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87th Oscars. The Oscar Contenders of 2014 - For prediction, discussion and entertainment purposes only. This is not a endorsement of quality work, especially since no one has seen the pictures yet!
Congratulations to BIRDMAN, the second Best Picture in a row for Fox Searchlight!
Reflection on its win here. This was the first year since the expanded lineup when all Best Picture nominees won at least 1 statue.
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The Nominees |
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Grand Budapest Hotel 9 nominations |
BIRDMAN
(Fox Searchlight) Oct 17th
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The Imitation Game
(Weinstein Co) November 21st
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Boyhood 6 nominations |
American Sniper
(Warner Bros) Dec 25th
6 nominations |
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A darling among fans and finally an Oscar nominee. But this beautiful film is an unusually manic and mannered Best Picture nominee isn't it? awards
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Genius formal trickery, formidable acting, and engaging meta showbiz-ness. Oscar loves movies about the theater awards |
Fascinating true story and a WWII story at that. Bingo. But it already has detractors who think its too safe for very upsetting subject matter. awards |
An event movie of a different kind. But will voters cherish its cumulative affect over flashier nominees? awards
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Clint Eastwood crashes the party again with this drama about the US sniper with the most confirmed kills awards |
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Whiplash
(Sony Pictures Classics) Oct 10th
5 nominations |
Theory of Everything (Focus Features) 5 nominations |
Selma
(Paramount) December 25th
2 nominations |
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Its fans are wild eyed disciples and the artists in the Academy will appreciate the "suffering to be the best" theme. But too small for major play? It hasn't broken out in the way many (including myself) expected awards
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Interview & podcast Oscar loves stories about women in love with complicated brilliant men. This one delivers. They've been pushing the movie just the right amount and box office success is nothing to scoff at for this type of thing awards |
Premiere, REVIEW, Luncheon, & Podcast Substantivehistorical drama that also feels contemporary (issues still resonate, sadly enough). But only one picture about the African American experience has ever won. awards box office |
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OMISSIONS |
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Selma just barely squeezed in (thank God!) but what was squeezed out? Despite a great showing at the precursor guilds Nightcrawler didn't make it. Despite 5 high profile nominations Foxcatcher didn't make it |
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WHAT WILL WIN? |
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Boyhood looks to be the leader but if Birdman can harness the full power of the actors branch or Imitation Game can harness the full power of expert campaigning who knows? RESULTS: Birdman won its tight race with Boyhood |
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