Yes. Except "best song."
> On Jan 24, 2017, at 6:17 PM, Michael Greenwood <[email protected]> wrote:
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> In a near-perfect world, The Lobster sweeps all categories.
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> Oh well...
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> M
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> From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of David Kusumoto
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:10 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] AA Nominations
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> I agree. "La La Land" is likely to win the big prize, and it was impressive
> when I saw it on the Cinerama Dome last month - but none of its original
> tunes have "classic" written all over 'em, such as you'd find in many
> Broadway or Disney animated musicals. And I don't get its nom for best
> original screenplay. To me the best written script was "Manchester by the
> Sea."
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>
> Looking over the selections - this is the first time in my LIFE - that I have
> seen all nine Best Pic nominees before TODAY. Subjective rankings:
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>
> Likely favorites to win Best Picture:
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> 1. La La Land
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> 2. Moonlight
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> 3. Hidden Figures
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> 4. Manchester by the Sea
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> 5. Arrival
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> 6. Lion
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> 7. Hell or High Water
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> 8. Fences
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> 9. Hacksaw Ridge
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> The films I liked the most among the Best Picture noms:
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> 1. Manchester by the Sea
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> 2. Arrival
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> 3. La La Land
> 4. Hidden Figures
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> 5. Hacksaw Ridge
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> 6. Moonlight
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> 7. Hell or High Water
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> 8. Lion
> 9. Fences
>
> Have to add that although constructed in a conventionally formulaic and
> self-aware way, "Hidden Figures" was for me the most crowd pleasing /
> enjoyable of all the movies nominated for Best Picture, followed by "La La
> Land." "Manchester" was the most depressing to many patrons - (but not to
> me) - yet it's gifted with some of the best writing and acting of the year,
> esp. Casey Affleck, who plays with a quiet self-hatred that's volcanic.
> Watching it, I felt the air go out of the audience at the end, but to me,
> it's not a bad ending. For me, NONE of the films nominated for the top prize
> this year are dogs. They're all good. (Although I wouldn't have minded to
> see Michael Keaton's evil portrayal in "The Founder" slip in there.) And
> FWIW, if the Best Director noms remain an a signal of Best Picture odds - (in
> recent years they have not) - then the choices are limited to "La La Land,"
> "Moonlight," "Arrival," "Manchester by the Sea" and "Hacksaw Ridge."
> "Hacksaw," BTW, plays out like a sentimental William Wyler film with a lot of
> "Private Ryan" carnage; excellent craftsmanship but I thought Mel Gibson's
> pariah status in Hollywood would shut him out. "Arrival" is slow but has a
> mind-bending, out-of-this-world payoff - and "Moonlight" is heartbreakingly
> vivid in its portrayal of bullying, gay self-identity and its relationship to
> the ethos of masculinity among young black men. All good selections. - d.
>
> From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Doug Taylor
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:36 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: AA Nominations
>
> Well, let the Hollywood self-gratification begin.
>
> La La Land (14 nominations) was enjoyable and fun, but we all know that any
> film that glorifies “the business” (see entries The Artist, Argo) is a
> rock-solid lock to be celebrated whether it was the “best” entry or not.
>
> Regards
>
> Doug Taylor
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