Comments on: 2014 Oscar Nominations: The Biggest Shocks, Snubs & Surprises

By: jen

jen — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Romeo + Juliet ('96) would have been nominated in '97 and Happy-Go-Lucky came out in '08…

By: Van

Van — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

As big a shock for me as any was the failure of the extraordinary "The Past" to get a Best Foreign Film nod.

By: newyorker

newyorker — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

for me 20 snubs i belive are
1-Spring Breakers(best supporting actor for james franco & best cinematography)
2-Disconnect(best picture, best actor for Jason Bateman & Best Cinematography)
3-Prisoners(best supporting actor jake gyllenhaal, best picture, best actor for hugh jackman)
4-The Butler(best actor for Forest Whitaker, best supporting actress for Oprah Winfrey, best costume design, best score, best adapted screeenplay & best make & Hair)
5-Spectacular Now(best adapted screenplay, best actor for Miles Teller, best actress for Shailene Woodley)
6-Monsters University(best animated feature)
7-Fruitvale Station(best actor for michael b. jordan, best supporting actress for Melonie Diaz, best cinematography, best score, best original screenplay)
8-Inside Llewyn Davis(best picture, best actor for Oscar Isaac, best original song)
9-Man Of Steel(best visual effects, best score, best supporting actor Michael Shannon)
10-Oz: Great and Powerful(best costume design, best production design & Best Hair and makeup)

By: j

Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

"We like to think itâs the Academyâs mea culpa for not nominating the British actress for âHappy-Go-Luckyâ last year."

While we're on the subject of mea culpas – Happy-Go-Lucky came out in… 2008.

By: Ugh

Ugh — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

I've worked with the people who made Alone Yet Not Alone. Produced by a rather wealthy Texan about his "illustrious family history". I'm not saying they bought their way in. Yet I'm not NOT saying they bought their way in.

By: elie

elie — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Schoonmaker won for The Departed and The Aviator not Hugo, in 2011 the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo won the editing category
Very nice article

By: whattrev

whattrev — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Blue Jasmine nominated for best original screenplay over Inside Llewyn Davis is bizarre. Thought it was one of Woody Allen's laziest scripts to date – great concept but dialogue was overexpositional, and no wonder he writes these scripts in a year!

By: whattrev

whattrev — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

By: Xian

Xian — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

It's not DoP… it's just DP in the industry. 🙂 Just sayin'.

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

2 quick corrections:

"We like to think itâs the Academyâs mea culpa for not nominating the British actress for âHappy-Go-Luckyâ last year."

Happy-Go-Lucky came out in 2008. Though I would agree was a bit of a snub.

"Owen Pallett (also known as Final Fantasy)"

He dropped the Final Fantasy name in 2009 (after some legal troubles with the video game people.)

By: Jose

Jose — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

I'm very surprised that "Blue is the warmest Colour" didn't get a Best Foreign Film nod…

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

I did not watched the movie so I can't really advocate or share "outrage", but I thought Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips was the biggest surprise snub for me, considering how almost every other award has shown recognition, plus he's Tom Hanks! Everyone is happy he's out of the slump of Cloud Atlas and Larry Crowne.

By: NewYorker

NewYorker — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

either tho i don't watch foreign language films, im kind of suprise that Blue Is the Warmest Color didn't get a nomination. this adele can't spell her last name, seems like a pretty good actress, hope she does more films here in America.

By: Lucille

Lucille — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Brie Larson in Short Term 12 has gotta be a Best Actress snub! She was incredible in that

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

How did Bale have little buzz when he had been nominated left and right by BFCA, HFPA and the Baftas?

By: lee

lee — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

LOL no hairstyling nomination for American Hustle.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

I think the Sean Bobbit snub for cinematography was the biggest shock. Even though I'm not wanting 12 Years a Slave to win Best Pic, I agree it was the best looking film. From the trailer alone I called it to win the Oscar. There are so many single shots I could pull from the film and mount them as artwork. And especially considered the film scored so many other nods, honesty this should've taken Inside Llewyn Davis' place. The cinematography Oscar is not that imperative for a win for Best Pic (more so for Editing) but it sure helps. Oh well. I guess this is another one in the bag for Gravity even though in that film u can't even tell what's real or not. I mean can a DP actually get an Oscar for shooting a film entirely on green screen?

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

I would also call Bad Grandpa a surprise nom. Sure it involved heavy makeup but no more than the same character on the first three Jackasses. I just hope it freakin wins now that it's nominated. That's a line they have to put on the bluray cover. Oscar nominated film, ha!

By: Idioteque...

Idioteque... — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Is no one going to talk about how Place Beyond the Pines was snubbed? Definitely a best picture and best director worthy nominee but the bigger screw is Ryan Gosling deserved a Best supporting actor nod over a lot of those guys. He could definitely replace Bradley Cooper and Bakhard from Captain Phillips. And Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman not getting acknowledged for their performances in Prisoners? Hugh was terrifying he could easily replace Bruce Dern.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Thelma Schoonmaker won for The Departed and The Aviator, not Hugo.

By: Rob Coates

Rob Coates — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Thelma Schoomaker has won 3 Oscars- Raging Bull (1980), Aviator (2005) and Departed (2006).

By: Steve Barr

Steve Barr — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

I wish you had been right about Wolf of Wall Street being ignored . Martin Scorsese is an empty suit . The film was a bloated bore . DeCaprio was very good . Jonah hill had great teeth . Scorsese has been making the same movie for over thirty years . As for the screenplay – if all the f-words , nudity and drug use were removed you wouldn't have a movie .

By: The T

The T — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Really sad to see a movie like prisoners not get any love. Gyllenhall and Jackman nailed their roles, even Dano executed a great character with minimal dialouge. Even down to that chilling tune was an excellent mood enhancement. Hope the producers,directors,case, etc… know that they did a great job and hope more films envoke such emotion as this one did. Can't wait to see how many awards the hunger games takes home this year for being the new twilight series and a fictional load of ……..

By: TC

TC — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

Re: Zimmer's 12 years snub, I think it's also possible people are tired of his recycling the Thin Red Line chord progression. Arguably the best bit of score (the atonal music over the boat sequence) was written entirely by the additional music composer. Meaning it was not in the 5min suite Hans gave to his guys. Hans process can get some amazing results but makes it hard to nominate an individual.

By: Erik393

Erik393 — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:06:56 +0000

My Snub list – 1. Man of Steel for visual effects. Seriously Academy Voters, you pick Iron Man 3 and Lone Ranger over this and Pacific Rim. Shame on you.
2. Best score for Hans Zimmer for 12 Years a Slave. I thought there were 2 shoe ins for this category… 12 Years a Slave and Gravity. At least Gravity made it.
3. Best Makeup (and hair) for the Evil Dead remake and The Hobbit(2). Honestly, remember the good old days when people actually voted for the BEST MAKEUP like the old horror films, films like Passion of the Christ, the first Narnia and Lord of the Rings. You know, the films that actually DID have the best makeup in film that year. Even The Hobbit didn't get a nomination this year but yet Lone Ranger, Bad Grandpa and Dallas Buyers Club did. I could easily explain why I think each of those nominations are a joke when compared to other films this year.
4. Daniel Bruhl (Rush), Matthew McConaughey (Mud) or Colin Farrell (Saving Mr. Banks) for Best Supporting actor OVER Jonah Hill. I honestly don't know why Jonah Hill was nominated. He played a complete bumbling fool that was so annoying to watch.
5. People say Tom Hanks was the biggest surprise. I say Spike Jonze was the BIG snub. After seeing HER I thought for sure he was a lock. I recently saw Nebraska and knew Jonze got screwed. While Alexander Payne did a good job once again, Jonze had a lot more to do with HER. You had a much more interesting script and cinematography to work with. Sorry but if you've JUST got a good script with good performances then I don't think that earns you a best director nod, especially when your film is in black and white when it doesn't need to be.
6. Emma Thompson for Best Actress. I'm not afraid to say this… "Oh my god Meryl Streep is in a movie. We have to nominate her…again!" F that!!! Was Meryl Streep good?….yes. Was Emma Thompson better?…. HELL YES! Emma Thompson had to carry an entire film and she did it to perfection for Saving Mr. Banks. Another big SNUB.
7. Lana Del Rey for Best Song 'Young and Beautiful' (The Great Gatsby). When The Great Gatsby came out, love it or hate it, that was Lana Del Rey's award to lose. The song was beautiful and played perfectly with the film. I'm tired of songs being nominated that only play during end credits. Young and Beautiful pops up here and there in the film. But at least Frozen got the nod (and will win).
8. The Way Way Back – Best Supporting Actor Sam Rockwell. Forget what I said earlier. Sam Rockwell deserved a nomination for his ability to deliver some of the funniest lines written in any movie this past year. His role was hilarious and heart warming and one the best this year.
9. Best Screenplay The Way Way Back. Along with fantastic character development, this film had a simple but yet great story to it. And on top of that most of the lines are the best written this year. It was the 'In Bruges' of this year.
10. Allison Janney best supporting actress. Again, I really do think The Way Way back was forgotten by a lot of people and thats a shame because there are so many great surprises from this film. And one of those surprises is Allison Janney as the drunken neighbor. She was amazing and reminds me of every drunken mother you see at parties. I would have easily bumped Sally Hawkins for Janney.