Oscars 2014

[Bensell]

I know it's not much notice but let's have an Oscar Pool. Just post your picks in this thread and I will grade, probably early tomorrow.

Best Picture: American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Philomena, 12 Years a Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actor: Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress: Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench, Meryl Streep

Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, Bradley Cooper, Michael Fassbender, Jonah Hill, Jared Leto

Supporting Actress: Sally Hawkins, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong'o, Julia Roberts, June Squibb

Best Director: David O. Russell, Alfonso Cuaron, Alexander Payne, Steve McQueen, Martin Scorsese

Animated Film: The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Ernest & Celestine, Frozen, The Wind Rises

Cinematography: The Grandmaster, Gravity, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska, Prisoners

Costume Design: American Hustle, The Grandmaster, The Great Gatsby, The Invisible Woman, 12 Years a Slave

Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing, Cutie and the Boxer, Dirty Wars, The Square, 20 Feet from Stardom

Film Editing: American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, 12 Years a Slave

Foreign Language Film: The Broken Circle Breakdown, The Great Beauty, The Hunt, The Missing Picture, Omar

Original Score: The Book Thief, Gravity, Her, Philomena, Saving Mr. Banks

Original Song: Happy (Despicable Me 2), Let it Go (Frozen), The Moon Song (Her), Ordinary Love (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)

Sound Editing: All is Lost, Captain Phillips, Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Lone Survivor

Sound Mixing: Captain Phillips, Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Inside Llewyn Davis, Lone Survivor

Visual Effedcts: Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Iron Man 3, The Lone Ranger, Star Trek Into Darkness

Adapted Screenplay: Before Midnight, Captain Phillips, Philomena, 12 Years a Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street

Original Screenplay: American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska

[rass]

[A_B]

Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave,

Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor,

Best Actress: Amy Adams,

Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi,

Supporting Actress: , Jennifer Lawrence,

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron,

Animated Film: Frozen,

Cinematography: Gravity,

Costume Design: The Great Gatsby,

Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing,

Film Editing: Gravity,

Foreign Language Film: The Missing Picture,

Original Score: Her,

Original Song: Let it Go (Frozen),

Sound Editing: , Gravity,

Sound Mixing: , Gravity,

Visual Effedcts: Gravity,

Adapted Screenplay: Before Midnight,

Original Screenplay: Her,

[degenerasian]

Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress: Kate Blanchet

Supporting Actor: Jared Leto

Supporting Actress: , Jennifer Lawrence,

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron,

Animated Film: Frozen

Cinematography: Gravity

Costume Design: The Grandmaster

Documentary Feature: Dirty Wars

Film Editing: Gravity

Foreign Language Film: The Missing Picture

Original Score: Saving Mr Banks

Original Song: Happy (Despicable Me 2)

Sound Editing: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Sound Mixing: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Visual Effects: Gravity

Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years A Slave

Original Screenplay: American Hustle

[Bensell]

Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress: Judi Dench

Supporting Actor: Jared Leto

Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o

Best Director: Steve McQueen

Animated Film: Frozen

Cinematography: Gravity

Costume Design: American Hustle

Documentary Feature: Dirty Wars

Film Editing: Gravity

Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty

Original Score: Her

Original Song: Ordinary Love (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)

Sound Editing: Gravity

Sound Mixing: Gravity

Visual Effedcts: Gravity

Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave

Original Screenplay: American Hustle

[Pruitt]

Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett

Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender

Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Animated Film: The Wind Rises

Cinematography: Gravity

Costume Design: The Great Gatsby

Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing

Film Editing: Gravity

Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty

Original Score: Her

Original Song: Happy (Despicable Me 2)

Sound Editing: Gravity

Sound Mixing: Gravity

Visual Effedcts: Gravity

Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave

Original Screenplay: American Hustle

[howard]

Interesting that a year with many fine movies and performances nominated, a pretty narrow consensus of likely winners has formed, in the media and to a lesser degree here.

Independent Spirit Awards last night partially affirmed, with their narrow sample of Oscar nominees. 12 Years, McConaughey, Blanchette, Leto and Lupita. They really liked Nebraska too. Hey, I watched cause I didn't have plans, and I really like host Patton Oswald.

(I prob won't watch tonight, cause I don't think Ellen is funny. And way back, I thought she was incredibly funny, but something happened.) (Plus, zombies are on. Plus, Cohle and Hart keep looking for the Yellow King. Plus, Girls.)

[Brontoburglar]

I'm debating if I'm going to watch. Was supposed to go a party (and still could go, I guess) but plans have changed around here and I'm wrapping up work.

So I could just avoid, or I could fall into the trap. Definitely can't not watch and be on the internet though. That'll drive me mad.

[howard]

Oscar viewing party >>> high percentage of males will be gay >>> better odds. That's how my arithmetic sez.

[howard]

First the marathon, now the Oscars. This East African domination must be checked.

wait, this isn't the twitter?

[Scottie]

The Brier is on. Go watch the Brier.

[The Sybian]

The Brier is on. Go watch the Brier.

Really? That soon after the Olympics? Does my boy Kevin Martin still compete, or is he retired?

[degenerasian]

I never understood the fascination with U2. Or is this just a bad song.

Syb: Martin lost in the Alberta playdowns so he's not there.

[Scottie]

Martin lost the Alberta final to Kevin Koe. And it was a helluva game; two Brier winners, each world champions, although Martin has more pedigree. Just bad luck in the last couple of ends for Martin, a game he controlled but got away from him. Likewise, Glen Howard lost Ontario on his last rock of the provincial final in terribly unforeseeable fashion. You should be cheering for, oh, British Columbia.

[howard]

Every pop culture/entertainment thread should be jacked to curling

[degenerasian]

That was cool. Pure joy when Lupita won.

[A_B]

Interesting that a year with many fine movies and performances nominated, a pretty narrow consensus of likely winners has formed, in the media and to a lesser degree here.

Independent Spirit Awards last night partially affirmed, with their narrow sample of Oscar nominees. 12 Years, McConaughey, Blanchette, Leto and Lupita. They really liked Nebraska too. Hey, I watched cause I didn't have plans, and I really like host Patton Oswald.

(I prob won't watch tonight, cause I don't think Ellen is funny. And way back, I thought she was incredibly funny, but something happened.) (Plus, zombies are on. Plus, Cohle and Hart keep looking for the Yellow King. Plus, Girls.)

We are no longer friends.

[A_B]

That was cool. Pure joy when Lupita won.

Def. She was good but Lawrence was better and her part was bigger. But the emotional content probably won out. 12 years was a really good movie and I think it will win best pic.

Gravity dominating as I thought it would.

[A_B]

Jonze deserved it. weird movie but the epitome of original. i thought their set design shoulda won, also their orignal score. the music in that movie was great.

also my signal is flaking because of ice storm, so i hope i can hang on for the last four or five categories.

[howard]

This is the year of McConaughey. Alright, alright alright!

[A_B]

Matthew with a great speech.

[howard]

The Independent Spirit Awards nailed five of the big six, missing only on director. I don't know if that is a good or a bad sign, but the fact that the quality of the films nominated for Oscars this year is so high may not be a coincidence; that 'small, indy' films nearly swept.

I can't remember a year with so many nominees that I personally like and respect so much, and so few that I dislike and consider untalented. I might have to resume going to the movies if Hollywood keeps this up. Apparently Gravity demands being viewed on the big screen.

AB, your girl was funny tonight.

[Bensell]

Final Standings:

Bensell 12
Pruitt 12
AB 11
degen 10

The only winners I had a problem with was the 2 production awards to The Great Gatsby

[Johnnie]

Ooooooooh. Bad form, LA Daily News.

[howard]

People are touchy about that headline? Seems fine to my (coarse) sensibility.