2013 Oscar Best Director
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The five filmmakers vying for the Oscar for Best Director are...
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Really surprised not to see Affleck, Bigelow or Hooper on here, I was sure at least 3 of those 3 would be on there. For that reason I'm going for a Lincoln/Spielberg award double, so Spielberg for Best Director.
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I hope not. I'm pulling for Haneke.
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Why is Silver Linings Playbook so popular in the academy?
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Terrible list for real.
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I vote PTA
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No Bigelow or Affleck or Trantino for direction. wow that's the shocker of the day.
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Spielberg.
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So Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper and Ben Affleck all get nominated for the Directors Guild of America award but not one of them gets an Oscar nod. That's unusual, right?
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David O. Russell because I wanna see the movie and because he directed I Heart Huckabees and he endured abuse from Lily Tomlin.
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unless Russell wins this (though I havent seen SLP), I hope that the trend and the streak of best picture/director winning combos ends
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David Russell for me.
Speilberg has done better films than Lincoln, and I honestly feel he doesn't deserve it, and neither does the movie. Silver Linings Playbook, Life of Pi, Argo, and Django Unchained were far better films than Lincoln. |
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Ang Li might get this. Such a crap list though.
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What the noms "should have" been
Spielberg Tarantino Russell Bigelow Hooper and if one of those was a no, then Affleck. Hell even PTA. Lil, Zeitlin, and Haneke all shouldn't be on the list. It's very debatable that Spielberg's Lincoln is actually one of Spielberg's bottom 5 director performances, IMO. |
Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 870102)
What the noms "should have" been
Spielberg Tarantino Russell Bigelow Hooper and if one of those was a no, then Affleck. Hell even PTA. Lil, Zeitlin, and Haneke all shouldn't be on the list. It's very debatable that Spielberg's Lincoln is actually one of Spielberg's bottom 5 director performances, IMO. Lee and Haneke should be the two top contenders. Both of them consistently use their direction to create thematic resonance with the plot. "Life of Pi" is a deeply flawed film that's saved by Lee's direction. Look at his dissolves, the separation between planes, and his creation of heaven and hell on the sea. It's good stuff. Haneke, on the other hand, is one of the greatest directors of this time. The second scene alone deserves the Oscar for direction. Haneke uses his cold, claustrophobic direction to paint the most grim and realistic portrait of death in cinema. It's essentially the most powerful horror film I've ever seen. |
Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 870102)
What the noms "should have" been
Spielberg Tarantino Russell Bigelow Hooper and if one of those was a no, then Affleck. Hell even PTA. Lil, Zeitlin, and Haneke all shouldn't be on the list. It's very debatable that Spielberg's Lincoln is actually one of Spielberg's bottom 5 director performances, IMO. You have some explainin' to do. Why not Lee, Zeitlin, or Haneke? I may not always like Ang but he's seriously talented, and Haneke goes without saying. What could possibly say about them that discredits them from being on this poll, LET ALONE compared to the jokes that are usually there? |
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Spielberg going through the motions is still pretty good though, no? It seems worse because we know what he's capable of.
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A lot of folks leveling shots at Lincoln already. How many of you have seen it? Pretty damn good I'd wager. I really liked it. We are so lucky to have actors like Daniel-Day Lewis.
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Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 870217)
Spielberg going through the motions is still pretty good though, no? It seems worse because we know what he's capable of.
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I haven't seen Amour, but I can't believe Benh Zeitlin is on this list over Hooper, Affleck, Bigelow, or even Tarantino. The Academy really botched this category massively.
Of this list though I'd pick Russell, although I wouldn't argue if it was Spielberg or Lee. Russell does an incredible job of walking the tightrope between serious film about mental illness and light-hearted comedy about love. A lesser director could easily have botched SLP, and I think Russell did a perfect job of taking the audience back and forth from somber heaviness to heart-warming laughter. Perhaps there wasn't anything outstanding from a technical perspective, but still a great job regardless. |
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