CarthDawg77 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 'Revenant' leads Oscar noms with 12, only white actors again Jan 14, 2016 09:27 By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The brutal frontier saga "The Revenant" landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy, while the acting categories were again filled entirely by white performers. The strong showing for "The Revenant," including a best actor nod for Leonardo DiCaprio, follows its win at the Golden Globes. It sets director Alejandro Inarritu for a possible back-to-back win following his sweep for best picture, director and screenplay for "Birdman" last year. "We gave it our all on this film and this appreciation from the Academy means a lot to me and my colleagues who made it possible," said Inarritu in a statement. "Champagne and mezcal will run tonight!" George Miller's post-apocalyptic sequel "Mad Max: Fury Road" followed with 10 nominations, including best picture and best director for Miller. Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic "The Martian" landed 7 nominations, including best picture and best actor for Matt Damon, but, surprisingly, no best director nod for Scott. Eight films were nominated for best picture. The other five were: Tom McCarthy's investigative journalistic procedural "Spotlight," Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller "Bridge of Spies," Adam McKay's Michael Lewis adaptation "The Big Short," the mother-son captive drama "Room" and the '50s Irish immigrant tale "Brooklyn." Left on the outside were Todd Haynes' lesbian romance "Carol" and the N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton." The miss for "Carol" meant one usual Oscar heavyweight - Harvey Weinstein - won't have a horse in the best picture race for the first time since 2007. The acting nominees, which notably omitted Idris Elba for "Beasts of No Nation" and Benicio Del Toro for "Sicario," gave the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences an awkward repeat of the "OscarsSoWhite" backlash that followed last year's acting nominees. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has since redoubled efforts to diversify the academy's membership, and slated Chris Rock - who a year ago labeled Hollywood a "white industry" - to host this year's Feb. 28 ceremony. Alongside DiCaprio, the nominees for best actor are: Matt Damon ("The Martian"), Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs"), Eddie Redmayne ("The Danish Girl") and Bryan Cranston ("Trumbo"). One big name omitted was Johnny Depp for his icy Whitey Bulger in "Black Mass." The best actress field is led by favorite Brie Larson for "Room," along with Jennifer Lawrence (for "Joy," making her, at 25, the youngest four-time nominee), Cate Blanchett (her seventh nod, for "Carol"), Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn") and Charlotte Rampling ("45 Years"). After seemingly slipping in an unpredictable awards season, "Spotlight" showed particularly strength Thursday, landing six nominations including best director for McCarthy, best screenplay for McCarthy and Josh Singer, best supporting actress for Rachel McAdams and best supporting actor for Mark Ruffalo. Sylvester Stallone, reprising his role as Rocky Balboa in "Creed," looms large in the supporting actor category. His stiffest competition is seen as Mark Rylance, best known for his legendary stage work, for "Bridge of Spies." Also nominated were Tom Hardy ("The Revenant") and Christian Bale ("The Big Short"). "I am incredibly humbled by this honor," Stallone, first nominated for the role in 1976 for "Rocky," wrote in an email. "I was not expecting it ... especially at this time in my life. I am certainly grateful to the artists and collaborators who helped make it possible." Nominees for best director shunned not just one filmmaking legend in Scott, but also Spielberg. Instead, Lenny Abrahamson for "Room" was the unexpected addition along with Adam McKay, former known for his broader Will Ferrell comedies, for "The Big Short." As expected, Pixar's "Inside Out" landed a best animated feature nod, as did the Charlie Kaufman-penned "Anomalisa," ''Shaun the Sheep Movie," ''Boy and the World" and "When Marnie Was There." The foreign language category drew films from Hungary ("Son Of Saul"), France ("Mustang"), Jordan ("Theeb"), Denmark ("A War") and Colombia ("Embrace the Serpent"). Though some fans had hoped for a better showing, the box-office behemoth "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" failed to land a best picture nomination. It instead scored five technical nods for editing, score, visual effects, sound mixing and sound editing. Since the best picture field was expanded from five nominees to up to 10, in 2010, every year has delivered nine nominations until this year's eight. The original reasoning was partly to make room for bigger, more populist films like Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" alongside acclaimed independent releases. But the chances for "The Force Awakens" were hurt because the category already has one sci-fi blockbuster ("The Martian"), as well as a number of major studio releases. 20th Century Fox had an especially good day, led by "The Revenant" and "The Martian." Netflix, which has previously scored nominations for documentaries, fell short in its first bid for fiction film nods. Its first original feature, Cary Fukunaga's West African child war film "Beasts of No Nation," was shut out. Netflix did, however, again break into the documentary category with "What Happened, Miss Simone" and "Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom." The other nominees were "Amy," ''Cartel Land" and "The Look of Silence." Nominations were announced Thursday shortly after the passing of Alan Rickman, famed for "Die Hard" and "Harry Potter" but never Oscar-nominated, at 69. Associated Press' Sandy Cohen and Lindsey Bahr in Los Angeles contributed to this report. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 ^^^^ More "White Privledge" I suppose.....😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 This is so awkward with not much diversity, they bypassed the Lesbian movie Carol...bunch of homophobes and racist, surely there was a documentary on Ferguson that could have won something ....SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Damn, I was hoping they would give best actor to Kevin Hart to show that they aren't racist... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 How does "Mad Max: Fury Road" get 10 nominations or Sylvester Stallone a nomination for Best Supporting Actor ????? This is one reason I don't watch the Oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Awarding art ... meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 How does "Mad Max: Fury Road" get 10 nominations or Sylvester Stallone a nomination for Best Supporting Actor ????? This is one reason I don't watch the Oscars. I've never understood how Stallone ever HAD an acting career. He couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 ^not entirely true ... he was great in the first Rocky ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 ^not entirely true ... he was great in the first Rocky ;)He can Barely speak English, or any Other language anyone can understand!😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That was the punch-drunk ham & egger dialect needed for the role! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Glad You enjoy his talent...!😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 All I said was he was great in one movie ... well, perhaps two ... Nighthawks is an underrated flick ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I've never understood how Stallone ever HAD an acting career. He couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag... Did he win any Oscars when he was acting as "the Stallion?" Lmao... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That was the punch-drunk ham & egger dialect needed for the role! :D Yo...he's not...like....punchy. He has what you could call a relaxed brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 All I said was he was great in one movie ... well, perhaps two ... Nighthawks is an underrated flick ;) Haven't seen that movie in years, makes me want to watch it now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He can Barely speak English, or any Other language anyone can understand! Keith Richards understands him. I've liked some of his movies, but his acting isn't the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Did he win any Oscars when he was acting as "the Stallion?" Lmao... No, but he was nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Keith Richards understands him. I've liked some of his movies, but his acting isn't the best. Wouldn't you just love to hear a conversation between Stallone, Keith Richards & Bobcat Goldthwait???😳😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Wouldn't you just love to hear a conversation between Stallone, Keith Richards & Bobcat Goldthwait???😳😜I'd pay good money for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'd pay good money for that.😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Wouldn't you just love to hear a conversation between Stallone, Keith Richards & Bobcat Goldthwait??? You could throw in Ozzy too. He's gotten as bad as Keif. They've all appeared in movies before, so why not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 You could throw in Ozzy too. He's gotten as bad as Keif. They've all appeared in movies before, so why not ?Ozzy is WAY past gone... I'd bet Sharon doesn't even understand him!😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 As a Side Note...' Spotlight,' Sylvester Stallone win at Critics' Choice Jan 17, 2016 22:08 By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Journalism drama "Spotlight" picked up the Best Acting Ensemble prize at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday night, winning out over films like "Straight Outta Compton," ''The Big Short" and "The Hateful Eight." It was the only award that N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" was up for at the show, but the film was on everyone's minds on the blue carpet and in the early moments of the evening after it received only one Academy Award nomination for screenwriting. "They got snubbed, but there are lots of other great films that got snubbed as well," said Neil Brown Jr. before the show began. Brown Jr. played DJ Yella in the film which has picked up its share Guild nominations this season. "Just everybody talking about it is enough of an Oscar for us," he added. O'Shea Jackson Jr., who played his father Ice Cube in the film, echoed his sentiments, saying that he's "enjoying the ride, enjoying the party." The lack of diversity this awards season came into full focus on Thursday when there were once again no acting nominees of color among the Academy Awards nominees. On Saturday, Jada Pinkett Smith even posited on Twitter that perhaps people of color should refrain from participating in the Oscars altogether. "We are rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments," Smith wrote. "Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson joked early on about the lack of diversity at the Oscars. "A lot of actors who win the Critics' Choice go on to win the Academy Award," said Anderson when presenting an early award with co-star Tracee Ellis Ross. "For you, Tracy, that means only half of you gets to go to the awards." While Anderson was making a joke, the Critics' Choice Awards winners do often reflect who will go on to win the Oscar, making the ceremony an interesting barometer for the season as everyone gears up for the Guild Awards and, eventually, the Oscars on Feb. 28. "Mad Max: Fury Road" has a leading 13 nominations. The film will be competing for best picture with awards heavyweights like "The Revenant" and "The Martian," as well as with box office behemoth "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - which was shut out of the Oscar best picture race. Nominees and winners are voted on by the Broadcast Film Critics' Association. "Star Wars" was added after initial nominees were revealed. Early winners from the evening include "Fargo" for best limited series, Jeffrey Tambor for "Transparent," Alicia Vikander for "The Danish Girl" and "Ex Machina" for best sci-fi film. Sylvester Stallone also won best supporting actor for his reprising his role as Rocky Balboa in "Creed." "Before I get into any more trouble I want to say thank you to my director Ryan Coogler. He is a genius. He really made it all happen," Stallone said. "Michael B. Jordan, you're a great, great talent and you're here for a long time." At the Golden Globe Awards, Stallone forgot to thank his co-star and director during the televised portion of the evening and was harshly criticized for the oversight. This is the first year the Critics' Choice Awards has combined movies and television nominees into one ceremony, similar to the Golden Globes. Host T.J. Miller, who stars on the HBO show "Silicon Valley" hosted the show. "Celebrities, don't worry. I'm not going to Ricky Gervais this thing," he said at the beginning of the show. "How awkward and abrasive do you have to be to make all of us in this room feel bad for Mel Gibson?" AP Entertainment Writer Nicole Evatt contributed to the report from Santa Monica, Calif. Online: www.criticschoice.com Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Comment Share Promoted Stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Straight Outta Compton was not great acting anyways. The story was good, but it had huge holes. You could throw in Ozzy too. He's gotten as bad as Keif. They've all appeared in movies before, so why not ? Wouldn't a movie about Ozzy be great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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