The 90th Academy Awards (March 4, 2018) TV Show • Page 16

Honestly this is a year when any one of those five could win and I’d be fine with it. I loved all of their films and, even though I’d personally give it to Anderson/Nolan/Peele/Gerwig over him, in that order, I’m ok with him getting it.

I’m mostly just glad McDonagh isn’t in it.

 

Here's a whopping 3hr talk w/ GDT, Gerwig, Nolan, Peele, and McDonagh from the DGA's.

 

Nice

 

Okay, so I've now seen

-Call My By Your Name
-I, Tonya,
-Shape of Water
-Lady Bird
-Get Out

Out of all of these, I really, really would love if Lady Bird won best picture. I know SOW has it pretty much locked down, but Lady Bird was so, so special to me.

 

Really don't think SoW has it locked. Thinking split, Del Toro for director and Get Out for picture.

 

reallllllly? interesting. i think i'm following the wrong people, everything i've been hearing has SOW sweeping.

I'm also so torn because of Get Out. I loved it, and I wanted horror movies to have more footing in major awards, but it's such a stacked year.

 

Would totally be cool with Get Out, Call Me By Your Name, or Lady Bird. All masterworks.

 

I'm also fully on the hype train for Margot Robbie for best actress.

 

I think Del Toro has it locked for Director but, if there is a split, I'm thinking Picture will go to Three Billboards. I think the odds of SoW winning Best Picture are 60/40, personally.

 

I didn't think Moonlight would win last year. The fact that it did has me hoping things can change

 

CMBYN for best pic baby! Give the peach an Oscar!

 

Juiciest award of all-time!

 

every day i pray for an upset that let Timmy win best actor.

 

Give Timmy and Sally the Oscars , you want an Oscar have sex with a peach or fish man it's a wonderful precedent

 

Get Out a masterwork? It's a good horror/thriller but it is way too pedestrian. The presence of social commentary alone doesn't elevate Peele to some Kubrickian heights. Although, I do enjoy how Peele flipped the expectation of how the racism manifests itself. Which gives a funny irony to this award season

 

There have been more masterful works of horror in the past few years but Get Out tapped into pop culture in a way that many other horror films hadn't, and that counts for something. Peele's vision was strong, script was great and it was stylistic and unique in a way that many mainstream horror films aren't. I don't think it was the best film of the year, but it's still great to see horror get recognized.

 

PT is much more impactful, imo, but i wouldn’t upset about any awards won by lady bird, get out or CMBYN

 

There aren't many mainstream horror films to begin with but those that have gained attention in the last few years do so on style and writing as well. Get Out is notable because it is an entry in the social unrest of our time which is not quite the same as tapping into pop culture. I don't find it impressive from a stylistic point either. It was a mashup of modern horror with influences from Craven.

I can get behind it being a notable piece from a black voice in a time of racial tension. Maybe that alone deserves an Oscar. But as an actual work of film it doesn't seem outstanding.

 

If a piece of art is judged for how successfully/uniquely/stylishly it conveys its message through the medium it’s crafted in, yeah I’m totally fine saying it’s a masterwork.

 

Also acting like the social commentary of Get Out is separate from it's quality is misreading the movie and the response to it. It touched such a nerve because it was so adept at what it was saying, and how it was saying it. Not just because it's about race. That's kind of insulting, to be frank.

 

If I could put on my Film Critic Hat... Get Out is a stunningly focused debut effort. It has just enough levity in it to keep the people who would inevitably be uncomfortable with it to stick around. The script has a voice and an energy that have the power to connect with millions. Maybe it's not Kubrick, but Jordan Peele didn't abuse anyone on set to get his vision. He had a team dedicated to making this film. Finally, I think the real problem people have with calling this a "masterwork" is because it's so subtle in some ways, they don't realize how it's impacted them.

What seals this as Oscar worthy, for me, is how as a white woman, I felt such INSTANT dread on hearing the sirens at the end- that is not an experience I would ever have in real life. The police would never blame that situation on me, most likely. But Jordan put me through this experience with his protagonist to the point where I immediately and without second thought realized that those sirens most likely meant things were going to get worse.

Not to mention, Daniel Kaluuya is the most natural actor I've ever seen.

 

He was great in Black Panther too!

 

I’ve been saying this since it came out. I appreciate what it does in regards to social commentary, but I don’t think it’s really all that special of a movie when it comes to the actual direction. Pretty overrated imo, and I liked it.

 

Soon after I first saw it I came across a few articles spelling out all the social and cinematic Easter eggs and hidden metaphors peppered throughout the movie, which made me appreciate Peele more as writer/director for the effort he put into it.