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Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 21st February 2015, 06:08 PM

Hi this will be the official thread for discussing the ceremony while it airs and the red carpet and also any other Oscar talk you want to talk about in the next couple of days
This post will be updated after I see Selma with all the nominations, information on air times and what is going on, my predictions and favourites and a rundown of each of the best picture nominees. If you have any review or comments you want to say about the best picture nominations, please send me a private message and I will include them in the posts to celebrate each of the best picture nominees

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 21st February 2015, 11:47 PM

If you have any review or comments you want to say about the best picture nominations, please send me a private message and I will include them in the posts to celebrate each of the best picture nominees

Some things happening tomorrow include:
Look back at oscars 10 years ago
Look at tonight's oscars
Some polls
Red carpet/Oscar night info as it happens
And way more

This will be going on the whole day so please come and stay for times

Posted by: Joe. 22nd February 2015, 01:29 AM

I've booked Monday off work, so I'm going to give staying up and watching live (for the first time in my life) a real try.

I'm sick of slyly having to watch the highlights on YouTube in the office the next day.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 04:13 PM

Yay Joe This is also my first ever Oscar show I am watching live

I completed my challenge to watch all the best picture nominees, here are my rankings:
1] Boyhood
2] Birdman
3] Whiplash
4] Selma
5] American Sniper
6] The Imitation Game
7] The Grand Budapest Hotel
8] The Theory Of Everything

Will post my want winners and predictions in a bit Will be great to see some more too

I will start the activities in around half an hour

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 04:37 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 1
AMERICAN SNIPER



So starting us off is the box office behemoth which is the biggest grossing film of 2014 surprisingly managing to overthrow Katniss and Groot. American Sniper is a drama about Chris Kyle who has the most ever recorded kills and was in the navy. He is played very well by Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller is also amazing. The script is very good and Clint Eastwood gives a very good direction. This deserves to be up for best picture and I hope it manages to pick up a couple of awards tonight.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 22nd February 2015, 04:40 PM

Whiplash and American Sniper are the only two I haven't seen. Dunno if I'll get time to watch them either but they seemed the less hyped of the lot so I never got round to them.

If I were to rank the ones I have seen:

01. The Grand Budapest Hotel
02. Birdman
03. Boyhood
04. The Imitation Game
05. Selma
06. The Theory of Everything

The top 3 are all amazing and I hope they all win something at least - The Grand Budapest Hotel is probably my favourite as it just got everything right - story, cinematography, characters, humour, it had everything. Though Birdman was incredibly smart in most ways and Boyhood was technically and thematically brilliant.

The other three are all good too but not quite reaching the heights of the top 3 - The Imitation Game was an excellently intense discovery and great as I knew nothing about the subject of the film prior, I also wasn't informed much about what happened in Selma back then so Selma was good in a similar way. Both fantastic performances from the leads as well (and hard to watch).

The only reason The Theory of Everything is last as Eddie Redmayne's performance massively overshadows what is a fairly predictable story ultimately. But it was still very hard to fault as a film apart from that as it certainly had a lot of heart in it.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 04:50 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 2
BIRDMAN



Number 2 nominee we are going through is also the 2nd best nominee this year. Birdman absolutely flourishes from it's performances, direction, script and cinematography. Birdman is one of the best films of last year and is highly entertaining with a great script. The cinematography by Lubezki is absolutely amazing, he is definitely one of the best cinematographers who won the award for Gravity last year. The directing is also great and I love the one-shot take. The acting is also superb. Michael Keaton is great and Emma Stone, Edward Norton and Naomi Watts bring great supporting performances. Birdman is amazing and it should pick up some big awards tonight including one for Michael Keaton possibly.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 05:00 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 3
BOYHOOD



So the favourite to win best picture and birdman looking like it's only challenger, Boyhood is our next film under the spotlight. And boyhood deserves to win best picture as it is the best of the nominees and one of the best films of last year. Everything about it is absolutely perfect, the script is nice and the direction is very good. However Boyhood elevates into a classic due to 3 things- acting, story and something I have now forgotten. The acting is absolutely stunning. Ellar Coltrane and Lorelei Linklater are both superb in their roles and Ethan Hawke was absolutely fantastic. Patricia Arquette was also amazing though I preferred the other 3. The story is compelling and the unique idea of it being filmed over 12 years is so amazing. Another thing great about Boyhood is that it flows so well and you can tell years have gone passed due to hair change and also great entertainment references such as the dark knight/tropic thunder/pineapple express film mentions and the ICONIC telephone video. The Oops I Did It Again scene near the start is absolutely fabulous and this is 2 and 3/4 hours of absolute joy. I hope this wins best picture and it will definitely win a lot tonight, include a lock for best supporting actress.
The spotlights will continue later, hope you find them interesting

Posted by: J▲hq 22nd February 2015, 06:41 PM

My ranking of the Best Picture category, may do some of the others later

1 Boyhood
2 The Imitation Game
3 Birdman
4 Whiplash
5 The Theory of Everything
6 The Grand Budapest Hotel
7 Selma
8 American Sniper

Really hope Boyhood takes home the big prize, I feel like it's pretty tight between that and Birdman going into the ceremony. But I feel myself rooting for Birdman in a way too, I'd be happy for it to win even though I liked it rather than loved it. It did surpass my expectations though and the performances from Emma Stone and Edward Norton were top notch.

Birdman and Whiplash are the pretty interchangeable ones for me. American Sniper was by far and away the worst, would rather have Gone Girl in the category or even Foxcatcher (which would still be in my bottom two but it would've made the category a bit more stronger ).

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 06:44 PM

Wild deserved to be nominated for best picture along with gone girl over Budapest hotel and theory of everything

Posted by: J▲hq 22nd February 2015, 06:46 PM

Omg how could I forget about Wild! If it was nominated it would be ranked second and putting up a bit of a fight with Boyhood.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 06:51 PM

Wild would be top for me, and probably top for me for 2014 as well
Such an amazing superb movie, still hope Reese can win best actress even though its a pipe dream She gives one of the best performances ever in my view

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 09:20 PM

3 HOURS TO GO TILL RED CARPET
I will try and get the best picture summaries done from about 10pm but if anyone else wants to do a few, it is fine by me

Who else is planning to watch the oscars tonight?

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 09:44 PM

WANT
Best Picture: Boyhood
Best Director: Richard Linklater- Boyhood
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch- The Imitation Game
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon- Wild
Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke- Boyhood
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette- Boyhood
Best Original Screenplay: Birdman
Best Adapted Screenplay: Whiplash
Best Animated Film: Big Hero 6
Best Foreign Language Film: N/A
Best Documentary, Feature: N/A
Best Documentary, Short: N/A
Best Live Action, Short: N/A
Best Animated Short: Feast
Best Original Score: Interstellar
Best Original Song: Glory, Selma [would want LS if it was the Keira version]
Best Sound Editing: Interstellar
Best Sound Mixing: Whiplash
Best Production Design: Into The Woods
Best Cinematography: Birdman
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Costume Design: Maleficent
Best Film Editing: Boyhood
Best Visual Effects: Interstellar

AWARD COUNT
Boyhood 5
Interstellar 3
Birdman 2
Whiplash 2
Big Hero 6 1
Feast 1
Into The Woods 1
Maleficent 1
Selma 1
The Grand Budapest Hotel 1
The Imitation Game 1
Wild 1

Predict coming in a minute

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 10:03 PM

PREDICT
Best Picture: Boyhood
Best Director: Richard Linklater- Boyhood
Best Actor: Michael Keaton- Birdman
Best Actress: Julianne Moore- Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons- Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette- Boyhood
Best Original Screenplay: Boyhood
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Theory Of Everything
Best Animated Film: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Best Foreign Language Film: Ida
Best Documentary, Feature: Citizenfour
Best Documentary, Short: Our Curse
Best Live Action, Short: Boogaloo And Graham
Best Animated Short: Feast
Best Original Score: Interstellar
Best Original Song: Everything Is Awesome, Lego Movie
Best Sound Editing: Birdman
Best Sound Mixing: Whiplash
Best Production Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Cinematography: Birdman
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Costume Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Film Editing: Boyhood
Best Visual Effects: Guardians Of The Galaxy

WIN COUNT
Boyhood 5
Birdman 3
The Grand Budapest Hotel 3
The Theory Of Everything 2
Whiplash 2
Boogaloo And Graham 1
Citizenfour 1
Feast 1
Guardians Of The Galaxy 1
How To Train You Dragon 2 1
Interstellar 1
Our Curse 1
Still Alice 1
The Lego Movie 1

Posted by: Phil 22nd February 2015, 10:41 PM

My girlfriend and I will be staying up to watch it!! We watched most of the movies and picked:

• Best Movie: Birdman - really well put together movie and nice twist with Michael Keaton as Birdman given his past in Batman
• Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne - playing Stephen Hopkins both pre and post illness was amazing, really well done and realistic... this one for me is pretty clear cut
• Best Actress: Julianne Moore - really enjoyed the movie and it has to be the worst event to be an academic who loses their memory. She portrayed the struggle amazingly well and I was really involved in the struggle!
• Actor in a supporting role: J.K. Simmons - Emotional and intense, really gripping and funny at times really how over the top the character was.
• Actress in a supporting role: Meryl Streep - Acting, singing, carrying some of the more ropey scenes. An amazing actress who is so diverse in the roles she can pull off!

Posted by: J▼hnkm 22nd February 2015, 10:43 PM

My RANK of the BP nominees

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Theory of Everything
Selma
The Imitation Game
Boyhood
Whiplash
Birdman
American Sniper

1-5 were all great, Whiplash was very good and I'd happily never watch the last 2 again.

Posted by: J▼hnkm 22nd February 2015, 10:46 PM

The only categories I have any doubt over who will win (of which I care about, so all the actings ones, direction, the two BP categories and song) are:

Actor: I THINK Keaton, but hope Redmayne
Film: I THINK Boyhood, but Birdman has been building up some serious momentum of late
Director: THINK Linklater, but Birdman man could easily sneak this too. If Boyhood misses best pic then Linklater will definitely get this.
Animated: SHOULD be Big Hero 6 of the nominees but I fear it will be Dragon, totally undeservedly.

Posted by: 🈶🈲🈳 22nd February 2015, 10:47 PM

The Grand Budapest Hotel is next to watch on my skybox... I assume you recommend then John?

Posted by: J▼hnkm 22nd February 2015, 10:50 PM

Oh 100%. Well, if you're a fan of Wes Anderson anyway, it managed to convert my sisters who HATED Moonrise Kingdom so it might do the trick for non fans too, but for fans it's almost perfect. Plus Ralph Fiennes.

Posted by: 🈶🈲🈳 22nd February 2015, 10:51 PM

I don't know if I'm a fan of Wes Anderson or not, what else has he done?

Posted by: J▼hnkm 22nd February 2015, 10:54 PM

Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited and others which aren't worth mentioning

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 10:55 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 4
SELMA



Selma seemed like it would be a big Oscar player but however it only scored nominations in the best picture category and song category for Glory by John Legend and Common. I saw Selma at the cinema yesterday and I thought it was absolutely fantastic film. Even though I didn't think the first 20 minutes were great, when it hit it's stride after that, it excelled completely. I thought David Oyelewo was very good and Carmen Ejojo was also great such as the rest of the cast. It was also great seeing Oprah on the big screen again. The script was great and it was a very interesting and informative film with great music. I loved Selma and i hope it wins best song as it deserves to win an award tonight.

Posted by: 🈶🈲🈳 22nd February 2015, 10:57 PM

QUOTE(J▼hnkm @ Feb 22 2015, 10:54 PM)

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 10:58 PM

Fantastic mr fox is my favourite Wes film

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:02 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 5
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL



I do really like The Grand Budapest Hotel though I do find it slightly overrated and I think Wild and Gone Girl should have been nominated instead of this. However the script is fantastic, Wes Anderson's direction is great and the acting is very good, especially from Ralph Fiennes and Saioroise Ronan. The film was a gigantic box office success and it received great reviews. It also managed to stay relevant for a long time considering it was released in March. It should win a few Oscars tonight in the costume/make up kind of categories.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:08 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 6
THE IMITATION GAME



The Imitation Game is an absolutely great film and in my view is a typical film that deserves to be nominated for Best Picture but doesn't deserve to win as it is excellent but not the best of the best. I thought the story was very interesting and it was accompanied by a great script. Benedict Cumberbatch is absolutely fantastic as Alan Turing and he deserves to win the Oscar and Keira Knightly was great as usual. I actually think this could win nothing tonight as I don't know what it would win but i am glad it got nominated for a few awards.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:12 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 7
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING



The Theory Of Everything is good. That's about it. It is nowhere near great and is easily the weakest of the best picture nominees. It shouldn't have been nominated and it is quite sad that this got nominated over the stunning and groundbreaking Wild. The script is quite poor and I found it quite confusing as the time going forward was never really that clearly shown- the complete opposite of fellow nominee Boyhood. However Eddie Redmayne and especially Felicity Jones slay in this giving absolutely amazing performances which both deserve to be nominated and they are fantastic in scenes such as Eddie telling Felicity he is not in love with her anymore and the wind back the clock scene. And it is always great to see the always great Maxine Peake pop up in something

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:16 PM

BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 8
WHIPLASH



Moving onto one of the best nominees as we reach the fantastic Whiplash in the last of the best picture spotlights. First of all the music is absolutely incredible and electrifying. The script is amazing and the direction by Damian Chazelle is fantastic for a 1st time full feature director I believe. The characters are compelling and Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons both give absolutely fantastic performances as their characters. The film is very good and the ending is great and there are many spectacular twists and scenes in Whiplash. I hope this manages to pick up a few wins tonight including an 100% win for Simmons
I really hope you have enjoyed these spotlights

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:20 PM

Catching the end of my heart will go as titanic is on sky before the red carpet
Titanic is still my favourite ever best picture winner


10 minutes to red carpet!!!!! It's on sky oscars and sky living

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:27 PM

Made myself a cup of tea and microwave popcorn and got a bunch of sweets for my first ever oscars, so excited

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:43 PM

Anyone else watching the red carpet?

Posted by: J▼hnkm 22nd February 2015, 11:48 PM

I am, thought dipping in and out as I'm using the wait to crack on with counting up BJSC

Posted by: J▲hq 22nd February 2015, 11:50 PM

I'd love to stay up and watch this live but I've got work early in the morning

Can't wait to see the list of winners when I wake up and will try and watch some highlights in the evening

Posted by: J▼hnkm 22nd February 2015, 11:50 PM

f*** ME

The presenting team on Sky are ABYSMAL, time to dig out a US feed asap

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:52 PM

QUOTE(J▼hnkm @ Feb 22 2015, 11:50 PM)

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 22nd February 2015, 11:56 PM

Alexa Chung loving the Britney dance in boyhood Definitely one of my highlights as well

Posted by: Chez Wombat 22nd February 2015, 11:57 PM

I will attempt to stay up as long as I can to watch the ceremony, as a film student, I really should take an opportunity to watch this more often!

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 12:05 AM

Rosamund looks INCREDIBLE

1000 times better than what she wore to the GG's

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:05 AM

Naomi watts looks great and rosamund pike looks perfect
Still so upset about gone girl getting snubbed

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 12:11 AM

I think had they gone for 10 BP noms then GG would have been up, it really should be in there as is, but thrillers always have a difficult time at The Oscars.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:11 AM

I've not seen foxcatcher but I think Oyelewo should have been nominated over Carrell (and Coltrane over both of them)

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:12 AM

QUOTE(J▼hnkm @ Feb 23 2015, 12:11 AM)

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:18 AM

Lupita N'Yongo looks stunning

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:27 AM

This sky show is starting to get better, Noel Clarke is very good

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:37 AM

Julianne Moore looks perfect and Rita Ora also looks good

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 12:49 AM

Reese is looking AMAZING, one of the best outfits of the night for sure. Simple but stunning.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:50 AM

Reese Witherspoon looks so stunning and amazing. Best of the night so far
Hope she still somehow wins

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 12:56 AM

http://variety.com/2015/film/features/quiz-which-best-picture-oscar-nominee-are-you-1201438399/

I got Whiplash

Posted by: Rabbit Froot 23rd February 2015, 01:01 AM

QUOTE(Ultraviolence1989 @ Feb 23 2015, 12:56 AM)

http://variety.com/2015/film/features/quiz-which-best-picture-oscar-nominee-are-you-1201438399/

I got Whiplash

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:05 AM

REESE WITHERSPOON INTERVIEW!!!!!!

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:07 AM

I loved that 1 minute Reese interview, Reese is perfect

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:19 AM

Emma stone

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:28 AM

2 MINUTES TO GO!!!!!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 23rd February 2015, 01:43 AM

How are you watching this? I can't find any live streams online

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:43 AM

Would have preferred Ethan Hawke but J.K. Simmons was amazing so I don't mind

And sky movies chez

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 01:47 AM

Non shock one of the evening out of the way then

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 01:47 AM

Oh yay, nobodies favourite human being Liam Neeson

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:51 AM

Adam Levine
The Keira version was way better

EDIT: That was painful

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 01:58 AM

The grand Budapest hotel has won costume design

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:04 AM

2nd award for Budapest Hotel, this time for makeup and hairstyling

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:11 AM

Ida had won best foreign language film

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:18 AM

Everything is awesome

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:26 AM

The phone call wins best live action short

Am I the only person here?

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:30 AM

Crisis hotline: veterans press 1 wins best documentary short

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 02:32 AM

The STATE of Viola Davis. That is one ugly dress.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:37 AM

This track

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:47 AM

Oscar win 2 for Whiplash for best sound mixing
So glad is won, the sound was amazing

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:49 AM

American sniper wins best sound editing

Would have preferred a birdman win but the sound in American sniper was very good though

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 02:51 AM

I couldn't care less about these categories

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 02:54 AM

Patrica Arquette unsurprisingly and deservedly picks up best supporting actress

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:00 AM

Rita Ora

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:05 AM

Interstellar has won for best visual effects
So happy, they were so amazing

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:08 AM

Feast wins best animated short
Another of my favourites winning, such a great short

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:11 AM

Big hero 6 wins best animated feature
I'm glad about that, it was my favourite animation last year after the snubbed the book of life

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 03:14 AM

Yay at Big Hero 6.!!!!

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:22 AM

Grand Budapest Hotel picks up another award for production design

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:25 AM

Birdman wins for cinematography
So happy, that was definitely one of the best parts of Birdman

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 03:45 AM

3rd win for Whiplash tonight for film editing
Would have preferred boyhood or birdman winning but whiplash was great

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:02 AM

I love glory so much, hope it can best song

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:07 AM

YES AT GLORY WINNING
Such a beautiful and great track
Even happier it beat everything is overrated

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 04:09 AM

I don't like Glory, but that reaction to the perf was insane

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:20 AM

Loved that Gaga sound of music tribute

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:24 AM

Grand Budapest hotel wins best original score

Really championed the fabulous score of interstellar to win this category

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:31 AM

Birdman wins best original screenplay

Starting to get really worried about boyhood's best picture chance

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:36 AM

Imitation game wins adapted screenplay

I would have preferred a whiplash win but I am glad the imitation game managed to win something

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:43 AM

I thought Inarritu's directing was great but I was really hoping Linklater would win

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 04:48 AM

Interstellar should have won best score. Plumping for Keaton for actor and Boyhood for pic. Obv Julianne for actress.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:52 AM

Eddie Redmayne wins best actor for the theory of everything

In all honesty I actually preferred his Les Miserables performance but I am happy he won even though I preferred Keaton and Cumberbatch

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 04:54 AM

Yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!! So happy to be wrong

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 04:55 AM

They are racing through this now, they are quite a bit behind I guess

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 04:57 AM

Juliane Moore wins for Still Alice

This was inevitable but I really wanted Reese to win

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 05:00 AM

Boyhood to win best picture please

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 05:05 AM

I am so gutted boyhood only won one award, it deserved so much more
Birdman was my 2nd favourite though

So birdman wins best picture, Budapest and whiplash win loads and boyhood disappoints

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 05:06 AM

Thanks so much to everyone who was here tonight (well pretty much just me and Johnkm) and goodnight

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 05:12 AM

Really shocked Boyhood missed both director and picture, was sure it would win one at least

Posted by: J▲hq 23rd February 2015, 06:50 AM

Disappointed that Birdman won picture *and* director, as much as I liked it. Not surprised about it getting best picture where it seemingly became the frontrunner but I just really wish that Boyhood would've won for director.

What makes up for it are the wins for Big Hero 6 ( !!), Glory and Patricia (as predictable as her win was, at least Boyhood got something in one of the major categories).

Posted by: Cody Slayberry 23rd February 2015, 07:24 AM

"Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?"

!!!!

Posted by: richie 23rd February 2015, 10:06 AM

Couldn't fathom out how Richard Linklater didn't get the directing Oscar until I looked at who was distributing - a company I'd never heard of...meanwhile Birdman is distributed by Fox...therefore the votes went that way.

Not shy in being a celebration of the major players, the Oscars, which is why it's ridiculous that the ceremony is still considered the big one.

Posted by: Davidson 23rd February 2015, 12:10 PM

Gutted 'Birdman' won best picture. Apart from 'American Sniper' its was by far my least favourite

'Boyhood', 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'Selma' should have done far better.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 23rd February 2015, 01:30 PM

My feed was really shit, so I didn't bother staying up, plus I didn't really care for any of the awards that were being given out. I shall catch up though!

Thrilled for Birdman Brilliant film and though Boyhood was as well, I do like a shock victory. Great to see Grand Budapest Hotel getting so many as well. Glory is a worthy winner of soundtrack, Everything is Awesome tho ;(

Posted by: Insomnio 23rd February 2015, 03:46 PM

There wasn't any surprise yesterday. All the winners were big contenders. However, the most disappointing award was "Ida" for me. A boring movie with a meaningless script. The same happened with "The Great Beauty" last year.

Posted by: Regina 23rd February 2015, 04:53 PM

SO happy for Julianne, she acted rings around the other nominees with her performance in Still Alice.

Posted by: Jonjo 23rd February 2015, 10:20 PM

I've not seen 'Still Alice' yet, but Rosamund Pike gave one of the best performances by a lead actress in at least 5 years! So, I'm not taking lightly to the comment that JM "acted rings around" very lightly. I'm sure she was very deserving, but I'm doubting she was that far ahead of RP. (Ofc I can't judge properly, but it'll have to be something spectacular if the above statement is to be correct! )

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 23rd February 2015, 10:31 PM

QUOTE(Jonjo @ Feb 23 2015, 10:20 PM)

I've not seen 'Still Alice' yet, but Rosamund Pike gave one of the best performances by a lead actress in at least 5 years! So, I'm not taking lightly to the comment that JM "acted rings around" very lightly. I'm sure she was very deserving, but I'm doubting she was that far ahead of RP. (Ofc I can't judge properly, but it'll have to be something spectacular if the above statement is to be correct! )

Posted by: J▼hnkm 23rd February 2015, 10:41 PM

On a personal level I preferred what Pike did in Gone Girl, but then the nature of the film leads to a much more in your face performance which is easier to latch onto. Julianne was such a quiet, intimate portrayal of illness that it totally deserved to win and I completely see why it did, much as it isn't a performance *I* got as much out of.

Posted by: Conderella 24th February 2015, 07:21 AM

Julianne FINALLY slaying. It's about time!

Posted by: ♡ Heezus Froot ♡ 27th February 2015, 07:33 PM

Subtitle pretty much sums up my feelings