Oscars 2015

Lol at Raymond and Moore winning Over Rosemund Pike and Keaton

Fuck me for thinking birdman was another ''insert generic superhero movie here''.

Guess i gotta watch that now and Whiplash. I was hoping for interstellar to have more of a presence to. And when is Jake Gyllenhaal gonna receive an oscar...

Watch whiplash first, Birdman was way overhyped and shouldnt have won best picture. Deserved Director and actor though. Could be an argument for GBH though

Whiplash
GBH
Nightcrawler
Gone Girl
were better overall movies than birdman

Redmayne definitely deserved it. Birdman is a better movie, but Redmayne's transformation and depiction were remarkable. The only real upset in my opinion is Patricia Arquette. Her 5 minutes of screentime were the best part of that crappy movie, but that's not saying much.

Homsar_sl said:

Watch whiplash first, Birdman was way overhyped and shouldnt have won best picture. Deserved Director and actor though. Could be an argument for GBH though

Whiplash
GBH
Nightcrawler
Gone Girl
were better overall movies than birdman

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I liked Birdman better than all of these. I wish Enemy could have been up for it as it was actually far more entertaining than Nightcrawler.

Homsar_sl said:

Watch whiplash first, Birdman was way overhyped and shouldnt have won best picture. Deserved Director and actor though. Could be an argument for GBH though

Whiplash
GBH
Nightcrawler
Gone Girl
were better overall movies than birdman

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I thought Birdman was pretty good, but I think it won best picture based on the unique way it was filmed. Filming the movie so it appears to be one long, continuous shot is painstakingly difficult, and I think they rewarded the director and the film because of that.

Best supporting actress was weak so her winning wasnt a big deal and she was in the movie much more than 5 minutes unlike Hawke

etchazz_sl said:

I thought Birdman was pretty good, but I think it won best picture based on the unique way it was filmed. Filming the movie so it appears to be one long, continuous shot is painstakingly difficult, and I think they rewarded the director and the film because of that.

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One shots are for director which it won, doing oneshots doesnt mean best film

It beat out three biopics, the token movie with black people, Wes Anderson movie #52, a steaming pile of shit, and whiplash. Not a shocking win.

Homsar_sl said:

One shots are for director which it won, doing oneshots doesnt mean best film

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I agree. However, in all honesty, it was a very weak year overall for movies, and I actually think "The Imitation Game" was the best picture I saw last year. I'd put "Foxcatcher" second, and that one wasn't even nominated.

I didn't really enjoy Birdman. Pretty disappointed it won.

Budapest wining makeup was fucking awful

As far as the show itself went, I thought Neil Patrick Harris did a pretty sub standard job as the host. The only time I actually laughed is when he made fun of John Travolta. Lady Gaga was amazing in her homage to "The Sound of Music." I had no idea she had chops like that. Super disappointed there was no special tribute to Robin Williams. One of the greatest actors in the history of Hollywood deserves better than that.

but what about gays or slaves or trannies, don't they trump self-love?

i've seen gone girl and whiplash and liked em both, will get around to birdman but not sure i would enjoy nightcrawler. is it interesting or just jake being weird

Mist_sl said:

Oscar betting pro-tip. If there's a movie about explicitly or implicitly about hollywood/show business up for best picture, always pick that one.

Birdman, Shakespeare in Love, Argo...

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Yeah, but on the flipside, you have losers including Hugo (though that was beat by The Artist), Good Night and Good Luck, The Aviator, and Moulin Rouge.