Oh my god, I await the “House of Gucci” video with bated breath. That campaign was such a wild part of Awards Season that year. From Gaga’s impossible to place accent to the bizarre casting choices to the endless memes, and throw in a bunch of rabid Little Monsters who were desperately trying to convince people that Gaga’s performance was successful - which implies that she made actual character choices instead of just pulling ideas out of a Gucci monogram hat.
That campaign was all over the place and I was glad when she was snubbed for Best Actress is a leading role..... Kristen and Penelope def deserved their spots in the top 5...... Plus Ridley mad a so much better movie that year, The Last duel with the incredibly talented Jodie Comer who def deserved to be nominated...... I hate so much what happens to this industry these days. Pop starts and celebrities take the lead roles instead of the skilled, working actors..... Don't get me wrong I love Gaga, firstly as a musician and I loved her acting in a Star is born! She was really good there!
Dench happening out of nowhere is not that surprising but happening over Balfe is indeed, especially since the later was nominated everywhere. Negga missing is very obvious to me. Only contender for her film, the film was slow and artsy for major audience and her performance was very subtle.
@antoniodjordjevic9493 True about Negga but in the past tons of actors and actresses have been the sole nomination for their films and in supporting roles... some even winners like Marissa Tomei or Christopher Plummer in Beginners. Negga totally should have been nominated and I'm willing to put her in Balfes place(had she been nominated)
Not really the last one was Jackie Weaver, 13 years ago. Hunt, Bates and others ENDED up being sole nominees for their films for films that were expected to get some more nominations. In supporting actor its a bit better and happens a bit more.
@@kritikal123she was even the frontrunner for some time if I remember correctly and even in lead. Which makes this even more bizarre but maybe she split the category votes with herself since Dench indeed got support the studio thought she was not going to have. Or maybe they absolutely didn't care about Balfe in the end.
I absolutely hated Being the Ricardos and I agree with you on JK, but I gotta say that I loved Nicole's performance. This was such a different character for her and absolutely not someone that you would think would be a good Lucille, but I thought that she nailed it, specially with how she was able to play both Lucy and Lucille
I feel King Richard got a Film Editing nod for two reasons: 1. It was a Best Picture nominee and it gave it more gravitas to pump up its numbers. 2. The sports & training sequences made it feel justified to place it in the category.
I agree. I have to say that I was kinda ok with this nod but then I had to rewatch the film, which I did not like as a whole, and I changed a little bit my mind. The editing is amazing during the games, it really is. But the second time around you notice how it is amazing ONLY during the games and pretty basic througout the rest of the film.
I'm with you on Malignant but wow I didn't expect anyone to mention that movie. Also, I'm just flat out tired of DiCaprio. He seems to be in everything and no matter what he does critics fall all over him. However, that he didn't win his Oscar for The Basketball Diaries is one of Oscars' greatest omissions. He was also great in Once Upon A Time In America. Tired of Judi Dench too.
I know it's an unpopular opinion, but (my opinion only) DiCaprio does not deserve an acting nom for KOTFM. He didn't communicate anything consistent about this character, this character literally makes no sense for the whole runtime. DiCaprio seemed more concerned with hogging the screen to showcase his usual overacting, bad accent, bad improv, tics, and gimmicks (bad fake teeth). He always gets hyped the moment he announces a project, and the hype accumulates and people just lazily nominate him automatically or because they're scared of the backlash if they have a constructive opinion about his acting. Lily and Bob made Leo look like an amateur in this film.
10 - Best Sound, Power of the Dog: Disagree. 09 - Best International Feature, A Yak in the Classroom: Agree. Haven't seen it yet but I can safely say Great Freedom and Titane deserved a nomination. 08 - Best Makeup: House of Gucci: Kinda agree. 07 - Best Editing, King Richard: Agree. What editing? 06 - Best Supporting Actress, Judi Dench: Agree 100%. It's a laughable nomination. Ruth Negga deserved to be nominated AND win. 05 - Best Picture, Licorice Pizza: Disagree. It wouldn't be in my nominated 5, but it's better than most crap they give Best Picture nominations to, like King Richard. 04 - Best Visual Effects, Free Guy: Agree. Barf. 03 - Best Original Screenplay, Don't Look Up: Agree. It's a horrible script. 02 - Best Original Song: Agree. What even is that? 01 - Best Supporting Actor, J.K. Simmons: Agree. It's a nothing performance. Nina Arianda is way better. Disagree about the movie, though. It's good. Better than most biopics. And I thought Nicole was great. Not worthy of a win, though.
Ruth Negga was incredible in Passing. Her snub still hurts. Same with Lady Gaga's snub for House of Gucci. I know it's a mediocre film but I thought she was mesmerizing in it - I could not take my eyes off of her.
I'm shocked Annette wasn't a player in ANYTHING that awards season. It was so cool and artsy and the music slapped!!! That should be on your Oscar fiascos list. Shocked it was completely ignored.
2021 always feels more notable for the snubs for me... No Jonny Greenwood for Spencer (a better score than The Power of the Dog), no Villeneuve for Director, no Almodovar/Parallel Mothers in Picture and Director, no Catriona Balfe for Supporting Actress.
A best older actor/actress list would be cool if you havent done one yet. Like Hopkins recent win, Nick Nolte for warrior, or Henry Fonda's win. Or just a top ten oldest nominees and go over if they were worthy nominations, or were more the politics side of things.
Don’t Look Up shouldn’t be nominated in the first place. I mean it’s a poor version of Dr. Strangelove. As for Mass, this should be in the Oscar categories. But the Oscars treated this as a second class cinematic film.
I loved Belfast, although at this point I couldn't tell you why. It was just very intimate and made me feel. That said, Ruth Negga and Passing absolutely should have gotten some academy love. It was my 2nd favorite movie of the year after Dune.
Free Guy, I’m fine with. The fact that the movie is centered within a video game makes the “most effects & overwhelming” feel justified. If anything, I would have preferred Ghostbusters: Afterlife in Visual Effects. It brought back why the original was such a landmark in effects, blurring that line between practical FX and VFX.
The Good Boss is a better film than Parallel Mothers. That's why they submitted it. What really baffles me is that France took a risk by submitting Titane (my favorite movie of that year) and Academy snubbed it. That's why France submitted a safe film this year rather than submitting Anatomy of a Fall.
I think a lot of people have said that the reason why Anatomy wasn't picked as the French submission this year is political, as Justine Triet is a vocal critic of Macron. That can also play a role. Compared to Titane, Anatomy is nowhere near a risky choice, it is a courtroom drama about the breakdown of a marriage, a familiar territory of the academy.
I not only think Licorice Pizza should have been nominated for Best Picture, I would have picked it to win. It was my favorite movie of that year. And I thought J.K Simmons and Nina Arianda were the highlights of Being the Ricardos. I mean if you compare those performances to the actual actors on I Love Lucy it's pretty spot on. I agree that Bardem and Kidman were weird in the leads. Kidman never disappeared into Lucille Ball, and while Bardem gave a good performance he didn't especially evoke Desi Arnaz. I totally agree with the hypothetical noms for Malignant and Pig though. That would have been wonderful.
I was thinking there must be something wrong with Brian Rowe if he found Belfast boring. That was until you totally redeemed yourself by hating Licorice Pizza. I turned that one off after maybe half an hour. Couldn't stand either lead actor and the movie itself did the opposite of "have me at hello." Love that you are giving us both quality and quantity. Almost every day is another Brian Rowe treat!
I loved Belfast but Judi Dench shouldn't have gotten in. I loved Red Rocket and Simon Rex's performance. Licorice Pizza still holds a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and is a great movie. I would take out Don't Look Up. I agree about "Pig". Totally agree about Jason Issacs and Mass, stunning performance by the entire cast.
Great choices! I also thought the Judi Dench and JK Simmons nominations were very uninspired. I was so glad Nicole was no longer the frontrunner to win for Being The Ricardos after the Golden Globes, her performance was so odd and bizarre and for her to win for that instead of Rabbit Hole & Moulin Rouge would have felt incredibly wrong. Javier was also very miscast as Ricky and glad he didn't have a chance of winning and JK Simmons was fine though not very memorable. Mass was a great and underseen film that definitely deserved attention from the Academy. Your House Of Gucci Oscar fiasco video will be so much fun as Gaga made every precursor yet failed to make the Oscar nom (presumably she was in 6th place). Great video, Brian!
To be honest the last time I was invested on the Oscars was on 2020, where strange stuff like Borat 2 was nominated on acting. The year was exceptional though, those pandemic months were all about catching up to wonderful films I won't forget about.
Brian, I disagreed with you on “Licorice Pizza” and “Free Guy”, LP was a nostalgia ride for me and reminds me to the senior girls that I’ve been hanging out with during my high school’s era, Free Guy have a great VFX in it and the movie itself is so charming (but yes, I agreed about FX in Malignant and I would replace Spider-Man: No Way Home with it) and both movies kept me going to archiving my dream during the 2nd year of COVID. But I agreed with you on Judi Dench, Don’t Look Up for Original Screenplay, and you won me over with JK Simmons & Being the Ricardo that shouldn’t be nominating in any categories at all, and that is the worst Aaron Sorkin’s work he ever given to us. Keeping up the good works, Brian. ❤️
Random comment but it's funny to see Jason Isaacs "replace" JK Simmons right now as I'm playing the amazing Baldur's Gate 3 where they give their voices to the two main antagonists.
I second your opinion! Wonderful biography movie with plenty of good songs and remarkable Andrew Garfield's performance! Way better than Licorice Pizza and some other nominees...
i made a playlist of a bunch of your vids and have been watching/listening to them while I work and this is the first one where I had to pause to comment cause 2 things: 1. I love Molly’s Game cause Jessica Chastain’s performance is 🤌 and 2. JASON ISAACS?! 😮 how has he never been nominated?? that is a crime he was a huge part of my childhood playing Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in Peter Pan 2003 and Lucius Malfoy in all the Harry Potter movies. I saw him in other things as well and I would always be like wait a minute…yep that’s him, he’s a chameleon actor to me yet he has a distinct face at the same time. he’s so good, I hope his time comes!
Two things I want to totally agree on: 1. Tick tick boom should have been nominated more - fanatic film. 2. I now want to watch Mass because you introduced Jason Isaacs and I’m curious how raw his performance is here. Much appreciated!
I disagree wholeheartedly about King Richard in Editing. The hallmark of good editing is that it’s supposed to be invisible, and King Richard is a 2 1/2 hour long movie that FLIES by like no other. I actually think Don’t Look Up is the much more egregious nominee in the category, as the editing in that film stands out in a bad way and you really do feel the runtime. It’s still shocking that King Richard is a longer movie than Don’t Look Up, because the latter movie feels infinitely longer than the former.
I'm happy I'm not alone in finding both Belfast and Being the Riccardos a slog - I didn't finish either or them, I just couldn't. I found them both to be weird and off putting for various reasons. Did enjoy Liquorice Pizza though. Mass was incredible and absolutely agree on both supporting performances that should've gotten more attention like the film itself.
Same! It was all to praise Paul Thomas Anderson some more and to have some of the older voters get their nostalgic feels on. Even the age gap of the romance is simply off-putting.
I completely agree with you about a lot of these nominees. Licorice Pizza, Seriously? I still don’t get what people saw in that movie. Belfast and Power of the Dog, not a fan either.
Totally agree on Liquorice Pizza. Most disappointed I have been with a movie since Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Had I been watching either of those at home, I would have turned them both off.
lol it definitely felt like filler. "I've watched the movie twice and I don't know if it was worthy", as if this random critic really knows anything about sound mixing compared to the professionals that nominated the film...
I absolutely hated Licorice Pizza, mostly because I didn't know what to do with it. Am I supposed to root for the relationship of a 25-year-old woman with a 15-year-old boy? Hell, am I supposed to root for her at all when she's so painfully unlikeable and immature with absolutely no redeeming qualities? Why is she the lead? And how exactly am I supposed to believe that this at best average (and personally, not pretty, sorry) woman is just SO attractive that literally every man she comes across wants her? She doesn't even have an attractive personality! How am supposed to keep my disbelief suspended? I guess if the nostalgia thing doesn't click for you, then the movie is at least bland and at worst infuriating. Nice anesthetics, though.
I kinda knew there was going to be a surprise nomination that year but I thought that it would be Marlee Matlin who was in a strong best picture film, had a great comeback narrative plus had a large supporting emotional mum role. I the end it was Dench.
lol "Licorice Pizza" is my favorite movie of like the last 3 years. Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greats. "Tick Tick Boom" is likable enough, and Garfield deserved his nomination, but there's no world in which "Tick Tick Boom" is anything except an enduring and catchy but also flawed and even a tad kitschy pop-musical. The directing was inventive but at times over zealous. Don't want to come across as a hater though, I really enjoyed your video and you have some great picks.
As one of the few who actually really liked Being the Ricardos, I fully agree ably Simmons. He’s fine in the movie, but no where close to deserving of an Oscar nom.
Pretty casual film fan here, I absolutely HATED Licorice pizza & was disgusted by it. Nothing anyone said or did made me feel anything other than grossed out & confused. 0/infinity really made me think less of everyone involved
Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet film got an Oscar Nod for keeping Shakespeare's full text and adding a line or two. Very silent films also get praised for sound. And 2 minute actors also get supporting nods. Can't wait for too many special effects and the declining odds are increasing.
Malignant was NEVER going to be nominated......for anything. As great as the visuals are, the critics DID NOT go for this film and its only surviving on cult fandom and late, out of cinema reevaluation. But in the heat of awards season, no voter was looking at Malignant for any category.
“Don’t look up” absolutely deserved that nomination. Considering in the 2022 one you would’ve put “Top Gun Maverick” in the screenplay category, I’m not so sure I agree with your assessment of screenplays, good sir.
Special Effects category. When you said Free Guy had too many special effects, that reminded me of why I hated Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness. I loved the first Dr.Strange movie. But the sequel? There was no “white space” in which to rest my eyes and mind.
I watch Being the Ricardos and ask myself WHY J.K. SIMMONS DESERVES A NOMINATION FOR THIS??? Jamie Dornan (Belfast), Bradley Cooper (Licorice pizza) or Mike Faist (West Side story) are better choices for Best supporting actor. Javier Bardem not deserves too, Nicolas Cage (Pig), Peter Dinklage (Cyrano) are so much better choices for Best Actor
2021 was not a great year. I specially agree with Licorice Pizza, I also struggled to finish it. Watching this video made me realize I watched most of these movies on a plane cause I couldn't be bothered to go see any of them, and I was right not to. I didn't even finish House of Gucci, how could I ?
I was skeptical coming into this video bc it seemed negative. But you actually have a pretty fair, nuanced analysis. My big surprise came at the end. Not that I disagree with JK Simmon’s being a bland nominee, but rather, that his win was one of the best of the 2010s. Each to their own. But that win still baffles me. I thought it was one-note and lacked nuance.
Lunana was phenomenal. I'd have taken out Worst Person in the World, for all of it's hype I was disappointed when I finally saw it. And I 100% agree with Licorice Pizza. I nearly walked out of that film.
This video just reignited my hatred for Being the Ricardo’s. Im a huge Lucille Ball fan. I felt like I was going INSANE watching all those nominations happen. Nicole Kidman had some moments, but in a cast of actors I usually love, I was shocked by how bad the performances and writing were. UGHHH I’m still so mad 😂
Wow Brian I thought I was only one that didn't love Licorice Pizza. I wanted to love it because I love PTA, but I just didn't.
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Licorice Pizza is so pointless to me. And I believe that's intentional, maybe to portray the pointlessness of youth, idk. But in the end I was like "why was this movie even made?"
Sorry dude, love Licorice Pizza!!! And I think one of the reasons I love it is why it might be off-putting for others, which is that it is so unapologetic in its construction as a hangout movie, as well as so clearly the voice of its director. I never felt that PTA was compromising himself with that movie. It is, in the end, a movie you either vibe with or you don't, so I get why someone wouldn't like it. I also think the Sound nomination for Power of the Dog was inspired (given that it's not something you would immediately think of when watching that movie, but sometimes all it takes is a nomination for something unexpected for you to notice a certain underrated element... which did happen with me and Power of the Dog)...
I love Parallel Mothers but as it wasn't even submitted by Spain it doesn't fit in this video. You should have chosen a submission that didn't make the cut in International Feature.
Licorice Pizza was being hyped the moment it was announced, just like PTA's next film is being hyped right now. I hate how hype accumulates like that and results in awards shows just lazily automatically nominating the same people year after year when other films/actors/actresses etc. were literally better. I love PTA but had he not been the director attached to that movie, it would have been passed by for all awards.
It was a unique masterpiece that towered over every other 2021 film. That's why it received "all those nominations." You need a high I.Q. to appreciate it, though.
Another knockout video, Brian! I have a hot take for you. Jonathan Larsen lived in a time where being your authentic self (coming out) was an impossibly. His family is very protective of his image. I cannot believe that he was straight and was all lovey dovey with a woman! The documentary about the creation of "Rent" as well as "Tick Tick Boom" all seems false to me! He was gay and lived a closeted life all that love for a woman was total B.S.!!!
All of the acting nominations for Being the Ricardos were baffling. None of them deserved to be there especially over much better performances that didn't get in. Bardem and Kidman were completely miscast.
Sorry I cannot disagree with you more about both Licorice Pizza (not really a Paul Thomas Anderson fan but loved this charming film) and Nicole Kidman was outstanding as Lucille Ball (but to be honest, she can do no wrong in my eyes)
I disagree - the sound work is amazing in the Power Of The Dog. The way that stairs creak, the banjo twangs, add to the horror-movie intensity of benedict's villian character.
Oh my god, I await the “House of Gucci” video with bated breath. That campaign was such a wild part of Awards Season that year. From Gaga’s impossible to place accent to the bizarre casting choices to the endless memes, and throw in a bunch of rabid Little Monsters who were desperately trying to convince people that Gaga’s performance was successful - which implies that she made actual character choices instead of just pulling ideas out of a Gucci monogram hat.
That campaign was all over the place and I was glad when she was snubbed for Best Actress is a leading role..... Kristen and Penelope def deserved their spots in the top 5...... Plus Ridley mad a so much better movie that year, The Last duel with the incredibly talented Jodie Comer who def deserved to be nominated......
I hate so much what happens to this industry these days.
Pop starts and celebrities take the lead roles instead of the skilled, working actors.....
Don't get me wrong I love Gaga, firstly as a musician and I loved her acting in a Star is born! She was really good there!
So glad someone gave Ruth Negga some love. I was choked she wasn't nominated. Also I had Balfe and Negga both predicted and neither of them got in 😢
Dench happening out of nowhere is not that surprising but happening over Balfe is indeed, especially since the later was nominated everywhere. Negga missing is very obvious to me. Only contender for her film, the film was slow and artsy for major audience and her performance was very subtle.
@antoniodjordjevic9493 True about Negga but in the past tons of actors and actresses have been the sole nomination for their films and in supporting roles... some even winners like Marissa Tomei or Christopher Plummer in Beginners.
Negga totally should have been nominated and I'm willing to put her in Balfes place(had she been nominated)
Not really the last one was Jackie Weaver, 13 years ago. Hunt, Bates and others ENDED up being sole nominees for their films for films that were expected to get some more nominations. In supporting actor its a bit better and happens a bit more.
@@kritikal123she was even the frontrunner for some time if I remember correctly and even in lead. Which makes this even more bizarre but maybe she split the category votes with herself since Dench indeed got support the studio thought she was not going to have. Or maybe they absolutely didn't care about Balfe in the end.
@@antoniodjordjevic9493 doesn't mean it still can't happen
Edit: in this case it didn't lmao
I don't understand the aversion to Belfast, but I do agree about nominating Dench over Balfe or Negga. Just nuts.
I truly disliked “Don’t Look Up.” So much talent, and so little reward.
Thank you!
“Being the Ricardo’s” is a glorified Lifetime Biopic and I didn’t get the praise either 🤷🏻♂️
I absolutely hated Being the Ricardos and I agree with you on JK, but I gotta say that I loved Nicole's performance. This was such a different character for her and absolutely not someone that you would think would be a good Lucille, but I thought that she nailed it, specially with how she was able to play both Lucy and Lucille
I feel King Richard got a Film Editing nod for two reasons: 1. It was a Best Picture nominee and it gave it more gravitas to pump up its numbers. 2. The sports & training sequences made it feel justified to place it in the category.
Bohemian Rhapsody winning best editing makes me think the academy essentially does it at random.
I agree. I have to say that I was kinda ok with this nod but then I had to rewatch the film, which I did not like as a whole, and I changed a little bit my mind. The editing is amazing during the games, it really is. But the second time around you notice how it is amazing ONLY during the games and pretty basic througout the rest of the film.
I'm with you on Malignant but wow I didn't expect anyone to mention that movie. Also, I'm just flat out tired of DiCaprio. He seems to be in everything and no matter what he does critics fall all over him. However, that he didn't win his Oscar for The Basketball Diaries is one of Oscars' greatest omissions. He was also great in Once Upon A Time In America. Tired of Judi Dench too.
I know it's an unpopular opinion, but (my opinion only) DiCaprio does not deserve an acting nom for KOTFM. He didn't communicate anything consistent about this character, this character literally makes no sense for the whole runtime. DiCaprio seemed more concerned with hogging the screen to showcase his usual overacting, bad accent, bad improv, tics, and gimmicks (bad fake teeth). He always gets hyped the moment he announces a project, and the hype accumulates and people just lazily nominate him automatically or because they're scared of the backlash if they have a constructive opinion about his acting. Lily and Bob made Leo look like an amateur in this film.
@@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaoshe lost to Cillian Murphy anyway 😆
10 - Best Sound, Power of the Dog: Disagree.
09 - Best International Feature, A Yak in the Classroom: Agree. Haven't seen it yet but I can safely say Great Freedom and Titane deserved a nomination.
08 - Best Makeup: House of Gucci: Kinda agree.
07 - Best Editing, King Richard: Agree. What editing?
06 - Best Supporting Actress, Judi Dench: Agree 100%. It's a laughable nomination. Ruth Negga deserved to be nominated AND win.
05 - Best Picture, Licorice Pizza: Disagree. It wouldn't be in my nominated 5, but it's better than most crap they give Best Picture nominations to, like King Richard.
04 - Best Visual Effects, Free Guy: Agree. Barf.
03 - Best Original Screenplay, Don't Look Up: Agree. It's a horrible script.
02 - Best Original Song: Agree. What even is that?
01 - Best Supporting Actor, J.K. Simmons: Agree. It's a nothing performance. Nina Arianda is way better. Disagree about the movie, though. It's good. Better than most biopics. And I thought Nicole was great. Not worthy of a win, though.
Ruth Negga was incredible in Passing. Her snub still hurts. Same with Lady Gaga's snub for House of Gucci. I know it's a mediocre film but I thought she was mesmerizing in it - I could not take my eyes off of her.
I'm shocked Annette wasn't a player in ANYTHING that awards season. It was so cool and artsy and the music slapped!!! That should be on your Oscar fiascos list. Shocked it was completely ignored.
That movie is trash. It tries so hard to be artsy and is so godamn predictable.
Annette was horrible!
Pig is one of Nick Cage's best performances. I like when he goes over the top but this movie proves he can do low key.
2021 always feels more notable for the snubs for me... No Jonny Greenwood for Spencer (a better score than The Power of the Dog), no Villeneuve for Director, no Almodovar/Parallel Mothers in Picture and Director, no Catriona Balfe for Supporting Actress.
A best older actor/actress list would be cool if you havent done one yet. Like Hopkins recent win, Nick Nolte for warrior, or Henry Fonda's win. Or just a top ten oldest nominees and go over if they were worthy nominations, or were more the politics side of things.
Hopkins was more than deserving though. The Father is one of the most harrowing performances I've ever seen on celluloid
Don’t Look Up shouldn’t be nominated in the first place. I mean it’s a poor version of Dr. Strangelove.
As for Mass, this should be in the Oscar categories. But the Oscars treated this as a second class cinematic film.
Just saw the holdovers it was excellent
I loved Belfast, although at this point I couldn't tell you why. It was just very intimate and made me feel. That said, Ruth Negga and Passing absolutely should have gotten some academy love. It was my 2nd favorite movie of the year after Dune.
Free Guy, I’m fine with. The fact that the movie is centered within a video game makes the “most effects & overwhelming” feel justified.
If anything, I would have preferred Ghostbusters: Afterlife in Visual Effects. It brought back why the original was such a landmark in effects, blurring that line between practical FX and VFX.
The Good Boss is a better film than Parallel Mothers. That's why they submitted it.
What really baffles me is that France took a risk by submitting Titane (my favorite movie of that year) and Academy snubbed it. That's why France submitted a safe film this year rather than submitting Anatomy of a Fall.
I think a lot of people have said that the reason why Anatomy wasn't picked as the French submission this year is political, as Justine Triet is a vocal critic of Macron. That can also play a role. Compared to Titane, Anatomy is nowhere near a risky choice, it is a courtroom drama about the breakdown of a marriage, a familiar territory of the academy.
I not only think Licorice Pizza should have been nominated for Best Picture, I would have picked it to win. It was my favorite movie of that year. And I thought J.K Simmons and Nina Arianda were the highlights of Being the Ricardos. I mean if you compare those performances to the actual actors on I Love Lucy it's pretty spot on. I agree that Bardem and Kidman were weird in the leads. Kidman never disappeared into Lucille Ball, and while Bardem gave a good performance he didn't especially evoke Desi Arnaz. I totally agree with the hypothetical noms for Malignant and Pig though. That would have been wonderful.
Give me an f***ing break, exactly. Dench being nominated over Negga who actually could’ve won is a joke!
I was thinking there must be something wrong with Brian Rowe if he found Belfast boring. That was until you totally redeemed yourself by hating Licorice Pizza. I turned that one off after maybe half an hour. Couldn't stand either lead actor and the movie itself did the opposite of "have me at hello." Love that you are giving us both quality and quantity. Almost every day is another Brian Rowe treat!
I loved Belfast but Judi Dench shouldn't have gotten in. I loved Red Rocket and Simon Rex's performance. Licorice Pizza still holds a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and is a great movie. I would take out Don't Look Up. I agree about "Pig". Totally agree about Jason Issacs and Mass, stunning performance by the entire cast.
Best Supporting Actor: Mike Faist, WEST SIDE STORY. I'll leave it at that.
Great choices! I also thought the Judi Dench and JK Simmons nominations were very uninspired. I was so glad Nicole was no longer the frontrunner to win for Being The Ricardos after the Golden Globes, her performance was so odd and bizarre and for her to win for that instead of Rabbit Hole & Moulin Rouge would have felt incredibly wrong. Javier was also very miscast as Ricky and glad he didn't have a chance of winning and JK Simmons was fine though not very memorable. Mass was a great and underseen film that definitely deserved attention from the Academy. Your House Of Gucci Oscar fiasco video will be so much fun as Gaga made every precursor yet failed to make the Oscar nom (presumably she was in 6th place). Great video, Brian!
Yup, we all panicked when Nicole Kidman won that Golden Globe for Best Actress 😅
The Master is probably my favorite PTA movie and Inherent Vice is probably in my top 3 😭.
To be honest the last time I was invested on the Oscars was on 2020, where strange stuff like Borat 2 was nominated on acting. The year was exceptional though, those pandemic months were all about catching up to wonderful films I won't forget about.
Honestly you're feelings for Being the Ricardos is how I felt about Don't Look Up. Specifically it being horrendously miscast.
I live in Milwaukee. Mass played for one week in a theater here 20 miles away from my condo. I saw Mass. Shame on the Academy for not doing the same.
I think so too. Shame on the those voters. There should be a people’s vote or something in the Oscar’s.
Brian, I disagreed with you on “Licorice Pizza” and “Free Guy”, LP was a nostalgia ride for me and reminds me to the senior girls that I’ve been hanging out with during my high school’s era, Free Guy have a great VFX in it and the movie itself is so charming (but yes, I agreed about FX in Malignant and I would replace Spider-Man: No Way Home with it) and both movies kept me going to archiving my dream during the 2nd year of COVID.
But I agreed with you on Judi Dench, Don’t Look Up for Original Screenplay, and you won me over with JK Simmons & Being the Ricardo that shouldn’t be nominating in any categories at all, and that is the worst Aaron Sorkin’s work he ever given to us.
Keeping up the good works, Brian. ❤️
Saw the Power of The Dog in a theater, definitely deserved a sound nod
I hope you cover the costume design section of the Oscars there are many movies that did not deserve to be nominated let alone win.
Random comment but it's funny to see Jason Isaacs "replace" JK Simmons right now as I'm playing the amazing Baldur's Gate 3 where they give their voices to the two main antagonists.
Agreed with Tick Tick Boom!
I second your opinion! Wonderful biography movie with plenty of good songs and remarkable Andrew Garfield's performance! Way better than Licorice Pizza and some other nominees...
i made a playlist of a bunch of your vids and have been watching/listening to them while I work and this is the first one where I had to pause to comment cause 2 things: 1. I love Molly’s Game cause Jessica Chastain’s performance is 🤌 and 2. JASON ISAACS?! 😮 how has he never been nominated?? that is a crime he was a huge part of my childhood playing Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in Peter Pan 2003 and Lucius Malfoy in all the Harry Potter movies. I saw him in other things as well and I would always be like wait a minute…yep that’s him, he’s a chameleon actor to me yet he has a distinct face at the same time. he’s so good, I hope his time comes!
Ruth Negga deserved to win over DeBose. Nothing will change my mind. DeBose should thank Rita Moreno for even getting nominated let alone winning.
Agree completely
Two things I want to totally agree on:
1. Tick tick boom should have been nominated more - fanatic film.
2. I now want to watch Mass because you introduced Jason Isaacs and I’m curious how raw his performance is here. Much appreciated!
I disagree wholeheartedly about King Richard in Editing. The hallmark of good editing is that it’s supposed to be invisible, and King Richard is a 2 1/2 hour long movie that FLIES by like no other. I actually think Don’t Look Up is the much more egregious nominee in the category, as the editing in that film stands out in a bad way and you really do feel the runtime. It’s still shocking that King Richard is a longer movie than Don’t Look Up, because the latter movie feels infinitely longer than the former.
I'm happy I'm not alone in finding both Belfast and Being the Riccardos a slog - I didn't finish either or them, I just couldn't. I found them both to be weird and off putting for various reasons. Did enjoy Liquorice Pizza though. Mass was incredible and absolutely agree on both supporting performances that should've gotten more attention like the film itself.
I agree with you about Licorice Pizza never felt engaged by it and I don't get alot of the hype about that movie
Same! It was all to praise Paul Thomas Anderson some more and to have some of the older voters get their nostalgic feels on.
Even the age gap of the romance is simply off-putting.
In all honesty, concerning Being the Ricardos, where was Nina Arianda's nomination? Thought she was the best part of the film.
I completely agree with you about a lot of these nominees. Licorice Pizza, Seriously? I still don’t get what people saw in that movie. Belfast and Power of the Dog, not a fan either.
They saw a unique and timeless masterpiece, and they saw it cuz they were SMARTER than you.
Totally agree on Liquorice Pizza. Most disappointed I have been with a movie since Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Had I been watching either of those at home, I would have turned them both off.
Licorice Pizza
Both of those films are MASTERPIECES! You know nothing.
PASSING was phenomenal!!
Good morning Brian.
Once again I'll be shirking all responsibilities to indulge in your delightful fare!
Fluff has never been so nutritious!
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Don't Look Up shockingly won the Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay that year.
1000 percent agreement with Licorice Pizza and the deeply cynical Don't Look Up.
The Power of the dog absolutely deserved the sound nomination. The scene where Kristen Dunst plays the piano is incredible.
lol it definitely felt like filler. "I've watched the movie twice and I don't know if it was worthy", as if this random critic really knows anything about sound mixing compared to the professionals that nominated the film...
I absolutely hated Licorice Pizza, mostly because I didn't know what to do with it. Am I supposed to root for the relationship of a 25-year-old woman with a 15-year-old boy? Hell, am I supposed to root for her at all when she's so painfully unlikeable and immature with absolutely no redeeming qualities? Why is she the lead? And how exactly am I supposed to believe that this at best average (and personally, not pretty, sorry) woman is just SO attractive that literally every man she comes across wants her? She doesn't even have an attractive personality! How am supposed to keep my disbelief suspended?
I guess if the nostalgia thing doesn't click for you, then the movie is at least bland and at worst infuriating. Nice anesthetics, though.
Love, love, love your best and worst Oscar nomination videos :)
The Last Duel gets no love.
I kinda knew there was going to be a surprise nomination that year but I thought that it would be Marlee Matlin who was in a strong best picture film, had a great comeback narrative plus had a large supporting emotional mum role. I the end it was Dench.
Couldn't agree more! Thanks Brian❤
Man, MASS and PASSING were such incredible films and yet sooo snubbed at the Oscars! It’s a crime
Worst Ox and Judy- agreed with you so much on this video! And I still dont know the plot of Pizza 😂
lol "Licorice Pizza" is my favorite movie of like the last 3 years. Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greats. "Tick Tick Boom" is likable enough, and Garfield deserved his nomination, but there's no world in which "Tick Tick Boom" is anything except an enduring and catchy but also flawed and even a tad kitschy pop-musical. The directing was inventive but at times over zealous. Don't want to come across as a hater though, I really enjoyed your video and you have some great picks.
As one of the few who actually really liked Being the Ricardos, I fully agree ably Simmons. He’s fine in the movie, but no where close to deserving of an Oscar nom.
Not gonna lie I absolutely loved Licorice Pizza
Leto's performance is terrible but the makeup work is absolutely amazing. Learn to distinguish the effort of makeup artists from bad acting.
Ricardos had the nostalgia vote. Lucille Ball still carries weight
I strongly agree with all your choices especially boring Licorice Pizza
The Power of the dog SERIOUSLY deserved that sound nomination. Specially when Kirsten is playing the piano
Lmao nigga, one scene don't make an oscar
Love the love for Tick, Tick....Boom
Andrew Garfield should've won Best Actor!
Pretty casual film fan here, I absolutely HATED Licorice pizza & was disgusted by it. Nothing anyone said or did made me feel anything other than grossed out & confused. 0/infinity really made me think less of everyone involved
Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet film got an Oscar Nod for keeping Shakespeare's full text and adding a line or two. Very silent films also get praised for sound. And 2 minute actors also get supporting nods. Can't wait for too many special effects and the declining odds are increasing.
Hey, I’ll always predict Diane Warren for Best Song when I see her name in the shortlists.
In fact, I was the only one calling her nods both years.
and this year is there an chance that she’s 2x on the shortlist for Original Song
Looking forward to the HOG video.
Respect got no love at all
I love Licorice Pizza, so I 100% disagree with you on that
Agreed on Jason Isaacs
I'm so glad you've never mentioned that slap heard around the world.
I never walk out of a movie thinking about the editing.
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
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You're spot on
Malignant was NEVER going to be nominated......for anything. As great as the visuals are, the critics DID NOT go for this film and its only surviving on cult fandom and late, out of cinema reevaluation. But in the heat of awards season, no voter was looking at Malignant for any category.
“Don’t look up” absolutely deserved that nomination. Considering in the 2022 one you would’ve put “Top Gun Maverick” in the screenplay category, I’m not so sure I agree with your assessment of screenplays, good sir.
Special Effects category. When you said Free Guy had too many special effects, that reminded me of why I hated Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness. I loved the first Dr.Strange movie. But the sequel? There was no “white space” in which to rest my eyes and mind.
I watch Being the Ricardos and ask myself WHY J.K. SIMMONS DESERVES A NOMINATION FOR THIS??? Jamie Dornan (Belfast), Bradley Cooper (Licorice pizza) or Mike Faist (West Side story) are better choices for Best supporting actor.
Javier Bardem not deserves too, Nicolas Cage (Pig), Peter Dinklage (Cyrano) are so much better choices for Best Actor
I would have loved Jason Isaacs to get some love for Death of Stalin. He stole every single scene he was in.
2021 was not a great year. I specially agree with Licorice Pizza, I also struggled to finish it. Watching this video made me realize I watched most of these movies on a plane cause I couldn't be bothered to go see any of them, and I was right not to. I didn't even finish House of Gucci, how could I ?
I was skeptical coming into this video bc it seemed negative. But you actually have a pretty fair, nuanced analysis. My big surprise came at the end. Not that I disagree with JK Simmon’s being a bland nominee, but rather, that his win was one of the best of the 2010s. Each to their own. But that win still baffles me. I thought it was one-note and lacked nuance.
Jason is currently playing Cary Grant now! Hello to Jason Isaacs.
Lunana was phenomenal. I'd have taken out Worst Person in the World, for all of it's hype I was disappointed when I finally saw it. And I 100% agree with Licorice Pizza. I nearly walked out of that film.
This video just reignited my hatred for Being the Ricardo’s. Im a huge Lucille Ball fan. I felt like I was going INSANE watching all those nominations happen. Nicole Kidman had some moments, but in a cast of actors I usually love, I was shocked by how bad the performances and writing were. UGHHH I’m still so mad 😂
Wow Brian I thought I was only one that didn't love Licorice Pizza. I wanted to love it because I love PTA, but I just didn't.
Licorice Pizza is so pointless to me. And I believe that's intentional, maybe to portray the pointlessness of youth, idk. But in the end I was like "why was this movie even made?"
So smart educated people with discerning tastes could enjoy a timeless and unique MASTERPIECE. Same reason all PTA movies are made!
I agree, don’t understand how Judi Dench got nominated.
Sorry dude, love Licorice Pizza!!! And I think one of the reasons I love it is why it might be off-putting for others, which is that it is so unapologetic in its construction as a hangout movie, as well as so clearly the voice of its director. I never felt that PTA was compromising himself with that movie. It is, in the end, a movie you either vibe with or you don't, so I get why someone wouldn't like it. I also think the Sound nomination for Power of the Dog was inspired (given that it's not something you would immediately think of when watching that movie, but sometimes all it takes is a nomination for something unexpected for you to notice a certain underrated element... which did happen with me and Power of the Dog)...
U a pedo?
I love Parallel Mothers but as it wasn't even submitted by Spain it doesn't fit in this video. You should have chosen a submission that didn't make the cut in International Feature.
That is a good point
Licorice Pizza was being hyped the moment it was announced, just like PTA's next film is being hyped right now. I hate how hype accumulates like that and results in awards shows just lazily automatically nominating the same people year after year when other films/actors/actresses etc. were literally better. I love PTA but had he not been the director attached to that movie, it would have been passed by for all awards.
BULLSHIT!
BULLSHIT!
BULLSHIT!
BULLSHIT!
It was a unique masterpiece that towered over every other 2021 film. That's why it received "all those nominations." You need a high I.Q. to appreciate it, though.
I would have replaced Nicole Kidman in Being The Ricardo’s with Alana Haim in Licorice Pizzas 🍕 for best lead actress.
Another knockout video, Brian! I have a hot take for you. Jonathan Larsen lived in a time where being your authentic self (coming out) was an impossibly. His family is very protective of his image. I cannot believe that he was straight and was all lovey dovey with a woman! The documentary about the creation of "Rent" as well as "Tick Tick Boom" all seems false to me! He was gay and lived a closeted life all that love for a woman was total B.S.!!!
The power of the dog should have been the winner for Best Sound for me
I loved Whiplash! Have to see Mass.
All of the acting nominations for Being the Ricardos were baffling. None of them deserved to be there especially over much better performances that didn't get in. Bardem and Kidman were completely miscast.
So may we start !!😊
I'm so happy to hear that there's someone else who hated Licorice Pizza. I thought I was crazy!
you are crazy. not because you hate a film but if you think its a bad film
Sorry I cannot disagree with you more about both Licorice Pizza (not really a Paul Thomas Anderson fan but loved this charming film) and Nicole Kidman was outstanding as Lucille Ball (but to be honest, she can do no wrong in my eyes)
I kinda abhor the one movie rule mention. I get not taking up half the list but you should absolutely be able to do 2 or 3.
22:22 Say Hello to Jason Isaacs.
By the way, when is Jason Isaacs going to get an Oscar nomination?
Any noms for Netflix films are bought and paid for.
I disagree - the sound work is amazing in the Power Of The Dog. The way that stairs creak, the banjo twangs, add to the horror-movie intensity of benedict's villian character.