Wednesday, January 25, 2012

84th Academy Awards Nominations: Extreme Surprises and Incredible Snubs

Okay, just when I (and probably most of you, Oscar watchers) thought this awards season was too damn boring, the nominations of 84th annual Academy Awards came crashing with not just one, but handful of surprises (& snubs). Overall, bukan The Artist dengan 10 kategori yang memimpin perolehan nominasi, tetapi Hugo-nya Scorsese yang mendapatkan 11 nominasi, thanks to its technical values. Pada awalnya saya malas membuat post untuk mengumumkan nominasi-nominasi Oscar tahun ini. Tetapi setelah melihat nominasinya, saya merasa banyak sekali 'kejutan' yang rasanya ingin saya komentari hahaha. Berikut ini adalah nominasi Oscar yang sebagian telah dibacakan oleh presiden Academy Tom Sherak dan aktris Jennifer Lawrence beberapa jam yang lalu, serta ada beberapa tambahan komentar dari saya.

Lebih lengkapnya lagi, lihat disini.

  • Picture: The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse
The most jawbreaking surprise goes to Stephen Daldry's not-so-well received Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close got nominated as Best Picture. Setelah Academy merubah mode voting untuk Best Picture tahun ini, yang menyebabkan nominator bisa berjumlah antara 5 sampai 10, banyak spekulasi bermunculan bukan hanya apa saja yang akan masuk tetapi berapa yang akan terpilih. Pembacaan nominator Best Picture yang tidak alfabetis seperti biasanya menambah pula rasa deg-degan #eaaa ketika Lawrence menyebutkan 8 film pertama yang masuk nominasi, a small gasp of surprise was only for Tree of Life finally made it into the cut. Dan... BAM! Lawrence menutupnya dengan menyebutkan Extremely Loud adalah satu dari film terpilih, menjadikan jumlah menjadi 9 film. Nobody saw this coming. Well probably a few people, but most of us never even thought this could happen. The rest, predictable. Only Tree of Life dan Extremely Loud yang mengejutkan. Yang juga agak mengejutkan adalah The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yang mendapatkan 5 nominasi malah tidak mendapat nominasi di Best Picture.

  • Directing: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Alexander Payne (The Descendants), Martin Scorsese (Hugo), Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), Terrence Malick (Tree of LIfe)
  • Cinematography: The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, The Tree of Life, War Horse
  • Film Editing: The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball
As for Directing nominations; predictable dan bener dugaan saya, Fincher akan didepak di nominasi ini setelah mendapat nominasi di DGA. But so happy it was Terrence Malick who snatched it! Kemudian, Editing adalah salah satu kategori vital dalam Oscar. Bisa dibilang kalau ada film yang tidak mendapatkan nominasi disini, bye-bye Oscar for Best Picture. Lihat aja 4 dari nominator Editing adalah nominator Best Picture juga, dengan pengecualian Dragon Tattoo. For me, it was well-deserved. Cinematography, walaupun gak vital-vital amat, tetap menjadi kategori yang penting juga. Lagi-lagi 4 dari nominator Cinematography adalah nominator Best Picture. Dan lagi-lagi pula, pengecualian pada Dragon Tattoo.

  • Actor in a Leading Role: Demián Bichir (A Better Life), George Clooney (The Descendants), Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
  • Actor in a Supporting Role: Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn), Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
  • Actress in a Leading Role: Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
  • Actress in a Supporting Role: Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Jessica Chastain (The Help), Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Demian Bichir for Best Actor, that SAG love really works on him, no? Gary Oldman is also in, making this his first Oscar nominations (?!), what a shame. Speaking of Shame, Michael Fassbender who's been praised a lot by his performance in Shame is excluded, so is DiCaprio for J. Edgar. Rooney Mara in, Tilda Swinton is out. I honestly think Rooney's a bit overrated, I don't really like her portrayal as Lisbeth, but more on that later. I don't really count Jonah Hill as surprise, though. Max von Sydow is. Absennya Albert Brooks juga telah 'diprediksi' setelah ia di-snub oleh SAG. Another overrated actress goes to Melissa McCarthy. Menurut saya akting Kristen Wigg, bahkan Rose Byrne, lebih baik daripada McCarthy di Bridesmaids. But it's MY opinion though. McCarthy menggeser Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) yang jauh lebih memorable, again it's MY opinion :( #sigh

  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Descendants, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • Writing (Original Screenplay): The Artist, Bridesmaids, Margin Call, Midnight in Paris, A Separation
Nice inclusion of The Ides of March dan Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy di Adapted Screenplay! Steve Zailian gagal mendapat double nominations akibat absennya Dragon Tattoo disini, begitu pula dengan absennya The Help disini, menghancurkan status frontrunnernya yang selama ini dipegangnya. More happy news: A Separation ikut masuk ke nominasi Original Screenplay yang juga udah banyak yang memprediksikan. Sayangnya Academy gak memasukkan 50/50 ke dalamnya :( Surprise disini adalah masuknya Margin Call yang juga sering disebut-sebut akan memberikan kejutan.

  • Animated Feature Film: A Cat in Paris, Chico & Rita, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Rango
  • Foreign Language Film: Bullhead (Belgium), Footnote (Israel), In Darkness (Poland), Monsieur Lazhar (Canada), A Separation (Iran)
  • Documentary (Feature): Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Falls, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Pina, Undefeated
The second most surprising (at least for me) thing was Tintin was snubbed as Best Animated Feature. Sebenernya udah agak pesimis gara-gara ada yang bilang branch animasi Academy gak begitu mengakui bahwa motion capture it sebagai film Animasi. Sampe speechless sebenernya sih :( sayang banget... Film-film animasi yang sangat asing seperti Chico and Rita dan A Cat in Paris menjadi kejutan tahun ini dalam kategori tersebut. A Separation tentunya menjadi clear frontrunner di kategori Foreign Film. Tapi kategori Foreign Film terkadang salah satu yang paling susah ditebak, we might have another shocking surprise once the winners announced. And I don't really care much about Documentary Feature, since THE best documentary has been excluded even in the shortlist.

  • Music (Original Score): The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, Hugo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse
  • Music (Original Song): "Man or Muppet" (The Muppets) , "Real in Rio" (Rio)
  • Art Direction: The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, War Horse
  • Makeup: Albert Nobbs, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Iron Lady
  • Costume Design: Anonymous, The Artist, Hugo, Jane Eyre, W.E.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ternyata masih bisa unjuk gigi ya, tidak 'menghilang' di tengah film-film lainnya. Lewat Original Score oleh Alberto Iglesias ini. Disini akhirnya judul Tintin disebut yang membuat John Williams mendapatkan double nominations, also for War Horse. And WTF with this Song category?? Kenapa cuman 2 deh? Dan kenapa Life's A Happy Song (The Muppets) gak masuk nominasi ya malah Man or Muppet yang agak kurang dijagokan? it's a mystery. For Art Direction and Make-up; Dua dari tiga nominasi Harry Potter 7.2 ada disini (the other one for Visual Effect). Dan senang ada War Horse yang belakangan ini pamornya agak surut. Di Costume Design ada nama-nama "asing" seperti Anonymous, Jane Eyre dan W.E. It's their only nominations, I believe. But I'm not going to say much about these categories.

  • Sound Editing: Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse
  • Sound Mixing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse
  • Visual Effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Real Steel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The one and only nomination for Drive ada di Sound Editing. Kategori Sound ini, Mixing dan Editing hanya beda 1 saja, Drive di Editing dan Moneyball di Mixing. Visual Effect memutuskan untuk menghadiahi Real Steel dan Rise of the Planet of the Apes satu-satunya nominasi untuk masing-masing film. No Super 8, wow interesting.

  • Documentary (Short Subject): The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement, God Is the Bigger Elvis, Incident in New Baghdad, Saving Face, The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
  • Short Film (Animated): Dimanche/Sunday, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, La Luna, A Morning Stroll, Wild Life
  • Short Film (Live Action): Pentecost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak, Tuba Atlantic
^ Categories I have never even cared about. Sorry :p

Pengumuman pemenang akan diumumkan pada malam penganugerahan Academy Awards yang akan berlangsung pada tanggal 26 Februari 2012 mendatang. Stay tuned!

6 comments:

  1. After watching Loud and Close I thought it was fantastic. And it deserves the Best Pic nomination. It baffles me about the hates toward this film. It’s emotionally draining, perfect performance from the cast (esp Horn, Bullock and of course von Sydow), and the technical is really impressive for a modern drama. That’s my two cents on the surprise.

    Biggest happy surprise: A Separation and The Ides of March for Original and Adapted screenplay. and fuck yeah for The Tree of Life and Malick’s second Best Director nom. Woohoo!

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  2. Haven't watched it yet, so I cant really comment further on that. But still, it's a surprise right? Nobody saw that coming (read: the predictors) hahaha looking forward to it, soalnya kayaknya saya bakal suka, I'm a sucker for those kinds of movies :))

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  3. Think The Descendants or maybe Midnight in Paris will be the loser without any win. Antara lucu & sedih the only nom for Drive itu Sound Mixing *gubrak*. Bichir itu kayak Bardem tahun lalu, tp kenapa ga Fassy aja sih ya (walaupun belom nonton 2-2nya). Dan Shame itu hampir seperti Blue Valentine-nya 2011 (as if Michelle Williams weren't nominated). Jujur gw masih ngerasa super aneh McCarthy bisa masuk, tapi kalo ada yg bilang penampilannya biasa aja, hmmmm, buat gw personally, dia emg scene-stealer dan gila abis (tapi tetep, not for Oscar). Dan sumpah ya, Kung Fu Panda 2 menggelikan bgt nampang disitu-___- Bener2 pgn gw tendang, wkwk. Ga peduli katanya mo-cap ga layak dapet nom (well, tetep harus terima), tp mendingan Rio kemana2 deh, Winnie The Pooh malah! And where is The Living Proof?! I love that song. Lucunya, sama seperti tahun lalu pas Burlesque menang best song di globes lalu ga muncul di Oscar, begitulah tante Madonna tahun ini. Kasian! Dan jujur walaupun Super 8 dissapointing, tapi gw suka banget sama VFX dan (walaupun ga ngerti bgt) Sound-department-nya juga 'gedebak-gedebuk' kok, hahaha! Apalagi train crash scenes-nya. And no love for X-Men 1st Class *kejauhan!!* Hehe sorry kepanjangan :P

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  4. Kayaknya sih The Descendants punya kans besar menang Best Actor, Midnight in Paris buat Original Screenplay. Tapi taun lalu Javier Bardem gak masuk SAG Awards, Bichir taun ini dapet, jadi gak begitu surprise hehe
    Kalo kategori Song itu emang udah gak jelas, peraturannya ribet, mungkin gara-gara living proof gak begitu kepake di filmnya, cuman di ending doang kan ya.. sayangnya The Muppets cuman dapet 1, padahal Life's A Happy Song nya The Muppets menurut gw lebih bagus dari pada Man or Muppet. Madonna emang udah gak masuk dari awal karena udah kena diskualifikasi gara2 peraturan Oscar yg ribet -.- iya kasian Super 8 :( kalo X-Men First Class rada pesimis sih gw dari awal haha VFX nya gak begitu wah, yg bagus tuh ceritanya dan pasti kalah kalo mau lawan sama Adapted Screenplay yg lain

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  5. Iya gw juga baru cek SAG *telat bgt*, dan emang ga ada Fassy dan jg di timpa Bichir. Bener2 ga surprise. Oh iya lupa, Woody Allen bener2 bakal menang screenplay, no doubt. Emang peraturan buat best song apa sih? Harus di pake di sepanjang durasi ya?

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  6. gw jg gak begitu tau :p hahaha pokoknya lagunya harus ada di film itu, gak boleh cuman pas credit doang, setau gw sih, gak tau bener/enggak hahaha

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