UPDATE 2! The Force Awakens Receives Five Oscar Nominations. Daisy Ridley and J.J. Abrams to be Award Presenters!

The-Oscars

The Oscar nominees are in and Star Wars: The Force Awakens came in at the middle of the pack with five nominations.  The biggest contenders this year are The Revenant (12 nominations), Mad Max: Fury Road (10 nominations), and The Martian (7 nominations), all three of which are up for best picture along with competing with The Force Awakens for the win in the majority of its nominations.  Read on to see in what categories The Force Awakens has been nominated.

 

 

January 14, 2016

 

Obviously, from the results at the box office, The Force Awakens is the best commercial success of all films nominated for any category this year, but that doesn’t really pull as much weight as one might think at the academy.  The history of nods and nominations throughout the years also shows that films in the science fiction or fantasy genre rarely get a second glance when the awards season comes around.  The same can be said for sequels.  And unfortunately, The Force Awakens is in both of those categories.  That being said, five nominations is nothing to laugh at, even if they are in what some would call minor or sub-categories.

 

Here is the list of the five categories and their contenders (from The Guardian):

 

Best Original Score

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

Best Film Editing

The Big Short

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Spotlight

 

Best Visual Effects

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

Best Sound Mixing

Bridge of Spies

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

Best Sound Editing

Mad Max : Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

So what do you think about the film’s chances?  Which awards do you think it will claim, if any?  Was the movie snubbed at the Oscars, or do you think the nominations are a fair representation of the quality of the film?  Share your thoughts in the comments below.

 

 

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UPDATE!

 

February 13, 2016

 

Daisy Ridley received some huge recognition after being selected to present an award at this year’s Oscars. This is really impressive considering that this is her first role in a feature film.

Oscars producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin made an official statement on the selected presenters (via The Wrap):

“Through their work, these artists have shown us the unique, transformative power of cinema. We are delighted they will be joining us on the Oscars stage this year.”

 

Congrats Daisy, you definitely deserve that!

 

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UPDATE 2!

 

February 18, 2016

 

The Academy added a few new names to the presenters list. One of them is director J.J. Abrams!

 

 

The Star Wars presence will be strong.

 

 

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Jordan Pate is Co-Lead Editor and Senior Writer for Star Wars News Net, of which he is also a member of the book and comic review team. He loves all things Star Wars, but when he's not spending time in the galaxy far far away, he might be found in our own galaxy hanging out in Gotham City or at 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center, NY.

Jordan Pate (Hard Case)

Jordan Pate is Co-Lead Editor and Senior Writer for Star Wars News Net, of which he is also a member of the book and comic review team. He loves all things Star Wars, but when he's not spending time in the galaxy far far away, he might be found in our own galaxy hanging out in Gotham City or at 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center, NY.

183 thoughts on “UPDATE 2! The Force Awakens Receives Five Oscar Nominations. Daisy Ridley and J.J. Abrams to be Award Presenters!

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:20 pm
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    I think the only one it might win is Best Score. And that’s a stretch. I’m thinking Mad Max takes most of those.

    • January 14, 2016 at 8:24 pm
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      Don’t forget visual effects!

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:20 pm
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    Best Original Score for sure. Haven’t seen enough of the other films to judge the sound mixing fairly. Best Visual Effects I would actually give to Mad Max. So distinct.

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:23 pm
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    The haters must be pretty mad about this. More professional praise for this movie they try so hard to convince us isn’t good.

    • January 14, 2016 at 6:42 pm
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      TFA got nominations in pretty much the same categories as all previous SW films. OK, maybe it got a few more nominations than Episode X or Z here or there, but it’s still less nominations than ANH, and none in the main categories.

      Not talking about the STORY’s overall quality here. Just saying that getting these kinds of nominations has nothing to do with the film being good or not.

      • January 14, 2016 at 7:35 pm
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        So sound, music, special effects and editing have no bearing on a film’s being good? First of all, editing is a critical artistic aspect of filmmaking. Music is completely artistic as well. Technical aspects, when done well, undoubtedly make a film better than when they are done poorly. Your comment makes no sense.

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:31 pm
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          I don’t think anyone would argue that TFA has one of the weakest stories of the saga, but the rest of the movie more than makes up for what it lacks in originality.

          • January 14, 2016 at 10:47 pm
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            It certainly has a stronger story than the prequels. not a single word about trade negotiations.

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:49 pm
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          Learn to read. This is why I wrote “STORY” in caps. I need no fucking music, sound or visual FX to enjoy a good comic book or a novel. A STORY’S overall quality has absolutely NOTHING to do with ANY of these nominations.

          And if my comment makes no sense to you, do the same as I do w/yours. I’ve read countless comments from you that make no sense to me WHATSOEVER (your constant whining about the PT, especially) and I refrain myself from replying. I for one do know the meaning of Obi-Wan’s words to Han. The follower is always more foolish than the fool.

          • January 14, 2016 at 11:22 pm
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            Learn to read your own comments. Let’s take a look at what you wrote:

            “getting these kinds of nominations has nothing to do with the FILM being good or not.”

            No one is talking about comic books or novels. We are talking about the elements of what makes a good FILM, the Oscars being awards for FILMMAKING, not storytelling.

            A film is made good in large part due to editing. Editing is one of the critical artistic aspects of making a film. A quality musical score in many ways delivers the emotional channel of the film. A film that takes place in a fantastic, otherworldly setting is largely dependent on the quality of visual effects and sound design to achieve what cannot be achieved in the real world. So to dismiss all of those elements as being insignificant in the overall quality of a film is nonsense.

          • January 15, 2016 at 1:49 am
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            Again, why do you think I wrote STORY in caps *before* I wrote the line you just copied & pasted from my initial post? Obviously, since I wrote *story* before *film* this means I’m speaking of the film’s quality as a *story*. Moreover, I never said that the film wasn’t good. I merely said that it was nominated in pretty much in the same category as every previous SW film.

            I am talking about stories in general, and that includes comic books and novels. This exactly what you meant with your “The haters must be pretty mad about this. More professional praise for this movie they try so hard to convince us isn’t good.” You were clearly speaking about the quality of the story that was portrayed in the film. You know it, I know it, and everyone else who reads your incredibly childish post knows it.

            Oh, and “us”? Again, thinking that something gives you the right speak for ALL of “us” SW fans? You cannot tell me what I can speak of or not. But I sure as hell can tell you that you DO NOT speak for all of “us” SW fans.

    • January 14, 2016 at 7:24 pm
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      Rehash of ANH called TFA is a bad movie. And it has same amount of nominations as other Star Wars movies.

      • January 14, 2016 at 7:31 pm
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        Yeah, keep repeating that talking point like a broken record. I still have yet to hear an explanation from those who constantly parrot it how A New Hope was about searching for a missing Jedi Knight.

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:29 pm
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          I wanna be Sam Jackson standing pointing something saying “say it’s a rehash one more GD time!”

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:29 pm
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          Or a turncoat stormtrooper. Or a mystical pirate.

          • January 14, 2016 at 10:45 pm
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            Who almost got killed by a space squid.

      • January 14, 2016 at 10:46 pm
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        Rehash of other stupid comments about the movie being a rehash.

    • January 15, 2016 at 3:34 am
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      If I was a hater — and I am most definitely NOT a hater — but if I was, I would just shrug.

      These are mostly *technical* nominations. No acting… No writing… No Best Picture nominations.

      Film Director Michael Mann once said, “There are two things you do not want: 1. People telling you you can’t do it. 2. Accolades.”

      I agree with Mann, and the Oscars are accolades.

      So, that brings me full circle: Even as a lover of TFA, I’m going to shrug.

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:24 pm
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    Definitely score and effects. Probably sound mixing as well. However, Fury Road is more “sophisticated” and Oscar-friendly, so it might end up taking all of these.

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:35 pm
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    I loved the movie, but it’s not going to win any oscars. Sorry but that’s my opinion.

    • January 14, 2016 at 10:37 pm
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      I didn’t like it either, but it’s very Oscar-friendly.

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:36 pm
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    Too bad that is all it’s nominated for, I think Daisy Ridley’s acting was the best I’ve seen in most movies this year, and Harrison Fords was spot on as well.

    Original score – Wasn’t enough of it in my opinion, lot of places where there is no music at all. I have to admit while I do not believe George Lucas is the best director or story teller in general (especially as he aged), but the music in all 6 of his movies was spot on and there was never any scene with no background music.

    Best Film editing – This is one of the area’s a think the film did a very bad job at, Poe just disappears and comes back no explanation, everything thinks he’s dead (unless you read the book). Seeing another solar system get destroyed from across the galaxy in real time from the atmosphere of a planet. Several of the missing scenes that would have added much to the film removed for running times sake.

    Best Visual Effects – Perhaps this the effects are all pretty good even if they are mostly the current over the top effects that we see in most fantasy/sci fi movies now days. Few area’s are bit over done, especially Poe’s X-Wing scenes on Takodana where he destroys 10 TIE fighters and several Stormtroopers in under 20 seconds..I thought I was watching a cartoon or something on that part.

    Sound mixing and Sound editing – I guess these are perception, They are not bad but nothing more then I’ve seen in any other similar movie, nothing that stood out to me, except how they used both “Ben’s” voices int he force vision scene.

    I’m not hating on the movie, overall it’s not a bad movie at all, I just think that some of the deleted/edited scenes are crucial and should not have been deleted and some of the cgi combat scenes are a bit over done.

    I do not think that a 2hr 50min movie should have been trimmed to 2hr 10min movie, especially if it removes continuity and explanatory scenes.

    I know JJ doesn’t want to have a directors cut, but I think the movie would improve with one.

    Keep in mind I mean a directors cut with the missing deleted scenes, NOT a special edition with changed story and added over the top special effects.

    • January 14, 2016 at 8:28 pm
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      I loved the Poe Dameron scene. It was awesome to see a continuous shot of an ace X-Wing pilot at work, juxtaposed with Finn’s action, too. It was one of my favorite scenes, actually.

      • January 14, 2016 at 8:51 pm
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        Nothing wrong with that opinion!

        I think that scene is there to show that Poe is an awesome pilot, and for what it is, it does the job, he would have to be the best pilot ever to do all that 😉

  • January 14, 2016 at 6:44 pm
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    Bill Hader wuz robbed!

    So, question- do you think anyone will be nominated for acting before the trilogy is through? I thought Daisy, Adam, and John (and Harrison) all did terrific jobs. It would be fun to see one of them get an Oscar nod.

    • January 14, 2016 at 8:26 pm
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      The problem is the academy doesn’t usually nominate action movies for best actor/actress for some stupid reason. It has to be a crying movie.

      • January 14, 2016 at 8:30 pm
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        Oh, there will be tears before this trilogy is through, my friend. There will be tears.

        Mainly from George Lucas, but still.

  • January 14, 2016 at 7:07 pm
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    No Best Picture? It’s about to make 900 million dollars and has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and no best picture nomination?

    • January 14, 2016 at 7:22 pm
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      TFA is just rehash of ANH. The Worst Star Wars movie.
      Even these 5 nominations is too much.

      • January 14, 2016 at 7:31 pm
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        The worst Star Wars movie? Even with the shared themes and similar story beats, I thought it felt more like Star Wars than anything since 1983, but to each his/her own, I guess. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the prequels, but to call TFA a bad movie? Your opinion is valid and I get your point about the rehash, but I just don’t see how it can be called the worst SW movie.

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:27 pm
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          Because those who hate it are smarter than everyone else, whom are just “sheep”. A guy told me that’s it’s not subjective opinion that TFA is bad, it’s objective fact and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:30 pm
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            Are you fucking serious? You’re calling the haters smarter?! Looks like you drank a lot of lemonade with salt today alongside the other guy that told you that.

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:42 pm
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            Called down. He’s being sarcastic.

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:44 pm
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            Are you sure?…

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:49 pm
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            Yes because English is my native tongue.

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:51 pm
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            Ah…Ahhhh…Sorry for my outburst.

          • January 14, 2016 at 10:32 pm
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            Sarcasm, man, it’s a good thing. Sadly, it doesn’t translate to all languages.

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:37 pm
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            Well, lead me to the slaughter, I say…TFA was great fun, and I hope that EP 8 is just as enjoyable. Where it lacked in complete originality, it more than made up for in great performances, interesting characters, and all around movie magic. If this is what Star Wars is going to be from now on, then give me another drink of that Kool-Aid…I’m all in.

          • January 14, 2016 at 8:38 pm
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            Well said!

        • January 14, 2016 at 11:00 pm
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          I can certainly understand why many like it…but many didn’t. Personally, just due to the lack of story, it would have to be down there with the Phantom Menace for me. And at least we got Darth Maul from that…hoping they do something better in 8.

          • January 15, 2016 at 2:00 am
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            Lack of story? LACK OF FUCKING STORY? I can’t even right now.

        • January 17, 2016 at 11:12 pm
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          Who is the girl in your avatar?

          • January 18, 2016 at 2:48 pm
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            It’s a screenshot of Rey shooting her blaster at the stormtroopers in the Takodana forest.

          • January 18, 2016 at 3:47 pm
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            Who?

          • January 18, 2016 at 3:58 pm
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            umm…lol

      • January 14, 2016 at 7:37 pm
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        Haha!

      • January 14, 2016 at 7:40 pm
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        Yeah.

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:53 pm
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          Well played. AotC is the worst SW movie hands down. Doesn’t mean TFA deserves a Best Picture nomination, though. Not when it’s the 3rd/4th best SW film at best. And this is even debatable. I liked RotS better.

          • January 15, 2016 at 2:00 am
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            No. Just no.

          • January 15, 2016 at 2:04 am
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            Yes. 1. TESB. 2. ANH. 3. RotS. 4. TFA. That’s my top 4, and that’s never gonna change.

          • January 15, 2016 at 3:33 am
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            And that reflects your bad taste. TFA is much better than RotS in every way possible (save for general originality).

          • January 15, 2016 at 3:42 am
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            To paraphrase the great JRR Tolkien, I have no problems with your complains about my taste, for I feel the same exact way about your preferences 😉

          • January 15, 2016 at 4:27 am
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            Everyone is entitled to their opinion whether it aligns with yours or not. He has a rigth to ranks the SW movies however he wants to regardless of your opinion about it (and that’s all your words really are: opinions) and if you still have a problem with someone having different opinions than yours (because you can’t stand knowing someone has different preferences than yours), then I suggest you GTFO!

          • January 15, 2016 at 5:56 am
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            1. He has the right to have an opinion. I also have a right to have an opinion about his opinion. My opinion of his opinion is that it is stupid. Respect that.

            2. I’m not a hipster. In fact, I hate hipsters. They go against the grain just because they want to feel special, and that is just idiotic.

          • January 15, 2016 at 6:39 am
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            And here’s my opinion of your opinion (see attachment). Respect that.

            [this is what happens when you continue acting delusional and irrational llike some d-bag that feels like they’ve some highly-sought-after intellectual acting like he’s above and better than others (acting all “educated” and whatnot) with his condescending attitude but really just comes off as a pretentious, idiotic tool]

            P.S. Go back to your mom so she could teach you some manners and teach you how to be a properly-behaved person in society.

          • January 15, 2016 at 6:24 am
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            Take this too

        • January 14, 2016 at 9:50 pm
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          We’re in 2015, not 2002; stay on topic you agenda-driven biased “fan”!

          • January 14, 2016 at 9:51 pm
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            I thought you hated people that considers bad cinema anything beyond the 70-80s. Now we can’t talk about a film from 2002? Haha

          • January 14, 2016 at 9:56 pm
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            If you think you can out-troll me, you’ve got another thing coming!

            The point is we are talking about films that were released in 2015, not from years before. There’s no need to bring up a movie from 2002, especially since nothing warranted it (hence why I’m telling you stay on topic).

        • January 14, 2016 at 10:29 pm
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          Why did you just put up a picture of Windows XP wallpaper?

        • January 15, 2016 at 7:14 am
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          Funny. Are those cow-like creatures you and your family?

          Actually, this attachment here is probably a more accurate look of you as as to how you look like when you use your computer.

          [don’t start something that you can’t finish. You’re done]

          • January 16, 2016 at 2:27 pm
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            I don’t care how you reply to this, as I am sure it will be some pseudo-clever response, which makes the lowest common denominator go “huh….heh…heh…” (picturing Beavis and Butthead), but….most people have the ability to truly hurt others, and most are decent enough to hold back…as they actually have souls. Then there is you.

      • January 14, 2016 at 8:50 pm
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        Lol.

      • January 14, 2016 at 10:15 pm
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        Your comments are a rehash.

      • January 14, 2016 at 10:22 pm
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        Worst???

      • January 14, 2016 at 11:56 pm
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        We had undestood the first time…

    • January 17, 2016 at 11:11 pm
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      Because maybe it’s not a very good film, and people are just going to see it multiple times becase media have convinced them it’s amazing all because it’s star wars and it HAS to be good?

      • January 19, 2016 at 12:38 am
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        It’s not a perfect film, and it definitely has its flaws, but it’s better than anything the prequels ever came up with, so that kind of pokes a hole in it has to be amazing because it is Star Wars thing. Though, whether or not something is good, is totally subjective. You are welcome to feel differently.

  • January 14, 2016 at 7:10 pm
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    About being snubbed for Best Picture, even though most critics loved it, most fans loved it, and it’s breaking records left and right…. I know that sequels are rarely nominated for BP, but then how do you explain that friggin Mad Max: Fury Road got nominated?! I don’t understand why everyone is so high on that movie. It was a total crapfest of a movie…and I’m embarrassed that I saw it. It’s nominated for BP over TFA?! Excuse me while I go puke.

    • January 14, 2016 at 8:23 pm
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      I don’t meant to sound confrontational but, are you really that salty regarding Mad Max? Most people hating it are just probably too jealous of it.

      • January 14, 2016 at 9:04 pm
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        I really did hate it that much. Not even remotely jealous of it….not even sure how or why I would be.

      • January 14, 2016 at 9:09 pm
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        Nah I kinda despised it too. I really wanted to like it but I think the hype machine in the end ruined it for me. It was just a very noisy, crazy film that made me demented watching it. Was not invested in it at all, Mad Max was portrayed very poorly by Tom Hardy, the bad guy was just embarrassing and comical, and it felt like it tried too hard to be a sort of artsy pretentious action film, and many people lapped that up and jumped on the hipster hype train for it, but fundamentally it did nothing for me personally.

        Soo….. he’s not the only one no.

      • January 14, 2016 at 9:10 pm
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        Oh, and I actually cringed at the stupid flame throwing guitar guy suspended in front of the truck… I mean… I know apparently a lot of people LOVED that moment… I was embarrassed for all involved.

      • January 15, 2016 at 2:44 am
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        To be honest, Mad Max is a little weak and very lazy on storytelling. Pretty much like TFA. You know why ?

        FUN ! FUN ! FUN ! People crying for fun so they ve only fun

    • January 14, 2016 at 10:08 pm
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      Let’s look at it from this perspective and the Academy’s:

      TFA, while a great film and an enjoyable watch, very much repeated many of the plot points from ANH (and some from ESB and ROTJ). There’s a reason why JJ had to come out and make some statements defending TFA from “rehash” outcries (because some people were vocal and loud enough to cause some ruckus).

      Unfortunately, I think the Academy thought this too, feeling that TFA feels unoriginal and uncreative. Like I said, I liked TFA but I can’t help but feel that many of the plot points in it were done in the OT, and the Academy probably saw this too. They might not have taken this too kindly on this hence why it prefer to give nods to other movies that felt more original and creative in categories such as “best picture”, “best director”, best actor (actress) and/or supporting actor (actress). This, coupled with the facts that it’s a sequel (and the 7th movie in a franchise) and essentially a “crowd pleaser”/big-budget blockbuster/tentpole type of film (similar to comic book movies and whatnot) makes for a recipes of only looking at the technical aspects of TFA & not talking everything else seriously (from the Academy’s perspective).

      This is all theory of course but it’s in resposse as to why you feel that TFA got snubbed in categories such as “best picture” (though a theory with evidence backing it up nevertheless). It’s unfortunate because if makes the Academy look “out of touch” with the moviegoing public but it is what it is.

      • January 15, 2016 at 12:04 am
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        Let’s be even more honest here, TFA plays to so many fans on a nostalgia level that they are extremely willing to overlook it’s shortcomings and cannot begin to fathom that maybe, just maybe, it’s not the second coming they think it is. Uberfans need to take a step back and consider that maybe critics and the industry don’t think it’s the masterpiece they do, buy rather just an entertaining film.

        • January 15, 2016 at 12:10 am
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          Exactly. The whole Starkiller subplot is enough for TFA not to warrant any consideration for best film. I didn’t actually feel as if Poe and company would fail in this race against time, because I had seen it before; I never thought for a second that SK would destroy the Resistance base. It’s impossible to call the film great because of this simple fact. Good, entertaining, fun? Sure, but never great.

          • January 15, 2016 at 12:13 am
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            Yup.

            Had it been Empire Strikes Back good, and original, then maybe it’d stand a chance.

        • January 15, 2016 at 2:32 am
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          Yeah it’s exactly the same things for Prequel blind fanboyism. They can – i am part of them – overcome the fails of the moovie because it’s Star Wars and episodes 1,2,3 have the feeling of it. TFA is barely having this Star Wars feeling IMO. Because the JJ effect 😉

          Thankfully the trio is here to save the movie. Plus Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver did a good job. Even Boyega was in the tone sometimes but he seemed clearly out of place in others scenes.

          For me this movie can belongs to Star Wars canon

        • January 16, 2016 at 2:19 pm
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          I don’t really need to take a step back, because my angle on this stems more from how horribly crappy MM was…not compared to TFA…but compared to sticking my own head in a toilet, slamming the seat down hard on my neck, and flushing.

      • January 15, 2016 at 1:22 am
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        I won’t argue with any of that…but I WILL argue that Mad Max was just another 2 hours of freaks driving around in the desert trying to kill each other. SW…derivative of EP IV or not, was many levels deeper and infinitely better than MM

        • January 15, 2016 at 1:39 am
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          Well, TFA isn’t Oscar worthy – but….Mad Max was basically TPM without the politics.

          Female protagonist(s) escapes from oppressive, resource wielding regime, is chased, male protagonist joins her cause (in the desert, during a chase/race), they get to where they were going – and get no help from where they were going, then decide to return to where they came from to defeat the bad guys, along with help from a native dude (Jar Jar/Nux), thereby bringing freedom to her people.

          Amirite?? haha (except native dude doesn’t die, which is why TPM sucks compared to Mad Max lol)

  • January 14, 2016 at 7:14 pm
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    Mad Max Sucked

    • January 14, 2016 at 8:40 pm
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      incorrect

  • January 14, 2016 at 7:38 pm
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    Too bad there is no category for the best Pacing and Adventure.

    • January 14, 2016 at 7:58 pm
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      Or this category:

      “Film Most Likely to be Re-watched by Actual Movie Goers Because It’s So Much More Enjoyable Than Any Other Movie In Any Other Category”

      Well, now that I look at it, maybe it’s a bit too long? I don’t know. Anyways, Oscar nominated films, especially best-picture nominees are like a fine wine, nominated for their culture and artistic qualities. Whereas Star Wars is like cracking an ice cold beer over a greasy pizza. Sure, the wine may have more “value” to the elitist, but more people will take comfort in the latter while they relax on the recliner, free from their formal attire and forced manners…this is just how the awards are done…it’s in no way reflective of audience satisfaction, only the academy’s sophistication.

      That being said, I haven’t seen the majority of the films nominated for best picture, other than Mad Max (which was a one-time watch for me – not bad – but apart from the vfx – not particularly an amazing achievement either). I’ve heard good things about Sicario and The Martian, but my point remains, Star Wars is not the type of film that would ever find itself nominated for the major awards. It just lacks that edginess and sophistication that the Oscars are known to promote.

      • January 14, 2016 at 10:06 pm
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        Exactly. Even Episodes IV and V didn’t win Best Picture.

      • January 14, 2016 at 11:13 pm
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        As Mark Twain stated: “High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water.- Letter to William Dean Howells, 15 February 1887”

        Star Wars is the water of cinema. 😀

        • January 15, 2016 at 1:35 am
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          Now that is beautiful.

    • January 14, 2016 at 9:34 pm
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      Best Adventure Movie perhaps.

  • January 14, 2016 at 7:39 pm
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    so episode 4 is up for more awards…

    • January 14, 2016 at 10:05 pm
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      I love how substantive your constant whining and complaining is.

      • January 14, 2016 at 10:52 pm
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        hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed TFA!

      • January 15, 2016 at 3:55 am
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        Do you love it?

  • January 14, 2016 at 7:41 pm
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    best emo villain: kylo ren

    • January 17, 2016 at 11:10 pm
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      He’s a shoe-in to win

  • January 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm
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    Best visual effects, or riot!

  • January 14, 2016 at 8:26 pm
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    The other favorite films of 2015 that I’m expecting to win Oscars are Fury Road, Bridge of Spies and The Martian. They have great potential in winning too!
    (For all Fury Road and The Force Awakens haters…Shut your mouth, this page is not made for whining.)

    • January 14, 2016 at 8:52 pm
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      Bite me….it is not your place to say what this page is for. I will share my opinon, whether you like it or not. I loved TFA….but MM:FR was a pile of horse crap.

      • January 14, 2016 at 8:53 pm
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        So is your mother.

        • January 14, 2016 at 8:59 pm
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          You stay classy no, ok? I’m not the one that started this. Luis thinks he has the power to tell people what they should think and say on here, and to tell them to shut their mouths.

          • January 14, 2016 at 9:04 pm
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            It was a joke. I love Fury Road, but I love “your mama” jokes more.

          • January 14, 2016 at 9:14 pm
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            I like when people say “bite me”!

          • January 14, 2016 at 9:40 pm
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            I…I…Iy lo…lo…love m…my…my mama v…v…very much..a…and now you know dat!

          • January 14, 2016 at 9:49 pm
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            …There is something wrong with your medulla oblongata… 🙂

      • January 15, 2016 at 5:43 am
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        I see. But you must understand a bigger reason of why Fury Road is gaining all these achievements, the vocal minority is not even affecting me.

  • January 14, 2016 at 8:42 pm
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    I’m glad that John Williams’ score has been nominated. Even if it won’t win, it is the right answer to anyone saying TFA has no good soundtrack.

  • January 14, 2016 at 8:49 pm
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    If there was an award for ‘Favourite Movie’, the TFA would win it hands down. Not the best movie of 2015, but definitely the most popular.

    • January 14, 2016 at 9:11 pm
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      I agree!

  • January 14, 2016 at 9:04 pm
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    I think Best score and best visual effects are the prizes I care about and would win. Sound editing and sound mixing or film editing might come to be won aswell.
    Maybe film editing could be won by mad max, I dunno, haven’t seen the film. The martian and revenant are the biggest opponents for the visual effects.

  • January 14, 2016 at 9:30 pm
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    Editing and sound mixing? Nah. I love the film, but nah.

    • January 14, 2016 at 10:04 pm
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      yah

  • January 14, 2016 at 9:52 pm
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    Can one of the mods ban Dani Catala? It’s clear that she has an agenda, acts like she knows what she’s talking about (but isn’t really a pro/expert in anything regarding the film industry at all), and is just flat our embarrassing herself.

  • January 14, 2016 at 9:57 pm
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    Should have been nominated for best cinematography. I think they’ll give the best visual effects to Fury Road but I hope that I am wrong.(how can STAR WARS not win in that chategory?) Glad to see John Williams’s nomination, I really like the score, but I don’t really know the other films so I can’t say anithing about the chances.

  • January 14, 2016 at 10:20 pm
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    Star Wars isn’t Oscar friendly and I don’t expect it to win any.

  • January 14, 2016 at 10:20 pm
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    Fury Road is a lock in visual effects and editing as no other category has ever been before. Sound should be TFA and Lucas’ company.

    • January 14, 2016 at 10:47 pm
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      Slow down there. It’s a movie, not the second coming.

      • January 14, 2016 at 11:42 pm
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        It will win because it’s almost entirely old school movie making.

        Morricone will scoop the score prize.

        • January 16, 2016 at 3:53 am
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          Even though it’s not one of his best.

    • January 14, 2016 at 11:42 pm
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      Fury Road is really weak and lazy in storytelling IMO. More than TFA

  • January 14, 2016 at 11:37 pm
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    If someone asks where one should start watching, TFA is the definite answer.
    EP I – noooo EP II – first hour and half is boring, EP III – also good place to start
    EP IV – too simple, already out-of-date in the original version, EP V – you have to be fan already and believe in critics to enjoy, EP VI – I started here in 83, and it worked for me – but TFA is better, visually , pace, dialogue, funnier, better actors, and turned ANH with its the old fans into museum pieces. And you know it’s true.

    • January 14, 2016 at 11:41 pm
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      Right. So that they don’t understand who the hell is this Luke Skywalker individual that everyone’s looking for. Or that people don’t have the slightest idea on why Kylo Ren would be talking to some charred, twisted metal mask. Or that people don’t know what the hell Rey meant to say when he told the guy that he’d never be as powerful as this Darth Vader individual.

      Great idea, no doubt, telling people to start out with TFA.

      • January 15, 2016 at 1:57 am
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        “the last Jedi night”
        “I will finish what you started”
        “grandfather”

        These lines of dialogue cleverly explain the background of the film. Listen to them and they will guide you.

        • January 15, 2016 at 2:09 am
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          Kids:

          “Daddy, what is a Jedi Knight?”

          “Daddy, what did that mask start?”

          “Daddy, who’s his grandfather?”

          Dad:

          “Sigh…I’ve should’ve shown them the entire saga as it was meant to be seen, dammit!”

          • January 15, 2016 at 3:31 am
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            Meh.

    • January 14, 2016 at 11:41 pm
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      I think context is big…you don’t appreciate TFA near as much without having seen at least the OT. It can work on its own, but the background of the legacy characters is huge.

    • January 14, 2016 at 11:41 pm
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      wait seriously what ?! i hope nobody will ask you.

    • January 14, 2016 at 11:42 pm
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      Nonsense

    • January 14, 2016 at 11:48 pm
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      New fans are supposed to be teens. There’s no doubt a teen would enjoy TFA better than ANH, I myself enjoyed TFA better. And everybody knows who Luke is: the hero of EP IV, V, VI, it´s everywhere in the google.

      • January 14, 2016 at 11:57 pm
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        “New fans are supposed to be teens”. Says who? It’s family entertainment for children and adults alike.

        What this boils down to is “I think the old films look dated so by default TFA is the best”. Well, that may be enough for you, but it’s arrogant to assume that everyone who watches the series comes at it from that standpoint. Some people are more interested in the story and how best to approach it.

      • January 14, 2016 at 11:57 pm
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        Why bother with TFA too, then? The info’s already out there. Let us all just Google everything from now on. This will be sooo much fun. Yipee!

      • January 15, 2016 at 12:00 am
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        TPM is enjoyable for teens and pre-teens. Really what’s your point here ? Do you usually begin a book by reading the end first. When TFA can be considered as a reboot, new watchers will clearly miss the whole picture of Star Wars. All episodes 1,4 and 7 can serve for a beginning. the three trilogies are the mirror of the era when they were made

    • January 15, 2016 at 1:55 am
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      “Search your feelings, you know it to be…bullshit.”

  • January 14, 2016 at 11:53 pm
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    I’m not pleased with many of the Oscar nominations (big surprise there…not)…as usual a lot of “artsy” films, some which no one has heard of, get nominated….

    They obviously have an agenda with Mad Max, since it’s been blown out of proportion and it’s getting old already. As far as I’m concerned TFA should win all of the ones it’s nominated for.

    I honestly think, it should at least have gotten a nom for Cinematography.
    And when u have films like: Brooklyn, Room and Spotlight…..anyways…its like this every freaking year…

    • January 15, 2016 at 12:24 am
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      “a lot of “artsy” films, some which no one has heard of”

      SMH

      • January 15, 2016 at 7:47 am
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        I know who freaking cares what people know about go watch the MTV movie awards if you want Furious 7 to win something.

  • January 15, 2016 at 12:34 am
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    Really surprised it didn’t get a costume nomination. What, The Danish Girl? Seriously? That’s a PERIOD PIECE. How hard is it to open a book of historical fashion and say, “MAKE ME SOMETHING LIKE THIS.” Michael Kaplan had the burden of STAR WARS on his back, and somehow he pulled it off.

    They even spent over a year designing Kylo Ren.

    sers oscars

    seriously ( —_—)

    • January 15, 2016 at 2:45 am
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      Making period-pieces look good on film for a modern audience is about as difficult as designing something from scratch.
      With star wars, there’s no real world reference, so really all you’re worried about is making it look good.
      With period films, on the other hand, it can be directly compared to something documented, and so it has to be accurate AND look good.
      Overall, it’s apples and oranges, fictional and historical fashion both have pros and cons.

      Another aspect is that really Star Wars’ cred, being non-historically-accurate, rests solely on ORIGINALITY.
      While the costumes in TFA were perfect, they’re still incarnations of pre-existing designs in ANH and TESB.
      So in the Oscars’ criteria, Star Wars costumes —however good— are still A; unoriginal by nature, and B; require no historical research.
      A shame, because the costumes WERE superb, but I’m not surprised the Oscar judges deemed it a non-contender.

      • January 15, 2016 at 3:17 am
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        Yeah, that’s fair. xD I’m just totally enamored by the quality that went into them – it’s rare to see such practical artistry in costumes for big, blockbuster movies. But you do make a good point.

        • January 15, 2016 at 4:40 am
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          After I made that comment, I saw the other noms and I was all like — woah, Star Wars cut out of Production Design? ugh. Technically, the same criteria apply, but still, PRODUCTION DESIGN Star Wars was cut out of, stings a little

  • January 15, 2016 at 1:05 am
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    Next thing you’re gonna tell me is that the Oscars are “Political”……

  • January 15, 2016 at 2:14 am
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    Tough competition.

    Sound mixing is the most likely win. Maybe Mad max will grab that one, since the engine sounds are kind of a second score and the sound work there is really brilliant and creative (also the way the drums, flaming guitar etc work with and become part of the soundtrack). But Star Wars has excellent and very complex sound work. Not to mention BB-8.

    Sound Editing: same story. A very likely win for Star Wars.

    Best Visual Effects: The Revenant was terrifyingly realistic and the fact that they didn’t use any CGI made it even more impressive. But in the end, this will be decided between Star Wars and Mad Max. Mad Max had far more impressive stunt work, but sloppy VFX in some scenes (blurred edges during some of the chases). Star Wars, while certainly using too much CGI, looked consistently great. Another likely win.

    Editing: Most likely “The Big Short”. I don’t see SW winning this. The academy won’t award Abrams’ style of pacing. Also, The Big Short is the kind of film they want to push for political reasons.

    Original Score: Most likely The Hateful Eight. It’s a fine score and Ennio Morricone won’t be alive much longer. The fact that he wrote this score at his high age is quite amazing. The man changed movie scores forever and I expect this to be part of the equation.
    Then again, the academy has a history of rewarding low key, minimal music. Sicario could win.

    • January 15, 2016 at 3:24 am
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      “too much CGI”

      You’re kidding, right?

      • January 15, 2016 at 5:34 pm
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        Not at all. Almost, if not every scene with a ship flying was 100% CGI.

        Now the award for visual effects isn’t some “practical effects” snobbery, they don’t discriminate. But in general, the award is given for work that is perceived as ground breaking. Like the fantastic model work in Star Wars 1977, the liquid metal terminator in T2, the groundbreaking 3D work in Avatar or the fully animated E.T. or Gollum in Lord of the Rings.

        The one thing all these films have in common is that they pushed the boundaries of what was possible. TFA, while certainly boasting expensive visuals, didn’t really give us any CGI that was never done before. Lightsabers, space battles, planetary destruction, animated alien characters… nothing you didn’t already see in Abrams’ Star Trek remakes. As Plinkett said, “biggerer isn’t betterer”.

        The animatronic bear in The Revenant was very impressive. Probably the most impressive animatronic animal ever seen on film. And Mad Max’s sandstorm with electric tornados sequence quite frankly trumps anything the new Star Wars gave us.
        The Martian was impressive as well, but after Gravity and Interstellar, I doubt the academy will go for the same lost in space genre again.

        • January 16, 2016 at 8:43 am
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          That’s nice and all, but still, saying that TFA had too much CGI is kind of silly. For a big blockbuster, it was relatively practical.

          • January 18, 2016 at 7:12 am
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            Was it? Compared to recent Oscar winners for visual effects like Interstellar or Inception and other nominees like The Revenant or Mad Max, it has a lot of CGI.
            The effects in Star Wars are excellent and the CGI looked great, but I don’t think the academy will go for it.
            Realistically, it’s a toss up between Mad Max and Star Wars.

  • January 15, 2016 at 3:56 am
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    I’m surprised about the editing nomination, considering it seemed to be one of the weakest attributes of the film.

  • January 15, 2016 at 4:30 am
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    Sound mixing and editing should NOT go to TFA. The music was not mixed in well enough with SFX, especially at the beginning. Too much John Williams and not enough blaster fire sounds.

    • January 15, 2016 at 7:46 am
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      I think that was what made it great! The score enveloped a lot of the movie just like in the OT. The OT had tons of great sound effects but they never got in the way of the score. The PT has all these ridiculous, gargly, over the top sound effects that drowned out everything else. With all that being said, I didn’t like the lightsaber sound effects in some places, but thats just me.

  • January 15, 2016 at 5:05 am
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    It’s Star Wars and doesn’t need awards. It would be cool but doesn’t have to win. The best movies are Star Wars mad max and revenant. Saw them all 3 times

  • January 15, 2016 at 7:43 am
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    I have just rewatched the prequels and they are even worse than I remember. Like they are objectively bad movies. I get that people like them in like a guilty pleasure sort of way (I like Wrath of the Titans, which is terrible) but I can’t see how anyone can make the case that they are actually good. TFA is no ANH or TESB but it is Star Wars and it is a great movie. And I don’t just mean because it has practical effects or anything like that. People get hung up on the bad CGI in the prequels even though it is the least of its problems. They are poorly written and performed and are directed with about as much energy as an epidode of Mad Men. Each movie sleepwalks from plot point to plot point with zero propulsion or purpose. The action is incoherent and just goes on forever. TFA, on the other hand, has great characters, great dialogue, and a plot that while derivitive, is always moving. No scene, whether it be characters stuff or action, overstays its welcome. Scenes are given the exact amoung of time that is necessary and then the movie moves on. TFA has plenty of issues no doubt but it gets back to the core of Star Wars and even more importantly succeeds in being a good movie in its own right.

    • January 15, 2016 at 3:12 pm
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      Sigh, another armchair filmmaker-minded, PT-hating groupthink follower who’s in the delusional and irrational, loud and vocal minority (as the various stats/data in my attachments show despite of what haters like to think) parroting the same talking points as the other haters do (and at the same time, trying to pass off his opinion as a fact (ex: using a word like “objectively” where in reality art is subjective)). You’ve got anything new to add instead of repeating the same arguments (never mind the fact that this article is about something else)?

      It’s been 10+ years. Just drop it, get over it, and move on!

      P.S. I’ve heard plenty of other stories of examples of people reacting the opposite of how you did upon doing a rewatch.

      P.S.S. I’m not getting into a discussion/argument about this with any haters as they’ll lead to nowhere (due to lack of logic by the haters) and they have already made up their minds and sticking with their opinions like the close-minded, hard-headend individual that they are (not to mention, coming to the situation with a negative mindset from the get go).

      • January 15, 2016 at 5:13 pm
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        Im not a cinephile or a prequel hater at all! I have zero bias towards them in any way. I watched them because after TFA I wanted more Star Wars and whereas before I thought they were ok, entertaining movies upon rewatch and to my utter befuddlement I found them to be just as bad as people say. If you like them good for you! I just can’t see how anyone could say that they aren’t poorly written/acted/directed.

        • January 15, 2016 at 6:51 pm
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          Even though the PT falls quite short in dialogue, acting and direction, at least Lucas had the balls to try some different, new and original. TFA feels like SW because this is the only thing that J.J. Abrams is good at: taking over an existing universe and emulating the work of its original creator in a faithful way.

          Emulating what Lucas did is easy, though, compared to coming up with a brilliant new, original, creative story set in the GFFA. This is something that Lucas himself failed to do, according to what you’ve just said. But at least he succeeded in creating this amazing story. It was because of his genius original vision that TFA’s any good.

          As someone who’s very appreciative of innovation and courage in art, I’ll take a failed project with an ambitious, original premise over a rehash of a proven, successful previous idea, any day.

          • January 15, 2016 at 8:00 pm
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            Ok yeah the PT gets points for being original and TFA gets points knocked off for playing it safe. But being bold doesn’t automatically make it any good. I think if you ask anyone they would rather see a good movie that doesn’t take as many chances as some of its predecessors (2 of which being the best movies ever made) over a trifecta of terrible movies that tried something new.

          • January 15, 2016 at 9:58 pm
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            I never said being bold turns everything to gold, even if this does rhyme. I said I’m much more appreciative of a bold, courageous effort (even if it fails) than a rehash of an already successful, previously established idea.

            This is what Abrams & Kasdan did: they emulated Lucas, but they didn’t build upon what he created. Kudos to them for being so good at copying and pasting. But I would’ve preferred to see if they’re able to come up with something of their own, while still recapturing that old “Star Wars spirit”.

            That’s got to be much easier said than done. So I don’t blame them for playing it safe and taking the easy way out. I just could never admire such cowardice.

            And please, don’t generalize. The PT had it’s good moments, just like TFA did offer a few new, interesting things, I admit. It’ll be up to Rian Johnson now to build upon these new things, while still respecting the old ones. I can only hope that the guy doesn’t come up with his best version of Star Wars Episode V, but with a true Star Wars Episode VIII.

          • January 15, 2016 at 10:13 pm
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            Hey good for you but Id rather watch the good movie

          • January 15, 2016 at 10:19 pm
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            I’d rather watch a little bit of everything. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to tell the difference between good and bad 😉

          • January 15, 2016 at 10:26 pm
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            Well I am not the one defending atrocious movies so maybe you should watch a bit more

          • January 15, 2016 at 10:59 pm
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            Oh, don’t worry, I intend to watch much more. I love me a good story, be it on film, TV or in a book. But I’m not defending anything, other than freedom of choice and speech that is. I’ve been saying all along that the PT was a failed effort. But nothing is in black and white, and it does have it’s good moments.

            It’s disappointing to see that you’re just another PT hater with reading comprehension problems and a swollen sense of self-entitlement that leads you to think your opinion applies to the world at large. Perhaps instead of keeping your head stuck in what “feels” like SW to you (and assuming to speak for everyone else), you should also go watch more to widen your horizons and learn the meaning of common sense and maturity.

          • January 16, 2016 at 5:08 am
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            Yeah there are a few (and by that I literally mean 3) moments but they just arent good IMO

          • January 16, 2016 at 5:36 am
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            In your opinion. Now, that’s different and I respect everyone’s opinion. To each his own.

        • January 16, 2016 at 12:32 am
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          On top of the fact that you contradicted yourself, you sound like someone that’s given into groupthink believing that it’s the “cool” thing to do and feel that you want to have others think for your instead of coming up with your own opinions.

          P.S. I don’t say anything about them being 100% perfect and flawless.

          • January 16, 2016 at 5:07 am
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            What? When did I contradict myself? Anyway, no, I don’t think they are terrible because its the cool thing. I think they are terrible because they are terrible and I’m looking at them from an unbias stand point.

      • January 15, 2016 at 6:31 pm
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        Transformers.

        Please don’t use this box office crap as a ‘proof’.

        • January 16, 2016 at 12:25 am
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          1. Are you really trying to compare something based in mythology and lore to something based on a line of toy products? GTFO!

          2. I didn’t really say much regarding BO figures (Ex: RT ratings and IMDB votes). That’s your selective reading (and you probably have an agenda as well).

          • January 16, 2016 at 3:16 am
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            No. The RT demonstrate they are not close to the original movies.
            IMDB is a ridiculous reference, and you know it because I have faith in human intelligence. And a large part of SW appeal is toys.

          • January 16, 2016 at 3:44 am
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            The RT scores actually demonstrate that, without the space of 40 years of time ot reflect, critics were just about as ambivalent about the original film as they were the PTs. The scores only leap apart once you include reviews from decades later, once the cultural impact of the films became obvious.

          • January 16, 2016 at 4:12 pm
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            Are we really to compare 40 years from 1977 when a certain film changed everything about cinema, to the 2000s?

            Really?

    • January 15, 2016 at 8:35 pm
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      I also retried giving the Prequels a new look. It’s still just as bad.
      Really, the best way to attempt to enjoy them is to not treat them as Star Wars movies and rather as cheesy Sci Fi movies – inspired by Star Wars. Defeats the purpose of the movies really but that’s the only way I could get through them.

      Also, my guilty pleasure movies are Adam Sandler movies. They’re mostly awful these days but for some reason, I’m compelled to watch them..

      • January 15, 2016 at 9:07 pm
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        Its not like they are unwatchable or the worst movies ever. They are just really, reallly bad films that don’t have many redeeming qualities

      • January 16, 2016 at 2:08 pm
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        I look at them as encyclopedias.

        • January 17, 2016 at 3:26 pm
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          That is absolutely perfect…encyclopedias …I have been trying for years to analyze my “relationship” with them. Ha ha …perfect

      • January 18, 2016 at 7:30 am
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        Try watching the prequels in fanedited versions. There are cuts by “L8wrtr” which ALMOST make the prequels good.

        • February 13, 2016 at 6:09 pm
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          YouTube has a couple solid ones, I prefer “Rise of the Empire” because of how well it handles the Clone Wars, but “Last Turn to the Dark Side” has a better ending.

    • January 16, 2016 at 3:39 am
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      The action is incoherrant? Really? Come on, that’s one criticism you can’t fairly level at Lucas – he is a master of visual storytelling, and has a terrific grasp of visual pacing, motion, and editing. The rest, yeah, fair enough – as films they just don’t deliver the way they should have, and it’s all on Lucas for poor scripting, disinterested direction, and a lack of rythm due to his insisting on just shooting a bunch of unrelated…stuff, and trying to pull a movie out of his ass in editing.

      • January 16, 2016 at 5:05 am
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        Oh I completely disagree! I think the actions sequences are sooooooooooooo bland and are so roboticly directed.

      • January 18, 2016 at 7:30 am
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        Some of the action scenes were good. The pod race was pretty intense, the asteroid chase in AOTC was good, the order 66 sequence was nice to watch and the final duels were impressive.

        Most of the other action scenes felt too staged (lightsaber duels), hypercharged (city chase in AOTC, lizard chase in ROTS) or you simply didn’t care about all the crap thrown at the screen (clones vs robots, wookie planet sequence).

        The prequels felt like sleepwalking during the dialogue scenes and like Lucas took amphetamines for the action scenes.

  • January 15, 2016 at 5:39 pm
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    Honorary nods for participating. Abrams is a Hollywood creature through and through which is why they were lucky to get these nominations at all. The PT were no masterpieces but they did have quality scores and costume designs but never got the nom due to Lucas being so anti-Hollywood. In short, This will probably be the last time any films in the series get acknowledgement in the awards field. It was done to appease Sci-Fi/Fantasy fans in the way that ROTK was a decade ago or so. I’d be very surprised if it wins a single category this time as I don’t think any of the films have since Jedi.

  • January 15, 2016 at 8:29 pm
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    Effects and Sound for sure, not sure however, about Best Editing..

  • January 17, 2016 at 11:10 pm
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    Did it get any nominations for Best Picture, Actor, director?

    Just wondering. Since other box office champs got those nods like Return of the King, Avatar, Titanic

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