Comments on: The Biggest Snubs And Surprises Of The 2012 Oscar Nominations https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/ Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: jimmiescoffee https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83117 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83117 oscar nominations for best picture 5+ is a joke, has been since inception. i can name 10 of these nominations that are fucked in so many ways.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

]]> By: Anna https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83128 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83128 Michael Fassbender is from the Republic of Ireland, so he wouldn't have had the British vote…

]]> By: rotch https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83127 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83127 "We can only hope that this is the start of a gradual fading out in the category; one nomination in 2013, and none in 2014…"

I certainly hope not. My favorite moment in the last 10 Oscar ceremony is Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová winning for Once.

The category also gave us: Elliott Smith on an Oscar stage, (Deserving) Academy Award Winner Eminem, and Academy Award Nominees Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Please don't make me go as far as Shaft.

]]> By: Tamara https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83126 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83126 "Arguably" is right–"Man or Muppet" is hands-down the highlight of "The Muppets." I was so stoked to see it nominated…until I saw only 2 songs chosen. And then I basically felt like you: what's the point?

]]> By: cirkusfolk https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83125 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83125 I'll tell you a surprise. The fact that Stephen Daldry didn't get a director nom for Extremely Loud. Because to me the fact that the film landed a Best Pic nom was not a surprise to me in the slightest. Not because the movie is good (I haven't seen it) but because Daldry films always get nomed even when they have poor reviews such as the last suprise inclusion of his, The Reader. I even wrote this all before in a rant comment months ago on one of the articles on this site. Nice to know I was right, even though the results are so wrong.

]]> By: James https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83124 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83124 Am I the only one who can't understand all the love being shown to Margin Call? Just because it was full of clever sounding technical jargon and the occasional well phrased speech, that doesn't mean it has a good screenplay. Oscar nominated? Are you kidding? the characters were thin (Paul Bettany, looking at you I'm afraid), the dialogue generally pretty weak, and as a piece of drama it was structureless, inert, and completely flat. I thought the most remarkable thing about it was that the fate of the financial world hangs in the balance, and yet it felt like nothing was at stake. If you want verisimilitude, then make a documentary.

]]> By: cirkusfolk https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83123 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83123 It's a shame about the song category. It has gotten more and more neglected year after year. First they stop performing each individual song during the awards ceremony. Then they do a medley of them. They they cut them down from 5 noms to 3 and now 2?! I doubt it if either song gets any sort of play during the broadcast this year. Original songs have always been a big part of cinema so I can't see them ever doing away with the catergory altogether but this is pathetic. Part of my problem has always been them nominating stupid ass songs from kids filsm and musicals in the first place. So the fact that Randy Newman or Elton John don't have a song this year means there aren't any worthy?? Bollucks. What about Think You Can Wait by The National from Win Win. Beautiful song. Or Gathering Stories by Jonsi from We Bought a Zoo. They snubbed him last year too by not noming his song Sticks and Stones from How To Train Your Dragon. But why am I even surprised. Did David Bowie get nomed for Cat People, or U2 for Hold Me, Kiss Me, or Radiohead for Exit Music, or Eddie Vedder or Bruce Springsteen. Of course not.

]]> By: john https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83122 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83122 Saying Gary Oldman got the precedence for the British vote over Michael Fassbender is like saying that Meryl Streep got the precedence for the British vote over Tilda Swinton. The point being that working with British directors does not make an actor British and so your point, is quite pointless.

]]> By: Ashden https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83121 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83121 Rooney Mara over Swinton and Theron is just plain wrong.

]]> By: Abe Lincoln https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83120 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83120 How did Diablo Cody not get nominated and Margin Call was nominated… god that movie sucked.

]]> By: Sean https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83119 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83119 I'm mad at how Michael Shannon was snubbed. That was the biggest robbery this year.

]]> By: hank https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83118 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83118 you mean Albert Brooks wasn't nominated? Drive didn't get a best picture nomination? Or a best director nomination? SHOCK!

]]> By: Daryl Hannah https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83116 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83116 Fassbender is a snub. To me, Ben Kingsley not getting a nomination for Hugo is a snub. Swinton is a snub, I guess.
But Fincher? No. The guy is on autopilot, pressing his technique onto whatever crosses his desk. An Eric Roth Gump rehash? A movie about Facebook? A bestseller/dreck adaptation? All okay but give me something with some soul. He has nothing to say outside of technical wizardry.
And Albert Brooks… I love the guy, but that wasn't that great of a performance in a year that was super strong in the best supporting category.

]]> By: Gaspar Marino https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83115 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83115 Tilda Swinton…Albert Brooks — Michael Fassbender — Carey Mulligan — Leonardo Di Caprio — Project Nim and Buck. What a pity. To think that Melissa McCarthy gets an Oscar nomination. If it were 10 years ago, would Rosie O' Donnell be up for an Oscar? Oscar, time to get serious.

]]> By: Taylor C. https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83114 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83114 uh hello… Melacholia? Kirsten Dunst?

]]> By: joe https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83113 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83113 it's the worst list.Tilda Swinton, Albert Brooks. best Screenplay – Steve Zaillian
“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,best original 50/50 . Project Nim (documentary ) are out . it’s silly ides of march is nominated for screenplay? (Because of Clooney?) pitt is producer of moneyball ,so where is Johnny Depp for hugo’s producer .his name and company are as producer in list and movie’s website.

]]> By: Juan https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83105 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83105 For all the people that says that Glenn Close didn´t deserved her sixth Oscar nomination:
Look at Glenn´s past performances, you will see that she is great, but also you will see that Albert is the most subtle role of her career, but more important, she BECOMES Albert, and that's what acting is all about. Glenn didn´t won, because she didn´t deserved to win that year, but she was nominated for a reason, she did an amazing and challenging performance.

]]> By: Huffy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83112 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83112 Shannon not getting nominated was a bigger snub than Fassbender IMO. Best performance of the year hands down.

]]> By: SHAMEONYOUACADEMY https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83111 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83111 We need to Talk about Kevin, Shame, even Drive – all brilliant and daring scripts, direction and cinematography. The Academy prides themselves with choosing the "greatest cinematic achievements". Then why did they nominate blockbusters instead of films by directors who actually attempted something different and interesting (and which all received huge critical success anyway)? I don't understand why "content" (i.e. dark subject matter) should make a difference? Why do they keep praising the safe fuzzy choices instead of filmmakers who are actually trying to be artists?? It should be about quality of work. And auteurs and incredibly talented actors were dismissed this year (and most years). Its absolutely shocking that Swinton wasn't nominated (and Mara was – proof that they always need a "young" actress to fill some "void') nor Fassbender who's roles this year were lightyears more challenging than the other's that got nominated. The Academy doesn't care about cinematic achievement – if they did, they would have given Scorcese an award long before they did or they wouldn't have given Witherspoon one over Huffman (who was playing a man pretending to be a woman!). Actually perhaps its not about being too afraid to pick "dark" choices, maybe it's just down to their lack of imagination.
Oh sorry, wait I'm being unfair, they're right, we should be praising a role that had a character shit in a sink for comedy effect (funny, but oscar worthy seriously? SERIOUSLY?).

]]> By: Oscarssnubs https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83110 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83110 Drive, Deathly Hallows Part II snubs are unnaceptable.

]]> By: ATLEAST https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83109 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83109 At least one thing is "just" I believe – Girl With The Dragon Tattoo not getting much recognition. It may have been a good film, but it's an insult to foreign cinema that the remake was made SO soon after the first one – especially since the first was very successful anyway! Fincher is meant to be a dark horse, making daring and interesting choices – instead he does a dull (not the film, the choice in making it) unnecessary remake. He knows better.

]]> By: Graham O'Riordan https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83108 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83108 Just saw Shame last night. I don't think it was good enough to be best picture. I still think its a disgrace Michael Fassbender didn't get nominated, a complete joke. He gave one of the best performances I've seen in years, a diffucult role played to perfection. And George Clooney got nominted?? He is so overrated, I put him up there with Ben Affleck and Tom Cruise, got to the top because he looks good.

]]> By: Mabs https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83107 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83107 Tree of life is a joke of a nomination. How anyone can connect with a pretenious and obsolite film is beyond me. Is that what the oscar's stand for? Anything pretenious with no hert or emotion gets our approval? Fassbender, Brooks, Hardy (Warrior) and Swindon missing out is a disgrace. The SAG awards are just as bad. Though this year seems like it will be okay (other then that little rant lol). Hopefully The Artist wins best picture and director but non of the acting accolades. Also Gary Oldman was amazing in TTSS but that movie wasn't saved performace! It was terrible film!

]]> By: Laura Wheelwright https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-20120124/#comment-83106 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/the-biggest-snubs-and-surprises-of-the-2012-oscar-nominations-113662/#comment-83106 The fact that We Need to Talk About Kevin got zero nominations is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. The Academy must be crazy. Tilda Swinton deserves to win Best actress, Ezra Miller should be in the running for Best Supporting Actor, and the screenplay, direction and film itself should all be in the running for an award. Since when is dark material and beautiful, heartbreaking performances a bad thing?

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