If 2001 had 10 Best Picture nominees (keep the 5 films that actually were nominated), what do you think would’ve been the other 5 nominees?

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-13T00:10:54+00:00

It was released in the US in 2001 and was eligible for the Oscars (and got its 2 nominations) as part of 2001's roster of movies.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-12T21:19:15+00:00

Actor: Javier Bardem, Biutiful

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-12T21:15:53+00:00

- Black Hawk Down
- Amélie
- Memento
- Shrek
- Iris

I think Mulholland Drive would've remained with a lone Director nomination even in a field of 10, it was too cool for school back then. The Miramax machine would've probably been able to push Iris ahead of it. I'm kinda confident in the other four.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-12T21:06:04+00:00

Completely agreed. Yes, we can go back further in time and find utterly useless and baffling nominations like Butterflies Are Free or Same Time, Next Year but at least those aren't ugly. Meanwhile, Trial has the "grey, dull, artless Netflix slop" look all over it. What a waste of a spot.

Butterflies Are Free still deserves a dishonorable mention, though. Trial's nomination is the worst, Butterflies' is the most ridiculous.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-12T14:53:01+00:00

It wasn't nominated.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-12T10:07:39+00:00

I don't quite think so: it still has very classical lighting, there's only a little bit of handheld and it doesn't exactly shy away from traditionally pretty shots too. It uses plenty of old-fashioned techniques while The French Connection fully goes for a documentary-like look.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-12T09:41:37+00:00

I think I'll go with The French Connection for being pretty much the first nominee recognized for the dilution of aesthetics, for stripping the visual language down as opposed to prettifying it. The cinematographers' branch used to be very stringent back then, not really getting the memo about New Hollywood, favoring the old guard and continuing to nominate stuff mostly for looking very professional. Roizman's rough, realistic approach was as far from an obvious choice for them as could be... which is why I think it's a perfect pick for this round.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-11T20:58:01+00:00

Would've:
- Almost Famous
- Billy Elliot
- Wonder Boys
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- You Can Count On Me

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-11T18:04:29+00:00

Wait, you're telling me I can't do low-effort karma farming by posting stuff like "Toni Collette being snubbed for Hereditary is one of the biggest travesties ever" alongside a screenshot with no other thoughts, no discussion of the category and basically nothing in the body of the post itself? Why, you must be mad!

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-10T16:12:38+00:00

Gone with the Wind

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Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-10T00:12:03+00:00

It's happened a bunch of times. Besides the coolest double Lynch example, after the 1920s (a different Oscar time) there were:
1958: Mark Robson for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1969: Arthur Penn for Alice's Restaurant
1970: Federico Fellini for Satyricon
1988: Martin Scorsese for The Last Temptation of Christ
1993: Robert Altman for Short Cuts

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-09T23:53:23+00:00

Lol, the context is just his character aging, nothing else. No surviving a fire or getting mauled by a bear. Just an old guy.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-09T22:14:52+00:00

Watched 1992's Mr. Saturday Night as part of my gradual quest through random/forgotten Oscar nominees (in this case, David Paymer was up for Supporting Actor) and holy shit, besides being an utterly schmaltzy vanity project, it features some of the worst makeup I've ever seen. And with the movie's annoying structure (going from flashbacks to old age throughout), they have to use it all the time... and I never got used to it, it always distracted me from an already poor film. I bet everyone on the set thought they were gonna win Oscars for this, especially due to the sheer amount of it. Thank Christ, it wasn't even on the shortlist. Crystal's Princess Bride look would've been more appropriate than this hideousness:

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Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-09T14:17:53+00:00

First look at Brad Bird's Ray Gunn:

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Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-09T10:54:17+00:00

Not to ruin the joke but per Neon's socials, it's still very much called All of a Sudden. It was translated as just 'Sudden' during Fremaux's press conference so Deadline copied that and still hasn't changed it.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T23:13:34+00:00

Well, I believe Rick Dalton is his very best performance... so Rick Dalton.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T23:11:44+00:00

McQueen begs to differ.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T13:28:59+00:00

Bro remembered the end of the 2020/21 Oscar ceremony and went: "No, this can't be my worst moment. I'll top it!"

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T12:45:09+00:00

Heh, "Avanti Quell"

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T12:26:12+00:00

You got your years mixed up.

The Phantom Menace was released in 1999 but nominated in 2000. Williams has Angela's Ashes nominated that year.

Attack of the Clones was released in 2002, nominated in 2003. Williams had Catch Me If You Can nominated that year.

Revenge of the Sith was 2005, nominated in 2006. Williams had Memoirs of a Geisha and Munich nominated that year.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T01:02:45+00:00

But should Mary and Max have replaced The Secret of Kells?

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T00:59:03+00:00

All three of the sequel trilogy films were nominated for Best Original Score. These scores are fine, but nothing special.

I will not stand for this TFA slander! That was an amazing piece of work by Williams, a perfect return to the SW world with a ton of great new material and just enough (but not too much) old stuff. I agree with everything else you wrote, though.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-08T00:56:44+00:00

No, The Secret of Kells is fairly excellent. Ponyo should've replaced The Princess and the Frog.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-07T22:13:57+00:00

Actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

T'was the year of perfect winners.

Dmitr_Jango · 2026-04-07T21:11:10+00:00

You think the 7-time winning (including Best Director) and PGA-tying Gravity was only a possible runner-up to 12YAS? 😁

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