We have our guest, Erik Anderson on again with us but we were more well behaved this time! With Craig Kennedy and Ryan Adams.
Oscar Podcast Episode 11
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Just now finished listening……..
Looks like Eril Anderson’s Golden Globes predictions about LES MISERABLES dominating and Tom Hooper getting a Directing nomination have gone up in smoke, though like him I’m inclined to think the Oscars will be singing a different tune in early January. Sasha and teh rest of course managed to hit the mark more accurately. And always love Sasha take well-deserved pokes at the overrated SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, a film I care very little for myself.
This podcast was most significant for Sasha Stone’s admission that “awards are perception” and in the end have little value. That is a refreshing dead-on admission nfor one who navigates what may well be the most successful and traveled Awards site on-line. But it’s an admission that puts everything here in the proper perspective. We love following the awards from the beginning of the process, but it’s for fun and not any belief that teh results border on any kind of factual revelation. And yes, Sasha’s efforts to promote a number of films that is the end did not carrying the day at Oscars (THE SOCIAL NETWORK and THERE WILL BE BLOOD immediately come to mind) is further proof that AMPAS has a mind of their own. This is also why a film like LES MISERABLES may ultimately make it in despite the over-zealous attempts by film people/anti theater populists to deride the train. And again I have to mention that the reviews for LES MIS are NOT as bad as some seem to believe. We are now up to 76% at RT as of this morning and MC remains woefully under-represented.
Craig as always made some fascinating points, including the telling one about voters interacting on Twitter with other film people.
Ryan added a brilliant argument about critics impacting the Oscars (they ultimately as he says, don’t) and the whole idea of insulting voters, who may feel their space is being intruded upon. I agree that the guilds would seem to have more impact with Oscas than the various critics’ groups, but as the group broached the matter of “cumilative concensus power” should not be underestimated.
Yes, Sasha the passion of people like Matt Goldberg (a long time LES MIS geek like myself) should not be ignored in this euation of ‘passion.’ Erik is right that some of the venomous attacks are over-the-top and tainted by a pointed agenda.
Looks like the illustrious Mr. Kennedy made a number of excellent predictions for some of the awards with some sensible analysis.
Enjoyed all the various critics’ award post-mortum discssion. definitely an ‘essential’ podcast!
After the Globe results, is it possible we have a new life for the wonderful, deeply-moving LIFE OF PI? Time will tell.
As always Sam, thanks for listening:
Sam, I have to say I’m a little surprised HFPA did not go bigger for Les Mis. Since my own opinions on it are entirely unreliable in terms of how it’s going to go over with its target audience, I’ve been looking for signs and so far, HFPA and Critics, it’s not looking great for this movie. I’m hearing really bad things from people who love the stage production. At the same time I’m hearing amazingly impassioned things from the same audience. Either way it feels like this one is going to divide its target audience and to me that doesn’t spell Winner. I still think it’s going to get a boat load of nominations, but Hooper will be excluded and Les Miz will not wind up winning BP.
Yeah, I choked a bit on my GG predicts but it was certainly a surprise, to me at least, that Hooper was snubbed by a group that so loves musicals (even when they’re reviews are mediocre). I do think the Oscars will still embrace it but with a long-armed distance. Like a drunk uncle or a grandma that always wants to pinch your cheeks.
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