Sniper was snubbed. nt

[kelliekat44]

[SummerSnow]

1. Limbaugh is going to have a cow again.lol

[2naSalit]

12. He shouldhave

a small herd of 'em by now, eh?

[Bobbie Jo]

14. lol

[liberalhistorian]

2. I was very glad to see that.

Cue the Conservative Outrage Machine in 3, 2, 1.......

[dissentient]

3. Clap Clap Clap

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. Somehow I think I'll still be able to sleep tonite. n/t

[bigwillq]

5. It wasn't really predicted to win anything anyway.

Maybe the sound category. But I knew it wasn't going to win any of the major awards.

[Snow Leopard]

26. Exactly

I Thought it was a good war movie, but nothing particularly special. Nothing Oscar worthy.

[yeoman6987]

6. It won one award the whole night

Selma really got snubbed throughout the entire process.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

37. Now that's a travesty.

[MrScorpio]

51. Selma won best song

And had the best perform of all the song up for an award.

Not a lot, but it wasn't completely left out.

[yeoman6987]

60. Thanks. I completely forgot and did watch the whole night.

I blame age. Lol.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

7. Good. (n/t)

[Historic NY]

8. Nothing under death and destruction category...

[former9thward]

9. Except at the box office.

[yeoman6987]

27. Well that is true.

It is close to being the number one film of 2014. I imagine that is better then any Oscar.

[Dawson Leery]

10. Eastwood should learn to stick to the truth.

[marshall]

34. Truth in movies?

It would be a nice change of pace for those who like such things. But Hollywood itself is built on fantasies.

[Rex]

11. They were afraid Eastwood would get up on stage and spend 15 minutes

talking to a chair.

[NuclearDem]

13. Hey go easy on Neil Patrick Harris!

[Rex]

16. I've already begged people to forgive him for being in Starship Troopers!

It was a mistake! He thought it was just an ordinary trip to White Castle.

[tblue37]

30. ?? That movie was brilliant satire. He needs no forgiveness for being in it. nt

[trumad]

33. I loved that movie.

[joshcryer]

17. DAMN.

Holy shit.

[Omaha Steve]

15. Disney knows how to make a fantasy flick

Clint Eastwood does not!

[sabrina 1]

18. Yes, it was snubbed in favor of truth. I have a newfound respect for the Oscars. I expected it to

win every category it was nominated for.

Fox will do its usual 'Hollywood is full of 'commies' routine and Limbaugh may not be able to speak for a while!

[onenote]

40. Why was Imitation Game snubbed?

After all, it did even worse than Sniper -- 1 out of 8 v. 1 out of 6, and it was nominated in four of the big six categories (best picture, best director, best actor, best supporting actress) while Sniper only was nominated in two of those categories (best picture, best actor).

Imitation Game was the night's biggest loser, particularly given that Imitation Game had a lot more to gain from Oscar success than Sniper in terms of a box office boost.

Only someone who doesn't follow the movies could have "expected" Sniper to win in every category it was nominated for. No one who pays the slightest attention to these things thought Sniper had a chance in hell, particularly with respect to best picture.

[sabrina 1]

57. Imitation Game got an Oscar for Adapted Screen Play and the acceptance speech from

Graham Moore was probably the most memorable of the evening.

I don't follow the movies, but I do follow the War Propaganda we are inundated with on a daily basis.

So anyone who is familiar with the Corporate Media's huge role in War Propaganda was perfectly justified in expecting a War Propaganda movie to win.

I am so thrilled to learn they haven't yet taken over the Academy as they have, the MSM.

I don't mind being wrong at all.

And you would never know watching some of the coverage on the MSM, that American Sniper did not win. First thing I saw was an American Sniper 'piece' which, if I had not watched the show, would have made me think it had won.

Didn't see anything on the MSM remotely similar to that concerning Imitation Game.

[onenote]

58. Totally agree about Graham Moore's acceptance speech

[Smarmie Doofus]

61. Moore's speech was magnificent.

And HISTORIC.

Let's hope its significance doesn't get lost in the M$M hype and all the rest of it.

(Thanks BTW, for being so consistently RIGHT about SO MANY issues. We don't "talk" much; but I want you to know that.)

[Renew Deal]

19. So was Foxcatcher

But American Sniper had very tough competition in every category. I would have loved to have seen Bradley Cooper, Steve Carrell, and even Cumberbatch win. It just wasn't their time.

[truebluegreen]

38. ..."even" Cumberbatch....? Wot? nt

[Renew Deal]

41. A lot of people get googley eyed over him

[truebluegreen]

47. Yep.

"Sherlock" is the best thing I've seen on TV in years.

[unblock]

55. i rather prefer "elementary"

i like "sherlock", but can be a bit ott. i think "elementary" has done more interesting things with the characters and story lines.

the lucy liu's watson is much more interesting, holmes' addiction issues are more interesting, even moriarty is more interesting in "elementary". the plots are better updated as well.

"sherlock", by contrast, seems to have just taken the original stories and characters and said, let's just throw a whole lot of hollywood at it. entertaining, sure, but "elementary" is much more thoughtful. which i think should weigh heavily when evaluating a sherlock holmes show....

[truebluegreen]

68. Tastes differ: the reasons you pick "Elementary"

are exactly why I prefer "Sherlock". In this regard I'm a traditionalist with a snarky sense of humor.

[blkmusclmachine]

20. HAHAHA

[ARMYofONE]

21. Did anyone in this thread actually see American Sniper?

I haven't, so I have no idea if it was worthy of an award or not. I hear Bradley Cooper did a great job.

[xmas74]

23. No, but I saw Theory of Everything and Birdman.

Eddie Redmayne blew up that performance and I figured he was the one to beat, even over Keaton, who was a darling this year.

I knew that Bradley Cooper had no chance in hell to win for acting this year. A friend saw Theory with me and saw American Sniper with her husband. She took the husband back to watch Theory and he said something similar-it was Eddie's award to win.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Redmayne earned it!

Keaton is a favorite of mine and I thought Birdman was amazing - but Redmayne blew me away - while I hated his movie overall.

I'm waiting for Sniper to come on demand. It's not political for me - I just can't sit through War movies in a theater. And I think Eastwood is a stellar creator - but I've never seen Bradley Cooper not thinking while acting. He's well trained but doesn't have that ease that many of his ignored peers have. Think Giovanni Ribisi - he never gives you the impression he's acting. You can't see him hitting the marks or the blocking.

[ananda]

53. Agree.

Redmayne deserved the Oscar.

His performance reminded me of Daniel Day-Lewis' in My Left Foot.

When the Brits are on, nobody holds a candle... they're so well trained,
and acting and theatre are high chakra arts there.

[JustAnotherGen]

63. We do have very well trained actors

The problem is too many of them are resigned to the 'B' and 'C' list - even the young 'uns - because they don't want to be 'stars'.

The thing the British have going is that it is a 'rich kids' profession over there. I think Redmayne was a class mate of the younger British Royal (Harry?).

James MacAvoy gave a really good interview the last week or so speaking to 'wealth' and the acting profession in great britain.

[xmas74]

59. Redmayne was outstanding.

I loved Birdman but man was Redmayne good in Theory.

[Beaverhausen]

24. I saw all 8 best picture nominated films

Sniper was good. I wish people would see it before they assume to know what it is.

[ReRe]

31. Though I have not seen...

... the movie nor read the book, the movie does document a point in time in our country's history. Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, though a novel, gives us an idea of what it was like to live in Russia back around 1850.

[mwrguy]

22. Maybe next year there will be a special category for sick fascist propaganda

[LittleBlue]

25. Good. I'm glad to see Mexican directors doing well in Hollywood

Cuaron and Iñárritu are doing so well. Felicidades!

[MFM008]

28. the RW did it

by bringing so much controversy to the movie ( besides what it had anyway) they guaranteed a snub, Oscar voters vote safe and Sniper became hot potato. Eastwood can be content with the cash, he had better spend it quickly at 85.

[jmowreader]

32. Not completely; it took the Sound Editing trophy

[DinahMoeHum]

35. and that was ALL it won. ONE fricken trophy. . .

. . .out of, what? 6 nominations? 8?

The RW is already shitting their pants:
http://www.salon.com/2015/02/23/sean_hannity_and_others_freaking_out_about_american_snipers_oscar_loss/

[Renew Deal]

43. Academy Award Winning Picture American Sniper

There are thousands of movies made every year. Most are never heard of. From those, the tiniest fraction is nominated. Winning is like winning an Olympic medal. It is a rare and difficult achievement. Just being nominated is a huge boost to a movie.

There is no reason to be dismissive or disrespectful of such a creative accomplishment. And now any new advertising for American Sniper will begin like this: Academy Award Winning Picture American Sniper

[Warren Stupidity]

36. right wing loons ar hasing a sadz.

[Gothmog]

39. The RWNJS will be unhappy

[madokie]

42. Good

I'm not comfortable with the whole concept of a sniper. Sorry

[alcibiades_mystery]

44. Hey, remember when The Hurt Locker beat out Avatar and every Sci-Fi geek on the planet

threw a pout-fit for three days?

Avatar! They wanted Avatar to win an Oscar for Best Picture!

Talk about a film with a short shelf life. What a stinker!

[JCMach1]

62. was a much better picture than Hurt Locker...

but so was virtually every film nominated that year...

typical Oscar BS

[onenote]

64. Hurt Locker definitely had a short shelf life.

While I was not a big fan of Avatar, and I thought Lee Daniels should've gotten the Best Director award that year, the reality is that Hurt Locker was a pretty much a bust, both before and after the Oscars (despite winning six awards). It's domestic box office was a paltry $17 million ($49 million worldwide) on a $15 million budget. Avatar, on the other hand, had a $237 million budget, but paid off big at the box office -- $760 million domestic gross and almost $2.8 Billion worldwide. Three Avatar sequels are in the works.

[Paladin]

45. I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised.

I figured the big-money war porn feature was going to sweep it this year, given the national mood.

You know who's going to be fun to watch this evening? Chris Matthews. He's got his SEND THE PEASANTS' KIDS TO DIE IN YET ANOTHER WAR freak flag at maximum elevation...again. Just like back when he had that cloying bromance going with Dubya. Insufferable, particularly on MSNBC......

[Beaverhausen]

46. War porn? Clearly you didn't see it

Sorry but I hate it when people criticize something they know nothing about.

[Paladin]

50. You're entitled to your opinion of it, I'm entitled to mine.

The entire right-wing spectrum of the country was salivating over that flick, and their pissing and moaning will be long and loud over its being passed over for awards. War porn, pure and simple.

And my family has already lost one veteran to PTSD-based suicide, so spare me any further lectures, alright?

[onenote]

49. How can you be surprised about a subject you know so little about

It seems clear you didn't see the movie. Moreover no one who follows the movies or the oscars (ie those with informed opinions) thought it had any chance of winning much of anything.

[Paladin]

52. The relative I lost in 1980 didn't make millions off a book and movie about his PTSD.

Take a hike.

[nichomachus]

48. It would have win if

There had been a category for Propaganda Snuff Porn

Of course it will do well at the box office. Americans love to watch foreigners die.

[Phentex]

54. I am not sorry to hear that...

[muntrv]

56. All I have to say is:

[glasshouses]

65. He doesn't care

The Oscar-nominated drama, which stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle, now has a spectacular US haul of $248.9m in just three weeks after capturing the imagination of American patriots on an almost unprecedented scale.

[Oneironaut]

66. Conservative heads explode en masse.

RIP Fox News commentators.

[napkinz]

67. Rush isn't going to like that

[Rowdyboy]

69. Can't wait for Chris Matthews and Hardball get the news

last week he bullied his guests to agree with him that "American Sniper" would be the TREMENDOUS underdog winner. How could it possibly lose; after all, the very idea that a hot and sweaty soldier just sent those "tingles" up his leg!