Thread: 2011 Academy Awards thread

Groundbreaking Cinema: 15 Films from 2010 That Challenged & Advanced the Medium | /Film

Despite this track record, the Academy Awards continue to be hailed as the most prestigious and notable of all the film industry award ceremonies, and their selections frequently determine which of the year’s underseen indies will receive widespread recognition and box office success. But what of the films released every year that actively strive to defy cinematic convention and, in doing so, fail to get recognized? What’s their reward?

Allow me to propose an alternative. Let’s stop worrying about needing to collectively agree on which movies should be deemed the “best” of the year — an arbitrary and futile endeavor that may very well be reductive to the concept of film as a subjective art form — and help to promote the movies that tried something new; the movies that pushed boundaries; the movies that were unconcerned with appealing to the status quo of the current cinema landscape, and had the balls to attempt what had never been attempted before.


Great idea...which is why it will never happen.

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Groundbreaking Cinema: 15 Films from 2010 That Challenged & Advanced the Medium | /Film

Despite this track record, the Academy Awards continue to be hailed as the most prestigious and notable of all the film industry award ceremonies, and their selections frequently determine which of the year’s underseen indies will receive widespread recognition and box office success. But what of the films released every year that actively strive to defy cinematic convention and, in doing so, fail to get recognized? What’s their reward?

Allow me to propose an alternative. Let’s stop worrying about needing to collectively agree on which movies should be deemed the “best” of the year — an arbitrary and futile endeavor that may very well be reductive to the concept of film as a subjective art form — and help to promote the movies that tried something new; the movies that pushed boundaries; the movies that were unconcerned with appealing to the status quo of the current cinema landscape, and had the balls to attempt what had never been attempted before.


Great idea...which is why it will never happen.

Not always a great idea.

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My winners picks (not necessarily my faves though):

Best Picture: The Social Network
Best Actor: Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
Best Actress: Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Best Director: The Social Network: David Fincher
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography: Inception
Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Best Documentary: Exit through the Gift Shop
Best Documentary Short: Killing in the Name
Best Editing: The Social Network
Best Foreign Language Film: Incendies – Canada
Makeup: The Wolfman
Original Score: Inception: Hans Zimmer
Original Song: Coming Home from Country Strong
Animated Short Film: Day & Night
Live Action Short Film: The Crush
Sound Editing: Tron: Legacy
Sound Mixing: Inception
Visual Effects: Inception
Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Original Screenplay: Inception

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Groundbreaking Cinema: 15 Films from 2010 That Challenged & Advanced the Medium | /Film

Despite this track record, the Academy Awards continue to be hailed as the most prestigious and notable of all the film industry award ceremonies, and their selections frequently determine which of the year’s underseen indies will receive widespread recognition and box office success. But what of the films released every year that actively strive to defy cinematic convention and, in doing so, fail to get recognized? What’s their reward?

Allow me to propose an alternative. Let’s stop worrying about needing to collectively agree on which movies should be deemed the “best” of the year — an arbitrary and futile endeavor that may very well be reductive to the concept of film as a subjective art form — and help to promote the movies that tried something new; the movies that pushed boundaries; the movies that were unconcerned with appealing to the status quo of the current cinema landscape, and had the balls to attempt what had never been attempted before.


Great idea...which is why it will never happen.

I disagree with what it said about Kick Ass. There are better movies that fight against the concept of the passive role of women in movies. There is nothing ground breaking about a little girl killing people. It's been done before. Just not with a bunch of guns.

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Groundbreaking Cinema: 15 Films from 2010 That Challenged & Advanced the Medium | /Film

Despite this track record, the Academy Awards continue to be hailed as the most prestigious and notable of all the film industry award ceremonies, and their selections frequently determine which of the year’s underseen indies will receive widespread recognition and box office success. But what of the films released every year that actively strive to defy cinematic convention and, in doing so, fail to get recognized? What’s their reward?

Allow me to propose an alternative. Let’s stop worrying about needing to collectively agree on which movies should be deemed the “best” of the year — an arbitrary and futile endeavor that may very well be reductive to the concept of film as a subjective art form — and help to promote the movies that tried something new; the movies that pushed boundaries; the movies that were unconcerned with appealing to the status quo of the current cinema landscape, and had the balls to attempt what had never been attempted before.


Great idea...which is why it will never happen.

Good read.

Originally Posted by adgy-san

Good read.

Kinda figgered someone would get it.

Mila and Halle look beautiful as always.

can't wait to see Franco in host action.

Wolfman Scores An Academy Award - ShockTillYouDrop.com


I just don't even care.

Wait, I do...this movie was taken away from Rick Baker...2 years ago, @ Comicon...he was all fired up...as was Benicio, and Emily Blunt, who all showed up...but 2 years later, the studio took it out of everyones hands and went all CGI. ****ing silly

half way through, my attention to the award show has been derailed.
no big surprises so far. pretty awesome that Bale has won an award though.