THE 86th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

[Jet]

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For the complete list of nominees, please visit: http://oscar.go.com/nominees

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For the complete list of nominees, visit: http://oscar.go.com/nominees

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For the complete list of nominees in all categories, visit: http://oscar.go.com/nominees


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[Jet]

I have seen most of the nominees and I don't agree. For one, I don't feel Gravity is worth 10 nominations. I admire Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, but I'm not a fan of this film—in fact, it's one of the worst films I saw this past year. George Clooney isn't featured in the film that much and there really isn't much more to this space-thriller. With me, it crash-landed.

[Soon]

I have seen most of the nominees and I don't agree. For one, I don't feel Gravity is worth 10 nominations. I admire Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, but I'm not a fan of this film—in fact, it's one of the worst films I saw this past year. George Clooney isn't featured in the film that much and there really isn't much more to this space-thriller. With me, it crash-landed.

I haven't seen the movie, but I don't see Clooney nominated, so I'm curious as to your point about him not being "featured in the film that much." What does him not being in the film much have to do with this film's nominations?

[Jet]

I would vote for veterans, Bruce Dern or Robert Redford. Robert Redford and Bruce Dern have never won the Best Actor nods. (Robert Redford has won the Best Director Oscar.) Redford, now in his 70s, took on a physically demanding role that is unique, and I feel he deserved a Best Actor Oscar consideration as one of Hollywood's most enduring and formidable actors. The movie is a single actor-action film. But the Academy snubbed Redford's performance.

The Academy has also overlooked Tom Hanks in two performances for Captain Phillips and Saving Mr. Banks. Tom Hanks is very good in Captain Phillips. But.... the docu-film angered me because it's the true story of a US vessel taken by Somali pirates. Serious subject matter and painful. From an acting standpoint, excellent. From a historical standpoint, bitter and hard to take. It drives home the critical compromise the US has had to face in dangerous piracy.

Other considerations overlooked:
The Butler (excellent film, but doesn't surprise me that it's passed by for Oscar consideration)

[Soon]

So far, I've seen August: Osage County--yep. great movie. Acting was brilliant all round.

American Hustle--really liked it!

Also, saw Inside Llewyn Davis--meh.


This weekend, we plan on seeing one more--either Nebraska, Her, or The Wolf of Wall Street.

I found this year's film selections really strong. :)

[Jet]

I saw August: Osage County as well. Strong stuff from writer Tracy Letts. But from an Academy-political standpoint, I don't think they'll win. And personally, as much as I like and appreciate the performances of some of my favorite actors in this movie...it was a depressing film to watch based on subject matter (IMBO)


So far, I've seen August: Osage County--yep. great movie. Acting was brilliant all round.

American Hustle--really liked it!

Also, saw Inside Llewyn Davis--meh.


This weekend, we plan on seeing one more--either Nebraska, Her, or The Wolf of Wall Street.

I found this year's film selections really strong. :)

[Soon]

I saw August: Osage County as well. Strong stuff from writer Tracy Letts. But from an Academy-political standpoint, I don't think they'll win. And personally, as much as I like and appreciate the performances of some of my favorite actors in this movie...it was a depressing film to watch based on subject matter (IMBO)

Yep. Super depressing. Made my family look like The Waltons.

I have to gear up to see 12 Years a Slave. I don't think I can see it the theatre and will wait for DVD. I can watch family or personal drama/anguish/dysfunction no problem, but massive injustice and inhumanity on a social/political scale is hard for me to watch.

[Jet]

Yep. Super depressing. Made my family look like The Waltons.

I have to gear up to see 12 Years a Slave. I don't think I can see it the theatre and will wait for DVD. I can watch family or personal drama/anguish/dysfunction no problem, but massive injustice and inhumanity on a social/political scale is hard for me to watch.

It's hard to take, I understand. Hollywood brings realism as far as realism goes. I appreciate your comment, Soon. I try to look at performances only, but the film industry has taken us into the depths of stories.

To answer your question on Gravity, Hollywood gives audiences a "buildup" and casts major stars in the genres we like: Action, romance, comedies etc. I anticipated a great story, performances and beginning and an end in this film. It didn't happen. George Clooney is featured very little. The plot is slight with Sandra Bullock, literally hanging in mid-air. All I can say, is that there's not much more to this film that deserves 10 nominations.

On the other hand, Bob Redford and so many other film makers have turned in incredible work and yet, are overlooked. I'm tired of those in control—who have questionable judgement— in the film industry. Politics, money, influence are heavily figured in voting with biases. This is my observation and opinion after following the film industry for years.
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[Soon]

It's hard to take, I understand. Hollywood brings realism as far as realism goes. I appreciate your comment, Soon. I try to look at performances only, but the film industry has taken us into the depths of stories.

To answer your question on Gravity, Hollywood gives audiences a "buildup" and casts major stars in the genres we like: Action, romance, comedies etc. I anticipated a great story, performances and beginning and an end in this film. It didn't happen. George Clooney is featured very little. The plot is slight with Sandra Bullock, literally hanging in mid-air. All I can say, is that there's not much more to this film that deserves 10 nominations.

On the other hand, Bob Redford and so many other film makers have turned in incredible work and yet, are overlooked. I'm tired of those in control—who have questionable judgement— in the film industry. Politics, money, influence are heavily figured in voting with biases. This is my observation and opinion after following the film industry for years.
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Thanks for answering my question. I just think that who cares that he's not featured very much, as Bullock's character (from what I understand) is supposed to be the focus.

Happy Oscar Watching!

[*Anya*]

I have seen most of the nominees and I don't agree. For one, I don't feel Gravity is worth 10 nominations. I admire Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, but I'm not a fan of this film—in fact, it's one of the worst films I saw this past year. George Clooney isn't featured in the film that much and there really isn't much more to this space-thriller. With me, it crash-landed.

I agree with you about this film!

I could not, do not, understand the hoopla about it.

Boring in a word, so boring.

Great special effects but not much more than that.

:moonstars:

[*Anya*]

So far, I've seen August: Osage County--yep. great movie. Acting was brilliant all round.

American Hustle--really liked it!

Also, saw Inside Llewyn Davis--meh.


This weekend, we plan on seeing one more--either Nebraska, Her, or The Wolf of Wall Street.

I found this year's film selections really strong. :)

Loved, loved American Hustle.

Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale were so good!

Enjoyed The Wolf of Wall Street but a really long movie.

Leo is a terrific actor.

[Jet]

Best Direction by Martin Scorsese, writing from Terence Hill, acting from Leo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill. It's an obnoxious, edgy, hard-core movie about Wall Street. It's not my favorite. But on the flip side, it was produced by my favorite collaborative team of Martin Scorsese and Terence Hill who wrote and produced the chic and violent "Boardwalk Empire" for HBO. Brilliant? Yes, but it's over the top. (My favorite about Wall Street is Oliver Stone's Wall Street2 with Michael Douglas.) This is a no-holds barred film from the Scorsese-Hill collaboration about hard-core sex, drugs, and financial manipulation.

I'm not a DiCaprio fan other than his performance in J. Edgar. It's interesting to note that Scorsese has brought together talent that are locked horns in Hollywood. For one thing, it's a known fact that Mark Wahlberg and Leo DiCaprio are enemies in real life. Yet, Wahlberg is the executive producer for Boardwalk Empire along with Scorsese. Scorsese has produced The Wolf of Wall Street with DiCaprio without any fences against his power and influence. What can I say? He's a formidable, influential producer and director.

I don't know whether The Wolf of Wall Street deserves Best Picture. The writing by Terence Hill and direction by Martin Scorsese are great, but I'm not a fan of Leo DiCaprio in the title role.

[C0LLETTE]

Possibly interesting, possibly true" fact":
"American Hustle" and "Her" are both produced by Megan Ellison, the fabulously wealthy "bi",daughter of Larry Ellison (Oracle ).

[Jet]

Possibly interesting, possibly true" fact":
"American Hustle" and "Her" are both produced by Megan Ellison, the fabulously wealthy "bi",daughter of Larry Ellison (Oracle ).

Hi Collette,
Your research and knowledge are appreciated in this thread. Thank you for your contribution.

[Jet]

Two come to mind in the way of fine performances:

The Butler (Forrest Whittaker and Oprah Winfrey's efforts to bring a true story of courage to light— snubbed by the Academy) I viewed this film in the summer and found it historically and artistically interesting and valuable as an account of the Civil Rights movement in the US.)

My other vote for Best Actor:
Up and comer : Chiwetel Ejiofor

I have seen this young man's performances in the series Dancing on The Edge for BBC and 12 Years a Slave. Fine actor.

[Jet]

I agree with you about this film!

I could not, do not, understand the hoopla about it.

Boring in a word, so boring.

Great special effects but not much more than that.

:moonstars:


Hollywood attempts to do many things in film making: It "kings" technology"; rules and influences social thinking; and cashes in on its efforts. It isn't the system that was once in existence under the old "studio system"...to entertain with a profit at the box office. Hollywood is a powerful influence globally and socially which garners billions of dollars annually. It can serve good or bad depending on its targets and objectives. I feel there are politics involved in a complicated and sophisticated industry. To be nominated for an Oscar guarantees a tremendous boost in salaries. Also, I've read where nominees "campaign" for votes to assure salaries and future roles. This is a treadmill. At the summit of political, artistic endeavors is Oscar...worth more than his weight in gold.

[Jet]

It doesn't have my confidence of winning because it doesn't cover the spectrum of what Hollywood strives to do: appeal to the masses. I am an avid, old time fan of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper and Sam Shepard. Julianne Nicholson has won me over from her performances in Boardwalk Empire and this film. As much as I admire these actors, I don't feel they'll win based on a lack of wide appeal and politics. This is a heavy, mature film. If they do win...accolades to an Academy which still recognizes the sophistication and art of dramatic performances that are deserving based on solid acting.

[The_Lady_Snow]

I can't wait to see what everyone is wearing!!!!




Oh and Ellen, I :hk2: Ellen

[Martina]

I loved Gravity. It was beautiful from beginning to end. I loved the long silences. Wasn't bored for a minute. I have never seen anything like it. It intentionally didn't have much of a story. In fact, it got faulted by some critics for the unnecessary melodrama of Sandra Bullock's back story -- her daughter. I agree with that. It was completely unnecessary.

I loved that there was so little bullshit. No romance. The space cowboy was a hero, but he couldn't save the day. The film did not pander. I liked it a lot.

[Jet]

I can't wait to see what everyone is wearing!!!!




Oh and Ellen, I :hk2: Ellen

Bottom line? Me either. Interesting stuff.

[Jet]

I loved Gravity. It was beautiful from beginning to end. I loved the long silences. Wasn't bored for a minute. I have never seen anything like it. It intentionally didn't have much of a story. In fact, it got faulted by some critics for the unnecessary melodrama of Sandra Bullock's back story -- her daughter. I agree with that. It was completely unnecessary.

I loved that there was so little bullshit. No romance. The space cowboy was a hero, but he couldn't save the day. The film did not pander. I liked it a lot.

Interesting point of view, Martina. Thank you for sharing.

[Jet]

Bump. It's that time of year.

[Jet]

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[Jet]

I think The Wolf of Wall Street will likely win out.

[*Anya*]

I think The Wolf of Wall Street will likely win out.

Do you think it is a better film than American Hustle?

Or is it politics?

[Happy_Go_Lucky]

When Ellen hosts, her talents transcend to all. Her comedy is funny based on observational humor. She doesn't feel the need to cut, slice and dice a portion of her audience. Her heart is huge and she deserves all the gifts that this world has to offer.

And...Seth Rogen blows and sucks. Last year was a disgrace and he should have been escorted off the stage by the ears like the little creepy, troll he is.

I say Ellen hosts the Academy Awards every year.

[Jet]

Do you think it is a better film than American Hustle?

Or is it politics?

I think it's always politics. Think of how many times people like Stephen Spielberg have been passed over. I don't know why that is, except that there's real control in an industry worth billions. Film making isn't that simple; people answer to major corporations and to investors who look for billions in returns. There's canvassing and campaigning that goes into this and you wonder about fairness. George Clooney came out this past year in criticism of (I believe heads of Sony Pictures, don't quote me here...I don't have the story in front me) who controls what kind of movies are being made. Corporations have a major say, and that's scary to me to think of their weight on film making. As for The Wolf of Wall Street, the collaborative team of Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire) and the influence of Leo DiCaprio in the title...I just feel it'll win. I could be wrong, but these are big men with big influence and backed with big money, you know? I am a huge fan Terence Winters' work, but this flick is rough.
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I don't like either movie to be honest. In fact, I don't like most of the nominated movies. I appreciate the meticulous recreation of the 70s in American Hustle...from sculpted wall-paper to frosted figurines to 4-inch polyester knotched lapels and dropped collars to music by America and Chicago. I grew up in the 70s and this movie brought back things I haven't seen in years. But I'm tired of in-your-face movies that are brutal and aggressive. I have had a steady diet of that all year. And I take breaks with series like Downton Abbey, documentaries, some comedies, family films and classic movies.

The nominated films this year are over the top gritty or have such serious subject matter which seems to be the bent this year, as opposed to good a mix of films. When you consider that AIDS, the brutality of slavery, disaster, cancer, family dysfunction, con games etc. and a hearty party of mix of raunch and drugs dominate this year's films, you haven t wonder if there is another precedent being set. This bothers me; I wonder what powers that be are making what kind of statement.

Films overlooked include The Butler, Saving Mr. Banks, and All is Lost (Redford is great in this film about an aged man pitted against the sea.) It almost reminded of Old Man and The Sea with Spencer Tracy.

I won't watch the Oscars; I'm not a fan of the nominated movies.. I do think that art direction, costume design and direction in these movies are impeccable and deserve consideration.

I would love it if Bruce Dern won. He's been around forever and deserves an Oscar for Nebraska. I don't think he'll win...but we're losing our classic actors and I think the Academy should look at his work and the 50 or so years he's put in with supporting roles. This is a big nomination for him and I hope he wins.

[The_Lady_Snow]

Every year I wait with great anticipation when a POC is nominated, I'd love to see Hollywood, the movie industry give more POC more strong roles in movies other than your stereotypical roles of:

Maids

Servants

Slaves

Oppressed group


Druggies


There are so many movies that could and should be made with POC in main character roles, pretty silly to keep hoping but it sure would make for a better, more cultured experience.

[Jet]

POC roles are often written by and presented by POC. Oprah Winfrey, Spike Jones, Forrest Whittaker, Steve McQueen, Alfre Woodard and other "POC" film makers who obviously feel we need to see years of plight from POCs points of view. These movies are the concepts of POC themselves and are either based on true stories in history or experiences portrayed in fiction. Nothing new...dates back to Alex Haley's Roots, Sounder with Cicely Tyson and Backstairs at The White House, to name a few. There's obviously a substantial and supportive audience—and as long as there is, these films will continue. On the flip side, several flicks come to mind, which have absolutely NOTHING to do with POC stereotypes such as Philadelphia with Denzel Washington, and about 20 films for actors Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburn, Samuel L. Jackson and Halle Barry, off hand. These actors have excelled in their craft without being cast in stereotypical roles based on race. It's based on their appeal across audience demographics. I'm a fan of all of these actors. The industry has provided ample opportunity.

[Jet]

SAG Awards, just announced, could be early indicators in Oscar races.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/american-hustle-wins-top-sag-award-becomes-oscar-040234319.html

[Jet]

The real Wolf of Wall Street; how close is the movie?

Jordan Belfort, the real Wolf of Wall Street, talks with Entertainment Tonight about his biography played by Oscar nominee Leo DiCaprio. Interesting piece on the man who bilked investors out of millions. http://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_this_morning/video/

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[Jet]

My vote for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Woody Allen finally wrote a script I like in Blue Jasmine, the subtle parallel of the downfall of Ruth and Bernie Madoff. Blanchett plays a woman in deep denial and humiliation as she falls from Park Avenue grace and down the ladder because of her bilking-swindler husband, played by Alec Baldwin.

Cate Blanchett seems to have done it all and, I think, deserves it all recalling her roles as Blanche DuBois (A Street Car Named Desire), Queen Elizabeth, Katharine Hepburn in (The Aviator), and now a woman striving to shore up some dignity after being thrown under the bus.

She's a terrific character actor in leading roles with her high cheek bones, wide smile and handsome square face—even playing Bob Dylan. I'll offer this great interview with Leslie Stahl before the Oscars air on March 2. If you haven't seen this, and you're a fan of movies, enjoy and cast your own votes here.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cate-blanchett-talks-blue-jasmine-and-oscar-nominated-role-on-60-minutes/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cate-blanchett-talks-blue-jasmine-and-oscar-nominated-role-on-60-minutes/)

[Jet]

Oscar-nominated documentary captures the life of Alice Herz-Sommer,
the oldest known Holocaust survivor who passed way at 110.
More on Herz-Sommer and the film, The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life.
http://news.yahoo.com/oldest-known-holocaust-survivor-dies-110-190725943.html

[dykeumentary]

Here are my picks:
Best picture: 12 years a slave
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejofor (who I've liked since "dirty pretty things"
Best actress: cate blanchette
Best supporting actor: Jared Leto
Best supporting actress: Lupita Nyong'o
Director: Steve mcQueen
Editing: American hustle
Foreign language film: the great beauty (but "in bloom" and "wadjda" should have been nominated)

[Jet]

Nebraska

is shot on location in the fields and on the back roads of the state where I lived for more than 30 years. The scenery is all too familiar to me, though the writers have added the fictional town of Hawthorne which doesn't exist.

Da D's

Is Nebraska my kind of movie because I lived there? Or because it felt as though I'd flown back? Not at all. I've mentioned that I've had steady diet, all year, of films that either depict depression, dysfuntion, dispair, dissolution or danger. Well, Nebraska is just plain dull and drab. But the film has a redeeming quality in Dern—Bruce Dern— who plays a booze-addled drunk in search of his jackpot winnings in...Nebraska.

The Academy hasn't awarded Bruce Dern an Oscar for his lifetime achievements. And he hasn't been nominated since 1979 for Coming Home. I think it's time because of his longevity and his performance , and he is my second choice for Best Actor.

I grew up watching Bruce Dern. And, if you're my age, you'll remember him as a psychopath, sociopath, criminal or just plain dirty as dirty gets in more memorable films such as Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte, The Cowboys, Black Sunday, Marnie by Alfred Hitchcock, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, and Diggstown, to name a few. He is a character actor in the ranks of nasty guys Jack Palance, and psycho Richard Widmark in his early years. Nobody played 'em better. I think Dern deserves consideration coming onto the screen in his late 70s in a leading role. When I watched him, I wondered if director Alexander Payne literally pulled him out of retirement in a wheel chair. A far departure from his early years.

June Squibb

Nebraska is drab with exaggerated caricatures of hicks in the sticks.(Stacy Keach, who I hardly recognized, cast as one of them.) I didn't know any people as dull when I lived in Nebraska and it grated on my nerves to watch this slow, slanted movie about uninteresting people, shot in black and white.


On the flip side...

the super nice thing about Nebraska is that it features senior citizens by the dozens and the best is 85 year-old Oscar-nominated supporting actress June Squibb. She is a scene stealer as Dern's feisty wife, and she is my second choice for the supporting actress Oscar. I have never seen anyone as natural in a role since Shirley Booth's Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe-winning role as Lola Delaney in Come Back Little Sheba. There is no camera in front of June Squibb...

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Just my take on Nebraska. Have fun at the movies.

[Jet]

FALLON'S PROS AND CONS OF WATCHING THE OSCARS. (KICK ME, BABY....LOL)

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[Words]

I enjoyed Gravity in much the same way as I'd enjoy a good nature documentary - it was beautiful and inspiring and it got me thinking about God and the universe and how at the end of the day we really are that insignificant. Would I watch it again? You bet. But probably on a day when I'd 'had it' with the people around me.

As to The Butler, I was really disappointed. It just seemed to drag on and on and its message - whatever it supposedly was - was lost on me (unless of course we're talking white man continues to treat black man like second class citizen, in which case, I definitely 'got it'). Definitely not the inspiring story I had hoped for.

Words

[Jet]

I enjoyed Gravity in much the same way as I'd enjoy a good nature documentary - it was beautiful and inspiring and it got me thinking about God and the universe and how at the end of the day we really are that insignificant. Would I watch it again? You bet. But probably on a day when I'd 'had it' with the people around me.

As to The Butler, I was really disappointed. It just seemed to drag on and on and its message - whatever it supposedly was - was lost on me (unless of course we're talking white man continues to treat black man like second class citizen, in which case, I definitely 'got it'). Definitely not the inspiring story I had hoped for.

Words

I watched Gravity shortly after it came out. The first time, I didn't like it all and really didn't think there was much to it; I didn't like the drop off at the end, although Stone prevails against the odds. Then, I saw it again the other night and did a 180. It is excellent really with incredible effects. Gravity is not my choice for Best Picture or acting. But it does have my votes for Sound, Editing and Visual Effects. It is up 10 Oscars.

[Jet]

Best Picture: None
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street or Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine or Amy Adams, American Hustle
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave or June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street or David O. Russell, American Hustle
Best Score or Song: None
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years A Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Dallas Buyers Club
Best Editing, Sound, Visual Effects: Gravity

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[Jet]

This year's Oscars have been called one of the closest races in recent years. For predictions, visit CBS News online:
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/oscars-academy-awards-who-will-win-in-close-races/

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[Jet]

Best Picture: None
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street or Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine or Amy Adams, American Hustle
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave or June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street or David O. Russell, American Hustle
Best Score or Song: None
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years A Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Dallas Buyers Club
Best Editing, Sound, Visual Effects: Gravity
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I'll qualify this as who I would like to see win, not who I think will win.

Interview with NBC and director Alfonso Cuarón and Sandra Bullock on the filming of Gravity:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oscars/can-sandra-bullock-do-it-again-oscar-hopeful-talks-gravity-n30696

[homoe]

I hope Happy wins best song~:hangloose:

[C0LLETTE]

I haven't seen it yet but based on the trailers, "Gravity" seems an update, remake ( in a different environment) of the Australian film, "Open Water".

[Jet]

Losing weight for his Oscar-nominated role in Dallas Buyers Club. Personally, I think he'll win the Oscar for best actor. I have always like his films, but off the cuff he's not my choice to win. If he does though, great. He's turned in a lot of great work over the years.


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[The_Lady_Snow]

POC roles are often written by and presented by POC. Oprah Winfrey, Spike Jones, Forrest Whittaker, Steve McQueen, Alfre Woodard and other "POC" film makers who obviously feel we need to see years of plight from POCs points of view. These movies are the concepts of POC themselves and are either based on true stories in history or experiences portrayed in fiction. Nothing new...dates back to Alex Haley's Roots, Sounder with Cicely Tyson and Backstairs at The White House, to name a few. There's obviously a substantial and supportive audience—and as long as there is, these films will continue. On the flip side, several flicks come to mind, which have absolutely NOTHING to do with POC stereotypes such as Philadelphia with Denzel Washington, and about 20 films for actors Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburn, Samuel L. Jackson and Halle Barry, off hand. These actors have excelled in their craft without being cast in stereotypical roles based on race. It's based on their appeal across audience demographics. I'm a fan of all of these actors. The industry has provided ample opportunity.

I disagree with your views about POC and how they are portrayed and represented in Hollywood. I also strongly disagree about how the actors you mentioned above are portrayed. For example:

Halle Barry - she won her Oscar for her role in "Monster's Ball" where she played an abusive, poor, uneducated, uncaring black woman.

I personally believe she should of won that Oscar for "Losing Isiah" back in 1995 where she once AGAIN played a poor, uneducated, drug using, abusive parent.

Other than those two movies Halle Barry has been a sex kitten, fluffy, dumb, abused, angry etc (this does not include her portrayal as X-woman Storm)


Spike Jones- I am going to assume you meant Spike Lee, cause Spike Jones is white and was born in 1911, Spike Lee ( Shelton Jackson Lee ) is a movie diretor.

"Do the Right Thing" was a movie that SHOULD OF been nominated for an Oscar, and it did not, it was passed over. Wanna take a guess who won "Picture of the Year"? "Driving Ms Daisy" a film about a white woman being drove around by her black chauffer.

Now I don't know about you, but I found that to be a slap in the face to what "Do The Right Thing" was is and will be about.

Denzel Washington - 2001 he won "Best Actor" in training day, once again, angry, drug using, womanizing, you can't trust him black man. If we go back to his film career he SHOULD of won an Oscar for his portrayal of Malcolm X, but no we don't want the world to see that.

Samuel L. Jackson - 1995 nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Pulp Fiction" which he DID NOT win, once again he portrayed an angry, vicious, killing, drug using black man.


Morgan Freeman - he's been nominated for 5 Oscars, he won for "Million Dollar Baby" thankfully he won for being a compassionate human being. 2010 he did NOT win for his role in "Invictus" where he portrayed the late Madiba, the other roles were stereotypical black man in prison, serving the white Master type of roles.


Laurence Fisburne - was nominated for his role in "What's Love Got To Do With It" he DID NOT win, and once again he played an angry, abusive, black man.

See the pattern? You, yourself could not even respectfully recognize that Spike Lee and Spike Jones are 2 different entities and 2 different races.


This years Oscar's is once AGAIN passing up other fine, talented, black/latino/a young actors.

"Fruitvale Station" wasn't even looked at, it has been passed up, and I have to guess it's because Oscar Grant was not an ANGRY, DRUG USING, ABUSIVE, CRIMINAL, he was just a kid, trying to make it in a world where his color, and lack of opportunity gave him obstacles that belong in war fare tactical rooms. Every actor who is not up there getting their name in a white envelope is being ERASED.

The message is very clear Jet, white America likes it when POC are kept down, are painted angry, violent, kicked down, and stupid. It makes all those fat white cats in Hollyweird feel better about themselves and their dicks. Tonight we will glorify a RAPIST (Wolf on Wall Street) and erase Oscar Grant.


That's what I meant by my first post, in regards to the misrepresentation of POC in film.


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[The_Lady_Snow]

I would like to also add, that HollyWeird is not fond of funding films that have an all POC cast, for example:

"Fruitvale Station" did not have lots of money, After funding fell through Octavia Spencer offered to forgo her salary in order to help Ryan Coogler adhere to his budget.


George Lucas himself has spoken out about this and shined the light on the actions and responses of POC in films, "Red Tails" HollyWeird would not fund it due to the movie having an "all black cast"..

It is obvious POC voices are misrepresented, erased and not welcomed as much as the white man's struggle.

Let's not forget what the Oscars did last year to Lupe Ontiveros during their "In Memoriam" tribute, they totally forgot her, but the rest of us didn't...

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[Jet]

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Video expose's from NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oscars/thats-wrap-hollywood-covers-oscars-n42236

[Jet]

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Video expose's from NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oscars/thats-wrap-hollywood-covers-oscars-n42236

[Jet]

Good luck to all the nominees. As for me, I'm going to a dinner party and have no interest in watching the Oscars.

[Bèsame*]

You initiated this thread and posted 35 times? Somehow I thought you were interested in this event. Hmmmm. Enjoy your dinner!

[The_Lady_Snow]

You initiated this thread and posted 35 times? Somehow I thought you were interested in this even. Hmmmm. Enjoy your dinner!

Ms Besame I too thought he'd want to discuss the Oscars and all things Oscar. I'm not offended, surprised or upset that Jet waved a dismissive hand at my reply, as a matter of fact I'm used to white folk giving me that kind of treatment when I correct their "facts".

[Jet]

You initiated this thread and posted 35 times? Somehow I thought you were interested in this event. Hmmmm. Enjoy your dinner!

Thank you. If you decide to watch the Oscars, enjoy.

[Martina]

"POC" film makers who obviously feel we need to see years of plight from POCs points of view. These movies are the concepts of POC themselves and are either based on true stories in history or experiences portrayed in fiction. Nothing new...dates back to Alex Haley's Roots, Sounder with Cicely Tyson and Backstairs at The White House, to name a few. There's obviously a substantial and supportive audience—and as long as there is, these films will continue. On the flip side, several flicks come to mind, which have absolutely NOTHING to do with POC stereotypes such as Philadelphia with Denzel Washington, and about 20 films for actors Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburn, Samuel L. Jackson and Halle Barry, off hand. These actors have excelled in their craft without being cast in stereotypical roles based on race. It's based on their appeal across audience demographics. I'm a fan of all of these actors. The industry has provided ample opportunity.

So you can't relate to films about the historical experiences of people of color, and because you can't, that makes them bad films? I think that says a lot more about you than it does about the films.

[Martina]

I just want to say that that kind of remark is micro-aggression, and not that micro. It's appalling. You think that African-American films on African-American topics are by their nature sub-par. Seriously, this stuff needs to stop. Everywhere. In the entire world. I am truly tired tired tired of reading this stuff from Jet, of reading or hearing it anywhere.

[MsTinkerbelly]

FYI

Spike JONES is white and won an Oscar tonight.

Just in case there is any confusion.

[Martina]

POC roles are often written by and presented by POC. Oprah Winfrey, Spike Jones, Forrest Whittaker, Steve McQueen, Alfre Woodard and other "POC" film makers who obviously feel we need to see years of plight from POCs points of view.

Guess who got to accept an Oscar for Best Picture tonight? Steve McQueen.

And telling a story about "years of plight [sic]" from the point of view of a POC character. My goodness gracious. I guess some people think that can be first rate film-making.

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[ProfPacker]

That's right Martina, you tell him

[The_Lady_Snow]

The book 12 Years a Slave could would not exist if it wasn't for THREE white guys had to attest that what he was saying was true and that he wasn't lying. THREE.


How yucky was that for Salomon Northup, it's pretty eye opening about our ickie history here in the U.S.

[dykeumentary]

And Alfonso Cuarón from Mexico for Beat Director.

I believe in the power of the arts to positively change the world.That's why it's exciting and important when under-represented and oppressed groups start (and it is such a tiny start) to share in the decisions of Hollywood, and to influence such a huge industry.
I don't have any illusions that Hollywood acts altruistically, and I know that "the market" dictates much about what happens. However I remain optimistic that if more people see well-crafted stories told in compelling ways - and told by people whose lives reflect a broader experience than rich white guys-- then I think those stories turn into political will, and into a less vicious world.
That's my hope.

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[dykeumentary]

The book 12 Years a Slave could would not exist if it wasn't for THREE white guys had to attest that what he was saying was true and that he wasn't lying. THREE.


How yucky was that for Salomon Northup, it's pretty eye opening about our ickie history here in the U.S.

I was disappointed in the Oscar-winning "20 Feet From Stardom" for a similar reason - yet 150 years later.

Each section featured a different AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT Black woman singer, each of them presenting their own merits in their performance. They also spoke about how badly they were treated. Yet the editors ended each section with with a different white guy saying "yes, she was quite good." AS IF THE SINGER WASN'T GOOD UNTIL HE SAID SO, even though we just saw that she was!

Last night did give Darlene Love a big audience - I was happy for her.