Post by oscarnerdjulief on Nov 27, 2015 11:34:30 GMT -5
Not the band. Heh heh.
I really enjoyed this movie and thought Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone were great. He could win best supporting actor even over Keaton and Ruffalo in Spotlight.
It reminded me why you loved the first one... unless you're one of those Oscar nerds who resents Rocky for beating All the President's Men, Network, and those two other movies I am too tired to remember right now. (Bound for Glory and something Scorsese?)
Post by oscarnerdjulief on Nov 29, 2015 19:35:24 GMT -5
Here's my take on the Oscars right now. Obviously, it will be a lot more clear in a few weeks or even months once the industry speaks (PGA/DGA).
Stallone is in the same position as De Niro two years ago. If he can't win SAG, he can't win Oscar.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the two Spotlight men. Right now I think that maybe only Ruffalo will get in. That would help him. I kinda feel like if Keaton can't win for Birdman, he can't win for anything.
Right now, here's what I think will happen in the major categories:
Picture: Spotlight, Martian, Revenant, Joy, Carol, Creed, Bridge of Spies, Inside Out --My gut says Steve Jobs is out due to low box office.
This could be the rare year where there's as much correlation with best actress/best picture as best actor/picture.
Supporting actress is really weak this year: Mara, Vikander, Winslet, Fonda, and Banks. The whole race is shaken up if one of the first two gets put in lead.
Supporting actor is where Best Actor usually is; there could be ten nominees easily. I'll say Stallone, Rylance, Ruffalo, Hardy, and Dano. Keaton, Edgerton, Segel could be in here, too.
Post by oscarnerdjulief on Dec 8, 2015 22:09:14 GMT -5
Do you know where Henry Avenue is and if it is easily accessible, in the heart of Philly, etc.? It's where Grace Kelly lived as a child, and I have wanted to visit it along with Independence Hall and a few other landmarks. I don't know if we'll ever get there. I believe Grace attended Germantown. (Interesting anecdote: she had a friend Maree from high school, and after they met in New York as middle-aged ladies in their 50s, they both turned at the same time around Lexington Avenue to look at each other after they parted. A few months, Grace was dead after a car accident.)
I went as a kid. Traffic still horrible? Our street in my small town is named after a street of the same name in Philadelphia, one in which vendors lined the middle.
It will really pain me to have to predict Rylance for best supporting actor instead of Stallone. I think he's the best. I would rank it personally as Stallone, Rylance, Dano (category fraud), Ruffalo, Keaton. I like Idris Elba but would have to watch the film to put him in the mix. Haven't seen Hardy. Tremblay would be category fraud too egregious.