No big suprises here only fears that became true, like Cloud Atlas not getting any nominations and The Hobbit and The Avengers getting only technical ones or some movies that were quite obviously tailored for oscars grabing most of them.
Worst film ever? Interesting.Zenn3k said:The fact Cloud Atlas was totally snubbed, but that SHIT movie Lincoln (yes, shit movie, I said it, it was terrible, one of the worst films I've EVER seen) gets 12 noms?
Pretty obvious the Oscars are just a buddy club now. You have a big name in Hollywood? Here are some awards!! We don't care about quality anymore! WEEEE!
Fuck the Oscars.
They're certainly in the highest ivory tower of all, but it's the same self-congratulatory circle-jerking as any other award show.Sixcess said:Not really. I've never looked upon the Oscars as a definitive guide to the best of movie making, considering (among many other things) the fact that directors like Hitchcock and Kubrick both received multiple Best Director nominations without ever winning.Casual Shinji said:Do the Oscars even matter anymore?
But regardless of that, the industry takes them seriously and they do have a certain prestige, so it's good to see the films and the filmmakers you enjoy being acknowledged and acclaimed for their work. Even moreso if its a filmmaker or genre that is habitually snubbed by the Academy. Less good when they are undeservedly snubbed for god knows what reason.
And it's fun to shake your head in disbelief at their annual idiocies and inexplicable choices/ommissions and discuss where and why they went so terribly wrong. There could be quite a lot of that this year, I think.
That's true, but unless the movie was already memorable on it's own, a sales boost won't change too much I think. You remember that movie Jeff Bridges won an award with for Best Male Lead? Neither do I.Korenith said:True but then movies involved in the Oscars get a sales boost which means the movie does well which means those involved get to make more movies so actually it does kind of matter. Plenty of movies do fine without that kind of advertising but in a few cases it might help bring some much deserved attention to films with a smaller budget that can't afford big ad campaigns to generate interest.
Mmhh... maybe my sources were outdated, since I saw 157 million gross.Eclipse Dragon said:Wreck it Ralph had a budget of $165 million, worldwide it grossed $311,332,457 (Wikipedia numbers so take it for what it is). It made $49.1 million in the first weekend, which was a new Disney record (not counting Pixar films).hermes200 said:I find it hard to believe since that movie was considered a flop.
They matter exactly as much as they have in the past. Which is to say, not at all. There are a few good, smaller movies that get more attention because they won a major award (example, The Hurt Locker), but aside from that oscars really have no effect on anything.Casual Shinji said:Do the Oscars even matter anymore?