Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:32 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:53 pm Posts: 12088
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
stuffp wrote: In retro-retrospect, I think the performance of Furiosa showed that Fury Road is not as beloved as the reception seemed at the time. I do think at the time it was well received but 9 years was too long to wait. Also ATY and Hemsworth couldn't anchor it. I struggle to find an Avenger that has really anchored a big movie lately on their own outside of MCU. RDJ Sherlock and ScarJo Lucy but films like Dr. Doolittle and Fly Me To the Moon show they aren't reliable draws. Hardy feels like he can still pull people in outside of superhero movies in the right film. Would be interesting to see if they had brought Theron back how it would have done. It was a bit of a slap in her face to recast it when the only reason anyone cared about Furiosa in the last film was because she was so great in it against Hardy. Their dynamic itself was what was so interesting since in real life there was so much press about how much they disliked each other. In some ways Furiosa and Lightyear followed similar trajectories. Recast a film with a younger person who has buzz but actually has little to no real bankability or connection to the character. Evans and ATY sort of both fit that mold.
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 24864 Location: Classified
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
I was underwhelmed by Fury Road back in 2015 but in 2024 found it to be a near perfect film. So complete opposite of the rest of the world apparently lol. Real shame that Furiosa bombed so hard. But also, Anya is bankable and amazing and not at all comparable to "I'll act in anything for money Christopher Evans" and I refuse to accept otherwise. 
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Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:45 am |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 24864 Location: Classified
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Watched A Real Pain .,,, man this movie is a bore. I really don't get this oscar season at all.
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Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:20 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11524 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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stuffp wrote: In retro-retrospect, I think the performance of Furiosa showed that Fury Road is not as beloved as the reception seemed at the time. I mean maybe there just wasn’t demand for a sequel/prequel.
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Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:37 pm |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 pm Posts: 21227 Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
Karla Gascon is getting canceled. Hopefully this is the straw that breaks the camels back and Emilia Perez can go home empty handed
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Thu Jan 30, 2025 6:18 pm |
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Steve
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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:09 pm Posts: 1876
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Flava'd vs The World wrote: I really don't get this oscar season at all. I haven’t seen a lot of the nominees because I’m just not interested, but totally feel this too. SO MANY excellent movies (and more popular ones than what’s being championed) are being either partly shafted or totally ignored.
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Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:12 pm |
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neo_wolf
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zwackerm wrote: Karla Gascon is getting canceled. Hopefully this is the straw that breaks the camels back and Emilia Perez can go home empty handed Its funny, the movie only got awards consideration because voters wanted to make a social justice statement, and now its getting cancelled because of social justice. Lol!
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Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:47 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 24864 Location: Classified
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Where was all this a month ago?
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publicenemy#1
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 19298 Location: San Diego
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Oof. Lol if this gets Ariana the Oscar
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Fri Jan 31, 2025 1:32 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 39794
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
I still think they go for Saldana but surely they talk themselves out of Perez Best Picture winner. They can just give it to Anora and still feel progressive.
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Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:05 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 39794
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It's not quite as bad when realizing the worst sounding tweet about Hitler and slaves was "mocking" bigot views, but they did have conservative tweets about BLM and immigration which you're not allowed to admit in Hollywood.
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Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:45 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 24864 Location: Classified
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Anora lives! Hopefully the momentum will pick back up now and it'll make a Picture/Actress/Screenplay run. Brutalist will win most ovetall, and director, but still just can't see it taking the biggest prize.
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Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:19 pm |
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Shack
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Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 39794
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
Last predicts before big guilds
PGA: Anora DGA: Emilia Perez SAG: Anora
Oscars Picture/Director - Anora
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Sat Feb 08, 2025 12:54 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11524 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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I think the Emilia Perez train comes to a hault
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Sat Feb 08, 2025 11:38 am |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 pm Posts: 21227 Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
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These awards were voted on before the controversy so Saldana is not in the clear yet.
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Sat Feb 08, 2025 11:59 am |
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publicenemy#1
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 19298 Location: San Diego
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Sean Baker wins DGA... mmm ok lol. I still don't think Anora wins BP unless it gets PGA.
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 24864 Location: Classified
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publicenemy#1 wrote: Sean Baker wins DGA... mmm ok lol. I still don't think Anora wins BP unless it gets PGA. Yeah? Lets go Team Anora! Dune is obviously the best, but if were gonna make pretend that it doesn't deserve any big awards until Messiah, then Anora is the clear next best choice. A shame more people didn't see it in theaters as I think its pretty accessable.
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 39794
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Anora is the type of movie to lose PGA and DGA and then win SAG and Picture so that it got the first one is probably GG… it was the easy fallback for scared off Emilia Perez voters, and I think with its ending it’s the type of movie you could have conversations about the themes, it seems better the more I think of it.
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Shack
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It seems like it's hard to beat the top movie with "underdog energy" or one that makes them feel good representing a group... Except for during the Oppenheimer year they just went back to 90s/00s style.
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neo_wolf
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Anora is gonna take the top prizes, im glad.
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 pm Posts: 21227 Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Is it even possible for a movie that isn’t Anora to win?
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neo_wolf
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And watch out Demi Moore, Mikey Madison might take best actress.
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Sun Feb 09, 2025 1:54 pm |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 pm Posts: 21227 Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
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neo_wolf wrote: And watch out Demi Moore, Mikey Madison might take best actress. I hope not!
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 39794
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 Re: 2025 Contenders
La La Land, 1917 and Saving Private Ryan are last three to lose in same position (Gravity tied PGA). If the Brutalist had won PGA and DGA I think it could've been the 1917 but it feels wrong for Anora.
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