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Post by stabcaesar on May 22, 2024 5:22:08 GMT
Did Blanchett just call herself "middle class"? ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) I don't know the context, but maybe she was referring to her origins, to her family and its background. She said I AM middle class, not I WAS middle class. In what universe can she be called middle class? I mean maybe she is compared to Dwayne Johnson. Her alleged net worth is only $95 million after all. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif)
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Post by stephen on May 22, 2024 12:53:49 GMT
The Anora reviews are very strong but I still can't quite see the Academy embracing Sean Baker in a big way just yet. But this does seem more palatable than Red Rocket (which was always going to struggle uphill no matter how daring the Academy's gotten lately) and Neon is a shrewd campaigner.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on May 22, 2024 14:04:21 GMT
The Anora reviews are very strong but I still can't quite see the Academy embracing Sean Baker in a big way just yet. But this does seem more palatable than Red Rocket (which was always going to struggle uphill no matter how daring the Academy's gotten lately) and Neon is a shrewd campaigner. The comparisons to Uncut Gems give me pause on its Oscar chances outside of Madison.
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Post by mhynson27 on May 22, 2024 14:13:28 GMT
Madison would be my only potential prediction atm.
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Post by stephen on May 22, 2024 14:15:43 GMT
The Anora reviews are very strong but I still can't quite see the Academy embracing Sean Baker in a big way just yet. But this does seem more palatable than Red Rocket (which was always going to struggle uphill no matter how daring the Academy's gotten lately) and Neon is a shrewd campaigner. The comparisons to Uncut Gems give me pause on its Oscar chances outside of Madison. Madison still has a lot working against her. She's still a relative unknown and while this is the sort of thing critics will lap up and her individual reviews are great, I feel like this is the sort of thing everyone expects will be this juggernaut but then winds up missing. We see it every year. I think she would need the Best Actress prize here so that she is the one who stakes the awards claim rather than Baker, and then for Neon to really focus their energies on her. Luckily for her, Neon doesn't really have another strong horse in the Best Actress race this year that I can see.
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Post by stephen on May 22, 2024 15:53:33 GMT
Miguel Gomes's Grand Tour:
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Post by stephen on May 22, 2024 16:03:52 GMT
Jessica Palud's Being Maria:
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Post by stephen on May 22, 2024 22:55:50 GMT
Karim Ainouz's Motel Destino:
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on May 23, 2024 13:36:58 GMT
The Count of Monte Cristo is getting strong reactions. Particularly score. Maybe other techs? If the right studio picks it up maybe more?
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on May 23, 2024 14:33:40 GMT
I don't know the context, but maybe she was referring to her origins, to her family and its background. She said I AM middle class, not I WAS middle class. In what universe can she be called middle class? I mean maybe she is compared to Dwayne Johnson. Her alleged net worth is only $95 million after all. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) My understanding is this is UK vernacular which refers to social class and basically means she’s not nobility.
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Post by stephen on May 23, 2024 14:34:36 GMT
She said I AM middle class, not I WAS middle class. In what universe can she be called middle class? I mean maybe she is compared to Dwayne Johnson. Her alleged net worth is only $95 million after all. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) My understanding is this is UK vernacular which refers to social class and basically means she’s not nobility. Yeah, that was my interpretation as well.
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Post by franklin on May 23, 2024 14:55:46 GMT
I get it now, but isn't she Australian??
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on May 23, 2024 14:58:47 GMT
I get it now, but isn't she Australian?? Same monarchy.
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Post by stephen on May 23, 2024 15:08:39 GMT
I get it now, but isn't she Australian?? Same monarchy. Plus she lives in the UK.
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Post by stabcaesar on May 23, 2024 15:55:49 GMT
I get it now, but isn't she Australian?? Same monarchy. That is irrelevant. The English class system does not apply in Australia at all. Or any other country under the Commonwealth realm for that matter. Canada's head of state is King Charles too. Besides she's speaking at a French film festival. Let's just be real here. She probably really believes she's middle class because she's not a billionaire. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif)
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 23, 2024 17:38:53 GMT
the more important Blanchett story is her Palestinian solidarity red carpet outfit. ![https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-13-2024-05-af0ef77534a825caef5824bbb7ff47ad.jpg?im=FitAndFill=(596,336)](https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-13-2024-05-af0ef77534a825caef5824bbb7ff47ad.jpg?im=FitAndFill=(596,336))
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Post by Archie on May 23, 2024 17:51:58 GMT
the more important Blanchett story is her Palestinian solidarity red carpet outfit. ![https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-13-2024-05-af0ef77534a825caef5824bbb7ff47ad.jpg?im=FitAndFill=(596,336)](https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-13-2024-05-af0ef77534a825caef5824bbb7ff47ad.jpg?im=FitAndFill=(596,336)) Off-topic, but also... ![](https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5cbafe73689d06d2c684e3405603cc3555271b83cab548c67ef35aece2f4dcdc.jpg)
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Post by stephen on May 23, 2024 21:52:32 GMT
Gilles Lelouche’s Beating Hearts:
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Post by mhynson27 on May 23, 2024 23:59:08 GMT
That is irrelevant. The English class system does not apply in Australia at all. Or any other country under the Commonwealth realm for that matter. Canada's head of state is King Charles too. Besides she's speaking at a French film festival.Let's just be real here. She probably really believes she's middle class because she's not a billionaire. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) How does that have any relevance?! ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) Ah yes Cate, you're an Aussie who lives in England, but let's only use terms that the French will understand, and frame your experiences in the context of their systems, not the ones you're actually a part of! Istg you're so bitter all the time. Just chill out and learn to not shit on everything and everyone.
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Post by stabcaesar on May 24, 2024 4:18:46 GMT
That is irrelevant. The English class system does not apply in Australia at all. Or any other country under the Commonwealth realm for that matter. Canada's head of state is King Charles too. Besides she's speaking at a French film festival.Let's just be real here. She probably really believes she's middle class because she's not a billionaire. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) How does that have any relevance?! ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) Ah yes Cate, you're an Aussie who lives in England, but let's only use terms that the French will understand, and frame your experiences in the context of their systems, not the ones you're actually a part of! Istg you're so bitter all the time. Just chill out and learn to not shit on everything and everyone. How is it not of any relevance? She was in France and her audience under this very circumstance were mostly French. Besides her self-proclaimed "middle class" status is making rounds everywhere, including in Australia. I am by no means the only one who finds it laughable. Does Cate Blanchett Really Think She’s ‘Middle-Class’?Internet bafffled by Cate Blanchett’s ‘middle class’ claimCate Blanchett mocked for saying she’s ‘middle class’Cate Blanchett Says She's "Middle Class" Despite Having an Estimated $95 Million Net WorthIf you don't believe me, just Google "Cate Blanchett middle class". Everyone is laughing at her for being this out of touch, which makes her pro-Palestinian "statement" on the red carpet that much more cringe-inducing and counterproductive. And I say that as an avid Blanchett fan. Besides it’s not like I’m incensed or anything. I just find it hilarious.
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Post by stephen on May 24, 2024 11:48:58 GMT
Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine Is Light:
Calling it now: this is winning something BIG.
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Post by DanQuixote on May 24, 2024 11:57:58 GMT
I’m sticking with my pre-festival prediction that Mohammad Rasoulof is taking the Palme, but I think Kapadia, Audiard, Fargeat and Baker have a shot too in that order.
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Post by stephen on May 24, 2024 16:44:56 GMT
Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the Sacred Fig:
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Post by stephen on May 24, 2024 19:27:04 GMT
Michel Hazanavicius's The Most Precious of Cargoes:
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Post by stephen on May 24, 2024 19:30:40 GMT
So now that all competition titles have screened, here's my thinking:
Palme d'Or: All We Imagine Is Light Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig Jury Prize: Anora Best Director: Coralie Fargeat, The Substance Best Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness Best Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez Best Screenplay: Bird Vulcan Prize: Grand Tour
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