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Is "The Darkest Hour" Gary Oldman's Oscar winner?
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:32 pm
looks like he'll be a shoe-in for the Best Actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:35 pm to hsfolk
WWII movies tend to be Oscar bait but I'm sure some gay or black actor will take it. Maybe Armie Hammer for the gay pedo movie.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:35 pm to hsfolk
He's the betting favorite as of right now.
The only other name I have heard mentioned is Daniel Day-Lewis, but I think they're just going to give him a nomination as a retirement present.
Oldman has it in the bag right now.
The only other name I have heard mentioned is Daniel Day-Lewis, but I think they're just going to give him a nomination as a retirement present.
Oldman has it in the bag right now.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:38 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Maybe Armie Hammer for the gay pedo movie.
He's competing in the supporting actor category.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:51 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Maybe Armie Hammer for the gay pedo movie.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 8:21 pm to Brosef Stalin
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I'm sure some gay or black actor will take it.
Yep just like Casey Affleck last year, and Leo DiCaprio the year before, or Eddie Redmayne the year before that.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:36 pm to devils1854
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I'm sure some gay or black actor will take it.
Yep just like Casey Affleck last year, and Leo DiCaprio the year before, or Eddie Redmayne the year before that.
Why you wanna ruin his take by bringing facts into the convo?
But yea, it sounds like Oldman has it in the bag and there’s not one black lead actor that is challenging him or Daniel Day
This post was edited on 12/12/17 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:36 pm to hsfolk
James Franco I think will have a pretty good shot IMO.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 7:16 am to Brosef Stalin
I doubt it, the movie didn't get very good reviews.
Plus it's been Churchill overload as it was hard to top The Crown's portrayal of him.
Plus it's been Churchill overload as it was hard to top The Crown's portrayal of him.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 7:18 am to hsfolk
I have an automatic bias against boardroom-generated, obvious Oscar bait films. It's cinematic masturbation.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 7:35 am to devils1854
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Yep just like Casey Affleck last year, and Leo DiCaprio the year before, or Eddie Redmayne the year before that.
Redmayne did win an award for portraying a trans. And a movie about a gay black dude won best picture last year.
Your point remains.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:46 pm to 3nOut
Redmayne won his Oscar for The Theory of Everything, not The Danish Girl.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:54 pm to hsfolk
From what I've read, The Darkest Hour is pretty meh. Everyone praises Oldman's performance, but the movie doesn't seem to be anything special.
It reminds me of Jackie last year. The movie wasn't great, but Natalie Portman was really good in it and got an Oscar nomination.
It reminds me of Jackie last year. The movie wasn't great, but Natalie Portman was really good in it and got an Oscar nomination.
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:59 pm to hsfolk
don't know, but i am sure it's a better performance than the 6'4" john lithgow portrayal of churchill in the queen.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 1:16 pm to GetCocky11
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From what I've read, The Darkest Hour is pretty meh. Everyone praises Oldman's performance, but the movie doesn't seem to be anything special.
Yeah I'm trying to decide if it's worth seeing the movie. Almost all reviews of it are the same. Oldman is very good as Winston Churchill, otherwise, the movie is very meh.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 1:56 pm to GetCocky11
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From what I've read, The Darkest Hour is pretty meh. Everyone praises Oldman's performance, but the movie doesn't seem to be anything special.
I think this can be said for most bio-pics. I can only think of a handful that I’ve enjoyed as a movie, Contol being one of them.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 4:24 pm to 3nOut
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Redmayne did win an award for portraying a trans.
No he didn’t
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 12/13/17 at 4:37 pm to 3nOut
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And a movie about a gay black dude won best picture last year.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 5:06 pm to nicholastiger
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I doubt it, the movie didn't get very good reviews.
Huh? It's at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76/100 on Metacritic. It's been getting very good reviews.
And who says you have to be in a good movie to get an Oscar? Meryl Streep won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in The Iron Lady and that film was a critical bomb.
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