2016 Academy Awards Thread

[nevets88]

I really love every one of those movies. OK, The Big Short less because it makes me angry and throw my phone across the room. Spotlight (people who are good at their jobs a la All the President's Men), Fury Road (blended visceral storytelling, action and acting) and Martian (more people good at their jobs, in space) a little more. But Room (heartbreaking tale of human survival and hope), Brooklyn (good old fashioned immigration pulling up bootstraps tale) and Spies (Spielberg does people good at their job via Tinker Tailor Spy) were so good. 

George Miller got nominated for best picture and director.

Wish I could watch this foreign film nom, Krigen:

BEST PICTURE

• The Big Short
• Bridge of Spies
• Brooklyn
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

 

BEST ACTOR

• Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
• Matt Damon, The Martian
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

 

BEST ACTRESS

• Cate Blanchett, Carol
• Brie Larson, Room
• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
• Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Christian Bale, The Big Short
• Tom Hardy, The Revenant
• Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
• Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
• Sylvester Stallone, Creed

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
• Rooney Mara, Carol
• Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
• Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

 

DIRECTING

• Adam McKay - The Big Short
• George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu - The Revenant
• Lenny Abrahamson - Room
• Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Anomalisa
• Boy and the World
• Inside Out
• Shaun the Sheep Movie
• When Marnie Was There

 

COSTUME DESIGN

• Carol
• Cinderella
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant

 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Amy
• Cartel Land
• The Look of Silence
• What Happened, Miss Simone?
• Winter on Fire

 

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

• Body Team
• Chau, Beyond the Lines
• Claude Lanzmann
• A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
• Last Day of Freedom

 

MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
• The Revenant

 

ORIGINAL SONG

• "Earned It" - Fifty Shades of Grey
• "Manta Ray" - Racing Extinction
• "Simple Song #3" - Youth
• "Til It Happens to You" - The Hunting Ground
• "Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre

 

ANIMATED SHORT

• Bear Story
• Prologue
• Sanjay's Super Team
• We Can't Live Without Cosmos
• World of Tomorrow

 

SOUND EDITING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• The Martian
• The Revenant

 

FILM EDITING

• The Big Short
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Spotlight
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Embrace of the Serpent
• Mustang
• Son of Saul
• Theeb
• A War

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Bridge of Spies
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Ex Machina
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Big Short
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• The Martian
• Room

 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Bridge of Spies
• Ex Machina
• Inside Out
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Sicario

[nevets88]

Everyone expecting The Revenant (I keep saying Les Revenants) to win Best Picture, surprise. That was one slog of a movie. Frontier living is a hard hard life. Glad the Colonel won for Bridge of Spies.

Best Picture: “Spotlight”

Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”

Actress: Brie Larson, “Room”

Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay

Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy

Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki

Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (set decoration)

Film Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Margaret Sixel

Visual Effects: “Ex Machina,” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett

Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Jenny Beavan

Makeup: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin

Sound Mixing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

Score: “The Hateful Eight,” Ennio Morricone

Song: “Writing’s on the Wall,” from “Spectre,” Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul” (Hungary)

Animated Feature: “Inside Out”

Documentary Feature: “Amy”

Animated Short: “Bear Story”

Documentary Short: “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”

Live Action Short: “Stutterer”

[RussUK]

5 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

 

Score: “The Hateful Eight,” Ennio Morricone

Song: “Writing’s on the Wall,” from “Spectre,” Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

 

 

Morricone always composed great music (The Ecstasy of gold is my all time favourite) so may have to watch the Hateful Eight.

Was suprised at Sam Smith as i thought it was one of the worst Bond theme tunes ever. You know my Name by Chris Cornell was the best bond song for me

[boogielicious]

12 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Everyone expecting The Revenant (I keep saying Les Revenants) to win Best Picture, surprise. That was one slog of a movie. Frontier living is a hard hard life. Glad the Colonel won for Bridge of Spies.

Best Picture: “Spotlight”

Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”

Actress: Brie Larson, “Room”

Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay

Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy

Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki

Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (set decoration)

Film Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Margaret Sixel

Visual Effects: “Ex Machina,” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett

Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Jenny Beavan

Makeup: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin

Sound Mixing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

Score: “The Hateful Eight,” Ennio Morricone

Song: “Writing’s on the Wall,” from “Spectre,” Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul” (Hungary)

Animated Feature: “Inside Out”

Documentary Feature: “Amy”

Animated Short: “Bear Story”

Documentary Short: “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”

Live Action Short: “Stutterer”

We try to see most of the Best Picture movies and Best Actor/Supporting etc. We saw:

Room and Bridge of Spies (both excellent) and will check out Spotlight, The Revenant, Joy, Hateful Eight and The Big Short. I have no desire to see Mad Max.

[nevets88]

2 minutes ago, RussUK said:

Morricone always composed great music (The Ecstasy of gold is my all time favourite) so may have to watch the Hateful Eight.

Was suprised at Sam Smith as i thought it was one of the worst Bond theme tunes ever. You know my Name by Chris Cornell was the best bond song for me

Yes, that song was totally forgettable, especially coming after Skyfall.

[saevel25]

13 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Yes, that song was totally forgettable, especially coming after Skyfall.

I agree. When I saw the last bond movie I thought it was a pretty average song. Honestly the other songs were not overly impressive. Though I thought Lady Gaga's performance was really good. 

I am glad to see Leo finally get his Oscar. He's had a few roles now that could have gotten him the Oscar in the past.  He could have shoved the whole climate change speech, but oh well. 

I will have to rent Mad Max, though I think I should have saw it in theaters to get the full effect. 

I have no want to watch Spotlight. I thought Chris Rock did a great job hosting the Oscar's. 

[nevets88]

Bridge of Spies doesn't get a lot of hype or talk, but I really liked it.

[colin007]

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

 I have no desire to see Mad Max.

 

dude, Mad Max is NOT just an action movie.  it is genuinely a FILM.  it is absolutely incredible. it stays with you for weeks, and you find yourself replaying things in your head.  it floored me and i wouldve been ok with it winning best picture had it been nominated.

 

1 hour ago, saevel25 said:

I have no want to watch Spotlight.

 

really?  how come?  theres not a dull moment in it, and the acting and dialog in it is great. i loved the character that Leiv Schreiber played.

[saevel25]

2 minutes ago, colin007 said:

really?  how come?  theres not a dull moment in it, and the acting and dialog in it is great. i loved the character that Leiv Schreiber played.

The movie just doesn't appeal to me at all. 

[colin007]

im glad Brie Larson won for Room. i thought she was incredible.  the nuance in her face, just trying to keep her head together to do what she could for the boy. that was amazing acting. 

and she looked BANGING in that blue dress...

[boogielicious]

1 hour ago, colin007 said:

 

dude, Mad Max is NOT just an action movie.  it is genuinely a FILM.  it is absolutely incredible. it stays with you for weeks, and you find yourself replaying things in your head.  it floored me and i wouldve been ok with it winning best picture had it been nominated.

I saw the first two when they came out. Meh.