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Woah Mikey Madison for best actress. Quite the glow up from Better Things!
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One Epic Winter (OEW)
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Anora wins best picture.
Some upsets tonight but overall, no huge snubs.
Some upsets tonight but overall, no huge snubs.
Zetterberg is God
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I liked Anora but definitely didn’t see this coming. Mikey’s performance was good as well but thought Demi deserved it more.
I found Anora overlong and obnoxious. It felt 30 to 40 minutes too long, so I'm baffled by the best editing win. Conclave was a better edited movie, and felt a lot tighter.
I've only liked one of Sean Baker's films so far, and that's Red Rocket because of Simon Rex being entertaining. Madison really didn't impress me besides the ending. It mostly felt like she was doing a Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny impression, and she didn't do much other than be tied up or scream with/at The Russians for a good portion of the movie. The ending was well acted, but I was so checked out that I felt nothing.
Hard Truths was the best movie I saw in 2024, and Marianne Jean Baptiste was better than Demi or Mikey, yet wasn't nominated. From the clips they showed, Fernanda Torres might be better than both, but I need to see I'm Still Here. I also liked June Squibb in Thelma more than Mikey, but I find her delightful. Hell, I think I liked Naomi Scott in Smile 2 more than Mikey Madison in Anora.
I've only liked one of Sean Baker's films so far, and that's Red Rocket because of Simon Rex being entertaining. Madison really didn't impress me besides the ending. It mostly felt like she was doing a Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny impression, and she didn't do much other than be tied up or scream with/at The Russians for a good portion of the movie. The ending was well acted, but I was so checked out that I felt nothing.
Hard Truths was the best movie I saw in 2024, and Marianne Jean Baptiste was better than Demi or Mikey, yet wasn't nominated. From the clips they showed, Fernanda Torres might be better than both, but I need to see I'm Still Here. I also liked June Squibb in Thelma more than Mikey, but I find her delightful. Hell, I think I liked Naomi Scott in Smile 2 more than Mikey Madison in Anora.
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I saw this was getting a lot of hype and a late push so I figured Flow would win it.
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I love Anora and it's fine there are people who do not, and Oscar wins are ultimately not a definitive statement on any one film's worth, but I have to object to brocklock's post objecting to Anora winning for editing. Film editing is just not how long a movie is.
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As far as a show as a whole, I thought that it really delivered with the Conan effect. Bring him back next year....and years after. It was a breath of fresh air that the Oscars has needed for awhile in terms of hosting duties for sure.
Some of the results I certainly don't agree with, but I will say that the show as a whole flowed very well. Speaking of Flow, I was delighted to see them take best animated film. I thought it'd be borderline impossible for them to also take the best international film but still quite an accomplishment because I felt like the animated category was really strong this year as I found four of the five films to be very, very excellent and I think I mentioned it before, but Flow to me is one of the best animated films since who knows when.
I always check out every years live action shorts in each of the three categories, and this year every winner I had as instead, the most unenjoyable of the five from each category respectively. So that was kind of weird.
Oscars seem to always have this theme that of a film gets momentum earlier in the night, they are almost a virtual lock for best pic winner. Other awards shows doesn't always lean that way. And once again it happened this year. While I didn't hate Anora, and enjoyed it pretty well enough, to me this was not anywhere near the years best. Conclave, Complete Unknown, Nickel Boys, Dune 2, Substance, Real Pain, Flow, The Apprentice....hell even September 5 which I watched right before the Oscars started was so much more relevant, If the idea is to be selecting some film that is actually poignant in our society and culture right now, that makes a bit of a statement in its narrative. Yes Anora had its moments but I'd even accept a best screenplay and directing win, but best pic and Mikey winning just seemed a stretch.
Some of the results I certainly don't agree with, but I will say that the show as a whole flowed very well. Speaking of Flow, I was delighted to see them take best animated film. I thought it'd be borderline impossible for them to also take the best international film but still quite an accomplishment because I felt like the animated category was really strong this year as I found four of the five films to be very, very excellent and I think I mentioned it before, but Flow to me is one of the best animated films since who knows when.
I always check out every years live action shorts in each of the three categories, and this year every winner I had as instead, the most unenjoyable of the five from each category respectively. So that was kind of weird.
Oscars seem to always have this theme that of a film gets momentum earlier in the night, they are almost a virtual lock for best pic winner. Other awards shows doesn't always lean that way. And once again it happened this year. While I didn't hate Anora, and enjoyed it pretty well enough, to me this was not anywhere near the years best. Conclave, Complete Unknown, Nickel Boys, Dune 2, Substance, Real Pain, Flow, The Apprentice....hell even September 5 which I watched right before the Oscars started was so much more relevant, If the idea is to be selecting some film that is actually poignant in our society and culture right now, that makes a bit of a statement in its narrative. Yes Anora had its moments but I'd even accept a best screenplay and directing win, but best pic and Mikey winning just seemed a stretch.
I know, but a lot of the scenes felt a few minutes dragged out. And, I thought you could've snipped some from the second act. The Substance isn't a well paced movie either. It's a problem with movies for me these days. I rewatched Mulholland Drive recently.and that's an amazingly edited movie for over two and a half hours.
I'll just agree to disagree. I hated Anora as much as you hated The Substance.
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