The Oscars (and other awards)

I just got back from Brooklyn.  Out of the six nominees I've seen now, I would definitely swap out Bridge of Spies and Brooklyn with The Hateful Eight and Sicario.  Creed is a very good movie, but I wouldn't have given it a Best Picture nomination.  And Ex Machina just arrived from Netflix today, I'll see what I think about that one soon enough.

I still need to see The Big Short and Room.

Oh boo hoo, Will Smith doesn't get a nomination for a mediocre movie nobody cares about so now he's boycotting the award. I'm a huge sports fan and I had no interest whatsoever in Concussion. They can boycott all they want, no one cares. I'm sorry but we have to draw the line at some point. I agree that we need these awards to be diverse, but not at the cost of nominating lesser movies in order to do so. Straight Outta Compton and Dope should've been nominated over any of these selections? No, no they shouldn't. We should nominate the BEST movies of the year, no matter if it's an action movie, horror movie, romantic comedy, cartoon, whatever. Throwing pity parties for lesser movies doesn't help the Oscars. The Oscars already gave in to bullshit like this when they made Crash the Best Picture winner in 2005, which was a joke because that movie is shit. Like Spike Lee, maybe Will Smith should focus on making better movies to get his award instead of playing the racist card because he didn't get his way. They're pathetic.

Hahaha! He probably thought that since he was using an accent for a movie it was a lock to be nominated. And anyone using the "Well he was nominated for a Golden Globe!" defense is kidding themselves. The Golden Globes are as irrelevant as Concussion is.

I'm boycotting "The BET Awards" too many black people getting awards.

You can attack the NAACP Awards.

The problem of diversity in Hollywood does not begin with the Oscars. There are currently talks of restructuring the Academy's membership, which isn't a bad idea, but that doesn't change the fact that 90% of mainstream American cinema is made by, starring, and about white people.

And it will also possibly create a backlash next year if there are 13 black people nominated for Oscars with people saying it's affirmative action in Hollywood. Although I think it would be absolutely hilarious if there are 20 white people nominated again.

Diversity is absolutely important, but again the only movies and performances and technical achievements that should be nominated are the very best. 12 Years a Slave didn't win out of pity, it was an excellent film and the best of the year. The film wasn't owed anything or benefited from a handicap, it was a damn great film and I would've been outraged if it lost because of that reason.

Dracula SnoBorderZero

New Academy Rules:

Membership has to be renewed every 10 years and you must be active in the industry to be accepted. Old people freaking out now. BUT if you're active for 30 years, meaning you're a Hollywood heavyweight, you get a lifetime membership. Certain old people ain't freaking out.

By the way, here's Ice Cube talking about the Oscars:





Looking at 2016 releases, the only movie that stands out is Denzel Washington in The Magnificent Seven. On the animation side, Disney is releasing Moana which is about Hawaiians. The Rock, naturally, is the lead actor.

I think I'm willing to live with John Williams' nomination because of this:



It's no duel of the fates, but it was perfect for the moment.