tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post747725707239978928..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: NOMINATION PREDICTIONS FOR THE 86th ACADEMY AWARDSTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-48051293606592116752014-01-13T13:17:40.316-06:002014-01-13T13:17:40.316-06:00Michael- I don't unfortunately. Best Actor is ...Michael- I don't unfortunately. Best Actor is way too crowded with famous people and leads in more prominent Oscar-friendly movies. He's on my Top 5 easily, but that doesn't help anybody.<br /><br />Kevin- <i>Captain Phillips</i> is not, I think, the weak link here - <i>Nebraska</i> and <i>Philomena</i> are (or is that <i>Philomania</i> now?). I don't see how <i>Her</i> and <i>Inside Llewyn Davis</i> can possibly both fit in - only room for so many critically loved but off-kilter indie comedies - and of course I'm not predicting ILD either. But it's a tiny bit more in line with the Academy's established tastes, and there's a known contingent of Coen lovers. <i>Her</i> has the added difficulty of genre snobbery.<br /><br />I would not, anyway, be sad to see it show up, particularly if it bumped any of the half of the nominees I'm predicting that I liked less.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-28462870203099266052014-01-13T11:21:03.690-06:002014-01-13T11:21:03.690-06:00You don't think Her is going to get any Best P...You don't think <i>Her</i> is going to get any Best Picture love? I could easily see it getting a nomination over <i>Captain Phillips</i>, which is such a stripped-down thriller that it doesn't seem "Important" enough for the Academy.kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791884010747001360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-76931015497181152272014-01-13T00:00:39.901-06:002014-01-13T00:00:39.901-06:00No Oscar Isaac for Best Actor?No Oscar Isaac for Best Actor?Michael James Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222509781144948257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-24224330953246944022014-01-12T23:29:07.907-06:002014-01-12T23:29:07.907-06:00Super reductive to the point of being almost usele...Super reductive to the point of being almost useless shorthand:<br /><br />Mixing is how loud things are relative to each other and what speaker they come from. Editing is sound manipulation and distortion and sound effects.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-74425377545020741522014-01-12T22:29:53.035-06:002014-01-12T22:29:53.035-06:00One of these days I'm gonna figure out the dif...One of these days I'm gonna figure out the difference between sound mixing and sound editing.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219137212221355997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-60081377700921066322014-01-12T21:39:24.655-06:002014-01-12T21:39:24.655-06:00The very beginning of Gravity is easily the most e...The very beginning of <i>Gravity</i> is easily the most exciting sound-related moment I had all year, so I'm 100% with you. The only reason I can see it losing either is if <i>Llewyn Davis</i> or <i>Frozen</i> get nominated in Sound Mixing; a musical <i>always</i> wins Sound Mixing if it gets nominated.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-53617223808750285522014-01-12T21:01:37.545-06:002014-01-12T21:01:37.545-06:00All I'm gonna say is if Gravity doesn't wi...All I'm gonna say is if Gravity doesn't win both the sound awards, they might as well not have Oscars in those categories.<br /><br />I'm not a guy that ever generally notices sound design* but it was so fucking immense and overwhelmingly effective in Gravity.<br /><br />*Last film I did was The Dark Knight Rises, where I noticed what a complete and utter disaster the sound design on that film was. Before that... The brilliance of Inception, probably. 1 for 2 for Nolan...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546972990126033036noreply@blogger.com