I do film reviewing as my main job here at I Have an Opinion (click the link and like us on Facebook, too! Then share it! COME ON!). Last year I wanted to touch on the Academy Awards, but didn't really feel like I had the opportunity or time. But this year, I was paying attention, and I'm going to be reviewing every single Best Picture of the Year nominee before the Oscars air, as well as a bunch of other ones, so that I can come to a conclusion based on what the Academy says. I already told you all what my Best Films of 2014 were, now its time to see where I line up with the Academy.
But, firstly, looking at the nominees list, I got a few things to say. *ahem*
HOW IN THE LIVING HELL DID INTERSTELLAR GET SO MANY NOMINATIONS?! IN THE SOUND CATEGORIES NO LESS! I don't care if you like the film, if you love Nolan, or you hated it like I did, every single person can agree that the sound in Interstellar is ABSOLUTELY AWFUL TRASH!!!!! HOW CAN INTERSTELLAR THEN BE NOMINATED FOR BOTH SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING AND ORIGINAL SCORE?!?! WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?
Ok, with that out of the way, let's touch on some other thoughts I had looking at the list:
- Awesome, Birdman hit almost every category I thought it would!
- I really need to see Foxcatcher, so I'm throwing that on my list
- Guardians of the Galaxy really should have gotten more, but genre is a hard sell. It is also very interesting, and a thing I never noticed, but there isn't a way for the Academy to think about soundtracks or mix of songs as important to a film, which is nuts considering how many films that would affect, especially Guardians' Awesome Mix Vol. 1.
- Editing is normally shorthanded to "movie with the most edits in it," but the nominees this year are a lot smarter and filled with way better technique. I'm very interested in what will shake out here.
- Gone Girl's only nomination being for Rosamund Pike, while deserved, really shocks me. I mean, I had a hard time with that movie, remember, but still, I thought for sure at least Fincher would get a nomination.
- Seeing Nightcrawler show up for screenplay is pretty fantastic. I've liked Dan Gilroy's writing, and I think this is a good script. Hell, I could see myself in a few weeks, when I do my official predictions for the Awards, going with Nightcrawler over Birdman.
- Between Big Hero 6, BoxTrolls, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 - which I actually saw in theaters but walked away feeling it was so average I couldn't even muster up a review for it - I think the choice is easy.
- If "Feast" doesn't win best animated short, then something is wrong with the world. It was for me the best part of Big Hero 6. I'm crying now thinking about it.
That's my thoughts so far. I'll keep you all abreast of each Best Picture nominee, and I'll try to do at least one a week all the way up to the awards next month! Until then.
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