Federer91 2,134 Posted April 25, 2021 #1441 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Finally this dragged out season is coming to an end.. The only things worth mentioning are Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sound of Metal and neither of them will win, because you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted April 25, 2021 #1442 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Well, I liked Nomadland best. Sound of Metal is good, as is Minari (but with obvious faults). Promising Young Woman is decent. This leaves Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7 as the obligatory propaganda pieces. Will watch The Father tonight. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted April 25, 2021 #1443 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Also, I focused quite a bit on the nominated documentaries this year... And they are good! The overall quality is much better than usual. I can recommend them all. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted April 26, 2021 #1444 Share Posted April 26, 2021 My final rankings... Nomadland Sound of Metal The Father Minari Promising Young Woman Judas and the Black Messiah Mank The Trial of the Chicago 7 Glad Nomadland and Hopkins won, don't care for the rest. McDormand having three Oscars is bizarre. Don't tell me she will tie (or even surpass) Katharine Hepburn. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,047 Posted April 26, 2021 #1445 Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 25/04/2021 at 12:42, vinipereira said: Reveal hidden contents Best Picture WILL WIN: Nomadland COULD WIN: The Trial of the Chicago 7 SHOULD WIN: 1. The Father; 2. Nomadland; 3. Sound of Metal; 4. Minari; 5. Judas and the Black Messiah; 6. Promising Young Woman; 7. Mank; 8. The Trial of the Chicago 7. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: First Cow Directing WILL WIN: Nomadland, Chloé Zhao COULD WIN: Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell SHOULD WIN: 1. Nomadland, Chloé Zhao; 2. Another Round, Thomas Vinterberg; 3. Minari, Lee Isaac Chung; 4. Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell; 5. Mank, David Fincher. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow Actor in a Leading Role WILL WIN: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom COULD WIN: Anthony Hopkins, The Father SHOULD WIN: 1. Anthony Hopkins, The Father; 2. Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal; 3. Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; 4. Steven Yeun, Minari; 5. Gary Oldman, Mank. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round Actress in a Leading Role WILL WIN: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman COULD WIN: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday (I couldn't decide, only Kirby would surprise me at this point) SHOULD WIN: 1. Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman; 2. Frances McDormand, Nomadland; 3. Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday; 4. Vanesa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman; 5. Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Jasna Đuričić, Quo Vadis, Aida? Actor in a Supporting Role WILL WIN: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah COULD WIN: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal SHOULD WIN: 1. Paul Raci, Sound of Metal; 2. Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah; 3. Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah; 4. Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami; 5. Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Bill Murray, On the Rocks Actress in a Supporting Role WILL WIN: Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari COULD WIN: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm SHOULD WIN: 1. Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari; 2. Olivia Colman, The Father; 3. Amanda Seyfried, Mank; 4. Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm; 5. Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Olivia Williams, The Father Writing (Adapted Screenplay) WILL WIN: The Father COULD WIN: Nomadland SHOULD WIN: 1. The Father; 2. Nomadland; 3. The White Tiger; 4. One Night in Miami; 5. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: I'm Thinking of Ending Things Writing (Original Screenplay) WILL WIN: Promising Young Woman COULD WIN: The Trial of the Chicago 7 SHOULD WIN: 1. Minari; 2. Sound of Metal; 3. Promising Young Woman; 4. Judas and the Black Messiah; 5. The Trial of the Chicago 7. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Bacurau Animated Feature Film WILL WIN: Soul COULD WIN: Wolfwalkers SHOULD WIN: 1. Soul; 2. Wolfwalkers; 3. Over the Moon; 4. Onward; 5. A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Didn't watch any other good animation films this year. Documentary Feature WILL WIN: My Octopus Teacher COULD WIN: Crip Camp SHOULD WIN: 1. Collective; 2. The Mole Agent; 3. Time; 4. Crip Camp; 5. My Octopus Teacher. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Welcome to Chechnya International Feature Film WILL WIN: Another Round (Denmark) COULD WIN: Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina) SHOULD WIN: 1. Another Round (Denmark); 2. Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 3. Collective (Romania); 4. The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia). Not watched: Better Days (Hong Kong). SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Mole Agent (Chile), but from the shortlist I'm still gonna watch Guatemala's and Mexico's entries. Cinematography WILL WIN: Nomadland COULD WIN: Mank SHOULD WIN: 1. Nomadland; 2. Mank; 3. Judas and the Black Messiah; 4. News of the World; 5. The Trial of the Chicago 7. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: First Cow Film Editing WILL WIN: Sound of Metal COULD WIN: The Trial of the Chicago 7 SHOULD WIN: 1. The Father; 2. Sound of Metal; 3. Nomadland; 4. Promising Young Woman; 5. The Trial of the Chicago 7. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Palm Springs Costume Design WILL WIN: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom COULD WIN: Emma. SHOULD WIN: 1. Emma.; 2. Pinocchio; 3. Mank; 4. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; 5. Mulan. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: First Cow Production Design WILL WIN: Mank COULD WIN: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom SHOULD WIN: 1. Mank; 2. The Father; 3. News of the World; 4. Tenet; 5. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Soul Makeup and Hairstyling WILL WIN: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom COULD WIN: Pinocchio SHOULD WIN: 1. Pinocchio; 2. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; 3. Emma.; 4. Mank; 5. Hillbilly Elegy. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Promising Young Woman Music (Original Score) WILL WIN: Soul COULD WIN: Mank SHOULD WIN: 1. Soul; 2. Minari; 3. Mank; 4. News of the World; 5. Da 5 Bloods. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Wolfwalkers Music (Original Song) WILL WIN: "Speak Now", One Night in Miami COULD WIN: "Husavik", Eurovision Song Contest SHOULD WIN: 1. "Husavik", Eurovision Song Contest; 2. "Io sì (Seen)", The Life Ahead; 3. "Speak Now", One Night in Miami; 4. "Fight for You", Judas and the Black Messiah; 5. "Hear My Voice", The Trial of the Chicago 7. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: "Rocket to the Moon", Over the Moon Sound WILL WIN: Sound of Metal COULD WIN: Soul SHOULD WIN: 1. Sound of Metal; 2. Soul; 3. Mank; 4. News of the World; 5. Greyhound. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Nomadland Visual Effects WILL WIN: Tenet COULD WIN: The Midnight Sky SHOULD WIN: 1. Tenet; 2. Love and Monsters; 3. The Midnight Sky; 4. Mulan; 5. The One and Only Ivan. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Welcome to Chechnya Short Film (Animated) WILL WIN: If Anything Happens I Love You COULD WIN: Burrow SHOULD WIN: 1. Opera; 2. Genius Loci; 3. Burrow; 4. If Anything Happens I Love You; 5. Yes-People. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Out Short Film (Documentary) WILL WIN: A Love Song for Latasha COULD WIN: Colette SHOULD WIN: 1. A Concerto is a Conversation; 2. A Love Song for Latasha; 3. Do Not Split; 4. Colette; 5. Hunger Ward. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Speed Cubers Short Film (Live Action) WILL WIN: Two Distant Strangers COULD WIN: The Letter Room SHOULD WIN: 1. White Eye; 2. The Present; 3. Feeling Through; 4. The Letter Room; 5. Two Distant Strangers. SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Human Voice Updating with the results: 18/23 correct picks. Happy with my predictions and overall list of winners. Only shock for me was that nothing of a song winning, and I was a little bit surprised with McDormand in Best Actress - she's great, but didn't even campaign for it. I wish Mulligan can win a Oscar in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,134 Posted April 26, 2021 #1446 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I'm actually shocked that there are still people who value the actual craft, than the politics. So well deserved and happy for Sir Anthony Hopkins. He was the whole film, in a truly brilliant performance and one of the few brightest spots in the past year! Yeah, Frances winning a 3rd Oscar is a bit excessive.. She is one of the best actresses of the past 30 years, but still... I think this would be it for her in terms of wins, she could get 1-2 more noms. Sound of Metal winning 2 Oscars is well deserved and for me it was the best film out of all. Guess Nomadland was the next in line and it could pass as a BP winner, though it would be very, very low, if we made a winners ranking. Chloe Zhao also doesn't look like a typical Hollywood nut-job and feels very genuine about her love for movies, so i don't mind her wins. dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted April 26, 2021 #1447 Share Posted April 26, 2021 What I loved about Nomadland is that it remains apolitical from start to finish. In the hands of a lesser director (AKA almost any given Hollywood director these days), Nomadland would have been full of heavy handed leftist political agenda. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,195 Posted April 27, 2021 #1448 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Man, I really hope Eurovision and then EURO2020 will prove that we have finally moved on from depressing events that are completely unable to capture "the magic" of their pre-COVID version, because the Oscars wasn't that. I know the bar isn't high for the Oscars as a variety show, but that was still terrible in every way possible. Not a good sign for the Olympic Opening Ceremony (and maybe even for the Games themselves) if Eurovision will also be similarly depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,195 Posted April 27, 2021 #1449 Share Posted April 27, 2021 12 hours ago, Federer91 said: Yeah, Frances winning a 3rd Oscar is a bit excessive.. She is one of the best actresses of the past 30 years, but still... I think this would be it for her in terms of wins, she could get 1-2 more noms. She just has the best luck of any actor in terms of awards, and she got cast in great movies. I mean, is there any other actress who had lead roles in 3 movies that either won Best Picture or were the runner-up to the Best Picture winner? She might be the first actress who achieved this in the entire history of the Oscars. Best Picture winners or runner-ups in the last 30 years that had a leading actress nominated: 1991 - The Silence of the Lambs - Jodie Foster 1993 - The Piano - Holly Hunter 1996 - The English Patient - Kristin Scott Thomas 1996 - Fargo - Frances McDormand 1997 - Titanic - Kate Winslet 1998 - Shakespeare in Love - Gwyneth Paltrow 1999 - American Beauty - Annette Bening 2002 - Chicago - Renée Zellweger 2004 - Million Dollar Baby - Hillary Swank 2013 - Gravity - Sandra Bullock 2016 - La La Land - Emma Stone 2017 - The Shape of Water - Sally Hawkins 2017 - Three Billboards - Frances McDormand 2018 - Roma - Yalitza Aparicio 2020 - Nomadland - Frances McDormand She was already the only actress who had two movies close to winning Best Picture in the last 30 years, and now she has 3 movies, while the other big names struggle to get cast in one, as the Oscars favors movies with male leads. Actresses like Meryl Streep or Viola Davis would probably have more Oscars if they would pick movies as "efficiently" as McDormand does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,134 Posted April 27, 2021 #1450 Share Posted April 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Vektor said: Actresses like Meryl Streep or Viola Davis would probably have more Oscars if they would pick movies as "efficiently" as McDormand does. Would have and should have isn't something that the Academy usually takes into account. Otherwise Al Pacino should be having 3 or 4 Oscars by now. And Streep has been overrated for the past 20 years, heaven forbid, if she chooses "better" movies as well. I agree, that she had big luck for this year in particular. She wasn't even the favourite now, when it was such a weak year. If Nomadland came out last season no way it wins. There are like 6-7 better films from last years nominees. Three Billboards was a great movie though and deserved every award it got. It should have been Best Picture as well... There was no luck there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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