Oscars (And Other Award Shows) 2023 (2024) Thread

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I have a bunch of unexpected work/obligations, so not sure how much I'll be able to watch, but hopefully will catch some.

[Aero]

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jodie Foster, Nyad
America Fererra, Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

"Letter to a Pig"
"Ninety-Five Senses"
"Our Uniform"
"Pachyderme"
"WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko"

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Boy and The Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

COSTUME DESIGN

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Io capitano, Italy
Perfect Days, Japan
Society of the Snow, Spain
The Teachers' Lounge, Germany
The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

VISUAL EFFECTS

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

FILM EDITING

Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

"The ABCs of Book Banning"
"The Barber of Little Rock"
"Island in Between"
"The Last Repair Shop"
"Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Bobi Wine: The People's President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol

CINEMATOGRAPHY

El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

"The After"
"Invincible"
"Knight of Fortune"
"Red, White and Blue"
"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"

SOUND

The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

ORIGINAL SCORE

American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

ORIGINAL SONG

"The Fire Inside", Flamin' Hot
"I'm Just Ken", Barbie
"It Never Went Away", American Symphony
"Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)", Killers of the Flower Moon
"What Was I Made For?", Barbie

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

DIRECTING

Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST PICTURE

American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

I woke up a bit rancid sick so my brain is off, but I'm working on digesting all this haha

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I'm just Ken performance was iconic I can't believe they invited the other kens!



Looks like Messi (aka Snoop from Anatomy of a Fall) also made it! Spoiler for large image

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I saw this before bed, but the Godzilla Minus One crew came dressed up together (spoiler below for large picture):

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Surprisingly, Margot Robbie did not step out in another Barbie number like so many were hoping for. IMO the ruching at the waist is interesting, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. Why is her hair so messy? I wish she did something else with it. The glittery material is lovely though. The dress kinda seems like it would also fit in with the Godzilla shoes lol! (Spoilers for large image)

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Thoughts on the winners:
* Total shut out of Barbie was a bit surprising especially in Makeup and Costumes, but I guess Poor Things had really great production design & costumes
* Oppenheimer and Poor Things pretty much swept
* A little bit surprised that Emma Stone beat out Lily Gladstone, but I definitely think it could have gone either way!
* Also surprised to see How Do You Live beating out Spiderverse. I enjoyed the former but I think the latter was a better movie. I've heard that the Academy voters rarely watch animated films and usually vote for their kids' favourites, which is why it's usually Disney-Pixar winning here (but it was a pretty weak slate from them in 2023)
* Da'Vine Joy Randolph swept ALL of the precursors and the Oscars- queen!!
* Zone of Interest I did not see, but I watched a segment on the effort that went into Sound Design, so I'm happy their sound designer won!
* Anatomy of a Fall not going home empty handed, thankfully!
* Christopher Nolan finally getting his first (and second) Oscars!

[kittyray]

I ended up catching part of it while working, but completely tuned out other parts. Was also at the mercy of my parents' channel-flipping/fast-forward whims, so even when I was paying attention I missed some things.

I ended up watching Poor Things the other day and definitely understand why it won for Production Design, but I feel like costumes could have gone either way.

I've heard the same thing about animation, but I haven't seen any of the noms this year, so can't judge.

I can't remember if they've done a segment acknowledging stunts before. I know it's been said there should be an Oscar category for stunt coordination and performance, so was nice to see a shoutout.

[starsandmoon]

I watched Poor Things on Saturday and really enjoyed it. Happy for Emma Stone.

The "I'm Just Ken" performance was fantastic. Hope Ryan Gosling never looses his Kenergy

[Aero]

I ended up catching part of it while working, but completely tuned out other parts. Was also at the mercy of my parents' channel-flipping/fast-forward whims, so even when I was paying attention I missed some things.

I ended up watching Poor Things the other day and definitely understand why it won for Production Design, but I feel like costumes could have gone either way.

I've heard the same thing about animation, but I haven't seen any of the noms this year, so can't judge.

I can't remember if they've done a segment acknowledging stunts before. I know it's been said there should be an Oscar category for stunt coordination and performance, so was nice to see a shoutout.

I've definitely seen discussion around people hoping stunt work gets included as an Oscars category, but I've also heard an argument against it in that people might push themselves even further to do crazy stunts. I think choreography would be a good middle ground, but that's just me. I do think stunt work is underappreciated, though! And very dangerous!

I watched Poor Things on Saturday and really enjoyed it. Happy for Emma Stone.

The "I'm Just Ken" performance was fantastic. Hope Ryan Gosling never looses his Kenergy

I also enjoyed Poor Things a lot. The director's work has kind of divulged from where it started imo, but for the better, almost? Or maybe I'm just not into his whackadoodle surrealist feel-bad movies that he used to make anymore. And for sure Gosling looked SO pleased with himself lmao he seems like a really down to earth dude

[Totodile]

I didn't watch it at all but scrolling on FB and seeing RDJ (Robert Downey Jr) win his first Oscar brought me to tears. I'm SO proud of him for how far he's come along in life to become one of my childhood actors I watched growing up

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Does anyone watch the series On Cinema? I wouldn't be able to succinctly explain it but it's... fictional dark comedy movie reviews. They have a yearly Oscar special, I need to catch up so I can watch last night's.

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I've definitely seen discussion around people hoping stunt work gets included as an Oscars category, but I've also heard an argument against it in that people might push themselves even further to do crazy stunts. I think choreography would be a good middle ground, but that's just me. I do think stunt work is underappreciated, though! And very dangerous!

Yeah, I've also heard that concern, and it definitely makes sense. Choreography would definitely be a good category to add that could include it, though!

[Aero]

Does anyone watch the series On Cinema? I wouldn't be able to succinctly explain it but it's... fictional dark comedy movie reviews. They have a yearly Oscar special, I need to catch up so I can watch last night's.

Have not heard of this, but report back

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Have not heard of this, but report back

In general, the Oscar specials are always bonkers. One of them ended with the entire cast knocked out with carbon monoxide poisoning because someone left a running car inside where they were filming.