Ben Affleck – Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
Juan Antonio Bayona – The Impossible
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Michael Haneke – Amour
Tom Hooper – Les Misérables
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
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My problem with Argo and Affleck winning is that by comparison to Lincoln, Les Miserables and now Zero Dark Thirty it's almost going to seem light. Zero Dark Thirty in particular is kind of starting to steal its thunder and some of the reviews have said as much. It has made a lot of money however and that will keep it in the conversation for now.
Aflleck is the Entertainer of the year.
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Wow.
the EW actors on actors blurb looks much more interesting than the ones written by 2nd graders in THR or Variety or whatever it was.
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I totally agree with you. But there is that obsessions of the Academy with Actors that work as directors...Originally Posted by Moviefreak
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Affleck has a real shot here. Right now, I could see there being a split with him winning Director depsite a heavier or more Academy flavored film winning BP. I mean, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and Les Mis all have Oscar winning directors at the helm. Unless there is an overwhelming amount of passion behind rewarding those films as a whole, Affleck could be the surprise of the night, especially if he wins the Globe, which I think he could.
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I think that any of those films winning Best Picture and losing director would actually be very strange. And the GG, really? Not only are they starfuckers who will probably award Affleck regardless, but their track record in this category recently has been very poor. Now, if he wins the DGA...
But, really I don't see a split happening this year.
Note for all those people saying "Argo is waning" after that EW cover: every year it looks the earlier-seen candidates wane when the December candidates unveil. But they really don't and they re-appear when precursors and big campaigning start. Learn your lesson this time, please, you're no newbies.
Yeah, the "Argo is waning" talk kind of remind me of the "Moneyball has no buzz" talk from last year.
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OMG, Charlize Theron on Jennifer LawrenceWhere can I read this?!
I know I've got a big ego, I really don't know why it's such a big deal, though.
Well, I still think Argo is losing heat... for the win. The film will obviously be nominated in a fair amount of categories, I just don't think it'll win anything save possibly Editing.
Moneyball also went home empty-handed.
At this time last year people were saying that it would be lucky to get nominated and Brad Pitt was fighting for a nom. We're just in this weird period after the festival season, before the critics awards, and the movies that have already been released are said to be dead or buzz-less.
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But, winning and getting nominated is a very big difference. Argo is still obviously one of the top 3-4 contenders, but I just think Lincoln and these December films are just so much bigger than it. I just think it's interesting that I've read quite a few people saying that ZDT makes Argo look like slight by comparison. I mean, of course it can still win, I just don't think it will.
LOL. At the same time, it's easy to connect the dots: Argo is a Warner Bros. film and EW is owned by Time Warner.
I also don't know why Ben Affleck being named The Entertainer of the Year makes him more likely than he was yesterday to win an Oscar. Yes, he's had a big year and yes he can win, but this doesn't really change anything.
I was expecting Lawrence or Channing Tatum but Time Warner owning EW does explain thing. Wasn't Daniel Radcliffe chosen last year -starring in another WB property?
The Entertainer of the Year almost always has a big Warner Bros. connection.
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For those who doubt Lee, he's getting a good boost with the following:
http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/...nd-for-ang-lee
As if the box-office numbers for "Life of Pi" over the weekend weren't enough, Ang Lee has found himself honored with two very different accolades over the past 24 hours. First, the French Ministry of Culture presented the Taiwanese-born director with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his contribution to the arts -- an honor previously bestowed on such non-French filmmakers as Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg. While that was going on, it was also announced yesterday that Lee will receive that 2013 Filmmaker Award at the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel ceremony on February 17. MPSE president Bobbi Banks credited him with "continually break[ing] ground through the use of the latest technology both visually and sonically," adding that in "Life of Pi," "his use of Dolby Atmos guides audiences into the emotional intimacy of the sound experience." Is it one to watch in the sound categories?
I would say that Russell is out- the five of Affleck-Spielberg-Hooper-Bigelow-Lee all have movies that are much bigger, showier directorial pieces- PTA as well though I would say ZDT's potential to become a major critical favorite if that 97 doesn't go down too much really, really hurts him.
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