2020 oscar nominations

[Vic Sage]

Best Picture:

“Ford v Ferrari”

“The Irishman”

“Jojo Rabbit”

“Joker”

“Little Women”

“Marriage Story”

“1917”

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

“Parasite”



Director:

Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”

Todd Phillips, “Joker”

Sam Mendes, “1917”

Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”



Lead Actor:

Antonio Banderas “Pain and Glory”

Leonardo DiCaprio “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Adam Driver “Marriage Story”

Joaquin Phoenix “Joker”

Jonathan Pryce “The Two Popes”



Lead Actress:

Cynthia Erivo “Harriet”

Scarlett Johansson “Marriage Story”

Saoirse Ronan “Little Women”

Charlize Theron “Bombshell”

Renee Zellweger “Judy”



Adapted Screenplay:

“The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian

“Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi

“Joker,” Todd Phillips, Scott Silver

“Just Mercy” Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham

“Little Women,” Greta Gerwig

“The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten



Original Screenplay:

“Knives Out,” Rian Johnson

“Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach

“1917,” Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino

“Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han



Supporting Actor:

Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”

Al Pacino, “The Irishman”

Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”

Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”



Supporting Actress:

Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”

Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”

Scarlett Johannson, “Jojo Rabbit”

Florence Pugh, “Little Women”

Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”



Cinematography:

“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto

“Joker,” Lawrence Sher

“The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke

“1917,” Roger Deakins

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson



Film Editing:

“Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland

“The Irishman,” Thelma Schoonmaker

“Jojo Rabbit,” Tom Eagles

“Joker,” Jeff Groth

“Parasite,” Jinmo Yang



Original Score:

“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir

“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat

“Marriage Story,”Randy Newman

“1917,” Thomas Newman

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams*“The King,” Nicholas Britell



Original Song:

“I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4”

“I'm Gonna Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”

“I'm Standing With You,” “Breakthrough”

“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen 2”

“Stand Up,” “Harriet”



Animated Feature:

“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Dean DeBlois

“I Lost My Body” Jeremy Clapin

“Klaus” Sergio Pablos

“Missing Link” Chris Butler

“Toy Story 4” Josh Cooley



Best Foreign Language Film:

“Corpus Christi,” Jan Komasa

“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov

“Les Miserables,” Ladj Ly

“Pain and Glory,” Pedro Almodovar

“Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho



Best Documentary Feature:

“American Factory,” Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar

“The Cave,” Feras Fayyad

“The Edge of Democracy,” Petra Costa

“For Sama,” Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts

“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov



Best Documentary Short Subject:

“In the Absence”

“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone,” Carol Dysinger

“Life Overtakes Me,” Kristine Samuelson, John Haptas

“St. Louis Superman”

“Walk Run Cha-Cha,” Laura Nix



Best Live Action Short Film:

“Brotherhood,” Meryam Joobeur

“Nefta Football Club,” Yves Piat

“The Neighbors' Window,” Marshall Curry

“Saria,” Bryan Buckley

“A Sister,” Delphine Girard



Animated Short:

“Dcera,” Daria Kashcheeva

“Hair Love,” Matthew A. Cherry

“Kitbull,” Rosana Sullivan

“Memorable,” Bruno Collet

“Sister,” Siqi Song



Sound Editing:

“Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester

“Joker,” Alan Robert Murray

“1917,” Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman

“Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood, David Acord



Sound Mixing:

“Ad Astra”

“Ford v Ferrari”

“Joker”

“1917”

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”



Production Design:

“The Irishman,” Bob Shaw and Regina Graves

“Jojo Rabbit,” Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova

“1917,” Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh

“Parasite,” Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo, Han Ga Ram, and Cho Hee



Costume Design:

”The Irishman,” Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson

“Jojo Rabbit,” Mayes C. Rubeo

“Joker,” Mark Bridges

“Little Women,” Jacqueline Durran

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Arianne Phillips



Visual Effects:

“Avengers Endgame”

“The Irishman”

“1917”

“The Lion King”

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”



Makeup and Hair:

“Bombshell”

“Joker”

“Judy”

“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”

“1917”

[Vic Sage]

Of the 9 best picture nominees, their nominations in the top 5 categories are:



JOKER (4)

MARRIAGE STORY (4)

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (4)



1917 (3)

IRISHMAN (3)

LITTLE WOMEN (3)

PARASITE (3)



JOJO RABBIT (2)



FORD V FERRARI (1)

[Vic Sage]

REVISED: 3/10/20



My top 10 of 2019

JOJO RABBIT

JOKER

1917

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

ROCKETMAN

AVENGERS: END GAME

THE FAREWELL

FORD V FERRARI

IRISHMAN



honorable mentions:

BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

I LOST MY BODY

KNIVES OUT



other 2019 films i've seen so far this year



good:

FROZEN II

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON III

HUSTLERS

JOHN WICK III

KLAUS



fair:

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

CAPTAIN MARVEL

ECHO IN THE CANYON

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN

POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU

SHAZAM!

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER

TOY STORY 4

VELVET BUZZSAW

YESTERDAY



poor:

COLD PURSUIT

DARK PHOENIX

GLASS

GODZILLA

JUMANJI II

LATE NIGHT

MARRIAGE STORY

MEN IN BLACK: INT'L

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE



DARK PHOENIX was the worst movie i've seen that was released this past year. But at least i watched the whole thing.

MARRIAGE STORY i turned off with about 30 minutes to go.



2019 films I still want to see

AD ASTRA

BOOKSMART

DEAD DON'T DIE

FAST COLOR

HIGHWAYMEN

THE KING

THE LIGHTHOUSE

LITTLE WOMEN

MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE

MIDSOMMAR

MISSING LINK

6 UNDERGROUND

UNCUT GEMS

US

WEATHERING WITH YOU

ZOMBIELAND DOUBLE TAP

Edited January 14, 2020 by Guest

[LWFS]

MOVIES I SAW (in order of preference):



BOOKSMART

US

THE FAREWELL

AVENGERS: END GAME

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

LONG SHOT

JOJO RABBIT

ONE CHILD NATION

MARRIAGE STORY



BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON

THE KINGMAKER

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON III

MIDSOMMAR



SHAZAM!

CAPTAIN MARVEL

STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

HARRIET

FROZEN II







ON MY LIST, YET:



1917

AD ASTRA

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

CLEMENCY

THE DEAD DON'T DIE

FIRST LOVE (HATSUKOI)

FORD V FERRARI

GLASS

GOOD BOYS

HIGHWAYMEN

HONEY BOY

HUSTLERS

I LOST MY BODY

THE IRISHMAN

JOHN WICK III

JOKER

KNIVES OUT

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

LATE NIGHT

THE LIGHTHOUSE

LITTLE WOMEN

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

ROCKETMAN

6 UNDERGROUND

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE

TOY STORY 4

THE TWO POPES

UNCUT GEMS

VELVET BUZZSAW

WEATHERING WITH YOU

YESTERDAY

ZOMBIELAND DOUBLE TAP

Edited January 15, 2020 by Guest

[cal sharpie]

My list for 2o19 in rough order of preference:



PARASITE

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PAIN AND GLORY

THE IRISHMAN

JOJO RABBIT

LITTLE WOMEN

MARRIAGE STORY

KNIVES OUT

US

THE FAREWELL

THE TWO POPES

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

YESTERDAY

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

THE LIGHTHOUSE

LATE NIGHT

Edited January 15, 2020 by Guest

[TransMonk]

Lupita Nyong'o wuz robbed.

[LWFS]

=TransMonk post_id=29803 time=1579133580 user_id=71]
Lupita Nyong'o wuz robbed.

[Vic Sage]

yes. there is an excellent youtube video from my guys at Fandom Entertainment/SJU about the release patterns of oscar nominees over the years, and it shows that, with the increased volume of films now eligible because of the streaming companies and the perception that a late release is for "prestige" pictures, that 75% of nominees now come from the last 1/4 of the year.



charting with Dan:



[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_wCWL8V-Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_wCWL8V-M[/YOUTUBE]

[LWFS]

MOVIES I SAW (in order of preference): (updated 1/20)



BOOKSMART

US

LITTLE WOMEN

THE FAREWELL

AVENGERS: END GAME

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

LONG SHOT

JOJO RABBIT

ONE CHILD NATION

MARRIAGE STORY

ROCKETMAN

THE TWO POPES



BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON

THE KINGMAKER

THE IRISHMAN

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON III

MIDSOMMAR



SHAZAM!

CAPTAIN MARVEL

THE REPORT

STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

HARRIET

JUDY

FROZEN II







ON MY LIST, YET:



1917

AD ASTRA

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

CLEMENCY

THE DEAD DON'T DIE

FIRST LOVE (HATSUKOI)

FORD V FERRARI

GLASS

GOOD BOYS

HIGHWAYMEN

HONEY BOY

HUSTLERS

I LOST MY BODY

JOHN WICK III

JOKER

KNIVES OUT

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

LATE NIGHT

THE LIGHTHOUSE

LITTLE WOMEN

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

6 UNDERGROUND

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE

TOY STORY 4

UNCUT GEMS

VELVET BUZZSAW

WEATHERING WITH YOU

YESTERDAY

ZOMBIELAND DOUBLE TAP



It bears noting that I liked almost all of these, to some extent. Like, FROZEN II ended up being my least favorite because I just happened to rate all of the new releases I saw a bit better; it never gave me the worst-movie-ever feeling. I think I'm being a lot more careful with curating my movie time (and/or giving all of my crapwatching mental energy to episodic TV/streaming fare).

Edited January 20, 2020 by Guest

[Willets Point]

I've watched a lot of movies in 2019, but not a lot of movies from 2019. Here's my list with ratings on a 5-star scale:



Captain Marvel - ****

Us - ****

Avengers: Endgame - ****

See You Yesterday - ***1/2

When They See Us - ****

63 Up - *****

Spider-Man: Far From Home - ***1/2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker- ***



Movies I want to see:



Apollo 11

Booksmart

Frozen II

Knives Out

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The Lighthouse

Little Women

Toy Story 4

[Willets Point]

=TransMonk post_id=29803 time=1579133580 user_id=71]
Lupita Nyong'o wuz robbed.

[LWFS]

WHEN THEY SEE US was faaaaaantastic, and should be watched by more people than it will be; I think it's considered more of a miniseries than a movie. (Though the lines do keep blurring for streaming fare.)



RE: stuff I've seen in the last week. I was surprised by how little I liked THE IRISHMAN-- although I get what he was going for, it wasn't necessarily an improvement over earlier considerations of the same thematic/plot ground-- and by how much I liked ROCKETMAN-- weird and wooly and entertaining-- and THE TWO POPES (though it got a little Odd-Couple-y in spots).

[cal sharpie]

Agree on WHEN THEY SEE US. I also liked THE TWO POPES - much funnier than I thought it would be.

[Willets Point]

I think of When They See Us as four different movies in a series. Because each part is a different style of film-making

[MFS62]

1917 was brilliantly directed and photographed.

If the cinematographer doesn't win the Oscar, they shouldn't award one.



Later

[cal sharpie]

1917 was brilliantly photographed and the cinematographer does deserve an Oscar. The one-shot trick has been done before in Hitchcock's Rope although 1917 is a better film, at least the one-shot gimmick was much better handled. But ultimately the "this happened and then this happened and then this happened" aspect wore on me as I didn't much care about the main character. I hadn't seen it when I made my list but I would rank it about the 8th best movie of 2019.

[Vic Sage]

CURRENT Oscar favorites (with my preferences italicized, where applicable):



Best Picture:

“Ford v Ferrari”

“The Irishman”

“Jojo Rabbit” - my choice

“Joker”

“Little Women”

“Marriage Story”

“1917” - favorite

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

“Parasite” - closing



Director:

Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”

Todd Phillips, “Joker” - my choice

Sam Mendes, “1917” - favorite

Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” - closing



Lead Actor:

Antonio Banderas “Pain and Glory”

Leonardo DiCaprio “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Adam Driver “Marriage Story”

Joaquin Phoenix “Joker” - a lock

Jonathan Pryce “The Two Popes”



Lead Actress:

Cynthia Erivo “Harriet”

Scarlett Johansson “Marriage Story”

Saoirse Ronan “Little Women”

Charlize Theron “Bombshell”

Renee Zellweger “Judy”- a lock



Adapted Screenplay:

“The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian

“Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi - favorite

“Joker,” Todd Phillips, Scott Silver

“Just Mercy” Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham

“Little Women,” Greta Gerwig - closing

“The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten



Original Screenplay:

“Knives Out,” Rian Johnson

“Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach

“1917,” Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino - favorite

“Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han - closing



Supporting Actor:

Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”

Al Pacino, “The Irishman”

Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”

Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” - a lock



Supporting Actress:

Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”

Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” - a lock

Scarlett Johannson, “Jojo Rabbit” - my choice

Florence Pugh, “Little Women”

Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”



Cinematography:

“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto

“Joker,” Lawrence Sher

“The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke

“1917,” Roger Deakins - a lock

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson



Film Editing:

“Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland - favorite

“The Irishman,” Thelma Schoonmaker

“Jojo Rabbit,” Tom Eagles - my choice

“Joker,” Jeff Groth

“Parasite,” Jinmo Yang - closing



Original Score:

“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir- a lock

“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat

“Marriage Story,”Randy Newman

“1917,” Thomas Newman

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams*“The King,” Nicholas Britell



Original Song:

“I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4” - dark horse

“I'm Gonna Love Me Again,” “Rocketman” - favorite

“I'm Standing With You,” “Breakthrough”

“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen 2” - my choice

“Stand Up,” “Harriet”



Animated Feature:

“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Dean DeBlois -my choice

“I Lost My Body” Jeremy Clapin

“Klaus” Sergio Pablos - even money

“Missing Link” Chris Butler

“Toy Story 4” Josh Cooley - even money



Best Foreign Language Film:

“Corpus Christi,” Jan Komasa

“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov

“Les Miserables,” Ladj Ly

“Pain and Glory,” Pedro Almodovar

“Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho - absolute lock



Best Documentary Feature:

“American Factory,” Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar - favorite

“The Cave,” Feras Fayyad

“The Edge of Democracy,” Petra Costa

“For Sama,” Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts

“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov



Best Documentary Short Subject:

“In the Absence”

“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone,” Carol Dysinger - favorite

“Life Overtakes Me,” Kristine Samuelson, John Haptas

“St. Louis Superman”

“Walk Run Cha-Cha,” Laura Nix



Best Live Action Short Film:

“Brotherhood,” Meryam Joobeur -favorite

“Nefta Football Club,” Yves Piat

“The Neighbors' Window,” Marshall Curry - dark horse

“Saria,” Bryan Buckley

“A Sister,” Delphine Girard



Animated Short:

“Dcera,” Daria Kashcheeva

“Hair Love,” Matthew A. Cherry - slight favorite

“Kitbull,” Rosana Sullivan - closing

“Memorable,” Bruno Collet

“Sister,” Siqi Song



Sound Editing:

“Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester - slight fave

“Joker,” Alan Robert Murray

“1917,” Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate - closing

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman

“Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood, David Acord



Sound Mixing:

“Ad Astra”

“Ford v Ferrari” - slight fave

“Joker”

“1917”- closing

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”



Production Design:

“The Irishman,” Bob Shaw and Regina Graves

“Jojo Rabbit,” Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova - my choice

“1917,” Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales - dark horse

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh - favorite

“Parasite,” Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo, Han Ga Ram, and Cho Hee



Costume Design:

”The Irishman,” Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson

“Jojo Rabbit,” Mayes C. Rubeo

“Joker,” Mark Bridges

“Little Women,” Jacqueline Durran - favorite

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Arianne Phillips



Visual Effects:

“Avengers Endgame” - even money

“The Irishman”

“1917” - even money

“The Lion King”

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”



Makeup and Hair:

“Bombshell” - lock

“Joker”

“Judy”

“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”

“1917”



JOJO is my personal fave so far this year, but most prognosticators are predicting a "1917" v "PARASITE" awards show.

Edited February 4, 2020 by Guest

[Ceetar]

all about Frozen 2.

[metsmarathon]

movies i saw in order of something...





avengers endgame

captain marvel

frozen 2

lego movie 2

toy story 4

aladdin

star wars rise of skywalker



ok, so it's the order that i wrote them down. and i might be missing one. they're probably also in order of how much i liked them. bolded movies were seen in an actual theater. i know the last one is in last place for a good reason.



we never talked about that movie on here. odd. but it irks me so. i mean, it was a stupid, i-guess-fun ride, with cool visuals. but man, it was stupid and dumb and made even less sense after i thought about it, and then i was mad at myself for thinking about it. ugh. i'm still annoyed by it.



anyways... those are the movies i think i saw this year. maybe minus one or two. i've just done a poor job of movie-going, i think.

[Frayed Knot]

My top-ten involves nine:



JOJO RABBIT

ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD

1917

ROCKETMAN

AD ASTRA

YESTERDAY

FORD VS FERRARI

--------------

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

COLD PURSUIT





I even saw the majority of them in an actual theatre (Astra, Blinded, and Cold Pursuit were via DVD) and would recommend all but the final two.

COLD PURSUIT, which I watched last week on a whim on a night when I really, really felt like doing nothing at all, is a really, really bad movie.

Has Liam Neeson made a non-revenge flick in, like, the last ten years?

[cal sharpie]

My revised list, adding a couple I've seen in recent weeks:



PARASITE

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PAIN AND GLORY

THE IRISHMAN

JOJO RABBIT

LITTLE WOMEN

MARRIAGE STORY

BOOKSMART

1917

KNIVES OUT

US

THE FAREWELL

THE TWO POPES

AMERICAN FACTORY

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

YESTERDAY

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

THE LIGHTHOUSE

LATE NIGHT



Seen in theaters except the five that were Netflix originals (IRISHMAN, DOLEMITE, MARRIAGE STORY, TWO POPES, AMERICAN FACTORY) plus YESTERDAY and BOOKSMART which were also TV-views. Total of 19 - one shy of a Top Ten and Bottom Ten which makes KNIVES OUT the most middling movie I saw this year, which feels right.

[LWFS]

Finally saw JOKER.



In terms of carrying the weight, Phoenix was like LeBron on the Cavaliers team that forced him to initially leave the Cavaliers. In terms of everything else... well, the production design was really good, for aping Martin Scorcese slavishly, and... well. It ain't my favorite.

[batmagadanleadoff]

So I've been scouring the internet for an answer and coming up empty. How does Parasite win the Oscar for best movie? Isn't it a foreign movie? Why wasnt it placed in the foreign movie category?

[LWFS]

It was. It won there as well.



I've never been under the impression that the two categories were mutually exclusive, at least not by letter-of-law. They do seem to have been previously regarded as such by the voting body.

[batmagadanleadoff]

So then why haven't past foreign movies competed in the main best movie category, for the most part?



New trend?

[LWFS]

I'd say it's artistic-cum-commercial protectionism, only the Academy has always been pretty cool with BRITISH (and other English-speaking) foreigners grabbing some of that shine.



Xenophobia is closer to the thing, probs, with a healthy dash of favoritism. That may seem unduly harsh, unless you've ever seen some of the Hollywood Reporter's https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/brutally-honest-oscar-ballot-irishman-was-boring-tarantino-amazing-1275576Brutally Honest Oscar ballots:

Parasite is beautifully done, but it didn't hold up the second time, and I don't think foreign films should be nominated with the regular films... I liked 1917 and Sam Mendes' direction, but I thought Quentin did a great job, and I want an American director to win. The Oscars is an American thing; English things win BAFTAs and the French vote for the French, and Quentin Tarantino should be honored for a great American movie... I didn't like American Factory — when the Chinese boss says "We're better than them" and they show the American workers as big fat slobs, I thought to myself, "Why is Obama attaching himself to this?" [Higher Ground, the production company run by Barack and Michelle Obama, is behind the film.] The Cave and For Sama were basically the same movie with different characters.

[Frayed Knot]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=31400 time=1581361151 user_id=68]
So then why haven't past foreign movies competed in the main best movie category, for the most part?



New trend?

[Vic Sage]

Before this year, there were 11 foreign language films nominated for best picture, with 6 of them also nominated for best foreign-language film (and 5 of those winning in the best foreign film category, which began in 1956).



Best picture nominees:

1932 - Grand Illlusion

1969 - Z*

1972- The Emigrants+

1973 - Cries & Whispers

1987 - The Last Emperor

1995 - Il Postino

1998 - Life is Beautiful*

2000 - Crouching Tiger*

2006 - Letters from Iwo Jima

2012 - Amour*

2018 - Roma*



+nominated in Foreign language film category

*won in foreign language film category

[Vic Sage]

I think my predictions were pretty good, overall. I went 17/24, with all "locks" coming through.

Of the 7 I missed, all were designated as possibles, with "closing", "dark horse", or "even money". No long shots came in.

[LWFS]

More data points-- by Tweet or by "brutally honest" ballot or by numeracy of award show results-- SHOULD lead to better guesses/fewer real surprises, right?