Steven Spielberg's West Side Story and Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog were the standout champions on the movies side, with the former winning Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose), and Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical (Rachel Zegler), and the latter scoring Best Picture (Drama), Best Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and Best Director for Campion's work.
Too shite for contention
We don’t talk about Bruno no no no, we don’t talk about Bruno. Why wasn’t this song nominated??
Jared Leto was an absolute trainwreck in house of Gucci....should be nowhere near any award accept a Razzie
Miranda et al decided not to put it forward for consideration.
Ya it wasn't a viral hit by time of deadline submission.
BAFTA's airing on BBC1 at 7pm tonight.
I usually enjoy the BAFTAS but this is pretty poor. Doesn't help so many of the winners aren't present
Is Ariana DeBose the only guaranteed lock as she has won every award, Will Smith and Jane Campion also winning a lot
Rebel Wilson seemed a bit nervy - nearly didn't recognise her she lost so much weight
I can’t stand her fat or thin she is a pain in the hole. Completely 1 dimensional actor.
and her dead pan Aussie accent, she's the Aussie equivalent of Katherine Ryan
I think Coda for best picture with Troy for best supporting actor could be near locks
Sh!te best picture nominations this year IMHO. You know you are in trouble when there are two remakes in the mix.
Three, actually, as CODA is a remake of a French film 😁
Personally feel Drive My Car is one of the very best films nominated for Best Picture in recent years (with seemingly no chance of actually winning), and I’m quite fond of Power of the Dog, West Side Story and Licorice Pizza too.
CODA seems to be emerging as a late favourite, surprisingly. The type of film I’d usually hate but it might have caught me in a very generous mood because I found it charming and effective in its utterly formulaic, inoffensive way. Would much rather see it win over Belfast.
Four actually Nightmare Alley is also a remake!
Ha I’d actually counted that, it was Dune I’d neglected 😅
Yeah, I deliberately left out Dune because it's really a very different take on the book and not a remake in my mind. Missed that Coda was a remake alright.
I'd be happy with a Dune win to be fair. Has some touches of brilliance to it. Hated Power of the Dog. Licorice Pizza didn't do much for me. I left reviews for both. Nightmare Alley was like a bad made for video movie from the 80s. It looked cheap and had nothing original to offer.
Before the Oscars we have the Razzies. And the "winners" are (in bold):
Worst Picture
Diana the Musical (Netflix) – David Bryan, Joe DiPietro, and Frank Marshall
Infinite (Paramount+) – Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Huffam, Stephen Levinson, Mark Vahradian, Mark Wahlberg, and John Zaozirny
Karen (Quiver Distribution) – Mary Aloe, Sevier Crespo, "Coke" Daniels, Cory Hardrict, and Taryn Manning
Space Jam: A New Legacy (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Maverick Carter, Ryan Coogler, Duncan Henderson, and LeBron James
The Woman in the Window (Netflix) – Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, and Scott Rudin
Worst Director
Christopher Ashley – Diana the Musical
Stephen Chbosky – Dear Evan Hansen
Coke Daniels – Karen
Renny Harlin – The Misfits
Joe Wright – The Woman in the Window
Worst Actor
LeBron James – Space Jam: A New Legacy as Himself
Scott Eastwood – Dangerous as Dylan "D" Forrester
Roe Hartrampf – Diana the Musical as Prince Charles
Ben Platt – Dear Evan Hansen as Evan Hansen
Mark Wahlberg – Infinite as Evan McCauley & Heinrich Treadway (2020)
Worst Actress
Jeanna de Waal – Diana the Musical as Princess Diana
Amy Adams – The Woman in the Window as Dr. Anna Fox
Megan Fox – Midnight in the Switchgrass as Rebecca Lombardi
Taryn Manning – Karen as Karen Drexler
Ruby Rose – Vanquish as Victoria
Worst Supporting Actor
Jared Leto – House of Gucci as Paolo Gucci
Ben Affleck – The Last Duel as Count Pierre d'Alençon
Nick Cannon – The Misfits as Ringo
Mel Gibson – Dangerous as Dr. Alderwood
Gareth Keegan – Diana the Musical as James Hewitt, the Muscle-Bound Horse Trainer
Worst Supporting Actress
Judy Kaye – Diana the Musical as BOTH Queen Elizabeth II and Barbara Cartland
Amy Adams – Dear Evan Hansen as Cynthia Murphy
Sophie Cookson – Infinite as Nora Brightman
Erin Davie – Diana the Musical as Camilla Parker Bowles
Taryn Manning – Every Last One of Them as Maggie
Worst Screen Combo
LeBron James & any Warner cartoon character (or Time-Warner product) he dribbles on – Space Jam: A New Legacy
Any klutzy cast member & any lamely lyricized (or choreographed) musical number – Diana the Musical
Jared Leto & either his 17-pound latex face, his geeky clothes or his ridiculous accent – House of Gucci
Ben Platt & any other character who acts like Platt singing 24-7 is normal – Dear Evan Hansen
Tom & Jerry (aka Itchy & Scratchy) – Tom & Jerry
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Space Jam: A New Legacy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Karen (Quiver Distribution) (Inadvertent Remake of Cruella)
Tom & Jerry (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Twist (Sky Cinema) (Rap remake of Oliver Twist)
The Woman in the Window (Netflix) (Rip-off of Rear Window)
Worst Screenplay
Diana the Musical – Script by Joe DiPietro; Music and Lyrics by David Bryan and DiPietro
Karen – Written by "Coke" Daniels
The Misfits – Screenplay by Robert Henny and Kurt Wimmer; Screen Story by Henny
Twist – Written by Sally Collett and John Wrathall; Additional Material by Tom Grass, Kevin Lehane, Michael Lindley, and Matthew Parkhill (from an "Original Idea" by David T. Lynch, Keith Lynch, and Simon Thomas)
The Woman in the Window – Screenplay by Tracy Letts (from the novel by A. J. Finn)
Razzie Redeemer Award
Will Smith - King Richard
Jamie Dornan - Belfast
Nicolas Cage - Pig
Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie
Cosmic Sin as James Ford
American Siege as Ben Watts
Apex as Thomas Malone / The Prey
Deadlock as Ron Whitlock
Fortress as Robert Michaels
Midnight in the Switchgrass as Karl Helter
Out of Death as Jack Harris
Survive the Game as David
CODA would be my pick out of the 6 I've seen closely followed by Dune they leave the rest I've seen for dust tbh but Dune hasn't a hope anyway.
Haven't seen King Dick,Pizza,Drive Me Car or West Side Story (original dull enough).
Watched The Eyes of Tammy Faye last night,a flawed piece but mildly entertaining largely in part to the bombastic (in a good way) performance from Chastain I'd be stunned if she's toppled there.
Haven’t seen many of the nominations. But did see Coda. And loved it. Was very surprised how much I got in to it. Didn’t think it would be for me. Loved it. Watched over half of nightmare alley last night. Stopped watching. It was starting to annoy me. Dragged out. Will watch the rest tonight for completion. Maybe it will surprise me. I’ve read that it is some type of mystery drama. I haven’t seen anything mysterious yet.
Put a few bob on two minor category outsiders tonight: Tick Tick Boom for editing and Please Hold best short
I had to wiki Bruce’s filmography to see if that category was correct, wow, 2022 looks to be gearing up for moms of the same.
I dunno, kinda got a little done with the Razzies salt at this stage; at first it was cute, and Halle Berry turning up to collect her own was funny, but the gimmick seems played out. At least the Oscars ostensibly celebrate cinema, while few people try to make a bad movie.
Besides, my own salt about Willis took a pause, if those rumours are to be believed about him the glut of movie landfill feel poignant and sad.
Nina Wadia is a bit of a g(m)ilf 🙂
Watching the Oscars right now...
Will Smith punching Chris Rock was legit. It even cut to Will shouting 'keep my wifes name out of your f***ing mouth!'. Was not scripted. (Sky didn't censor the audio).
Funny seeing the hosts called out for stealing jokes. Amy Schumer's Leo DiCaprio joke was stolen from a 2021 tweet.
That was wild.
It will be interesting to see Will Smith's acceptance speech if he wins Best Actor award.
And he did... it's cringey. Talking bout 'protecting' his family....
Well, he did in his own way, I guess.
Here comes the apology...
He knows he messed up. It won't be 'congrats for winning an award'... instead it's 'you made a damn fool of yourself, AGAIN!'.
His oscar speech, and the way folks were standing in the sideline. It was awkward. You could feel the tension. He meandered through it, and his apology was as half-hearted as his acting.
Apology to the academy, but not to Chris Rock. He didn't write the joke. Will Smith knows nobody writes the speeches they deliver.
