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Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:56 am**

English. Language. Always. Wins

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:58 am**

Brian C wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:49 am I didn't see Wakanda Forever and for all I know Bassett is amazing in it, but just the clip of her in her Marvel costume was enough to make me relieved she didn't win.

And yes, I'm perfectly well aware that I'm complaining about an Academy bias while simultaneously expressing one of my own. I'm a hypocrite!

We all are! I was just going to pretend she won for her work with Sayles

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:59 am**

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:58 am
Brian C wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:49 am I didn't see Wakanda Forever and for all I know Bassett is amazing in it, but just the clip of her in her Marvel costume was enough to make me relieved she didn't win.

And yes, I'm perfectly well aware that I'm complaining about an Academy bias while simultaneously expressing one of my own. I'm a hypocrite!
We all are! I was just going to pretend she won for her work with Sayles

or What’s Love Got to Do With It

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:05 am**

I swear, you could hear people audibly sigh during the Michael B. Jordan bit

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:06 am**

Knew I shouldn’t’ve bet against the war at the last minute

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:07 am**

I'd have given Best Supporting Actress to Stephanie Hsu instead of Curtis. What is really going to annoy me is if Michelle Yeoh doesn't win Best Actress.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:07 am**

All Quiet on the Western Front was handsomely shot, I'll give it that much.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:07 am**

What a sad sack acceptance speech

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:10 am**

The performance for "This Is A Life" feels made by people with pure contempt for this film, my God

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:11 am**

Looked like a normal David Byrne concert

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:13 am**

I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

ETA: Actually I think I was overly generous by saying they're 30 seconds.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:16 am**

Brian C wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:13 am I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

Don't fret, they'll give an entire 5 minutes to Top Gun: Maverick

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:18 am**

Ok, Fraser's winning the Oscar

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:19 am**

Computer Raheem wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:18 am Ok, Fraser's winning the Oscar

BAFTA's found dead in a ditch.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:19 am**

Wait, were pieces of his makeup 3D-printed?

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:20 am**

Brian C wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:13 am I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

ETA: Actually I think I was overly generous by saying they're 30 seconds.

What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:21 am**

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:20 am
Brian C wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:13 am I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

ETA: Actually I think I was overly generous by saying they're 30 seconds.
What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

ABC/The Academy did this with another Disney film last year, but I’m blanking on what it was

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:22 am**

This reel is almost identical to the intro film you actually watch on the Warner Bros. studio tour

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:23 am**

Bold of them to put Singin’ in the Rain in this montage.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:24 am**

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:20 amWhat makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

Very true - Disney gonna Disney.

But speaking of which, that was the first preview I've seen for The Little Mermaid, and I'm shocked by how awful it looks. And I don't mean in an "unenjoyable" way (although that too), but the actual look of the film. Disney's had a lot of trouble mixing live action with the animated legacies of these films, and I guess it's inevitable that a movie set underwater would be especially awkward in that regard ... but still. It's literally no better than you'd expect from a parody that SNL threw together in 3 days.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:28 am**

Why the fuck is Elvis nominated for recreating actual Elvis outfits.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:30 am**

Well it ain't winning a thing tonight it seems, I'm kinda sad about that as I watched it this evening and enjoyed it way more then I was expecting.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:30 am**

Apperson wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:19 am
Computer Raheem wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:18 am Ok, Fraser's winning the Oscar
BAFTA's found dead in a ditch.

After that costume win, I’m worried about how my BAFTA-heavy picks are going to do…

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:31 am**

Brian C wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:28 am Why the fuck is Elvis nominated for recreating actual Elvis outfits.

I know. It’s a shame that contemporary, non-fantasy works almost never get recognized in that category (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was one of the big exceptions), as it’s very difficult to create a design aesthetic that matches what the DP and production designers are trying to achieve

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:32 am**

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:20 am What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

You have to market the movies the general public actually end up seeing

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