Donquizote Posted March 8 Posted March 8 To be fair, it's not Wicked fault that Furiosa flopped at box office and didn't have money to campaign for Oscar
Lovett Posted March 8 Posted March 8 48 minutes ago, NoAngelus said: Furiosa is not a sequel, it's a prequel. And it deserved to win. But since it flopped no money was put into its campaign. That Fury Road scene in Furiosa was THE BEST cinematic moment of the decade. To see trash like Wicked getting technical noms and wins over THAT shows exactly how few movies are decided behind the scenes for the season based on the money campaign. Fortunately, Wicked was both a critical and commercial smash, with Oscar-winning production and costume design. Not every film has that. Poor them. 1 1
NoAngelus Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 3/3/2025 at 7:02 PM, Donquizote said: I don't know why people are acting Demi Moore losing that Oscar is bad for her considering that she's Hollywood royalty Demi will have more opportunities in the future with that Oscar nomination for another critically acclaimed movie. She is not a nobody in Hollywood. In fact she has lots of connections. Getting that Oscar nomination for the first time is just a cherry on the top. Mikey however will benefit more from exposure after winning that Oscar because she's a nobody in Hollywood. There are actors and actresses where you know it's their only shot since they are not Academy's darlings. A lot of things clicked at the same time last year for The substance to enter the race. It was such an organic moment. She may receive better roles and have better moves in the future but when is she gonna be leading in the Oscar race again? It's very unlikely to happen again at her age. Especially since she only found acclaim in her 60s 1
NoAngelus Posted March 8 Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Lovett said: Fortunately, Wicked was both a critical and commercial smash, with Oscar-winning production and costume design. Not every film has that. Poor them. Well when the movie has like what, $300m in its budget for press, promotion and campaign ofc it's gonna win something. That's how payola works Thankfully everyone knows Oscars are not the merit of quality and one look at Wicked is good example of that. I would always rather worship actual quality over being brainwashed into believing something is good because pop star was in it and money was thrown into gaslighting campaign 3 1 4
Lovett Posted March 8 Posted March 8 Just now, NoAngelus said: Well when the movie has like what, $300m in its budget for press, promotion and campaign ofc it's gonna win something. That's how payola works Thankfully everyone knows Oscars are not the merit of quality and one look at Wicked is good example of that. I would always rather worship actual quality over being brainwashed into believing something is good because pop star was in it and money was thrown into gaslighting campaign Wicked's promotional budget was $150M, not $300M. But don't worry, the audience actually watched Wicked. Unfortunately, not all films can be box office smashes and make back their budgets and then some. Then win Oscars for their exceptional production and costume design. Seems like you disregard actual quality too, which is why you kept lying to yourself about the extraordinary Oscar-winning sets on Wicked. Is it an insecurity thing, or just delusion? I guess we'll never know. 2
Mr.X Posted March 8 Posted March 8 1 hour ago, NoAngelus said: Well when the movie has like what, $300m in its budget for press, promotion and campaign ofc it's gonna win something. That's how payola works Thankfully everyone knows Oscars are not the merit of quality and one look at Wicked is good example of that. I would always rather worship actual quality over being brainwashed into believing something is good because pop star was in it and money was thrown into gaslighting campaign Actually I agree with this. Furiosa might have a lot of flaws but it absolutely deserved to have better recognition for its production values. Wicked was ******* terrible when it comes to production. Beautiful singing and gowns though, for sure, and incredible marketing/PR, which is why it got a look in. If the Oscars were about merit rather than propaganda, Isabella Rosselini would have won in Supporting Actress, Fernanda Torres would have won best Actress, Ralph Fines would have won Best Supporting Actor and Anora wouldnt even have had a look in for Best Picture. Hell, if it was about actual talent and artistic quality, some of those performances wouldnt even have had a look in either. It's all a ******* game rather than actual talen/artistic quality. It's a shame, but they need the TV viewers to justify the millions poured into the show itself. 1 1 3
STMG23 Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 3/9/2025 at 12:55 AM, Mr.X said: Actually I agree with this. Furiosa might have a lot of flaws but it absolutely deserved to have better recognition for its production values. Wicked was ******* terrible when it comes to production. Beautiful singing and gowns though, for sure, and incredible marketing/PR, which is why it got a look in. If the Oscars were about merit rather than propaganda, Isabella Rosselini would have won in Supporting Actress, Fernanda Torres would have won best Actress, Ralph Fines would have won Best Supporting Actor and Anora wouldnt even have had a look in for Best Picture. Hell, if it was about actual talent and artistic quality, some of those performances wouldnt even have had a look in either. It's all a ******* game rather than actual talen/artistic quality. It's a shame, but they need the TV viewers to justify the millions poured into the show itself. Why are you even in the Award Season thread when you can't grasp that awards can't be solely about "talent and artistic quality"? Yes, there are campaigns and yes, there is money involved and PR and gossip and politics, YES. We know. 2 1
NoAngelus Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 3/8/2025 at 9:02 PM, Donquizote said: To be fair, it's not Wicked fault that Furiosa flopped at box office and didn't have money to campaign for Oscar To be fair Furiosa did make a profit since all of its production costs were paid by Australian government in order to promote Australia as filming location (same with The Fall Guy)
EnigmaticAndroid Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Not people still fighting over this khia fad season, move on ladies! 1
fridayteenage Posted March 13 Posted March 13 I didn't realize till now that Tim would've been the second youngest male acting winner ever Only obvious fraud Timothy Hutton was younger I probably would've been extra doubtful all along if I knew. Maybe 30 will treat him better with Marty supreme
Almodusa Posted March 15 Author Posted March 15 ACE Eddies winners: Drama - Emilia Pérez Comedy - Wicked Animated - The Wild Robot Documentary - Will & Harper And the season ends.
Konril Posted March 15 Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, Almodusa said: ACE Eddies winners: Drama - Emilia Pérez Dread it, run from it, Karla still arrives. 1
fridayteenage Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I guess editing is the field least consistent from Bafta/guilds. producer/picture - guild winner directing - guild winner actor - Bafta winner actress - Bafta winner s actor/s actress - Bafta/guild winner o screenplay - guild winner a screenplay - Bafta winner score - Bafta winner sound - Bafta winner production design - Bafta winner cinematography - Bafta winner makeup/hair - Bafta winner costume - Bafta winner vfx - Bafta winner (some of the crafts may have been guild winners too but no need to look it up since they already won Bafta anyway) Editing: Oscar anora Bafta conclave guild wicked/emilia (a few years ago: Oscar dune Bafta no time to die guild king Richard/tick tick boom)
Green Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I finally watched I'm Still Here Fernanda Torres was amazing #ThankyouKarlaSofia because I'm still here deserved to win International Film over Emilia Perez and you made it possible
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