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The Spectacle Blog
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone unveiled the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards.
Lincoln garned 12 nominations including Best Picture following by Ang Lee’s Pi which received 11 nominations.
Aside from Lincoln and Pi, the Best Picture nominees include Argo, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Linings Playbook, Les Miserables and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Of the eight movies nominated, I have only seen Lincoln. Naturally, Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for Best Actor while Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field and Steven Spielberg recevied Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress and Director nominations.
I don’t plan on seeing any of the other nominated films unless someone asks me. Actually, my roomie Christopher asked me to see Django Unchained on Christmas Day. I had no desire to see copious amounts of blood and guts nor did I have any desire to see a movie starring Obama’s donor list. Instead, I went to the Brattle to see Singin’ in the Rain.
I was glad to see Helen Hunt receive a Best Supporting Actress nomination for The Sessions. Let’s just say she has an impressive body of work. It’s too bad that John Hawkes did not receive a Best Actor nod because he had the far more difficult role. Hawkes also appears in Lincoln.
The Oscars air on ABC on Sunday, February 24th.
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Bob Grant| 1.10.13 @ 1:23PM
I have no thoughts on the Academy Awards. It would be impossible for me to have fewer thoughts on the Academy Awards as I do right now.
spike59| 1.10.13 @ 4:33PM
my thoughts run the gamut of 'meh' to 'who gives a ratzass?'
Seek| 1.10.13 @ 1:45PM
"Life of Pi" was a masterpiece by Ang Lee. Even John Podhoretz raved about it in The Weekly Standard.
Occam's Tool| 1.10.13 @ 4:15PM
So did Debbie Schlussel, I think. I still don't care. Beautiful cinematography in the service of a fairly banal plot is what I was told.
But good job noting that, Seek. You write a lot of good stuff.
Al Adab| 1.10.13 @ 1:57PM
YAWN. The annual meeting of the mutual admiration society of California.
Pecos Pete| 1.10.13 @ 2:43PM
I'm not the poster named Who Cares, but who cares?
Marc Jeric| 1.10.13 @ 3:29PM
The live theater audience at the Awards will be 99% Obama donors. I will watch it only on penalty od death.
Paul McGrath| 1.10.13 @ 3:45PM
I agree with Seek. Life of Pi is a beautiful book and was made into a beautiful movie. I actually blubbed at the end, which is something that never happens to me. Does it make you believe in God? Well, go see it.
spike59| 1.10.13 @ 4:34PM
you...."blubbed?"
was there a championship trophy involved?
if not, turn in your man card, doris...
Paul McGrath| 1.10.13 @ 10:55PM
Eh, I shed a tear or two, Mr. Spike, and I'm not too proud to admit it.
Occam's Tool| 1.10.13 @ 4:14PM
I watch rifftrax.com. I have no financial interest, nor is this spam.
The MST3K guys comment on old bad short films and bad new ones. Love it. The rest can pretty much go to hell.
Bob Grant| 1.10.13 @ 4:29PM
Hulu offers many original MST3K shows. The Rebel Set riff is pretty funny.
Bob K| 1.10.13 @ 7:26PM
Nominations for Baseball's HOF are more important
Tom Kyba| 1.11.13 @ 11:51AM
Tha Academy Awards. Liberals giving awards to other liberals for being good liberals.