The 89th Academy Awards

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[LoathedVermin72]

I'm pleasantly surprised Hacksaw got a nom.

Arrival: Meh. Overrated.
Fences: Nope.
Hacksaw: Good, but a bit of a letdown.
Hell or High Water: Half excellent, half garbage. Overall, mediocre.
Hidden Figures: Looking forward to seeing it.
La La Land: Nope.
Lion: I know almost nothing about this.
Manchester by the Sea: This movie is laughable dogshit.
Moonlight: Nope.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I don't see The Shallows on that list. :/

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[LoathedVermin72]

It'd be something else if La La Land beats Hidden Figures, Fences, and Moonlight after the Oscars So White hubbub.

Hahahahaha oh man

[epilogue]

I love the shit out of La La Land. But there are at least two movies on that list that are better. So, I'll actually be bummed if it wins.

[epilogue]

The costumes in Jackie look beautiful, but do you really deserve an Oscar nom if you're just recreating clothing that people are on record as having actually worn?

Yes.

[epilogue]

The Best Original Screenplay category this year is the most interesting to me.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

GODDAMN! That's some fierce competition. Love seeing a category like this, where I will be genuinely thrilled to see any of them take home the statue. All worthy nominees.*


*I haven't seen Manchester but Lonergan is a great writer, so I imagine this is up to standard; I have seen all the others and loved all of those screenplays

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[epilogue]

Of the all the nominees I have seen, the O.J.: Made In America doc is the very best one.

That OJ doc is outstanding. But it's the only film in the Best Doc category that I've seen. I Am Not Your Negro and 13th have both gotten tremendous buzz. I'd like to see those. I haven't heard of the others.

[epilogue]

Also, really glad to see Denis Villeneuve get the Best Director nod. I was afraid he wouldn't and I think he really deserves to be recognized for his stellar work on Arrival.

[LoathedVermin72]

The Best Original Screenplay category this year is the most interesting to me.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

GODDAMN! That's some fierce competition. Love seeing a category like this, where I will be genuinely thrilled to see any of them take home the statue. All worthy nominees.*


*I haven't seen Manchester but Lonergan is a great writer, so I imagine this is up to standard; I have seen all the others and loved all of those screenplays

OMFG that list is a disaster

[epilogue]

The Best Original Screenplay category this year is the most interesting to me.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

GODDAMN! That's some fierce competition. Love seeing a category like this, where I will be genuinely thrilled to see any of them take home the statue. All worthy nominees.*


*I haven't seen Manchester but Lonergan is a great writer, so I imagine this is up to standard; I have seen all the others and loved all of those screenplays

OMFG that list is a disaster

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[epilogue]

Here are some that I'd LIKE to see win. My picks, not necessarily what I think WILL win:

BEST PICTURE
Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

BEST ACTOR
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
- his is the only performance in this category that I've seen

BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Jackie
- Annette Bening's absence from this list is inexcusable; she should have been nominated and won

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
- Again, only nominee I've seen

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival

BEST FILM EDITING
Moonlight

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jackie

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Star Trek Beyond

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
La La Land

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“City of Stars,” La La Land

BEST SOUND EDITING
Arrival

BEST SOUND MIXING
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
N/A - haven't seen any of these

BEST DOCUMENTARY
O.J.: Made in America

I haven't seen any of the films in the remaining categories, so I'm leaving those off.

[epilogue]

I really want to see 20th Century Women, Arrival, Jackie, and Moonlight. I also want to see American Honey and Certain Women, but those didn't get any noms.

I also want to see American Honey and Certain Women.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.