Movie Awards Season 2018-19 Road to Oscar

[Allskate]

I did like the Lady GaGa joke. She has made that comment in sooooo many interviews. And I am glad that Sandra is one of the hosts.

 

[screech]

The Globes aren't the biggest predictor for the Oscars, but some 'upsets' definitely happened!

Motion Picture Drama: Bohemian Rhapsody
Motion Picture Comedy: Green Book
Director: Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Lead Actress Drama: Glenn Close (The Wife)
Lead Actor Drama: Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Lead Actress Comedy/Musical: Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Lead Actor Comedy/Musical: Christian Bale (Vice)
Supporting Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Screenplay: Green Book
Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Foreign Language Film: Roma
Original Score: Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
Original Song: "Shallow" (A Star Is Born)

 

[Japanfan]

The opening is awful and Sandra Oh is really annoying. They are both annoying,

I don't get the Sandra Oh love, and I'm Canadian.

To be fair to her, I never watched 'Grey's Anatomy'.

'Killing Eve' is way too silly for me, I only got through a few episodes.

 

[Vash01]

I don't get the Sandra Oh love, and I'm Canadian.

To be fair to her, I never watched 'Grey's Anatomy'.

Killing Eve is way too silly for me, I only got through a few episodes.

I have never watched any of her shows. I don’t watch shows or series on TV. I watch mostly politics/news/sports and sometimes game shows. Still, I am familiar with Sandra Oh’s name and I can recognize her on TV. I had never heard of Andy. I thought their opening piece was boring, not funny at all and they were screaming too much. If they tried to tell jokes, it didn’t work. I don’t know if that was fault of the script writers or the delivery. I heard she had never done this job before. I hope they can find someone better for the Oscars and the next GG. I do know that the originally planned MC was let go due to some allegations, but couldn’t they find experienced people? Opening of a show like this is very important. They lost me right from the start.

 

[Japanfan]

Opening of a show like this is very important. They lost me right from the start.

I do agree with you that it is important in terms of drawing in the audience.

But, I always skip through the openings of award shows, regardless of the host. And the song/dance numbers, which IMO are the horror, the horror.

 

[Red Hot Chili Keegan]

I don't get the Sandra Oh love, and I'm Canadian.

Isn’t that illegal? I thought all Canadians have to support all Canadians. I support all Americans!

 

[VGThuy]

Sandra Oh was worth it just to hear that last part of that otherwise awful monologue (I did love the Gaga joke and the Asian joke citing Aloha and Ghost in the Shell). She said she agreed to host despite it not being her thing because this year was one of the most, if not the most, racially diverse years in terms of nominees and she wasn't sure if next year will be the same, and said it probably won't. She felt she had to be there on that stage to honor that.

 

[annie720]

The Globes aren't the biggest predictor for the Oscars, but some 'upsets' definitely happened!

Happy for Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, and Glenn Close. And Carol Burnett is a STAR!

 

[VGThuy]

Writer's Guild of America announced their nominees for Screenplay:

ADAPTED
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Black Panther”
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“A Star Is Born”

ORIGINAL
“Eighth Grade”
“Green Book”
“A Quiet Place”
“Roma”
“Vice”

A whole slew of films were not eligible including The Favourite. Eligible films like Private Life, Crazy Rich Asians, First Reformed, and Bohemian Rhapsody failed to garner nominations.

Editor's Guild nominations:

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)
“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman, ACE
“First Man,” Tom Cross, ACE
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón & Adam Gough
“A Star is Born,” Jay Cassidy, ACE

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Crazy Rich Asians,” Myron Kerstein
“Deadpool 2,” Craig Alpert, ACE, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir & Dirk Westervelt
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE
“Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito
“Vice,” Hank Corwin, ACE

Best Edited Animated Feature Film
“Incredibles 2,” Stephen Schaffer, ACE
“Isle of Dogs,” Andrew Weisblum, ACE, Ralph Foster & Edward Bursch
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Robert Fisher, Jr.

Best Edited Documentary (Feature)
“Free Solo,” Bob Eisenhardt, ACE
“RBG,” Carla Gutierrez
“Three Identical Strangers,” Michael Harte
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Jeff Malmberg & Aaron Wickenden, ACE

Best Edited Documentary (Non-Theatrical)
“A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making,” Martin Singer
“Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind,” Greg Finton, ACE & Poppy Das, ACE
“Wild Wild Country, Part 3,” Neil Meiklejohn
“The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling,” Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE

Art Director's Guild:

PERIOD FILM
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
Production Designer:JESS GONCHOR
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Production Designer:AARON HAYE
THE FAVOURITE
Production Designer:FIONA CROMBIE
FIRST MAN
Production Designer:NATHAN CROWLEY
ROMA
Production Designer:EUGENIO CABALLERO

FANTASY FILM
BLACK PANTHER
Production Designer:HANNAH BEACHLER
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD
Production Designer:STUART CRAIG
THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS
Production Designer:JON HUTMAN
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Production Designer: JOHN MYHRE
READY PLAYER ONE
Production Designer: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN

CONTEMPORARY FILM
A QUIET PLACE
Production Designer: JEFFREY BEECROFT
A STAR IS BORN
Production Designer: KAREN MURPHY
CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Production Designer: NELSON COATES
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT
Production Designer: PETER WENHAM
WELCOME TO MARWEN
Production Designer: STEFAN DECHANT

ANIMATED FILM
DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH
Art Director: COLIN STIMPSON
INCREDIBLES 2
Production Designer: RALPH EGGLESTON
ISLE OF DOGS
Production Designers: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN, PAUL HARROD
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Production Designer:CORY LOFTIS
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Production Designer:JUSTIN K. THOMPSON

Cinematographer's Guild:

A Star Is Born
Cold War
The Favourite
First Man
Roma

Remember, some of top contenders weren't eligible.

 

[MacMadame]

It started blah, but I liked the Lady Gaga joke and the Crazy Rich Asians joke bringing up white casting of Asian people with Emma Stone screaming "I'm sorry!"

I loved "It's not for you." Zing!

(Now, will some kind person explain the joke to me even though it wasn't for me either?)

I thought their opening piece was boring, not funny at all and they were screaming too much. If they tried to tell jokes, it didn’t work.

Oh, I loved it when they were "roasting" people by saying nice things. It shows you don't have to be nasty to be funny. (A lot of the roasting shows I've seen have made me uncomfortable.) I gave them a lot of leeway after that, which is good for NBC because the show wasn't that interesting in the long run.

 

[VGThuy]

I loved "It's not for you." Zing!

(Now, will some kind person explain the joke to me even though it wasn't for me either?)

Don't worry, my family had to have it explained a long time ago too because my family drinks heavily with no issues (related to that). Some Asians have an allergy to alcohol where when they drink it, they turn extremely red. Some call it "Asian flush" but I've known it as "Asian glow".

https://getsunset.com/blogs/news/the-ultimate-guide-to-asian-flush-and-asian-glow

 

[Kasey]

Some Asians have an allergy to alcohol where when they drink it, they turn extremely red. Some call it "Asian flush" but I've known it as "Asian glow".

I'm blonde-haired, blue-eyed, Nordic-Italian who has the same issues

 

[VGThuy]

BAFTA nominees:

BEST FILM
BLACKkKLANSMAN Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele
THE FAVOURITE Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday
GREEN BOOK Jim Burke, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Charles B. Wessler
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodríguez
A STAR IS BORN Bradley Cooper, Bill Gerber, Lynette Howell Taylor

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
BEAST Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark, Ivana MacKinnon
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Bryan Singer, Graham King, Anthony McCarten
THE FAVOURITE Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
McQUEEN Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Andee Ryder, Nick Taussig
STAN & OLLIE Jon S. Baird, Faye Ward, Jeff Pope
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE Lynne Ramsay, Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, James Wilson

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
APOSTASY Daniel Kokotajlo (Writer/Director)
BEAST Michael Pearce (Writer/Director), Lauren Dark (Producer)
A CAMBODIAN SPRING Chris Kelly (Writer/Director/Producer)
PILI Leanne Welham (Writer/Director), Sophie Harman (Producer)
RAY & LIZ Richard Billingham (Writer/Director), Jacqui Davies (Producer)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CAPERNAUM Nadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzanar
COLD WAR Paweł Pawlikowski, Tanya Seghatchian, Ewa Puszczyńska
DOGMAN Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie, Jeremy Thomas,
Paolo Del Brocco
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodríguez
SHOPLIFTERS Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kaoru Matsuzaki

DOCUMENTARY
FREE SOLO Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
McQUEEN Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
RBG Julie Cohen, Betsy West
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD Peter Jackson
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS Tim Wardle, Grace Hughes-Hallett, Becky Read

ANIMATED FILM
INCREDIBLES 2 Brad Bird, John Walker
ISLE OF DOGS Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord

DIRECTOR
BLACKkKLANSMAN Spike Lee
COLD WAR Paweł Pawlikowski
THE FAVOURITE Yorgos Lanthimos
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
A STAR IS BORN Bradley Cooper

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
COLD WAR Janusz Głowacki, Paweł Pawlikowski
THE FAVOURITE Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
GREEN BOOK Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
VICE Adam McKay

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BLACKkKLANSMAN Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
FIRST MAN Josh Singer
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Barry Jenkins
A STAR IS BORN Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters, Eric Roth

LEADING ACTRESS
GLENN CLOSE The Wife
LADY GAGA A Star Is Born
MELISSA McCARTHY Can You Ever Forgive Me?
OLIVIA COLMAN The Favourite
VIOLA DAVIS Widows

LEADING ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER A Star Is Born
CHRISTIAN BALE Vice
RAMI MALEK Bohemian Rhapsody
STEVE COOGAN Stan & Ollie
VIGGO MORTENSEN Green Book

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS Vice
CLAIRE FOY First Man
EMMA STONE The Favourite
MARGOT ROBBIE Mary Queen of Scots
RACHEL WEISZ The Favourite

SUPPORTING ACTOR
ADAM DRIVER BlacKkKlansman
MAHERSHALA ALI Green Book
RICHARD E. GRANT Can You Ever Forgive Me?
SAM ROCKWELL Vice
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Beautiful Boy

ORIGINAL MUSIC
BLACKkKLANSMAN Terence Blanchard
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Nicholas Britell
ISLE OF DOGS Alexandre Desplat
MARY POPPINS RETURNS Marc Shaiman
A STAR IS BORN Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Lukas Nelson

CINEMATOGRAPHY
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Newton Thomas Sigel
COLD WAR Łukasz Żal
THE FAVOURITE Robbie Ryan
FIRST MAN Linus Sandgren
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón

EDITING
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY John Ottman
THE FAVOURITE Yorgos Mavropsaridis
FIRST MAN Tom Cross
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Gough
VICE Hank Corwin

PRODUCTION DESIGN
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock
THE FAVOURITE Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
FIRST MAN Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
MARY POPPINS RETURNS John Myhre, Gordon Sim
ROMA Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enríquez

COSTUME DESIGN
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS Mary Zophres
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Julian Day
THE FAVOURITE Sandy Powell
MARY POPPINS RETURNS Sandy Powell
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Alexandra Byrne

MAKEUP & HAIR
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Mark Coulier, Jan Sewell
THE FAVOURITE Nadia Stacey
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Jenny Shircore
STAN & OLLIE Mark Coulier, Jeremy Woodhead
VICE Nominees TBC

SOUND
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY John Casali, Tim Cavagin, Nina Hartstone, Paul Massey, John Warhurst
FIRST MAN Mary H. Ellis, Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Ai-Ling Lee, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT Gilbert Lake, James H. Mather, Christopher Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith
A QUIET PLACE Erik Aadahl, Michael Barosky, Brandon Procter, Ethan Van der Ryn
A STAR IS BORN Steve Morrow, Alan Robert Murray, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Kelly Port, Dan Sudick
BLACK PANTHER Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack, Dan Sudick
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD Tim Burke, Andy Kind, Christian Manz, David Watkins
FIRST MAN Ian Hunter, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, J.D. Schwalm
READY PLAYER ONE Matthew E. Butler, Grady Cofer, Roger Guyett, David Shirk

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
I’M OK Elizabeth Hobbs, Abigail Addison, Jelena Popović
MARFA Gary McLeod, Myles McLeod
ROUGHHOUSE Jonathan Hodgson, Richard Van Den Boom

BRITISH SHORT FILM
73 COWS Alex Lockwood
BACHELOR, 38 Angela Clarke
THE BLUE DOOR Ben Clark, Megan Pugh, Paul Taylor
THE FIELD Sandhya Suri, Balthazar de Ganay
WALE Barnaby Blackburn, Sophie Alexander, Catherine Slater, Edward Speleers

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
BARRY KEOGHAN
CYNTHIA ERIVO
JESSIE BUCKLEY
LAKEITH STANFIELD
LETITIA WRIGHT

These look closer to what I imagined the Oscar nominees will look like. BAFTA is an important precursor because the British Film Academy have a lot of overlap with the American Academy. BAFTA liked A Star is Born a little less than the Globes did although it did get a Screenplay nomination that it did not get at Globes, and it really did not recognize Black Panther but that's to be expected from the British Academy who are notorious for ignoring black talent with some notable exceptions. Bohemian Rhapsody missed out on Best Film but got in for Best British Film. Unlike Best Film, Best British Film recognizes both producers and directors, so director Bryan Singer, whom the cast has been working overtime to ensure his name is NOT mentioned during their awards run, is a BAFTA nominee thanks to that nomination.

 

[misskarne]

Bohemian Rhapsody missed out on Best Film but got in for Best British Film.

Brian May was a touch salty about it on instagram this morning.

Good to see BoRhap getting a few of the behind-the-scenes noms, too. The costuming, hair and makeup in that movie was very very good and they'd clearly done their research - a lot of the costuming, particularly for Brian and Freddie, was 100% perfect and they nailed down the hair pretty well.

 

[VGThuy]

Oscar campaigns are getting dirty. Two stories have been released saying Green Book director Peter Farrely admitted he was a Louis CK style flasher (apparently done for pranks as opposed to sexual gratification) who flashed his penis to unassuming people including women about 500 times. And now it comes out the screenwriter Nick Vallelonga, who is the son of Viggo Mortensen's character, bolstered Trump's debunked claim about seeing thousands of Muslims cheering during 9/11 in Jersey City (even the JCPD denied that happened) tweeting “100% correct. Muslims in Jersey City cheering when towers went down. I saw it, as you did, possibly on local CBS news.” But the tweet was deleted as of today and then he deactivated his Twitter account when it resurfaced.

I mean these things happened, but I wonder who is behind all of this being unsurfaced NOW.

 

[aftershocks]

I always skip through the openings of award shows, regardless of the host.

Really? Well you missed some great belly-laughing one-liners when Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars back-in-da-day!

Oscar campaigns are getting dirty...
I mean these things happened, but I wonder who is behind all of this being unsurfaced NOW.

Unsurprising, as Oscar campaigns aren't known for being kind and generous. Nothwithstanding back-stabbing tactics, bad or questionable behavior and comments can catch up with a person. Karma being a b**ch, as commonly noted.

 

[Tesla]

I mean these things happened, but I wonder who is behind all of this being unsurfaced NOW.

Whoever, or whichever film, got bumped by Green Book.

 

[VGThuy]

The Broadcast Film Critics Association held their cleverly named "Critics' Choice Awards" last night and here are the winners:

http://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards/

BEST PICTURE “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST ACTOR Christian Bale – “Vice” (Annapurna)
BEST ACTRESS – TIE Glenn Close – “The Wife” (Sony Pictures Classics) Lady Gaga – “A Star Is Born” (Warner Bros.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mahershala Ali – “Green Book” (Universal)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Regina King – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade” (A24)
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE “The Favourite” (Fox Searchlight)
BEST DIRECTOR Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Paul Schrader – “First Reformed” (A24)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Barry Jenkins – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Hannah Beachler, Jay Hart – “Black Panther” (Disney)
BEST EDITING Tom Cross – “First Man” (Universal)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Ruth Carter – “Black Panther” (Disney)
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP “Vice” (Annapurna)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS “Black Panther” (Disney)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (Sony)
BEST ACTION MOVIE “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (Paramount)
BEST COMEDY “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros.)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Christian Bale – “Vice” (Annapurna)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Olivia Colman – “The Favourite” (Fox Searchlight)
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE “A Quiet Place” (Paramount)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST SONG
Shallow – “A Star Is Born” (Warner Bros.)
BEST SCORE Justin Hurwitz – “First Man” (Universal)

With Regina King winning here and the Golden Globes and NOT winning SAG and BAFTA as she was not nominated, I think the Best Supporting Actress race is wide open, if she receives an Oscar nomination. Lady Gaga and Glenn Close tying for Best Actress is a little funny to me. I think Lady Gaga was probably going to win outright but the Golden Globes made Glenn Close a viable alternative and people in that group ended up voting for her to the point where she caught up. Christian Bale won two awards last night.

Nice to see First Reformed get some awards traction. I think it's funny how these are called the Critics' Choice Awards but many of these choices did not align with the big critics at all. BFCA are "reviewers" who do reviews for television and radio and some times Internet segments.

 

[yurokis40]

the critics really Hated Bohemian Rhapsody, I like Christian Bale very good actor, But Malek was transcendant as Freddie Mercury the movie is heading to 800 worldwide and that's without a china release I still think he is a lock for the Oscar I can't see the academy running to give bale a second Oscar for portraying a vice president in the boring vice movie, and amy adams was downright laughable in that role made lynn Cheney a total caricature.

 

[Vash01]

the critics really Hated Bohemian Rhapsody, I like Christian Bale very good actor, But Malek was transcendant as Freddie Mercury the movie is heading to 800 worldwide and that's without a china release I still think he is a lock for the Oscar I can't see the academy running to give bale a second Oscar for portraying a vice president in the boring vice movie, and amy adams was downright laughable in that role made lynn Cheney a total caricature.

I beg to differ. Vice was a well made movie and Christian Bale was phenomenal as Dick Cheney. I have a tough time picking between him and Rami Malek for Best Actor.

I feel the critics were very unfair to Bohemian Rhapsody. I don’t always like blockbuster movies but I liked BR very much.

I strongly disagree with your comments on Amy Adams. I dont expect her to win the supporting actress Oscar (if she gets nominated) but she does not deserve such insulting comments,

 

[Vash01]

The Broadcast Film Critics Association held their cleverly named "Critics' Choice Awards" last night and here are the winners:

http://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards/

BEST PICTURE “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST ACTOR Christian Bale – “Vice” (Annapurna)
BEST ACTRESS – TIE Glenn Close – “The Wife” (Sony Pictures Classics) Lady Gaga – “A Star Is Born” (Warner Bros.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mahershala Ali – “Green Book” (Universal)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Regina King – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade” (A24)
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE “The Favourite” (Fox Searchlight)
BEST DIRECTOR Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Paul Schrader – “First Reformed” (A24)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Barry Jenkins – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Hannah Beachler, Jay Hart – “Black Panther” (Disney)
BEST EDITING Tom Cross – “First Man” (Universal)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Ruth Carter – “Black Panther” (Disney)
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP “Vice” (Annapurna)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS “Black Panther” (Disney)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (Sony)
BEST ACTION MOVIE “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (Paramount)
BEST COMEDY “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros.)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Christian Bale – “Vice” (Annapurna)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Olivia Colman – “The Favourite” (Fox Searchlight)
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE “A Quiet Place” (Paramount)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “Roma” (Netflix)
BEST SONG
Shallow – “A Star Is Born” (Warner Bros.)
BEST SCORE Justin Hurwitz – “First Man” (Universal)

With Regina King winning here and the Golden Globes and NOT winning SAG and BAFTA as she was not nominated, I think the Best Supporting Actress race is wide open, if she receives an Oscar nomination. Lady Gaga and Glenn Close tying for Best Actress is a little funny to me. I think Lady Gaga was probably going to win outright but the Golden Globes made Glenn Close a viable alternative and people in that group ended up voting for her to the point where she caught up. Christian Bale won two awards last night.

Nice to see First Reformed get some awards traction. I think it's funny how these are called the Critics' Choice Awards but many of these choices did not align with the big critics at all. BFCA are "reviewers" who do reviews for television and radio and some times Internet segments.

All this hoopla about Roma is really bothering me. It gets best pic And best foreign language awards, it’s not fair. They should not nominate the same movie in two categories. It is like if an actor got nominated for a lead role And a supporting role. I know it fits in the current rules, but those rules need to be revised.

I am not even sure that Roma is as great as it is made out to be, by critics. I will find out soon. I don’t always agree with critics. I thought If Beale Street .... was one of the worst movies that came out this year, along with First man.

Mahershala Ali getting a supporting nomination and award is also disturbing. His was essentially a co-lead role.

 

[VGThuy]

It's like the Animated Feature category and how Documentaries could theoretically be nominated for Best Picture. I don't mind Foreign Films being nominated for Best Picture. And I like how those movies get recognized in the broader sense. But then if it was up to me, at least four Foreign movies this year would be up for Best Picture. You may not like Roma but not every movie that gets nominated for Best Pic is liked but all. Maybe they should change the rules that if you have a foreign-language film and it's eligible to be nominated for multiple awards because it played in the U.S. then you're out of the running for Best Foreign Language film or you have to choose one. I know when critics circles have a Foreign Film named as Best Film, they give another movie Best Foreign Film or vacate the spot.

I do think it's weird how Mahershala Ali is getting nominated in Supporting, but this type of Oscar strategizing has gone on forever. I think maybe they should do something about it because it's becoming more common for lead roles to be nominated for Supporting categories and it just takes the space away from actual supporting roles (and wins).

 

[screech]

What bugs me more is something like Christian Bale being up for best actor and best comedy actor.
Insulting to the other comedy actors, as though they're not good enough to be just best 'actor' without the descriptor in front.
I also think that if they have a comedy award, they should have an equivalent drama award.

 

[Japanfan]

All this hoopla about Roma is really bothering me. It gets best pic And best foreign language awards, it’s not fair. They should not nominate the same movie in two categories. It is like if an actor got nominated for a lead role And a supporting role. I know it fits in the current rules, but those rules need to be revised.

'Best pic' was missing from the list @VIETgrlTerifa posted, so I wondered what it was.

I agree with you that the same movie shouldn't be nominated for two Best Picture categories.

I am not even sure that Roma is as great as it is made out to be, by critics.

A few friends who have seen Roma confirm what the critics say, that it is wonderful.

It looks wonderful to me from the trailer.

We actually went to the theater to see it, but it was sold out, and it was the last day it was showing here. I will wait to see it on TV - a friend says the film is well-suited to the smaller screen.

 

[VGThuy]

'Best pic' was missing from the list @VIETgrlTerifa posted, so I wondered what it was.

I agree with you that the same movie shouldn't be nominated for two Best Picture categories.



A few friends who have seen Roma confirm what the critics say, that it is wonderful.

It looks wonderful to me from the trailer.

We actually went to the theater to see it, but it was sold out, and it was the last day it was showing here. I will wait to see it on TV - a friend says the film is well-suited to the smaller screen.

It's listed as the first winner.

 

[Japanfan]

It's listed as the first winner.

I see, sorry.

I guess I assumed it would be further down the list.

 

[VGThuy]

Visual Effects Society announced their nominees and Black Panther is shut out:

https://deadline.com/2019/01/2019-v...isual-effects-society-nominations-1202535253/

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Christopher Robin”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
“12 Strong”
“Bird Box”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“Outlaw King”

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Thanos
“Christopher Robin”; Tigger
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”; Indoraptor
“Ready Player One”; Art3mis

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”; The Grinch
“Incredibles 2”; Helen Parr
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Ralphzilla
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”; Miles Morales

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”; Journey to the Quantum Realm
“Aquaman”; Atlantis
“Ready Player One”; The Shining, Overlook Hotel
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”; Vandor Planet

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”; Whoville
“Incredibles 2”; Parr House
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Social Media District
“Spider-Man; Into the Spider-Verse”; Graphic New York City

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
“Aquaman”; Third Act Battle
“Echo”; Time Displacement
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”; Gyrosphere Escape
“Ready Player One”; New York Race
“Welcome to Marwen”; Town of Marwen

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Nidavellir Forge Megastructure
“Incredibles 2”; Underminer Vehicle
“Mortal Engines”; London
“Ready Player One”; DeLorean DMC-12
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”; Millennium Falcon

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Titan
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Wakanda
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”; Snow, Clouds and Smoke
“Incredibles 2”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Virus Infection & Destruction
“Smallfoot”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Titan
“First Man”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Welcome to Marwen”

Also USC Scripter nominees are out for Best Adapted Screenplay:

https://deadline.com/2019/01/usc-scripter-awards-2019-nominees-movies-tv-1202535386/

Black Panther
Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Disney and Marvel Comics

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel
Fox Searchlight and Simon & Schuster

The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and David Schneider, based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin
IFC Films and Titan Comics

If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins and author James Baldwin
nnapurna Pictures and Vintage International

Leave No Trace
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock
Bleecker Street and Mariner Books

The major snub was Blackkklansman.

 

[Vash01]

Visual Effects Society announced their nominees and Black Panther is shut out:

https://deadline.com/2019/01/2019-v...isual-effects-society-nominations-1202535253/

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Christopher Robin”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
“12 Strong”
“Bird Box”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“Outlaw King”

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Thanos
“Christopher Robin”; Tigger
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”; Indoraptor
“Ready Player One”; Art3mis

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”; The Grinch
“Incredibles 2”; Helen Parr
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Ralphzilla
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”; Miles Morales

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”; Journey to the Quantum Realm
“Aquaman”; Atlantis
“Ready Player One”; The Shining, Overlook Hotel
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”; Vandor Planet

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”; Whoville
“Incredibles 2”; Parr House
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Social Media District
“Spider-Man; Into the Spider-Verse”; Graphic New York City

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
“Aquaman”; Third Act Battle
“Echo”; Time Displacement
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”; Gyrosphere Escape
“Ready Player One”; New York Race
“Welcome to Marwen”; Town of Marwen

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Nidavellir Forge Megastructure
“Incredibles 2”; Underminer Vehicle
“Mortal Engines”; London
“Ready Player One”; DeLorean DMC-12
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”; Millennium Falcon

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Titan
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Wakanda
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”; Snow, Clouds and Smoke
“Incredibles 2”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Virus Infection & Destruction
“Smallfoot”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
“Avengers: Infinity War”; Titan
“First Man”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Welcome to Marwen”

Also USC Scripter nominees are out for Best Adapted Screenplay:

https://deadline.com/2019/01/usc-scripter-awards-2019-nominees-movies-tv-1202535386/

Black Panther
Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Disney and Marvel Comics

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel
Fox Searchlight and Simon & Schuster

The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and David Schneider, based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin
IFC Films and Titan Comics

If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins and author James Baldwin
nnapurna Pictures and Vintage International

Leave No Trace
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock
Bleecker Street and Mariner Books

The major snub was Blackkklansman.

Beale street getting screenplay nominations is laughable. IMO that screenplay ruined what could have been a good movie. I couldn’t wait to get out of the theater.

 

[allezfred]

the critics really Hated Bohemian Rhapsody, I like Christian Bale very good actor, But Malek was transcendant as Freddie Mercury the movie is heading to 800 worldwide and that's without a china release I still think he is a lock for the Oscar I can't see the academy running to give bale a second Oscar for portraying a vice president in the boring vice movie, and amy adams was downright laughable in that role made lynn Cheney a total caricature.

Christian Bale is winning the Oscar. You heard it first here folks.

 

[mrinalini]

A screenplay nomination for Leave No Trace is mystifying...there's very little dialogue and plot and much of the movie has Ben Foster and his young co-star tramping around looking sullen in the woods.