Lets run it down from the bottom to the top.
I’ll skip some of the more niche categories.
Wicked is the only other contender but I use that term lightly here.
Who should win?Also Dune.
Worms, lasers, bombs, engines etc.
Thoughts:This will be the beginning of the Emilia Perez hate fest.
There is nothing about the SOUND of this movie that is impressive.
If you wanted to compliment the music?
Not the SOUND as defined for this category.
Theater dorks are the people that vote on this and they love this movie.
Who should win?I think Conclave and Nosferatu both impressed me more.
Especially the latter because of the insane amount of detail put into the production by Eggers.
Thoughts:Dune probably should have gotten some love here.
At least over A Complete Unknown.
Who should win?Also Dune.
But, at the same time, I don’t think there is anything I would put over it.
Better Man also got lucky in that regard.
This category was basically a character of the movie and it was done extremely well.
Who should win?I’m totally fine with either The Substance or Nosferatu taking it.
Both movies were really good in this category.
Thoughts:Again, Emilia Perez did nothing to suggest getting nominated here.
Not impressive or important to the movie.
Who should win?The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
But Sacred Fig was really good and incredibly moving.
Thoughts: Again, Emilia Perez, man.
This movie was not just some Academy bait stuff like A Complete Unknown.
It is a BAD movie.
I’d put my money on The Brutalist right now but there is good value in Conclave too.
Dune: Part Two was obviously amazing and the editing had a massive impact on it’s success.
So for it to not even get nominated is a shame.
In this case, Dune: Part Two.
I will note that the Brutalist has a good chance of winning and definitely would deserve it.
For a 3 hour movie, it never really dragged.
Who should win?I would still lean on Dune Part Two.
Thoughts:Again, Emilia Perez can get lost.
Bad movie that was put together poorly.
Same thing with Nosferatu, same thing with Conclave.
Wicked is also deserving for their practical sets.
Who should win?Honestly, the category sucks this year.
So if one of the two Emilia Perez songs wins, who cares.
Who should win?Out of this grouping?
I think Challengers should have gotten the nom and probably won, though.
Thoughts:Again, Challengers should have gotten a nod.
Great work from Reznor and Ross as always.
And, evergreen here, fuck Emilia Perez.
Who should win?Both of the movies above were clearly the best animated movie of the year.
So either one winning is cool.
Thoughts:Not a ton here.
I think Transformers One was a very pleasant surprise but I get why it didn’t make the cut.
Who should win?I don’t hate it winning either.
Some incredible camera work throughout a long run time.
Thoughts:Nickel Boys should have gotten a nod here.
And, again, fuck Emilia Perez.
Who should win?No issue at all with Anora here.
Thoughts:I think A Real Pain had some incredible writing done by Eisenberg.
Specifically his monologue at the dinner sequence.
Glad to see it get some love.
But, out of this grouping, I really liked Sing Sing’s.
Thoughts:Fuck Emilia Perez.
Who should win?It’s a pretty weak field this year.
Saldana was fine but she also wasn’t really a supporting actress (same issue with Ariana Grande).
Rossellini was good but barely in the movie.
Felicity Jones was also nothing special to me here.
Thoughts:Again, just a bad field.
Who should win?Culkin.
The only argument against him is that the role “similar” to Roman Roy.
But who cares as long as it is well done.
Thoughts:Not really any snubs here or anything.
I’d bet on the former, though.
Who should win?The Substance depended on two actresses being great.
Anora all hinged on Mikey Madison being perfect and she was.
When a Holocaust related movie comes out, he comes runnin out the tunnel like prime LeBron.
Who should win?Brody was incredible so no issue there.
Chalamet was on another level in Dune and Stan was incredible in A Different Man.
The film twitter bubble is mad about AI but the academy doesn’t care about that shit.
Who should win?No problem at all with Corbet or Baker here.
Both did incredible work.
Thoughts:Fuck Emilia Perez.
Once again, taking a spot away from a deserving name.
In this case, Denis Villenueve and Edward Berger.
Both of them should have made it over Farget, Audiard and Mangold.
Who should win?Either of those plus Anora would be fine.
Thoughts:Fuck Emilia Perez.
Overall, 2024 was not a great year for movies.
Some solid stuff at the top but it was really missing that oomph of some previous seasons.
The biggest question mark to me is really Emilia Perez.
Just a truly shit movie that seemingly nobody liked outside of the academy.
Gooch actually brought up a good theory on LCB.
What if the Academy has just been infiltrated by Frenchman?
It would explain a lot of the nominations!
Anyway, check out the full ep either above on YT or below on Rumble.
