Comments on: Joaquin Phoenix Backtracks On His Damaging Oscar Comments, Says He Owes Career To His Nomination https://staging2.theplaylist.net/joaquin-phoenix-backtracks-on-his-damaging-oscar-comments-says-he-owes-career-to-his-nomination-20121113/ Fri, 13 May 2016 11:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Javadude54 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/joaquin-phoenix-backtracks-on-his-damaging-oscar-comments-says-he-owes-career-to-his-nomination-20121113/#comment-66170 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:09:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/joaquin-phoenix-backtracks-on-his-damaging-oscar-comments-says-he-owes-career-to-his-nomination-104153/#comment-66170 Phoenix is mentally unstable. I don't pay much attention to anything he says or does.

]]> By: BEF https://staging2.theplaylist.net/joaquin-phoenix-backtracks-on-his-damaging-oscar-comments-says-he-owes-career-to-his-nomination-20121113/#comment-66171 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:09:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/joaquin-phoenix-backtracks-on-his-damaging-oscar-comments-says-he-owes-career-to-his-nomination-104153/#comment-66171 Two things make sense about the Weinstein push for Christoph Waltz: a) Phoenix's nomination is a foregone conclusion, they'd only have to campaign for a win, and if he's backtracking, he'd be the only WC release in Best Actor contention; The fifth slot is a bit tenuous, so of course Weinstein will push someone — their whole business is built on Oscar season and b). The Master was more of a Megan Ellison production; PTA thwarted the type of release schedule that Harvey wanted and "Django Unchained" has been his property since inception; likewise, Tarantino has been in the Harvey wheelhouse for 15 years.

All things considered, I highly doubt that when the nominations come that Harvey will turn his back on his (likely) only Best Actor contender.

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