January 7, 20196 yr Author Honestly I'm disgusted it won best picture. Yay for all this me too and improvements in the industry, let's celebrate by having a film directed by a p**** sexual predator win best picture :cheer: :cheer: Idec if he's not being mentioned in speeches or turning up, it's still his film. I hope off the back of this success that the esquire article that got blocked about him around the film's release comes out. And I have a hella lot of problems with the film as well. Apart from Malek (who's nom worthy), the film should be NOWHERE near award season. It's basic af. This and green book are such basic winners in fab categories. Hopefully backlash from globes sink them both like it's done to 3 Billboards and La La Land recently. The amount of hate LLL got for having 'a white saviour narrative' whereas BR is directed by a sexual predator and manipulates so many events and gets like no hate. I'm so angry. And dw I've basically had a full on breakdown in the Facebook chat (after Craig's meltdown about Gaga losing x) so this is nothing compared to how I'm feeling rn. As much as I love a star is born, there was still three other good and respectable options in the category to win. None of them called bohemian rhapsody.
January 7, 20196 yr Agreed with you Sam. The film wasn't even nomination worthy, Rami, yes. The movie, not so much. I just can't at this coming out of nowhere within the last few days and stealing it! I'd like to think it's a sinking ship right now and that Bo Rhap will only get a Best Actor nod.
January 7, 20196 yr Author I know I've been waiting for the inevitable backlash to hit since it came out but it BETTER happen now and asap. Also ASIB should've stayed in comedy/musical, a risk that didn't pay off :( Me and Blacksquare right to be worried that it'd only win one :(
January 7, 20196 yr I really had a feeling it would only win song so I was prepared, but for the film to lose to... THAT :/
January 7, 20196 yr Bohemian Rhapsody is a disgraceful winner. What an absolute shambles. While I don't think Rami was bad in it, he certainly wasn't the best actor of the bunch, but my god that movie was absolutely terrible. I can't even wrap my head around why the voters went for it. Take out Rami's decent performance and it's people miming to someone else's performance. I wasn't sure if A Star is Born would win, but my god it deserved to take it over BoRhap. Original music from the best selling album in the world last year, incredible live performances and 2 stunning lead actors showing more emotional depth and range than BoRhap could dream of. I'm just absolutely baffled by that choice. There were some good winners though. At least Shallow won best song. And Olivia Coleman was the absolute right choice too.
January 7, 20196 yr I don't get all the hate tbh. I thought the movie was excellent and Rami was exceptional. This gives me hope he'll get the Oscar too :cheer:
January 7, 20196 yr I don't get all the hate tbh. I thought the movie was excellent and Rami was exceptional. This gives me hope he'll get the Oscar too :cheer: I just struggle to see anything original or inventive in the movie. It tells a story most of us know in an insipid, uninspired and actually inaccurate way. There are numerous documentaries about Queen and Freddie that already show us a lot of the moments from the movie in real life, that are all much more rewarding than the movie. While I can see why some people may have enjoyed it, I would never, ever consider it award worthy. I just can't wrap my head around that.
January 7, 20196 yr These are my wacky predictions which are most certainly wrong. I think A Star Is Born will either win a bunch (Drama, Director, Actress, Song) or barely win any (Song)... Best Motion Picture - Drama Black Panther (or A Star Is Born) Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Green Book (The Favourite seems too peculiar for the Golden Globes) Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Glenn Close - The Wife (Gaga is so obvious but maybe a little too obvious) Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Olivia Colman - The Favourite Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Christian Bale - Vice Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk (Amy will win for Sharp Objects, and I don't think they'll want to reward Vice too much after the critical/commercial disappointment) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Mahershala Ali - Green Book Best Director - Motion Picture Alfonso Cuarón - Roma (I think Spike Lee is a possible underdog here as he has never won before) Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara - The Favourite Best Motion Picture - Animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (wouldn't be surprised with an Incredibles 2 win though) Best Original Score - Motion Picture Marc Shaiman - Mary Poppins Returns Best Original Song - Motion Picture Shallow - A Star Is Born These are my wacky predictions which are most certainly wrong. I think A Star Is Born will either win a bunch (Drama, Director, Actress, Song) or barely win any (Song)... Best Motion Picture - Drama Black Panther Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Green Book ✔ Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Glenn Close - The Wife ✔ Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody ✔ Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Olivia Colman - The Favourite ✔ Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Christian Bale - Vice ✔ Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk ✔ Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Mahershala Ali - Green Book ✔ Best Director - Motion Picture Alfonso Cuarón - Roma ✔ Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara - The Favourite Best Motion Picture - Animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ✔ Best Original Score - Motion Picture Marc Shaiman - Mary Poppins Returns Best Original Song - Motion Picture Shallow - A Star Is Born ✔ - I did pretty well. Sorry Gaga. Bohemian Rhapsody winning is genuinely appalling though (Amy Adams losing for Sharp Objects was another shock) and every other choice was better. This should put Roma in a good spot for the Oscar win. Edited January 7, 20196 yr by blacksquare
January 7, 20196 yr At least Glenn and Olivia deservedly won their awards <3 BR? No. I've not seen The Wife, but my god did Olivia deserve that award. If she'd lost it would have been outrageous.
January 7, 20196 yr 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is entertaining, not gonna lie. But "entertaining" doesn't mean it's award worthy (if it is 'The Greatest Showman' would've swept completely x). It was factually incorrect, the timeline was a mess and the credited director... well.. the less said about that mess, the better. All things people could overlook in the best of times, but for it to be rewarded and hailed as "the best film of the year"? I don't agree. It does however, make the Best Picture race exciting though and seeing people give 'Roma' a shout to win now is encouraging! I, however, although not my favourite Superhero movie, would love to see Black Panther win, just coz it'd be something so unique and I don't think anything like that has ever won before?
January 7, 20196 yr 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is entertaining, not gonna lie. But "entertaining" doesn't mean it's award worthy (if it is 'The Greatest Showman' would've swept completely x). It was factually incorrect, the timeline was a mess and the credited director... well.. the less said about that mess, the better. All things people could overlook in the best of times, but for it to be rewarded and hailed as "the best film of the year"? I don't agree. It does however, make the Best Picture race exciting though and seeing people give 'Roma' a shout to win now is encouraging! I, however, although not my favourite Superhero movie, would love to see Black Panther win, just coz it'd be something so unique and I don't think anything like that has ever won before? Black Panther will need to win at SAG to be in the conversation (as will A Star Is Born and BlacKkKlansman). I think both Black Panther and The Favourite will struggle on the Academy preferential ballots. I'm finding it unlikely for anything to beat Roma at this point. Green Book (unfortunately) and A Star Is Born behind. Edited January 7, 20196 yr by blacksquare
January 8, 20196 yr G'won Rami Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody. :D I don't consider myself a big Queen fan but the film is amazing and it is definitely in my top 5 of the year. So, I'm happy for BR. :P Edited January 8, 20196 yr by SweetButJonjo👻 Unnecessary comment, removed.
January 8, 20196 yr G'won Rami Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody. :D I don't consider myself a big Queen fan but the film is amazing and it is definitely in my top 5 of the year. So, I'm happy for BR. :P I'm glad this post was edited. Bryan Singer directed enough of the film to remain credited, and everyone signed up on that project knowing the director and his history. Ignoring that - the film itself is just a mediocre biopic. It doesn't offer anything new or even bother telling the real story of Freddie Mercury. Fans of Queen have their nostalgia goggles on, which is fine. But Best Picture this is not. Edited January 8, 20196 yr by blacksquare
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