“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. Turner should have been in this category. But The Grand Budapest Hotel is just so damn popular and was right at the top of a lot of peoples’ lists in 2014, the same people who feel as though it should win Best Picture. Nightcrawler is certainly the most interesting screenplay out of these nominees and has been generating a lot of attention from screenwriting aficionados, which may pull it over the line. Perhaps Tilda Swinton should have been nominated for Snowpiercer? Their performances were fine, but nothing more than fine.
Streep and Knightley probably shouldn’t even be here this year. Wouldn’t it be great of Ethan Hawke won an Academy Award?Īrquette’s got this one.
Simmons didn’t blow me away in Whiplash, despite having this award in the bag. If Moore’s performance in Still Alice isn’t strong enough on its own then the Academy have a history of rewarding actors for previous performances, a hazy tradition which is a joke in itself. Rosamund Pike was pretty great in Gone Girl, and would definitely deserve the win should it come.įelicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”Įdward Norton for sure. This is where it gets a bit tricky because I haven’t actually seen Still Alice yet but I’m almost certain, from the impression I’ve got over the last few months, that Julianne Moore is a shoe in. Should Win: Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper” Will Win: Eddie Redmayne “American Sniper” Cumberbatch’s performance in The Imitation Game was unremarkable and his position here probably could have been filled by Jake Gyllenhaal for his work on Nightcrawler.īenedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”Įddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” Unfortunately, subtlety is rarely recognised in these high-profile Hollywood affairs and so it’s unlikely Cooper’s performance will be a winner. What the hell is Morten Tydlum doing here? Especially considering Ava DuVernay doesn’t get a look in for her strong work on Selma.Ĭould Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”Īs flashy as Michael Keaton and Eddie Redmayne were in their respective nominated performances, the strongest performance in this category was by Cooper in American Sniper, despite the actual film being a total dud. Boyhood was a great watch, despite never really exploiting its potential fully, but regardless of how you feel about it, Linklater’s vision and willingness to expand the horizons of feature filmmaking should definitely be awarded – if awards have to happen, that is. It unquestionably has to go to Richard Linklater. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Wes Anderson) But where are the absolute rippers? These are meant to be the best films of the whole year. Boyhood was an astonishing achievement and a reasonable film. Birdman had some stellar cinematographic work and a handful of great performances. The Grand Budapest Hotel gave me a headache. Whiplash and Selma are both strong films and deserve a place here.
American Sniper is a poor film, as is The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything. I’d consider none of the films in this category particularly noteworthy and a handful of them I’d probably deem sub par. Ten respect points goes to anyone who can outguess me. Anyway, keep reading if you absolutely must. Unfortunately for everyone, we’re not involved in an industry where success is actually measured by success. And what better shape or form than mindless competition? Should win, will win, could win, who even cares, especially considering the politics of the Oscars race is a widely acknowledged fact? Watching the industry’s leading figures grab at the shiny statuettes like Gollum is a disheartening thing. The Academy Awards will be rolling around in less than a week and despite my opinion that they, along with most other film award ceremonies, are a misuse of valuable time not to mention a waste of the concentration of some very talented people, I’m nonetheless compelled by the fact that I run this site to follow and comment on it all in some shape or form.
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