2015 Academy Awards

[Farmer John]

No Lego Movie? What the hell Academy?

Also, Team Birdman.

[Jorge]

American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.

It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.

Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.

Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.

Selma wasn't even nominated.

[Jorge]

No Lego Movie? What the hell Academy?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works

probably because of the cast that more recognizable to most people

the royal tennenbaums, life aquatic, and darjeeling limited all had incredibly recognizable casts...grand budapest just had a few more stars total

[E.H. Ruddock]

American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.

It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.

Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.

Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.

Selma wasn't even nominated.

Um. yes it was.

[BurtReynolds]

What would be the perfect Oscar bait movie?

American Duty - After returning from the Vietnam War, a disabled, black, lesbian (played by Robin Williams) overcomes the odds, and every -ist and -ism to win the Heavyweight Boxing Championship belt, then promptly dies of AIDS.

[BurtReynolds]

American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.

It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.

Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.

Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.

Selma wasn't even nominated.

Um. yes it was.

I thought so. I had to double check that and the first article that popped up was "Selma snubbed" even though it was nominated.

[Alex]

somebody needs to get to the bottom of this. in times like these, we need a hero. but who will answer the call?

[Kaius]

haha IN YOUR FACE platypus

[Chris_H_2]

i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works

probably because of the cast that more recognizable to most people

the royal tennenbaums, life aquatic, and darjeeling limited all had incredibly recognizable casts...grand budapest just had a few more stars total

the quality of the star power . . .

[Alex]

there's never been a silence like this before

[Alex]

how can jorge possibly recover from this?

[epilogue]

i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works

Really? I love it. Probably my favorite of his. That or Moonrise Kingdom.

[Biff Pocoroba]

No Lego Movie? What the hell Academy?

Everything is Awesome is nominated for Best Song.

[Malloy]

American Sniper and Birdman really have no place in there, but Imitation Game?? that has to be a joke.

It's just there for padding. It's a shambles of a film from about halfway to the end.

Birdman or Budapest will never win, though they deserve to.

Oscars are for movies like Sniper or Selma or Imitation Game. They seem to get more conservative every year. At this point the Oscar bait formula is so predictable these movies are no better than summer blockbusters.

Theory of Everything, too

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i am a complete wes anderson apologist, but even i don't understand why grand budapest hotel has received so much more acclaim than his other works

Really? I love it. Probably my favorite of his. That or Moonrise Kingdom.

oh i enjoyed it i'm just surprised at how well lauded it is compared to his other stuff...royal tenenbaums is my favorite, and i think moonrise kingdom is my second

[Jorge]

how can jorge possibly recover from this?

I don't even know what to say.

[Alex]

how can jorge possibly recover from this?

I don't even know what to say.

do you need a hug?

[Jorge]

This is worse than when I thought there already was a Star Wars episode 7.

[Alex]

my suggested course of action is this: act like selma, and other similar bland oscar-bait films, are so boring that you can't even notice them when they're in a list. that seems like the best play.