The 87th Academy Awards

[Benjamin]

Definitely. He'd be the sexiest Bond yet.

[Monkey D. Lars]

Definitely. He'd be the sexiest Bond yet.

No, no, that will always belong to Brosnan.

[Benjamin]

Eww, Brosnan is the creepiest to me

Especially after Mama Mia, that's just ruined any appeal he's ever had for me.

[Monkey D. Lars]

For me it's: Brosnan --> Connery ---> Craig ---> Dalton ---> Lazenby ----> Moore

BUt I would love to see Stringer Bell playing 007! And after the Avengers 2, Spectre is the one I look forward the most this year!

It has Batista

[TheSqauredCircleMessiah]

Having seen both Birdman and Foxcatcher, I really think Carrell should win. He really threw himself into the role more, while Keaton's performance always came off as playing a version of himself.

I'm really surprised that Gone Girl was snubbed so much. The Academy must really still not like Ben Affleck because I thought his performance was incredible.

[HC]

Keaton playing a version of himself is the point of the movie(Forgotten actor, Birdman/Batman, etc.), not a fault, and he was incredible.

[Benjamin]

They hate Ben Affleck so much they gave him an award a couple of years ago.

Redmayne or Keaton should be the only ones of those nominated that should win.

[HC]

Actually, Argo winning Best Pic was considered by many as an apology for snubbing him on Best Director.

That said, he was good in GG but nowhere near Oscar-worthy in that tight field. Rosamund Pike (and Tyler Perry) stole the show.

[Benjamin]

Yeah, if anything Tyler Perry should be the one that feels slighted, not Affleck.

[GoGo Yubari]

Tyler Perry deserved it way way more than Robert Duvall. That is a sentence I never expected to type.

[HC]

The Judge was just not good at all. If anything they could've slid Carrell to Supporting and freed up a spot for Gyllenhaal, Oyelowo, or Fiennes.

[GhostMachine]

I've usually seen at least one or two of the Best Picture nominees. Last year, I saw about half prior to the awards. This year, though? Zilch. But we do have Boyhood in the Netflix dvd queue, and I'm considering adding The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Going off what HeadCheese said, I've heard a lot of people say The Judge isn't good. That's the main reason I still haven't seen it yet, because the cast looks awesome.

[Benjamin]

Tyler Perry deserved it way way more than Robert Duvall. That is a sentence I never expected to type.

Meryl Streep getting nominated again is still, worse, though, I think. I mean, it's her 19th fucking nomination. She's a great actress, but come on. A throwaway nomination just because it's Meryl Streep is horrible.

I mean, fine, it wasn't the greatest year for supporting actresses from what I've seen, all the good roles seemed to have male, but Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Mia Wasikowska and Imelda Staunton all had fucking excellent performances this year. Hell, they could have dropped Felicity Jones to supporting actress category.

[Jimmy]

Imelda Staunton is always fantastic.

[Benjamin]

Oh man, The Boxtrolls is not fun. It's basically fucking Tarzan.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Decided I should probably actually watch all the Best Picture nominees.

Opinions so far:

Birdman - I thought it was a good film, but I'm pretty sure I didn't understand parts of it. Which is why it's probably a strong contender to win.

The Imitation Game - Definite Oscar baiting, good individual performances, but shouldn't win.

Whiplash - My current favourite, but I still have four more to watch. Utterly incredible.

The Theory of Everything - Eddie Redmayne was fantastic and I won't object to him getting the Best Actor nod, but something about the film seemed off. Can't place my finger on it.

Will edit in the others as I watch them.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

As a both a history major and one of them homosexuals, I loved the Imitation Game. I want it to win.