Star Wars: The Last Jedi Nominated for Four Academy Awards
The 2018 Academy Award nominations were just announced live and Star Wars: The Last Jedi has secured four nominations!
In addition to being the sixth highest grossing film of all time domestically, and ninth worldwide, The Last Jedi can now add four Oscar nominations to its impressive list of accomplishments. Rian Johnson’s latest installment in the saga has been nominated in the following categories:
- Visual Effects
- Original Score – John Williams
- Sound Mixing
- Sound Editing
Congratulations to Rian Johnson, Lucasfilm, and Disney. These types of nominations have become expected of Star Wars films, known for their powerful scores and state of the art sound and visual effects. The Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will take place on March 4th on ABC.
The Last Jedi already has one Oscar, let’s see if they can pull in a few more.
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But what do the Rotten Tomatoes user scores say?
But what do the Rotten Tomatoes user scores say?
lol
Obviously the Academy members were paid off by Disney and promised free tickets to Disney on Ice.
I’ve seen Disney on ice. The Academy members would be fools not to take this deal.
Heh heh. Yes, and they’re all contributors to this discussion board, as well.
It’s treason, then.
I does not say that it does not sound or visually appeal good. I as a TLJ Hater also think that the visual effects and sound was good.
But thats all.
(it’s a joke)
Reading through the user comments is entertaining af. The “defenders” have no teeth and the “haters” write 50 page essays (and they’re not wrong). SOLID GOLD READING.
It’s the other way around
They agree with the Oscars. Not a single nomination for story, plot, writing, script, characters, acting… which those people complained about.
On the other hand the Academy gave some rather pointless technical nominations that even the prequels got and that will go to any blockbuster to afford fancy CGI and sound editing software.
These four categories should be no surprise for any Star Wars movie regardless of story and acting. I think anyone can agree that music, sound, and visuals have always been a strong point from Star Wars movies.
Congratulations to the nominees. Well-deserved.
Happy for John Williams, beautiful score! Everyone may disagree with me but I was kind of hoping Mark was recognized (as well as editing, screenplay, etc) but that rarely happens with high profile films like this. Thankful for what we got.
Happy for John Williams, beautiful score! Everyone may disagree with me but I was kind of hoping Mark was recognized (as well as editing, screenplay, etc) but that rarely happens with high profile films like this. Thankful for what we got.
Although I’m passioned about The Last Jedi and Mark’s performance, there was a scene that for me was a bad choice in terms of performance (probably from Rian Johnson) and this is the the flashback where Luke is going to kill Ben, specially Kylo’s version in the story in which Luke is kind of a killer. Probably it was a conscious choice to exagerate Hamill’s evil performance, but it just looked really out of place to me, as if I was watching classic Japanese theater.
That’s fair…I loved the scene and what it meant for the story but I kind of agree. That aside I was really happy with what he did. I know it may have been more of a fanboy wish to see him get a nomination. 🙂
I think in all versions of that scene Luke was portrayed as a killer. To think about striking down his unarmed, back turned sleeping nephew is pretty twisted no matter what was going on in the lads head. However, Marks performance in TLJ was undoubtedly great and he should have been up for a nomination at least.
I get what you say, but I think the Kylo version is the one that goes further away. Actually, the one he ignites the saber and automatically regrets what he’s doing was spot on.
I had the same reaction. It reminded me of the “evil” Galadriel scene from Fellowship of the Ring.
It’s intentionally over-the-top. It’s what Kylo remembers.
Yeah! This incredible film deserves it!
Mark Hamill should have been nominated
The disgusting sour face he made when he drank the green tiddy milk was worth at least a nomination.
…but $20 is $20.
Yes he should, for a Razzie award I mean ! I guess it’s not his fault though: what can an actor do when he is given a nonsensical script ?
None of these were a shock. I was crossing my fingers that Mark Hamill would sneak in there too just because his performance was awesome in The Last Jedi, but its hard to say that he was better than those nominated. Alec Guinness will probably be the only actor to ever get nominated for a Star Wars film.
Well deserved all round, although I’m not a big fan of the Mark Hamill snub. Hopefully the film actually gets to nab an award or two!
While sound production is currently a hot topic — here’s an interesting read about pioneering sound designer Ben Burtt’s absence / quiet exit from Lucasfilm.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/ben-burtt-star-wars-sound
There are rumors of J.J. Abrams roping him back in for IX. Confirmation of the veracity of these rumors from anyone in-the-know would be appreciated. But please don’t cite IMDB as a reliable source, as they frequently cut & paste with little regard for accuracy (at least in the very early stages of a film’s production). Regardless, I’d love to hear that he’s returning.
(I’d also love to know the scoop regarding Doug Chiang and Ryan Church’s quiet exits from the art department.)
If that’s true, terrific. Weak sound design…and possibly mix as well…has been a recurring theme in the 3 new films – for example, Chewie and R2 are both entirely recycled sounds, vehicles are all also pretty much using the existing library, what new weapons we’ve got all lack punch. It’s not like BAD design, but it’s uninspiring, and Burtt is missed.
He was fortunately around for TFA. Ben and J.J. developed a good working relationship on Trek.
Yeah, but it sounds like ‘contributing sound designer’ rather than the head of the team on that film. Not sure how much he actually did that ended up in the movie, and listening to it, I don’t know how much I’d believe is Burtt apart from the legacy sounds.
Rogue One got a nomination for sound mixing
So did TLJ. The mix was better than TFA, but it’s by no means one of those brilliant soundscapes Burtt made a career out of.
So did TLJ. The mix was better than TFA, but it’s by no means one of those brilliant soundscapes Burtt made a career out of.
Although Burtt is the father of iconic Star Wars sounds, I think it’s difficult to compare the whole of the sound experience from the OT and PT with the current gen movies. I can say that, on the whole, the DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track on the Rogue 1 home theatre release provides far and away the best sonic experience in my library and I was blown away at IMAX. So maybe the next BB-8 or spaceship sounds will be less inspired for Burtt’s absence, but I expect the soundscape overall will continue to be more impressive overall. Just my opinion.
that takes you right out of the scene, when you notice the reused sound cues for R2 and Chewie, as well as the ship sounds.
Shame, Lucasfilm. Shame.
I just read the article he linked to – it’s really sad to hear Burtt talk about the situation.
Ben’s commentary on the blue rays of the OT and PT is great. He is as integral to SW as John Williams. I can’t believe they’ve locked him away!
That’s a sad read.
I didn’t know about Chiang and Church either.
Wait, I missed that? What happened with them?
This is so SAD — how on earth can they not want to use Ben ? His depth of sound knowledge beats any “newbie” they can hire. Why not use Ben as MUCH as you can, while we still have him ?
Assembly-line vs craft
“Kill the past, out with old “and that shit LFL supports.
“Kill the past, out with old “and that shit LFL supports.
His absence is outrageous! Especially if he wants back…
I hope the rumours of him returning are true.
I find the new movies pretty subpar on sound front. Imo TLJ was better than TFA, yet it’s still very far from the wonders of ANH…
Wasn’t Doug Chiang the co-production designer on Rogue One? Sounds like he’s moving up if anything. I mean, John Knoll has only worked on Rogue One as far as new SW is concerned, probably because he was so invested in it. I imagine the same is true for many people behind-the-scenes on SW.
He was… and if he comes back to take on the same role for IX, that’d be great news. Rogue One looked gorgeous.
Unless Papa George is cooking up a new smaller production team of his own, and the loyalists are defecting. (Although I’m more likely inclined to believe George is really retired.)
I secretly wondered the same thing, what a coup that would be!
I secretly wondered the same thing, what a coup that would be!
That was very tough to read, but thank you for the link
I’m sure that sound mixing and editing will be both won by Dunkirk, due to the fact that sound often was used as a narrative device. TLJ has some chance in the score category, if they don’t choose to give that too to The Shape of Water.
The academy tends to snub sequel scores though, particularly when they re-use a significant amount of existing material.
hm… point taken. Sadness.
hm… point taken. Sadness.
TLJ should have been included in the razzie awards. Anyway, I don’t think it has a chance in any of the 4 categories. The other films are way better especially Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049.
No best movie?? How strange….
I can’t believe they didn’t nominate Laura Dern for best supporting actress for her performance as Admiral Strong Woman.
Good point, Ward Cleaver.
This is a shitty comment but I laughed.
Aww, I see from your comment history you have an issue with women and Muslims. What a surprise.
Nah, I have no problem with women. I love women!
But they don’t love you. That’s the real issue. Don’t worry. Maybe if you undergo a personality transplant, things will change.
Wrong again! I am happily married! 🙂
You’re terrible at trolling.
Poor woman. You are terrible at human being.
Why is that? Because I thought the Last Jedi sucked? (It sucked).
“I am happily married!”
I bet she’s not.
Pretty sure that honor is reserved for “Star Wars”
Not really.
Episode IV was the only SW movie to ever receive a nomination for Best Picture.
That’s still a bad thing considering how big of a deal the franchise is in America compared other films nominated for best picture.
Episode IV was ground breaking. Nothing like it had been seen before. Blockbusters and sequels are often overlooked by the academy in that category.
Of course there are exceptions, LOTR: The Return of the King. The flip side being that The Hobbit movies were snubbed.
Look at Avatar, cleaned up in almost every category but was picked to the post in that one by The Hurt Locker.
Episode IV was ground breaking. Nothing like it had been seen before. Blockbusters and sequels are often overlooked by the academy in that category.
Of course there are exceptions, LOTR: The Return of the King. The flip side being that The Hobbit movies were snubbed.
Look at Avatar, cleaned up in almost every category but was picked to the post in that one by The Hurt Locker.
Suppose this means the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is rife with paid Disney shills, right?
Seeing as how Disney shill Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the award show on Disney owned channel ABC I’m going to assume yes.
That is why you fail
Nah. I’d say it’s pretty spot on. They nominated the most note worthy aspects.
Well most people who got called shills defended the story, plot, writing, script, characters, acting…
and what a surprise, the Academy nominated TLJ for zero of those categories.
The only thing it got are the guaranteed nomination for the worthless technical categories that every big budget movie can get.
So if anything the Academy just reinforced the point of view of those who call others “paid shills”.
Seriously, if you are going to make a point at least make sure it’s not self-contradictory.
Visuals effects as always were top notch. I really feel Rogue One should have won the year it was in. Jungle Book was impressive and Kubo too… but R1 created a nearly believable human being. THE most difficult thing to accomplish. Jungle Book was practically ALL CGI and it showed. Most animals were impressive but then some of them clearly were not.
Kubo would have been simply the pure effort put into that work. If it had won I’d have been equally happy.
lol sorry for going off…
This year I’d probably give it to Apes. Because they’ve been jaw dropping since the first movie. It’s only gotten better since.
Speaking of apes, Andy serkis gets ignored again. Can’t the man at least get a nom?
It’s just another one of those misunderstood crafts. They’ll probably give him a life time achievement award in 10 or 15 years or so to make up for it.
Technical awards and the usual soundtrack – what a surprise!
A real surprise…. lol
They should rename those categories the star wars awards.
I was thinking the “thanks for participating” awards.
Still, I’m pretty sure Planet of the Apes will win VFx, and Dunkirk sound ones.
Is there a category for most cringe worthy dialogue? If so, The Last Jedi has it in the bag!
Actually, I think you’d win that one.
Bad dialogue from start to finish and for every character.
Or a category for Best Social Justice Jedi in a movie?
Aww, did snookums feel threated by the all the women in his star warsy?
Teh wumuns! Teh wumuns!
triggered snowflake hahaha
man you are funny. … ( eyes roll, slow clap)
Many on this forum would make serious contenders in the last few weeks, that’s for sure…
No, it still loses eternally to AOTC
No, it still loses eternally to AOTC
can you please be my real uncle
I already am
No big surprises here really, well deserved nominations indeed. I’m not sure if TLJ has any real chance of winning thought. The other nominees are very well made films, and academy awards are not easily given to sci-fi blockbusters… Just think about TFA: 5 nominations 0 wins.
Star wars used to be way ahead of the curve in special effects but now the industry has caught up and it’s no longer special.
I don’t think TLJ has any chance except for Best Original Score.
But that award seems to be given completely randomly, ignoring the best work of the year to eventually acknowledge someone that the Academy inexplicably snubbed at the right time (like Ennio Morricone, who should’ve won like a dozen times already in the last decades, but was only awarded for possibly his weakest work).
I was surprised TFA didn’t win best original score. I found TLJ’s score underwhelming in comparison.
It’s because of what I wrote in that previous comment I think. The Academy finally realised that Ennio Morricone dosen’t have an Oscar yet for some inexplicable reason (except for a liftime award “only”), so they subbed the TFA score which was without any question far better and original than Hateful Eight’s…
The Best Score award pretty much became a “sorry we ignored you at the right time” fest…
No surprises here. Realistically though, I don’t think TLJ will be winning in any of those categories. I could be surprised though
John Williams deserves a lifetime achievement Oscar for his work on the entire Star Wars musical compendium. Perhaps after Episode IX is complete.
Or just for scoring most of our collective childhoods – both in and out of Star Wars – for three generations and counting.
On reading the bad reviews and good ones, I would say most folk agreed the visual effects were excellent. I Wouldn’t be surprised if it did win.I thought the cinematography was top-notch too.
Oh good, Glad it wasn’t for story or acting…
Too bad there isn’t an award for wasted opportunities….TLJ would win that hands down.
BWAHAHAHA oh my gosh !!
undoubtly a visually beautiful movie, with great performances, and a fresh story, not the same old ” the all powerful bad guy die at the end of the third act” and ” the hero is a brainless inhuman robot with no human feelings , no mind changing even after 30 years of war and imune to any disappointment “
Best out of place jokes of 2017.
Regardless of the Star Wars movie, you can always count on John Williams to deliver a beautifully crafted soundtrack. Just give him a lifetime achievement award.
He’s got one already.
If he receives more than one maybe he can spend more than one lifetime writing beautiful music for us.
haha, if only…
Shows my knowledge of entertainment industry awards lol
Give him another one. He’s done enough for two lifetimes I think 🙂
Great news ! petty this article bring out the trolls – still spouting their crap 6 weeks after release……
Wait, you’re spouting crap! Have you let it go.
Unfortunately nothing positive to talk about.
Rebels trailed did not revealed much to talk about and we have to wait till 19.2. , Solo movie still has no trailer …
So all the news are more or less related to TLJ :/
For someone who checks the site for a daily news about SW, what else to do ?
And the winner for the most inane film of 2017 is….The Last Jedi!!!
It’s time for the mods to swing that ban hammer.
For what, Offering an opinion. Funny, if the movie is so great, why does it bother you what others say.
I think because the (oh so ironically named) REAL star wars fan basically spams every post with hate.
I don’t think it’s so ironic, we all know from the prequel hatred that “you’re not a REAL fan if you don’t hate everything that isn’t The Godly And Almighty Original Trilogy”.
No. For being an annoying troll.
not the first time I’ve heard for stopping the bad PR, at any cost
For calling TLJ inane? Not a chance in hell. That’s not how we operate around here.
Mind you, I really like TLJ, so this isn’t about personal bias. Simply criticizing a SW film isn’t a bannable offense. Doing so in a way that involves personal attacks, for example – THAT would be a problem. Trolling/spamming, there’s a line you don’t want to cross.
But expressing a basic negative opinion certainly doesn’t rise to the level of a ban.
“Trolling/spamming, there’s a line you don’t want to cross.”
That’s what I was referring to.
I would say the free and open exchange of opinions, is why this site is at the top of the heap!
do they still have the Razzies?
AS long it’s has nothing to do with that mess of a script. When you have to pull out noncannon books to justify your actions you suck.
Congrats to Rian and Kathleen and everyone involved!
p.s. gonna be interesting to see how many people use this thread to bitch about the movie again… to that, just f*** o**!
Congrats to Rian and Kathleen and everyone involved!
p.s. gonna be interesting to see how many people use this thread to bitch about the movie again… to that, just f*** o**!
I really wanted Mark to be nominated, I guess the Academy is prejudiced against green milk. In all, besides cinematography, the only good thing I got out of TLJ was the acting.
almost everybody shined with what they were given to work with, and oh boy what they were given