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Oscar nominations: your guide at what to be outraged by
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25th January 2011
Ah, the Oscars: the perfect time for film bloggers to get up in arms about [insert pointless topic here]. Here's your 5-step guide to getting your knickers in a twist about this year's nominations.
What I'm interested in is what we don't see on the list. Twist! Why bother writing about what did get nominated when you can earn valuable rage points by banging on about 'snubbed' actors and 'Academy prejudice'? Here are five things you are officially allowed to be outraged by.
It's perhaps not one of Scorsese's best, but if a film like The Kids Are All Right can get a nod for Best Picture, then surely Shutter Island could stake a claim too. I can just about buy voters being split between Leo DiCaprio in this and Inception, but not even a technical nomination? The cinematography in this film is incredible. Incredible. Grrr.
Huff rating: Mildy narked.
However, the lack of recognition in the technicals is a bitter pill to swallow. The Visual Effects category saw fit to reward gaudy monstrosities like Alice In Wonderland and shit like Hereafter (memorable special effects shots: 1), but every frame of Pilgrim is stamped with an utterly ace visual style; effects that compliment the movie instead of distracting from it.
Huff rating: Seriously peeved.
Tron Legacy's one redeeming feature was the soundtrack provided by Daft Punk - not only was it a score that was pretty magnificent in its own right, but it felt completely organic to the Tron universe and looks to have set a precedent: now every big CG movie is going to want an A-list soundtrack. If Daft Punk could take their helmets off, I'm sure we'd see two sad, French faces. 'Merde', they'd say.
Huff rating: Substantially vexed.
That said, Joaquin Phoenix is one dedicated motherfucker. Not only did he gain weight and completely trash his reputation around Hollywood, he lived the role of a fat useless rapper for almost two years. That's two years spent making a film that wasn't even very good. Sucks to be Joaquin right now, let me tell you.
Huff rating: Pretty darn peturbed.
But Andrew Garfield? He's the guy who went through the wringer; he's the guy pulled from pillar to post; he's the guy who runs the gamut of emotions. Zuckerberg is the enigma, sure - the more interesting character without a doubt. But the guy's a total blank: as unreadable as a Richard Littlejohn novel. Garfield should have got the nod for Best Supporting Actor - let's just hope he's consoling himself with a nice lasagne.
Huff rating: Totally fucking pissed off.
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