84th Academy Award Nominations Are In — Here are the Top 5 Disappointments
Every year I somehow care about the Academy Award nominations. They don’t affect me one bit, but I still seem to be concerned about it. Will such n’ such finally get their deserved praise? Will the Academy recognize my favorite films? I guess it’s the only true barometer that matches my cinematic tastes to what the insiders are feeling. And it never seems to match up. The Academy plays favorites (George Clooney can talk out of his ass and get nominated), becomes prude to movies that push the boundaries (Drive, Shame), and seem to forget the smaller films released anytime outside the crowded November/December release schedule.
For what its worth, check out the Oscar Nominees HERE. We now live in a world where the phrase “Academy Award Nominee Jonah Hill” is a reality.
Here are FIVE reasons this slew of nominations is ridiculously disappointing.
1. SHAME on the Academy for being such prudes. I get it, it’s not easy to watch a chronic masturbator/sex addict live his life. But man, Michael Fassbender hairy palms hands down had the best performance of the year in this film. George Clooney doesn’t even come close to this painful performance. NC-17 + sex is too much for the prudes to handle. Grow up, Academy. Oh wait, you’re all over 80 years old.
2. I wasn’t expecting DRIVE to get a Best Picture nomination (even though it deserved it), but no Albert Brooks nom for Best Supporting Actor?! In one of his greatest performances to date, Albert Brooks has to live with the fact that Jonah Hill will be getting fitted for a tux very shortly.
3. I refuse to see EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE. Who wants to watch something so obviously manipulative?! Rotten Tomatoes currently has it at 51% — which means it’s not very good. And it was nominated for BEST PICTURE?! How did this happen? What type of underground campaigning was going on? Things that make you go, hmmm.
4. While THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN wasn’t perfect, there is no denying the quality of animation there. Even with a flat script, there were many jaw dropping scenes that stood above the pack of animated fare in 2011. Apparently, the Academy thinks Kung Fu Panda 2 is a more worthy animated film. *Shaking my head in disbelief*
5. In an effort to seem hip and celebrate mainstream films, BRIDESMAIDS received two nominations (Supporting Actress & Original Screenplay). While the movie was funny, it has no place on Oscar night. This nomination feels more like the Golden Globes.
With all that being said, I’m really happy that The Tree of Life got it’s fair shake. It was a divisive film, but a film that had more brains than most of the nominees combined. And to justify my watching the awards, one of my favorite films of 2011 has the most nominations (HUGO). If you want to feel warm and fuzzy inside, check it out.
