Comments on: Oscars: The Snubs & The Surprises Of The 85th Academy Awards

By: rodion

rodion — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

Of course Brave won, it was completely obvious. It was the safest movie to give an Oscar to. Nothing scary, like stop-motion or being in Black and White. Just simple and boring, the academy's favourite choice.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

Words which will not be spoken by Christoph Waltz any time soon: "I'm sorry Quentin, but I must decline your flattering offer. I've looked at the script, and this just doesn't feel like it's for me."

By: Kurskij

Kurskij — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

While "life of pi" BP win would have been well deserved, it's not surprising "Argo" managed an upset. They had to acknowledge Affleck after the snub (even if Oscars don't technically work that way).
The fact that Lee won Best Director is a joy by itself.

He'll definitely have another shot at Best Picture. The man is wonderful even if he somewhat failed to give R+H wizards their due in his speech.

Miranda on the other hand… Sure, it's not easy to get this kind of consistency out of picture riddled with VFX, but Deakins outdid himself yet again on Skyfall.

My reaction after watching it was "Don't know what all the fuss is about, but it's a terrific looking picture".

11th should be a charm for Roger. He is outstanding.

By: John

John — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

I still don't understand how Ang Lee won Best Director and how the film won best cinematography. It's almost entirely CGI. What did he do, exactly?

By: Milano

Milano — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

Technically, "Crouching Tiger" (and Ang Lee) won best picture; it was just best foreign picture….

By: Johnny Ronny

Johnny Ronny — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

"There have only been six ties in the history of Oscar — the statistical chances of it occurring are slim enough that it's surprising that it's happened at all."

That is just so very, very wrong. An incredibly unintelligent statement.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

Lets not forget the SNL factor. Harvey Weinstein had both Jen Lawrence and Cristolph Waltz host the variety show before Oscar ballots were turned in. Looks like it worked in their favor.

By: Elie

Elie — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:36 +0000

With Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, and now Life of Pi, the Academy clearly loves Ang Lee a lot but not enough to ever give the poor man Best Picture.