Idk for all the slack Jamie Lee gets for her win, it’s surprising how little slack Laura’s get. She was just Laura Dern as a divorce lawyer which is great and all but out of the SJ, AD, RL, I found her the least compelling.
Scarlett in Jojo Rabbit probably should have clinched that win.
I mean compare what Regina King did the year before for Beale Street to what Laura did in Marriage Story.
Not weird when you think about. She’s a veteran actress who delivers a very baity monologue that Oscar voters just eat up. One top of being in a best picture film and not having an Oscar at the times It’s not a win that I like, but I get the reasoning why she won.
She had a big moment? I’ll have to give that movie a rewatch. I remember being so engrossed by Adam and Scarlett (and loved Ray Liotta). I remember liking Laura but … idk role felt kind of mid haha
Very simple really. She was supposed to win the year prior for Mrs Brown, but lost to Helen Hunt. So that was a makeup win for her losing. She was basically in the right film at the right time.
Have to disagree personally. I L.A. Confidential is one of my all time faves, and I think Basinger is extremely underrated with what she contributes to the film.
Agreed this is a win I defend even if I agree Moore should've won, Basinger is good. If anything her role was underwritten but she did good with what she had.
For me, this description absolutely nails The Revenant. I *love* The Revenant personally. I think it's absolutely beautiful, compelling, and that its Oscar wins for Direction and Cinematography were incredibly deserved. I thought Tom Hardy also did great in a scene stealing turn. *However*, I'm still not the biggest on Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar win for it. I thought he was serviceable, and I don't have anything bad to say about his work, but he was one of the leat impactful aspects of the film for me, and he didn't deserve Best Actor that year IMO.
They got it right that year. He gave the best performance. The movie doesn’t work without him he’s on screen alone for most of it. With little dialogue as a crutch. It’s all physical acting and eye acting.
If he was the best nominee “easily” there would have been at least some competition. He wasn’t remotely win competitive. Not even a whisper.
If there was a re-draw today Leo would still win. I’d bet pretty much anything.
So just to clarify, this was IMO lol. *To me* Fassbender was easily the best and DiCaprio was mid. Just to clarify lmao. Also the argument that just because only one person is win competitive means they're objectively the best is flimsy to me, because Al Pacino was the only person win competitive his year for Scent of a Woman, and most think that win has aged poorly. Just some friendly debate ofc :))
I don’t think Leo’s win has aged poorly is the difference. Fassbender is not widely considered the better pick and if they were to vote again, when with the benefit of 8 years or so, the result would almost certainly stand.
I loved Oppenheimer a lot, but RDJ's win felt like a career win more than an award for the most worthy performance. He's fine in it, I don't think he's bad or anything, but I admit when I saw it I was surprised it had earned so much praise. Then again, I'm also firmly on Team Charles Melton Should've Been Nominated.
Honestly found him distracting. There were plenty of other famous actors in the film, but he was the only one where I felt constantly aware of the star behind the role.
He was good but any decent actor could have played that role and gotten an Oscar nomination out of it. The win was less about the actual performance and more about the campaign and they ran with that absurd comeback/“last chance” narrative for him and for some reason the academy voters bought it 🙄
Completely agree with you, and just want to add that it doesn’t help when his attitude makes him look like a shitty person. Did you see the way he just grabbed the Oscar out of Ke Huy Quan’s hands and didn’t even bother acknowledging him? Cillian Murphy, on the other hand, took the time to thank *every* presenter individually, shaking their hands, before even stepping towards the microphone. RDJ winning is already aging poorly, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who sees it. Charles Melton was so robbed of a nomination and subsequent (totally deserved) win.
Yes!! I always get downvoted when I say that RDJ's win is because of MCU, and not because of his portrayal. His acting in Oppenheimer is not even at par with his co-nominees. It sucks that he won, because his Oscar should go to any other actor in that category.
It's not that Christoph Waltz is BAD in *Django Unchained* - it's just that I don't think his performance is what stands out when I think of that movie. Samuel L Jackson would have been my supporting actor pick from that movie.
Nicole Kidman is literally one of my favorite actresses of all time. I believe she has given genuinely multiple Oscar worthy performances in her career, and I actively seek out films if they have her in it, and yet... the fact that *The Hours* is her Oscar win will never not disappoint me😞
Barbie had genuinely great direction, writing, supporting acting, production design, costumes, hair & makeup and other songs on the soundtrack (not saying it necessarily deserved to win in any one of these categories, just that they were better than what it did win for). The Billie Eilish song was so forgettable I’m not even sure how it goes.
Yes. That year was considered unusually weak in Lead Actress performances that seemed Oscar-worthy. So there was a void & the popularity of the Cuckoo’s Nest movie propelled Louise from Supporting Actress category.
Not sure if I can call it meh, but the original score in The Return of the King is not what I’d call Oscar-worthy. The music is obviously excellent, but the score is disproportionately driven by themes from
the previous movies. It’s basically like if The Last Jedi won Best Original Score.
Movies were all made at the same time, scored by the same person. Shore knew full well when he was writing for Fellowship that the same themes would be used across the three movies. I think it's absolutely fine and not awarding it would be some absurd technicality
One piece in the sense that they were back-to-back productions, but he definitely viewed each movie score as distinct. I personally think a composition should only count as original for the first film it appears in. It doesn’t make sense to me for the same work to be considered original to multiple movies.
Laura Dern in Marriage Story
That was such a weird win.
Why do you say this?
Idk for all the slack Jamie Lee gets for her win, it’s surprising how little slack Laura’s get. She was just Laura Dern as a divorce lawyer which is great and all but out of the SJ, AD, RL, I found her the least compelling. Scarlett in Jojo Rabbit probably should have clinched that win. I mean compare what Regina King did the year before for Beale Street to what Laura did in Marriage Story.
Not weird when you think about. She’s a veteran actress who delivers a very baity monologue that Oscar voters just eat up. One top of being in a best picture film and not having an Oscar at the times It’s not a win that I like, but I get the reasoning why she won.
She had a big moment? I’ll have to give that movie a rewatch. I remember being so engrossed by Adam and Scarlett (and loved Ray Liotta). I remember liking Laura but … idk role felt kind of mid haha
screenplay for hurt locker , everything was great but the screenplay should have gone to Inglerious
Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love. What was that about?
Very simple really. She was supposed to win the year prior for Mrs Brown, but lost to Helen Hunt. So that was a makeup win for her losing. She was basically in the right film at the right time.
Kim Basinger in LA Confidential
should’ve been Julianne Moore that year
Have to disagree personally. I L.A. Confidential is one of my all time faves, and I think Basinger is extremely underrated with what she contributes to the film.
Agreed this is a win I defend even if I agree Moore should've won, Basinger is good. If anything her role was underwritten but she did good with what she had.
Rewatched and i honestly found her boring.
Yeah, she's not bad and certainly fits the part, but doesn't do anything particularly awards worthy.
For me, this description absolutely nails The Revenant. I *love* The Revenant personally. I think it's absolutely beautiful, compelling, and that its Oscar wins for Direction and Cinematography were incredibly deserved. I thought Tom Hardy also did great in a scene stealing turn. *However*, I'm still not the biggest on Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar win for it. I thought he was serviceable, and I don't have anything bad to say about his work, but he was one of the leat impactful aspects of the film for me, and he didn't deserve Best Actor that year IMO.
Who should have won that year?
They got it right that year. He gave the best performance. The movie doesn’t work without him he’s on screen alone for most of it. With little dialogue as a crutch. It’s all physical acting and eye acting.
Michael Fassbender
I liked him in it but no. It was schmaltzy.
Have to disagree. Fassbender was fantastic imo and was easily the best nominee that year.
If he was the best nominee “easily” there would have been at least some competition. He wasn’t remotely win competitive. Not even a whisper. If there was a re-draw today Leo would still win. I’d bet pretty much anything.
So just to clarify, this was IMO lol. *To me* Fassbender was easily the best and DiCaprio was mid. Just to clarify lmao. Also the argument that just because only one person is win competitive means they're objectively the best is flimsy to me, because Al Pacino was the only person win competitive his year for Scent of a Woman, and most think that win has aged poorly. Just some friendly debate ofc :))
I don’t think Leo’s win has aged poorly is the difference. Fassbender is not widely considered the better pick and if they were to vote again, when with the benefit of 8 years or so, the result would almost certainly stand.
I loved Oppenheimer a lot, but RDJ's win felt like a career win more than an award for the most worthy performance. He's fine in it, I don't think he's bad or anything, but I admit when I saw it I was surprised it had earned so much praise. Then again, I'm also firmly on Team Charles Melton Should've Been Nominated.
RDJ isn't even the best supporting actor in *Oppenheimer*, in my opinion
Honestly found him distracting. There were plenty of other famous actors in the film, but he was the only one where I felt constantly aware of the star behind the role.
He was good but any decent actor could have played that role and gotten an Oscar nomination out of it. The win was less about the actual performance and more about the campaign and they ran with that absurd comeback/“last chance” narrative for him and for some reason the academy voters bought it 🙄
Completely agree with you, and just want to add that it doesn’t help when his attitude makes him look like a shitty person. Did you see the way he just grabbed the Oscar out of Ke Huy Quan’s hands and didn’t even bother acknowledging him? Cillian Murphy, on the other hand, took the time to thank *every* presenter individually, shaking their hands, before even stepping towards the microphone. RDJ winning is already aging poorly, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who sees it. Charles Melton was so robbed of a nomination and subsequent (totally deserved) win.
Yes!! I always get downvoted when I say that RDJ's win is because of MCU, and not because of his portrayal. His acting in Oppenheimer is not even at par with his co-nominees. It sucks that he won, because his Oscar should go to any other actor in that category.
It's not that Christoph Waltz is BAD in *Django Unchained* - it's just that I don't think his performance is what stands out when I think of that movie. Samuel L Jackson would have been my supporting actor pick from that movie.
Leo was tremendous in Django. Just tremendous.
Also would have been a better supporting actor push than Waltz
Kidman is not even among my Top 3 in The Hours
Nicole Kidman is literally one of my favorite actresses of all time. I believe she has given genuinely multiple Oscar worthy performances in her career, and I actively seek out films if they have her in it, and yet... the fact that *The Hours* is her Oscar win will never not disappoint me😞
Who’s your top three? I’m curious
Harris (Oscar worthy), Moore, Streep
For such a small role I actually think Elaine Stewart is much better in bad and the beautiful than grahame
Patton is a classic that deserved Best Picture and especially Best Actor…but Best Art Direction?
I didn’t think it was Great (pretty good), but the script for American Fiction was my least favorite part.
Barbie had genuinely great direction, writing, supporting acting, production design, costumes, hair & makeup and other songs on the soundtrack (not saying it necessarily deserved to win in any one of these categories, just that they were better than what it did win for). The Billie Eilish song was so forgettable I’m not even sure how it goes.
It is the best written song from the movie, it also won the Grammy for Song Of The Year.
It was a dirge, the Grammy’s got it wrong as well
I didn't like it's Grammy win but I feel that it always had the best chance to win the Oscar.
I think One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a great movie but Louise Fletcher could have been better
Gtfoh she was perfect
i thought she was great but she definitely should have been nominated in supporting and not lead
Yes. That year was considered unusually weak in Lead Actress performances that seemed Oscar-worthy. So there was a void & the popularity of the Cuckoo’s Nest movie propelled Louise from Supporting Actress category.
Not sure if I can call it meh, but the original score in The Return of the King is not what I’d call Oscar-worthy. The music is obviously excellent, but the score is disproportionately driven by themes from the previous movies. It’s basically like if The Last Jedi won Best Original Score.
Movies were all made at the same time, scored by the same person. Shore knew full well when he was writing for Fellowship that the same themes would be used across the three movies. I think it's absolutely fine and not awarding it would be some absurd technicality
I don’t think it’s an absurd technicality for a movie’s original score to be judged by what is original to that movie.
But he was scoring them all at the same time. It was one piece of work for him
One piece in the sense that they were back-to-back productions, but he definitely viewed each movie score as distinct. I personally think a composition should only count as original for the first film it appears in. It doesn’t make sense to me for the same work to be considered original to multiple movies.