2013 Academy Awards

[drinkanddestroy]

..... and the Oscar nominees are

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/oscar-nominations-2013-full-list/story?id=18174507




Best Picture:

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

"Silver Linings Playbook"

"Zero Dark Thirty"

"Lincoln"

"Les Miserables"

"Life of Pi"

"Amour"

"Django Unchained"

"Argo"



Best Supporting Actor:

Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"

Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Alan Arkin, "Argo"

Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"



Best Supporting Actress:

Sally Field, "Lincoln"

Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"


Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"

Amy Adams, "The Master"



Best Director:

David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"

Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"

Michael Haneke, "Amour"

Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"


Best Actor:

Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"

Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"

Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"


Best Actress:

Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"

Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"

Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"


Best Original Screenplay:

"Zero Dark Thirty"

"Django Unchained"

"Moonrise Kingdom"

"Amour"

"Flight"



Best Adapted Screenplay:

"Lincoln"

"Silver Linings Playbook"

"Argo"

"Life of Pi"

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"



Best Animated Feature:

"Frankenweenie"

"The Pirates! Band of Misfits"

"Wreck-It Ralph"

"Paranorman"

"Brave"

Best Foreign Feature:

"Amour"

"A Royal Affair"

"Kon-Tiki"

"No"

"War Witch"



Best Visual Effects:

"Life of Pi"

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

"The Avengers"

"Prometheus"

"Snow White and the Huntsman"


Best Cinematography:

"Skyfall"

"Anna Karenina"

"Django Unchained"

"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"



Best Costume Design:

"Anna Karenina"

"Les Miserables"

"Lincoln"

"Mirror Mirror"

"Snow White and the Huntsman"



Best Documentary Feature:

"Searching for Sugar Man"

"How to Survive a Plague"

"The Gatekeepers"

"5 Broken Cameras"

"The Invisible War"



Best Documentary Short:

"Open Heart"

"Inocente"

"Redemption"

"Kings Point"

"Mondays at Racine"

"Snow White and the Huntsman"




Best Film Editing:

"Lincoln"

"Silver Linings Playbook"

"Life of Pi"

"Argo"

"Zero Dark Thirty"



Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

"Hitchcock"

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

"Les Miserables"




Best Music (Original Score):

"Anna Karenina"

"Argo"

"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

"Skyfall"




Best Music (Original Song)

"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice"

"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from "Ted"

"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi"

"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"

"Suddenly" from "Les Misérables"



Best Production Design:

"Anna Karenina"

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

"Les Misérables"

"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"



Best Short Film, Animated:

 
"Adam and Dog"

"Fresh Guacamole"

"Head over Heels"

"Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'"

"Paperman"



Best Short Film, Live Action:

"Asad"

"Buzkashi Boys"

"Curfew"

"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)"

"Henry"


Best Sound Editing:

"Argo"

"Django Unchained"

"Life of Pi"

"Skyfall"

"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Sound Mixing:

"Argo"

"Les Misérables"

"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

"Skyfall"

[Groggy]

By blocking out Tom Hooper, Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow from Best Director they've more or less rigged it for Lincoln to win everything. Not that I'll be too upset.

[drinkanddestroy]

First, I will just list the movies I have seen in theaters in 2012 and 2013 (cuz I can only speak about those)

Alex Cross
Amour
Argo
Django Unchained
Hitchcock
Lawless
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
October Baby
Skyfall

Several that I am probably forgetting,

and quite a few that were so bad, I left the theater after a few minutes, including A Secret Affair and Total Recall.

From this list, Argo was my favorite, followed by Life of Pi, which, I must add, I saw in 3D (This movie has been widely acclaimed for the best use of 3D ever, as we've discussed more extensively in the thread dedicated to why 3D will NEVER work  )

I haven't seen all the nominees, but as soon as I saw Lincoln,I said "Daniel Day-Lewis is a shoo-in for Best Actor, no matter what other performances there are."  Anyone agree?

Finally: how would y'all rate 2012 as a movie year?

[cigar joe]

I've seen 3 of all the films nominated  

[moviesceleton]

I've seen four. But so it goes every year. Half of them haven't yet been released here yet, and one fourth of them never will be.

[PowerRR]

I haven't seen all the nominees, but as soon as I saw Lincoln,I said "Daniel Day-Lewis is a shoo-in for Best Actor, no matter what other performances there are."  Anyone agree?

Finally: how would y'all rate 2012 as a movie year?

Yeah, that's obvious. Even though Joaquin Phoenix was beyond incredible.

2012 is one of the worst movie years in recent memory. Other than The Master, which is one of my new favorite films. And Moonrise Kingdom was pretty great. There's been good movies, but many of them forgettable.

Ted and 21 Jump Street were also two surprisingly hilarious comedies.

[Groggy]

I'll see Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty this weekend if all goes according to plan. No particular interest in the other three BP nominees. As a Persepolis fan I'm most interested in catching Chicken With Plums when it comes on DVD. I've no great interest in The Master after loathing There Will Be Blood.

I haven't seen too many 2012 releases so I don't feel I can adequately comment. Off-hand I remember catching The Hunger Games, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Argo, Lincoln, Skyfall, Django Unchained. Lincoln is my favorite film of the past 5-10 years though, so I doubt anything unseen would top it.

[Groggy]

Leonard Maltin sez:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/09/entertainment-us-usa-oscars-maltin-idUSBRE90813820130109

[noodles_leone]

Lincoln is my favorite film of the past 5-10 years though, so I doubt anything unseen would top it.

!!!
What about the Hunger Games?

I didn't see most of the nominees in every category, so my 2 cents are probably worth less than 2 cents.

Lincoln will probably win more or less everything. At the very least, they'll get Best Actor. It's a role, a film, a director and an actor "designed" to get this Oscar.
I hope Hoffman will get his Oscar, and I'd like Prometheus to get the best visual effects. It had the best ones I had seen in a long time (and some of the worst ones too). anyway.

[Groggy]

It certainly seems like they've loaded the dice for Lincoln to win. Which surprised me given that early buzz had Argo as the front-runner. Silver Linings is getting some attention but I doubt it's an Oscar-type of film.

Hunger Games was all right. I saw it twice and a rewatch didn't change my opinion. I look forward to seeing Ms. Lawrence again soon.

[dave jenkins]

I'll see Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty this weekend if all goes according to plan.

By all means. But after watching Les Mis be sure to read this: http://badassdigest.com/2013/01/09/film-crit-hulk-smash-hulk-vs.-tom-hooper-and-art-of-cinematic-affectation/

[Groggy]

Well, I hate Hooper's directing style. I enjoyed John Adams and The King's Speech but the violent parade of egregious Dutch angles, low angle shots and awkwardly-framed close ups had me frothing with rage. Les Mis seems to offer more of the same, but with singing. Count me as having low expectations.

[LINCOLNS GRANDFATHER]

Does Lincoln say the reason for the war was to free the slaves or the actual reason of preserving the Union at all costs ?
Theres more truth in the one where he's killing vampires !

[Groggy]

Good question. Is there secesh around desiring a bayonet in his keister?

[noodles_leone]

Why isn't the Master nominated for Best Cinematography? It's clearly above every film not shot by Spielberg or Malick we've seen for 20 years.
And I have nothing against the way Tarantino shoots, but at the best it's "charming", just like a Woody Allen film. Who in his right mind would give it Best Cinematography?