2022 Academy Award Nominations

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It is about time Jessica Chastain was rewarded for her amazing career. Her performance in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" was great.
 

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It is about time Jessica Chastain was rewarded for her amazing career. Her performance in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" was great.

I haven't seen that movie but did not like her as an actress in other roles. She has the face of someone who can act, but that aside she does nothing
 

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I haven't seen that movie but did not like her as an actress in other roles. She has the face of someone who can act, but that aside she does nothing

Which roles? She deserved an Oscar for her role in “Zero Dark Thirty.”
 

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They have had 10 per year for several years now. Were there even 10 movies made last year let alone 10 good movies
I think they made thr time period more fluid.
 

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Of those nominated I have only seen four. That is probably the least number were have watched in many years. I thought CODA and Belfast were deserving. Year of the Dog didn't grab me at all. West Side Story about what I expected. I'm pulling for Coda or Belfast.
 

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Hardly any of these films are Oscar-worthy (I have not seen Drive My Car nor Licorice Pizza). Some were just god-awful (Nightmare Alley). None are memorable, for sure. A sad state of affairs of the film industry :(
 

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Hardly any of these films are Oscar-worthy (I have not seen Drive My Car nor Licorice Pizza). Some were just god-awful (Nightmare Alley). None are memorable, for sure. A sad state of affairs of the film industry :(

I thought Power Of The Dog was excellent as was CODA, both Oscar worthy.

I am sure that the film industry has been affected by COVID like any other industry.
 
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CODA was well done. Last night we watched the new Macbeth. Really excellent; Denzel W. was wonderful (so was Frances McDormand). The cinematography was over-the-top fabulous.
 

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You seem to dislike all movies. Ha.

I just think quality of TV serials is much higher now, while movies have become poorer. The only good movies I remember from recent years - Knives Out, just before pandemic started, then the Irishman was brilliant and was directly on TV. The asteroid one recently was fun.
 

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I just think quality of TV serials is much higher now, while movies have become poorer. The only good movies I remember from recent years - Knives Out, just before pandemic started, then the Irishman was brilliant and was directly on TV. The asteroid one recently was fun.
I agree however I think the film industry has morphed into streaming their films to TV because of the pandemic, which of course has minimized the number of movies made for the silver screen

The other thing that has fueled the industry is the ability of the player(s) in the lead role(s) to become executive producer(s) and get their money by selling the rights to Netflix, Prime, Hulu etc

It seems that Nicole Kidman has been Executive producer in every one of her roles in the past 2 years at least
 
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The cable industry has also been a factor in the allowance of R rated without edit movies and finally some of the very best film I've seen has been on the small screen. We can all name a dozen super series which kept us captivated for years A film typically tells its story in 105 to 135 minutes not in 10 -12 one hour weekly series x 10 weeks x 6-8 years. Thats a gig any action would crave especially if you are the executive producer. I bet 8 out of 10 films we all watch have their lead actor as executive producer
 

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It’s officially up to 10.

but the asteroid movie from all accounts isn’t close to best picture - couldn’t break 50 on meta!
when you say asteroid movie, I am assuming "Don't Look Up".

If so Agree with Keith. It was a fun tongue in cheek movie that had an inevitable end and that ending basically is what saved the film

Good from far but far from good IMO. Yet my son who is in the film industry and many readers here absolutely loved the movie so again these are just our opinions
 
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Guess I need to start watching movies and TV again. I did buy the high def Blue Ray for Dune, but need to watch it. Maybe when the sequel is released.
 

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Of those nominated I have only seen four. That is probably the least number were have watched in many years. I thought CODA and Belfast were deserving. Year of the Dog didn't grab me at all. West Side Story about what I expected. I'm pulling for Coda or Belfast.
Well I am now up to 5 of the 10. We watched Nightmare Alley last evening. Not bad. A bit long at 2 1/2 hours. Like Year of the Dog, probably not Oscar worthy.
 

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