The OFFICIAL Murderfreckling 2015 Oscar Nominations Thread- Page 2

[Kad]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:40am

"Why do you think there is such a lack of color in the acting categories? Anyone have a thought?"

The Academy is notoriously disproportionately old, male, and white.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:44am

INTO THE WOODS WAS ROBBED!!!! Streep gets a Supporting Actress nomination only because she's Streep. She should have been in the Leading category. James Corden and Emily Blunt should have been in the mix.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:49am

Blunt should have been nominated over Streep. Streep being the only nod is a slap in the face. Corden was brilliant too.


Jennifer Aniston deserved a nod for "Cake" as well.

[javero]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:50am

"Why do you think there is such a lack of color in the acting categories? Anyone have a thought?"

Oddly as a person of color I'm more bummed by the number of nominations that la Meryl has nabbed at the expense of others who put in brilliant performances. I just don't get the Meryl mystique.

Team THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL here!

[Kad]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:55am

I would have loved to see Ralph Fiennes nominated.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 9:58am

"Why do you think there is such a lack of color in the acting categories? Anyone have a thought?"

Because the United States is still largely populated by white people. I think it has 13% black and 17% Latino. And Hollywood targets their movies to the largest population.

Also, it seems that the Oscar nominators have an unhealthy love of the British. Cumberbatch and Redmayne both got nominations? Their performances weren't that good. But I think the Oscars are trying to push an agenda of the "pretty young thing" set. Blunt and Corden, who deserved nominations, don't fit into that image.

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[Fantod]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:02am

I'm surprised and saddened that David Oyelowo wasn't nominated for Selma.

Really happy to see so many nominations for Grand Budapest, though Ralph Fiennes was missing. I hope it wins something like screenplay, score, or production design, as best picture will go to something else.

[javero]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:09am

"Also, it seems that the Oscar nominators have an unhealthy love of the British."

@Goth On that we can agree buddy.

@kad Same here re: Fiennes, notwithstanding his being British.

NOTE: I've got no issues whatsoever with the Brits, but not every film featuring a British actor is a masterpiece by default.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:10am

Really is a boring set of nomatations this year, won't be watching

[Roscoe]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:19am

I'm rooting for BOYHOOD, which is certainly the best of the nominated films I've seen, and I can't imagine that the nominated films I haven't seen are significantly better.

Of course, my rooting for BOYHOOD almost certainly means that the Oscar will go elsewhere -- I'm thinking IMITATION GAME might be snag Best Picture.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:24am

Well, what an overall predictable year for nominees and winners (save Best Actor). Some surprises (Laura Dern!) and snubs (Anniston, LEGO MOVIE) that surprised me, but not many. I'd say almost every category but Best Actor is 100% sewn up: Julianne Moore, Patricia Arquette, J.K. Simmons, Richard Linklater, BOYHOOD. Not my personal picks, but I have a couple films left to see.

This week, I plan on seeing STILL ALICE, BIRDMAN, and SELMA. Still gotta cross off WHIPLASH. Not even remotely interested in AMERICAN SNIPER.

[canmark]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:26am

"Why do you think there is such a lack of color in the acting categories? Anyone have a thought?"

Because people of color tend not to get the quantity or quality of roles. Among the 8 best picture nominees and other major films (such as Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, Interstellar, Nightcrawler, Wild, Still Alice, Into the Woods, Inherent Vice, Mr. Turner Unbroken, The Judge, Two Days, One Night… that’s about 20 films, total), how many had lead or significant roles played by people of color? Just Selma?

Of course, you could also ask how many of the 8 best picture nominees had a female lead character. None. Whether they are stories about Turing, Hawking, King Jr. or… Birdman… these are stories about men.

So it’s no surprise when actresses complain about the lack of quality roles, or when people of color complain about the lack of quality and quantity of roles. You just don’t get nominated for playing the bellboy.*

*A nod to The Grand Budapest Hotel

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:31am

"NOTE: I've got no issues whatsoever with the Brits, but not every film featuring a British actor is a masterpiece by default."

I am one of those who thinks British actors are miles ahead of American actors. British actors seem to create more fully-realized characters where their American counterparts rely on a bag of tricks. (I'm looking at you Streep with your darting eyes schtick that shows up in all your movies). Even in soap operas like Downton Abbey, the weakest links have been Elizabeth McGovern and Shirley MacLaine.

But it does seem like the voters latch on to certain people and elevate them to masterpiece status. Streep, Angela Lansbury, etc. They really do need to take a more sober look at who is turning in excellent work and not just who they can help make a star.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:41am

"So it’s no surprise when actresses complain about the lack of quality roles, or when people of color complain about the lack of quality and quantity of roles."

And to that I give the same answer I always gave Faye Dunaway when she complained about not enough quality roles: open up your purse and start writing and producing some.

Oprah Winfrey is the only one that seems to be putting money towards projects.

Into The Woods was made for $50 million. Good quality can be turned out on a budget. Why wait for white people to tell your stories? Do it yourself.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:42am

I wish WILD and INTO THE WOODS had more Best Picture traction.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:47am

I thought BOYHOOD was heartbreakingly beautiful and would be pleased as punch to see it win. Arquette is magnificent in it...and her reaction to the guy in the restaurant telling her she changed his life is a masterclass in awkwardness and resentment.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:49am

How can people be "elevated to masterpiece status"?

What does Angela Lansbury have to do with this conversation?

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:49am

So happy for Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Edward Norton, and Keira Knightley. Meryl deserved her nomination for 'Into the Woods'. She was flawless IMHO. The last three years have been amazing for Bradley Cooper with three nominations in a row. Shame about Amy Adams, but her time will come. I was expecting Jennifer Aniston to be nominated since she gave her most surprising and best performance of her career. Stop-motion films are a staple to animation, but 'The Boxtrolls' was not spectacular. It was just solid. 'The Lego Movie' had heart, humor, and creativity. Plus, brilliant characters. I'm not happy about this snub. I guess I'm rooting for 'Big Hero 6' now.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 10:59am

Poor ABC.

The ratings are going to sink.

[javero]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:03am

"Why wait for white people to tell your stories? Do it yourself."

@Goth Once again, you and I agree.

While I am no fan of his typical tripe, Tyler Perry puts out product on a regular basis and gets it into movie houses nationwide. Can't hate on him for gettin' his hustle on; just wish he'd hire a script-doctor and a director for his future projects.

[James885]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:04am

I'm shocked the The Lego Movie was snubbed, as it was one of the best animated films of last year along with Big Hero 6.

Also surprised and a little upset that Selma didn't get more attention - Ava DuVernay not being nominated is disgraceful. Someone wrote on reddit that 'The academy giving Selma a best picture nod is like them saying "I have black friends"', which sums it up quite nicely.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:15am

I can't believe nobody here is talking about Dick Poop.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:22am

"Can't hate on him for gettin' his hustle on"

As much as I hate Spike Lee for forcing us to see Patti LuPone's droopy boobies, I have to admire him for getting his movies out.

I don't understand why others haven't followed the Woody Allen path. Woody busts out a movie every year. Some are good, some are dreck, some are masturbatory, some look like he hired a homeless person off the street to film them. But he cranks them out knowing they may only play art houses.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:29am

Perhaps I'm a little too emotionally invested.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/15/15 at 11:34am

"How can people be "elevated to masterpiece status"? What does Angela Lansbury have to do with this conversation?"

Angela Lansbury is another artist who they elevate every project she does to a level it doesn't necessarily deserve.

Meryl Streep is the perfect "masterpiece status" example. She didn't do anything exceptional in Into The Woods. Bernadette Peters could have done just as well, she just didn't have Streep's marketing value. Streep gets an acting nomination despite her using the same bag of tricks. People elevate her as the greatest American actress despite hammy, bag of tricks acting. That's what is meant by masterpiece status.