dex14

Yup. All three of those mentioned would've been better choices than the majority of the ones who were nominated.

GoldenJCJ

A Nicolas Cage nomination would have made the whole ceremony worthwhile.

I’m actually pretty disappointed that he wasn’t.

Daytripper

My buddy and I were rooting for Simon Rex to get a nomination. I don't think he'll ever match that performance again. Cage has been doing some pretty solid films again lately. So it is a shame he was overlooked for "Pig". I think it's his best work in probably 20 years. Hell, even Matt Damon in "Stillwater" deserved a nomination over Bardem.

dex14

Guide to where to (currently) find the most of the films:

Ascension - Paramount+
Attica - Showtime / Amazon Prime
Being the Ricardos - Amazon Prime
Belfast - PVOD / Theatres
CODA - Apple TV+
Don’t Look Up - Netflix
Drive My Car - Theatres / will be on Criterion Channel
Dune - VOD / will return to HBO Max
Encanto - Disney+ / VOD
The Eyes of Tammy Faye - HBO Max / VOD
Flee - Hulu / VOD
The Hand of God - Netflix
The Power of the Dog - Netflix
King Richard - PVOD / will return to HBO Max
Licorice Pizza - Theatres
The Lost Daughter - Netflix
Luca - Disney+ / VOD
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom - VOD 2/11
The Mitchells vs. The Machines - Netflix / VOD
Nightmare Alley - HBO Max / Hulu / VOD
Parallel Mothers - Theatres
The Power of the Dog - Netflix
Raya and the Last Dragon - Disney+ / VOD
Spencer - Hulu / VOD
Summer of Soul - Hulu / Disney+ / VOD
Tick, Tick… Boom! - Netflix
The Tragedy of Macbeth - Apple TV+
West Side Story - Theatres / coming to Disney+ 3/2/22
The Worst Person in the World - Theatres (expanding)

Decker

I didn't want her to win but not seeing Lady Gaga in the nominees was shocking. Also bummed Alana Haim didn't make the cut. Kristen Stewart seemed DOA after missing out on the Sags and BAFTA nominations.

Throwing Copper

I knew when DJ Jariya didn’t see it a second time in theaters that it had no chance.

rocket1312

Bummed about no Bradley Cooper nomination. Wasn't expecting best actor, but I thought best supporting actor for Licorice Pizza was almost guaranteed. That tells me Power of the Dog is far and away the front runner for everything, because I don't remember Jesse Plemons getting that much love before this.

dom56

I thought Jodie Comer should got a nomination in The Last Duel.

Decker

Just realized that Sorkin didn't get a writing nomination for Riccardos. Weird that the film got so much love and yet not for his Screenplay.
Dame Judy Dench was so far off the Awards radar for Belfast (a movie that I haven't yet seen) that I honestly didn't even know she was in it. Was it a very small part?

dex14

And Javier and Penelope.

JayTL

I have a couple changes I would make...the biggest problem is that this will be the lowest rated Oscars again.

We're about 5 years away from it being an E-Mail

dex14

It’s been two hours since the noms have dropped and Decker hasn’t mentioned Miranda is set up for another chance at EGOT status. What is going on???

John Galt

I'm about to blow up my streaming budget for the month.

Artman

Pretty low year in terms of the average box office of the best pic nominees... but this is going to keep happening when more are hybrid releases.

Decker

Eh, I am pretty sure this is Billie Eilish next stepping stone, but Lin-Manuel is going to keep trying. I haven't seen Encanto yet, need to check it out.

JayTL

LMM will keep getting his noms. I think Eilish gets it.

They also chose the wrong song from Encanto (there's like 2 songs I would say aren't immediate favorites and they chose one of them lmao)

It's not even the box office. I also think it was a somewhat bland year for movies.

windom

It just came out so it wasn't eligible. It'll get recognized next year.

JayTL

And that's how you fix the ratings problem.

Moonfall at the Oscars would even beat the Super Bowl next year.

dex14

I wonder when it was the last time a category like Best Actress had none of the nominees in a film that was nominated for Best Picture.

GoldenJCJ

Lucky streaming budget.

Throwing Copper

Things I’m happy about:

The Worst Person In the World getting 2 nominations, should have gotten Actress too.
Penelope Cruz
Paul Thomas Anderson, himself, getting THREE big nominations.
Kristen Stewart
The Power of the Dog receiving a stunning 12 nominations. Knew it would be getting a lot.

Decker

I think he's got a really good shot at the Original Screenplay Oscar. It's always a good thing for the Academy when one of the world's most respected filmmakers wins his first Oscar, even if it's not for his primary category. Hitchcock dying without a non-honorary Oscar was a really bad look.

OldBoy

I haven’t seen a whole lot, but I will say Gaga was robbed. She owned Gucci! Owned it! And that’s only 2nd acting gig.

Throwing Copper

I really wish Red Rocket would have gotten some love, at least for Simon Rex and screenplay.

Between that film and The Worst Person, my 2022 has been great.

Both soared into my Top 5 of the year for 2021 and maybe Top 3.

Red Rocket is on ITunes today.

OldBoy

^ Vudu as well. $14.99, but comes out on Blu + digital 3/15. May get and just rent this week.