Oscar Weekend Is Here! Which Film Should Win Best Picture?

SLIDESHOW: Which Film Should Win Best Picture?

• JS 2013/02/26 19:57:20
  "Lincoln"

  

  +1

  Wow, this movie was unbelievable, Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Fields were both impeccable.

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• codie.paul 2013/02/26 18:54:23 (edited)
  "Lincoln"

  

  Well its unanimous even though its too late. Lincoln certainly got snubbed. Zero Dark Thirty, Life Of Pi, and Django Unchained were others who were worthy. Argo did not deserve the win. No disrespect. I like Ben Affleck. I liked the movie. It was an ok movie. But it didnt have much in it like i thought it was going to and should have. It needed to touch more on the mission for one. And it needed to touch more on their fake movie was another. It needed more action. And it was too long and dragged out. Enough said there. I havent even heard of the last two. But Amour sounds like a chick flick and oddly enough another Silver Linings Playbook won. Beasts of the Southern Wild looked good even though i dont know what its about. I really can not believe Lincoln did not win. What bull. What is wrong with Hollywood nowadays? Seriously. And Batman would have been awesome to see as a nominee of course but superhero movies dont usually get nominated for best picture, unfortunately. Also just if i wasnt clear enough on Argo it was not excellent. People need to seriously get over it. It is overrated. Zero Dark Thirty which i have yet to see looked a lot better based on the trailers and previews i have seen. You cant compare the two. Jessica Chastains performance, and the action and storylin...

  Well its unanimous even though its too late. Lincoln certainly got snubbed. Zero Dark Thirty, Life Of Pi, and Django Unchained were others who were worthy. Argo did not deserve the win. No disrespect. I like Ben Affleck. I liked the movie. It was an ok movie. But it didnt have much in it like i thought it was going to and should have. It needed to touch more on the mission for one. And it needed to touch more on their fake movie was another. It needed more action. And it was too long and dragged out. Enough said there. I havent even heard of the last two. But Amour sounds like a chick flick and oddly enough another Silver Linings Playbook won. Beasts of the Southern Wild looked good even though i dont know what its about. I really can not believe Lincoln did not win. What bull. What is wrong with Hollywood nowadays? Seriously. And Batman would have been awesome to see as a nominee of course but superhero movies dont usually get nominated for best picture, unfortunately. Also just if i wasnt clear enough on Argo it was not excellent. People need to seriously get over it. It is overrated. Zero Dark Thirty which i have yet to see looked a lot better based on the trailers and previews i have seen. You cant compare the two. Jessica Chastains performance, and the action and storyline and come on we were hunting the most wanted man in the world. Enough said there. Les Miserables two words:chick flick. They dont deserve to win, but somehow they do. Must be a lot of chicks out there votin. But Lincoln was probably the best one. Daniel Day Lewis just knocks it out of the park. Non one the other actors except Denzil nominated could even be compared. Seriously. And as much as i enjoyed The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers was much much better. Who cares what the percentages are of who watches them? I just really enjoy the show. And Zero Dark Thirty was really good huh. I have yet to see it. Heard good things about it as well as The Hurt Locker. I really like Jeremy Reinner.

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• sally to codie.paul 2013/03/01 23:46:14
  

  Actually I heard that the average academy voter is caucasian in his early 60s.

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• codie.paul to sally 2013/04/19 19:12:59
  

  prolly younger not that it matters

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• sally to codie.paul 2013/04/24 14:53:18
  

  "Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male, The Times found. Blacks are about 2% of the academy, and Latinos are less than 2%.
  
  Oscar voters have a median age of 62, the study showed. People younger than 50 constitute just 14% of the membership."
  
  
  http://www.latimes.com/entert...

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• Silverl... to codie.paul 2013/03/04 04:06:34
  

  "Argo too long and drawn out" and yet you think Lincoln should have won? Wow.

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• Kenneth... to codie.paul 2013/03/07 05:46:12
  

  Amour is about an old woman who's suffering from paralysis. It's not a chick flick.
  
  SLP isn't a chick flick either.

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• Meljahun 2013/02/26 10:03:39
  "Lincoln"

  

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  Lincoln without a Doubt. The reason it didnt win best picture was because most people dont like period pieces.

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• Kenneth... to Meljahun 2013/03/07 05:54:25 (edited)
  

  So The Artist and The King's Speech won why....?
  
  Also, doesn't Argo count as a period piece?

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• anne rolfe 2013/02/26 01:36:22
  "Argo"

  

  The one that should did! I think the fact that the Academy snubbed Ben Affleck in the directing category did a lot to ensure the win in the Best Picture category.

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• Catita 2013/02/25 03:34:25
  "Argo"

  

  what a fantastic film.

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• Flamingolady 2013/02/25 02:10:12
  "Argo"

  

  I only saw Argo, but it was excellent.

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• rich 2013/02/25 01:08:38
  "Silver Linings Playbook"

  

  I tried to watch Beasts of the Southern Wild, which was horrendous in my opinion, and I could not get past about 35 minutes. Everything else has to be better, but I've not seen any of the rest. Just picked one.

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• anne rolfe to rich 2013/02/26 01:39:57
  

  I so agree with you! I have tried to watch that movie on DVD 3 times and just cannot get through it! On the other hand "Silver Linings Playbook" was magnificent!

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• rich to anne rolfe 2013/02/26 01:43:53
  

  Good to know. Thanks! I'll watch it. The cat is hilarious!

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• nicesteve 2013/02/25 01:06:16
  "Lincoln"

  

  +1

  A bio pic about our 16th and one of our greatest and most important
  Presidents in America's history should definately win that Oscar for
  best picture, along with some other Oscars.

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• Cristina 2013/02/25 00:57:03
• Chrissi 2013/02/24 23:55:18
  "Argo"

  

  Because it was based on reality, which is more than I could say for 'Zero Dark Thirty'!!!

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• Silverl... to Chrissi 2013/02/28 05:14:33
  

  Why should "based on reality" have any bearing at all on the decision of which film is best?

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• Chrissi to Silverl... 2013/03/04 03:42:17
  

  In hindsight, I see where you're coming from. The best film involves the actors, director, producers...... Not my "idea".

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• Ms. Macabre 2013/02/24 23:27:50
  "Lincoln"

  

  +1

  Actually, none of the above. My vote is:
  
  Even though it wasn't nominated, it's still he best of the year in my opinion...

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• Silverl... to Ms. Mac... 2013/03/04 04:04:09
  

  I think it would have done much better if the metaphor of the rich and powerful (Bruce Wayne) battling and overcoming the "occupy movement" (Bane) had been made a bit clearer.
  Certainly, movies that promote American patriotism (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln) seem to start with a clear advantage.

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• Ms. Mac... to Silverl... 2013/05/06 23:12:14
  

  Sure, but I do kind of like the iceberg filming style that it portrayed.

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• Silverl... to Ms. Mac... 2013/05/07 02:59:04
  

  "Iceberg style"? What's that, making a moving real-life tragedy into a flimsy love story as in Titanic?

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• Ms. Mac... to Silverl... 7 days ago
  

  It means that only a portion is stated and most of the story's mean is "between the lines" if you get what I'm saying. Only 1/7 of an iceberg is above the water and that's what we're submitted to.

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• MOMMA THOMAS 2013/02/24 22:53:54
  "Lincoln"

  

  LINCOLN BY FAR THE BEST!

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• Lorelei Amanda 2013/02/24 22:24:03
  "Life of Pi"

  

  +1

  The Bourne Lagacy should win the Oscar because Jeremy Renner shoots down a drone with a rifle. If you don't have a gun you can't shoot down a drone.

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• Iefan Muineachán 2013/02/24 22:00:41
  "Life of Pi"

  

  Lincoln snubbed Connecticut.

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• L1 2013/02/24 19:22:22
  "Lincoln"

  

  I just loved Daniel Day-Lewis in this film!

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• Ashley 2013/02/24 18:42:47
  "Silver Linings Playbook"

  

  I have not seen any of these movies.

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• Keeping It Real 2013/02/24 16:06:56 (edited)
  "Django Unchained"

  

  Or Argo.

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• Jenifer 2013/02/24 15:41:48
• Christi 2013/02/24 14:52:00
  "Lincoln"

  

  Lincoln

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• JGC 2013/02/24 12:55:48
  "Lincoln"

  

  Daniel could of played in the Soccer Top Flight but his left foot held him back!

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• foxy 2013/02/24 12:00:41
  "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

  

  I personally wait for the film to come on tv it has to be something I really fancy to go and see it at the cinema. If they were cheaper maybe. Why do they have awards seems a waste of time and money. Everyone knows if the film did well by the sales of tickets.

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• bill.fleming.77 2013/02/24 09:30:38
  "Argo"

  

  The only other film I watched on this list was Life of PI which was also a great movie. But I liked Argo more. With that said would love to see Lincoln, it looks fantastic and DDL is a great actor.

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• T 2013/02/24 09:25:01
  "Lincoln"

  

  +1

  I believe Daniel-Day-Lewis is the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln. Abe is back.

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• Yousur 2013/02/24 08:35:56
  "Silver Linings Playbook"

  

  Anything with Bradley Cooper in it

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• Courtney 2013/02/24 07:03:42
  "Django Unchained"

  

  If it's not Django, I have no faith in humanity.

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• Catita to Courtney 2013/02/25 03:42:08
  

  why?

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