Oscaritis
The nominations are out. Let's look at the big awards.
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Eight choices, and every one predictable. The Favourite, Green Book and Roma (a rare foreign language film) deserve to be here. The rest are just okay or not particularly good. I get the feeling I'm going to think this for most of the nominations.
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Eight choices, and every one predictable. The Favourite, Green Book and Roma (a rare foreign language film) deserve to be here. The rest are just okay or not particularly good. I get the feeling I'm going to think this for most of the nominations.
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
Bale did an impressive impersonation, but gee, the movie is just a big joke. Sort of funny, but not important in any way (or accurate). It's hard not to believe its nominations are based on political considerations. Cooper is on a worse bandwagon than Bale, but no surprise. The big surprise is Willem Dafoe--he usually gets nominated once a generation, but this is his second in a row, in a film that no one saw. He's fine in it, but are they trying to make up for him not winning last year when he should have? Malek, like Bale, nominated for a great impersonation. Mortensen is another recent Academy favorite, and probably deserves this more than the others.
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
Bale did an impressive impersonation, but gee, the movie is just a big joke. Sort of funny, but not important in any way (or accurate). It's hard not to believe its nominations are based on political considerations. Cooper is on a worse bandwagon than Bale, but no surprise. The big surprise is Willem Dafoe--he usually gets nominated once a generation, but this is his second in a row, in a film that no one saw. He's fine in it, but are they trying to make up for him not winning last year when he should have? Malek, like Bale, nominated for a great impersonation. Mortensen is another recent Academy favorite, and probably deserves this more than the others.
Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Aparicio was great, and it's rare to see someone nominated for a non-English role (she speaks two languages in the film--does she speak English as well?) Glenn Close a big Academy favorite who's never won--don't know if she'll win for this, but her nomination, if perhaps not deserved, is no surprise. Nice to see Olivia Colman get in. Not so nice to see Lady Gaga make it. Melissa McCarthy did a decent job in her movie, but this shows if you want a nomination, do a drama rather than a comedy. I would have liked to see Elsie Fisher from Eighth Grade, but that film got snubbed in general. Some thought Emily Blunt had a chance to get nominated for two different films--maybe she would have done better if she'd only been in one.
Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Aparicio was great, and it's rare to see someone nominated for a non-English role (she speaks two languages in the film--does she speak English as well?) Glenn Close a big Academy favorite who's never won--don't know if she'll win for this, but her nomination, if perhaps not deserved, is no surprise. Nice to see Olivia Colman get in. Not so nice to see Lady Gaga make it. Melissa McCarthy did a decent job in her movie, but this shows if you want a nomination, do a drama rather than a comedy. I would have liked to see Elsie Fisher from Eighth Grade, but that film got snubbed in general. Some thought Emily Blunt had a chance to get nominated for two different films--maybe she would have done better if she'd only been in one.
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”
Two recent winners, Ali and Rockwell. Ali was pretty good, though I don't know what Rockwell, usually a fine actor, was doing--his George W. Bush was ill-conceived in the script, so maybe there wasn't much he could do with it. Adam Driver didn't do much in his movie, though I guess he was better than the lead. Sam Elliott played himself in an embarrassing role that should have been cut from the movie. Richard E. Grant gives the best performance of this group by far, so I hope the nomination wasn't considered his award.
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”
Two recent winners, Ali and Rockwell. Ali was pretty good, though I don't know what Rockwell, usually a fine actor, was doing--his George W. Bush was ill-conceived in the script, so maybe there wasn't much he could do with it. Adam Driver didn't do much in his movie, though I guess he was better than the lead. Sam Elliott played himself in an embarrassing role that should have been cut from the movie. Richard E. Grant gives the best performance of this group by far, so I hope the nomination wasn't considered his award.
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Marina de Tavira, “Roma”
Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Once again, I don't get all this love for Vice. Interesting to see Roma getting so many nominations. I heard so much about King's performance that I was disappointed when I finally saw it. Good to see both Stone and Weisz here, though it likely means they'll cancel each other out. I thought Awkwafina had an outside chance, but it was not to be.
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Adam McKay, “Vice”
Spike Lee is back with this nomination, though I think he came close to ruining a decent script. (If he or anyone from Vice wins, can we expect them to confuse the Oscars with a political lecture series?) A true shock with Pawlikowski. He did a good job, but where's Green Book or A Star Is Born? Lanthimos no surprise, nor Cuaron, though they do make it a notable international list. And enough with this Vice nonsense.
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Adam McKay, “Vice”
Spike Lee is back with this nomination, though I think he came close to ruining a decent script. (If he or anyone from Vice wins, can we expect them to confuse the Oscars with a political lecture series?) A true shock with Pawlikowski. He did a good job, but where's Green Book or A Star Is Born? Lanthimos no surprise, nor Cuaron, though they do make it a notable international list. And enough with this Vice nonsense.
“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird
“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Once again, no surprises, though no title here is that great--sometimes this category is better than Best Picture.
“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Once again, no surprises, though no title here is that great--sometimes this category is better than Best Picture.
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Buster Scruggs was seen mostly on TV, not in theatres, but it's Academy eligible. No surprises with the rest, though none of them are especially great.
“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Buster Scruggs was seen mostly on TV, not in theatres, but it's Academy eligible. No surprises with the rest, though none of them are especially great.
“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader
“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay
The only surprise is First Reformed. What's most shocking, perhaps, is this is its nomination--not Ethan Hawke or Schrader for director. Believe it or not, Schrader's first Oscar nod.
“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader
“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay
The only surprise is First Reformed. What's most shocking, perhaps, is this is its nomination--not Ethan Hawke or Schrader for director. Believe it or not, Schrader's first Oscar nod.
“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu
“Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
“RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen
In a big year for docs, the biggest of them all--the one on Mr. Rogers--doesn't make it. Neither does Three Identical Strangers. But RBG sure did.
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu
“Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
“RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen
In a big year for docs, the biggest of them all--the one on Mr. Rogers--doesn't make it. Neither does Three Identical Strangers. But RBG sure did.
“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)
A pretty good list, with no surprises. But it's odd that Roma is here and also everywhere else. How can it not win this category if it's the only one good enough to be considered for Best Picture?
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)
A pretty good list, with no surprises. But it's odd that Roma is here and also everywhere else. How can it not win this category if it's the only one good enough to be considered for Best Picture?
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