Film of 2016/Oscars 2017

[Maltin]

The Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow and we don't seem to have had Urban's annual film of the year thread.

My favourite films released in 2016 (in the US) that I have seen so far are:

Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
I, Daniel Blake
The Jungle Book
10 Cloverfield Lane

What were some of yours?

Here's a list of Oscar eligible releases from last year:

Oscars: 336 Films Eligible for Best Picture in 2016

 

[Maltin]

Also an honorary mention to Grimsby for one of the most disgusting/what the fuck scenes I have seen in a major movie.

 

[Maltin]

The Razzies nominees for worst film were announced earlier today. Fortunately I have not seen any of these yet, although I do want to see how bad BvS: DOJ was.

WORST PICTURE
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
“Dirty Grandpa”
“Gods of Egypt”
“Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party”
“Independence Day: Resurgence”
“Zoolander No. 2”

Razzie Awards 2017: Full list of nominations led by ‘Zoolander 2’ and ‘Batman v Superman’

 

[D'wards]

Really can't think of any films in 2016 that were truly great, that i've seen.
Films i enjoyed;

Hunt For the Wilderpeople
Rogue One
Neon Demon
Green Room
The Witch
Anomalisa
Deadpool

 

[DotCommunist]

Arrival
Suasage Party
Would say Rogue One but not seen it, I just know its going to be great


Suicide Squad and Batfleck vs a chin can both fuck off. Wasting my time

 

[belboid]

Tale of Tales or Arabian Nights trilogy for me. They'll get nowhere. La La Land of the films that will be nominated.

The announcements apparently begin at 5.18am. Why? What a very silly time

 

[belboid]

Vigo Mortenson??? Hmm....

Not heard of any of the foreign language films

 

[Maltin]

Best actor nominees

• Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea)

• Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
• Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

• Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
• Denzel Washington (Fences)

All were good but I think Casey Affleck's performance was the best, followed by Denzel.

 

[Maltin]

Not heard of any of the foreign language films

Toni Erdmann has been on my list to watch for a while.

Have heard of A Man Called Ove but think it's no longer on release here as far as I am aware. I had heard it's good, so hopefully it will be shown at the cinema again.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Manchester By The Sea looks like the sort of unreconstructed Oscar bait that you'd have to pay me to watch. I'm sure it will clean up.

 

[Reno]

Manchester By The Sea looks like the sort of unreconstructed Oscar bait that you'd have to pay me to watch. I'm sure it will clean up.

It's the film I'm looking forward to the most this year, because Kenneth Lonergan is the best and most nuanced writer of screenplays in the US today. He's become a very fine director as well. His two previous films were fucking amazing and both are among my favourite films of the last couple of decades. The reasons why his films are great are not easily summed up in a 2 min trailer.

After it looked that his last film Margaret may have been his last one because he stood his ground against the studio in a six year battle to get it released in his preferred version, I'm delighted that he is finally getting the recognition that he deserves.

 

[Maltin]

Best picture nominees

• Arrival
• Fences
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hell Or High Water
• Hidden Figures
• La La Land
• Lion
• Manchester By The Sea
• Moonlight

I've yet to see Moonlight and Lion, but of those i have seen, I think Manchester by the Sea was the best.

 

[Reno]

I've been meaning to go and see Manchester by the Sea today because it only just came out in Germany, but I'm stuck at home filling in endless forms to sort out my health insurance.

 

[belboid]

Toni Erdmann has been on my list to watch for a while.

Have heard of A Man Called Ove but think it's no longer on release here as far as I am aware. I had heard it's good, so hopefully it will be shown at the cinema again.

Ove looks okay, but the least interesting of the five. The Salesman is another Asghar (A Seperation, The Past) Farhadi, so that should be cracking

 

[belboid]

Ove is officially out here on June 30, TE on Feb 3

 

[The Octagon]

Surprised Amy Adams missed out on a nomination, looks like Best Actress will be between Emma Stone and Isabelle Huppert, although I'd love Ruth Negga to get it too.

Full List of Noms -

Spoiler: to save space

Best Picture

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

La La Land

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Dev Patel, Lion

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Actress in a Leading Role

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Ruth Negga, Loving

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Actress in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Animated Feature Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Zootopia

Cinematography

Arrival

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Silence

Costume Design

Allied

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Florence Foster Jenkins

Jackie

La La Land

Directing

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Documentary Feature

Fire at Sea

I Am Not Your Negro

Life, Animated

O.J.: Made in America

13th

Documentary Short Subject

Extremis

4.1 Miles

Joe’s Violin

Watani: My Homeland

The White Helmets

Film Editing

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Foreign Language Film

Land of Mine

A Man Called Ove

The Salesman

Tanna

Toni Erdmann

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Suicide Squad

Original Score

Jackie

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Passengers

Original Song

Audition (The Fools Who Dream), La La Land

Can’t Stop The Feeling, Trolls

City Of Stars, La La Land

The Empty Chair, Jim: The James Foley Story

How Far I’ll Go, Moana

Production Design

Arrival

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hail, Caesar!

La La Land

Passengers

Animated Short Film

Blind Vaysha

Borrowed Time

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Pearl

Pipe

Live Action Short Film

Ennemis Intérieurs

La Femme et le TGV

Silent Nights

Sing

Timecode

Sound Editing

Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully

Sound Mixing

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Visual Effects

Deepwater Horizon

Doctor Strange

The Jungle Book

Kubo and the Two Strings

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Adapted Screenplay

Eric Heisserer, Arrival

August Wilson, Fences

Allison Schroeder & Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures

Luke Davis, Lion

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Original Screenplay

Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Fillippou, The Lobster

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Mike Mills, 20th Century Women

 

[Reno]

Surprised Amy Adams missed out on a nomination, looks like Best Actress will be between Emma Stone and Isabelle Huppert, although I'd love Ruth Negga to get it too.

Full List of Noms -

Spoiler: to save space

Best Picture

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

La La Land

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Dev Patel, Lion

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Actress in a Leading Role

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Ruth Negga, Loving

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Actress in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Animated Feature Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Zootopia

Cinematography

Arrival

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Silence

Costume Design

Allied

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Florence Foster Jenkins

Jackie

La La Land

Directing

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Documentary Feature

Fire at Sea

I Am Not Your Negro

Life, Animated

O.J.: Made in America

13th

Documentary Short Subject

Extremis

4.1 Miles

Joe’s Violin

Watani: My Homeland

The White Helmets

Film Editing

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Foreign Language Film

Land of Mine

A Man Called Ove

The Salesman

Tanna

Toni Erdmann

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Suicide Squad

Original Score

Jackie

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Passengers

Original Song

Audition (The Fools Who Dream), La La Land

Can’t Stop The Feeling, Trolls

City Of Stars, La La Land

The Empty Chair, Jim: The James Foley Story

How Far I’ll Go, Moana

Production Design

Arrival

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hail, Caesar!

La La Land

Passengers

Animated Short Film

Blind Vaysha

Borrowed Time

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Pearl

Pipe

Live Action Short Film

Ennemis Intérieurs

La Femme et le TGV

Silent Nights

Sing

Timecode

Sound Editing

Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully

Sound Mixing

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Visual Effects

Deepwater Horizon

Doctor Strange

The Jungle Book

Kubo and the Two Strings

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Adapted Screenplay

Eric Heisserer, Arrival

August Wilson, Fences

Allison Schroeder & Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures

Luke Davis, Lion

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Original Screenplay

Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Fillippou, The Lobster

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Mike Mills, 20th Century Women

Yes, Amy Adams is the one surprise omission, she was widely tipped to be a front runner for Best Actress.

On the whole it's a better list of films than usual, even if there are never any true surprises. The critically acclaimed The Witch should have been in there for cinematography and art direction, but the Academy would never recognize a low budget horror film. The same goes for John Goodman in 10 Cloverfield Lane who I'd happily swap for at least two of the Best Actor nominees.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Not been a vintage year going by that list.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Amy Adams robbed. Meryl Streep doesn't need any more fucking Oscar nominations, no matter how good she was in whatever the hell it was she was in this time.

 

[The Octagon]

Yes, Amy Adams is the one surprise omission, she was widely tipped to be a front runner for Best Actress.

On the whole it's a better list of films than usual, even if there are never any true surprises. The critically acclaimed The Witch should have been in there for cinematography and art direction, but the Academy would never recognize a low budget horror film.

Speaking of the more unappreciated genre / popcorn end, Suicide Squad got a nom FFS (yes it's for Hair / Make-up and I'm sure those crew members did a great job, etc, but still, Civil War was an excellent blockbuster and got zilch recognition in any category).

I'm thinking some money might be wagered on Mahershala Ali getting best supporting actor, he's been brilliant in everything I've seen him in this year.

 

[belboid]

Amy Adams robbed. Meryl Streep doesn't need any more fucking Oscar nominations, no matter how good she was in whatever the hell it was she was in this time.

Streep got the nod for her GG speech, not her actuall acting. I thought AA was fine in Arrival, but not especially outstanding

 

[SpookyFrank]

Streep got the nod for her GG speech, not her actuall acting.

And being an old hand at this game, I'm sure that wasn't an accident. FWIW I generally like her acting a lot but that speech was comfortably the hammiest performance of her career.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Speaking of the more unappreciated genre / popcorn end, Suicide Squad got a nom FFS (yes it's for Hair / Make-up and I'm sure those crew members did a great job, etc, but still, Civil War was an excellent blockbuster and got zilch recognition in any category).

Star Trek Beyond nominated in the same category.

 

[The Octagon]

Star Trek Beyond nominated in the same category.

That was also an entertaining film, it's a shame there isn't a "Best use of Beastie Boys song" category.










I suspect sabotage.

 

[Reno]

I wasn't a huge fan of ST Beyond, but hair and makeup were better from what I've seen than fucking Suicide Squat. It's a category where always a small number of the most obvious blockbuster and costume dramas get nominated, when really a lot of dramas who do more subtle work should be considered as should be some smaller horror films.

 

[The Octagon]

I wasn't a huge fan of ST Beyond, but hair and makeup were better from what I've seen than fucking Suicide Squat. It's a category where always a small number of the most obvious blockbuster and costume drama get nominated, when really a lot of dramas who do more subtle work should be considered as should be some smaller horror films.

Jackie didn't even get a nom in that category, which is baffling.

 

[T & P]

I've switched off the Oscars since Mark Hamill was scandalously overlooked for his role in The Force Awakens tbh.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I've switched off the Oscars since Mark Hamill was scandalously overlooked for his role in The Force Awakens tbh.

He was doing an excellent job channeling Alec Guinness.

 

[SpookyFrank]

He was doing an excellent job channeling Alec Guinness.

Better than Ewan MacGregor? Impossible

 

[T & P]

Better than Ewan MacGregor? Impossible

"Even the Younglings!" Another Oscar-deserving performance overlooked.