mpthecat 928 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 In a perfect world, each voter would approach the task with solemnity, taking time to watch all of the nominated films and putting aside biases to consider the degree of artistry onscreen. But Hollywood is no utopia. To a large degree, Oscar voting is about personal prejudices and petty grievances. (Just read the anonymous voter columnsThe Hollywood Reporter has published in the past.) It is about who has the most pals in the voting pool, which remains 69 percent male and 84 percent white despite years of diversification efforts. It also involves Hollywoodâs changing business landscape â namely, whether Netflix should be embraced by the industry or kept out of the club for as long as possible, regardless of the quality of the films it serves up. So, as an experiment, I called 20 academy members (none directly associated with any of this yearâs nominees) and asked for utter candor: How are you evaluating the eight candidates for best picture? ASIB: Itâs a long, bumpy road to the Oscars. And this blockbuster remake â a front-runner for best picture late last year â went kerplop somewhere along the way. Some voters said they lost their zeal for âA Star Is Bornâ after the film converted only one of its five Golden Globe nominations into a win (best song). Others faulted Lady Gaga, who plays the main role, for giving speeches on the awards trail (the Globes, National Board of Review) that struck them as cloying. A few older voters said they had gone back to watch the 1954 version of âA Star Is Born,â with Judy Garland, and come away with the belief that the current version wasnât as good, especially in its second hour. âThe new one is a masterpiece â for 40 minutes,â one producer told me. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/movies/best-picture-oscars-voters.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMENiCURE 9,370 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 asib coming to lose every award Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanum 4,116 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I've seen that the other day and it bothered me. But as a whole they actually discredit ever nominee. So my guess is that this is quite random. I Wantth your Love...I Wantth your Love. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockPop 7,747 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 "Old people are dismissive" groundbreaking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just give her BOS... Not them hating on her speeches. Can we blame them tho? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 This is so annoying to me. I hate that it's never about the work, but about the politics. There is a reason that my filmmaker friends always called these award shows ridiculous. It should be based on performance and content, not the press trail. As I have gotten older, all of these award shows have really lost the magic. âŻÍ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0436 10,215 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Then they donât deserve the honor of being on the Academy if they judge a picture based on how many Globes it wins or on the speeches of one of its stars. Absurd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slovakialop 2,258 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 The thing with Gaga's speeches is true. She's always cringy and over-sensitive (annoying). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, MaryJaneHolland said: Not them hating on her speeches. Can we blame them tho? No, but that should not play a factor in the awards. It's all one big popularity contest. âŻÍ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0436 10,215 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, AMENiCURE said: asib coming to lose every award They still have to pick an urban track (Kendrick Lamar) over universally appealing Shallow though. Â Canât see it myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipper 12,765 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I just want that Oscar for the song. JuST that. They can keep the others. đđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđđŠđ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just now, S0436 said: Then they donât deserve the honor of being on the Academy if they judge a picture based on how many Globes it wins or on the speeches of one of its stars. Absurd. They are basing votes on a very small pool of the foreign press. That's just so bizarre and biased to me. They are the academy, and they are basically saying "give me the answers to the homework".... âŻÍ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamo 15,681 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Gaga is a polarizing figure - people either love or hate her but as fans we know where her heart lies. We know how authentic she is when it comes to her work so these voters opinions are irrelevant. and let's be real some of these voters who are saying sh*t about her campaign are the ones who also want to take as many pics with her as possible at these awards shows for clout. edit: also some of these voters think bohemian rhapsody is a better film than a star is born which says everything about the academy. no tea no shade just an overdose of pink lemonade you can serve it to me ancient city style... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDiamond 6,286 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 it's so dumb that voters make decision based on ,,speeches,, and promo roll  Like SRSLY, u are supposed to be unbiased and fair when voting, and ONLY to focus on quality of movies not on some things that are passing by  -end of rant, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brie Candy 18,598 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Every year NYT and Hollywood Reporter do this interview. They choose the 20 most controversial members to talk about their votes. This is just to create hype with their messy statements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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