This season of films was pretty good. I was disappointed in The Irishman, though Joe Pesci was wonderful. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was saved by Brad Pitt. He's nominated for Supporting Actor but should have been in the Lead category. Joaquin Phoenix will most likely win for Lead Actor in Joker. He is always good but how many more Joker movies must we endure?? Enough already...
The 92nd Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. Full List of Nominees
My favorite picks:
Best Picture:
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Lead Actor:
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”
Lead Actress:
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renee Zellweger, “Judy”
Supporting Actor:
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Supporting Actress:
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Director:
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Animated Feature:
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” Dean DeBlois
There was a wide assortment of films to see this year, way better than last year. The biggest buzz is about 3 Billboards which had really great acting but the story was too dull and tedious, we are still waiting for something to happen... The Post with Tom Hanks was good like a normal Tom movie but it wasn't spectacular.
The Darkest Hour was lacking for me due to the John Lithgow portrayal of Winston Churchill in The Crown Netflix Series. Lithgow owned Churchill! He was way better than Gary Oldman. Dunkirk was very well done except we already know that story.
The best film for pure fantasy entertainment was The Shape of Water. The lead actress was so good and my land I love Richard Jenkins in anything! He steals every scene! Even with a big aquaman in the bathroom he ruled! Loved Octavia Spencer trying to keep the story moving along! Any hoo, please leave comments about your favorites below the post plzz. xoK
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Richard Jenkins and Sally Hawkins both nominees for The Shape of Water
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post” Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Sally Hawkins with Octavia Spencer in the Shape of Water
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
Director:
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro
Animated Feature:
“The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito
“The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo “Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
“Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha
“Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman
Animated Short:
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon “Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer
Adapted Screenplay:
“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin “Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Original Screenplay:
“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh Cinematography:
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel “Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen
Best Documentary Feature:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman
“Faces Places,” JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda
“Icarus,” Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan
“Last Men in Aleppo,” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen
“Strong Island,” Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes“Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel “Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon
“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
“Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner
Best Live Action Short Film:
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen
Best Foreign Language Film:
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia) “On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)
Film Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory Sound Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
“Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King “The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood
Sound Mixing:
“Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill “Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
“The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick
Production Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis “The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau
Original Score:
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell
Original Song:
“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez “Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Makeup and Hair:
“Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick “Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
“Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten Costume Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle
Visual Effects:
“Blade Runner 2049,” John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick
“Kong: Skull Island,” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan
“War for the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist
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The Academy Awards of 2017 are in my opinion really dull this year. Sorry but this year were really depressing to me.. Hidden Figures and Lion were the most uplifting in a LONG year of ugly politics. Hollywood really pushed their agenda on us. Tiresome to say the least. Here is to hoping that 2018 will be better. I have only 4 award picks that I would like to see:
BEST ACTRESS THIS YEAR SHOULD HAVE GONE TO TARAJI P. HENSON!
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2014 and will take place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST.
COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE
"American Sniper"
"Birdman"
"Boyhood"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"The Imitation Game"
"Selma"
"The Theory of Everything"
"Whiplash"
BEST ACTOR
Steve Carrell, "Foxcatcher"
Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"
BEST ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"
Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
Edward Norton, "Birdman"
Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Laura Dern, "Wild"
Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
Emma Stone, "Birdman"
Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"
BEST DIRECTOR
Alejando G. Inarritu, "Birdman"
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"
Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Morton Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo, "Birdman"
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, "Foxcatcher"
Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler"
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jason Hall, "American Sniper"
Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "Inherent Vice"
Anthony McCarten, "The Theory of Everything"
Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Leviathan," Russia
"Tangerines," Estonia
"Wild Tales," Argentina
"Ida," Poland
"Timbuktu," Mauritania
BEST ANIMATED FEATURED FILM
"Big Hero 6"
"The Boxtrolls"
"How to Train Your Dragon 2"
"Song of the Sea"
"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman"
Robert Yeoman, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, "Ida"
Dick Pope, "Mr. Turner"
Roger Deakins, "Unbroken"
BEST FILM EDITING
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, "American Sniper"
Sandra Adair, "Boyhood"
Barney Pilling, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
William Goldenberg, "The Imitation Game"
Tom Cross, "Whiplash"
BEST SOUND EDITING
Richard King, "Interstellar"
Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro, "Unbroken"
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, "American Sniper"
Martin Hernandez and Aaron Glascock, "Birdman"
BEST SOUND MIXING
Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten, "Interstellar"
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley, "Whiplash"
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano and Thomas Varga, "Birdman"
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin, "American Sniper"
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano and David Lee, "Unbroken"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dennis Gassner (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), "Into the Woods"
Adam Stockhausen (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Nathan Crowley (Production Design) and Gary Fettis (Set Decoration),"Interstellar"
Maria Djurkovic (Production Design) and Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration), "The Imitation Game"
Suzie Davies (Production Design) and Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration),"Mr. Turner"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Milena Canonero, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Mark Bridges, "Inherent Vice"
Colleen Atwood, "Into the Woods"
Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, "Maleficient"
Jacqueline Durran, "Mr. Turner"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar"
Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"
Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"
Alexandre Desplat, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Gary Yershon, "Mr Turner"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Glory" by Common and John Legend, "Selma"
"Lost Stars" by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley and NickSouthwood, "Begin Again"
"Everything Is Awesome" by Shawn Patterson, "The LEGO Movie"
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," by Glen Campbell, "Glenn Campbell: I'll Be Me"
"Grateful," "Beyond the lights" BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING "Foxcatcher"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"Guardians of the Galaxy" BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood, "Into the Woods"
Anna B. Sheppard, "Maleficent"
Milena Canonero, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Jacqueline Durran, "Mr. Turner"
Mark Bridges, "Inherent Vice"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher, "Interstellar"
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould, "Guardians of the Galaxy"
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick, "Captain America: Winter Soldier"
Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1"
"Joanna"
"Our Curse" "White Earth"
"The Reaper"
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Citizenfour"
"Last Days in Vietnam"
"Virunga"
"The Salt of the Earth"
"Finding Vivian Maier" BEST SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION
Just watched the Wolf of Wallstreet...though I love Leo DiCaprio and Marty Scorsese, I see why the Oscars basically ignored this film...WofW is almost identical to Goodfellas...but the format that worked so well on mobsters doesn't seem to work as well for degenerate stock brokers..Matthew McConaughey was funny ...gee he had a busy year in 2013.....3 STARS
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The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical dark comedy directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. It was released on December 25, 2013. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s.
The film also features Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey and Jean Dujardin. It is the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, and the second between Scorsese and Winter after Boardwalk Empire.
"This right here is the land of opportunity. This is America." -Jordan Belfort #TheWolfOfWallStreet
