Oscar Nominations are in!

[ApexLion]

Best Picture​

“Anora”
Read our review.

“The Brutalist”
Read our review.

“A Complete Unknown”
Read our review.

“Conclave”
Read our review.

“Dune: Part Two”
Read our review.

“Emilia Pérez”
Read our review.

“I’m Still Here”
Read our review.

“Nickel Boys”
Read our review.

“The Substance”
Read our review.

“Wicked”
Read our review.

Pick: The Brutalist

Best Director​

Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Sean Baker, “Anora”
Read our interview.

Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”

Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Read our profile.

James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

Pick: Brady Corbet

Best Actor​

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Ralph Fiennes

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Best Actress​

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Read our profile.

Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Read our interview.

Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Read our profile.

Pick: Karla Sofía Gascón or Demi Moore

Best Supporting Actor​

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Read our profile.

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Read our profile.

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Guy Pearce

Best Supporting Actress​

Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Pick: Zoe Saldaña

 

[LionJim]

I’ll probably see “The Brutalist” open captioned at the AFI Silver Theater this weekend. Close to four hours with an intermission, better be worth it.

 

[razpsu]

I’ll probably see “The Brutalist” open captioned at the AFI Silver Theater this weekend. Close to four hours with an intermission, better be worth it.

4 hours? Can I just watch the 10 minute trailer then. and figure it out.

 

[LionJim]

4 hours? Can I just watch the 10 minute trailer then. and figure it out.

It’s a great trailer, actually.

 

[Woodpecker]

I don't know about half of the movies and have no recollection of hearing about them. As a result, I am unfamiliar with many of the actors. I'm certain that the primary reason for my ignorance is my rapidly advancing age but another factor is what seems to be the breadth of content afforded by streaming options. Many people make a name for themselves in vehicles shown in services I don't get or I'm busy watching things elsewhere and completely miss the popular movies/actors. Yeah, I know ...

 

[Midnighter]

Best Picture​

“Anora”
Read our review.

“The Brutalist”
Read our review.

“A Complete Unknown”
Read our review.

“Conclave”
Read our review.

“Dune: Part Two”
Read our review.

“Emilia Pérez”
Read our review.

“I’m Still Here”
Read our review.

“Nickel Boys”
Read our review.

“The Substance”
Read our review.

“Wicked”
Read our review.

Pick: The Brutalist

Best Director​

Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Sean Baker, “Anora”
Read our interview.

Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”

Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Read our profile.

James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

Pick: Brady Corbet

Best Actor​

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Ralph Fiennes

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Best Actress​

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Read our profile.

Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Read our interview.

Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Read our profile.

Pick: Karla Sofía Gascón or Demi Moore

Best Supporting Actor​

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Read our profile.

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Read our profile.

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Guy Pearce

Best Supporting Actress​

Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Pick: Zoe Saldaña

Embarrassed to say I’ve seen zero of these. Interested in Anora and The Brutalist, maybe The Substance. TV is too interesting right now…

Rooting for Demi and Ed Norton.

 

[Grant Green]

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Embarrassed to say I’ve seen zero of these. Interested in Anora and The Brutalist, maybe The Substance. TV is too interesting right now…

Rooting for Demi and Ed Norton.

Get yourself ready for the Oscar’s Poll!

 

[Midnighter]

Haven't seen this but I generally like Chalamet - he's sort of the only male (along with maybe Tom Holland) at that age doing really interesting work. Wouldn't mind him winning especially since it looks like they used AI to help Adrien Brody with his Hungarian accent...

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

I don't know about half of the movies and have no recollection of hearing about them. As a result, I am unfamiliar with many of the actors. I'm certain that the primary reason for my ignorance is my rapidly advancing age but another factor is what seems to be the breadth of content afforded by streaming options. Many people make a name for themselves in vehicles shown in services I don't get or I'm busy watching things elsewhere and completely miss the popular movies/actors. Yeah, I know ...

This is me with pop music

 

[LionJim]

This is me with pop music

Me too!

 

[olelion]

Oh, this year is going to be fun withe the virtue signaling academy wetting themselves voting for all things Conclave. How can they resist voting for a movie with a hermaphrodite elected as Pope!

 

[Grant Green]

Haven't seen this but I generally like Chalamet - he's sort of the only male (along with maybe Tom Holland) at that age doing really interesting work. Wouldn't mind him winning especially since it looks like they used AI to help Adrien Brody with his Hungarian accent...

It's pretty well done. I'm a big Dylan fan, so was a bit skeptical. Chalamet sold me.

 

[lemonears]

Best Picture​

“Anora”
Read our review.

“The Brutalist”
Read our review.

“A Complete Unknown”
Read our review.

“Conclave”
Read our review.

“Dune: Part Two”
Read our review.

“Emilia Pérez”
Read our review.

“I’m Still Here”
Read our review.

“Nickel Boys”
Read our review.

“The Substance”
Read our review.

“Wicked”
Read our review.

Pick: The Brutalist

Best Director​

Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Sean Baker, “Anora”
Read our interview.

Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”

Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Read our profile.

James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

Pick: Brady Corbet

Best Actor​

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Ralph Fiennes

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Best Actress​

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Read our profile.

Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Read our interview.

Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Read our profile.

Pick: Karla Sofía Gascón or Demi Moore

Best Supporting Actor​

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Read our profile.

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Read our profile.

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Guy Pearce

Best Supporting Actress​

Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Pick: Zoe Saldaña

The last movie worth seeing was Animal House. Everything produced by Hollywood since then is crap.

 

[LionJim]

The last movie worth seeing was Animal House. Everything produced by Hollywood since then is crap.

“Zombieland” > “Animal House.”

 

[ApexLion]

It's pretty well done. I'm a big Dylan fan, so was a bit skeptical. Chalamet sold me.

I liked him a lot primarily because he was subtle, calm, Dylanesque. The movie was good, not great imho. A ‘collage of anecdotes’ is how one critic described it and after viewing I agree.

 

[wbcbus]

Oh, this year is going to be fun withe the virtue signaling academy wetting themselves voting for all things Conclave. How can they resist voting for a movie with a hermaphrodite elected as Pope!

Spoiler alert… but yeah, my eyes nearly rolled into the back of my head at that “twist” at the end that was forced and meaningless to the story. Otherwise enjoyed it.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Spoiler alert… but yeah, my eyes nearly rolled into the back of my head at that “twist” at the end that was forced and meaningless to the story. Otherwise enjoyed it.

You boys are worse than fame thread score posters ffs

 

[wbcbus]

You boys are worse than fame thread score posters ffs

I'd likely be deeply offended if I understood a word of this.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Sorry typo rendered it useless

 

[NewEra 2014]

Oh, this year is going to be fun withe the virtue signaling academy wetting themselves voting for all things Conclave. How can they resist voting for a movie with a hermaphrodite elected as Pope!

My money is on the trans woman winning best actress. You also can’t discount a Holocaust survivor movie winning Best Picture. It should be quite an Oscars race this year. Lots of sacred cows in the running.

 

[MacNit]

Best Picture​

“Anora”
Read our review.

“The Brutalist”
Read our review.

“A Complete Unknown”
Read our review.

“Conclave”
Read our review.

“Dune: Part Two”
Read our review.

“Emilia Pérez”
Read our review.

“I’m Still Here”
Read our review.

“Nickel Boys”
Read our review.

“The Substance”
Read our review.

“Wicked”
Read our review.

Pick: The Brutalist

Best Director​

Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Sean Baker, “Anora”
Read our interview.

Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”

Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Read our profile.

James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

Pick: Brady Corbet

Best Actor​

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Ralph Fiennes

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Best Actress​

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Read our profile.

Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Read our interview.

Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Read our profile.

Pick: Karla Sofía Gascón or Demi Moore

Best Supporting Actor​

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Read our profile.

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Read our profile.

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Guy Pearce

Best Supporting Actress​

Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Pick: Zoe Saldaña

Diddy?

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Embarrassed to say I’ve seen zero of these.

Rut-Roh. You're the poster I rely on to keep me updated on culturally related stuff.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

You boys are worse than fame thread score posters ffs

I'd likely be deeply offended if I understood a word of this.

As it turns out, I'm able to decipher laK speak.... an interpretive gift I suppose.

He meant to say "You boys are worse than lame thread score posters ffs".

He hates when posters share live scores in game threads.

 

[razpsu]

“Zombieland” > “Animal House.”

Damn you double tapped him on that one.

 

[razpsu]

Spoiler alert… but yeah, my eyes nearly rolled into the back of my head at that “twist” at the end that was forced and meaningless to the story. Otherwise enjoyed it.

And that is Hollywood for you!!
Not as bad as the crying game though. What a waste of a great guitar riff.
I mean what a great guitar riff.

 

[rudedude]

This is just a bizarre list and questioning the “Oscar worthiness” of some. I have seen four of the nominated films. Entertaining, yes, worthy of best picture, meh. Totally shocked The Substance is on the list. It is gruesome body horror. I will want to catch The Brutalist but will wait for home viewing as bathroom breaks are a necessary part of life at my age.

 

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Sorry typo rendered it useless

Typo did that?

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Yup

 

[JerseyLion]

I saw three of the nominees for Best Picture. Some quick thoughts on the ones I saw.

• A Complete Unknown - I am not a Bob Dylan fan, but I loved every minute of this.
• Conclave - The first hour was really slow and boring. My wife feel asleep on it. I thought the second hour was great and made the movie worth watching.
• Dune Part Two - I just can't get into the Dune movies. Instantly forgettable.

 

[olelion]

Spoiler alert… but yeah, my eyes nearly rolled into the back of my head at that “twist” at the end that was forced and meaningless to the story. Otherwise enjoyed it.

same

 

[rudedude]

same

Conclave was a book by Robert Harris so the “twist” was in the book, not created by movie script writers.

 

[psuro]

“Zombieland” > “Animal House.”

 

[psuro]

I'd likely be deeply offended if I understood a word of this.

Regrettably Barbara Billingsley is no longer with us to help translate.....

 

[ApexLion]

Diddy?

?

 

[LionJim]

I’ll probably see “The Brutalist” open captioned at the AFI Silver Theater this weekend. Close to four hours with an intermission, better be worth it.

The Brutalist run time is 1:45 then a 15 minute intermission (time’s almost up!) then 1:35. It’s working for me. Mrs LJ likes the music.

 

[LionJim]

The Brutalist run time is 1:45 then a 15 minute intermission (time’s almost up!) then 1:35. It’s working for me. Mrs LJ likes the music.

My review of The Brutalist: It really imploded the last half-hour. Great acting all around but, no, it doesn’t work. Good try and the minutes flew by.

 

[Midnighter]

My review of The Brutalist: It really imploded the last half-hour. Great acting all around but, no, it doesn’t work. Good try and the minutes flew by.

Hm. Only cost $10mm to make though.

Missing for me are films by directors I really enjoy - no Fincher, PT Anderson, Scorsese, Tarantino, Chazelle, Spielberg, Coen Bros., Nolan, etc. James Mangold is easily my favorite of those nominated. I get a new generation is making their mark, but none of these films seem worth going to the theater for (except maybe the Dylan film and Dune). And honestly how in the f*** did Villaneuve not get a directing nod for Dune 2? Unreal. Star power will be severely lacking on the red carpet I’m afraid.

 

[Bwifan]

Best Picture​

“Anora”
Read our review.

“The Brutalist”
Read our review.

“A Complete Unknown”
Read our review.

“Conclave”
Read our review.

“Dune: Part Two”
Read our review.

“Emilia Pérez”
Read our review.

“I’m Still Here”
Read our review.

“Nickel Boys”
Read our review.

“The Substance”
Read our review.

“Wicked”
Read our review.

Pick: The Brutalist

Best Director​

Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Sean Baker, “Anora”
Read our interview.

Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”

Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Read our profile.

James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

Pick: Brady Corbet

Best Actor​

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Ralph Fiennes

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Best Actress​

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Read our profile.

Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Read our interview.

Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Read our profile.

Pick: Karla Sofía Gascón or Demi Moore

Best Supporting Actor​

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Read our profile.

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Read our profile.

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Read our interview.

Pick: Guy Pearce

Best Supporting Actress​

Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Read our interview.

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Read our profile.

Pick: Zoe Saldaña

I will take all the movies I have never seen for $500 Alex... Haven't watched that show in many years since it became political and I was told how to think and what a horrible person I am by hollywood ...

 

[ApexLion]

Hm. Only cost $10mm to make though.

Missing for me are films by directors I really enjoy - no Fincher, PT Anderson, Scorsese, Tarantino, Chazelle, Spielberg, Coen Bros., Nolan, etc. James Mangold is easily my favorite of those nominated. I get a new generation is making their mark, but none of these films seem worth going to the theater for (except maybe the Dylan film and Dune). And honestly how in the f*** did Villaneuve not get a directing nod for Dune 2? Unreal. Star power will be severely lacking on the red carpet I’m afraid.

Corbet is up and coming and Mangold is established fwiw.