I was in a meeting this morning when the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced.
It’s like having to work on Christmas Day.
Since I missed the entertainment editors’ reactions immediately following the event, I feel compelled to add my own. As always, it’s a mixed bag of relief and regret.
(Feel free to add your own.)
I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE…
- All the Oscar love for Moneyball (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing). It’s one of the year’s best. Understated. Over-delivers.
- Bridesmaids’ recognition come in the two categories where it is deserved — Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. It was a funny comedy, but I think we all got a bit overly excited about just how good it was.
- The head-to-head competition between Brad Pitt and George Clooney, both in the Best Actor category and in other categories where their films are nominated together. No two friends enjoy going at each other so much or do it as well. Bodes well for the ceremony itself.
I’M SAD TO SEE…
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was not given a Best Picture nod. If you’re going to nominate 10 films, why not the most successful franchise in motion picture history — and its most critically acclaimed final installment? Nods for Art Direction, Makeup and Visual Effects don’t seem near enough.
- Michael Fassbender was robbed of the Best Actor nomination for Shame. I should also complain about Ryan Gosling’s omission from the list, but Fassbender alone is a crime. A crime.
- And, on the flip side, should a movie have to have a certain life in the theatre to earn a Best Picture nod? The Tree of Life was barely there. Try to see it now. Try to remember it if you did.
Okay. That’s all I have right now.
What do you think?
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Knee jerk
It’s like having to work on Christmas Day.
Since I missed the entertainment editors’ reactions immediately following the event, I feel compelled to add my own. As always, it’s a mixed bag of relief and regret.
(Feel free to add your own.)
I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE…
I’M SAD TO SEE…
Okay. That’s all I have right now.
What do you think?
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Posted in Academy Awards, Celebrities, Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Movies, Oscars
Tagged Academy Awards, Academy Awards nominations, Academy Awards snubs, Art Direction, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids movie, celebrities, commentary, entertainment, George Clooney, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Humor, Makeup, Michael Fassbender, Moneyball movie, Movies, Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Shame movie, The Ides of March movie, The Tree of Life movie, Visual Effects