Academy Awards Oscars 2017

JP Liz V1

Critics Choice Awards nominations out today with La La Land, Loving, Manchester by the Sea, Hacksaw Ridge, Sully, Hell or High Water, Arrival and Fences scoring most nominations so likely Oscar contenders

Deco99

Having seen 3 of these, Hell or High Water, Loving and then Sully, dont see Loving or Sully as contenders and while I thought Hell or High Water was excellent, it didnt strike me as being something that was looking at being an oscar contender, dont these films usually canvass for these awards and save the release for late Winter/Early Spring

Deco99

Loving is 16/1 with Boyles and i'd agree its a longshot. La La Land is odds on favourite so im thinking maybe Manchester by the Sea is value at 5/1? or Does Hell or High Water have a shot?
Casey Affleck looks sewn up for Best Actor

Deco99

Loving is 16/1 with Boyles and i'd agree its a longshot. La La Land is odds on favourite so im thinking maybe Manchester by the Sea is value at 5/1? or Does Hell or High Water have a shot?

Casey Affleck looks sewn up for Best Actor.

Would someone be able to put up a screenshot of the odds? Always a bit of value to be found somewhere

JP Liz V1

Deco99 wrote: »

Having seen 3 of these, Hell or High Water, Loving and then Sully, dont see Loving or Sully as contenders and while I thought Hell or High Water was excellent, it didnt strike me as being something that was looking at being an oscar contender, dont these films usually canvass for these awards and save the release for late Winter/Early Spring

I thought Joel and Ruth were pretty much acting nomination locks for Loving and Hanks too for Sully and think with Best Picture category expanded to 8 or 10 both films could get in

Moonlight and Lion another two films generating buzz

sky88

i expect tom to get a nomination for sully but it wont win any fairly average film

Deco99

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Deco99 wrote: »

Having seen 3 of these, Hell or High Water, Loving and then Sully, dont see Loving or Sully as contenders and while I thought Hell or High Water was excellent, it didnt strike me as being something that was looking at being an oscar contender, dont these films usually canvass for these awards and save the release for late Winter/Early Spring

I thought Joel and Ruth were pretty much acting nomination locks for Loving and Hanks too for Sully and think with Best Picture category expanded to 8 or 10 both films could get in

Moonlight and Lion another two films generating buzz

Sorry, i meant i didnt see Sully or Loving as being Best Picture winners. nominations sure but not winners. Also doubt that any of them win an individual award, but nominations sure

I'm kind of surprised that Hell or High Water is an Oscar contender. It's a good movie, but seemed a bit throwaway to me.

mikhail

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm kind of surprised that Hell or High Water is an Oscar contender. It's a good movie, but seemed a bit throwaway to me.

It is about the feeling of disenfranchisement felt by the rural parts of the US. It's very topical, which has given it a boost.

Deco99

mikhail wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm kind of surprised that Hell or High Water is an Oscar contender. It's a good movie, but seemed a bit throwaway to me.

It is about the feeling of disenfranchisement felt by the rural parts of the US. It's very topical, which has given it a boost.

If the Academy is made up of the same people as a lot of Trump supporters, its got a great chance

JP Liz V1

Jimmy Kimmel will host

http://tvline.com/2016/12/05/oscars-host-jimmy-kimmel-2017/

I expect Matt Damon to show up

Telecaster58

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm kind of surprised that Hell or High Water is an Oscar contender. It's a good movie, but seemed a bit throwaway to me.

You need to watch it again

JP Liz V1

Critics Choice Winners

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2016-complete-winners-list/story?id=44134238

Best Picture – "La La Land"
Best Actor – Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
Best Actress – Natalie Portman, "Jackie"
Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
Best Supporting Actress – Viola Davis, "Fences"
Best Young Actor/Actress – Lucas Hedges, "Manchester by the Sea"
Best Acting Ensemble – "Moonlight"
Best Director – Damien Chazelle, "La La Land"
Best Original Screenplay – Tie between Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" and Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"
Best Adapted Screenplay – Eric Heisserer, "Arrival"
Best Cinematography – Linus Sandgren, "La La Land"
Best Production Design – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, "La La Land"
Best Editing – Tom Cross, "La La Land"
Best Costume Design – Madeline Fontaine, "Jackie"
Best Hair & Makeup – "Jackie"
Best Visual Effects – "The Jungle Book"
Best Animated Feature – "Zootopia"
Best Action Movie – "Hacksaw Ridge"
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Andrew Garfield, "Hacksaw Ridge"
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Margot Robbie, "Suicide Squad"
Best Comedy – "Deadpool"
Best Actor in a Comedy – Ryan Reynolds, "Deadpool"
Best Actress in a Comedy – Meryl Streep, "Florence Foster Jenkins"
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie – "Arrival"
Best Foreign Language Film – "Elle"
Best Song – "City of Stars" from "La La Land"
Best Score – Justin Hurwitz, "La La Land"

JP Liz V1

http://www.thewrap.com/arrival-fences-hell-high-water-among-writers-guild-nominates/

The WGA nominees:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Hell or High Water,” Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films

“La La Land,” Written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate

“Loving,” Written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features

“Manchester by the Sea,” Written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions

“Moonlight,” Written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Arrival,” Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures

“Deadpool,” Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick; Based on the X-Men Comic Books; Twentieth Century Fox Film

“Fences,” Screenplay by August Wilson; Based on his Play; Paramount Pictures

“Hidden Figures,” Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Twentieth Century Fox Film

“Nocturnal Animals,” Screenplay by Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Focus Features

JP Liz V1

La La Land big winner at the Globes, Moonlight winning best drama picture

Casey Affleck and Viola Davis also winners in their categories

Agent Coulson

For Your Consideration

https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/819750725651611650

Looper007

Casey Affleck for Best Actor, Viola Davis for Best supporting Actresses and Damien Chazelle for Best Director look right now to be dead certs. Best actress Nathalie Portman and Isabelle Huppert seem the two favourites but it isn't a great year to be honest, hope Huppert wins though. Elle though so far looks Favourite for Best Foreign Film. Moonlight and La La Land look to be the two battling for Best Picture but wouldn't surprise me to see another film sneak up near the run in to blow the race wide open.

This years Oscars could be the most wide open for a few awards in the last few years.

JP Liz V1

Looper007 wrote: »

Casey Affleck for Best Actor, Viola Davis for Best supporting Actresses and Damien Chazelle for Best Director look right now to be dead certs. Best actress Nathalie Portman and Isabelle Huppert seem the two favourites but it isn't a great year to be honest, hope Huppert wins though. Elle though so far looks Favourite for Best Foreign Film. Moonlight and La La Land look to be the two battling for Best Picture but wouldn't surprise me to see another film sneak up near the run in to blow the race wide open.

This years Oscars could be the most wide open for a few awards in the last few years.

If Emma Stone wins the SAG for best actress, I think she will take the Oscar also

After seeing Manchester by the sea this weekend, Casey affleck has to win best actor

JP Liz V1

http://ew.com/awards/2017/01/24/oscars-2017-nominations-list/

Best Picture

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actor

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

Best Animated Feature

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

They sure love Streep and nothing for Hanks :eek:, delighted Lucas Hedges got a nod for Manchester by the Sea too, shame Joel Edgerton missed out for Loving

brevity

Streep could win it now as a bit of a **** you to Trump.

Ipso

brevity wrote: »

Streep could win it now as a bit of a **** you to Trump.

Or based on merit, last thing we need is a cringe fest pity party.

Agent Coulson

La La Land was good but it wasn't 14 nominations good.

Arghus

Hollywood really loves those love letters to Hollywood.

JP Liz V1

#OscarsNotSoWhite

Looper007

No Aaron Taylor Johnson For Best supporting actor for Nocturnal Animals, although Michael Shannon was awesome in it too. No shock with Streep although I don't think she's deserving this year. Great to see Ruth Negga get a nod although I wasn't a massive fan of Loving, don't see her winning though. I think Casey Affleck is definitely getting best actor and Viola Davis to for Supporting actress. Hell or High Water getting a few nods is nice although I think Ben Foster is more deserving then Jeff Bridges for Supporting Actor from the film. Luke Hedges getting best supporting actor nod was nice too.

I think it's between Moonlight or La La Land for Film and Director awards.

JP Liz V1

I see Mel Gibson is welcomed back

Amy Adams nothing for Nocturnal Animals or Arrival

ricero

Love to see Mel Gibson win another oscar. But do the hollywood jews forgive him ?

-cynical hat on-

I wonder how many of the actors were nominated purely because of the colour of their skin, with the controversy that last year's Oscars caused.

Seems very odd to have Dev Patel as a supporting actor, given that Lion is supposedly all about his character.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

La La Land was good but it wasn't 14 nominations good.

true but 2016 was a weak year for quality overall so that's one of the reasons that it got so many - it has a broad appeal across the oscar categories with it being a musical etc also

mooseknunkle

I would love to see Viggo Mortensen win best actor i remember watching captain fantastic and saying he should get an oscar for this he was excellent in it.

Looper007

mooseknunkle wrote: »

I would love to see Viggo Mortensen win best actor i remember watching captain fantastic and saying he should get an oscar for this he was excellent in it.

He's fantastic in it as is George Mackay as his oldest son. Very underrated film. But I think he's just unlucky this year cause Casey Affleck is unbeatable for me, I think Andrew Garfield is the closet in that category to give Affleck a run. He's awesome in Hacksaw Ridge, also in Silence too.

Frank O. Pinion

I've only seen Hell or High Water, from the Best Picture nominees, good film, but not something I would consider an Oscar contender. Speaks for the overall poor year for films in 2016, I guess.

I really hope The Lobster wins Best Original Screenplay, fantastic film. Should have gotten a Best Picture nomination in my opinion, especially since there's only nine, of a possible ten.

Surprised Hail, Caesar! didn't get more love.

IvySlayer

Sing Street deserved a nomination. Fences should not have been given adapted screenplay nod. Give it to Deadpool.

Amy Adams also deserved a nomination, Arrival best movie this year.

johnny_ultimate

Of the five films I've seen from the best picture list, Hell or High Water is by far the least interesting. Cannot even compete with the beautifully crafted likes of Moonlight or Manchester by the Sea. But I've said before it's an unusually strong year, and the three frontrunners (the aforementioned two and La La Land) are all the rare kind of awards-contenders - legitimately passionate, genuine and characterful. As usual a few bizarre oversights and disappointments (there should almost be a special double nomination for Pablo Larrain given he delivered the one-two punch of Neruda and Jackie) because it is the Academy after all. Still, definitely a few well above mere Oscar-bait standard on this year's shortlist.

Arghus

I've only seen three of the Best Picture Nominees so far, a situation I hope to rectify quite soon. But, so far, all I can say for sure is that for me Manchester By The Sea will take some beating.

Frank O. Pinion

Deleted User wrote: »

Seems very odd to have Dev Patel as a supporting actor, given that Lion is supposedly all about his character.

Patel also got Best Supporting Actor nominations, from AACTA International Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Houston Film Critics Society, Satellite Awards, and St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association. The producers thought he had a better chance of winning supporting, than lead. Also, I've read he's only in the second half of the film, I haven't seen it yet, so I don't know if that's true.

Sad Professor

Patel wouldn’t have been nominated had he been put forward for lead.

Adams seems to have cancelled herself out which is a shame.

Strange to see Land of Mine in the foreign language nominees. I saw at last year’s DIFF. It came out in Denmark in 2015.

And what’s up with the Makeup category?

JP Liz V1

Best documentary
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
OJ: Made in America
13th

Best foreign language film
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann

I thought Elle would make it in considering lead actress Isabelle Huppert did

Telecaster58

IvySlayer wrote: »

Sing Street deserved a nomination. Fences should not have been given adapted screenplay nod. Give it to Deadpool.

Amy Adams also deserved a nomination, Arrival best movie this year.

Thought she was better in Nocturnal Animals actually

Robineen

Deleted User wrote: »

Seems very odd to have Dev Patel as a supporting actor, given that Lion is supposedly all about his character.

I wondered about that too.

Does Meryl just get nominated for any film she does these days?

JohnFalstaff

Robineen wrote: »

I wondered about that too.

Does Meryl just get nominated for any film she does these days?

Happens a lot. Studios campaign towards whichever category they feel they have a better chance of securing a nomination or win. The producers of Lion must have thought either Gosling or Affleck had the Best Actor award sewn up and thought Patel stood a better chance in the Supporting category.

Academy rules state: “A performance by an actor or actress in any role shall be eligible for nomination either for the leading role or supporting role categories.”

Harvey Weinstein, who is an exec producer on Lion, is a master at this sort of thing.

Robineen

JohnFalstaff wrote: »

Harvey Weinstein, who is an exec producer on Lion, is a master at this sort of thing.

Ah, the bauld Harvey. :pac:

TerrorFirmer

Casey Affleck absolutely deserves best actor for a gut wrenchingly haunting performance in Manchester by the Sea. The sort of film that stays with you long after the credits roll - that scene in the police station is up there for me with the likes of the opening scene of Irreversible.

JP Liz V1

Denzel and Emma took lead acting SAG awards

lukin

Ruth Negga won't win as the Academy are too racist to give it to her.

Frank O. Pinion

Just watched Loving. How did Negga even get a nomination for that? Nothing spectacular about her performance at all.

Deco99

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Denzel and Emma took lead acting SAG awards

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Male_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role

SAG and Oscar go together for best actor last ten years

Battleflag

Denzel is going to win best actor but Casey Affleck deserves it. Fences was good but it literally was a theatre production on film

Frank O. Pinion

Frank O. Pinion wrote: »

Just watched Loving. How did Negga even get a nomination for that? Nothing spectacular about her performance at all.

They gotta fill the quota's nowadays

JP Liz V1

La La Land big winner at BAFTAs tonight