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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#126: Jan 13th 2020 at 5:07:44 PM

[up][up]Last time I remember was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It won Best Foreign but lost Best Picture to Gladiator.

Edited by Beatman1 on Jan 13th 2020 at 8:07:59 AM

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#127: Jan 13th 2020 at 5:24:48 PM

[up][up][up]Roma from 2018 was nominated for both last year. Even won Foreign Language Film.

As for the Joker thing it's my current pic for Best Actor and Score.

Edited by Bullman on Jan 13th 2020 at 7:32:47 AM

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#128: Jan 13th 2020 at 5:42:28 PM

Hmm… then I guess Parasite will win Foreign as a consolation prize, more or less.

Edited by Lyendith on Jan 13th 2020 at 2:43:09 PM

indigoJay from The Astral Plane Since: Dec, 2018 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#129: Jan 13th 2020 at 5:45:33 PM

Really surprised that Gerwig was snubbed.

There is no war in Ba Sing Se.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#130: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:18:27 PM

My best picture pick will be the underdog choice of Jojo Rabbit, though again, all of these movies are great enough to earn the win.

The legend has returned.
Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#131: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:19:50 PM

Yeah I haven't seen Jojo Rabbit yet. Is it good?

[up][up] Yeah thought for sure she would be nominated.

Edited by Bullman on Jan 13th 2020 at 8:21:00 AM

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KJMackley Since: Jan, 2001
#132: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:32:57 PM

Toy Story 3 got Animated Film and Best Picture nomination. It would be truly historic if someone won best in multiple categories like that.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#133: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:37:42 PM

The "In Memoriam" better begin or end with Roy Batty's speech.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#134: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:49:27 PM

Jo Jo Rabbit is a comedy about the Hitler youths that’s as dark as you’d expect. There’s a couple of excellent kid actors, Scarlett Johansson is great, and there’s a goofy Hitler imaginary friend.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#135: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:51:16 PM

And Hitler is actually portrayed by the director Taika Waititi.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#136: Jan 13th 2020 at 6:53:40 PM

Who is half-Jewish-half-Maori!

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#137: Jan 14th 2020 at 5:20:27 AM

I have to admit I find that rather bizarre, if I was jewish I don't think I would feel comfortable dressing up as Hitler even if it was to take the piss out of him. But that's a personal thing obviously.

Krory21 Since: Jan, 2019
#138: Jan 14th 2020 at 6:55:55 AM

[up]It was actually a condition of getting the movie made. Taika had to play the part himself so that no one had to audition for it.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#139: Jan 14th 2020 at 7:29:41 AM

[up][up] Mel Brooks also had no problem dressing up as Hitler in order to make fun of him:

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#140: Jan 14th 2020 at 9:24:05 AM

Don't be stupid, be a smahty, come and join the Nazi Pawty!

-Dances away-

Edited by theLibrarian on Jan 14th 2020 at 11:24:35 AM

Glitchy99 Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#141: Jan 14th 2020 at 12:39:39 PM

So when will someone make a page for Judy (2019) I would make it myself but I suck at introductions.

gropcbf from France Since: Sep, 2017
#142: Jan 14th 2020 at 2:40:20 PM

[up] I thought I would make a joke about "let the police do their job" but it appears to be a French meme.

Or, what I mean is either create the work page or wait forever. This is a wiki so don't be shy, if people are interested they will add content to what you have started.

Edited by gropcbf on Jan 14th 2020 at 11:42:51 AM

Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#143: Jan 15th 2020 at 6:30:07 PM

Quite a few Works pages here just have a paragraph with a short plot summary, the year, and some actor's names, as well as a short (5-10) list of tropes. There's nothing wrong with starting small. smile

Edited by Pseudopartition on Jan 15th 2020 at 8:30:21 AM

GrandmasterKiramidHead Since: Oct, 2010
#144: Jan 15th 2020 at 8:25:09 PM

I'm more than happy to see Jojo Rabbit getting some love. The only really irksome snubs for me are Dafoe not getting a Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Lighthouse, and Uncut Gems not getting a Best Actor for Sandler and a Best Sound Editing, because damn, that must have been difficult to pull off from an audio perspective.

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alanh Since: May, 2010
#146: Feb 2nd 2020 at 9:59:11 PM

I just watched the animated shorts nominees. Shorts.TV is running a theatrical presentation of the shorts nominees (along with some "acclaimed" subjects to fill out the program).

  • "Hair Love": This was my favorite. A young black girl struggles with styling her unruly hair for her visit to her mother who has lost her hair to chemotherapy.
  • "Daughter": A woman reflects on her complicated relationship with her dying father.
  • "Mémorable": An old painter is descending into dementia.
  • "Sister": A man from China talks about his relationship with his sister who never existed due to China's one child policy.
  • "Kitbull": A Pixar Spark Short. An abused pitbull finds a friend with a kitten.

This year they seriously leaned into the True Art Is Angsty trope. Usually there are some that have some comedic elements, but this time it was pretty grim for all of them. "Kitbull" and "Hair Love" were ones with reasonably happy endings. "Daughter" is your standard depressing Eastern European film with creepy paper-mache stop-motion dolls.

Almost every year there's a film about someone suffering dementia where it's depicted by Deranged Animation. This year's it's "Mémorable". The art style is interesting (he's a painter, and all the characters look like they're made out of paint strokes), but yeah, it's a downer.

Edited by alanh on Feb 2nd 2020 at 11:06:36 AM

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#147: Feb 4th 2020 at 8:23:00 AM

Well I got to see 1917, and at the very least it deserves Best Director and Best Cinematography. It was nothing short of brilliant.

Best Picture will be tough. There’s some non-starters but everything else feels really close this year. There is a running theme of adversity in all the films nominated, via class (Joker, Parasite, The Irishman), the horror of war (1917) and age (Hollywood). I’m going to guess it’s all about execution.

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#148: Feb 4th 2020 at 8:29:39 AM

What is everyone's prediction for Best Animated Feature? I hope Klaus wins.

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#149: Feb 4th 2020 at 8:31:43 AM

Klaus is my hope as well, because I've heard nothing but good things about it, unlike the other nominations (besides the one French one).

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#150: Feb 4th 2020 at 8:33:12 AM

Of course, it depends on the old coots actually having seen any of the nominees, but Klaus has had a lot of attention from other authorities, so...

Wake me up at your own risk.

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