tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post1928321426511512679..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Oscar Week: Best Director - If I Chose the WinnersAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-129850850745506752013-02-21T15:09:04.885-05:002013-02-21T15:09:04.885-05:00It is nuts that Hitch never won. It's as if th...It is nuts that Hitch never won. It's as if they kept thinking, "Nah, next time." After so many of those, there wasn't any next time. Shame.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61952916363522553422013-02-21T15:07:54.967-05:002013-02-21T15:07:54.967-05:00Agree, the lack of love for Mulholland Dr. was abs...Agree, the lack of love for Mulholland Dr. was absurd. Just too out there for the Academy, I guess.<br /><br />I actually think Frost/Nixon is Howard's best film, so I can get with you there. 2008 was an overal weak year though.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-63788833755940139182013-02-21T14:34:42.387-05:002013-02-21T14:34:42.387-05:00Still can't believe that Hitch never won a Bes...Still can't believe that Hitch never won a Best Director. I would be hard pressed to discuss the worthiness of many of those older selections. 3guys1movie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062517557452204681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61521943080234226632013-02-21T13:53:34.554-05:002013-02-21T13:53:34.554-05:00Howard winning over Lynch is just ridiculous. Even...Howard winning over Lynch is just ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is that it was MD's single nomination. I'd however give the win to Howard for Frost/Nixon over Boyle - I really dislike Slumdog Millionare and I usually like Boyle's films, especially his early stuff.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-38028713818260577892013-02-21T09:27:29.859-05:002013-02-21T09:27:29.859-05:00Nikanor, again, thanks so much for your kind words...Nikanor, again, thanks so much for your kind words here, and on Twitter. I didn't have plans to write this post, but after your tweet, how could I not?!<br /><br />Lumet really should've won at least ONE Oscar. Baffling indeed. And yeah, I love No Country For Old Men, but it ain't no TWBB.<br /><br />Love the five picks you listed. Hard to argue against them - all solid efforts.<br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by and commenting!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-80765923424330676132013-02-21T09:24:36.771-05:002013-02-21T09:24:36.771-05:00And I still love all of your picks (except 2000, b...And I still love all of your picks (except 2000, but oh well!). Was very close to choosing some of your picks, namely Aronofsky, Almodovar, and Leigh. Solid stuff all around though.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-79953417728967948812013-02-21T04:12:15.181-05:002013-02-21T04:12:15.181-05:00This whole article practically exudes perfection. ...This whole article practically exudes perfection. I completely agree with Lumet being overlooked for most of his nominations, how Rocky won best picture against Network is baffling. And thank you so much for choosing PTA over the Coen brothers, the Academy can really screw up sometimes, I literally cry every time I watch videos of that year's Oscar, TWBB being snubbed in so many categories. <br /><br />I do vary on some choices:<br />1952: John Ford<br />1969: John Schlesinger<br />1971: Stanley Kubrick<br />1991: Jonathan Demme<br />2006: Martin Scorsese<br /><br />But other than that, your choices are impeccable. Also, if Dalton Trumbo was nominated for Johnny Got His Gun in 1971, I would have gone with him, but he wasn't.<br /><br />Great article, always a good read from you (: constronzohttp://twitter.com/constronzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-26106475436942614032013-02-21T00:20:24.445-05:002013-02-21T00:20:24.445-05:00Great stuff man. I agree with 46 of these, or 64%!...Great stuff man. I agree with 46 of these, or 64%! Since you like comparing, here's where I differ:<br /><br />1946: Frank Capra<br />1948: Laurence Olivier<br />1950: Billy Wilder<br />1954: Alfred Hitchcock<br />1958: Richard Brooks<br />1959: Billy Wilder<br />1960: Billy Wilder<br />1967: Arthur Penn (very close to Nichols though)<br />1968: John Schlesinger<br />1975: Stanley Kubrick<br />1976: Alan J. Pakula<br />1981: Steven Spielberg<br />1985: Peter Weir (Need to see Ran!)<br />1986: Woody Allen<br />1991: Jonathan Demme<br />1994: Krzysztof Kieslowski<br />1996: Mike Leigh (Coen not far behind)<br />2000: Ridley Scott (I know, I know. ;) )<br />2002: Pedro Almodovar<br />2003: Sofia Coppola<br />2004: Martin Scorsese<br />2005: George Clooney (barely over Spielberg)<br />2006: Martin Scorsese<br />2007: Julian Schnabel<br />2010: Darren Aronofsky<br />2011: Martin Scorsese (by a nose)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-50393267485631565392013-02-20T11:43:07.692-05:002013-02-20T11:43:07.692-05:00Hey man, we certainly can't agree on them all,...Hey man, we certainly can't agree on them all, but I'm glad we fall in line on a number of them! In terms of Slumdog, I think the 2008 Oscar year was a poor representation of the best films from that year. Not a particularly strong year anyway, but Slumdog wouldn't be my first or sixth choice for best film of the 2008.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-46572294170184555072013-02-20T11:08:33.861-05:002013-02-20T11:08:33.861-05:00I would still go Apartment over Psycho, even thoug...I would still go Apartment over Psycho, even though it means Hitch would lose to Wilder three times in a row. Sad but true. Also, Mockingbird over Arabia - one of the Best Book to Movie adaptations I know and needs to be recognised. I would once again keep Slumdog and LOtR out but I do have my problems with both the Malick wins. Not my cup of tea I guess.<br /><br />But 3 for Lumet, 3 for Scorsese, 2 for Wilder and Fellini, Virginia Woolf and Social Network recognised. We are Good !!SDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331736603243732602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-67104003820165097722013-02-20T10:34:18.431-05:002013-02-20T10:34:18.431-05:00Great, great film he made there. But Cries and Whi...Great, great film he made there. But Cries and Whispers... that's like my god.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12686743999298793962013-02-20T10:33:57.246-05:002013-02-20T10:33:57.246-05:00I seriously love when you post your lists like thi...I seriously love when you post your lists like this. I love comparing our tastes. And I agree, we're pretty much in line here. Even where we don't share the same picks, I agree with the ones you chose.<br /><br />I'm stunned that those filmmakers never received nominations either. I mean Ozu... come on!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-69734629139156971232013-02-20T10:30:40.884-05:002013-02-20T10:30:40.884-05:00Ha, you rock man. This comment made my week. Serio...Ha, you rock man. This comment made my week. Seriously, thank you for coming by so often and saying such nice things.<br /><br />Lynch didn't have a shot at hell at winning, but I preferred him (or Altman, or Scott) over Howard.<br /><br />Sunset Boulevard or The Third Man... that's a tough one. Love the hell out of both of those films.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-77847896586625625212013-02-20T10:12:24.404-05:002013-02-20T10:12:24.404-05:00I would have had Bertolucci as my winner for '...I would have had Bertolucci as my winner for '73.MovieNut14https://www.blogger.com/profile/17250239873504510289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-23597768794023532692013-02-20T01:38:47.049-05:002013-02-20T01:38:47.049-05:00OK, let me see how I'm going to do this:
1941...OK, let me see how I'm going to do this:<br /><br />1941-Orson Welles<br />1943-Michael Curtiz<br />1954-Elia Kazan<br />1957-Sidney Lumet<br />1959-Billy Wilder<br />1960-Alfred Hitchcock<br />1961-Federico Fellini<br />1962-David Lean<br />1963-Federico Fellini<br />1964-Stanley Kubrick<br />1965-David Lean<br />1966-Michelangelo Antonioni<br />1967-Arthur Penn<br />1968-Stanley Kubrick<br />1970-Robert Altman<br />1971-Stanley Kubrick<br />1972-Francis Ford Coppola<br />1973-Ingmar Bergman<br />1974-Francis Ford Coppola<br />1975-Stanley Kubrick<br />1976-Alan J. Pakula<br />1977-Woody Allen<br />1978-Hal Ashby<br />1979-Francis Ford Coppola<br />1980-Martin Scoresese<br />1981-Steven Spielberg<br />1982-Steven Spielberg<br />1983-Ingmar Bergman<br />1984-Milos Forman<br />1985-Akira Kurosawa<br />1986-David Lynch<br />1987-Bernardo Bertolucci<br />1988-Martin Scorsese<br />1989-Woody Allen<br />1990-Martin Scorsese<br />1991-Jonathan Demme<br />1992-Clint Eastwood<br />1993-Robert Altman<br />1994-Krzystof Kieslowski<br />1995-Tim Robbins<br />1996-Joel (and Ethan) Coen<br />1997-Atom Egoyan<br />1998-Terrence Malick<br />1999-Spike Jonze<br />2000-Steven Soderbergh (for <i>Traffic</i>)<br />2001-David Lynch<br />2002-Roman Polanski<br />2003-Sofia Coppola<br />2004-Alexander Payne<br />2005-Ang Lee<br />2006-Paul Greengrass<br />2007-P.T. Anderson<br />2008-Danny Boyle<br />2009-Quentin Tarantino<br />2010-David Fincher<br />2011-Terrence Malick<br /><br />We're pretty much in agreement for the most part. Still, I can't believe the following haven't been nominated: Powell/Pressburger, Robert Rossellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Yasujiro Ozu, Jim Jarmusch, Lars von Trier, and Robert Bresson among many others.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-89191489107374636062013-02-20T01:07:23.011-05:002013-02-20T01:07:23.011-05:00How much more amazing can you get? You're a wa...How much more amazing can you get? You're a walking, blogging encyclopedia. You have so many great choices that I cannot pinpoint which ones I agree with the most. Suffice to say I'm so happy that you'd hand Lynch the Oscar for Mulholland Drive. The closest I come to disagreeing is Carol Reed winning over Billy Wilder, but they both turned out amazing films that year, so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731135068727753624noreply@blogger.com