Home News Forum Articles
  Welcome back Join CF
You are here You are here: Home | Forum | [UPDATED] Oscar Winners 2018

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most of the discussions, articles and other free features. By joining our Virgin Media community you will have full access to all discussions, be able to view and post threads, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own images/photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please join our community today.


Welcome to Cable Forum
Go Back   Cable Forum > Entertainment > Film & Cinema

[UPDATED] Oscar Winners 2018
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-08-2018, 00:22   #31
General Maximus
Ran Away
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lincoln
Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ
Posts: 11,021
General Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronze
General Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronze
Re: [UPDATED] Oscar Winners 2018

This should cheer you up Paul:

Quote:
The Oscars has announced it will be adding a new category for popular films and shortening the award ceremony to three hours.

The changes were revealed in an email sent to members on Wednesday from John Bailey, the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and chief executive Dawn Hudson.

It also announced that the 2020 presentation would be aired at a much earlier date than expected, in February of that year.

The changes follow an uneasy period for the Oscars, after the four-hour long 90th Academy Awards attracted only 26.5 million viewers, a drop of 19% since the previous year and the first time in a decade ratings had fallen below 30 million.

In their email, the newly-appointed president said the board were "committed to producing an entertaining show in three hours, delivering a more accessible Oscars for our viewers worldwide".

While none of the 24 awards will be axed completely some will be shifted to commercial breaks during a live broadcast.

It is not known which will be cut, nor what the eligibility criteria for the new popular film award will be.

Although Oscars does award commercially successful films, it tends to exclude genre movies or superhero films like Star Wars.

Many commentators appeared unimpressed with the planned changes, arguing that achievements in production and behind-the-scenes work would lose out on proper credit.

Others claimed the Academy was turning into a popularity contest, while some suggested the new category will be seen as a "consolation prize" giving productions a second-tier status.

That claim attracted particular attention in an award season that has seen superhero movie Black Panther tipped as a potential Best Picture win.

"The Academy is going to be so confused when people aren't happy that they gave Black Panther their newly invented Consolation Prize Oscar," film journalist Courtney Enlow said.

Writer Mark Harris tweeted that the award would be perceived as a "ghetto", adding: "There is already an award for popular films. It's called 'money.'"
https://news.sky.com/story/oscars-to...emony-11466009
General Maximus is offline   Reply With Quote
Advertisement
Old 09-08-2018, 12:56   #32
Damien
Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
 
Damien's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,206
Damien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver bling
Damien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver blingDamien has a lot of silver bling
Re: [UPDATED] Oscar Winners 2018

It does feel like a way to accommodate 'popular' films without having them in the main categories. The problem is if the award is just automatically given to the film with the highest profit for the year then what's the point? Or if they take a selection of the big films and give an award to the best one then why bother at all? What's the cut-off point for including them there or in the Best Picture category?
Damien is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2018, 15:25   #33
General Maximus
Ran Away
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lincoln
Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ
Posts: 11,021
General Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronze
General Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronzeGeneral Maximus is cast in bronze
Re: [UPDATED] Oscar Winners 2018

If they are determined to engage the viewers more i think the category should comprise the top 5 grossing films which get announced at the start of the show and the winner is decided by viewer phone vote over 3 hours and announced at the end of the show before best picture. It would be great to see a toss up between star wars/infinity war/black panther etc.
General Maximus is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 22:15.


Server: osmium.zmnt.uk
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.