Oscars 2025

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Anonymous wrote:I hadn't heard of Anora before last night. I watched it today. I was expecting something far more graphic based on the comments. I thought the whole thing was pretty meh and wasn't that impressed with the actress.

DCUM is very conservative. Not politically, but socially a ton of hall monitor types who are quick to clutch their pearls.

NP and I really don’t care about nudity in movies. But the Oscars are constantly rewarding women for playing sex workers. It’s like they think they are so liberal but it is the opposite.

I think a lot of people mistake "going all out" with quality acting. MM screaming her head off for two hours isn't "raw", it's just loud.

Yes! Not all acting is screaming and crying.

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Anonymous wrote:So disappointed Demi didn't win. Instead the younger actress with tons of sex scenes did

Right? So “brave”.

And if i hear “I share this with the sex worker community” one more time I’m going to vomit. Like, sure, I’m sure the sex worker community is getting a boost from your stupid award.

What nonsense.

Thanking sex workers in the acceptance speech made me cringe. Women shouldn't be in situations where the only occupation they can succeed at is one that exploits them.

Right. Just get out and get a real job. retail restaurants whatever. Help yourself. They don't deserve our thanks or admiration.

Retail and restaurants don’t pay what sex risk does.

What a Freudian slip.

Well yeah, that’s why it’s well paid. It’s risky and a lot of people won’t do it, yet it’s highly valued among a certain population.

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Anonymous wrote:All the awards for Anora were kind of gross. An industry awarding a former heroin addict for showcasing a young actress willing to do softcore porn scenes to raise her profile. Because otherwise you really don’t get an award for being the 10000th actress to do a Brooklyn accent.

Who is the former heroin addict?

The director, Sean Baker. He recovered from his heroin addiction and then proceeded to make film after film about sex workers. In Anora, he cast Mikey Madison, then in her early 20s, to strip and perform graphic sex scenes and gyrations nude without an intimacy coordinator. For this they are both rewarded by the entertainment industry.

Maybe it's his redemption but what a message that sends to young actresses. Meanwhile better performances were overlooked.

Madison was offered and declined an intimacy coordinator.

Yes, it’s true that the director let Madison decide whether she wanted an intimacy coordinator or not. But I also think that as a 25 year old trying to turn in the “raw” performance her director clearly wanted, was not really in a position to say she wanted one even if she really did. That’s a power imbalance there.

I mean, do you have any proof of this? If you don’t have any inside information then it’s just your opinion.

You can search for yourself about the interviews the director and Madison have given about the film. They are proud about the “rawness” of the film because it didn’t have an intimacy coordinator. And yes, I think it’s a power imbalance.

There’s also the fact that the director makes all his movies about sex workers and follows loads of OF women on his instagram. He seems like a bit of a red flag.

He finalized the finalized the screenplay for Mikey after watching scream and once upon a time in Hollywood and referred to her as a "sexy teenager." There was a huge power imbalance imo as well. There should have been an IC not only for Mikey sake but other's as well.

You prudes are basically the only ones saying this.

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Anonymous wrote:I hadn't heard of Anora before last night. I watched it today. I was expecting something far more graphic based on the comments. I thought the whole thing was pretty meh and wasn't that impressed with the actress.

DCUM is very conservative. Not politically, but socially a ton of hall monitor types who are quick to clutch their pearls.

NP and I really don’t care about nudity in movies. But the Oscars are constantly rewarding women for playing sex workers. It’s like they think they are so liberal but it is the opposite.

If you want to win an Oscar, make a film about (1) Hollywood itself, (2) the Holocaust, or (3) sex workers. If you can combine all three, even better.

Gee, I wonder who is voting in the Academy?

Even Demi Moore was shocked she lost to this mediocre film. It’s this decade’s Crash.

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It was the same with Lily Gladstone losing to Emma Stone last year. One performance was really subdued and nuanced and restrained but still showed the emotional weight of what was going on. The other she either acted like a toddler or was having sex. It was a no brainer to me but not Hollywood.

A similar thing happened when Glenn Close was expected to win for The Wife, which was a masterclass of subtlety and power, and then they gave the award to Olivia Colman for The Favourite, which was nonstop squawking and crying.

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Anonymous wrote:I hadn't heard of Anora before last night. I watched it today. I was expecting something far more graphic based on the comments. I thought the whole thing was pretty meh and wasn't that impressed with the actress.

DCUM is very conservative. Not politically, but socially a ton of hall monitor types who are quick to clutch their pearls.

NP and I really don’t care about nudity in movies. But the Oscars are constantly rewarding women for playing sex workers. It’s like they think they are so liberal but it is the opposite.

If you want to win an Oscar, make a film about (1) Hollywood itself, (2) the Holocaust, or (3) sex workers. If you can combine all three, even better.

Gee, I wonder who is voting in the Academy?

Even Demi Moore was shocked she lost to this mediocre film. It’s this decade’s Crash.

+1

It was the same with Lily Gladstone losing to Emma Stone last year. One performance was really subdued and nuanced and restrained but still showed the emotional weight of what was going on. The other she either acted like a toddler or was having sex. It was a no brainer to me but not Hollywood.

When the Academy voters are largely composed of crusty old men, they are going to vote for the young woman they want to f#ck. Demi Moore literally represents the first wives they already traded in for newer models!

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I am not trying to be snarky (really I am not‼️), but watching the broadcast Kylie Jenner looked completely out of place, especially sitting next to the very famous Timothee Chalamet.

I mean…..everyone there, from Conan the host -> Adam Sandler even (!) were excited that he was there - I mean currently he IS a pretty big deal right now.

He could have anyone > yet he chooses to date a talentless reality star who runs a beauty business that sells very subpar beauty products.

I have no issue w/Kylie as a person or as a celebrity, I just do not see her in the echelon of A-list Hollywood.

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched Anora and was so bored I couldn’t even finish. What on earth is wrong with the “Academy”?? This is what they chose for best picture?? Best actress? I mean, Mikey Madison was fine, but in no way was this an award winning film in any way. The middle part with them driving around looking for Ivan was so incredibly dull.

Really disappointed because when it won, I was so excited to see it. What a complete letdown.

Most of the Best Picture nominees this year were awful.

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Oscars are a joke all around. Most voters don’t even watch the films that are nominated.

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I’m still sad that it’s not Chalamet who’s engaged to Zendaya.

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We saw the Shorts film nominees and IMO they are much better than many of the full-length feature films.

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I feel like Emilia Perez and Anora took away from more deserving actors and music. Nicole Kidman should have been nominated for Babygirl, and that music score was SO good and different. Nobody will remember or rewatch these two movies in 5 years.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m still sad that it’s not Chalamet who’s engaged to Zendaya.

Why? Tom Holland seems like a much nicer, more interesting guy.

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Anonymous wrote:I hadn't heard of Anora before last night. I watched it today. I was expecting something far more graphic based on the comments. I thought the whole thing was pretty meh and wasn't that impressed with the actress.

DCUM is very conservative. Not politically, but socially a ton of hall monitor types who are quick to clutch their pearls.

NP and I really don’t care about nudity in movies. But the Oscars are constantly rewarding women for playing sex workers. It’s like they think they are so liberal but it is the opposite.

I think a lot of people mistake "going all out" with quality acting. MM screaming her head off for two hours isn't "raw", it's just loud.

Yes! Not all acting is screaming and crying.

I wish I knew how to insert a dame Maggie smith meme here.

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Anonymous wrote:She's probably going to win

Is this it for Demi and a chance at an Oscar?

I think Demi succeeded at getting back on the radar and will hopefully get other big roles now that she’s demonstrated she still has a fan base and can act.

There’s no reason to trot out Nicole Kidman or British actresses when Demi is here.

Demi can't hold a candle to British actresses like Kate Winslet, Emma Thomson, Judi Dench, etc. or to Nicole Kidman. I like her, but she's not a great actress. She happened to get a really good role, but she might not get another.

Emma and Judi are old…and look old. They can play old ladies.

Nicole has destroyed her face and is in too many projects.

I say give Demi another role. She’s still vibrant and a decent actress. Surely she will find another movie?

I am sick of Nicole Kidman and her face is weird. Demi could do a lot of the roles that Nic is getting. Demi is great as sort of an intense power broker type woman — cast her as a political ladder climber, a cut throat law firm partner, etc. I think she’s much better than Nic on those sorts of roles. She’s got that cut through you stare and can deliver rapid fire dialogue. She also can deliver a comic line decently well. I don’t think she has the largest range in the world but she is great with certain types of roles.

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Anonymous wrote:I hadn't heard of Anora before last night. I watched it today. I was expecting something far more graphic based on the comments. I thought the whole thing was pretty meh and wasn't that impressed with the actress.

DCUM is very conservative. Not politically, but socially a ton of hall monitor types who are quick to clutch their pearls.

NP and I really don’t care about nudity in movies. But the Oscars are constantly rewarding women for playing sex workers. It’s like they think they are so liberal but it is the opposite.

If you want to win an Oscar, make a film about (1) Hollywood itself, (2) the Holocaust, or (3) sex workers. If you can combine all three, even better.

Gee, I wonder who is voting in the Academy?

Even Demi Moore was shocked she lost to this mediocre film. It’s this decade’s Crash.

+1

It was the same with Lily Gladstone losing to Emma Stone last year. One performance was really subdued and nuanced and restrained but still showed the emotional weight of what was going on. The other she either acted like a toddler or was having sex. It was a no brainer to me but not Hollywood.

A similar thing happened when Glenn Close was expected to win for The Wife, which was a masterclass of subtlety and power, and then they gave the award to Olivia Colman for The Favourite, which was nonstop squawking and crying.

I loved The Favourite

And it's ok if you don't like Yorgos Lanthimos but the Academy does