2023 Festivals/Awards Thread

[numbersix]

Anatomy of a Fall definitely has a good shot at a Best Picture nomination

Is anyone doing Sundance At Home this year? Any suggestions on screenings to pick? Sucks that the biggest premieres are not online this year.

Not sure which ones are at home and which ones aren't, but I really like Kneecap and hope it does well. I've also heard good things about the Moogai.

[Buscemi2]

I imagine the At Home titles will be what doesn't have a distributor or what isn't expected to be in a bidding war. But I wouldn't know. I'm not interested in the film festival scene.

[transformers2]

Anatomy of a Fall definitely has a good shot at a Best Picture nomination

Is anyone doing Sundance At Home this year? Any suggestions on screenings to pick? Sucks that the biggest premieres are not online this year.

Not sure which ones are at home and which ones aren't, but I really like Kneecap and hope it does well. I've also heard good things about the Moogai.

Kneecap is indeed among the titles that are available online. Here are the others that still have tickets available:
Rob Peace
Suncoast
Handling the Undead
And So It Begins
Tendaberry
Desire Lines
Agent of Happiness
Black Box Diaries
Eternal You
Ibelin
IGUALADA
The Battle for Laikipia
Never Look Away
A New Kind of Wilderness
Nocturnes
Between the Temples
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Didi
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Good One
In The Summers
The Mother of All
Ponyboi
Little Death
Stress Positions
Brief History of a Family
Girls Will Be Girls
In the Land of Brothers
Layla
Malu
Reinas
Sebastian
Sujo
Veni Vidi Vici
As We Speak
Daughters
EVERY LITTLE THING
Frida
Thelma
Gaucho Gaucho
Love Machina
Porcelain War
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Sugarcane
Union
Seeking Mavis Beacon
REALM OF SATAN
Dig! XX
All of the Prize Winner Screenings outside of U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury and U.S. Dramatic Audience Award


And to answer Banks' original question, I'm not. I've considered it multiple times over the past couple of years (Emily the Criminal in 2022 was the closest I've come to buying tickets), I'm just too cheap to pull the trigger-especially this year with the reduced list of offerings.

[BanksIsDaFuture]

Yeah the big stuff (like A24) is not available online which sucks. And not only are the online ones limited, now there are some online screenings sold out.

I'm interested in Kneecap, Good One, Veni Vidi Vici, Suncoast, Thelma, and Rob Peace. Going to have to whittle it down to 2-3.

[numbersix]

Between the Temples and Little Death are both getting lots fo pre-fest buzz

[transformers2]

Yeah the big stuff (like A24) is not available online which sucks. And not only are the online ones limited, now there are some online screenings sold out.

I'm interested in Kneecap, Good One, Veni Vidi Vici, Suncoast, Thelma, and Rob Peace. Going to have to whittle it down to 2-3.

Suncoast is debuting on Hulu on February 9th, so you may want to drop that one from consideration

[transformers2]

BAFTA Nominations
Best Film:
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Outstanding British Film:
All of Us Strangers
How to Have Sex
Napoleon
The Old Oak
Poor Things
Rye Lane
Saltburn
Scrapper
Wonka
The Zone of Interest

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:
Blue Bag Life
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Earth Mama
How to Have Sex
Is There Anybody Out There?

Best Director:
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Teo Yoo, Past Lives

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Sandra Hueller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Jacob Elordi, Saltburn
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers
Sandra Hueller, The Zone of Interest
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay:
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro
Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay:
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Animated Film:
The Boy and the Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Wham!

Best Film Not in the English Language:
20 Days in Mariupol
Anatomy of a Fall
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest

Best Casting:
All of Us Strangers
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
How to Have Sex
Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Cinematography:
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Editing:
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Costume Design:
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Makeup & Hair:
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Beat Original Score:
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Production Design:
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Sound:
Ferrari
Maestro
Mission-Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Special Visual Effects:
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
Mission-Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Poor Things

Best British Short Animation:
Crab Day
Visible Mending
Wild Summon

Best British Short Film:
Festival of Slaps
Gorka
Jellyfish and Lobster
Such a Lovely Day
Yellow

EE Rising Star Award (publicly voted):
Pheobe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Sophie Wilde

I honestly look forward more to the BAFTA nominations than any other award show because they are so reliably odd and unpredictable compared to everything else.

[Buscemi2]

Huh, Poor Things was nominated for Best Film but not Best Director. Meanwhile, they nominated Bradley Cooper for Best Director? And no nomination for Lily Gladstone?

Lastly, Napoleon for Outstanding British Film? Really? Not even the filmbros that defend Scott seemed to like this one. And related to how loose that category is on rules, shouldn't Oppenheimer be in contention for Outstanding British Film? The director's British, both female leads are British, and it's technically a co-production between the US and the UK, same as Napoleon, Poor Things, and Wonka.

[BanksIsDaFuture]

Yeah the big stuff (like A24) is not available online which sucks. And not only are the online ones limited, now there are some online screenings sold out.

I'm interested in Kneecap, Good One, Veni Vidi Vici, Suncoast, Thelma, and Rob Peace. Going to have to whittle it down to 2-3.

Suncoast is debuting on Hulu on February 9th, so you may want to drop that one from consideration

Welp, just saved me $25!

[Buscemi2]

Razzie nominees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Gold ... rry_Awards

Surprised by the lack of Rebel Moon, The Flash, and any religious/Evangelical movies (Nefarious looked like a sure Worst Picture nominee or at least get a special dishonor for its content and it being from the God's Not Dead/Unplanned people, who somehow have never been nominated despite being behind some of the most hated movies in recent memory). And only two nominations for Ghosted.

[StarLord123]

Also surprised by no Rebel Moon nominations, but I guess they're giving it the benefit of the doubt since it's very incomplete. It's nice that Dial of Destiny got some recognition. I don't outright hate Quantumania like some people do but I'm glad that it's getting trashed instead of The Marvels.

[numbersix]

Is this the first MCU featured in the Razzies? Guess they're still relevant. Barely.

[StarLord123]

Indeed it is.

[Buscemi2]

Also surprised by no Rebel Moon nominations, but I guess they're giving it the benefit of the doubt since it's very incomplete. It's nice that Dial of Destiny got some recognition. I don't outright hate Quantumania like some people do but I'm glad that it's getting trashed instead of The Marvels.

Rebel Moon being released in a heavily-edited form would have added more fuel to the fire, as the Razzies of the past loved controversy and a big movie failing. And the extra hour isn't going to fix anything.

My theory on the lack of nominations is that the voter base nowadays are the kind of people who defend films like Rebel Moon and The Flash. The cost of being a voting member of the Razzies is incredibly low, so I could easily see a bunch of people joining just to trash movies they don't like and defend ones they do.

[transformers2]

Oscar Nominations:

Best Picture

“American Fiction,” Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, producers

“Anatomy of a Fall,” Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, producers

“Barbie,” David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, producers

“The Holdovers,” Mark Johnson, producer

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, producers

“Maestro,” Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers

“Oppenheimer,” Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, producers

“Past Lives,” David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, producers

“Poor Things,” Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, producers

“The Zone of Interest,” James Wilson, producer

Best Director

Justine Triet — “Anatomy of a Fall”

Martin Scorsese — “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”

Yorgos Lanthimos — “Poor Things”

Jonathan Glazer — “The Zone of Interest”

Actor in a Leading Role

Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”

Colman Domingo — “Rustin”

Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”

Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”

Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening — “Nyad”

Lily Gladstone — “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Sandra Hüller — “Anatomy of a Fall”

Carey Mulligan — “Maestro”

Emma Stone — “Poor Things”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Sterling K. Brown — “American Fiction”

Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer”

Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”

Mark Ruffalo — “Poor Things”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Emily Blunt — “Oppenheimer”

Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple”

America Ferrera – “Barbie”

Jodie Foster — “Nyad”

Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”

Adapted Screenplay

“American Fiction,” written for the screen by Cord Jefferson

“Barbie,” written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

“Oppenheimer,” written for the screen by Christopher Nolan

“Poor Things,” screenplay by Tony McNamara

“The Zone of Interest,” written by Jonathan Glazer

Original Screenplay

“Anatomy of a Fall,” screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

“The Holdovers,” written by David Hemingson

“Maestro,” written by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer

“May December,” screenplay by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik

“Past Lives,” written by Celine Song

Cinematography

“El Conde” – Edward Lachman

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto

“Maestro” – Matthew Libatique

“Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van Hoytema

“Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan

Original Song

“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot,” music and lyric by Diane Warren

“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie,” music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony,” music and lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson

“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon,” music and lyric by Scott George

“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

Costume Design

“Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West

“Napoleon” – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

“Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick

“Poor Things” – Holly Waddington

Sound

“The Creator,” Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

“Maestro,” Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

“Oppenheimer,” Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell

“The Zone of Interest,” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn

Original Score

“American Fiction” – Laura Karpman

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson

“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson

“Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix

Live Action Short Film

“The After,” Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham

“Invincible,” Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron

“Knight of Fortune,” Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk

“Red, White and Blue,” Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane

“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales

Animated Short Film

“Letter to a Pig,” Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter

“Ninety-Five Senses,” Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess

“Our Uniform,” Yegane Moghaddam

“Pachyderme,” Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius

“War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker

Documentary Feature Film

“Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek

“The Eternal Memory”

“Four Daughters,” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

“To Kill a Tiger,” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim

“20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath

Documentary Short Film

“The ABCs of Book Banning,” Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic

“The Barber of Little Rock,” John Hoffman and Christine Turner

“Island in Between,” S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien

“The Last Repair Shop,” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó,” Sean Wang and Sam Davis

International Feature Film

“Io Capitano” (Italy)

“Perfect Days” (Japan)

“Society of the Snow” (Spain)

“The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany)

“The Zone of Interest” (United Kingdom)

Animated Feature Film

“The Boy and the Heron,” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

“Elemental,” Peter Sohn and Denise Ream

“Nimona,” Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary

“Robot Dreams,” Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

Makeup and Hairstyling

“Golda,” Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue

“Maestro,” Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell

“Oppenheimer,” Luisa Abel

“Poor Things,” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston

“Society of the Snow,” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé

Production Design

“Barbie,” production design: Sarah Greenwood; set decoration: Katie Spencer

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” production design: Jack Fisk; set decoration: Adam Willis

“Napoleon,” production design: Arthur Max; set decoration: Elli Griff

“Oppenheimer,” production design: Ruth De Jong; set decoration: Claire Kaufman

“Poor Things,” production design: James Price and Shona Heath; set decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

Film Editing

“Anatomy of a Fall” – Laurent Sénéchal

“The Holdovers” – Kevin Tent

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker

“Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame

“Poor Things” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Visual Effects

“The Creator,” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould

“Godzilla Minus One,” Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould

“Napoleon,” Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould

Top Takeaways:
-Justine Triet over Greta Gerwig for Best Director, The Zone of Interest over Killers of the Flower Moon in Best Adapted Screenplay and American Symphony missing the Best Documentary Feature field entirely were the biggest surprises to me.

-5 nominations for Anatomy of a Fall is pretty wild to see. Can't recall the last time a non-English language film that wasn't submitted for Best International Feature got so much love from the Academy.

-Laughed out loud when it became clear that the Taste of Things wasn't going to be nominated for Best International Feature. France needs to overhaul their selection committee ASAP.

-John Williams pretty much just gets nominated for showing up these days, huh?