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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 1, 2021 19:59:08 GMT
Because of this branch's unpredictable and generally high brow taste they are usually one of the hardest to predict most years but it feels even more so this year because we have two already seen festival darling Best Picture contenders...
*Branagh
*Campion
Five unseen films by Academy favorites...
*McKay
*Scott
*Del Toro
*PTA
*Spielberg
Also various high brow/foreign contenders that are the stuff this branch loves...
*Coen
*Almodovar
*Heder
*Villeneuve (doesn't really fit here but he doesn't fit the other two really either)
*Trier
*Larrain
*Sorrento
*Etc (It's very hard to see this one coming sometimes)
Right now I'm going to guess Branagh, Campion, Del Toro, PTA and Coen but who fucking knows. I wouldn't be surprised if not one person guesses this 5/5.
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Post by quetee on Oct 1, 2021 20:12:28 GMT
Because of this branch's unpredictable and generally high brow taste they are usually one of the hardest to predict most years but it feels even more so this year because we have two already seen festival darling Best Picture contenders... *Branagh *Campion Five unseen films by Academy favorites... *McKay *Scott *Del Toro *PTA *Spielberg Also various high brow/foreign contenders that are the stuff this branch loves... *Coen *Almodovar *Heder *Villeneuve (doesn't really fit here but he doesn't fit the other two really either) *Trier *Larrain *Sorrento *Etc (It's very hard to see this one coming sometimes) Right now I'm going to guess Branagh, Campion, Del Toro, PTA and Coen but who fucking knows. I wouldn't be surprised if not one person guesses this 5/5. I think this one is going to be tough but I do agree with you right now that I think Spielberg and McKay misses here. |
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Post by stephen on Oct 1, 2021 20:12:57 GMT
Right now: Branagh, Campion, Coen, Del Toro, Villeneuve. PTA as the alternate.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 1, 2021 20:19:08 GMT
Because of this branch's unpredictable and generally high brow taste they are usually one of the hardest to predict most years but it feels even more so this year because we have two already seen festival darling Best Picture contenders... *Branagh *Campion Five unseen films by Academy favorites... *McKay *Scott *Del Toro *PTA *Spielberg Also various high brow/foreign contenders that are the stuff this branch loves... *Coen *Almodovar *Heder *Villeneuve (doesn't really fit here but he doesn't fit the other two really either) *Trier *Larrain *Sorrento *Etc (It's very hard to see this one coming sometimes) Right now I'm going to guess Branagh, Campion, Del Toro, PTA and Coen but who fucking knows. I wouldn't be surprised if not one person guesses this 5/5. I think this one is going to be tough but I do agree with you right now that I think Spielberg and McKay misses here. I’m getting nervous McKay will take a spot here. I can’t stand him but if he can get in for Vice… |
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Post by JangoB on Oct 1, 2021 20:19:52 GMT
Very tough. At the moment I'd say: - Campion - Branagh - del Toro - PTA - McKay But looking at my own prediction I realize that I don't like it and that it feels wrong  I'm just not sure what other combo to come up with as of now. If there's gonna be a non-English language movie nominated here I'd bet on Sorrentino. |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 1, 2021 20:32:52 GMT
yeah this is tough one for sure. Right now I have:
1. Coen
2. Campion
3. Branagh
4. PTA
5. Scott
Coen is the only one that feels truly safe to me on paper. Del Toro I'd have at #6 for no real reason except I think the likelihood of Nightmare Alley being a critical disappointment is stronger the other unseens here, except for maybe Gucci which I'm banking just being a huge crowdpleaser. Almovodar, Larrain and McKay all seem possible too.
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Post by wallsofjericho on Oct 1, 2021 20:46:03 GMT
Campion, Coen, PTA, Branagh, del Toro
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Oct 1, 2021 21:58:41 GMT
Campion
Branagh
McKay
Del Toro
Larrain
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Post by mhynson27 on Oct 1, 2021 23:24:34 GMT
Branagh
Campion
del Toro
PTA
Villeneuve
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Post by TheAlwaysClassy on Oct 2, 2021 4:27:33 GMT
Branagh
Campion
Del Toro
McKay
Scott (for Gucci)
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Post by DanQuixote on Oct 3, 2021 17:25:51 GMT
PTA
Branagh
Campion
del Toro
Sorrentino (or Joachim Trier)
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Post by quetee on Oct 3, 2021 18:23:17 GMT
I wonder if it matches 5/5 this year because we are dealing with a lot of high profile directors this season.
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Post by jakesully on Oct 4, 2021 16:39:09 GMT
1. Jane Campion (hopefully she becomes the 3rd woman to win Best Director.  ) 2. Denis Villeneuve (DUNE will just be too big & epic to ignore) 3. Adam McKay (like it or not, the Academy seems to really dig him and Don't Look Up has a loaded cast led by Leonardo Dicaprio) 4. Sir Ridley Scott (Either for House of Gucci or The Last Duel. Take your pick) 5. Kenneth Branagh (All the mentions of this hack getting nominated or possibly winning is making me want to vomit but he will probably get a nom) |
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 23, 2021 17:16:47 GMT
I’m not predicting him yet but I don’t think Reinaldo Marcus Green is impossible.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2021 18:13:04 GMT
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Asghar Farhadi, A Hero
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Pablo Larraín, Spencer
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Post by mhynson27 on Oct 24, 2021 22:15:27 GMT
Kenneth Branagh, BelfastDenis Villeneuve, DuneAsghar Farhadi, A HeroJane Campion, The Power of the DogPablo Larraín, SpencerAre you predicting A Hero to win International Feature?? |
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Post by futuretrunks on Oct 24, 2021 22:52:58 GMT
Villeneuve
Campion
Spielberg
McKay
Coen
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2021 1:32:43 GMT
Kenneth Branagh, BelfastDenis Villeneuve, DuneAsghar Farhadi, A HeroJane Campion, The Power of the DogPablo Larraín, SpencerAre you predicting A Hero to win International Feature?? Way too early to say. |
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Post by mhynson27 on Oct 25, 2021 2:24:54 GMT
Are you predicting A Hero to win International Feature?? Way too early to say. I was just wondering because Farhadi is a very interesting prediction to me, as I don't think his film is the IFF frontrunner. At the end of the day, I don't think we're going to get a foreign director nominated this year anyway, but if we were, I'd lean towards Trier. |
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Post by speeders on Oct 25, 2021 16:07:37 GMT
I was just wondering because Farhadi is a very interesting prediction to me, as I don't think his film is the IFF frontrunner. At the end of the day, I don't think we're going to get a foreign director nominated this year anyway, but if we were, I'd lean towards Trier. I actually think Sorrentino is the likeliest "foreign" contender, far more so than Trier (after seeing his film yesterday, I do think it's a contender for IFF but not at all in any other categories). Sorrentino has become a big name on his own, has Netflix backing him up, Grand Jury Prize at Venice and I think the director's branch will eat up the autobiographical nature of the film and his tragic backstory and it's big enough in scope to land him a nod too. Best Director is shaping up to be the most competitive and exciting category this year for me. |
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Post by DanQuixote on Oct 26, 2021 21:35:14 GMT
1. Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
2. Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
3. Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley
4. Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
5. Denis Villeneuve, Dune
6. Paolo Sorrentino, The Hand of God
7. Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up
8. Pablo Larraín, Spencer
9. Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World
10. Reinaldo Marcus Green, King Richard
11. Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
12. Asghar Farhadi, A Hero
13. Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
14. Pedro Almodovar, Parallel Mothers
15. Julia Ducournau, Titane
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Post by mhynson27 on Dec 8, 2021 4:34:05 GMT
Branagh Campion del Toro PTA Villeneuve This category suddenly feels pretty straightforward. Swap del Toro with Spielberg, and I think that's our 5. |
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Post by wonky on Dec 8, 2021 5:27:45 GMT
I’m not predicting him yet but I don’t think Reinaldo Marcus Green is impossible. This would remind me a little bit of Lenny Abrahamson or Jason Reitman for Juno. |
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Post by Pavan on Dec 8, 2021 6:40:34 GMT
Campion
Branagh
Spielberg
Del Toro
PTA
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Dec 8, 2021 13:38:28 GMT
Branagh Campion del Toro PTA Villeneuve This category suddenly feels pretty straightforward. Swap del Toro with Spielberg, and I think that's our 5. Is Director ever that straight forward though? |
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I'm just not sure what other combo to come up with as of now. If there's gonna be a non-English language movie nominated here I'd bet on Sorrentino.
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