The Online Film Critics Society announced our nominees this morning, and I am proud to say that in all the years I've belonged to that group, we've never put out such a top-to-bottom fine list: as far from a "Let's predict the Oscars!" list as it gets, with no fewer than four nominations for Holy Motors, among other delights. We are, this time, squarely on the side of the angels
The complete list is here, but I'll reveal Best Picture and Best Director, to whet your appetites.
Best Picture
Argo
Holy Motors
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
Ben Affleck, Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Leos Carax, Holy Motors
NB: The almost complete shut-out for Silver Linings Playbook and Django Unchained - one acting nod each - has a simple explanation: The Weinstein Company never got around to sending us screeners. Lord knows what would have changed otherwise, but a large chunk of the membership hasn't seen either film - I still haven't, for one.
24 December 2012
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No angels would dare laud the pile that is The Cabin in the Woods, but otherwise, I'm in full agreement with our collective standing. A little peeved I won't be able to see Zero Dark Thirty before voted (unless something spectacular happens), but so it goes.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy David Cronenberg got a nod, but I'm kind of sad it wasn't for his direction, since Cosmopolis is one of the best directed films of the year.
ReplyDeleteThe editing noms are a bit of a nightmare, and I'm a bit surprised ZDT got the nods it did. I'm surprised that many got to see it, if they even did. Spot on about TWC films. Was surprised not to get those after they sent stuff last year. Even passed up the chance to see some of them in theaters bc I assumed they were coming. Oh well.
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