I'm kinda "meh" on him, myself, but is there a particular reason you linked to Know Your Meme?
All your safe space are belong to TrumpIt doesn't help that he's always, always miscast. I think Scorsese assumes his name will add Oscar buzz (or Titanic mojo) to the project. But note that this never results in a win for Leo himself. If his contemporary and fellow golden boy Brad Pitt has never won, what chance does he have?
edited 9th Jan '14 9:43:49 AM by johnnyfog
I'm a skeptical squirrelThe Oscars aren't exactly an indicator of quality anymore.
Looking for some stories?I'd wager he hasn't gotten one because he doesn't have mafia connections nor does he give blowjobs, lol.
Above post made as a joke.
I wouldn't rule out mob connections. He must know a guy who knows a guy.
I'm a skeptical squirrelI love that picture of Leonardo crying made up of other Oscar winners.
Bleye knows Sabers.I do think Leo has come a long way from Titanic but Oscars are over rated.
Who watches the watchmen?Hey man, if Jim Carrey can't win an Oscar for his amazing performance in The Truman Show, then nobody can say that the Oscars are fair.
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.He's a vastly overrated actor, at least by the people who think he deserves an Oscar. His career is based primarily on his looks, although that's not to say he has no talent.
Am I a good man or a bad man?I didn't know Jim Carrey's career was mostly based on his looks. I thought it was the fart noises.
edited 10th Jan '14 11:31:54 AM by Canid117
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des UrsinsAs much as an Award Snub annoys me, this is the truth. The Oscars are based off of Hollywood politics. Seriously, it took Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese how many years to finally get a Director award?
There are two things that ruin the credibility of the Oscars. One is the concept that someone can be "owed" and Oscar. Either your movie was the best example of the Award category or it wasn't. Giving awards to people who deserve recognition but never won an Oscar is what lifetime achievement awards are for. The second is that the studio's can campaign for an Oscar. The voting should be done by a rotating population within the Academy who are kept secret from the studios.
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des UrsinsEither your movie was the best example of the Award category or it wasn't. Giving awards to people who deserve recognition but never won an Oscar is what lifetime achievement awards are for.
I agree. A person shouldn't get an Oscar for lifetime performance. They should get it if their performance in a specific movie is the best one that year. For, example, this year Chiwetel Ejiofor deserves the Oscar for Best Actor.
Agreed
And I wish the Academy would make up their mind regarding Stop Motion. They have a nasty Double Standard about it; Andy Serkis doesn't get nominated for The Two Towers or Return of the King because "it's not really him" yet The Adventures of Tin Tin doesn't get a animation nod because that doesn't count either. <_<
edited 11th Jan '14 7:25:47 PM by Lionheart0
I think you mean Motion Capture. Stop-Motion is animation like this.
I think a friend of mine said it best today during improv: "I want a small statue of a naked man painted gold."
Looking for some stories?I think Di Caprio will get an Oscar. But he'll get it for some movie in which he had a mediocre performance in. Like Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost. She should've gotten the Oscar for The Color Purple, but didn't. The Academy felt like she "deserved" an Oscar so she got it in a movie that was pretty forgettable.
The Academy was a lot more rigid back then — screenings of predominately black films were cut short before the opening credits were even up (word is this is what happened with Color Purple), and documentaries were just plain tossed out. (Hoop Dreams, et al) Ghost got Oscars because the lead was white. Even today, you can't tell a story about black people without a white POV character. It's that simple.
Ebert later accused the Academy of being jealous of Spielberg's hot streak. I have no idea if there's any substance to it or not.
edited 12th Jan '14 12:41:39 PM by johnnyfog
I'm a skeptical squirrel
That's interesting; I'm surprised it was so blatant that they didn't give a shit.
Any recommendations on where to read more about racism etc in the Academy. I've always assumed, without really looking into it, that they're a bunch of hacks, but it would be nice to read something more in depth.
Yes and no. It would be nice to have a bigger picture.
edited 12th Jan '14 3:17:08 PM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der ParteiIf only to confirm your completely correct opinion.
edited 12th Jan '14 3:05:38 PM by Mort08
Looking for some stories?It's a fundamental problem that has existed since the beginning of film. To make movies require money, to get money forces you to promote it as though it is a business venture. Art and business really never goes together, but you can't separate them either.
Hollywood is not about art but about business and politics. It's not necessarily your talent but your connections. The most qualified for a role or the best candidate for an award often doesn't get it because of a hundred different factors that have nothing to do with the art.
Very true.
Spielberg and Lucas were young upstarts who completely redefined Hollywood, so it wouldn't surprised me if the "old guard" were spiteful towards his constant success.
Even today you'll get people who adamantly believe those two ruined "American Cinema."
edited 13th Jan '14 1:41:08 PM by Lionheart0
Depends on what one values in a movie. If its acting and dialogue, George Lucas essentially gutted the public's appetite for it. He and Spielberg really are more about spectacle, which the Academy was never about. There's a reason why "Oscar Bait" and "Blockbuster" have, by and large, been diametrically opposed since Star Wars came out.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."There was a time when they were one and the same.
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Seriously, this is wrong. One of the nicest, most hardworking actors in Hollywood, every film he does is awesome, and he still doesn't get that Oscar. Why?!
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.