DireWolfSpirit Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Very pleased to see "All Quiet on the Western Front" win the Best Picture Oscar. Have seen most of the nominees this season and fealt AQotWF was a league better than the rest. Edited February 21 by DireWolfSpirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 42 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Very pleased to see "All Quiet on the Western Front" win the Best Picture Oscar. You mean BAFTA, right? I wondered if I had ended up in a time warp for a moment there. 42 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Have seen most of the nominees this season and fealt AQotWF was a league better than the rest. I was not as impressed, and I admit a great deal of surprise at how it did at the BAFTAs, though I suppose its message about war is somewhat more salient in the UK (and Europe) than it is in the US, so that may be the difference-maker. Curiously, by all accounts, Netflix is barely bothering to promote it for the Oscars. No theatrical screenings for Academy members and award pundits are being arranged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I liked "All Quiet..." a lot, but I would have preferred to see EEAAO take best picture. I'm glad I paid for a movie ticket for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Oops, yeah meant BAFTA, . .derp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mladen Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2023 at 9:55 PM, Ran said: Curiously, by all accounts, Netflix is barely bothering to promote it for the Oscars. No theatrical screenings for Academy members and award pundits are being arranged. There are couple of things going on about this. First, as was seen with Ana de Armas' nomination, Netflix is never in dire need of screenings. People will watch these movies from the comfort of their homes. Second, and far more important is the fact that people tried convincing Netflix to push AQotWF as their number 1 movie since Toronto. They have been putting their weight behind Blonde, Bardo, Glass Onion and even GDT's Pinocchio (although that one all pundits already wanted to see). I think it was Matt Neglia who spoke how he and many others tried talking to Netflix execs at TIFF how All Quiet on the Western Front is the movie they should be pushing for. Also, Globes chose "Argentina, 1985" as their Best No-English Movie so people thought All Quiet would die. And then BAFTA happened. I doubt it will do as well on Oscars, but if it gets Cinematography, Editing and Adapted Screenplay, that combo can be enough for Best Picture. However it should be noted that the movie has not been nominated at WGA so frontrunner in Adapted Screenplay is still "Women Talking". Given BAFTA completely snubbed Top Gun: Maverick, one can expect the clash of two movies in Editing and Sound categories. I have no doubts All Quiet is winning Best Cinematography, although I would adore if Florian Hoffmeister would get it for TAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Barry Keoghan is a really surprising win for best supporting actor. He didnt really have that much to do in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mladen Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards - Winners Best Film:Avatar: The Way of Water Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once The Banshees of Inisherin Top Gun: Maverick Best Lead Actor:Austin Butler, Elvis Joel Edgerton, The Stranger Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin Brendan Fraser, The Whale Hugh Jackman, The Son Best Lead Actress:Cate Blanchett, Tár Ana de Armas, Blonde Margot Robbie, Babylon Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once Best Supporting Actor:Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin Woody Harrelson, Triangle Of Sadness Sean Harris, The Stranger Brad Pitt, Babylon Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once Best Supporting Actress:Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once Olivia DeJonge, Elvis Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once Jean Smart, Babylon Best Direction: James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBaz Luhrmann, Elvis Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans Best Screenplay: Todd Field, Tár Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryMartin Mcdonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness Dana Stevens, Maria Bello, The Woman King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) A country built by criminals does some criminal shit. Avatar for best film? GTFO. Edited February 24 by Tywin et al. Myrddin, Deadlines? What Deadlines? and Corvinus85 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Austin Butler seems to be picking up Best Actor awards despite Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser being billed as the favorites to take the oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 16 minutes ago, Darryk said: Austin Butler seems to be picking up Best Actor awards despite Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser being billed as the favorites to take the oscar. It’s a bit weird seeing Austin Butler up for all these awards. I only remember him from the Shannara tv series. Glad to see he’s managed to progress his career. Myrddin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 8 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said: It’s a bit weird seeing Austin Butler up for all these awards. I only remember him from the Shannara tv series. Glad to see he’s managed to progress his career. This is my thought every single time I se his name. I think I even posted this in the Dune Part 2 thread (where he's been cast as Feyd). Glad I'm not the only one with this distraction. Makes you wonder: do we remember him from Shannara because he did such a poor job or because he was a light in the muddled mess of a show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell is Burning Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Austin Butler is winning awards because playing a famous singer/actor pretty much makes you an automatic winner this days, even if you don't actually sing, like Rami Malek playing Freddy Mercury. Acting awards have become a best impersonation award Mladen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Myrddin said: This is my thought every single time I se his name. I think I even posted this in the Dune Part 2 thread (where he's been cast as Feyd). Glad I'm not the only one with this distraction. Makes you wonder: do we remember him from Shannara because he did such a poor job or because he was a light in the muddled mess of a show? All I remember from Shannara is John Rhys-Davies with elf ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 54 minutes ago, Winterfell is Burning said: Austin Butler is winning awards because playing a famous singer/actor pretty much makes you an automatic winner this days, even if you don't actually sing, like Rami Malek playing Freddy Mercury. Acting awards have become a best impersonation award Pretty much this. It’s just above playing a character with a disability when it comes to Oscar bait. I don’t think there was much in Butlers performance to get excited about, people get confused when someone does an impression and think that in itself counts as a good performance. The Elvis movie gave the guy no real opportunity to act given that it was basically a 2.5 hour montage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 16 hours ago, Tywin et al. said: A country built by criminals does some criminal shit. Avatar for best film? GTFO. That there's a solid list. 'Nothing wrong with that list. 2 hours ago, Heartofice said: Pretty much this. It’s just above playing a character with a disability when it comes to Oscar bait. I don’t think there was much in Butlers performance to get excited about, people get confused when someone does an impression and think that in itself counts as a good performance. The Elvis movie gave the guy no real opportunity to act given that it was basically a 2.5 hour montage. How about that "Best Director" award? Huh? Don't think I don't remember. Tywin et al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 8 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: That there's a solid list. 'Nothing wrong with that list. How about that "Best Director" award? Huh? Don't think I don't remember. Got any more tv quick awards has it? Pigeon fancier monthly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 31 minutes ago, Heartofice said: Got any more tv quick awards has it? Pigeon fancier monthly? Ah, you must be referring to the coveted 2023 AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Director. He already won that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 4 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Ah, you must be referring to the coveted 2023 AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Director. He already won that. Oh yeah. Sorry I forgot about the Association of Retired Persons. Hopefully he can do the triple whammy of the SAGA awards and Walking Stick Weekly Awards. Good on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, Corvinus85 said: All I remember from Shannara is John Rhys-Davies with elf ears. One bit I liked was the human village that hated elves, that had some footage of space travel from before WW3, and played it. Turned out to be a clip from Star Trek The Motion Picture of the Enterprise in space, which then cut to Kirk and Spock. The villagers booed Spock, thinking he was an elf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Heartofice said: Oh yeah. Sorry I forgot about the Association of Retired Persons. Hopefully he can do the triple whammy of the SAGA awards and Walking Stick Weekly Awards. Good on him. He should. He made an amazing movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.