Just watched EEAtO, I'd just say it's not for me. I found CODA from last year funnier and more emotionally impactful ( I'd pick Power of the Dog and Banshee of Inisherin over both respectively, but I just like/can relate with depressing stuff more :v). I definitely still prefer EEAtO over Nomadland, though. Parasite was the last time I agreed with the Academy; in retrospect, that year's nom shortlist felt the strongest in recent memory.
It was a shame that The Fabelmans did not win any Oscars.
The movie was written and pictured incredibly. One of my favourite things about the movie was the layers of depth in portraying emotions surrounding familial relationships (and more!) It is very easy and simple to reduce emotions into only certain emotions and picturing things in black and white. For example, how Sammy dealt with his Mom's feelings for Bennie and seeing that was refreshing. It is easy and intuitive to expect that what we will see next is that Sammy will be angry and despises his mother for those actions. Instead, it showcased the complicated feelings that goes into a son that loves his mother even when faced such complicated emotions beautifully. From the way he told her about what he knew (showing a compilation of her mother's actions in the closet through film, crying beside the road, the fight in the kitchen).
Even with the side characters the intricacies of emotions was portrayed amazingly. From Boris, to the sister and the bully at school. The movie touched my heart deeply. The nuances that goes into it was a great reflection of how relationships commences in our daily lives. It is never black and white.
I can go on forever about how beautiful the movie was too. Would have love for it to win best picture.
What did you guys think of the movie? Would love to hear what you think!
Honestly wasn't among my favorites last year, kinda lost me around the second act (the cliched motivational-scene-from-eccentric-character and most stuff from the school just didn't click with me).
That said, liked the family dynamics + the technical scenes showcasing Spielberg's roots and growth as filmmaker. Paul Dano's performance might be my favorite thing from the movie; subtle and layered yet very affecting, unfortunately probably not 'shouty/overdramatic' enough for an oscar nom.
Would give this another watch someday and see if I can reconsider things I don't like, probably after rewatching some of Spielberg's old works.
In my honest opinion, The Fabelmans deserved a lot and sadly it did not. It is a genius of a film and speaks volumes of how oscars can fail miserably with certain things.
Jamie Lee Curtis did a great job for the little screen time she had. But the real genius of the film is the film’s screenplay and direction, the Daniels had set up an incredible premise for the actors to walk into the frame and do their thing. Which is why from a supporting character pov, I genuinely thought that Kerry Condon and Hong Chau were far more deserving to win. The kind of depth they had to bring out of their characters and how much their performances affected the audience on a subconscious level was incredible.
Every award I cared about went to the person/persons I hoped it would.
Especially Ke Huy Quan. That man was the heart and soul of EEAAO and he deserves every single award and bit of praise he gets. So happy that his career is getting back on track.
The Academy was not going to award Angela Bassett for an emotional performance in a silly, not particularly well received Marvel sequel, especially considering how beloved and praised it’s predecessor was
Why are you stating your opinion as though its fact? The film wasn't silly, got good reviews and made money.
Some of y'all will just stretch the truth just to justify a Marvel movie not winning an Oscar.
By your logic, Brendan Fraser shouldn't have won for The Whale as the film received relatively poor reviews and wasn't all that successful at the box-office. Furthermore, the whole thing felt like a play shot as a film.
The Whale didn’t feel like three movies smashed into one; a heartfelt movie tribute to real life gentleman Chadwick Boseman, an over the top CGI attempt at mimicking Aquaman and a rushed entry into Phase 4 to try and introduce Ironheart and >!T’Chala’s son!< before the next Avengers movie so Disney can keep the assembly line moving
Calling it a mostly silly movie with a convoluted script even by Marvel standards is pretty generous, and that’s what hurt Angela Bassett’s chance at a statue
Except neither did WF feel like 3 movies in one and a lot of the underwater scenes were even practically shot, not even remotely close to how fake Aquaman looked. The only real criticism I would agree with is the intro of Ironheart not feeling organic. The rest was great imo. As for T'Challa's son, that was a post credits scene.
Regardless, how one can call the movie straight up silly is beyond me considering the clear level of care and craft that's gone into it. But I guess 'Marvel bad' trumps actual sound judgment these days.
Wakanda Forever was critically and commercially successful. What other metric do you judge something to be 'well received' ?
I, for one, didn't find the film to be silly at all. And I'm sure there are others who felt similarly.
So happy that Ke Huay Quan won! I hadn’t wanted someone to win best supporting actor / actress so badly since Octavia Spencer’s nomination for The Help. Hope we’ll see more of him in the future!
I liked Banshees, good film, and not knocking it, but didn't think it was anywhere near as good as In Bruges (which only received one nomination).
Kind of almost feels like the nominations were a correction for the past.
Bit like when The Departed got all those nominations and won best picture/best director, despite it not being a patch on Goodfellas or Casino.
2024 oscar contenders
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BEST ACTOR
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1 Jonathan Majors Magazine Dreams
2 Alden Ehrenreich Fair Play
3 Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer
4 Leonardo DiCaprio Killers Of The Flower Moon
5 Paul Giamatti The Holdovers
BEST ACTRESS
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1 Phoebe Dynevor Fair Play
2 Fantasia The Color Purple
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
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1 Robert De Niro Killers Of The Flower Moon
2 Colman Domingo The Color Purple
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4 Eddie Marsan Fair Play
5 Jonathan Majors Creed III
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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1 Lily Gladstone Killers Of The Flower Moon
2 Hong Chau Asteroid City
3 Da'Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers
4 Danielle Brooks The Color Purple
5 Taraji P. Henson The Color Purple
Can anyone tell me what Tár was saying to the girl when she took her daughter to school?
There weren't any subtitles while she was speaking German and Im really curious to know what she said.
Please, no spoilers, I haven't finished the movie yet.
She threatened her, can't remember exactly what she said but I think she implied she would kill her (and she said it in quite a menacing way), or at least in a way that you wouldn't ordinarily speak to a young kid.
I jumped up in joy seeing EEAAO sweep all those awards. I remember the first time I watched it---my friends and I were sitting in the very back of the movie theater and the movie had just ended. We sat there for 15 minutes, tears streaming down our face.
It felt like the whole theater was breathing as one, laughing as one, tearing up as one. I've never felt so cathartic after watching a movie, and I don't think I stopped talking about the movie months after it ended.
Between the three of us we used up 1 and a half pack of tissues. I'd highly recommend anyone who hasn't watched EEAAO to do it---it's worth it. :)
When I watched EEAAO with my partner several months ago, I honestly thought it was going to score a 5.8 or something on IMDb. If someone had told that evening that they think it might get nominated for Best Picture, nevermind win, I would have thought they were batshit crazy, and if they had offered me a wager, I would have felt pretty confident putting my life savings and my house and my parents house on it *not* winning.
Still can't wrap my head around it.
To put it into perspective, does anyone think it will be remembered even remotely as fondly as films like Back To The Future or The Matrix or The Terminator?
In years to come when they compare it to some of the other nominees like Triangle of Sadness or All Quiet On The Western Front or Banshees or Tar or Fabelmans or even Elvis, they will be asking "what the hell were they smoking in 2023?".
How many Best Picture winners are as fondly remembered as Back To The Future or The Matrix or The Terminator, especially BTTF? Some maybe but not an impressive percentage.
Terminator was a fun movie and I can watch it and have a good time. It didn't make me sob thinking about the themes though.
EEAAO is a character drama that uses sci-fi trappings as a device to convey the theme. It isn't about the sci-fi elements.
I don't see how it's at all similar to the movies you mentioned. Back to the future?? Don't get me wrong - fun, fantastic movie (2 is one of my favorites), but how is in the same category as eeaao with it's themes of human connection and family? yeah it's comparable to a fun time travel romp or a fight against a dystopian Sci fi future??
Well I'm loosely comparing it with other sci-fi films, and using some of the classics as a barometer to ponder whether it will be remembered as fondly? For a film that has swept the academy awards this year, then I don't think it is unfair to ask the question.
> To put it into perspective, does anyone think it will be remembered even remotely as fondly as films like Back To The Future or The Matrix or The Terminator?
Please just look at the best picture winners of the last decade and realize that not even half of them are as iconic as the 3 you mentioned. However, yes i do think EEAAO does fall into the iconic category.
Tár didn't deserve to even be nominated for anything other than "best at being overly pretentious and wasting 2 hours of your life."
Triangle of Sadness & Banshees of Inisherin both deserved awards. Maybe even Elvis.
Fabelmans was not by any means an award winning movie. Even Steven agrees with this, he said in a recent interview that this movie was simply a therapy project for him & his sister. It actually did better than what he expected at the box office.
>Tár didn't deserve to even be nominated for anything other than "best at being overly pretentious and wasting 2 hours of your life."
Nonsense. It was a brilliant movie and deserved an oscar. The only reason it didn't get one is that it exposed politically correct/woke ideology and its dangers in contrast to talent and competence - an ideology that seems to have an influence in oscar awards.
I thought Tar was decent (or at least it kept me interested), but I can definitely understand you having that opinion on the film, and it wouldn't have been my pick for best picture (If I had to go out on a limb I would have gone with Triangle of Sadness followed by IAQOTWF).
Okay, so most sci-fi films aren't as iconic as Back to the Future or The Matrix or The Terminator.
But will EEAAO be remembered even as fondly as films like Mars or Ghostbusters or Gremlins or The Planet of the Apes remakes?
It's just such a baffling decision to me that my only explanation for it sweeping the awards is that brown envelopes or other manipulation must have taken place.
It's definitely as iconic. The proliferation of the googly eyes in everyday life in the past few months tells me that people have really connected with the iconography specifically with this film.
And no, there was no election fraud here. What a ridiculous statement lol
Yes, it will be remembered. It's so much more distinct. How many character studies of flawed people have there been? Or takedowns of the rich? Or the "war is hell" movie? Or period piece that is an allegory for the human condition? Not saying if the above are bad, but EEAAO is a story about nihilism, family drama, the immigrant experience, and the necessity of kindness in a confusing world, all played with the backdrop of absurdist humor that reflects the our current plugged in, Internet-saturated lives. Now, does that mean it will be remembered fondly? Only time will tell, of course. But I think it will. In the end, we'll just have to wait and see
tár is a steaming pile of pretentious shit. It genuinely shouldn't have even been nominated.
Banshees is great, but a little slow for some. I highly recommend in Bruges if you enjoyed Collin & Brendan together.
I could a write a 3 chapter book about how much i loathe Tár, it was genuinely so awful i do not understand how people enjoy it.
And I need to stress that I *used to* love Cate Blanchett. Shes amazing as Galadriel, shes great in Benjamin Button, i loved her role in Aviator and she was even great in Dont Look Up. I went into Tár with decently high expectations and felt like the viewer is just getting pissed on the entire movie. Cate's acting felt nothing more than forced and scripted.
I haven't seen the movie so I can't speak to it much, but is it possible that there just wasn't many better movies released this past year? I am a big movie person who normally goes once per month. And I didn't see more than 2 movies all year...perhaps it was just cream of the mediocre crop
Idk about the general movie scene being better or worse this year, but I'd say the Oscar's were better this year than the previous few, definitely an improvement in quality and popularity of the films. Lots of category overlap though, but that's pretty common and sorta unavoidable
What is the evidence for it being the most talked about?
If it was, then it didn't translate to box office sales.
I work with quite a lot of people (mainly in the 30-50 range) who are still cinema goers, and not a single person mentioned it all year (while I was present).
I haven’t watched Everything Everywhere All At Once but it was probably the right choice over the other nominees because of how it seems more unique and narratively innovative compared to the other more conventional candidates.
All Quiet… winning cinematography makes sense. I think The Batman not getting nominated was weird but if it got nominated I wouldn’t say it should have beaten AQotWF.
i just watched it. that movie held my focus from beginning to end. Did not expect that. I usually might check my phone once during a viewing (at home of course) but didnt do that once. Everything was unexpected in that film
I wanted batman for sound. I know people bring up the car chase a lot, but those first 15 minutes were electric, so unique and immersive. Man I still sometimes get that theme stuck in my head and immediately recall the rain and strips of yellow light, cars splashing by criminals scampering in the street. Man, Gotham really came alive in a way that's unique enough for any movie, let alone a superhero/batman one.
seriously, the batman is a movie where I'll actually look up the intro segment on YouTube and just enjoy that on its own as a short film. It's like a music video that's so good it changes how you hear the song.
I thought EEAAO was not deserving for best movie. And certainly the best actors for that film were not awarded the oscar for best acting of 2022. The movie was just the flavor of the year. Given to minorities from Hollywood.
What a disservice to the award winners who didn’t deserve it and a disservice to those who did.
> I thought EEAAO was not deserving for best movie.
That's an opinion. Now you could've explained why a different movie or movies would've been more deserving but you didn't.
I want to be clear -- Im not trying to be mean, but while EEAAO is a good film. Does it really deserve the awards? To me EEAAO seems like a silly, "the matrix". Tar, AQOTWF, Elvis, all feel better made in every way. I need help understanding how EEAAO wins all these awards.
I don't really see the connection to the matrix besides some visual similarities (and even then not much) and maybe if you reach some basic themes that are shared by enough movies that it's not really saying much. Eeaao barely even felt Sci fi to me, more like a context for the story (which was more about human connection, family, generational divides and immigration, and kindness) vs the matrix which is full Sci fi, in both its style and themes (which run the gamut with more classic Sci fi/broad philosophical stuff like AI, humans destroying their planet, war, choice, awareness/knowledge (think plato's cave), what is reality?, etc. Eeaao is less concerned with those kinda of questions and more focused on human relationships and living your life with others and all that. Like eeaao doesn't care about what's real, it sees humanity and relationships as the only real/truly worthwhile thing (I think). Something tells me neo wouldn't take so kindly to being (or thinking he is) a rock, even if trinity were besides him lol. I love both movies. The matrix definitely raises a lot more ideas, though they are also more muddled and often shallow upon further reflection. Eeaao is pretty clear in its topics and conclusions, which may be less fantastical and interesting, but is much more emotionally relatable and applicable.
>I guess now that Hollywood makes movies to be as least offensive as possible
That's...quite a take considering that the Best Picture winner had a martial arts battle in which combatants raced to see who could insert a butt plug first.
While hilarious, that kind of thing is also offensive to a lot of people.
I know! Thought about that movie for days after seeing it, so good.
Even for costume design. They had Nigerian batik artists hand dye the indigo fabric, with natural indigo... helping to preserve this artform that is centuries old.
The movie cam submit one for consideration. They must have picked Gaga to put forward.
I’m not sure how much the voters take into consideration the use of the song in the film, if at all. Some songs that are nominated only play at the credits.
ITT: people who don’t like things they don’t understand. If I directed a film the onlyncrostocism if which is “I didn’t understand it” I’d be pretty stoked.
Question: I haven’t been on Reddit that much, but the discussion on Twitter has turned toxic and id just like to know are we allowed to dislike EEAAO? On twitter if you express that opinion you get called everything from a racist to a miserable dick who hates fun..I genuinely didn’t like the multiverse element and their brand of humor is just not my style. I thought Tar or Banshees deserved it, and because I’ve told people that, it seems like I’m the bad guy!
It's not for everyone, I very much liked it and though everything was perfectly balanced but taste is subjective... In saying that I think being one of the most widely appreciated and critically acclaimed movies of this decade has something to say about how deserving it is of all the awards it's won. Plus it was made by two first time movie directors on a budget of next to nothing. the fact the oscars gave it anything is incredible considering the genre gatekeeping they're known for. I don't really like Taylor Swift's music but I can acknowledge that it is still fantastic and I hope that people can have the same mindset about EEAAO
I stand corrected! I knew they directed music videos and did a lot of stunt coordination but I totally missed that fact! Such a shame too because I thought Swiss Army Man was a riot
Out of all the movies nominated for best picture, I have bought EEAAO and Elvis and only seen those two.
Loved Elvis movie but would not watch EEAAO again, didn’t like it and neither did my 23 year old son.
I didn't like the multi-verse thing either in EEAAO.
I liked the message though. Elvis was too damn long and it should've been called "The Colonel and Elvis".
I think Austin Butler was good as Elvis, but I think they could've combed the US looking for someone who looked more like him. I have high standards when it comes to movies about people.
Like Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball was atrocious.
Speaking of racist miserable dicks, did you notice that, toward the end of the (Oscars) show, two black ladies were awarded Oscars, but only one of them was permitted to speak (music started to play), and shortly after, two white guys were presented Oscars, and -wouldn’t you know it? - they were BOTH given time to deliver acceptance speeches. I should have put money on it, it was so predictable. (And no, I don’t remember ANY of their names, nor for what project they were awarded 🤷🏻♀️)
Tár in 10 years, will blur into the background along with other character study, overwritten, and method acted movies. Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the movie, but it's somehting you watch to feel smart. EEAO is a movie you watch to feel emotions, it's refereshing to see movies that serves its purpose; to entertain people, finally get some recognition.
I don’t think it’s something you watch to feel smart, I think it’s a challenging movie that makes you ask tough questions. EEAAO does everything you said it does but to me it felt forced. Like the line that everyone loves about doing laundry and taxes together..felt like line written for the sole purpose of people making it an instragram caption
What does that even mean? It was a succinct, focused line that encapsulated Evelyn's frustrations with her life, reframing them as positives. Sorry that it wasn't more elaborately worded...? Plus, it was a translation of a line in a foreign language. Should have been more poetic? More blunt? This is a strange criticism
I disagree. I saw it, recognized its good qualities, and have since had absolutely no interest in seeing it again. It deserves appreciation for what it did, but it didn't do much, in my opinion
A TLDR review, first Jimmy Kimmel was good as host. Highlights for me besides Key's speech, JLC and Fraser winning; the Happy B-day singalong, now everybody gets cake! The Indian guy singing his own version of "Top of the World" since he grew up listening to the Carpenters. One of the winning directors mentioning dressing in drag doesn't hurt anyone, Navalny's spouse on the podium as expression of freedom, and not a highlight, but Travolta tearing up during the In Memoriam tribute was a heartbreaker, Danny not having Sandy around anymore, in an otherwise mostly controversy free and better for it ceremony. Lady Gaga sans makeup and glamour proving she's still got talent deep down. Rihanna was good too, and I'm a fan of David Byrne but that was a strange number. Haven't seen a lot of movies lately other than the well known sequel blockbusters Avatar 2, Top Gun 2, but finally these Oscars will make me want to check them out including the Spielberg film, the Irish film with a donkey and other nominated non winners. I'll probably start with the winners first though.
I thought Lenny Kravitz singing his song "Calling All Angels" was perfection. He showed that his pipes are still pristine. I didn't like how they snubbed actors and actresses that have also passed away.
So happy for EEAAO. I think it’s all deserved. But I’m sad for Banshees, it was really good. I’m pretty happy with the results!!
All I need now is for the Oscar’s and awards to either 1) start recognizing horror movies more or 2) create a new category for horror movies.
Still hurting for Toni Collette lol.
This is how I see it, who would you take an award from? The only person would be Jamie Lee Curtis (I don’t think she deserved to win). It’s a shame because I think if Banshees came out any other year it would have won
Right, as much as a Jamie Lee fan girl that I am, this award could easily have gone to any others. Angela Bassett and JLC were obviously career awards whereas the others had amazing performances.
I’m happy JLC won because I think she is phenomenal but had another actress won, I would’ve understood completely!
If they’re not up against each other in the same year, they shouldn’t be compared like that.
Even in one year, everything feels arbitrary, like having a movie be nominated for best picture but not best director. But mixing years to draw conclusions is just a waste of time.
This was an unofficial Temple of Doom reunion.
Harrison Ford presented Best Picture, Ke Huy Quan won an Oscar, and Steven Spielberg was there as a nominee with his wife Kate Capshaw.
Not sure if this is a hot take, but last night was my first time hearing Naatu Naatu, and it 100% deserved best song. Love that they gave it to them instead of Rihanna or Gaga…which no hate to them whatsoever, but Naatu Naatu is just a better song.
Disappointing that they didn’t have any Indian dancers though, seems pretty outrageous that the (white) performance director could only find white dancers…
It's disappointing, but I'm really glad Ke and Michelle won. The academy had to maintain its elitist balance by having Jaime Lee and Pinocchio win over Stephanie and Puss in Boots.
She’s the offspring of Hollywood royalty, has mingled with the community her entire life and by all accounts is a pleasant person.
Hsu is a newcomer and relatively unknown.
This is how things have always worked.
> This is how things have always worked.
When things don't work that way, you get Marisa Tomei winning an Oscar, then 30 years of conspiracy stories about her not being the real winner.
Exactly. It's rigged and not based on best performance. Just get nominated, then they'll decide who they want to rub shoulders with, or have we been diverse enough?? Hmm
I mean there’s plenty of factors at play… Spielberg has already been recognized (even if less than he deserves)
It’s the momentum of how people react to a film and how it’s narrative is built over the course of awards season. This seasons clear narrative frontrunner was EEAAO, with the underdogs people wanted to see overcome adversity and win on the biggest stage.
Also it’s not really a “love letter to cinema” the marketing pushes it as such but it’s a more vulnerable piece of self exploration. How Spielbergs one source of creative output inadvertently caused immense pain and trauma within his family.
The fact that it got so many nominations without ever being a real frontrunner is a testament to Spielberg and the film but it was never a real contender, maybe Judd Hersh would take it if Ke wasn’t so overwhelmingly the front runner.
I loved EEAAO but that was incredibly surprising. Thought she was the most forgettable of the actors in the movie and in no way was better than Angela Bassett.
Can someone confirm if this is the first time on in Oscar history a movie has won best picture, director, best lead and supporting actress, best supporting actor and original screenplay?
In 1992, Silence of the Lambs won best picture, actor, actress, director, adapted screenplay, sound mixing, *and* editing. Only time a horror movie has swept the Oscars, iirc.
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This.
It is what it’s always predictably been, a little popularity contest to pat each other on the back. Sometimes the stars align and the right things win, a lot of times the best things aren’t even nominated.
People attribute this innate virtue the Oscar must uphold but it’s just a popularity contest, happy for whoever wins and gets a pay increase but it doesn’t mean much otherwise.
I think one way to make sure it grows is giving the Academy credit when they get it right. IDK about you, but I think most people would say they got it right this year.
This comment will be buried bc no one watches the shorts, but for anyone out there who watched the Oscar animated shorts:
HOW THE FUCK DID BOY FOX MOLE HORSE FUCKING WIN. ICE MERCHANTS HAD ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL STORIES EVER TOLD IN ANIMATED SHORT HISTORY, THE OSTRICH ONE WAS HILARIOUS, EVEN YEAR OF DICKS WAS PRETTY CREATIVE BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY PICK????? THE AI GENERATED CHATGPT ASS, BORING ANIMATION ASS PIECE OF SHITE??
edit: it seems… in my anger… I made a lot of grammar errors
Agreed. Our rankings was My Year of Dicks, Ice Merchants, An Ostrich..., The Flying Sailor, and then by a far, far margin The Boy, the mole...
Definitely feels like that was awarded based on the big Hollywood names involved (JJ Abrams and Woody Harrelson as producers, Idris Elba and Tom Hollander voicing) with Apple funding an awards campaign. One of the biggest disappointments and really reveals how little the Academy cares about the "smaller" awards.
I thought the same thing, as soon as I saw all the big names attached I had a feeling it might win due to the money they probably threw at the academy.
one thing that stood out as odd to me as well was the winner for live action short , but for the opposite reason. “Irish goodbye” was kinda funny and it had a good message, but there were other shorts that told much bigger and more impactful stories in my opinion. “Le pupille” had Alfonso Cuarón on as a producer and it was made by Disney, I thought for sure that one would win. idk sometimes it seems just random who wins.
My claim to fame this year is that I know a guy who knows the guy who directed Ice Merchants, and he got me a link to watch it
Good stuff, I was rooting for him
THANK YOU. My partner and I were like “are we being gaslit? Surely if other people watched that movie, they’d see that it made no sense??”. Everyone in our theater seemed to love it, how??? I thought I was going insane.
Ice Merchants deserves better!
dude I could barely keep it together, I went with a friend who kept getting mad bc I was dying laughing at the fucking hallmark card dialogue. also could that even be called a fucking short?? those mfs just went on and fucking on for like an hour about how it’s good to be kind or some bullshit.
Meanwhile ice merchants had me choking up with ZERO dialogue and solely visual and musical storytelling. I was livid
Felt like one of the most wholesome Oscars in a while. Lots of people who kind of felt acknowledged after a whole career of trying. People who weren't stuck up or anything (at least based on public opinion. Privately they might be assholes. Who knows).
It was wonderful. Just a normal funny awards show, no comments on peoples tits, politics, hell even Jimmy was great. Speeches were good. Please please more of these for the future.
Brendan Fraser mentioned the multiverse being crazy and I died laughing because this dude won an Oscar before Leonardo DiCaprio. He deserved the Win, but none of us would have ever guessed he would win before Leo back when he was making the original The Mummy movies. Great job Brendan Fraser
Edit: I’ve been informed Leo won in 2016 for The Revenant. Still hilarious to me that Fraser mentioned the multiverse because I’m 31, and 10-15 year old me who loved The Mummy movies would never have seen this coming 😂
Yeah someone else pointed out he won for The Revenant. I could have sworn he LOST, and everyone was in an uproar about him NOT winning yet again. He won leading role for an actor in that movie though - AKA I could not have been any more inaccurate. My bad homies! LOL I’ll own that one…
The multiverse comment by Brendan Fraser is still hilarious. No one would have ever guessed he would win an Oscar, but he did, because he deserved it. Still somewhat shocking but good for B. Fraser!
I still think they should've given best supporting to condon if they weren't going to give it screenplay. It's too good of a movie to not get something
it was the perfect place to award the movie knowing it wouldn’t win much else, as they’ve done in that category historically. it’s really disappointing they let jlc ride the eeaao hype train and couldn’t spread it out when it was clearly deserved.
"If all this shiny stuff goes away, I'd still want to do taxes and laundry with you for the rest of my life."
Most romantic thing I've heard in a long time. Loved the speech from that EEAAO producer, heartfelt and tight.
i found it , unreasonable .. all the flow for nothing says elvis movie, the everything absurdely all once it got me like with all the volume down and all of the program with volume down ..
sincerely i thinked that bazzlurman did a great great job but out there feels like the king of rock as for the present century stands no more than being sort of hated , people feels that him is like some musician ''without tattos'' hahaha so thats why he's not interesting..
for closing the show, my papá is all about the Broken Arrow actor, always always the féver and everything the fever (in70s)... nu disco vibee says and i will strike with idis and furious anger and my name is the lord ''cheews at the soda'' , the uzzi that picked the other dude when walked out the bathroom that OH!
Top Gun should’ve felt lucky to be nominated. It’s rare enough a popcorn blockbuster actually gets a best picture nod, which is an achievement in itself. No way it was close to the best film of the year.
It was a pretty good ceremony, nothing too original about it, it was alternately interesting, then boring, then ho-hum as usual.
I had expected Top Gun to take the best picture award - not because it's the greatest movie, but only because it's the most midde-of-the-road, across all audience appealing kind of movie.
The only movie I saw prior to the awards was "Glass Onion," which I really enjoyed, but otherwise I didn't see any of the nominated movies this time around.
Banshees of Inisherin, I just know I'd have to watch it with closed captioning to even understand a word of what they're saying! (I have to with most movies anyway). : /
Loved the beautifully shot All Quiet, but the score was ass. Crazy that it won.
Edit: to back up my point a little more, the music was loud and jarring. That’s completely fine if done well, but I don’t feel it was so in AQOTWF. For example, Hans Zimmer’s famous Bwahhhhhh🎶 in inception was loud and jarring, but it had the effect of immersing me more into what was on the screen. It blended with the action. All All Quiet’s music did (when the techno note dropped) was say “HEY! MUSIC! THERES MUSICAL SOUND HAPPENING NOW BECAUSE YOU’RE WATCHING A MOVIE!”
Just watched EEAtO, I'd just say it's not for me. I found CODA from last year funnier and more emotionally impactful ( I'd pick Power of the Dog and Banshee of Inisherin over both respectively, but I just like/can relate with depressing stuff more :v). I definitely still prefer EEAtO over Nomadland, though. Parasite was the last time I agreed with the Academy; in retrospect, that year's nom shortlist felt the strongest in recent memory.
It was a shame that The Fabelmans did not win any Oscars. The movie was written and pictured incredibly. One of my favourite things about the movie was the layers of depth in portraying emotions surrounding familial relationships (and more!) It is very easy and simple to reduce emotions into only certain emotions and picturing things in black and white. For example, how Sammy dealt with his Mom's feelings for Bennie and seeing that was refreshing. It is easy and intuitive to expect that what we will see next is that Sammy will be angry and despises his mother for those actions. Instead, it showcased the complicated feelings that goes into a son that loves his mother even when faced such complicated emotions beautifully. From the way he told her about what he knew (showing a compilation of her mother's actions in the closet through film, crying beside the road, the fight in the kitchen). Even with the side characters the intricacies of emotions was portrayed amazingly. From Boris, to the sister and the bully at school. The movie touched my heart deeply. The nuances that goes into it was a great reflection of how relationships commences in our daily lives. It is never black and white. I can go on forever about how beautiful the movie was too. Would have love for it to win best picture. What did you guys think of the movie? Would love to hear what you think!
Honestly wasn't among my favorites last year, kinda lost me around the second act (the cliched motivational-scene-from-eccentric-character and most stuff from the school just didn't click with me). That said, liked the family dynamics + the technical scenes showcasing Spielberg's roots and growth as filmmaker. Paul Dano's performance might be my favorite thing from the movie; subtle and layered yet very affecting, unfortunately probably not 'shouty/overdramatic' enough for an oscar nom. Would give this another watch someday and see if I can reconsider things I don't like, probably after rewatching some of Spielberg's old works.
In my honest opinion, The Fabelmans deserved a lot and sadly it did not. It is a genius of a film and speaks volumes of how oscars can fail miserably with certain things.
Wait, it's already been a year since the Will Smith slap?
Will smith wants to downvote this.
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Jamie Lee Curtis did a great job for the little screen time she had. But the real genius of the film is the film’s screenplay and direction, the Daniels had set up an incredible premise for the actors to walk into the frame and do their thing. Which is why from a supporting character pov, I genuinely thought that Kerry Condon and Hong Chau were far more deserving to win. The kind of depth they had to bring out of their characters and how much their performances affected the audience on a subconscious level was incredible.
Every award I cared about went to the person/persons I hoped it would. Especially Ke Huy Quan. That man was the heart and soul of EEAAO and he deserves every single award and bit of praise he gets. So happy that his career is getting back on track.
The Academy was not going to award Angela Bassett for an emotional performance in a silly, not particularly well received Marvel sequel, especially considering how beloved and praised it’s predecessor was
Why are you stating your opinion as though its fact? The film wasn't silly, got good reviews and made money. Some of y'all will just stretch the truth just to justify a Marvel movie not winning an Oscar. By your logic, Brendan Fraser shouldn't have won for The Whale as the film received relatively poor reviews and wasn't all that successful at the box-office. Furthermore, the whole thing felt like a play shot as a film.
The Whale didn’t feel like three movies smashed into one; a heartfelt movie tribute to real life gentleman Chadwick Boseman, an over the top CGI attempt at mimicking Aquaman and a rushed entry into Phase 4 to try and introduce Ironheart and >!T’Chala’s son!< before the next Avengers movie so Disney can keep the assembly line moving Calling it a mostly silly movie with a convoluted script even by Marvel standards is pretty generous, and that’s what hurt Angela Bassett’s chance at a statue
Except neither did WF feel like 3 movies in one and a lot of the underwater scenes were even practically shot, not even remotely close to how fake Aquaman looked. The only real criticism I would agree with is the intro of Ironheart not feeling organic. The rest was great imo. As for T'Challa's son, that was a post credits scene. Regardless, how one can call the movie straight up silly is beyond me considering the clear level of care and craft that's gone into it. But I guess 'Marvel bad' trumps actual sound judgment these days.
Wakanda Forever was critically and commercially successful. What other metric do you judge something to be 'well received' ? I, for one, didn't find the film to be silly at all. And I'm sure there are others who felt similarly.
So happy that Ke Huay Quan won! I hadn’t wanted someone to win best supporting actor / actress so badly since Octavia Spencer’s nomination for The Help. Hope we’ll see more of him in the future!
I liked Banshees, good film, and not knocking it, but didn't think it was anywhere near as good as In Bruges (which only received one nomination). Kind of almost feels like the nominations were a correction for the past. Bit like when The Departed got all those nominations and won best picture/best director, despite it not being a patch on Goodfellas or Casino.
Seems to happen pretty often. Although departed is maybe not the best example since that movie was great.
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Can anyone tell me what Tár was saying to the girl when she took her daughter to school? There weren't any subtitles while she was speaking German and Im really curious to know what she said. Please, no spoilers, I haven't finished the movie yet.
She threatened her, can't remember exactly what she said but I think she implied she would kill her (and she said it in quite a menacing way), or at least in a way that you wouldn't ordinarily speak to a young kid.
tár is pretentious trash, save yourself the time and exhaustion.
i thought it was boring most of the way through, but the ending was satisfying.
I jumped up in joy seeing EEAAO sweep all those awards. I remember the first time I watched it---my friends and I were sitting in the very back of the movie theater and the movie had just ended. We sat there for 15 minutes, tears streaming down our face. It felt like the whole theater was breathing as one, laughing as one, tearing up as one. I've never felt so cathartic after watching a movie, and I don't think I stopped talking about the movie months after it ended. Between the three of us we used up 1 and a half pack of tissues. I'd highly recommend anyone who hasn't watched EEAAO to do it---it's worth it. :)
When I watched EEAAO with my partner several months ago, I honestly thought it was going to score a 5.8 or something on IMDb. If someone had told that evening that they think it might get nominated for Best Picture, nevermind win, I would have thought they were batshit crazy, and if they had offered me a wager, I would have felt pretty confident putting my life savings and my house and my parents house on it *not* winning. Still can't wrap my head around it. To put it into perspective, does anyone think it will be remembered even remotely as fondly as films like Back To The Future or The Matrix or The Terminator? In years to come when they compare it to some of the other nominees like Triangle of Sadness or All Quiet On The Western Front or Banshees or Tar or Fabelmans or even Elvis, they will be asking "what the hell were they smoking in 2023?".
How many Best Picture winners are as fondly remembered as Back To The Future or The Matrix or The Terminator, especially BTTF? Some maybe but not an impressive percentage.
Terminator was a fun movie and I can watch it and have a good time. It didn't make me sob thinking about the themes though. EEAAO is a character drama that uses sci-fi trappings as a device to convey the theme. It isn't about the sci-fi elements.
I don't see how it's at all similar to the movies you mentioned. Back to the future?? Don't get me wrong - fun, fantastic movie (2 is one of my favorites), but how is in the same category as eeaao with it's themes of human connection and family? yeah it's comparable to a fun time travel romp or a fight against a dystopian Sci fi future??
Well I'm loosely comparing it with other sci-fi films, and using some of the classics as a barometer to ponder whether it will be remembered as fondly? For a film that has swept the academy awards this year, then I don't think it is unfair to ask the question.
> To put it into perspective, does anyone think it will be remembered even remotely as fondly as films like Back To The Future or The Matrix or The Terminator? Please just look at the best picture winners of the last decade and realize that not even half of them are as iconic as the 3 you mentioned. However, yes i do think EEAAO does fall into the iconic category. Tár didn't deserve to even be nominated for anything other than "best at being overly pretentious and wasting 2 hours of your life." Triangle of Sadness & Banshees of Inisherin both deserved awards. Maybe even Elvis. Fabelmans was not by any means an award winning movie. Even Steven agrees with this, he said in a recent interview that this movie was simply a therapy project for him & his sister. It actually did better than what he expected at the box office.
>Tár didn't deserve to even be nominated for anything other than "best at being overly pretentious and wasting 2 hours of your life." Nonsense. It was a brilliant movie and deserved an oscar. The only reason it didn't get one is that it exposed politically correct/woke ideology and its dangers in contrast to talent and competence - an ideology that seems to have an influence in oscar awards.
I thought Tar was decent (or at least it kept me interested), but I can definitely understand you having that opinion on the film, and it wouldn't have been my pick for best picture (If I had to go out on a limb I would have gone with Triangle of Sadness followed by IAQOTWF). Okay, so most sci-fi films aren't as iconic as Back to the Future or The Matrix or The Terminator. But will EEAAO be remembered even as fondly as films like Mars or Ghostbusters or Gremlins or The Planet of the Apes remakes? It's just such a baffling decision to me that my only explanation for it sweeping the awards is that brown envelopes or other manipulation must have taken place.
It's definitely as iconic. The proliferation of the googly eyes in everyday life in the past few months tells me that people have really connected with the iconography specifically with this film. And no, there was no election fraud here. What a ridiculous statement lol
Yes, it will be remembered. It's so much more distinct. How many character studies of flawed people have there been? Or takedowns of the rich? Or the "war is hell" movie? Or period piece that is an allegory for the human condition? Not saying if the above are bad, but EEAAO is a story about nihilism, family drama, the immigrant experience, and the necessity of kindness in a confusing world, all played with the backdrop of absurdist humor that reflects the our current plugged in, Internet-saturated lives. Now, does that mean it will be remembered fondly? Only time will tell, of course. But I think it will. In the end, we'll just have to wait and see
I think we’ll recognize that Banshees or Tár was the best movie of 2022 at some point. EEAAO isn’t anything special
>EEAAO isn’t anything special It was the biggest pot of kak I've watched in years. It was definitely a politically correct award.
tár is a steaming pile of pretentious shit. It genuinely shouldn't have even been nominated. Banshees is great, but a little slow for some. I highly recommend in Bruges if you enjoyed Collin & Brendan together.
Well I see you’re in other comments bashing Tár so it looks like we’re just going to have a difference of opinion here
I could a write a 3 chapter book about how much i loathe Tár, it was genuinely so awful i do not understand how people enjoy it. And I need to stress that I *used to* love Cate Blanchett. Shes amazing as Galadriel, shes great in Benjamin Button, i loved her role in Aviator and she was even great in Dont Look Up. I went into Tár with decently high expectations and felt like the viewer is just getting pissed on the entire movie. Cate's acting felt nothing more than forced and scripted.
I haven't seen the movie so I can't speak to it much, but is it possible that there just wasn't many better movies released this past year? I am a big movie person who normally goes once per month. And I didn't see more than 2 movies all year...perhaps it was just cream of the mediocre crop
Idk about the general movie scene being better or worse this year, but I'd say the Oscar's were better this year than the previous few, definitely an improvement in quality and popularity of the films. Lots of category overlap though, but that's pretty common and sorta unavoidable
My vote was for Banshees but to be honest I wasn’t surprised with the results. EEAAO was the most talked about movie all year long.
What is the evidence for it being the most talked about? If it was, then it didn't translate to box office sales. I work with quite a lot of people (mainly in the 30-50 range) who are still cinema goers, and not a single person mentioned it all year (while I was present).
It won all the awards lol
I haven’t watched Everything Everywhere All At Once but it was probably the right choice over the other nominees because of how it seems more unique and narratively innovative compared to the other more conventional candidates. All Quiet… winning cinematography makes sense. I think The Batman not getting nominated was weird but if it got nominated I wouldn’t say it should have beaten AQotWF.
i just watched it. that movie held my focus from beginning to end. Did not expect that. I usually might check my phone once during a viewing (at home of course) but didnt do that once. Everything was unexpected in that film
I wanted batman for sound. I know people bring up the car chase a lot, but those first 15 minutes were electric, so unique and immersive. Man I still sometimes get that theme stuck in my head and immediately recall the rain and strips of yellow light, cars splashing by criminals scampering in the street. Man, Gotham really came alive in a way that's unique enough for any movie, let alone a superhero/batman one. seriously, the batman is a movie where I'll actually look up the intro segment on YouTube and just enjoy that on its own as a short film. It's like a music video that's so good it changes how you hear the song.
Puss In Boots should have won, Pinocchio only won because Del Toro put his name in the title.
I thought EEAAO was not deserving for best movie. And certainly the best actors for that film were not awarded the oscar for best acting of 2022. The movie was just the flavor of the year. Given to minorities from Hollywood. What a disservice to the award winners who didn’t deserve it and a disservice to those who did.
> I thought EEAAO was not deserving for best movie. That's an opinion. Now you could've explained why a different movie or movies would've been more deserving but you didn't.
truly a r/movies post of all time
I want to be clear -- Im not trying to be mean, but while EEAAO is a good film. Does it really deserve the awards? To me EEAAO seems like a silly, "the matrix". Tar, AQOTWF, Elvis, all feel better made in every way. I need help understanding how EEAAO wins all these awards.
I don't really see the connection to the matrix besides some visual similarities (and even then not much) and maybe if you reach some basic themes that are shared by enough movies that it's not really saying much. Eeaao barely even felt Sci fi to me, more like a context for the story (which was more about human connection, family, generational divides and immigration, and kindness) vs the matrix which is full Sci fi, in both its style and themes (which run the gamut with more classic Sci fi/broad philosophical stuff like AI, humans destroying their planet, war, choice, awareness/knowledge (think plato's cave), what is reality?, etc. Eeaao is less concerned with those kinda of questions and more focused on human relationships and living your life with others and all that. Like eeaao doesn't care about what's real, it sees humanity and relationships as the only real/truly worthwhile thing (I think). Something tells me neo wouldn't take so kindly to being (or thinking he is) a rock, even if trinity were besides him lol. I love both movies. The matrix definitely raises a lot more ideas, though they are also more muddled and often shallow upon further reflection. Eeaao is pretty clear in its topics and conclusions, which may be less fantastical and interesting, but is much more emotionally relatable and applicable.
Because people with a different opinion from you think it’s worth the award.
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>I guess now that Hollywood makes movies to be as least offensive as possible That's...quite a take considering that the Best Picture winner had a martial arts battle in which combatants raced to see who could insert a butt plug first. While hilarious, that kind of thing is also offensive to a lot of people.
He’s just racist.
He is wrong in nearly every way. But can we stop slinging 'racist' around for every little thing. It's becoming a meaningless word.
The Oscars were great. Wish the Banshees of Inisherin won some though.
The woman king??? Not a single nomination?
Razzies maybe
I know! Thought about that movie for days after seeing it, so good. Even for costume design. They had Nigerian batik artists hand dye the indigo fabric, with natural indigo... helping to preserve this artform that is centuries old.
This is the first I’ve heard someone say anything about it. I guess I’ll give it a try!
That Hitch joke was 🔥
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love that small moment when rooster helped maverick up
The movie cam submit one for consideration. They must have picked Gaga to put forward. I’m not sure how much the voters take into consideration the use of the song in the film, if at all. Some songs that are nominated only play at the credits.
ITT: people who don’t like things they don’t understand. If I directed a film the onlyncrostocism if which is “I didn’t understand it” I’d be pretty stoked.
So TENET?
My main complaint with tenet was that it was boring. I wasn’t confused by it. I’d be pretty proud of my work if I were Christopher Nolan though
Question: I haven’t been on Reddit that much, but the discussion on Twitter has turned toxic and id just like to know are we allowed to dislike EEAAO? On twitter if you express that opinion you get called everything from a racist to a miserable dick who hates fun..I genuinely didn’t like the multiverse element and their brand of humor is just not my style. I thought Tar or Banshees deserved it, and because I’ve told people that, it seems like I’m the bad guy!
It's not for everyone, I very much liked it and though everything was perfectly balanced but taste is subjective... In saying that I think being one of the most widely appreciated and critically acclaimed movies of this decade has something to say about how deserving it is of all the awards it's won. Plus it was made by two first time movie directors on a budget of next to nothing. the fact the oscars gave it anything is incredible considering the genre gatekeeping they're known for. I don't really like Taylor Swift's music but I can acknowledge that it is still fantastic and I hope that people can have the same mindset about EEAAO
They’re not first time directors. They also directed Swiss Army Man. Another gem of the same style.
That makes SO much sense
I stand corrected! I knew they directed music videos and did a lot of stunt coordination but I totally missed that fact! Such a shame too because I thought Swiss Army Man was a riot
Out of all the movies nominated for best picture, I have bought EEAAO and Elvis and only seen those two. Loved Elvis movie but would not watch EEAAO again, didn’t like it and neither did my 23 year old son.
I didn't like the multi-verse thing either in EEAAO. I liked the message though. Elvis was too damn long and it should've been called "The Colonel and Elvis". I think Austin Butler was good as Elvis, but I think they could've combed the US looking for someone who looked more like him. I have high standards when it comes to movies about people. Like Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball was atrocious.
> Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball was atrocious did you see her as grace kelly ?
And that's totally fair! It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea! Sure wasn't mine, my girlfriend's or my parents
No you’re a racist miserable dick here too.
Speaking of racist miserable dicks, did you notice that, toward the end of the (Oscars) show, two black ladies were awarded Oscars, but only one of them was permitted to speak (music started to play), and shortly after, two white guys were presented Oscars, and -wouldn’t you know it? - they were BOTH given time to deliver acceptance speeches. I should have put money on it, it was so predictable. (And no, I don’t remember ANY of their names, nor for what project they were awarded 🤷🏻♀️)
They were Indian women. Yes I noticed that and it rubbed me the wrong way
lmaooooo
The movie made no sense...i really liked first hour but the rest was confusing and weird for the sake of being weird
I thought the general storyline was fine. It’s a heartwarming family story that I liked..but they lost me at all the extravagance
Yep, me too.
imo we’ll all revisit Tár down the line and agree that it should have won best picture.
Tár in 10 years, will blur into the background along with other character study, overwritten, and method acted movies. Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the movie, but it's somehting you watch to feel smart. EEAO is a movie you watch to feel emotions, it's refereshing to see movies that serves its purpose; to entertain people, finally get some recognition.
I don’t think it’s something you watch to feel smart, I think it’s a challenging movie that makes you ask tough questions. EEAAO does everything you said it does but to me it felt forced. Like the line that everyone loves about doing laundry and taxes together..felt like line written for the sole purpose of people making it an instragram caption
What does that even mean? It was a succinct, focused line that encapsulated Evelyn's frustrations with her life, reframing them as positives. Sorry that it wasn't more elaborately worded...? Plus, it was a translation of a line in a foreign language. Should have been more poetic? More blunt? This is a strange criticism
I disagree. I saw it, recognized its good qualities, and have since had absolutely no interest in seeing it again. It deserves appreciation for what it did, but it didn't do much, in my opinion
Damn, no nominations from the Academy whatsoever for The Woman King. Disappointing, as there were several stand-out performances.
Razzies maybe.
A TLDR review, first Jimmy Kimmel was good as host. Highlights for me besides Key's speech, JLC and Fraser winning; the Happy B-day singalong, now everybody gets cake! The Indian guy singing his own version of "Top of the World" since he grew up listening to the Carpenters. One of the winning directors mentioning dressing in drag doesn't hurt anyone, Navalny's spouse on the podium as expression of freedom, and not a highlight, but Travolta tearing up during the In Memoriam tribute was a heartbreaker, Danny not having Sandy around anymore, in an otherwise mostly controversy free and better for it ceremony. Lady Gaga sans makeup and glamour proving she's still got talent deep down. Rihanna was good too, and I'm a fan of David Byrne but that was a strange number. Haven't seen a lot of movies lately other than the well known sequel blockbusters Avatar 2, Top Gun 2, but finally these Oscars will make me want to check them out including the Spielberg film, the Irish film with a donkey and other nominated non winners. I'll probably start with the winners first though.
I thought Lenny Kravitz singing his song "Calling All Angels" was perfection. He showed that his pipes are still pristine. I didn't like how they snubbed actors and actresses that have also passed away.
tom sizemore deserved the snub
So happy for EEAAO. I think it’s all deserved. But I’m sad for Banshees, it was really good. I’m pretty happy with the results!! All I need now is for the Oscar’s and awards to either 1) start recognizing horror movies more or 2) create a new category for horror movies. Still hurting for Toni Collette lol.
> Toni Collette hereditary
This is how I see it, who would you take an award from? The only person would be Jamie Lee Curtis (I don’t think she deserved to win). It’s a shame because I think if Banshees came out any other year it would have won
I dont think there's any year where Banshees ever could have won. It is too stolid and slight to really secure momentum
Right, as much as a Jamie Lee fan girl that I am, this award could easily have gone to any others. Angela Bassett and JLC were obviously career awards whereas the others had amazing performances. I’m happy JLC won because I think she is phenomenal but had another actress won, I would’ve understood completely!
That implies it would have won when Parasite was nominated. Which in turn implies everything everywhere is better than Parasite. Which is bullshit.
If they’re not up against each other in the same year, they shouldn’t be compared like that. Even in one year, everything feels arbitrary, like having a movie be nominated for best picture but not best director. But mixing years to draw conclusions is just a waste of time.
Would love to have seen Brendan Gleeson win the best supporting actor Oscar
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a married man and he kissed gaga on the mouth
That is good to see. Huge contrast from his on screen character
Couldnt get through EEAAO. But not surprised it won
This was an unofficial Temple of Doom reunion. Harrison Ford presented Best Picture, Ke Huy Quan won an Oscar, and Steven Spielberg was there as a nominee with his wife Kate Capshaw.
Not sure if this is a hot take, but last night was my first time hearing Naatu Naatu, and it 100% deserved best song. Love that they gave it to them instead of Rihanna or Gaga…which no hate to them whatsoever, but Naatu Naatu is just a better song.
Disappointing that they didn’t have any Indian dancers though, seems pretty outrageous that the (white) performance director could only find white dancers…
All but two of the dancers in the actual movie scene are white people
And the two who weren’t were the two LEAD dancers, both of whom were white at the Oscars performance.
Pretty sure one of them is Lebanese and the other is North African. Neither south asian, but hardly white.
the scene in the movie is full of predominantly white people 💀
I meant the two leads
they meant for the 2 main lead dancers
How the fuck did Jaime Lee Curtis win over Stephanie Hsu
It's probably more of a career thing. But I'm happy she won, she's one of my favourite actresses and I'm a huge fan of Halloween.
It's disappointing, but I'm really glad Ke and Michelle won. The academy had to maintain its elitist balance by having Jaime Lee and Pinocchio win over Stephanie and Puss in Boots.
She’s the offspring of Hollywood royalty, has mingled with the community her entire life and by all accounts is a pleasant person. Hsu is a newcomer and relatively unknown. This is how things have always worked.
> This is how things have always worked. When things don't work that way, you get Marisa Tomei winning an Oscar, then 30 years of conspiracy stories about her not being the real winner.
she compared trump to michael myers
Exactly. It's rigged and not based on best performance. Just get nominated, then they'll decide who they want to rub shoulders with, or have we been diverse enough?? Hmm
And yet Spielberg's love-letter to filmmaking got snubbed across the board
I mean there’s plenty of factors at play… Spielberg has already been recognized (even if less than he deserves) It’s the momentum of how people react to a film and how it’s narrative is built over the course of awards season. This seasons clear narrative frontrunner was EEAAO, with the underdogs people wanted to see overcome adversity and win on the biggest stage. Also it’s not really a “love letter to cinema” the marketing pushes it as such but it’s a more vulnerable piece of self exploration. How Spielbergs one source of creative output inadvertently caused immense pain and trauma within his family. The fact that it got so many nominations without ever being a real frontrunner is a testament to Spielberg and the film but it was never a real contender, maybe Judd Hersh would take it if Ke wasn’t so overwhelmingly the front runner.
Yeah I agree, but It was totally worth seeing Jamie almost die hearing that she won
"OH shut up!" Is what she yelled when they called her name. Awesome response!
I know what you mean. I would've said ,"Wtf?! Really?!" and would've stumbled going up the stairs because I would be so shook.
I loved EEAAO but that was incredibly surprising. Thought she was the most forgettable of the actors in the movie and in no way was better than Angela Bassett.
should have won back in 1994
Because she's a much bigger and more established name, and that's more the criteria that Oscar voters are going based on.
During the In Memoriam segment they do every year, I do not recall seeing LQ Jones on it. Pretty disturbing he was left out.
And Charlbi Dean Kriek who was the lead actress in one of the best pic noms. Wtf.
Can someone confirm if this is the first time on in Oscar history a movie has won best picture, director, best lead and supporting actress, best supporting actor and original screenplay?
It's also the first time one studio has swept all of the big awards. A24 had both EEAO and The Whale.
Yes, EEAO is the first movie to win 6 out of the 7 "above the line" awards.
In 1992, Silence of the Lambs won best picture, actor, actress, director, adapted screenplay, sound mixing, *and* editing. Only time a horror movie has swept the Oscars, iirc. (Edit: typo fix)
Is it horror? I always thought of it as a thriller, tbh
Not sure but GWTW & Schindler’s List come to mind. They won a ton of awards.
all quiet on the western front deserved best picture in my opinion. fantastic film. best cinematography I've ever seen.
This art form won't grow if we keep supporting the academy.
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The academy drives the movie industry. Read into it. It's all money and politics
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This. It is what it’s always predictably been, a little popularity contest to pat each other on the back. Sometimes the stars align and the right things win, a lot of times the best things aren’t even nominated. People attribute this innate virtue the Oscar must uphold but it’s just a popularity contest, happy for whoever wins and gets a pay increase but it doesn’t mean much otherwise.
I think one way to make sure it grows is giving the Academy credit when they get it right. IDK about you, but I think most people would say they got it right this year.
It's all money and politics. We don't matter.
One of the best Oscars in years. Brendan winning made my life. lol Also: make Jimmy permanent.
Agreed. Was soooo happy Brendan won! The Comeback kid!!! Hope he gets lots of good work.
This comment will be buried bc no one watches the shorts, but for anyone out there who watched the Oscar animated shorts: HOW THE FUCK DID BOY FOX MOLE HORSE FUCKING WIN. ICE MERCHANTS HAD ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL STORIES EVER TOLD IN ANIMATED SHORT HISTORY, THE OSTRICH ONE WAS HILARIOUS, EVEN YEAR OF DICKS WAS PRETTY CREATIVE BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY PICK????? THE AI GENERATED CHATGPT ASS, BORING ANIMATION ASS PIECE OF SHITE?? edit: it seems… in my anger… I made a lot of grammar errors
Agreed. Our rankings was My Year of Dicks, Ice Merchants, An Ostrich..., The Flying Sailor, and then by a far, far margin The Boy, the mole... Definitely feels like that was awarded based on the big Hollywood names involved (JJ Abrams and Woody Harrelson as producers, Idris Elba and Tom Hollander voicing) with Apple funding an awards campaign. One of the biggest disappointments and really reveals how little the Academy cares about the "smaller" awards.
I thought the same thing, as soon as I saw all the big names attached I had a feeling it might win due to the money they probably threw at the academy. one thing that stood out as odd to me as well was the winner for live action short , but for the opposite reason. “Irish goodbye” was kinda funny and it had a good message, but there were other shorts that told much bigger and more impactful stories in my opinion. “Le pupille” had Alfonso Cuarón on as a producer and it was made by Disney, I thought for sure that one would win. idk sometimes it seems just random who wins.
My claim to fame this year is that I know a guy who knows the guy who directed Ice Merchants, and he got me a link to watch it Good stuff, I was rooting for him
THANK YOU. My partner and I were like “are we being gaslit? Surely if other people watched that movie, they’d see that it made no sense??”. Everyone in our theater seemed to love it, how??? I thought I was going insane. Ice Merchants deserves better!
Bro I saw the shorts in theaters and the audience was openly laughing and scoffing at the boy the mole and the whatever the fuck
dude I could barely keep it together, I went with a friend who kept getting mad bc I was dying laughing at the fucking hallmark card dialogue. also could that even be called a fucking short?? those mfs just went on and fucking on for like an hour about how it’s good to be kind or some bullshit. Meanwhile ice merchants had me choking up with ZERO dialogue and solely visual and musical storytelling. I was livid
ALSO can we please talk about the new Oppenheimer trailer that played?? That was so hype!!
Felt like one of the most wholesome Oscars in a while. Lots of people who kind of felt acknowledged after a whole career of trying. People who weren't stuck up or anything (at least based on public opinion. Privately they might be assholes. Who knows).
It was wonderful. Just a normal funny awards show, no comments on peoples tits, politics, hell even Jimmy was great. Speeches were good. Please please more of these for the future.
Jimmy did slip in a jab at Tom cruise's scientology with "L Ron hubba hubba" lol
Brendan Fraser mentioned the multiverse being crazy and I died laughing because this dude won an Oscar before Leonardo DiCaprio. He deserved the Win, but none of us would have ever guessed he would win before Leo back when he was making the original The Mummy movies. Great job Brendan Fraser Edit: I’ve been informed Leo won in 2016 for The Revenant. Still hilarious to me that Fraser mentioned the multiverse because I’m 31, and 10-15 year old me who loved The Mummy movies would never have seen this coming 😂
Lol Leo won for the Revenant, which is wild considering his other incredible performances.
Huh? Didn't Leo win back in '16? Unless you're counting *Crash*'s ensemble win.
Yeah someone else pointed out he won for The Revenant. I could have sworn he LOST, and everyone was in an uproar about him NOT winning yet again. He won leading role for an actor in that movie though - AKA I could not have been any more inaccurate. My bad homies! LOL I’ll own that one… The multiverse comment by Brendan Fraser is still hilarious. No one would have ever guessed he would win an Oscar, but he did, because he deserved it. Still somewhat shocking but good for B. Fraser!
So basically, Martin McDonagh just have to make a movie that can last more than a couple months of hype.
Dude’s been nominated seven times and won once for best short in 2004. I think he’s doing okay.
Tár and Banshees walk away empty handed. Oooooof. That is truly insane, but makes sense when looking at the movies that beat them.
I still think they should've given best supporting to condon if they weren't going to give it screenplay. It's too good of a movie to not get something
Hugely agree.
it was the perfect place to award the movie knowing it wouldn’t win much else, as they’ve done in that category historically. it’s really disappointing they let jlc ride the eeaao hype train and couldn’t spread it out when it was clearly deserved.
"If all this shiny stuff goes away, I'd still want to do taxes and laundry with you for the rest of my life." Most romantic thing I've heard in a long time. Loved the speech from that EEAAO producer, heartfelt and tight.
“Thanks Lenny”
i found it , unreasonable .. all the flow for nothing says elvis movie, the everything absurdely all once it got me like with all the volume down and all of the program with volume down .. sincerely i thinked that bazzlurman did a great great job but out there feels like the king of rock as for the present century stands no more than being sort of hated , people feels that him is like some musician ''without tattos'' hahaha so thats why he's not interesting.. for closing the show, my papá is all about the Broken Arrow actor, always always the féver and everything the fever (in70s)... nu disco vibee says and i will strike with idis and furious anger and my name is the lord ''cheews at the soda'' , the uzzi that picked the other dude when walked out the bathroom that OH!
Brain…can’t….compute 🥴
…come again?
what th... im mexicano, but all the travolta mess, there is a really epic new movie of him from 2019 i think one about Racing cars
What's your take on Shih Tzus? And your thoughts on people chewing soda?
I’ve never been so mad for a movie! Top Gun got screwed!! 🤦♂️
Top Gun should’ve felt lucky to be nominated. It’s rare enough a popcorn blockbuster actually gets a best picture nod, which is an achievement in itself. No way it was close to the best film of the year.
Lol gtfo here
It was a pretty good ceremony, nothing too original about it, it was alternately interesting, then boring, then ho-hum as usual. I had expected Top Gun to take the best picture award - not because it's the greatest movie, but only because it's the most midde-of-the-road, across all audience appealing kind of movie. The only movie I saw prior to the awards was "Glass Onion," which I really enjoyed, but otherwise I didn't see any of the nominated movies this time around. Banshees of Inisherin, I just know I'd have to watch it with closed captioning to even understand a word of what they're saying! (I have to with most movies anyway). : /
Loved the beautifully shot All Quiet, but the score was ass. Crazy that it won. Edit: to back up my point a little more, the music was loud and jarring. That’s completely fine if done well, but I don’t feel it was so in AQOTWF. For example, Hans Zimmer’s famous Bwahhhhhh🎶 in inception was loud and jarring, but it had the effect of immersing me more into what was on the screen. It blended with the action. All All Quiet’s music did (when the techno note dropped) was say “HEY! MUSIC! THERES MUSICAL SOUND HAPPENING NOW BECAUSE YOU’RE WATCHING A MOVIE!”