#but no cinematography nom

[lorephobic]

keeping up with awards season has truly turned me into such a vitriolic and bitter person i think the academy should explode and there should be no survivors

[theoscarsproject]

Matewan (1987). A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.

Movies about American unions, particularly American unions in coal country, are remarkably common, but few manage the level of grit, honesty and hope that Matewan does. What a great film! Really drums home the resilience of this community and the challenges of unifying workers when those at the top are all too willing to exploit differences of race, gender and class in order to divide. Just a great, well-made film. 8/10.

[curtsies-from-princess-ashlyn]

Finally saw The Holdovers, and my hot take is it was snubbed for both cinematography and production design noms. Its cinematography accomplished and surpassed what I think Maestro was trying to achieve, and (spicy hot take here) its overall production design impressed me more than Barbie's

[de4d-b0y-g0n3]

mmgh I just wanna bite her. I miss her so much de4d-b0y-g0n3

[doux-amer]

No offense, but actually yes offense, how could Decision to Leave not be nominated in any category at the Oscars. The cinematography is crazy. Park Chanwook is a master and it’s like he took his decades of experience and decided to flex.

[transfemgeorgecostanza]

need to start doing the podcast grind, just so ill be invited on some and can ask these rando dudes with tons of opinions, what *does* make good cinematography or editing.

[einaudis]

I wonder if Oppenheimer will be back in theaters here as well. Because I have this supreme need to go again just for the "Can You Hear the Music?" sequence.

[konakoro]

I saw the Oscar nom list and I gotta ask

Who on the Elvis crew blew the academy to get it voted in pretty much E V E R Y category wtf

[vampirecorleone]

"I love French wine, like I love the French language. I have sampled every language, French is my favorite. Fantastic language. Especially to curse with. Nom de dieu de putain de bordel de merde de saloperie de connard d'enculé de ta mère. It's like wiping your arse with silk. I love it." Cinematography Appreciation - The Matrix Reloaded (2003) dir. Lana & Lilly Wachowski

[laiqualaurelote]

I do not usually have Thoughts on matters like awards but what is up with the Emmy nominations this year. I'm glad Ted Lasso got some noms but it was for the wrong things?! how does Jason Sudeikis get a nom despite phoning in half the season, but no recognition for Nick Mohammed or Toheeb Jimoh? Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple both somehow in the Best Supporting Actress category? Writing nom for So Long, Farewell but not Sunflowers? Bizarre. But the most egregious omission...

...WHERE IS THE ENGLISH?! Where are the nominations for this, the finest limited series of 2022? Where is Chaske Spencer's Best Actor Award? Why is Episode 5: The Buffalo Gun not being showered with Best Writing, Best Directing, Outstanding Cinematography for the 49 minutes of unrelenting excellence it brought to our screens? Why, for the love of all that is holy, is this show so consistently underrated? This is a travesty and I and the 20 other people in this fandom will be mad about it forever.

[destinyc1020]

I listen to sum film podcasters n Dune 2/Challengers/Inside Out 2 has been a favorite amongst a lot of them, i wuldnt b shocked if they got noms, even if its more technical things like score, visual effects, cinematography. It really is Zs yr tho!

[theoscarsproject]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.

I only have the vaguest recollections of watching this as a kid, so to it really felt like a bit of a gift to have the excuse to see it again, and man, what a gift! Just so full of warmth and good humour in a way that blockbusters these days forget. It's an invitation to hang out with characters you love in a familiar-unfamiliar context, in a way that really hones in on environmental issues of the time (rapidly declining whale populations!). It feels like it shouldn't work, but it just does. 8/10.

[aipilosse]

ok ok ok I watched 8 out of 10 of the best picture noms this year so I want to do a little Oscar prediction thing. This is kind of a mix of will win and should win, highly unscientific. Block #Oscars 2024 if you want to mute me.

Predictions (only in categories I've actually watched most of the things)!

Actor:

Cillian Murphy

Supporting Actor:

Mark Ruffalo

Actress:

Lily Gladstone

Supporting Actress:

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Cinematography (this is the category where I can't believe Past Lives wasn't nominated because there were so many shots that were just perfectly composed and breathtakingly beautiful but what do I know):

Killers of the Flower Moon

Costume Design:

Barbie

Directing:

Oppenheimer

Film Editing:

Oppenheimer

Makeup and Hairstyling:

Poor Things

Original Score

American Fiction

Original Song:

I'm Just Ken

Best Picture:

Oppenheimer

Production Design:

Poor Things

Sound:

The Zone of Interest

Writing (Adapted):

The Zone of Interest

Writing (Original):

Anatomy of a Fall

[standupcomedyhistorian]

Today the Emmy nominations came out and some of my favorite comedians and shows made the cut! 🥳

Let's take a look at a few specifics, shall we?

The Bear: 13 nominations, including Outstanding Supporting Actress for Ayo Edebiri and Outstanding Writing for Bo Burnham's frequent collaborator Chris Storer—I am currently working on a detailed post about the show, particularly its celebrity-packed second season, and it should be up by this weekend!

Baby J: John Mulaney's amazing comedy special about rehab was nominated for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Variety Special. Plus, it's got a fantastic reference to Bo! Haha

Parks and Recreation alumni: Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, and Ben Schwartz all got noms today. Fun fact: Nick directed the episode Bo's in as Chipp McCapp!

Sam Richardson: one of my favorite comedic actors received another nom for Ted Lasso. He'll always be Richard Splett to me!

Donald Glover: Sadly, Atlanta's phenomenal last season was snubbed except for one cinematography nom (How did the Goofy Movie ep not get anything? It was genius). However, his new show Swarm did pretty well, garnering 3 noms including one for Dominique Fishback (well deserved!)

Kate Berlant and John Early: While A League of Their Own was snubbed (it did get an HCA nom yesterday for Best Costume though), the stunningly talented Kate received a nom with John for their hilarious Peacock show Would It Kill You To Laugh?

Kumail Nanjiani: Bo's good friend and co-star in The Big Sick received a nom for his Welcome to Chippendales show. Fun fact: Kumail and his wife Emily V. Gordon were nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for that film but lost to Jordan Peele for Get Out.

SO many successful comedians—congratulations! 🙌🏼

[gael-garcia]

no cinematography nom for John Wick 4 is wild

[chappell-roans]

also i said it before and i’ll say it again. all of us strangers getting not one nomination is a crime, actually. if i had my way it’d have noms (not necessarily wins, but noms) for best picture, best actor (andrew scott), supporting actor & actress (paul mescal & claire foy), best cinematography, best editing, maybe sound, maybe adapted screenplay, maybe director (andrew haigh, who is great btw, check out weekend and 45 years). anyways feeling normal and good.

and noms aren’t the end of the world this is just my little dream world. anyway.