Awards Season 2022

[Apperson]

English. Language. Always. Wins

[therewillbeblus]

I didn't see Wakanda Forever and for all I know Bassett is amazing in it, but just the clip of her in her Marvel costume was enough to make me relieved she didn't win.

And yes, I'm perfectly well aware that I'm complaining about an Academy bias while simultaneously expressing one of my own. I'm a hypocrite!

We all are! I was just going to pretend she won for her work with Sayles

[beamish14]

I didn't see Wakanda Forever and for all I know Bassett is amazing in it, but just the clip of her in her Marvel costume was enough to make me relieved she didn't win.

And yes, I'm perfectly well aware that I'm complaining about an Academy bias while simultaneously expressing one of my own. I'm a hypocrite!

We all are! I was just going to pretend she won for her work with Sayles

or What’s Love Got to Do With It

[beamish14]

I swear, you could hear people audibly sigh during the Michael B. Jordan bit

[therewillbeblus]

Knew I shouldn’t’ve bet against the war at the last minute

[Finch]

I'd have given Best Supporting Actress to Stephanie Hsu instead of Curtis. What is really going to annoy me is if Michelle Yeoh doesn't win Best Actress.

[Brian C]

All Quiet on the Western Front was handsomely shot, I'll give it that much.

[beamish14]

What a sad sack acceptance speech

[Computer Raheem]

The performance for "This Is A Life" feels made by people with pure contempt for this film, my God

[therewillbeblus]

Looked like a normal David Byrne concert

[Brian C]

I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

ETA: Actually I think I was overly generous by saying they're 30 seconds.

[Computer Raheem]

I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

Don't fret, they'll give an entire 5 minutes to Top Gun: Maverick

[Computer Raheem]

Ok, Fraser's winning the Oscar

[Apperson]

Ok, Fraser's winning the Oscar

BAFTA's found dead in a ditch.

[beamish14]

Wait, were pieces of his makeup 3D-printed?

[therewillbeblus]

I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

ETA: Actually I think I was overly generous by saying they're 30 seconds.

What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

[beamish14]

I say this every year, but I'm constantly baffled by the Academy's refusal to give Best Pic nominees more attention than these short 30-second packages of random clips. Especially in this day and age when most people aren't familiar with most of the nominees - try to get them interested! Use the time to advertise the films! Maybe show extended excerpts from actual scenes! Instead they act like they're embarrassed and are trying to hide them. It's inexplicable.

ETA: Actually I think I was overly generous by saying they're 30 seconds.

What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

ABC/The Academy did this with another Disney film last year, but I’m blanking on what it was

[beamish14]

This reel is almost identical to the intro film you actually watch on the Warner Bros. studio tour

[soundchaser]

Bold of them to put Singin’ in the Rain in this montage.

[Brian C]

What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

Very true - Disney gonna Disney.

But speaking of which, that was the first preview I've seen for The Little Mermaid, and I'm shocked by how awful it looks. And I don't mean in an "unenjoyable" way (although that too), but the actual look of the film. Disney's had a lot of trouble mixing live action with the animated legacies of these films, and I guess it's inevitable that a movie set underwater would be especially awkward in that regard ... but still. It's literally no better than you'd expect from a parody that SNL threw together in 3 days.

[Brian C]

Why the fuck is Elvis nominated for recreating actual Elvis outfits.

[Apperson]

Well it ain't winning a thing tonight it seems, I'm kinda sad about that as I watched it this evening and enjoyed it way more then I was expecting.

[soundchaser]

Ok, Fraser's winning the Oscar

BAFTA's found dead in a ditch.

After that costume win, I’m worried about how my BAFTA-heavy picks are going to do…

[beamish14]

Why the fuck is Elvis nominated for recreating actual Elvis outfits.

I know. It’s a shame that contemporary, non-fantasy works almost never get recognized in that category (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was one of the big exceptions), as it’s very difficult to create a design aesthetic that matches what the DP and production designers are trying to achieve

[Computer Raheem]

What makes it worse is they used the ceremony to sneak-peak a full-length trailer for Little Mermaid which was probably longer than all the BP nom clips combined

You have to market the movies the general public actually end up seeing