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Post by MoonShadow on May 6, 2017 20:27:58 GMT
Even after so much buzz and appreciation, she ended up getting the shaft!
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Post by bob-coppola on May 6, 2017 20:42:22 GMT
Memory is a strange thing. For example, I remember Adams' performance as being one of the best of 2016, but the academy seemed to remember differently. Clearly they prefer Meryl Streep having fun in a forgettable flick.
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Post by flasuss on May 6, 2017 21:08:41 GMT
Meryl Streep's anti-Trump speech ended up getting her votes that would otherwise go to Adams.
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Post by Zeb31 on May 6, 2017 21:25:55 GMT
Because the five nominees were all passion picks that probably had a lot of people ranking them first, while Adams was most likely on several ballots but with few #1 votes. Streep sealed the deal with her GG speech.
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Post by Zeb31 on May 6, 2017 21:28:51 GMT
Meryl Streep's anti-Trump speech ended up getting her votes that would otherwise go to Adams. Don't think so. FFJ and Arrival appeal to considerably different crowds, so it wasn't Streep who funneled votes away from Adams.
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Post by thomasjerome on May 6, 2017 21:32:48 GMT
Everybody's talking about Streep but I was thinking Ruth Negga (snubbed by BAFTA and SAG) was actually the one who got in instead of Amy.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2017 21:34:44 GMT
She didn't deserve it.
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Post by dmitriyuriev on May 6, 2017 22:08:36 GMT
Because the five nominees were all passion picks that probably had a lot of people ranking them first, while Adams was most likely on several ballots but with few #1 votes. Streep sealed the deal with her GG speech. ^ This before the Award season began there were a lot that doubted Adams including the pundits who thought the film would not be AMPAS cup of tea (and these statements were coming from people who loved the film) but for some bizarre reason the film did well at the box office (for a clinical and brainy sci-fi) and so did the film with awards groups. But in the end it seems their suspicions on Adams was originally correct. For all we know "Arrival" probably just barely made the cut in other major categories; 2016 wasn't particularly strong especially for studio films.
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Post by dmitriyuriev on May 6, 2017 22:15:07 GMT
Everybody's talking about Streep but I was thinking Ruth Negga (snubbed by BAFTA and SAG) was actually the one who got in instead of Amy. Can we really call Negga a snub for SAG though? SAG is notorious for nominating films that get the screeners out early, for some strange reason Focus didn't send screeners until the last few days before voting closed.
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Post by MoonShadow on May 7, 2017 1:13:13 GMT
Memory is a strange thing. For example, I remember Adams' performance as being one of the best of 2016, but the academy seemed to remember differently. Clearly they prefer Meryl Streep having fun in a forgettable flick. And Ruth Negga for a mediocre flick which looked more like a Lifetime TV movie :/
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Post by taranofprydain on May 7, 2017 1:29:57 GMT
I think that Ruth Negga was the surprise nominee, and came in behind Streep. Negga was in an Academy-friendly film and did a glorious, heartbreakingly good job. She also had Focus Features behind her, and we all know how effective they are with acting nominations. Now I have not seen arrival, but 10 to one, Focus Features made the difference.
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Post by filmnoir on May 7, 2017 1:58:32 GMT
Meryl Streep's anti-Trump speech ended up getting her votes that would otherwise go to Adams. Nah. Streep was nominated for GG, SAG, BAFTA. Whereas Huppert and Negga were not nominated for SAG.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 6:38:43 GMT
I watched 'Arrival' .. I love "Amy Adams" .. But she didn't deserve a Nomination!
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 7, 2017 6:52:47 GMT
In any case, Negga was a much more inspired choice than Adams so I'm glad they went with Negga.
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Post by MsMovieStar on May 7, 2017 9:31:21 GMT
Oh honey, as an actress, I can tell you that we are used to getting the shaft...
As much as I love Amy, somebody needs to hurl an Oscar at her soon, so we can get it over and done with... and move on...
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 9:51:56 GMT
Oh honey, as an actress, I can tell you that we are used to getting the shaft... As much as I love Amy, somebody needs to hurl an Oscar at her soon, so we can get it over and done with... and move on... This reminds me of someone!
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Post by agent69 on May 7, 2017 13:48:34 GMT
Because even the Academy was sick and tired of giving her undeserved nominations?
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Post by MoonShadow on May 7, 2017 14:09:13 GMT
Oh honey, as an actress, I can tell you that we are used to getting the shaft... As much as I love Amy, somebody needs to hurl an Oscar at her soon, so we can get it over and done with... and move on... For real?
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 7, 2017 14:47:47 GMT
I was surprised she was left out until I actually watched Arrival. While I loved her performance, it wasn't exactly the kind of big acting showcase that the acting branch usually gravitates towards, with a very low-key handling of the film's emotional core. Plus, the buzz around the film seemed to gravitate more towards Villeneuve than Adams, while the other contenders were all among the first things talked about with their films.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 15:58:38 GMT
Lead actress was tougher than usual last year (Adams, Bening, and probably even Blunt would likely happen in most weaker years) and it wasn't a showy performance
She already has 5 noms, and this would have been her 6th without a win and she obviously wasn't going to win last year
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Post by therealcomicman117 on May 7, 2017 21:31:08 GMT
I just think the academy felt that there were more deserving performance, and in all honestly Adams performance probably wasn't "big" enough for them. Personally she would have made my lineup if I was allowed to vote, but in all honesty any of the nominated performances were very worthy as well.
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Post by quetee on May 7, 2017 21:37:14 GMT
I was surprised she was left out until I actually watched Arrival. While I loved her performance, it wasn't exactly the kind of big acting showcase that the acting branch usually gravitates towards, with a very low-key handling of the film's emotional core. Plus, the buzz around the film seemed to gravitate more towards Villeneuve than Adams, while the other contenders were all among the first things talked about with their films. You hit it on the nose. It simply wasn't a 6th nomination make. She has to lay some other cards on the table.
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Post by getclutch on May 7, 2017 22:05:41 GMT
There were seven or eight contenders and some had to be eliminated. Just didn’t think one would be her.
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Post by MsMovieStar on May 8, 2017 7:46:10 GMT
I was surprised she was left out until I actually watched Arrival. While I loved her performance, it wasn't exactly the kind of big acting showcase that the acting branch usually gravitates towards, with a very low-key handling of the film's emotional core. Plus, the buzz around the film seemed to gravitate more towards Villeneuve than Adams, while the other contenders were all among the first things talked about with their films. You hit it on the nose. It simply wasn't a 6th nomination make. She has to lay some other cards on the table. Oh honey, as an actress, I can tell you that we are used to on the tables and lays... But I also didn't think her performance or Arrival was all that great.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 19:02:48 GMT
Sci-fi films normally don't get nominated for acting and her role here was hardly a big showcase of her (limited) abilities.
Fortunately the Academy denied her another filler nomination and instead chose to honour the deserving work of Isabelle Huppert.
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