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[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I liked The Brutalist

I gave that movie an A+

 

[HRK69]

I gave that movie an A+

Too bad your taste in special effects isn't as impressive as your taste in movies

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Too bad your taste in special effects isn't as impressive as your taste in movies

 

[HRK69]

 

[Dr. Suchong]

I think I've seen this one.
Doesn't she go from Milan to Minsk?

 

[willothedog]

Kraven was robbed.

 

[ManaByte]

I think I've seen this one.
Doesn't she go from Milan to Minsk?

 

[near]

Sex worker community making history.

 

[Doom85]

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Didn't watch thanks the past years of Oscars gone political I've been conditioned to just ignore it.

You're going to struggle to find art that isn't political, being a medium of expression. Unless it's really shit art, I suppose.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

You're going to struggle to find art that isn't political, being a medium of expression. Unless it's really shit art, I suppose.

Shit argument imo. Countless pieces of art aren't inherently political. You can read politics into absolutely anything if you want that's true, but most are at least more subtle about it. He could be talking about the presenters/actors as well. Many will try to give some sort of opinion on current events while accepting their award for playing pretend well.

 

[MayauMiao]

You're going to struggle to find art that isn't political, being a medium of expression. Unless it's really shit art, I suppose.

I didn't say that about the art itself being political. Its the Oscars trying to lecture us about politics.

 

[AJUMP23]

No slaps this year?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

I didn't say that about the art itself being political. Its the Oscars trying to lecture us about politics.

I think Gervais is on the money with a lot of his Golden Globes presenting, but I also think that if you look at the films that win awards at the oscars, a lot of awards go to films which are grounded in telling stories of real people, real struggles or loves or emotions, and it's ok for filmmakers to express some of why they chose to work on that piece of art, what it means to them or how it is relevant to the world we live in.

Obviously more justifiable if you've made something like Schindler's List.

It'd be really amazing to make a film like that and accept the award as being all about you, and not about the subject and stories you brought to life.

EDIT:

However, I must admit the Joe Pesci acceptance speech is fantastic:



Everyone thinks this is great, and I'm one of them, but if all awards were accepted like this, they'd struggle even more with getting a tv audience than they do already.

 

[Saber]

Seems like another year that Disney didn't won best animation.

 

[marquimvfs]

No slaps this year?

Nope, just Walter Salles leaving Edward Norton in a vacuum.

 

[Chuck Berry]

They should've given Sean Baker all of the Oscars for The Florida Project, not this other shit.

 

[DKehoe]

Nope, just Walter Salles leaving Edward Norton in a vacuum.

I spotted that too and didn't realise it was Edward Norton until later on.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

These awards are already a fiasco and a scam. What a scam that Emilia Pérez won 2 Oscars... It's a rubbish movie.

 

[EviLore]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Puscifer]

Sean Baker really outdid himself, well deserved. I feel like he retroactively got an award for his last 5 films

My favorite director ever, taking these crazy slice of life situations and turning them on their head is something he just excels at.

Red Rocket is also probably my personal favorite of his, just because it depicts *that part* of Texas perfectly.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

It doesn't make sense that someone like Elton John, who has been recognized for his music and whose songs have been referenced in series and movies and who has also composed songs for movies that even became cult, ends up losing against a sh1t like Emilia Pérez.

That's where they should have applied to Emilia Pérez the "I was wrong, it was for..."

 

[Mr Reasonable]

It doesn't make sense that someone like Elton John, who has been recognized for his music and whose songs have been referenced in series and movies and who has also composed songs for movies that even became cult, ends up losing against a sh1t like Emilia Pérez.

That's where they should have applied to Emilia Pérez the "I was wrong, it was for..."

Yes, and Steven Spielberg should win best director every year too.

 

[jason10mm]

There is definitely a vibe of "this award is really a lifetime achievement!" as well as a "hey this newcomer is gonna win and we will never hear from them again" that splits the awardees into two camps.

I dislike that Pixar seems to win just for showing up but I also dislike that seasoned pros at the top of their game can miss an award for some rando.

 

[Zathalus]

I just watched the Conan bits, which I enjoyed as always.