Which Oscar Nominees have you seen?
 

My fellow Americans and others, which Oscar nominees have you seen?

I am trying to see all the Oscar nominees before the Academy Awards. I started this yesterday and saw The Substance which I really enjoyed and I didn't think the blood bath at the end was overdone. I thought it was appropriate. I felt the movie was less about cosmetic surgery and more about the narcissism that our insane media, social, TV, movies, promulgate. Tonight I am going to a local AMC to see The Brutalist.

Anyway, I would like to hear which you have seen and what you thought of them.

I have also seen Conclave, Anora (which I liked a lot), A Complete Unknown (which I liked also), Nosferatu (also a good movie) Wicked (kind of a snooze), & A Real Pain (it made look forward to whatever Jesse Eisenberg does next.)

Anyway post your list and any reviews you got.

I"m off to see The Brutalist.

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I've seen:
(in no particular order)

The Brutalist 9/10 one of the best films of the year
Emilia Pérez 6/10 a flawed mess with a couple good performances
Wicked 9/10 fun and entertaining
Anora 9/10 excellent film with good performances
Conclave 9/10 well acted film, great case, excellent screenplay
Dune: Part Two 8/10 very well directed, a technical achievement
The Substance 9/10 wildly entertaining, Demi Moore is fantastic
The Apprentice 8/10 entertaining, good performances
A Real Pain 9/10 excellent performances, great screenplay
Gladiator II 8/10 pretty entertaining
Nosferatu 7/10 good cinematography and production design, but too long
A Different Man 8/10 very good performances
The Wild Robot 8/10 fantastic animation
A Lien 7/10 well acted, gripping
I’m Not a Robot 8/10 enjoyable, funny
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent 6/10 just alright
In the Shadow of the Cypress 6/10 some interesting visuals, not everything worked for me
Wander to Wonder 6/10 some good animation, story not that interesting
The Six Triple Eight 8/10 effective and engaging
Elton John: Never Too Late 7/10 enjoyable but a little too basic
Sugarcane 7/10 some powerful individual moments, but some flaws
I Am Ready, Warden 7/10 fine, but could have gone more in depth
Incident 8/10 powerful and disturbing
Instruments of a Beating Heart 7/10 cute and entertaining
The Only Girl in the Orchestra 7/10 nice, could have been more in depth
The Girl with the Needle 8/10 excellent performances, fantastic cinematography
Flow 9/10 loved the animation, Cat is wonderful
Inside Out 2 9/10 my favourite film of 2024, joyful, beautiful, relatable
Memoir of a Snail 5/10 heavy handed, manipulative and too over the top
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 9/10 fun, love the characters
Maria 6/10 too slow, nice costumes
Alien: Romulus 6/10 doesn't do enough to stand out
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 6/10, action and effects were good, story was not

I’ve seen 10 noms so far. The Substance probably being my favorite watch.

I plan on watching a bunch more although I’m gonna be very busy these coming days.

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Which Oscar Nominees have you seen?



Guess???

So far I have seen three Best Picture nomminees, 3 Best Actress nominees, one supporting actor nominee, two supporting actress nominees, and 2 Best Director nominees

Do you have any predictions as to who will win?

None.
But I'm gonna go ahead and bet my life-savings on Chalamet to win since playing a Boomer-favorite in a Biopic is a guaranteed Oscar.

Do you have any predictions as to who or what films will win?

I don't feel I've seen enough nominees yet to make any kind of intelligent predictions.

I really liked The Substance and A Real Pain

If you're on letterboxd, or just want to see a list of nominees (with notes for specific awards)

https://letterboxd.com/grayjthomas/l...nominees-2025/

I'm at 48%, with 24 seen, the majority of those are shorts.

Of the Best pics, only seen Emilia Pérez, which was near unwatchable, Dune Part Two, which is not my thing, books or movies, I don't know why I bothered with it, and The Substance, which was 3-star decent, but not best picture level.

Watched A Real Pain, and yikes, I did not like, did not find it convincing at all - but my movie pals are all, "YAY, we love it!" The hell? I feel like I'm living in Bizarro World.

Maria, nope, Nosferatu, uhg (wrote about it in my reviews thread)

So yeah, not a lot to thrill me so far.

Of the nominees I admired and rated 4-stars and above.

Flow
The Apprentice
I’m Not a Robot

There are several at 3.5 (Sugarcane, Inside Out 2, Magic Candies, Beautiful Men, Yuck) and a whole lotta 3s (The Wild Robot, and Memoir of a Snail to name 2)

I always suck at predicting stuff like this. Especially since I feel like the Academy always find a weird darling to take it all.

But without having read up on polls or predictions, I’d say Best Picture to The Brutalist or, a wild card pick, Anora.

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Insulated, rich, nepotistic to the core, basking in luxury beliefs only the wealthiest can afford, the august members of this academy gave Will Smith a standing ovation after he smacked the taste out of Chris Rock's mouth. I don't know that I will ever again be capable of caring what accolades they shower upon themselves.

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Think I've seen 8. With 'The Girl with the Needle' being the best.

I've seen Inside Out 2 and Memoir of a Snail. I intend to watch Flow and The Wild Robot at some point. No interest in any of the live action nominees.

Every single one....since 1953.

Ha, I wish! That's an idea though.

None

Okay, now I’ve seen The Brutalist. Well made film, which kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. Adrien Brody is excellent as always. The score was quite effective. But the political messaging in films nowadays is so heavy handed. It just doesn’t work. There’s always been political messaging in movies but it just seems like the most blatant propaganda. Maybe it’s because the message is feel ashamed of any privilege you have, real or imagined. I feel as if there is some kind of oppression Olympics going on.
I was in an online conversation about the state of mental health medicine and finding a psychiatrist. A young Canadian man was kind of dismissive of the difficulties Americans have regarding this situation. I said that, he was in a privileged position coming from a country with universal health care. You would have thought I had slapped him in the face. He argued that his homosexuality trumped our lack of health care. I didn’t know it was a competition and I didn’t realize one’s sexuality had anything to do with one’s ability to find adequate healthcare in 2024..

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I've now seen 38 of the nominated films.

Since posting this, I have also seen:

Black Box Diaries 8/10 A brave, honest and powerful documentary.
Yuck 7/10 This was cute. I liked the animation.
Beautiful Men 6/10 This was just alright.
A Complete Unknown 7/10 Chalamet is fantastic and the rest of the cast are good too. The story elements aren't as strong as the music portions of the film and we don't really learn anything new about Dylan.
Sing Sing 8/10 Good performances from the ensemble, especially Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin. . It's an interesting story with a well written screenplay.
No Other Land 7/10 I appreciated this documentary, but I was expecting more, based on the reviews and reputation.
The Last Ranger 8/10 I thought this was well acted and interesting.
Better Man 7/10 In many ways, this is a fairly standard music biopic (except for the monkey of it all). The monkey was well done, but I don't think it was really necessary.

I have now seen 41/50 of the Oscar nominated films.

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Wait, Alien Rebooticus got a nom? Seriously?

Where on earth are you getting access to half of these? Lol

I have my ways...If you need info or a link for a specific film, you can pm me and I can see what I can do. ;)

I’m pretty sure one best picture nominee I won’t be watching is Dune Part 2. I’m pretty sure I’ll be bored to death by it.

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Yesterday I watched Nickel Boys and today I watched Seed of the Sacred Fig. I'm now up to 48/50 of the nominated films watched. Two to go!

I saw your short review of Nickel Boys. I have heard good things about Seed of the Sacred Fig. That was either from Scarlet Lion or Movie Gal.



I have seen I'm Still Here, which starts off very strong. The first 10/15 minutes you are introduced to the family, Rio de Janeiro and the political situation in a very dynamic way. You knew you were in the hands of a master. But after the husband's arrest things slow way down. It actually gets kind of tedious. My friend, I saw the film, with mentioned that the ending seemed ham-fisted and corny. The change was odd.

My theory was that the film was initially green-lit during a more open time period and then Bolosarno came into power. If anyone wants to fact check my supposition, please do.

I have now seen ALL 50 nominated films in all categories.

I will be lucky if I see all the Best Picture nominees. I’m going to see Emilia Perez in a theater tomorrow. I tried watching it on tv but it was way too chaotic and required too much concentration for me to watch at home.

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I saw Emilia Perez. I really enjoyed it. The music was great. I loved the opening scene in which the lawyer is wandering through the open air market at night. It was beautiful. I am glad I saw it in the movie theater. I felt that it was the story of a monster who wants to be a saint. A not unusual way to end one's life after a life of theft, murder and rapine. Think of Carnegie, Annenberg, the men who built the railroads. The cast was excellent and I think Zoe Saldana will win the best supporting actress.

I'm up to 19

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I haven't seen Nickel Boys yet. Watching that is my plan for the weekend. I'm excited to see the adventurous method of filming used in its making.

I just watched Flow. It was very good, and some of the best animal animation I've ever seen.


BUT there is one scene that really annoys me. It's a close up of the kitty on the ship, as it 'visually clips' right through a rope.


There's no way they didn't notice it. Why the hell wouldn't they fix that? Ugh...

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I just saw The Nickel Boys. I really enjoyed the POV camera work and the use of still photos. There are two scenes that are the most impressive to me. The first is a scene where the teens are being taken into "a shed" to be physically punished. The tension in that scene as we, the audience, as the main character, watch one boy waiting for his turn to be punished, is brutal. It is masterfully done. The other scene that really impressed me is the ending montage that reveals the identity of the survivor. It is beautifully edited and the music of Ethiopian jazz great Mulatu Astake is lovely and fills the listener with a sense of yearning.
I have to call out the two standout supporting actors who out rizz everyone in the film. One is Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Elwood's Nana and the other is Craig Tate as former classmate looking for a job. They both really light things up when they are in a scene.

It's probably my favorite film of the year so far.

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I'm going to rewatch some Oscar nominees this week. First, I'm rewatching Wicked (with audio commentary by the actors).

I’m going to see Dune 2 tonight. Regal has been showing Oscar nominees for $6 which is nice.

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I'm way down. I saw 7 of the 10 noms in 2023 but now I've only seen Conclave, Substance and Anora. Most of the others don't interest me. I guess I'm cheering for an Anora win but I'm not gung-ho about. I don't think we have a transcendent movie this year.

Though I've also seen Red Rooms, Thelma, Juror #2, and Strange Darling and I feel all of those are Oscar-worthy.