As it should.
Edit: Actually it won something, still, it had no place in best picture.
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The 87th Academy Awards |OT| The One That Matters
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As it should.
Edit: Actually it won something, still, it had no place in best picture.
Admiral Woofington
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RLM was the funny voice that cemented opinions of people that felt it was a film with a gimmick that got all of the attention it did due to it. RLM isn't NEARLY as popular enough to get as many folks in GAF to dislike the film
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Promotional consideration provided by Samsung.
Proof there is a God.
TheAbsolution
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Neil was horrible though. Worst host since Franco and Hathaway.
Boyhood got one. Best supporting Actress.
Oh right, the sound mixing. Forgot about that.
EDIT: And supporting actress for Boyhood. My bad.
MidnightCowboy
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This would make sense if it was actually true
I believe it got sound editing.
Also black inequality awareness.
Lionel Mandrake
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No. But when a movie that you genuinely DID enjoy wins, when you really didn't expect it to, it does.
Delta Assault
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Yes, let's take serious cinema criticism from the guy who gave us Gears of War.
nhlducks35
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Sound Editing
PERFECT HAHA
SolidChamp
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I have every intention of seeing it, I don't hate it, just loved that Mike and Jay were really miffed as to how it was heralded as this great masterpiece. Their running in-jokes about it are hilarious.
The way they reviewed it though, if they were being honest about how the film plays out...it sounds like utter meandering tripe to me. I'll have to see for myself though.
NYCmetsfan
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arquette won
Boyhood is one of my favorite films. It reignited my career and changed my life and inspired to the point to write a script that got optioned in January.
I had to watch Birdman twice to get through it but I appreciated its direction and cinematography and performances. It was on-the-nose and aimless in the end but Hollywood loves Hollywood and it was a done deal once it got the buzz. I wish Amores Perros could just get the Oscar somehow but good for those who won. Well-deserved for your hard work and love to Keaton.
Linklater I love you and I will love your achievement until the bitter end.
I had to watch Birdman twice to get through it but I appreciated its direction and cinematography and performances. It was on-the-nose and aimless in the end but Hollywood loves Hollywood and it was a done deal once it got the buzz. I wish Amores Perros could just get the Oscar somehow but good for those who won. Well-deserved for your hard work and love to Keaton.
Linklater I love you and I will love your achievement until the bitter end.
Alligatorjandro
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Im unbothered by this
Vire
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I actually thought Norton was better than Keaton, I haven't seen Whiplash yet though!
TheExhaustedWalrus
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The only thing I'm really upset at is Keaton not winning. Birdman is such a fantastic movie.
I'd like to thank GAF and Oprah.
Exterminieren
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Hard to complain too much about the results. Redmayne was the best in a competitive field, and, while it would have been nice to see Linklater's great achievement with Boyhood rewarded somehow, Birdman had all of the momentum, and was ambitious enough that I can't whinge too much about it winning.
Performer of the night was probably The Grand Budapest Hotel. For a comedy-drama released in March to do that well is staggeringly good.
Performer of the night was probably The Grand Budapest Hotel. For a comedy-drama released in March to do that well is staggeringly good.
Toxic might be the most overused word in this forum lately, and last time I checked, a Pokémon game hasn't been released lately.
And_Gignac
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Its a joke UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH. Penn and Iñarritu are close friends.
Next year Guillermo del Toro is winning Best Director for Pacific Rim 2 <3
metalslimer
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Overally happy with the results. Michael Keaton was snubbed big time though
Yeah Norton was really good.
It won making more money than every other nominee combined.
WINNERS
Whiplash (Supporting Actor, Sound Mixing, Film Editing)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Production Design, Original Score)
Ida (Foreign Language Film)
The Phone Call (Live-Action Short Film)
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (Documentary - Short Subject)
*****American Sniper (Sound Editing)*****
Boyhood (Supporting Actress)
Interstellar (Visual Effects)
Feast (Animated Short Film)
Big Hero 6 (Animated Film)
Birdman (Cinematography, Original Screenplay, Director, Best Picture)
CitizenFour (Documentary - Feature)
Selma (Original Song)
The Imitation Game (Adapted Screenplay)
The Theory of Everything (Best Actor)
Still Alice (Best Actress)
wait, he makes games? I never noticed that.
El Negro Iñarritu? A HUEVO!!
Nah he'll skimp out... Boyhood: The Next 12 years.
Coreda
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It's not like some of the actual Academy voters phrased their opinions better.
Yeah the all or nothing approach when praising oscar nominees is tiring. But gaf gonna gaf.
Sirpopopop
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Most reviews praised the actual quality of filmmaking. I can start linking you to reviews that go into depth more than the "12 years of filmmaking," but that won't matter. Everyone is focused on the "12 years of filmmaking" bit, so they'll focus on the few paragraphs in the review which talk about that segment, and present it as the whole.
Gimmicks don't carry you this far with subject matter as tame as Boyhood's.
It's also ridiculous that this hate for Boyhood has started to infect people's thoughts regarding movies like the Before Trilogy. If you want to hate a Linklater movie, look at Fast Food Nation.
pauljeremiah
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It won one, for sound mixing.
firehawk12
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It totally didn't occur to me, but yeah, two Mexican directors have won in a row. Amazing. lol
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