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Frankly, the Academy has no idea. Drive<\/em>, a film I consider to be easily the best film of 2011, missed out on virtually any Oscar nominations at all, save a filler spot for Best Sound Editing (I mean, c’mon, when you’re up against a Transformers<\/em> movie, what hope to you have?) – not even Albert Brooks’ nasty turn as a gangster in that film was\u00a0given so much as a nod.\u00a0Instead, Melissa McCarthy now becomes an Oscar nominee for her work in the female slanted comedy Bridesmaids<\/em>. Really?<\/p>\n And so the frustrating spectacle of seeing truly great films miss out on the Oscar glow comes around again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I guess the question could be asked: why exactly do we hinge our film\u00a0 fanaticism on the black-slappers in the Academy as being the pinnacle of truly awesome cinema? I mean, these are the people who allow films like Jack & Jill<\/em> and Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son<\/em> to be made in the first place. How can we trust these clowns<\/em>?<\/p>\n The Oscar nominations for films of 2011 have raised a number of interesting\u00a0points:<\/p>\n 1<\/strong> – A silent film, in the modern age of digital cinema, surround sound and color film, is in the running for – and frankly odds-on to win – Best Picture. If you’d told me 12 months ago that I’d be staring at a silent film for a Best Picture award, I’d have happily signed the form to have you locked up in the madhouse. The Artist<\/em>, by all accounts, should take the top prize this year. Its only real competition looks to be The Descendants<\/em>, with an outsiders chance for The Help<\/em>.<\/p>\n 2<\/strong> – If Rooney Mara scores an Oscar for her work in David Fincher’s Girl With The Dragon Tattoo<\/em> remake, then the Academy needs to award one to Noomi Rapace (retrospectively) as well. How Rapace never scored a gong for her work in the original Swedish version is beyond me, so to see Mara snag a look-in for a remake, a reprisal<\/em>, that<\/span> sticks in my craw.<\/p>\n 3<\/strong> – It’s weird not seeing a Pixar film in the Best Animated Feature category. I’d be happy for either Puss In Boots<\/em> or Rango<\/em> to take home the gong.<\/p>\n 4<\/strong> – Only two songs are nominated for the Best Original Song category this year. I ask the Academy: is it really worth it<\/em>? Isn’t this the kind of thing the Grammys are supposed to look at?<\/p>\n 5<\/strong> – From what I’ve seen, either Hugo<\/em> or Tree Of Life<\/em> should win Best Cinematography.<\/p>\n 6<\/strong> – Meryl Streep is once more nominated for an Oscar. Some folks (including several of our readers!) have indicated that perhaps she should sit a few years out and let others have a shot, but I still gaze in amazement at the woman’s ability to transform so effortlessly into each character she plays. Streep for the win (again) as Margaret Thatcher.<\/p>\n 7<\/strong> – Visual effects will go to either Transformers<\/em> or Rise Of The Planet of The Apes<\/em>, and in my mind, each would be a worthy winner. My hot tip is for Transformers<\/em>, though.<\/p>\n 8<\/strong> – This year is Gary Oldman’s Oscar year. As I write this, I have Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy<\/em> on my list of films to watch next week, and from what I’ve heard about the blogoverse, he’s better in that film than Clooney is in The Descendents<\/em>. So I’m gonna stick my arm up for Oldman.<\/p>\n 9<\/strong> – Is it just me, or is the sight of Jonah Hill’s name alongside the likes of Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Nolte and Max von Sydow, for Best Supporting Actor,\u00a0just a little jarring?<\/p>\n 10<\/strong> – My official tips for the big four – The Artist<\/em>, director Michel Hazanavicius, Gary Oldman and Meryl Streep.<\/p>\n The Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday February 26th (US time), or around lunchtime next day (Monday 27th) here in Australia – we will have a live update post on the day, for those of you stuck at work and unable to watch live!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Frankly, the Academy has no idea. Drive, a film I consider to be easily the best film of 2011, missed out on virtually any Oscar nominations at all, save a filler spot for Best Sound Editing (I mean, c’mon, when you’re up against a Transformers movie, what hope to you have?) – not even Albert Brooks’ nasty turn as a gangster in that film was given so much as a nod. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48482,"featured_media":19595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[233,20,228,212],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-season","category-film-general","category-opinion","category-the-oscars"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup.jpg",984,394,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-500x280.jpg",500,280,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-660x365.jpg",660,365,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-768x308.jpg",640,257,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-840x394.jpg",640,300,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup.jpg",984,394,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup.jpg",984,394,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup.jpg",984,394,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup.jpg",540,216,false],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"sow-carousel-default":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Nominations-Washup-272x182.jpg",272,182,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Rodney Twelftree","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/author\/rodney\/"},"category_info":"Awards Season<\/a> Film - General<\/a> Opinion<\/a> The Oscars<\/a>","tag_info":"The Oscars","comment_count":"16","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What Others Are Saying About The Oscars:<\/span><\/h3>\n
Dan over at Top 10 Films<\/em> has a little article about the fact The Artist is up for best Picture!: “Okay, okay, so Martin Scorsese\u2019s brilliant 3D extravaganza Hugo got more Oscar nominations than The Artist but \u2013 and correct if I\u2019m wrong\u2026isn\u2019t it about that great silent film pioneer Georges Melies\u2026”<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Sam over at Duke & The Movies<\/em> got up early to watch the nominations come through…<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Jessica over at The Velvet Cafe<\/em> had a few words:\u00a0 “The Oscar nominations is a good time for film buffs to get out of their bubble.”<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Max over at Impassioned Cinema<\/em> gives his own views on the noms!: “I kept waking up hoping that I wouldn\u2019t miss it. That\u2019s when you know you really love something.”<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Ruth over at Flixchatter got into the swing of things: “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<\/em> up for Best Picture?? I have not read a single review praising it and it\u2019s only got a paltry 48% on Rotten Tomatoes.”<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"