"Favorite Oscar winners or nominees." Topic
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peterx  | 26 Feb 2017 7:12 p.m. PST |
What are your favorite films, actors, actresses, directors etc that either received an Oscar or were nominated from any year in any category? |
| peterx | 26 Feb 2017 7:15 p.m. PST |
Weird. It posted twice two times. |
| John Treadaway | 27 Feb 2017 3:53 a.m. PST |
I have to say that the Oscars/Academy Awards is a luvvy frock-fest. The chances of real, absolute talent shining through all of the razzamataz, tokenism and "my turn/your turn" seems minimal so I rarely pay any attention to the proceedings or results. John T |
| peterx | 27 Feb 2017 6:39 a.m. PST |
John, I wasn't thinking about the frocks aspect of the Acadamy Awards but films we liked over the years. For example:
Saving Private Ryan 1998
Wings 1927
Patton 1970
Hurt Locker 2009
Platoon 1985
From Here to Eternity 1953
All' Quiet on the Western Front 1930
Best Years of Our Lives 1947
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
The Deer Hunter 1978
The Bridge Over the River Kwai 1957
Apocalypse Now 1979
Ran 1985
The Longest Day 1962
Schindler's List 1993
Casablanca 1942
Life is Besutiful 1997 Etc |
| jowady | 27 Feb 2017 3:41 p.m. PST |
favorite, Best Picture, "LaLa Land"….oh wait….. |
| peterx | 27 Feb 2017 7:27 p.m. PST |
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| David Manley | 27 Feb 2017 11:32 p.m. PST |
I neither know nor care whether any of my favourite films won an Oscar or a BAFTA or whatever |
| USAFpilot | 28 Feb 2017 11:37 a.m. PST |
"The whole thing is a  meat parade. I don't want any part of it."
-George C. Scott on winning an Oscar for Patton and not attending the Oscars |
| parrskool | 02 Mar 2017 10:23 a.m. PST |
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." |
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