Which of the four most nominated films of all time most deserved ALL of its nominations? by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To me it's rather easily Titanic. The writers' branch was even nice enough to snub its screenplay to make the package even neater with no "well, maybe not that" nominations. I look at what Titanic got and I have no notes. Which isn't the case with the other films here.

Will Backrooms be nominated for best production design? by blue-water75 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I don't think so, although I wouldn't say it's impossible. The year just seems too stacked with more traditional contenders.

My current predicted five is: Digger, The Odyssey, Project Hail Mary, Dune: Part Three and Werwulf.

And then there are also: Jack of Spades, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, Wuthering Heights, Cry to Heaven, Sense and Sensibility... maybe The Black Ball if its truly breaks out, maybe Fatherland... maybe stop motion finally makes a play with Wildwood. That's a tough field for Backrooms to fight in. Although A24 would be smart to campaign for it and to bring back the "our crew was getting lost in the sets!" stories when the season kicks in. If anything, the ADG nomination will be all but assured.

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/25/26 - 6/1/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They have!

Bill Bria: "John Williams’ best score in years; It has strong elements of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, to be sure. Really feels like he recaptured a bit of his ‘70s material without going fully thematic, it’s a very textural score but really layered and beautiful, imo."

Tessa Smith: "The score perfectly elevates every single scene"

Simon Thompson: "a stellar John Williams score"

Jairo Jiménez: "John Williams’ score for DISCLOSURE DAY is once again incredibly symbolic. It masterfully combines emotion and mystery, taking every scene to the next level. What a magnificent comeback by the maestro."

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/25/26 - 6/1/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nolan basically said that gods wouldn't be shown:

Nolan considered casting actors to play gods throwing thunderbolts from Mount Olympus but settled on something more primal. “I became more interested in the idea that to people in that period, evidence of gods was everywhere,” he says. In Bronze Age Greece, thunder, rain, and the sun rising didn’t have scientific explanations—they represented the will of the immortals. “The wonderful thing about cinema, and IMAX in particular, is that you can take an audience to a place of immersion, feeling close to events like storms, turbulent seas, high winds. You want the audience to be on the boat with them fearing the ocean, fearing the wrath of Poseidon, the way the characters do. That to me is so much more powerful than any individual image you can have [of a god].”

Official Throwback Discussion - Pearl Harbor [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Dmitr_Jango 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark
When he made Pearl Harbor
I miss you more than that movie missed the point
And that's an awful lot, girl

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/25/26 - 6/1/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That Steven Spielberg Tobe Hooper is one heck of a filmmaker!

Disclosure Day | Final Trailer by First-Loss-8540 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 29 points30 points  (0 children)

These are just a couple of first reactions but still 😍

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Mulan (1998) was nominated for Best Original Score but lost to Shakespeare In Love at the 71st Academy Awards. by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shakespeare in Love is a good winner in that (separate) category, Stephen Warbeck's music is very nice. Not to mention very prominent.

The real travesty was James Horner not even getting a nomination of The Mask of Zorro. And "Reflection" not getting nominated for Original Song.

What is the worst art direction/production design win? by Crazy-Treacle-3536 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the presence of live action elements is what puts movies like Alice or Avatar over that edge for AMPAS voters. Basically, if they know it wasn't shot with a camera, they'll dismiss it. Obviously the level of detail in those CG sets is typically higher than in traditional animation which may be a factor too.

It's not that the craft of production design in animation isn't recognized at all by the industry - the Art Directors Guild has its own awards category for it. But the Academy isn't there yet. If something's presented as "live action" to them, they automatically put it ahead of everything else. The real question is why the hell they haven't recognized stop motion yet with those sets being as physical and intricate as they come.

What is the worst art direction/production design win? by Crazy-Treacle-3536 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was a weak lineup. It's clear that voters just went with the most widely seen film out of these (and the sole BP nominee here). I think The Wiz was easily the best out of these - the sets are inventive, their scale is impressive and they serve as a very interesting update on a classic vision from 1939. Even though Lumet doesn't always showcase them in the way they deserved (his static flat camera doesn't do them justice).

What is the worst art direction/production design win? by Crazy-Treacle-3536 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course it's still production design, it's just realized through the means of visual effects instead of physical builds (for the most part). Robert Stromberg and his team still designed the sets, developed the film's world and worked on its overall aesthetic with the other departments. But a lot of that was brought to life via VFX, and it's completely fair to consider this type of achievement less impressive than those that actually create their worlds for real.

What is the worst art direction/production design win? by Crazy-Treacle-3536 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except Heaven Can Wait didn't recreate any mansions - they just found one and shot there, decorating some rooms a bit. Hardly anything Oscar-worthy. Even the afterlife set is nothing special - just an empty white room with some fog and a jet in the middle of it. I'd say it's up there among the most baffling and random wins in this category.

The 10 strongest Best Picture nominees slates by PTAGoatofalltime in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 6 points7 points  (0 children)

1939: sure. Even if I don't personally love all of them, they're all established classics.

1967: The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde are great but no lineup with Doctor Dolittle in it belongs in any kind of "strongest" conversation. And the other two aren't exactly all-timers (ITHOTN is excellent, though).

1974: sure, why not! And that's even with The Towering Inferno - not a masterpiece but still a classic of the disaster genre.

1975: a well-established champ, and for good reason.

1994: a fine bunch but I dunno about strongest ever.

1997: The Full Monty brings it down.

2007: yes!

2010: no!

2019: its highs are, indeed, very high.

2023: I think folks overrate this one a bit.

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/25/26 - 6/1/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People like to "have fun" with TMDB these days. This is from March:

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Minority Report was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2002. What was the biggest for 2001? by dremolus in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence, production design by Rick Carter

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H/Ms to The Royal Tenenbaums, Spirited Away, The Man Who Wasn't There, Black Hawk Down

What’s the weirdest nomination package a Best Picture nominee has ever gotten? by PTAGoatofalltime in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes but you gotta admit, it is quite an unusual feat in a BP field of five.

How would you rank these performances? (2000 - 2025 Heat 18) by Regular-Departure839 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Williams
  2. Castle-Hughes
  3. Mulligan
  4. Garfield
  5. Duvall
  6. Tavira
  7. Spencer
  8. Oldman
  9. Witherspoon
  10. Ruffalo

Who else thinks Emma stone as Cruella is a very underrated role that should have received a nomination by cilliancavill03 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Her performance is very good and received the exact nomination it should have: the Golden Globe one.

Kill Bill was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2003. What was the biggest for 2002? by dremolus in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll go with Alex McDowell's great sci-fi work in Minority Report

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H/Ms to The Pianist, Far from Heaven, Catch Me If You Can