Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1664598)
Adults have always gone to see movies made for adults. The reason tent poles do the money is they are made to appeal to a very broad demographic, so that's who go to see them. There has always been room for all types of films, and always will be.
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Sounds to me like you think Best Picture doesn't matter...I tend to agree with that. But the oscars are more than just the Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Cinematography are two categories that often have the true BP each year.. for example.
WIngs/Sunrise How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane Gentleman's Agreement/Black Narcissus Around the World in 80 Days/The Red Balloon Gigi/The Defiant Ones Tom Jones/Hud Sting/Cries and Whispers Terms of Endearment/Fanny and Alexander Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction English Patient/Fargo Shakespeare in Love/Saving Private Ryan |
Re: Can we talk about how little the Oscars matter?
I love the Oscars, and usually look forward to them every year, depending upon who is hosting.
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additional points
there are at least some members who vote for movies the haven't even seen. You can argue it's just two, but I think the evidence points to systematic.
All the same, two Oscar voters privately admitted that they didn't see "12 Years a Slave," thinking it would be upsetting. But they said they voted for it anyway because, given the film's social relevance, they felt obligated to do so.
Kevin smith on having to run a campaign to get oscar noms source
The Oscars are coming up. How do you feel about them? Do you think they're a legitimate barometer of what's actually good? [Laughs] That's so weird to say because I know that's the common consensus, but "good" is different for everybody. I wanted to run Michael Parks from "Red State" for an Oscar this year, and I was told I'd need $250,000 minimum to do that. We thought we were eligible for SAG Awards, but it turns out that you have to actually submit to the SAG Awards, even if you're a SAG member, which doesn't make sense to me. And then the Golden Globe people didn't want to give Michael Parks consideration because we didn't screen the movie for them specifically when the movie was out in theaters, but it never was out in theaters so it was kind of ridiculous. You have to jump through these ridiculous little rings to even be considered, and then it's a popularity contest around who has the most money to run.
That $250,000 figure is pretty shocking. What's that for, just campaigning? Campaigning. In order to get nominated, man, you've got to take out ads, you have to have these weird parties where you're introducing everybody. I've been to so many of these, where people are like, "We're having a party to introduce people to this person!" Like one year they did it for Ben [Affleck] for "Gone Baby Gone," and I was like, "Why do I have to get introduced to Ben Affleck? I know him! Everybody knows him!" But it's a 'When it's time to vote, remember us' kind of thing. It requires campaigning. But I don't know. I don't care. I'm not in it for the awards. I've got some, it's always nice being recognized. But the SAG thing really bugged me. It's like being in high school in this business, man, and winning an award is like getting elected for major office. You've got to be popular, you've got to polish the apple, keep your nose clean, don't pick fights, don't be like "Hey, this ****'s too expensive!"
Without trotting yourself out at weird little parties? It's campaigning. It's literally like running for office in high school. Some people have the constitution for it. Harvey [Weinstein] is a master at it. I remember back in the day, there was some awards buzz for "Chasing Amy." It didn't get an Oscar nomination or anything like that, but there was some buzz for it, and Joey [Lauren Adams] got a Golden Globe nod. So Harvey put Joey out to do interviews, and it was all about going to old age homes for actors who hadn't worked in a while but they're still members of the Academy. It's a skill, man. There are people who are paid to run Oscar campaigns. I know people like to think that everything in life's a meritocracy, but, like everything in life there are experts behind it who know how to work the system. And believe me, it's not that the people who are up for these awards don't deserve it. Of course not! These are all wonderful performances.
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Re: Can we talk about how little the Oscars matter?
They mean nothing to me, this was the first year I was even aware of it because I'm on this forum
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Originally Posted by FromBeyond (Post 1670190)
They mean nothing to me, this was the first year I was even aware of it because I'm on this forum
I think they're a crashing bore and have to laugh at all the look alikes they have to put bums on seats because no doubt everyone is at the bar the whole time until their own category is announced. This year was fun because of the whacky trio here covering it, nd then there was the big oopsy. |
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 1664617)
Sounds to me like you think Best Picture doesn't matter...I tend to agree with that. But the oscars are more than just the Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Cinematography are two categories that often have the true BP each year.. for example.
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Personally, never cared about the Oscars, except for that one time I wanted Bigelow to beat out Cameron because AWW YIISSS exes SMACKDOWN! :lol:
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There's always someone/some film i want to win an Oscar every year. This year was Mahershala Ali who is pretty much my favourite person now, the year before Brie Larson/Morricone, etc. Obviously i don't actually care but i like the history of the oscars and i like people i like being awarded for their work even though it is ultimately meaningless.
Edit: I read this back and the end is such a downer :laugh: May as well have said "we are all going to die one day you know" haha. |
Real movie lovers have their faith in Oscar.
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Re: Can we talk about how little the Oscars matter?
There's no such thing as a "real" movie lover.
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The thing with the Academy Awards is they're in the now, and kind of pander to the critics. Not many people remember Shakespeare in Love, but loads of people love Saving Private Ryan, but that's because of the campaigning. Happens all the time. Hindsight is 20/20, but the Academy doesn't have that luxury, so they go with what sounds good at the time.
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I never really watched the Oscars. Some of the movies nominated, I have never even heard of. Also, I don't know how movies are nominated. Maybe someone can explain to me the process.
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Originally Posted by Movie_Talk (Post 1671102)
I never really watched the Oscars. Some of the movies nominated, I have never even heard of. Also, I don't know how movies are nominated. Maybe someone can explain to me the process.
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Re: Can we talk about how little the Oscars matter?
Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1671132)
Academy Awards are nominated by members of the Academy. When it comes to specific categories, the nominees are decided by people who are the experts in the respective categories - actors nominate the acting awards, directors nominate Best Director, writers nominate Best Screenplay, and so on. Best Picture is nominated by all the members. When it comes to voting on the winners, every member of the Academy gets to vote for each category regardless of their status.
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Originally Posted by Movie_Talk (Post 1671585)
Thank you for clarifying Iroquois. I was always wondering who were the ones involved in the the voting process.
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Re: Can we talk about how little the Oscars matter?
I really don't value the award that much, but it's hard not to reference it if a movie has gotten one since it's so hyped.
Last year special effects Oscar award given to Ex Machina instead of Mad Max: Fury Road really irritated me, as there is basically almost no real effects in the former, just her small partly robotic body. While Fury Road was a two-hour spectacle. |
Originally Posted by GorillaTripping (Post 1672483)
I really don't value the award that much, but it's hard not to reference it if a movie has gotten one since it's so hyped.
Last year special effects Oscar award given to Ex Machina instead of Mad Max: Fury Road really irritated me, as there is basically almost no real effects in the former, just her small partly robotic body. While Fury Road was a two-hour spectacle. |
Re: Can we talk about how little the Oscars matter?
Of course they don't matter, they're rigged.
The winner is based on a bidding process. Which ever studio bids the highest wins. Mainstream audiences don't watch boring Oscar movies. And as you pointed out they are culturally irrelevant. I haven't herd of any of these Oscar winning films listed. Except for Platoon which I haven't seen and Rain Man which is a great movie. But even those 2 films aren't very relevant anymore. The only Oscar winning movies that are truly still culturally relevant are Forrest Gump, Rocky and the Godfather movies. |
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