Comments on: Talking Points: Oscar’s Big Surprises http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php A Website About Movies Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: larry http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-85953 larry Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:21:02 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-85953 Are you saying that Into the Wild is detestable? It was a great film. Wtf? Are you saying that Into the Wild is detestable? It was a great film. Wtf?

]]> By: larry http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-185877 larry Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-185877 Are you saying that Into the Wild is detestable? It was a great film. Wtf? Are you saying that Into the Wild is detestable? It was a great film. Wtf?

]]> By: Maggie Van Ostrand http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-85792 Maggie Van Ostrand Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:11:12 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-85792 It's understandable that Dee was nominated for her 12 minutes on screen in American Gangster. Kim Stanley won for only 10 minutes on screen (The Right Stuff) so this isn't a record. Dee has always turned in fine performances over many years and the Academy frequently votes for someone with an acting record like that, not that I agree with the practice. Besides, the Academy never recognized her late husband, Ossie Davis, and they sometimes try to make up for omissions like these. It’s understandable that Dee was nominated for her 12 minutes on screen in American
Gangster. Kim Stanley won for only 10 minutes on screen (The Right Stuff) so this isn’t a
record.

Dee has always turned in fine performances over many years and the Academy
frequently votes for someone with an acting record like that, not that I agree with the
practice.

Besides, the Academy never recognized her late husband, Ossie Davis, and they
sometimes try to make up for omissions like these.

]]> By: Maggie Van Ostrand http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-185876 Maggie Van Ostrand Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-185876 It's understandable that Dee was nominated for her 12 minutes on screen in American Gangster. Kim Stanley won for only 10 minutes on screen (The Right Stuff) so this isn't a record. Dee has always turned in fine performances over many years and the Academy frequently votes for someone with an acting record like that, not that I agree with the practice. Besides, the Academy never recognized her late husband, Ossie Davis, and they sometimes try to make up for omissions like these. It’s understandable that Dee was nominated for her 12 minutes on screen in American
Gangster. Kim Stanley won for only 10 minutes on screen (The Right Stuff) so this isn’t a
record.

Dee has always turned in fine performances over many years and the Academy
frequently votes for someone with an acting record like that, not that I agree with the
practice.

Besides, the Academy never recognized her late husband, Ossie Davis, and they
sometimes try to make up for omissions like these.

]]> By: Josh Radde http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-85788 Josh Radde Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:26:12 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-85788 I'm not really surprised by Brad Bird's nomination for screenplay. Shrek was nominated back in the day, and Ratatouille is a far better script than that one. I’m not really surprised by Brad Bird’s nomination for screenplay. Shrek was nominated back in the day, and Ratatouille is a far better script than that one.

]]> By: Josh Radde http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-185875 Josh Radde Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-185875 I'm not really surprised by Brad Bird's nomination for screenplay. Shrek was nominated back in the day, and Ratatouille is a far better script than that one. I’m not really surprised by Brad Bird’s nomination for screenplay. Shrek was nominated back in the day, and Ratatouille is a far better script than that one.

]]> By: Nathan Deen http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-85787 Nathan Deen Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:11:43 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-85787 Although "American Gangster" was my choice for the best film of 2007, I will admit that Ruby Dee has no business being nominated for an Oscar. It's funny how they nominated Dee and yet didn't bother to nominate the film for every category it did deserve. Although “American Gangster” was my choice for the best film of 2007, I will admit that Ruby Dee has no business being nominated for an Oscar. It’s funny how they nominated Dee and yet didn’t bother to nominate the film for every category it did deserve.

]]> By: Nathan Deen http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php/comment-page-1#comment-185874 Nathan Deen Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/talking-points-oscars-big-surprises.php#comment-185874 Although "American Gangster" was my choice for the best film of 2007, I will admit that Ruby Dee has no business being nominated for an Oscar. It's funny how they nominated Dee and yet didn't bother to nominate the film for every category it did deserve. Although “American Gangster” was my choice for the best film of 2007, I will admit that Ruby Dee has no business being nominated for an Oscar. It’s funny how they nominated Dee and yet didn’t bother to nominate the film for every category it did deserve.

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