The Oscars- Academy Awards 2023 Nominations

Love that Bryan Tyree Henry got in when the only precursor he hit was Golden Globes, if I’m remembering correctly.

Still being announced

Best Lead Actor

Austin Butler

Colin Farrell

Brendan Fraser

Paul Mescal

Bill Nighy

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett

Ana de Armas

Andrea Riseborough

Michelle Williams

Michelle Yeoh

OMG Viola snubbed???? James Cameron snubbed????

Avatar got a Best Pic nomination?

Yes r5, but James was snubbed for Best Director.

How the fuck did Andrea sneak in??? They just said on GMA she financed her own campaign that took off and worked, but she only has one Indie award nomination leading up to this. She got no other nominations for anything

Brian Tyree being included and Viola Davis being snubbee are legit surprises. Can't believe the last minute Andrea Riseborough push actually paid off.

Michelle Williams got a nomination. Which means we'll be hearing random Heath Ledger stories from now until Oscar night.

Brian Tyree had a lot of Indie nominations and got in at the Critics Choice. Nice to see this. He was great

The first Avatar was nominated for Best Picture also r5.

Look at how much money these movies makes, Avatar 2 basically rescued movie theaters.

Shocked Michelle Williams got in at this point. I can not believe they nominated Ana de Armas for that terrible movie and performance. SHE HAD HER ACCENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FILM.....

Ana de Armas has been nominated for everything leading up to this, people really did like her performance r12.

I can’t believe George Santos wasn’t nominated.

Whoopi won't be happy.

Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) is another shocker

I didn't think Women Talking would sneak in for Best Picture.

GaGa is now a 4x Oscar nominee.

I wonder if Mescal could win best actor.

Bryan Tyree Henry's nomination is a very pleasant surprise. Loved his performance.

R19 He’s probably 5th in the category.

I haven't seen it yet but he is the best actor in the Atlanta cast IMO so I am happy for him.

Actress in a supporting role

Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)

Hong Chau (“The Whale”)

Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Costume design

“Babylon”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”

Sound

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“The Batman”

“Elvis”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Music (original score)

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Babylon”

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“The Fabelmans”

Writing (Adapted screenplay)

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”

“Living”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

“Women Talking”

Writing (Original screenplay)

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“The Fabelmans”

“Tár”

“Triangle of Sadness”

Live-action short film

“An Irish Goodbye”

“Ivalu”

“Le Pupille”

“Night Ride”

“The Red Suitcase”

Animated short film

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”

“The Flying Sailor”

“Ice Merchants”

“My Year of Dicks”

“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It”

Actor in a supporting role

Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”)

Judd Hirsch (“The Fabelmans”)

Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Music (original song)

“Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”

“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”

“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”

“This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Documentary feature

“All That Breathes”

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”

“Fire of Love”

“A House Made of Splinters”

“Navalny”

Documentary short film

“The Elephant Whisperers”

“Haulout”

“How Do You Measure a Year?”

“The Martha Mitchell Effect”

“Stranger at the Gate”

International feature

Germany, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Argentina, “Argentina, 1985”

Belgium, “Close”

Poland, “EO”

Ireland, “The Quiet Girl”

Poland, “EO”

Animated feature film

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”

“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”

“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

“The Sea Beast”

“Turning Red”

Makeup and hairstyling

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“The Batman”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Elvis”

“The Whale”

Production design

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“Babylon”

“Elvis”

“The Fabelmans”

Film editing

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“Tár”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Cinematography

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”

“Elvis”

“Empire of Light”

“Tár”

Visual effects

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“The Batman”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Actor in a leading role

Austin Butler (“Elvis”)

Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”)

Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”)

Bill Nighy (“Living”)

Actress in a leading role

Cate Blanchett (“Tár”)

Ana de Armas (“Blonde”)

Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”)

Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”)

Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Directing

Todd Field (“Tár”)

Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”)

Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”)

Best picture

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“The Fabelmans”

“Tár”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

“Triangle of Sadness”

“Women Talking”

Michelle Williams just has to breathe in a film and she gets a nomination.

r19 no, he can't. He is the 5th spot, which has been rotating between different actors. I am thrilled he got in. It is much deserved. He was phenomenal. I thought they were gonna ignore him because it's such a small film.

The first 4 slots were locked with Austin Butler, Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser and Bill Nighy. That 5th slot was up in the air. They picked a deserving performance to nominate.

Paul Mescal has absolutely 0% chance of winning r19, but even being nominated is a huge win for him.

I thought Tom Cruise might get in. A little surprised he did not.

Do people really like Tom Cruise though r27? Well apparently not.

I know, R24. She's a good actress, certainly, but I think she's overrated by the Academy.

Has anyone here seen "Living"? I love Ishiguro, and I didn't realize until this morning that he wrote the screenplay.

They really want Paul Mescal to happen.

[quote] They really want Paul Mescal to happen.

And lots of people in the audience want him to happen, too. Specifically, the audiences for Aftersun (film), Normal People (TV), and Streetcar Named Desire (theatre). He's happening in all mediums.

R31, and Ana de Armas, too, apparently.

If Jamie Lee “Mancunt” Curtis wins I will projectile vomit myself straight up to the ceiling.

This means Jamie Lee Curtis will continue her “self-important, aren’t I brilliant?” tour until awards night when hopefully she loses and disappears, never to be heard from again.

If they wanted Paul Mescal to happen they would have nominated him at Golden Globes and SAG also. He was snubbed. His nomination is because he deserved it.

The nomination is the reward. Some people fail to realize that even if you don’t win, the nomination is an honor as an actor. Now you forever have “Academy Award Nominee” attached to your name.

How was Ana de Adams spared while the movie and everyone else involved with it got razzied?

Paul Mescal is only 26 and already has a lot of acclaim, and not through connections and nepotism, but through actually working hard and getting attention with his great work.

R33 She’s not going to happen.

R35 she will never vanish. She’s been working for decades and is a nepo baby. She always will be around if she wants to

Viola's snub is not going down well on social media!

On a more lowbrow note, theatrically-released Lightyear got snubbed in favour of straight-to-streaming Turning Red.

Surprised Aftersun wasn't nominated for Best Picture.

Would love to see Fraser win but I fear Butler will snatch it.

R40 Well hopefully Michael Myers gets her then. I'm another one who's sick of JLC, I find her insufferable. And with this nomination the public will have suffer some more.

I thought De Armas was supposed to be horrible in Blonde. Wasn’t it a running joke on social media how bad she was?

I guess I’ll watch it now! MARY!

The past 3 years I actually think the Academy has gotten it right and hasn't pandered to political inclinations. These were the best performances of the year.

Why is Jamie Lee Curtis hated on here? Is she the new Goop for DL?

R42 it was a very small film with a very low budget. They’re usually harder to bring a lot of attention to.

Andrea had a bunch of stars backing her up.

How Andrea Riseborough got her nomination:

From NY Magazine: Andrea Riseborough’s Surprisingly Successful Week of Oscar Buzz: A Timeline -

They've expanded membership and that "didn't work" in terms of black nominees. I'd bet they go to juried nominees or guaranteed 6th slots next.

I hope Colin wins. If it goes to Butler I will forever believe he sucked dick and got gangbanged for it. Instant credibility loss for the academy.

I don't know anybody who has seen Andrea's To Leslie, and I am talking about people who care about movies and watch a lot of indie films.

There are two black acting nominees this year r50 (and a few Asian nominees).

I saw it this weekend, R52, and Andrea is very good in it. It felt like a throwback to those 1970s character studies that used to receive nominations. Like something Jane Fonda would have starred in in 1975. Her nod is not undeserved no matter how it came about.

Of course, all we’ll hear about is how Viola was “snubbed.”

Maybe after last year's diverse ceremony they're still a little slap happy.

R50 it didn’t work? It’s fine. The black lead actors didn’t have any truly great performances this year. And that’s the truth. Viola didn’t deserve a nomination for that dreck.

Good morning, California!

Viola Davis was fine in the Woman King but yes it was hardly her best performance. Still it's the type of thing that people might get nominated for, but I am fine with her sitting out this year

What movie was Viola in this year?

Whoopi won’t be happy.

Someone should slap you R55. It might remove the bitter taste in your mouth.

If Butler wins, there will no more denying that the Oscars are a joke and they will never recover from it. I actually hope Farrell wins not Fraser but if Butler wins I hope he doesn't go on to do anything of significance ever again.

Dear God. Butler isn’t the frontrunner and hasn’t been for most of this race. Almost everyone says it’s a 3way race, yes, because it is, but Farrell and Fraser take up the top two spots in most cases. Butler being nominated is the reward.

Butler has a very strong chance of winning. I didn't even like Elvis but he gave a great performance.

But personally I am rooting for Colin.

Best Actor this year feels like a category where any of the nominees could conceivably win.

I’m glad Tammy Cruise didn’t get a nomination. So overrated.

Tom is nominated as a producer, just snubbed as an Actor, which is fine. The 5th spot was up in the air and Paul Mescal beat them.

R55, you are racist piece of shit you know that. What does the slap have to do with diversity or race for that matter. The Slap is a reflection of the Smiths own hypocrisy of boycotting a ceremony that did not nominate him and then acting like a completely fool upon finally his place in the sun. Fuck off loser. And the nearly 90% white audience gave a standing ovation to that fool.

Dear God please let it be any of the lead actor nominees except Butler. He looked so crestfallen when Fraser won at CC. That arrogant little shit thought he and his fake voice were going to ride the sympathy train all the way to the Oscars.

Tom Cruise was fkin snubbed though.

Tom Cruise is an ok actor who has been very, very lucky. He's a movie star. He's rich He'll be fine.

JLC - “This is what surprise looks like!”

Ok, Jamie.

[quote]They've expanded membership and that "didn't work" in terms of black nominees. I'd bet they go to juried nominees or guaranteed 6th slots next.

It will be interesting to see the reaction of the " Oscars need to be more diverse" people considering the snubbing of the black nominees and the rise of the Asian nominees. We'll see if ' diversity" only means black to the #oscarssowhite crowd.

Oh God R72!! KILL IT WITH FIRE! INSUFFERABLE!

#oscarssoasian

R74 the rise of Asian nominees, THIS YEAR??? That’s because of Everything Everywhere.

Is Colin Farrell the first Oscar nominee to have a sex tape?

[quote]Butler has a very strong chance of winning.

No he doesn’t R64.

Ana de Armas didn't deserve a fucking nomination. I hope her career goes down the shitter soon.

Yes. I agree about Ana. That is the one nomination where I’m scratching my head.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE SHE TOOK PICTURES!!!!! Oh, Jamie. Please. Did her friend Debbie also photograph that Teigen persons miscarriage.

People are shitting on Andrea R., but from insider reactions that seems to be a loved performance and Ana De Armas absolutely is not. I'd say she took the spot from the Till actress.

Tom Cruise is one of the most charismatic on screen stars ever. He should have gotten a nod for Last Sumarai. When was his last nod? Jerry McGuire? The Academy are such haters.

Ana's nomination reminds me a bit of how the fucking Emmys gave two nominations to Leslie Jones for her shit work on SNL. As much people bitch about that fundie Victoria Jackson or Chris Elliot's nepo baby Abby. Victoria and Abby weren't horrible SNL cast members. During their SNL runs, they didn't fuck up their lines all that much. Leslie Jones constantly fucked up her lines during her SNL run and didn't deserve Emmy nominations.

I'm guessing De Armas' nod is the equivalent of a consolation purple heart for surviving that shit director's "vision." But Deadwyler is far more deserving than her.

People shitting on Riseborough haven't seen the film. I have and she's superb in it. Viola's role was at best 2-dimensional.

[quote]When was his last nod? Jerry McGuire?

Magnolia in 2000.

R84, they said on the news this morning that his last nomination was for Magnolia.

[quote] GaGa is now a 4x Oscar nominee.

She's the new Glenn Close!

[quote]She's the new Glenn Close!

False. Gaga has a win.

I think it was Magnolia

Looks like the old Klan Granny Academy voters made all the nominations this year.

A) They lust after Austism Butler, and want to have sex with him. That's why they voted for him.

B) They don't like the new "Woke" Oscars, and decided to punish Viola for the fact that they hate Meghan Markle.

I wish they would just croak already, and let a new generation of Academy voters take charge.

I agree that Austin Butler is a total joke as a nominee.

Nearly as bad as nominating Bradley Cooper for Best Actor.

Clearly, these old queens are voting with their shriveled up cocklets.

Not for Best Actor, mind you. But the actor that they most want to have sex with (if they could actually get it up).

Can we stop comparing Gaga’s win for songwriting to an acting Oscar? They aren’t the same.

r49 r52 I had read some critic's list of best movies of year, and saw "To Leslie"... I'd vaguely remember hearing about it. Read the review. Found it on a streaming platform. Small indie movie, low production values ... didn't huge expectations.

Story was a little melodramatic, expected - but Riseborough's performance absolutely stunned me. I'd never heard of her before. Couldn't take my eyes off her. I'd never expect her to get nominated, but it was the best performance by an actress I saw last year.

Blanchett's high dudgeon, kabuki dramaturgy was a force of nature - more than movie star turn, it was zeitgeist ritualistic performance. But Riseborough was an open wound of real life and a real person. What a deserved nomination.

R74, Black people embrace all diversity. Fuck off.

Ana de Armas? Really?

R94, are saying writing/composing an excellent song is less than a brilliant film performance. You must have no talent at all. Idiot.

I can’t take a whole awards season of listening to Jamie Lee Curtis.

Andrea being nominated would be fine if it didn’t happen because of an aggressive last minute push. She gained that many votes in a week? It looks bad.

COYBIG 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Riseborough has been giving wonderful performances for years. I remember seeing her in PRIDE, a British play at the tiny Lucille Lortel theater in the West Village. With the then little-known Ben Whishaw and Hugh Dancy. Lots of work on British TV too. Not surprised she is great in this current film.

R100, she has some good pussy.

Oh Jamie lol

Paul Mescal hmmmm

Well the academy loves period recreations, and Ana has a Spanish surname, so that's probably the reason why she was included.

The Andrea Riseborough campaign revealed that you only need 200 1st place votes on the ballot to get an acting nomination. All that campaigning for 200 people!

You can’t begrudge her nomination just because it was a shoestring operation rather than a studio one. She’s terrific in the film, endlessly watchable, but to be fair, it’s Janney’s supporting performance in the final scene that really packs a wallop and brings what is otherwise a pretty meandering film in for the landing.

Maron’s performance is only adequate as he tangles with a dialect throughout; there are probably 100 other actors that could’ve delivered more in that role and given Riseborough more to play off of but they probably weren’t willing to work for peanuts.

Good Morning, I had my 1st mug of coffee with espresso shot. so, I can be SOCIAL!!

"Asian is the new Black 2023"

The "SLAP" slaps back on WOKE Hollywood& diversity.

The "OLDE WHITE ACADEMY VOTERS" strike back!!

[quote] Of course, all we’ll hear about is how Viola was “snubbed.”

Some of Viola's nutso fans are probably having meltdowns on twitter or other sites. The person who truly did get snubbed was Danielle Deadwyler. Viola was crappy in The Woman King.

R105, the powers that be have certainly been pushing Paul Mescal a lot lately.

The de Armas nomination is kind of a surprise because everybody hates the film so much, though she’s been slowly gathering steam all season. It’s kind of a “we see you” nomination similar to the Vanessa Kirby nom for Pieces of a Woman, a terrific performance by a most promising talent in a film that didn’t really work.

Plus, it’s one over on Ben Affleck.

JLC seems exhausting. That “surprise” photo shoot for Instagram - good lord.

[quote] the powers that be have certainly been pushing Paul Mescal a lot lately.

No one has been pushed down our throats more than Austin Butler, this award season.

It makes me want to puke.

No Olivia Colman nomination this year?

I thought it was an Academy requirement that she be nominated for something every year?

Repeat after me, Jamie Lee - "It was an honor just to be nominated." Now just keep saying that.

I saw Living and it’s very good.

I am glad that Viola and Margot were snubbed.

No women directors, as usual.

As fine as Colin Farrell was it’s Austin Butler who gave the performance of the year. Farrell was a perfect foil for McDonagh’s screenplay but Butler delivered everything Luhrman wanted.

As soon as it was announced Paul Mescal was headlining Gladiator 2, I knew he’d be getting this nomination. As much as fans want to think it’s for Aftersun, it’s far more likely due to block voting from Paramount, putting their votes for Cruise behind Mescal as insurance for the Gladiator 2 opening.

If the Academy really got Aftersun, there’d be a nomination for Charlotte Wells most certainly in Original Screenplay, if not Best Director as she was recognised by BAFTA, BIFA and the National Society of Film Critics, to name a few.

While Mescal is well cast in Aftersun, you don’t come away from it thinking of the acting; the thing that leaves you shattered is the writing, directing and editing. It seems odd to have Mescal be the sole representative of that film; an Original Screenplay nod for Wells would be a more convincing gesture of support for the filmmaking rather than Paramount shoring up their investment in Mescal’s future stardom.

It's amazing how fast Mescal went from doing a gay film in Yorkshire with full frontal nudity to an Oscar nomination a couple of years later.

R118 Agree, the direction of Aftersun was so interesting, innovative. It was like an experimental "student film" that really, really worked.

Of course the reason it was so well directed was also exactly why it'd never be nominated.

No noms for Bros? Has anyone checked on Miss Billy?

Is it now a rule that women directors have to be nominated every year?

Muthafuckas!!!!

Are you confusing Paul Mescal with Joshua O'Connor r119?

Which Paul and Josh were supposed to play lovers but it was one of those was one of those movies that was announced but production still hasn't actually happened. We will see if it is ever filmed.

[quote]As much as fans want to think it’s for Aftersun, it’s far more likely due to block voting from Paramount, putting their votes for Cruise behind Mescal as insurance for the Gladiator 2 opening.

Okay but Gladiator 2 is Universal, not Paramount.

[quote] I hope Colin wins. If it goes to Butler I will forever believe he sucked dick and got gangbanged for it. Instant credibility loss for the academy.

Not that he deserves to win but "Elvis" was a big box office success. His performance was the most seen in the category, and the Academy loves tedious stories about real people who were popular figures (i.e. "Judy", "Piaf", "Lincoln", etc.) I'd think he has a very good shot even without being sodomized.

BAFTA is no longer a good bellwether because they have juried slots to make sure women and minorities get nominations. Once those are taken care of, the remaining slots are opened up for voting.

People really like Bryan Tyree Henry and really want to give him an award. Despite the middle of the road filmmaking that is Causeway, he could walk away with it on the night just because people like him. He actually stands a better chance if people don’t watch the movie.

I cared for my former partner, who is a right leg amputee, for 17 years and, in terms of representation, when I watched Causeway I was disinterested in anything Tyree Henry did in the film and found it at best a missed opportunity that they didn’t cast an actor with a disability in that role and, at worst, kind of insulting. The idea that an amputee would just take their leg off in front of someone and swim around in some random person’s pool was…not very representative of that condition. It’s not like removing a glove and putting it back on, even with a leg sock, is impossible without talcum powder. Not putting it on properly, with a dry stump and powder, would be painful and cause injury that the person would suffer from, cumulatively, for days, even weeks after. He also would never volunteer to carry around heavy things, it would be too painful and the pressure would cause injury to their stump which is very tender.

His character’s disability was just for show in a film that pretended to deal with the reality of trauma. I like Tyree Henry but I wish he would’ve been nominated for something else; now it will be all about “his searing portrayal of an amputee” when it was anything but. A bearish man like Tyree Henry with an amputated leg would be in so much pain without any physical balance, they’d be leaning to the opposite side and their back would be a mess from all the physical compensation…his performance doesn’t demonstrate any of that. Hollywood did this much better decades ago in The Best Years of Our Lives.

I can’t really respect this nomination.

[quote] Is it now a rule that women directors have to be nominated every year?

In 2023 should it still have to be considered?

R69: The Critic's Choice awards ceremony was less than a week since Lisa Marie Presley passed away. I'm pretty Austin Butler's demeanor that you were witnessing was shock and sadness for someone he had grown to respect and love while making ELVIS. She cheered him on when he won at the Globes. If anything, he should have stayed home. No one would have blamed him.

I'm happy that the horse woman was snubbed.

[quote] [R50] it didn’t work? It’s fine. The black lead actors didn’t have any truly great performances this year. And that’s the truth. Viola didn’t deserve a nomination for that dreck.

Meryl Streep is never snubbed no matter how middling the performance or poor the movie.

R125, not according to Deadline it isn’t.

R120, exactly.

Danielle Deadwyler is too good for the Academy. Seriously.

My predictions: Best supporting actress, Angela Basset

Best supporting actor, Bryan Tyree Henry

Lead actress, Michelle Williams

Lead actor, Brendan Fraser

[quote] (Aftersun) Of course the reason it was so well directed was also exactly why it'd never be nominated.

Directors nominate the people in the Best Director category, and they failed to nominate her as one of the five.

However, the Directors Guild of America (which I assume has many crossover members in AMPAS) DID nominate Charlotte Wells for Aftersun in the "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film" category, along with 3 other women and one man. According to GoldDerby, she is the favorite to win that award.

Charlotte has never directed a full-length before in either film or television, and has only done a few short films before Aftersun. I guess I see why she wasn't nominated for an Oscar with the veteran directors in that category, but she did direct the film that affected me weeks after I saw it. Her film got to me more than some of the beautifully shot, technically accomplished, more expensive films of the veterans.

Ke Huy Quan is the most sure-thing lock in the acting races this year. I really don’t see him losing.

Ana de Armas was so mediocre in that movie her accent was terrible. I bet she has some Weinstein type figure pushing for her behind the scenes.

R138 unfortunately. Disliked that freaking movie.

Happy there were some surprises this morning. Brian and Andrea to be specific. Not the default nominations that tend to favor Viola Davis and Brad Pitt. Loved the live setting for the unveiling of the nominations this morning with the press, agents and managers in the room reacting to the nominees. A Year Of Dicks when everyone laughed out loud lol.

My predictions:

Angela Bassett Ke Huy Quan Michelle Yeoh Brendan Fraser The Fablemans

R110 and how exactly is he being pushed? He isn’t a nepo baby. He doesn’t have ties to Hollywood. He’s someone who has actually earned roles by being talented and likable. We should be rooting for actors like him more, who are building a career based on actual talent and hard work and not because of who mom and/dad is.

But there isn’t a “push”. He gave a beautiful performance. He was snubbed at the Globes with Jeremy Pope taking 5th spot in that category, and Adam Sandler took the 5th spot at the SAGs. He got in at the BAFTA awards, and now the Oscars.

As stated before, the Oscars voting body is very different from the SAG and GG. They’re a lot more on par with the BAFTA people. There is someone on here who claims they all have the same people voting but a simple google search negates that claim. And these nominations are proof of that too.

Paul Mescal got a emmy nomination for his first TV series and an Oscar nominations for his first movie. People clearly are impressed by him.

We really do R96 often to our detriment.

R118 ummmm there have been MANY acting nominations without any other nominations for those films over the years. Aftersun didn’t get in because the academy didn’t vote enough for it. He got in because the fifth spot was open and clearly people thought he gave an amazing performance.

And no. YOU did not walk away thinking of the performances. YOU didn’t. Learn to speak for yourself. Don’t speak for all of us.

The film has been critically praised but it’s his performance that has been universally praised. Not even the film. Even critics who didn’t like the movie praised Mescal, who said his performance carried the film.

Top Gun Maverick for Best Picture? Does it have a chance?

Aftersun is not Mescal’s first movie, R143. He was literally just in The Lost Daughter last year with Olivia and Jesse Buckley.

"OMG Viola snubbed???? James Cameron snubbed????"

Viola was perfectly fine in The Woman King, which is a good movie, IMO. But the performance isn't that incredible. There's two supporting roles by fairly unknown actresses that are considerably better.

Why the hell is Top Gun nominated? Especially for screenplay? Dialogue and story god awful. Special effects good but rest of movie terrible.

Not at all r146.

Everything, Banshees, and The Fablesmans.

Best Picture is a three way race between those movies.

Jesus Christ, R142, use a proper noun before you start using a pronoun, nobody knows who the fuck you’re moaning about, replying to post 40 posts upthread. This is like retard shit.

Yes, but that wasn't his movie r147. I was referring to this being his first movie in a leading role.

[quote] Ana de Armas was so mediocre in that movie her accent was terrible. I bet she has some Weinstein type figure pushing for her behind the scenes.

Yeah, that's probably going on. That guy will probably move on from her in a year or two.

Looks like Mescal has a tween super fan. Guess we’ll call her “the Mescbot”.

Brian Tyree Henry is great in nearly everything he does. And he seems like he could be super gay (not based on mainstream stereotypical things, but more nuanced considerations). I'm sure DL has speculated, but it's not a recurring theme like it is with some actors.

R146 probably not. But everyone loves the film so it depends on how high it places on the preferential ballot. Never say never. I think EEAAO, Fablemans, Elvis and Banshees and Top Gun behind these lead the pack for best pic.

I was in two best picture nominees last year!

"Why the hell is Top Gun nominated? Especially for screenplay? Dialogue and story god awful. Special effects good but rest of movie terrible. "

Mainstream appeal. I doubt it will work, but by opening up Best Picture to 10 films that allows high-profile nominations for films like Top Gun - and I'm sure the Academy things that it could help being mainstream viewers back. Just a hunch.

R126 you’re comparing Butler to veteran actors who won Oscars for playing real people. That’s the biggest difference. Austin is still young and this is only his first critically acclaimed performance. They aren’t giving him the Oscar. He isn’t Renee Zellwegger of Daniel Day-Lewis, who are veterans in the business and have essentially “paid their dues”.

[quote]Black people embrace all diversity. Fuck off.

Bullshit!

The Academy has a long history of giving Best Actress to young women r159.

But you are correct usually young men do not win Best Actor.

R160 Because any opinion by any Black person represents ALL Black people. We can confidently say "Black people like red more than blue" It is bullshit, isn't it.?

R158 Yes, I think the story was, when they opened up the nomination to 10 films, that this way great commercial successes would be furthered by the "award nomination" and good "less commercial" films would still have a "space" to get nominated.

“Aftersun” is a very small independently made film that was bought by A24 to be distributed in the states. It wasn’t made by a studio, but distributed by one.

This is Charlotte Wells first film ever. That is probably why she didn’t get a nomination and why the film was mostly ignored outside of Mescal’s universally praised performance.

R119

[quote]It's amazing how fast Mescal went from doing a gay film in Yorkshire with full frontal nudity to an Oscar nomination a couple of years later.

You mean Josh O’Connor?

Paul Mescal is 26 and has worked his way up in the UK, by doing London stage. Aftersun was only his third film ever. Ridley Scott only cast him over the others up for the part after having a meeting with him, and liked Mescal so much he offered him the role right there. He beat out much bigger and more established actors for the part based on actual talent and likability.

Richard Madden must be seething.

I had to wait thirty years to get my third oscar. They better not give that hack a third so quickly.

If she wins , this should have been Cate's 5th Oscar. She has been snubbed countless times and never complained, publicly. Yet one mediocre performance by Viola which doesn't get recognized, and suddenly Oscarsowhite is trending. Why must everything be about race?

[QUOTE] Yes, but that wasn't his movie [R147]. I was referring to this being his first movie in a leading role.

Oh god. Just admit that you misspoke (or just plain didn’t know that Aftersun was not Mescal’s film debut).

Your original post called Aftersun “his first movie” and you weren’t “referring “to anything but that.

And I’m not sure what “that wasn’t his movie” is supposed to mean. He played a character in The Lost Daughter.

Uh, oh.

Viola Davis is going to give a STERNLY WORDED speech about how much she has suffered by not getting a free nomination this year!

WHY can't we give her the respect she is ENTITLED TO like any STRANGER AT THE OSCARS!

I think the Academy has grown tired of Viola Davis and Olivia Colman. The true fuck up this year was snubbing Danielle Deadwyler. Whoopi Goldberg is an Academy governor and she's probably been fuming this morning over Deadwyler's snub.

So many farts on social media about Viola's snub.

Bitch, no.

R169: OMIGOD, let it go! I know you'd like to start some racist bullshit argument, as you've been posting the same thing over and over throughout. No one gives a shit!

R163 Aftersun won Jury Prize and was nominated for Grand Prix at Cannes. It won New York Film critics award. It won a lot of BAFTA awards. It won National Critics Circle award. It won best picture at festivals and critics association awards at Munich, Zurich, Melbourne, Boston, San Francisco, Florida, Austin, Chicago, Dublin, Los Angeles and on and on. It is one of the most "awarded" films of recent years. Best Director as well in most of those places/festivals. Can't really say it was "a small film, under the radar." It was a major blip on the radar.

It's "style" was just too ... innovative for Hollywood sensibilities

[quote]you’re comparing Butler to veteran actors who won Oscars for playing real people. That’s the biggest difference. Austin is still young and this is only his first critically acclaimed performance.

Two words: Rami Malek

Black is out!

[quote] and how exactly is he being pushed? He isn’t a nepo baby. He doesn’t have ties to Hollywood. He’s someone who has actually earned roles by being talented and likable. We should be rooting for actors like him more, who are building a career based on actual talent and hard work and not because of who mom and/dad is.

R142 the smooth brained denizens of datalounge are so used to the system of people being rewarded that have pre-existing connections or fit certain ‘types’ that they live in an upside down world whereby when someone without connections gains attention purely by merit, it sparks both their outrage-meters and their conspiracy theory engine and ergo we arrive at “NEFARIOUS HOLLYWOOD INSIDERS ARE PUSHING HIM!!1!!1!” lmao.

When I first saw a picture of Paul Mescal I thought it was Ryan Lochte.

I will certainly NOT be attending this year!!!

R178 no one gives a shit about you Jada.

Don't you come for my wife, Chris.

[quote] Can't really say it was "a small film, under the radar."

It did get a lot of critical acclaim and attention at film festivals, but it definitely was a small film in terms of budget. Some articles referred to Aftersun as having a micro-budget, so it's amazing Wells accomplished so much with so little. It also had a micro box office, which could be rectified if they promote it properly when it hits a streaming service like Netflix or HBOMax.

R173 how has it won a bunch of BAFTA awards when they haven’t happened yet???

Aftersun is the definition of a small film lmao. It had a micro-budget and has earned less than $3 million worldwide in its very limited release. It wasn’t a major studio release, being released to 3000+ screens. It was only available on a few screens in the states.

They don’t have a budget to do a big campaign. They’ve literally been hoping word of mouth will get people to watch and used word of mouth and social media to campaign, like Andrea. There was no studio backing, pouring millions into it.

I will NEVER pass up an opportunity to goof on the insufferable and entitled Viola Davis!

Never!

No one is suggesting anything about “nefarious Hollywood insiders”. Gawd, some of you are so dumb.

The same way Riseborough’s cadre of management were able to get their clients to campaign for and vote for her - a very disparate group, as has been noted - studios also have their employees block vote in support of their product. Paramount needs to make Paul Mescal a star as he is going to lead a film directed by Ridley Scott that likely has an over $100M production budget and the same again in marketing, which they hope won’t be Oliver Stone’s Alexander. So of course they’re backing their star for an Oscar to give him the bonafides to lead their production. That support no doubt pushed him into the category. None of the other branches - Writing, Directing and the Academy as a whole for Best Picture backed the film. I mean, the barely seen Women Talking got a Best Picture nom so if Paul Mescal’s performance in Aftersun was so MEGA-HOT surely other branches would’ve supported the film. The barely seen Living got support from the writing branch so they obvious saw the film.

Screenplay nominations are typically how the Academy acknowledges new filmmakers from Steven Soderbergh to Spike Lee to Barry Jenkins, etc. Ideally, Original Screenplay would’ve been the place to acknowledge Charlotte Wells’ debut - y’know, if Academy members had actually watched it.

There’s a reason why the Gladiator 2 headlines appeared in early January before the deal was even inked - to help his Oscar chances. At least Mescal has the haircut for it. Hollywood is turning him into a star, which is fine. And there’s a reason his thighs will be prominently featured in Gladiator 2.

When I was a little girl, the only Oscar I could ever fathom was the Oscar Meyer mustard sandwiches we had to rat every day-- for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As a little one when I tried to watch the telecast papa stormed in, abruptly turning the TV off, and forced me to go pick cotton.

I'm surprised The Batman didn't receive a best original score nom.

Best Batman theme and score since Elfman.

Hope Rihanna wins best song. Laughable that Lady Fuckface was nominated for that Top Gun caterwauling.

R185 none of what you said makes any sense. I wish you would sign out of DL and go sign up for some classes online. Use your open unemployed time better.

Getting an Oscar nomination isn’t gonna make him a big star. Many actors have gotten Oscar nods and never became big stars.

Michael Giacchino never gets the respect or recognition he deserves. I knew they would ignore the score when I saw he was the one who did the score for that film. It’s phenomenal.

Andrea is a spectacular actress. She more than deserves this nomination for all the times she should have been nominated before.

Dear Retard @ R188:

I guess you’re completely unaware that Russell Crowe won an Oscar for Gladiator.

Go wait in the street for your mother to get home since the babysitter isn’t going to change your diaper.

The Best Costume nomination for Babylon doesn't make any sense. The action takes place in 1926 and they all look like Studio 54 circa 1978.

I'm really glad the score for All Quiet was nominated. It's a creepy, minimalistic score that suits the action on the screen perfectly without falling into the usual hundred-piece orchestra routine. It should win.

R191 Russell Crowe winning the Oscar for Gladiator has nothing to do with Paul Mescal being cast in the sequel 23 years later… again, what point are you making? You make zero sense.

R183 Sorry, the British Independent Film Awards, not BAFTA

The list of recognition is pretty impressive though... "small film" or not.

R183... Good points, except its lead actor was nominated. So all those "barriers" that were to keep the film unknown, didn't work for him.

R196 small indie films have gotten enough buzz via word of mouth to get enough attention to then get a nomination or a few nominations.

“Beasts of the Southern Wild” was a small indie film that gained momentum by word of mouth, and went onto earn $21 million dollars on a $1.5 million dollar budget. It then went onto getting 4 Oscar nominations.

That was a micro-budget film. This one was even smaller.

Another perfect example is “Frozen River”. It was a micro-budget film, being made for just $1 million dollars. It went onto earn $5.4 million dollars and earned two Oscar nominations. Melissa Leo earned a Best Actress Oscar when no one thought she could because there was zero money backing her up, all word of mouth and trying to get the film seen.

A Best Actress Oscar nomination*

Has Viola started a press conference yet to address the snub? I hope she starts a-snottin it up!!

[quote]Dear Retard R188

[quote]I guess you’re completely unaware that Russell Crowe won an Oscar for Gladiator.

[quote]Go wait in the street for your mother to get home since the babysitter isn’t going to change your diaper.

My, R191 is quite the nasty highbusted queen.

Keisha Castle-Hughes earned an Oscar nomination for “Whale Rider”, a small film that cost $3 million to make. It’s happened many times over the years. That one slowly gained buzz and slowly earned over $41 million at the worldwide box office.

To R18, he got my vote. I had no idea. who he was until I saw his photo (Thanks DL) Now I want Paul to win& I want him to ride my cock while I stare at that beautiful face. DL, any nude photos-Thank You.

I just loved Aftersun and his beautiful performance. I liked the young actress who played his daughter also.

Yes Ms. Blanchett remind us again how much the patriarchy is the problem

Paul did plenty of full frontal in his TV series Normal People r203. Just Google dear.

R205 are you really addressing Blanchett the actress or the character she played in that movie? Did Blanchett talk in some interview about the "patriarchy" in some way that offended you, or:

Remember kids, an actor IS PLAYING A PART.

The Blacks was last year. After Will Smith, we decided to go this year with the Chinese, the Irish, the lesbians, and the Jews.

R193 Agreed, the score was so odd and central to the mood of the film. It was by one of my favorite "post-rock" musicians, Hauschka. And also "Everything Everywhere.." score was nominated, done by a alt-rock experimental group: Son Lux. In the same category with the ultimate traditionalist in terms of movie scoring: John Williams.

R208, you dumb ho. All Chinese, Irish, lesbians, and Jews were originally black.

Yes R208, Next year and the year after and the year after....back to white

R117=Queeny fangurl who wants to fuck AB. Nothing about that performance or film was Oscar worthy and it seems like Tom Hanks was aware of that because he didn't even try to be good. The script had a lot of inaccuracies and fallacies as well. Colin absolutely deserves his flowers this year, he's far more talented than a generic elvis biopic.

R207, you dumb cunt

R207 , at an award show, while on the podium to accept her best actress award, Cate commented on the oppression actresses are enduring at the hands of the patriarchy

I believe the anon was commenting on that

I'm sorry but Colin is gna have to wait a few more years after making one of the most God awful films of all time:

Phone Booth.

Top Gun 3 is already in the works homos!

Some of the reactions from some of the nominees....

Paul Mescal – Actor in a Leading Role for Aftersun

“This is truly a special moment for everyone involved in Aftersun. To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I’m so utterly grateful. I want to dedicate this nomination to my two friends Charlotte and Frankie who I love dearly! This is bananas, thank you!”

Colin Farrell – Actor in a Leading Role for The Banshees of Inisherin

“Just so grateful to the Academy for all the love it’s shared with the Banshees cast and crew. Also, beyond honored to be lumped together with my fellow nominees. A heartfelt congratulations to all the lads!”

Brendan Fraser – Actor in a Leading Role for The Whale

“I’m absolutely overjoyed and deeply grateful to The Academy for this recognition and for recognizing Hong Chau’s beautiful performance and Adrien Morot’s incredible makeup. I wouldn’t have this nomination without Darren Aronofsky, Samuel D. Hunter, A24 and the extraordinary cast and crew who gave me the gift of Charlie. A gift I certainly didn’t see coming, but it’s one that has profoundly changed my life. THANK YOU!”

Brendan Gleeson – Actor in a Supporting Role for The Banshees of Inisherin

“What an amazing wake-up call! I’m so proud and grateful to be part of The Banshees of Inisherin on a personal and professional level. I’m absolutely thrilled for the whole brilliant cast and everyone at home. What a day for the Irish film industry on a world stage! Feels like a huge family outing on the cards! Thank you, Academy. Thank you, Martin! Thank you all!”

Ke Huy Quan – Actor in a Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once

“I cannot even begin to describe how incredible this feeling is to be recognized as an Oscar nominee! Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine this moment. It still doesn’t feel real! Thank you so much to The Academy for this wonderful honor and for believing in our little movie. The outpouring of love and the warm welcome back is something I will cherish forever. To my fellow nominees – I am floored by your work, and I feel very lucky to be standing alongside you today. To my EEAAO family, CONGRATULATIONS! I love you!!!”

Judd Hirsch – Actor in a Supporting Role for The Fabelmans

“In truth, I am surprised, humbled and thankful to be deserving of such an honor. And Steven Spielberg….what can I say.”

Barry Keoghan – Actor in a Supporting Role for The Banshees of Inisherin

“It’s really nice to be recognized along with my Banshees team. Martin, I’m grateful to you for taking the chance on me. And Colin, I love you bro. Thank you to the Academy. This one’s for you, Brando.”

Michelle Yeoh – Actress in a Leading Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once

“I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with happiness! Every single person who worked on this film poured their heart and soul into it, and we are all so grateful to the Academy for recognizing so many from our EEAAO family. Playing Evelyn Wang has been one of the great privileges of my 40 year career. It is truly the role of a lifetime. Thank you to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for seeing me and for this opportunity, I will forever cherish this moment.”

Hong Chau – Actress in a Supporting Role for The Whale

“l am overjoyed by this morning’s news. Being a part of this film was an unforgettable experience, and I share this nomination with the creative and talented people alongside whom I worked on this project. And a big congrats to Brendan, my co-star and dear friend, as well as our amazing hair and makeup team on their nominations this morning. Thank you so much to the Academy for this recognition and a special thank you to Darren, A24, and the entire cast and crew of THE WHALE.”

Kerry Condon – Actress in a Supporting Role for The Banshees of Inisherin

“I’m not sure I can articulate how I feel. ‘Was it a vision or a waking dream?’ This is something I have wanted my whole life. Thank you to the Academy for recognizing me and the cast and crew members of The Banshees of Inisherin”

Poor Viola. She got all sweaty and exercised for nothing.

R218🤣

R216 pls don't disrespect us or Tom Cruise.

I think a lot of industry ppl were turned off by the comments she made when that old white man died. She has no self awareness.

R221 who do you speak of?

Viola, r222.

Maybe CB will share her award with the other women?

Which white man?

Leslie Jordan

What did she say that was so awful?

R221 She was present at other award shows. She took up space. She already has an Oscar win.

It looks like Jamie Lee Curtis was wearing the Petite Plume Astaire pajama set in those pictures.

Everyone saw what happened last year when they ghettoed up the Oscars. They'll never allow that many blacks inside the auditorium again.

Get fucked in the ass with a rusty nail R230 because nothing but shit is coming out of your mouth.

R230 why the fuck didn't your mom swallow? Smfh.

R230 = klan Granny

The academy just couldn't risk it this year. Too many white lives were at stake. Only the "safe" blacks were invited

You motherfuckers slay me. That boy Will was the epitome of safe. Since when you fags live in sterotypes.

MUTHAFUCKAS!!!!

So Will would be presenting Best Actress award to Cate Blanchett right?

Meryl will present to Michelle Yeoh.

[quote] So Will would be presenting Best Actress award to Cate Blanchett right?

Either that, or giving her a black eye.

Oscars so yellow.

Cate, you in danger gurl

Will Smith can't attend the Oscars for 10 years r237.

Everyone knew he was joking, R237

R242

R244, thank heavens

[quote] The nomination is the reward. Some people fail to realize that even if you don’t win, the nomination is an honor as an actor. Now you forever have “Academy Award Nominee” attached to your name.

Fuck you.

Is the Elvis guy gonna win Best Actor?

[quote] I'm happy that the horse woman was snubbed.

Who? For what?

I hope that Andrea R chick wins BA.

[quote] I think EEAAO, Fablemans, Elvis and Banshees and Top Gun behind these lead the pack for best pic.

Oh, dear.

[quote] Is the Elvis guy gonna win Best Actor?

Depends on how many blowjobs and fucks he can give before the Awards ceremony.

That's all the Elderqueen Academy Voters care about.

Olivia Colman is one of the most overrated actresses. So fucking happy they didn’t nominate her this year. I guess they’re bored with all her desperate Oscar bate films

I highly doubt Cate or Michelle Y. would want Will Smith presenting them with anything or even getting close to them after his antics last year. Even if the Academy hadn’t banned him, they wouldn’t be inviting him back. Let Anthony Hopkins present lead actress again.

They should let Chris Rock present it. Seriously.

[quote] I guess they’re bored with all her desperate Oscar bate films

Oh, dear!

[quote] They should let Chris Rock present it. Seriously.

Chris has made it clear that he wants nothing to do with the Oscars.

I will hate watch them, but I have yet to watch any of the nominated films.

R250 I know. I didn’t proof read it. I meant Top Gun may be behind the four front runners EEAAO, Elvis, Banshees and Fabelmans. But Top Gun is widely loved so it will rate high on the voters preferential ballots. So I’m not discounting a best pic win.

R253 oh stfu. Why would these bitches be scared of Will Smith? I am sure both bitches have encountered more violent men in their lives than Will Smith

If they let that rapist Weisnten fondle them why would they be scared of Will Smith. The most vanilla of all Hollywood , black or white.

[quote]r47 Why is Jamie Lee Curtis hated on here? Is she the new Goop for DL?

It’s partially because she’s sold out LGBT by refusing to come out as trans/intersex.

I say trans because we don’t know what was snipped away and what wasn’t. And we WON’T know till she finally comes clean and confesses.

She could well be trying to pass herself off in the wrong category.

No nomination for Matilda the Musical?

[quote] Why is Jamie Lee Curtis hated on here?

Besides being a complete phony, she's also a mega fucking bitch!

Is JLC really a hermaphrodite, or is that just a nasty rumor? Is there any proof?

Cate Blanchett has placed herself on my * hate list just by associating with Jamie

Viola was robbed!

[quote]R97 Ana de Armas? Really?

She was extremely good in a showy role. It’s not her fault the film was all over the place.

I think she’s the best Marilyn we’ve seen… and so many have tried.

She wasn’t extremely good. She couldn’t shake off her own accent. This shit is starting to piss me off, how everyone keeps on ignoring the accent. How???

[quote] They should let Chris Rock present it. Seriously.

What about Faye? She can read out the wrong name again.

R126, I think we should keep to historically correct spelling on Datalounge. The Marquis of Queensbury spelled the word as “somdomite.”

[quote]r268 This shit is starting to piss me off, how everyone keeps on ignoring the accent. How???

Frankly, I didn’t notice her accent.

I wish I didn’t.

De Armas previously told The Times of London that she spent nearly an entire year working on her Monroe accent for “Blonde” before filming started. The actor said, “It took me nine months of dialect coaching, and practicing and some ADR sessions [to get the accent right]. It was a big torture, so exhausting. My brain was fried.”

You can hear the accent even in scenes where she has very few lines. Idk how people don’t hear it.

[quote] Viola was robbed!

R266 = Viola.

Might I add I didn’t think Ana looked like Marilyn the way everyone claims? The platinum blonde hair only made her face look more ethnic to me.

R274 She fucked half the industry. That's the only way to explain an Oscar nod for that God awful performance. Margot Robbie gave a better performance in Babylon.

Danielle should have been nominated. She was terrific in Till. Ana shouldn’t be nominated.

This scene alone is one of the worst scenes I’ve ever seen.

A movie about Marilyn and Elvis garnered Oscar noms for the leads. How original...💤 zzzzzz

R259 you stfu bitch. I didn’t mean Smith is going to assault them. Because of what he pulled last year ok. But you probably knew that, or maybe not and you pride yourself on being a moron.

WTF is happening in that scene R278, is this a joke??

[quote] A movie about Marilyn and Elvis garnered Oscar noms for the leads. How original...💤 zzzzzz

The Academy Elderqueens can't help being predictable.

They don't know anything else.

R281 yes. It’s a real scene in that dreadful movie. Her fetus is asking her not to abort it again like she did the last time.

Cringe.

I also thought Ana de Armas was awful, I turned off the movie after 30 minutes. She was nothing like Marilyn Monroe. It wasn't just the voice, she had nothing of Marilyn's charisma or presence.

I'm not one of those people who thinks an actor should look exactly like the person they're portraying - for example, Anthony Hopkins looks nothing like Richard Nixon yet he totally became Nixon - but de Armas had none of Marilyn's qualities. I also wonder if she's fucked half of Hollywood.

[quote]r264 Is JLC really a hermaphrodite, or is that just a nasty rumor? Is there any proof?

The jaw is really all the proof you need, IMO

[quote]Everyone saw what happened last year when they ghettoed up the Oscars.

It was subbing real movie people for hip-hoppers that made the difference. who would do that?

[quote] I also wonder if she's fucked half of Hollywood.

Ana de Armas fucked half of Hollywood, and Austin Butler fucked the other half.

And now they're both Oscar nominees!

^snubbing

I like Viola, and I think she should have won for The Help, but she did NOT deserve a nomination for The Woman King.

I didn’t HATE Ana as Marilyn, but the movie was so terrible that I’m surprised Oscar voters wanted to give it anything. I haven’t seen Till, but it sounds like Deadwyler is a major snub. I also haven’t seen The Fabelmans but friends who have seen it say Michelle Williams should be in Supporting.

Thrilled for Brian Tyree Henry, but Ke Huy Quan is a lock. The only lock in the acting categories this year, I think.

I hope the acting winners are Farrell, Yeoh, Quan, and Condon, but it will probably be Fraser, Blanchett, Quan, and Bassett (who should have one for What’s Love Got…).

Yeah Quan is the only real lock, he has Best Supporting Actor.

It's very likely Blanchett and Bassett will win, but wouldn't call it a lock.

Butler was always going to be nominated. This was set in stone six months ago when Elvis opened. De Armas was wonderful in certain parts of Blonde, not as great in others. The movie as a whole is a disaster, but members of the acting branch obviously saw it more than Till. Plus playing a celebrity is always an advantage. Ana’s nomination is a welcome to club type thing. Interesting the category has two Monroe actresses in it Michelle and Ana.

Watch Judy Davis, Rene Zellweger, and Andrea McArdle all get nominated next year.

[quote]gna have to wait

Jesus Christ you are retarded R215.

r215

A. It was a #1 movie when it came out. It is one of the movies that put him on the map and made him known.

B. It came out 20 years ago..... you must have thought it came out last year. Maybe go to school and learn how to tell time. Or ask your mom.

Phone Booth has a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes. It went down a bit since it first came out but it's still Fresh. And it was a hit.

"One of the worst movies of all time" has a 72% score? LMAO.

Gaga's nomination makes her the first artist in history to receive three Best Original Song nominations.

Fresh betting odds.

R299 , who are these people who think the academy will over look a white woman and hand Michelle the Oscar?

R239 maybe Charlie sheen should present the award since he's such an upstanding citizen? Hopefully he doesn't give her aids like all the hookers he slept with.

Of course Michelle Yeoh will win over an intellectual film about a lesbian composer that no one has seen.

Times have certainly changed -- in the past it would have been unheard of for an actor with a sex tape to receive an Oscar nomination, so Colin Farrell is a first.

Will this start a trend of more actors making sex tapes?

The sex tape is old now. Many don’t even know about it at this point

I’m pretty sure that came into play R55, given how AA lite the nominations are.

Uh, what’s bitter about noting that there was an expected backlash after that nonsense last year R60? The bitterness seems to be emanating from your direction.

Meant R61. ^

I hate to say I told you so. But I was right. Stephanie Hsu warned a deserved nomination.

Suck it, Dolly DeLeon shill!

^ sorry, earned

[quote] the powers that be have certainly been pushing Paul Mescal a lot lately.

Because he’s an exceptionally gifted actor with charisma and sex appeal to spare unlike 99% of his generation like the dreadful and box office poison Chalamet and Autistic Butler.

[quote]Gaga's nomination makes her the first artist in history to receive three Best Original Song nominations.

That is not even close to true.

Just a few people with more than three nods from a cursory glance at the Wikipedia page—Randy Newman (14), Henry Mancini (11), Burt Bacharach (5), Alan Menken (14), Sammy Cahn (25), Johnny Mercer (18), Elton John (4), Sting (4), Diane Warren (14), etc, etc.

R311, we know.

Play along.

Angela Basset is now the most under-appreciated star of power and grace in the history of film.

Or she will be when she loses.

It speaks to Angela Bassett's legacy of work that people are willing to give her an Oscar for Black Panther 2 because they accept she is due one.

That's the real reason this nomination and win is happening.

I was reading the deux moi reddit group reactions to the nominations and my god - the outrage about a vast racist conspiracy to nominate Andrea R. is wild.

Lots of posts about "white violence." They are enraged that Andrea took Deadwyler's spot and think it's this intricate conspiracy from "middle aged white actresses" who are threatened by the talent of black actress. I had to stop reading.

It's interesting the group is so focused on Andrea R. "stealing" the spot from Deadwyler, when Andrea has worked for decades and gave an incredible performance (even the reddit people couldn't deny that her performance was strong), and they aren't at all focused on de Armas.

I didn't see Til, but really loved Deadwyler in Station Eleven. I wish she had gotten a spot instead of de Armas or Michelle Williams. But going after a 40 year old British actress, with no name recognition, no nepotism (wikipedia says her father was a car dealer, mother a secretary) for orchestrating "a conspiracy" seems so misguided. Do actresses have that much power? Isn't the whole system run by male executives?

Anyway, wild read. Didn't see much mention of Viola.

To R310...And Adam's sooooo pretty!! He looks GOOD,

R315, I think people are reacting to Cate Blanchett and her ilk mentioning Andrea at every opportunity they get . Its a natural reaction because people are aware of performances from other actresses which deserve better recognition

Cunt Blanchett

[quote] I didn't see Til, but really loved Deadwyler in Station Eleven. I wish she had gotten a spot instead of de Armas or Michelle Williams. But going after a 40 year old British actress, with no name recognition, no nepotism (wikipedia says her father was a car dealer, mother a secretary) for orchestrating "a conspiracy" seems so misguided. Do actresses have that much power? Isn't the whole system run by male executives?

I would say that a British actress like Riseborough who isn't all that well known probably doesn't have much power in Hollywood. Riseborough in the past years often looks ill and unattractive compared to previous years where she looked a bit cute. She has also done TV projects that weren't successful like Waco. I can't imagine how she of all people would have that much power.

People should be questioning Ana de Armas sand how the fuck she got a role playing Marliyn Monroe with a fucking Cuban accent. I think someone male executive is working hard to make de Armas happen. I see it backfiring eventually when the male execs get bored with her and move onto the next flavor of the moment. de Armas pretty much stole Deadwyler's nomination. I watched Till last Friday and thought it was better than I expected.

R318 = Guy Pearce.

Will Viola even be invited to the ceremony, since she was nominated for NOTHING?

R321, If I were Viola, I would decline all invites

[quote] You can hear the accent even in scenes where she has very few lines. Idk how people don’t hear it.

Yes but her performance is so outstanding, so mimetic and emotional that it doesn't matter. She gives the performance of a lifetime in this movie.

I will forever be under appreciated and under rewarded. It's just my cross to bear.

R254: They'll probably get a previous Best Actor winner to present this one: Denzel? Tom Hanks? Robert DeNiro? The list is long.

I've read that some think Austin Butler will win since he used his own singing voice in some of the songs by Elvis. Now wait a minute - Joaquin Phoenix used his own voice in the entire movie Walk the Line and sounded like Johnny Cash. He didn't win, PSH won for Capote which I didn't agree with. PSH was a wonderful actor but that year belonged to Joaquin, he was outstanding. I liked Austin very much as Elvis but you never know what the Academy will do.

Austin Butler will not win. This is Brendan Frasier's to lose. I am almost like 99% sure he will win. Also young good looking guys almost never win the first time up. The old fucks in the Academy don't want them to have more pussy options at such a young age.

R325, That's exactly what they will do and he will be black or POC.

[quote]It speaks to Angela Bassett's legacy of work that people are willing to give her an Oscar for Black Panther 2 because they accept she is due one.

Normally, I'd agree...especially for a comic book movie but the film was beautiful and Bassett really delivered a knock-out performance. Especially when addressing that council of world leaders and sitting on the river banks discussing grief and loss with Shiri.

[quote]r329 sitting on the river banks discussing grief and loss with Shiri.

I ashk Shiri queshtionsh all sha time.

R218 that had me howling...

R274 that scene was oddly riveting. Haven't seen Blonde, but now I might. Especially if that's any indication of its tenor.

Nevermind. I will not be watching Blonde after all.

I just watched the second clip at R278. Wow. That's bad.

I am a star bitches!

Please. Bassett has been giving the same nostril flaring, I am BLACK WOMAN SCORNED performance since 1991. She hasn't varied it one bit. The only reason she's the front-runner is because they have to give a black person an Oscar every year now. I believe it's in the new by-laws.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed The Fablemans. The trailer was horrible and did not do it justice.

Hon, a lot of actors rely on their same bag of tricks r335, and win Oscars for it.

I know, but her bag of tricks ain't Oscar worthy.

I will never forget when TMZ caught Angela Bassett at an airport looking disheveled, hair tied up, in sweats, looking homely. She covered her gace with her bag when she saw the TMZ crew and the TMZ camera guy jokingly went " ahhh aww you're ashamed, you're embarassed" like I suspect any celeb would being caught looking a hot mess welll, Miss Bassett unleashed a tirade of proud Black woman mantra to this poor camera guy. ' I am never ashamed or embarrassed!, I am ppppproud!"

R337 Nose flaring is a oscar worthy. Just ask Anthony Hopkins

Angela Bassett should've won the Oscar for What's Love Got To Do With It all those years ago. Holly Hunter's win for The Piano was bullshit.

Stockard Channing should have won over Holly, but not Angela.

[quote] Angela Bassett should've won the Oscar for What's Love Got To Do With It all those years ago. Holly Hunter's win for The Piano was bullshit.

[quote] Mute schmute, she didn’t have to memorize a single word. All she had to do was show up, braid her hair, and fartic.

While "What's Love.." is the obvious one and the one that got her the Oscar nomination, I actually think Bassett's best film performance was in "Strange Days". She was the best thing about that.

That's not saying much. Strange Days was a steaming pile of shit.

If I'm not mistaken Meryl did her fair share of nose flaring in Devil Wears Prada

You're all wrong Waiting to Exhale is when Angela should have received that oscar. Infact that entire cast should have been nominated But pity, the Academy was not into diversity back then

^is that a satire post? WTE was ridiculous.

"It speaks to Angela Bassett's legacy of work that people are willing to give her an Oscar for Black Panther 2 because they accept she is due one.

That's the real reason this nomination and win is happening."

It's like Denzel with Training Day. Training Day, seriously? He deserved it for Malcolm X or other films, and he's been around, so they gave it to him for Training day.

Likewise, Basset has been around forever and has done great work - What's Love Got to Do With It, Waiting to Exhale, the nobody-saw-it Sunshine State. And the Black Panther role isn't bad by any means but generally not the type of role that would grab an Oscar (will it be eventually?) So, same premise. Though I don't think she'll win.

Isn't Angela Bassett a television star?

Why is she nominated for an Academy Award?

By the way, remember when she played a three-titted woman on American Horror Story?

Good times.

Ledger and Phoenix got Oscars for roles in comic book adaptations, so Bassett might as well too.

What a shit year for movies.

Seriously r352. Nothing good at all.

I thought The Inspection was really good - and it was gay-centered. Not a really big film and whether it's Oscar worthy can be debated. But it was something "good" to me.

I disagree, R352.

Top Gun Maverick, The Menu, Glass Onion, Amsterdam, Till, Where the Crawdads Sing, Banshees of Inisherin, TAR, and Bros were all good movies.

R355 Glass Onion.....Bros......

Ava de Armas is such an ordinary nothing, I don't understand why she's suddenly the IT Girl of Hollywood. So boring.

[italic]Au contraire, [/italic]Ava de Armas is unknown in Hollywood.

[quote] Ava de Armas is such an ordinary nothing, I don't understand why she's suddenly the IT Girl of Hollywood. So boring.

Yeah, but she has a mouth like a Hoover Vacuum!

(So does Austin Butler, by the way)

Sorry r538. Most people would've realized my error and known who I was referring to without comment. However this is Aspielounge where attention must be brought to some trifling little thing that normal people just gloss over in their everyday lives all the time and it doesn't even register.

Again, sorry. I hope I didn't interrupt you for too long while you were organizing your silverware drawer for the fifth time tonight.

This is a better year for movies than the last two years r352.

It's an American award show. Only Americans should win

R361 You are quite right.

R333 I tried watching it a few nights ago. I figured “it’s Netflix, may as well.” I tried for 20 minutes. Godawful. I’d rather watch Misty Rowe in Goodbye, Norma Jean.

R355 Tell me you liked Death on the Nile, too.

Hahaha I LOVED Death on the Nile, R365!!!

What made you ask that question?

[quote]R360 Again, sorry. I hope I didn't interrupt you for too long while you were organizing your silverware drawer for the fifth time tonight.

She is an Academy. Award. NOMINEE!

A little RESPECT!

R322 they should have Viola present Best Actress.

It's true that Oscars has spent decades ignoring excellent contributions by black actors and film-makers. It's great that is being discussed more openly, and is slowly starting to change.

However, it's starting to feel as though the media is treating diversity as the main focus of the awards, not just a component.

Will Fugly Frances even bother showing up? She’s one of the “producers” on Women Talking. Last year she said fuck it to presenting Will Smith the Oscar.

People really are done with award shows. I told my cousin about EEAO and he’d never heard of it until I told him. This is the film with the most nominations mind you.

R371 Is he done with award shows or with movies?

R368, Frances is man enough to take Will's place and present Cate Blanchett her best actress award

R373: Will Fugly Frances even bother showing up? She's one of the "producers" on Women Talking. Last year she said fuck it to presenting Will Smith his best actor award. She dodged a bullet.

R366 They all share some DNA…story driven, mostly good casting across the board—from the leads to supporting roles to minor roles, major studio patina but not in a distracting manner, strong directors and cinematography, location shooting, etc. In other words: entertaining movies.

This is a year where the awards should just be canceled completely. NOTHING stands out as needing an award. Even Blanchett was just nomination worthy, that's it. And none of those other four women deserve shit, nor do any of the men.

And Short Round getting an Oscar for what was a fairly terrible performance is mind-boggling. Everyone in that cast was horrible and it was the worst film I saw last year. I think people have lost their damn minds.

Blanchett is a paradox. She's held up as like the second coming, gets first dibs on all women of a certain age roles, everybody kisses her ass and yet she's not a box office draw. Nobody saw Tar.

R377 this is not new. Blanchett in title roles has never been a box office draw yet she gets nominated each time. BTW, I don't see anyone kissing her ass. Unlike M who you see all actors of every generation or race want to mingle with at award shows, I dont see that happeneing at all with Cate. Blanchett comes off as aloof, pompous and just an old lady weirdo.

R376 Bullshit. The Banshees of Inisherin was great

R377 It's a two and a half hour long art movie. Of course a lot of people won't go to cinema to watch it.

R380, it's a crap movie and Cate's acting is highly overrated

[quote] Bullshit. The Banshees of Inisherin was great

Not if you've seen much of McDonagh's plays. He's got two speeds- quirky and violent. Inisherin was more of the same.

R376 wins the thread.

THREAD CLOSED!

I hope Andrea Roseburg wins

R381 That's not what the original argument was about.

R382 Seeing his plays wouldn't change the fact that it's a great movie.

[quote] Bullshit. The Banshees of Inisherin was great

If I wanted to see a bunch of batshit crazy Irish drunks, I would just go visit my mother's relatives.

Hey, I resemble that accusation. Good Times in the 1980's at the Saloonary or Murphy's in East Falls in Philly When I was on break from Northwestern, It was "interesting there" in the bar. I saw Betty Snyder in Sept-2022, fell off the bar stool at least 6 times when I was there.It reminds me why I left in the first place.

[quote] Again, sorry. I hope I didn't interrupt you for too long while you were organizing your silverware drawer for the fifth time tonight.

Your comment on "Ava" de Armas was so cunty and dismissive you deserved to be scolded by not one but 3 people, as you were.

de Armas IS an ordinary noting r389. Sorry, she's just ordinary.

When Dls Aspies get called out, it's very triggering.

R377, so true about Blanchett. Her best work was in the Documentary Now series.

R387 If that was all you saw while watching the movie, maybe movies aren't for you.

If I wanted to be lectured by a finger-wagging prisspot scold, I would just visit r393.

R394 Oh, you are a retard? I see. My bad

Have another drink r395

Did Ana De Armas get her tits, ass or pussy out in Blonde?

R396 Okay?

This poster is someone talking to their multiple personalities

Ana de Armas and Austin Butler are the biggest whores who ever whored in Hollywood.

That means they'll both win Oscars!

Ana and her unfortunate little titties stole Deadwyler's nomination

R401 It's a horrible comment to make, but I thought one of the problems with de Armas's performance was that they showed her breasts. The shape, size, and nipples... were not remotely of the quality of MM. I mean it's a small thing, but....

Seriously?

Are they accusing her of being a white devil?

If I was Andrea Riseborough, I would tell the Academy to shove the nomination up their woke fucking asses. I have never seen anyone treated this shabbily by the Academy, and for an excellent performance. She did nothing wrong. Hell, she did nothing, period.

R402 Marilyn's breasts were not the most astounding breasts in the world yet somehow, in the Fifties, everyone kept talking about her tits when in reality she wore falsies most of the time (MM's falsies were recently auctioned off). Like Ana de Armas, she had small breasts so I'm not sure what you're talking about.

There's a whole thread about the Academy's "review" of Riseborough's nomination.

I wonder if Riseborough's peers will be more or less likely to vote for her after this.

Everyone roots for an underdog.

At least we have standards, R360.

R406 that picture is from 1962 when Marilyn had lost (too much) weight and was turning 36. Of course they weren't as perky or big as they once were.

Ana De Armas on the other hand has perfectly ok but unexceptional tits, a bit misshapen and dumpy.

Exactly R410 MM did not have huge breasts, but they were womanly, inviting, sensuous... here's the most famous pic of her breasts. And her breasts were not distinct from her whole body, which was curvy. It's not important that de Armas is bony and has small breasts that aren't particularly lovely... it doesn't matter to her career, talent, personhood, etc. But she is playing the biggest sex symbol of the century, she showed her nude body multiple times. Of course there would be judgement and comparison. Duh.

Wow, DeArmas has really unattractive breasts.

Yea it was a big mistake and distracting to see Ana nude with this disappointing little titties, playing a beautiful sex symbol

JCO the " the hyper-online troll."

Joyce Carol Oates frigging her bean while imagining Marilyn in all sorts of humiliating positions and rapes

JCO, A face only a blind person could love.

That's essentially it r415

Why is JCO so obsessed with "The Fabelmans"? Okay, so not many people liked "Blonde." How is that Spielberg's fault?

R410 Big boobs don't become small once you turn 36.

R419 Let's forget about size. Look at the number of pics of MM's breasts and the number of pics of de Armas's breasts. If you think the latter do justice to the former, so be it. Nothing will change your mind.

R419 don't be thick, I mean they shrank after she lost lots of weight. They sagged a bit as she was 36. The images of De Armas as you'd Monroe show her with small and saggy tits in her 20s. As R420 said, be as obtuse as you like.

*young

I just watched Top Gun: Maverick and I’m so embarrassed for the Academy if they honestly consider it one of the ten best films of the year. It’s just a two-hour hand job for the military, very poorly written.

Couldn't agree more, R423, and yet countless people here and elsewhere have carried on about it as if it's this thrilling return to the glory days of the summer blockbusters. I found it eye-rollingly awful pretty much from start to finish.

I just watched TAR. I cannot imagine anyone else but Cate in that role. Maybe Glenn or Meryl 25 years ago. It's a fascinating star performance and deserving of an Oscar. Long movie but I was never bored and the last 40 minutes were riveting.

Why Surprise Nominee Andrea Riseborough Is Unlikely to Face Sanctions for Unusual Campaign:

R420 R421 Nothing will change my mind? This is my first time commenting on MM's boobs. So there is nothing to change since I don't think about her boobs. I just found it hilarious that you mentioned her turning 36 as being some huge reason for her boobs getting smaller. 36 is 66. Boobs didn't sag at 36. And even if they did, that would just change the shape, not the size.

R427 are you fucking dumb? Her boobs shrank because she lost a load of weight in her last year and weighed about 8st when she died. They weren't as perky because she was getting older.

R428. No. Are you a fucking moron? I wasn't commenting on the losing weight part of the post. You could just leave it at that. But you mentioned her being 36, like that plays any factor in her boobs getting smaller.

Why are gay.men arguing about boobs? They know nothing about them.

The guys to ask DL's straight bros.

R430 I'm not a gay man.

These hypocrites complaining about Ana's tit size while protesting Blonde for objectifying MM!

Her tits are relevant, they take you completely out of the scene! And being 36 is relevant, a woman's boobs are usually a bit sagged by that age.

And your tiny dick and non-existent balls is what explains your attitude R433.

The novel Blonde was a POS, I can't believe they made it into a movie. And I'm a fan of some of Joyce Carol Oates' other works. But Blonde was just shit.

R434 fuck off this site you sad shithead, twatbag

R436 Looks like I hit pay dirt, eunuch.

R426, thanks for posting that Hollywood Reporter piece. Gives a lot of valuable historical context to the situation that should (but probably won't) make the anti-Riseborough bunch STFU.

Just watched Wakanda and don’t understand why Angela Bassett was nominated. She’s fine but it’s a nothing part.

R439, the same can be said for d'armas, williams Riseborough JLC