Comments on: 2011 Oscar Nominations: ‘The King’s Speech’ Leads The Pack With 12 Nominations

By: Kevin Jagernauth

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

The Academy goofed on their website in some categories, bear with us….

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

nolan not being nominated is flat out fucking ridiculous.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Someone needs to do some research and see if there has ever been a film with 12 Oscar noms, not win Best Pic…otherwise I\’d say we\’re gonna have a split year with King\’s Speech taking Picture and Fincher taking Director.

By: rodie

rodie — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Inception should have gotten a nom for Editing over the King\’s Speech, and Nolan should have gotten the Best Director nom over ther Coens. Other than that, the major categories look pretty solid.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

So happy to see Hailee Steinfeld, Jacki Weaver, and John Hawkes being nominated for their work. Bummer on Inception missing out on directing and editing.

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

fully agreed, katie!

By: Kathleen Walsh

Kathleen Walsh — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

I\’m really okay with Julianne Moore\’s incredibly annoying performance in Kids Are Alright being shut out. As much as Annette Bening\’s character was the worst, her performance was truly virtuosic and would be worth a nom for the scene at the dinner party alone.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Does anybody really think Colin Firth\’s performance was better than Ryan Gosling\’s? It\’s nuts to me that Gosling wasn\’t nominated.

By: wray

wray — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Im suprised Nolan didn\’t get a best direction nomination.

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Yup, circusfolk. I think so too. It\’s gonna split. The Social Network is too…it\’s not an oscar picture. The King\’s Speech is likely gonna take bEst pic, Fincher take best director. Kinda like the same year when Soderbergh took director for Traffic, but Gladiator got the Best pic.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

No Jonsi in the Best Song category. He campaigned pretty hard for it, but I imagine it\’s not a lot of people\’s bag.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Is there really only 2 Makeup noms…and then 4 Song noms?

By: quince

quince — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

I`m upset Gosling was snubbed. He deserves it as much as Michelle.

By: heather

heather — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Thank goodness for John Powell\’s How to Train Your Dragon score being nominated. So happy.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

I thought \’Waiting For Superman\’ was going to get nominated and win, and I think it did more GOOD than any film released this year, in that it got people talking about the education problem in America. I think some real change can come from it, but I thought the structure of the film was too manipulative and that Inside Job was the better film, though I\’m excited to see the other nominees as well.

By: Linda Whitaker

Linda Whitaker — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Ahem, you left Colin Firth out of your Best Actor nomination list.

By: harmonov

harmonov — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

I\’m exceedingly surprised that there was no nomination for Waiting for Superman. I thought it was not only a lock to get nominated, but a lock to win.

By: Pope

Pope — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

I knew there would be some snubs…but Christopher Nolan?! *sighs* its fine Academy, keep snubbing him. All you\’re doing is making us hate you guys even more. The Nolan supporters are just going to become more and more viscious. The outcry won\’t be as big as it was for the Dark Knight cuz apparently. you threw him a bone for BP nom, but thats not good enough. Nope, not good enough. First you implement this idiotic 10 noms for BP garbage probably because of The Dark Knight snub, and not because you guys actually wanted to do it. Then you think you can just throw us a bone with the BP nom, cuz thats apparently what we wanted right? a BP nom? What good is it without recognizing the direction!? You guys obviously didn\’t think it was top 5 in the BP lineup, which makes it look even worse that it has this consolation prize BP nom. You try to please us, yet you fail again. FAIL AGAIN. If there were still 5, you silly short-sighted lames probably STILL wouldn\’t have nominated Inception. It\’s ok though, you guys are kinda adding to his stature with the snubbage. He\’s going right down the Kubrrick route it looks to me. That\’s the only pro I see out of this.

P.S. – Sorry for the rant, I\’m obviously mad at this. Their pleasant surprises ALMOST make up for this, but not quite.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

And to clarify…it\’s not that I don\’t think The King\’s Speech isn\’t good enough to win or doesn\’t deserve to, it\’s just I\’ve become a fan of the Academy\’s post-Crash sensibilities, such as awarding the likes of The Departed, No Country For Old Men, Slumdog Millionaire and The Hurt Locker over The Curious Case of Ben Button and Avatar etc, which is obviously the more Oscar friendly fare. If The King\’s Speech does manage a sweep, it will harken back to the days of old, where films like The English Patient did exactly that. I knew the time when they would transfer back to this formula would eventually come, but I just wanted them to hold out as long as possible. And in a year where there\’s a film as good as The Social Network, I would hate for them to make the change now.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

\”Not necessarily, it’s a very salient thought. Didn’t u used to write Oscar coverage for this site back in the day?\”

I did….now I have a 4 month old that occupies all of my time. It drove me crazy that I had to wait until she fell asleep to get online and put in my two cents.

By: Nicholas Huxley

Nicholas Huxley — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

..and one more thing. Of course The King\’s Speech got most nominations.It\’s an historiacl drama.which lends itself open to many catergories that moden day dramas can easily miss..costume design,sets,etc.Social Network will still win…the amount of nominations doesn\’t really mean a thing!

By: Nicholas Huxley

Nicholas Huxley — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

No surprises really!! A very obvious year for eventual nominesss..and winners.Film..The Social Network /Actor…Colin Firth / Actress..Natalie Portman / Supp. Actor…Christian Bale / Supp Actress…Melissa Leo/ Director..David Fincher. I\’m absolutely thrilled for Jacki Weaver.She looked like she was losing momentum but then came through! ..and John Hawkes who gave a wonderful performance in Winter\’s Bone.I did a silly thing recently and watched the original True Grit with John Wayne. So watching the new version was a bit of a dissappointment.It\’s a great film but so much the original in story telling..scene for scene.So..a hint..don\’t watch the first one before seeing the second!!! And the Steinfeld nomination?? She was very good but Oscar worthy!In comparison to some of the performances this year..I don\’t think so!

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

\”Maybe it’s the Academy’s intention to “award” The King’s Speech with the most noms since it won’t win many of the actual awards….wishful thinking I know.\”

Not necessarily, it\’s a very salient thought. Didn\’t u used to write Oscar coverage for this site back in the day?

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

Alas, there is still hope for Social Network fans, as you might recall the more Oscar friendly, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, garnered 13 nominations as opposed to Slumdog Millionaire\’s 10, and then Slumdog swept the floor with it. Maybe it\’s the Academy\’s intention to \”award\” The King\’s Speech with the most noms since it won\’t win many of the actual awards….wishful thinking I know.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:12 +0000

The King’s Speech – 12
True Grit – 10
The Social Network – 8
Inception – 8
The Fighter – 7
127 Hours – 6
Black Swan – 5
Toy Story 3 – 5
Kids Are All Right – 4
Winter’s Bone – 4

Personally, despite being snubbed for Director and Editing, I bet Inception walks away with the most total wins. I think it will take everything it is up for, except Screenplay and Picture, thus giving it 6. But of course, depending on how much they like King’s Speech, which they seem to do, it could sweep (like films used to do) and get wins for things it doesn’t deserve like Score, Cinematogrsaphy, etc.