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And the nominees are...
BEST PICTURE
Instant Reaction: a perfect score for me again in terms of predictions (I thought they might end with Philomena but if 9 then Her) but I really wish they'd just go back to 10 or, even better, 5. 9 is a stupid number. As per usual the Best Picture nominees really dominated all awardage with a total of 61 nominations between them.
Secondary Reaction: I had expected 12 Year a Slave to lead the nominations but despite a hefty nomination total egregious snubs happened in the tech fields. No Cinematography is virtually unfathomable but it happened.
BEST ACTOR
Instant Reaction: All that time I took worrying about whether it would be Robert Redford or Leonardo DiCaprio was pointless since it was Christian Bale that threw Redford AND Hanks off their boats... I'm sad about the latter because Tom Hanks did his best work since at least 1992 in that picture.
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Instant reaction: one of my only 100% correct categories. I'd be way said for Daniel Brühl if not for the category fraud.
BEST ACTRESS
Instant Reaction: Genuinely surprised it was Emma Thompson who got the boot. I prefer her to all but one of these nominations, truth be told. But the Adams and Streep nominations just go to show you that being in a movie people love and/or being a reflexive vote is the way to go to rack up nominations.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Instant Reaction: HAWKINS!!!
Secondary Long Planned Reaction: Jennifer Lawrence's Oscar Breaking Trajectory. "The Youngest To..."
ANIMATED FILM
Instant Reaction: No Monsters University is not sad but if ever they owed a disposable sequel nod to make up for an atrocious shafting of an original (Shrek over Monsters Inc is the grossest thing they've done in terms of Animated Feature wins)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Instant Reaction: Sean Bobbit (12 Years a Slave) left on the outside of this is probably, bar none, the single most appaling decisino the Academy made. I'm considering him for my win. And for what? Nebraska because black and white? No.
COSTUME DESIGN
Instant Reaction: beautiful list!
Secondary Reaction: I have two interviews coming up from this nominee pool. Stay tuned.
BEST DIRECTOR
Instant Reaction: ugh on Scorsese getting this over Spike Jonze for Her.
DOCUMENTARY
Instant Reaction: As far as I know I was the only pundit who never once believed that Stories We Tell would be nominated but that doesn't mean I'm happy to be right. Great movie... but this category just hates it when filmmakers push the form.
Instant Reaction #2: No Blackfish? Huh. I thought that would win.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Instant Reaction: I can't wait to see Cavedigger. Looks so cool.
FILM EDITING
Instant Reaction: I really wonder if this wouldn't have been your Best Picture list in ye olden times of 5 nominees with Dallas as the surprise fifth slotter despite no directing nomination
Later: Oh, no Thelma Schoonmaker. I guess some editors could see the strain in getting that thing down to 180 minutes.
FOREIGN FILM
Instant Reaction: I'm so pleased to see The Missing Picture nominated. And the Grandmaster can't even feel snubbed since it got nominations in other categories.
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Instant Reaction: No American Hustle? What is this branch even doing?
ORIGINAL SCORE
Instant Reaction: Ladies and gentlemen, the gentlemen's club would like to honor... the same people they always honor. Join us on March 2nd forzzz (although the Her score is a nice surprise)
ORIGINAL SONG
Instant Reaction: After watching the trailer to Alone Yet Not Alone I am midlly terrified that it gets to call itself an Oscar nominee. But I haven't heard the song so I'll shut up. Still... this category. What to do about it?
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Instant Reaction: As long as they gave me Her I was going to be good with it.
ANIMATED SHORT
LIVE ACTION SHORT
SOUND EDITING
Instant reaction: really happy to see All is Lost in here.
SOUND MIXING
Instant Reaction: Why must they continue nominating the Hobbit for things. Peter Jackson had his chance. And was amply rewarded for it for three consecutive years.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Instant Reaction: No Pacific Rim but Star Trek? Hmmm
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Instant Reaction: I've already griped enough about my feeling that sequels should not be "adapted" (sorry Before Midnight)... they're merely continuations. But the nomination I don't get here is Wolf of Wall Street since we've heard over and over again that the actors just improvised every scene (and it shows, for better and worse)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Instant Reaction: The WGA list again, right?
The Live Stream Such As It Was...
Chris Hemsworth is tall. And his voice... oh my