The Oscar Buzz Thread! (Oscar Nominees Announced!)

[Tallok]

Kill Bill had some really good cinematography, and Last Samurai, while very good, isn't probably best picture

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly did an "Oscar buzz" issue.

The good news: RotK was listed in several categories.

The bad news: (1) It was EW, and (2) they listed about 20 potential nominees in each category. Hardly an article about "buzz"--more like, we can narrow it down to these 20, but have no clue so we'll just list them all.

What helps RotK the most was Peter Jackson getting snubbed last year. The Academy loves to give out "payback" awards for past slights.

 

[Sirius_Black]

The Golden Globe nominations should help clear up some confusion when it comes to the Oscars. Granted, they are not always that reliable, but more often than not, GG's have been a good precursor for who is emerging as likely nominees at least.

 

[jester47]

Pesonally I think they are waiting to give out the accolades until the "whole film" is released. If Jackson does not get best director then I think the Academy Awards will loose a lot of thier prestige, and another (percieved to be more fair) award ceremony will take prominence.

I am expecting a one time "new" category to compensate for Lord of the Rings. Like "best series of films filmed concurrently" or somthing like that.

Needless to say the whole series already has six academy awards.

I would strongly urge people to start paying attention to the AFI awards. and BAFTA awards. Their choices seem to make more sense to me.

From what I hear though, Mystic River is supposed to be a big contender for Best Pictiure.

Aaron.

 

[KenM]

IMO the LotR movies are one big movie becuase the filmed it all at once. If the stoped between movies, then they would be considered different films. The one award that i think will be interesting this year is best visual effects. You have RotK, Pirates, Reloaded and Revolutions.

 

[Enforcer]

So, what you're really trying to say is...

 

[Mark]

If I was a comspiracy theorist I'd suspect that they squeezed off that last Matrix flick just to deflate some of the trilogy cache LotR had going...

 

[theburningman]

If I was a comspiracy theorist I'd suspect that they squeezed off that last Matrix flick just to deflate some of the trilogy cache LotR had going...

They squeezed one off all right. Pee-yew! I had to light a match after that stinker.

 

[TiQuinn]

Here are the people I see as Best Actor front-runners:

Sean Penn - Mystic River
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
Omar Sharif - Monsieur Ibrahim
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean

and the last spot is probably up for grabs between folks like Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Viggo Mortensen, and Jack Nicholson.

Personally, I think this might be Penn's year though I'd love for it to be Depp's.

Best Director: Probably going to be between Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood, and Tim Burton

Best Picture: Return of the King Vs. Mystic River. Typical Academy Award fodder/well acted drama Vs. culimination of the biggest fantasy trilogy ever. 6 to 1, half dozen to the other, IMO.........and yes, I'm totally biased on this one.

 

[Shadowdancer]

What I think is interesting is the relative lack of Oscar buzz this year, compared to the same point in previous years. Not that there isn't some talk, just not as much as in previous years.

I think everyone is waiting for RotK to be released. It's the perceived front-runner.