Michael Fassbender

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I'm starting to think that Marion has good chances with Two days,one night..
I think that TIG is the only strong contender for Weinstein,if it's well received. Judging from the first screenings,Big Eyes is not exceptional and probably there are just some chances for Adams and Waltz. At the moment St. Vincent isn't in any predictions list,I don't know.. Him and Her received mixed reviews the last year when they were screened at the TIFF. Reading the reviews this year for Them,Jessica Chastain seems the only possible contender for some awards

I think that even if their films don't have a great reception, they will invest on performances, like they did last year with August: Osage County. Eleanor Rigby and Big Eyes have chances in acting categories. TIG, if it's really good, might have some chance in best picture or directing. Let's wait and see!

But Macbeth should be released in 2015 :D Michael will be busy next year because he'll then have AC, TAU and Slow West too. TLBO will probably be released in some festival next year too. OMG.
 
I think that even if their films don't have a great reception, they will invest on performances, like they did last year with August: Osage County. Eleanor Rigby and Big Eyes have chances in acting categories. TIG, if it's really good, might have some chance in best picture or directing. Let's wait and see!

But Macbeth should be released in 2015 :D Michael will be busy next year because he'll then have AC, TAU and Slow West too. TLBO will probably be released in some festival next year too. OMG.

I agree with you about the acting categories for ER and BE (at least Chastain and Adams),but I think W is even more interested in campaigning when he's also the producer (see August:Osage County,Shakespeare in Love,The Reader) .It's obvious,but I've always got the impression that there's a bit of confusion about the general perception of his roles. Honestly I also think that some people overestimate his weight a bit too much.. at least considering the current situation.
However,reading the reactions for TIG now it's sure that Weinstein (he was even at the screening!) will campaign hard,very hard:D for Cumberbatch,Keira and a best picture nomination,even if the film is not receiving a critical acclaim. I've noticed that in the last years the Academy is doing more auterish choices (see 12YAS, the BD nom for Haneke and Steve McQueen),they don't go necessarily for the safe,crowdpleaser and Oscar bait choices. I find particularly funny seeing how people (oscars bloggers,above all) are already overhyping performances and films as "locks","BP\BA frontrunners" and basically reducing everything to the Oscars game. Before expressing an opinion about the actual value of performances and films,it's all a continuous reference to the awards season.. "Sure BP nod","it's in the top5,lock!!" ,"he might win!!" :D It's still August and there are very interesting films (as I've said before,not only from a critical point of view,but for the Academy too) which remain to be shown. There are Gone Girl,Inherent Vice,Selma,Interstellar (it can do even better than Gravity),I'd add even Unbroken (it seems very oscar baity but it could be good). A performance like those of Boseman,Keaton,a film like Boyhood (it has currently a perfect score of 100 on metacritic) are all potential contenders,when in other years they would have been surely overlooked by the awards season.


The next year will be.. intense! He will film AC,Prometheus,X-men and at least three films (Macbeth,TAU,SW,I'm not sure about TLBO) will be released! :nuts: Michael will need a double..
 
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hahahaha yeah, it's true. Everytime they see a film and like a performance they say it's "Oscar worthy" and blablabla. What matters is the performance and not if it's earing awards' recognition. Althouth we all know that winning awards or nominations helps actors careers A LOT. But that's how the game works. The press influences American Academy every single year.
 
hahahaha yeah, it's true. Everytime they see a film and like a performance they say it's "Oscar worthy" and blablabla. What matters is the performance and not if it's earing awards' recognition. Althouth we all know that winning awards or nominations helps actors careers A LOT. But that's how the game works. The press influences American Academy every single year.[/QUO



The problem is that it's even difficult to understand if they like the performance,film..:p
because the conversation is all Oscars\awards season related,and I'm starting to notice this trend not only in articles written by oscars bloggers\analysts but also in twitter reactions and reports from festivals written by "real" critics.
Yes,winning awards and being in talk during the awards season help a lot actors' and directors' careers. The recognition doesn't define a work's value,but when this attention is received by deserving persons,it can be really useful. Directors like McQueen,Paul Thomas Anderson or Linklater who don't make safe choices have more chances to be supported in what they want to do. I don't think the press has influenced so much the academy in the past,at least from a critical point of view. IMO in the last years a massive use of internet ,that helps a lot the conversation about films and performances,is contributing to some (SOME) changes,so,if we speak about press in terms of critical and interesting discussions,it's not always a bad thing..
I don't think that a film like Shakespeare in love could win now an Oscar for BP..
 
Great! It's receiving a very good response from moviegoers and critics. I think there are good chances for the British Independent Film Awards and even for the Spirits.

Yeeah! Spirits for sure I think. Awards wouldn't snub Michael after his AMAZING performance in Frank. It would be mean. And I think he might have a chance of receiving a nomination for the Golden Globes, in the Musical's category. What do you think?
 
Yeeah! Spirits for sure I think. Awards wouldn't snub Michael after his AMAZING performance in Frank. It would be mean. And I think he might have a chance of receiving a nomination for the Golden Globes, in the Musical's category. What do you think?

Seeing the general praise and considering that Michael is an established name,IMO it's not completely out of the question.. but notoriously GG care even less about quality than other awards,in fact I'm not even sure that Boseman will be nominated. There are also "major" films which will end up in the comedy\musical category even if not properly musical or comedy. Keaton is already a sure nomination.
 
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