Weekly Ketchup: Oscar Nominations Reveal Snubs and Controversy

Steven Hoover

I always thought that Ben Affleck not getting a nomination for Argo just meant that I really wanted him to win so much that it could possibly mean that I'm just too much of a fan for him and that I would never accept the truth. Seeing every single Oscar news post regarding the first 'bad thing about it' is him not getting a directing nomination may proof that I am not completely crazy about it as I think.

Jan 11 - 06:02 PM

Mick Travis

Okay, as far as the age thing, the Academy screwed themselves by getting rid of the Best Juvenile Performance Oscar decades ago: among the winners include Claude Jarman, Jr. (for THE YEARLING) and Hayley Mills as POLLYANNA. I'm not sure whose bright idea was to remove that award, but maybe they should reinstate it if they are going to bitch and complain about the ages of the nominees. Personally, I thought Wallis was so amazing in BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD and would love to see her win, however the clear favorite is Jessica Chastain (why couldn't it be for a different movie?).

As for the rest of the stories, I could give a frog's fat ass about any of them, particularly the SIN CITY prequel, as I wasn't a fan of the original, as a lot of men were. Hey, I like boobs, but I actually got bored with the original, a clear case of style over substance. In any case, RIP David R. Ellis: loved that cameo you had in 1977's HEROES along side another famous director, John Cassavettes.

Jan 11 - 06:26 PM

Josh Hanssen

I'm more disappointed by The Master getting snubbed (with the exception of Joaquin Phoenix's nomination).

Jan 11 - 06:39 PM

Jason Huang

well, christopher nolan has a new movie :D

Jan 11 - 06:43 PM

Corey Dowd

Okay, don't even mention the snubs for Tarantino and PT Anderson, and that The Master wasn't even nominated for Best Picture! Same with Dark Knight Rises. Considering the whole reason (allegedly) they bumped it up to up to 10 pics was because of The Dark Knight, it seems ridiculous to not award Nolan for his incredible trilogy.

Jan 11 - 07:11 PM

Gimhana Fernando

Interstellar will flop.Nolan is an accomplished director,but I feel tha he has a signature style,if you notice the similarities in the Bat trilogy and Inception (haven't seen memento).If he strays I got a bad felling about his future......I maybe wrong,but that's my thought.

Always there's a big snub at the Oscar's,this time several.Not surprised,don't care.

Jan 11 - 07:44 PM

Alex Stiles

My biggest disappointment was probably John Hawkes being snubbed, after being nominated for just about every single other award. Also, Affleck and Bigelow weren't the only ones snubbed for Best Director. Quentin Tarantino, anybody? I get that the Academy has personal things against QT (grow up, guys), but in the past, they've at least had the decency to nominate him.

Jan 11 - 07:56 PM

Joshua "LF" Mitchell

No mention about Jurassic Park 4?

Jan 11 - 09:42 PM

Jamison Barsotti

I thought I had seen all of Wes Anderson's movies but I guess I missed "Moonlight Kingdom".

Jan 11 - 10:30 PM

Frisby 2007

Ellis dies on my birthday, how unfortunate. Seems like that Humpty Dumpty movie I've been looking forward to for years now is going to be scrapped or postponed much longer now. Other than that, there is nothing interesting this week.

Jan 11 - 10:49 PM

Jim Ylonen

I like how the first and last fresh entry is based off of something original rather than historical, reboot, remake, sequel, adaptation, whateverthef*@$. that's why I love Nolan and Anderson.

The last rotten entry is further proof we need more movies like TCitW (and not Haunted House) to knock some sense into America in terms of what "true horror" has become.

Jan 12 - 12:13 AM

Rey Pagsolingan

What is the age-controversy all about? Quvenzhané acted her butt out, hard, just like every other older nominee. Hell, she even did better than Chastain and Lawrence IMO.

The biggest snub for me is the exclusion of 'Moonrise Kingdom' in the Best Picture, Costume, Directing, Art-Direction categories.

Jan 12 - 04:55 AM

King Simba

Given that there's already been ten pages discussing the oscars, I don't see what more can be added, so going next to the fresh developments....

Christopher Nolan being attached to any film automatically gets me interested it it. However, that it's an ambitous science fiction (Inception was my favorite Nolan film) makes me giddy with excitement. This could very well end up being the best development of the year for me. I never thought I'd be glad to see Steven Spielberg drop out of a project. Don't get me wrong, I love Spielberg, but this seems much more suited for Nolan.

Speaking of Spielberg, I'm glad to see he's not rushing things with Robopocalypse and giving it the time it needs, as it's going to need it. I bought the novel last summer simply because I heard Spielberg was making it into a movie, and while it was good (the kind of gritty thriller that Terminator Salvation should have been) it's stucture makes it somewhat difficult to adapt it into a movie. It's premises features the main character collecting as much information as possible on the war against robots and presenting it to the reader. This gives it a certain realism but it also means the story feels scattered with various characters disappearing for long stretches of time or even completely. Also, the climax was a letdown.

Happy to hear that Frank Darabont is rewritting the Godzilla script. If handeled right, this could become a new franchise. I wonder if they're going to have Mayor Ebert return. He was easily the best thing about the 1998 film.

Jan 12 - 07:24 AM

Christopher Aull

There's one thing they forgot to add in the news. The release date of Jurassic Park IV has been announced for June 13, 2014!

Jan 12 - 01:00 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Wes Anderson moon has risen and...My God, it's full of stars.

I'm happy to see Spielberg put "Robopacalypse" on hold. It sounds kinda stupid anyway, but after reading about how similar script trouble halted the productions of "Lone Ranger" and "World War Z" in their tracks and causing real and avoidable budgetary problems, it's ALWAYS good advice to get the script straight before you shoot a frame.

The Muppets still require NO human leads in their films, and the best ones didn't have any, btw. Worth noting.

Who cares how the Bible describes Pilate? Of course THAT's up for debate. The more accurate writings of Josephus and Philo of Alexandria, both writing as Biblical contemporaries, are far less ambiguous, reporting many instances of wanton brutality against Jews, with Philo stressing Pilate's "ceaseless and supremely grievous cruelty".

And, for the record, I think it's hilarious whenever producers are given injunctions to bar them from their sets. I find the petty backbiting much more entertaining than anything I've seen Aaron Johnson in.

Jan 13 - 07:40 PM

graeme minto

I think that the snub to the master and paul thomas anderson os the most suprising and disgraceful of all The Master is an actual work of art and the most mesmerizing film of the year.

Jan 21 - 11:14 AM

Sa'ad Al-khatib

Argo is Anti-Iran and racist,shows iranians as browny raged full of hate people, putting that aside the film itself is not that great i liked the production design,comparing it to last years Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy which is another 70's spy film it misrabley fails, and its simple direction and story telling doesn't make it an amazing thriller either, But america and israel are having problems with Iran these days So i guess Hollywood had to deliver a film at the right time to brain wash and "" help the peace cause"".

Jan 28 - 02:38 PM

Unbreakable Samurai

I knew most of the GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL casting news but still a few more badass additions. I hated The Hebrew Hammer a damn lot, so screw making another one.

Apr 6 - 06:58 PM