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Post by petrolino on Sept 17, 2017 2:38:32 GMT
Who would you nominate to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 2018?
Current frontrunners trending online are gruff working actors Albert Finney & Malcolm McDowell, perennial bridesmaid Doris Day and Canadian superstar Donald Sutherland.
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Post by london777 on Sept 17, 2017 4:14:31 GMT
Who would you nominate to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 2018? Current frontrunners trending online are gruff working actors Albert Finney & Malcolm McDowell, perennial bridesmaid Doris Day and Canadian superstar Donald Sutherland. Doris Day is underrated as an actress. My choice would be Aki Kaurismäki. |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 17, 2017 4:19:53 GMT
Who would you nominate to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 2018? Current frontrunners trending online are gruff working actors Albert Finney & Malcolm McDowell, perennial bridesmaid Doris Day and Canadian superstar Donald Sutherland. Doris Day is underrated as an actress. My choice would be Aki Kaurismäki. 'Leningrad Cowboys Go America' became the sexually neutral cattle call needed after Grand Master Ingmar Bergman subsided. But what's next? |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 17, 2017 4:24:37 GMT
petrolinoIf it's one of those Honorary Lifetime Career jobbers, they'd best hurry with Doris. She WAS born in 1922, after all.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 17, 2017 4:30:50 GMT
petrolino If it's one of those Honorary Lifetime Career jobbers, they'd best hurry with Doris. She WAS born in 1922, after all. Best Friends & Politics : Clint Eastwood, the biggest Global moving movie superstar ever, & America's Branded Sweetheart Doris Day - I don't get it, give her an Oscar already. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 17, 2017 4:40:57 GMT
Doris is not one of my "go to " actresses but for all the people who have loved her for forever ...
I agree totally ..... Give her an Oscar this year !
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Post by kijii on Sept 17, 2017 15:50:21 GMT
Putting politics and personal lives aside, there are many other possibilities for those who are at the end of their careers and have made very large contributions to the movie industry.
Clint Eastwood
John Williams
Neil Simon (I believe he has Alzheimer's)
Woody Allen
Doris Day is now old and OK. but what is all this fixation on her alone?
In the final analysis--notice I didn't use that hackneyed phrase, "At the end of the day"---What is this award about?
Lifetime contributions to the movie industry?
Looking at some of the honorees from the past, I'm not sure what the award is for.
For examples, What was Steve Martin's unique quality that warranted one of these awards?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 17, 2017 16:26:15 GMT
kijii Here's the link that explains what the Honorary Awards are about. www.oscars.org/governors/honorarySometimes they are presented because someone has entertained for ages but not in films that are "Oscar Worthy" when it comes to nominations for the "Big" Awards. Or they have been nominated but were not that year's "chosen one". spiderwort looks like we were gmta-ing again ! 
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Sept 17, 2017 16:26:54 GMT
Donald Sutherland.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 17, 2017 16:37:32 GMT
Putting politics and personal lives aside, there are many other possibilities for those who are at the end of their careers and have made very large contributions to the movies industry. Clint Eastwood John Williams Neil Simon (I believe he has Alzheimer's) Woody Allen Doris Day is now old and OK. but what is all this fixation on her alone? In the final analysis-- notice I didn't use that hackneyed phrase, "At the end of the day"---What is this award about? Lifetime contributions to the movie industry? Looking at some of the honorees from the past, I'm not sure what the award is for. For examples, What was Steve Martin's unique quality that warranted one of these awards? I thought the Academy used these awards as a quick fix for people they feel they probably should have awarded at some point, but didn't. Directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Jewison, Sidney Lumet, Robert Altman and others, probably regarded their lifetime achievement awards as a nice parting shot, having in some cases amassed several nominations over the course of their careers, or just one nomination, but never won. In that sense, Clint Eastwood could always use another Oscar having been given the Irving G. Thalberg Award in the 1990s by his son Arnold Schwarzenegger who's also now in the conversation, but perhaps it would be better if the award went to someone currently Oscarless like Brian De Palma or Spike Lee. With a globally loved performer like Doris Day, I guess it would be like giving an award to a superstar like Myrna Loy who also never won a competitive Oscar. For this same reason, I was delighted the great Steve Martin took home an Oscar - great actor, stand-up comedian, musician, writer, magician, and all around great guy. I'd like to see Sylvester Stallone receive an honorary award in recognition of his extraordinary body of work. In the last ten years, my favourite choice, without doubt, was jack-of-all-trades Roger Corman. |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 17, 2017 16:40:35 GMT
Donald Sutherland has appeared at the Oscars but he never gets nominated for his performances. I think he'd be a popular choice for many movie fans. Another actor I feel would be a popular choice for many is Martin Sheen. |
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Post by kijii on Sept 17, 2017 17:04:15 GMT
The award seems to be something of a "mixed bag" in that some people HAD received a regular Oscar while others HAD NOT. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Honorary_AwardAmong those (on the above list) who had already receive a regular Oscar one finds: James Stewart Gary Cooper Orson Welles Sidney Poitier Robert Redford Paul Newman Elia Kazan, etc. |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 17, 2017 17:06:42 GMT
So true. It's always seemed kind of random to me how they settle upon their final selections. |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 23, 2017 20:34:52 GMT
Two possibles : Burt Reynolds & William Shatner. Either choice would blow the roof off the Dolby Theatre.
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Post by teleadm on Sept 23, 2017 21:29:07 GMT
Doris Day. I remember reading somewhere that she has declared that she is not interested in getting an Honorary Oscar, a couple of years ago. If that is the case The Academy ought to respect such a decision by her.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 26, 2017 3:58:03 GMT
Two possibles : Burt Reynolds & William Shatner. But isn't Shatner mostly known for his television work and the feature versions of same ? and Reynolds, while I like him, has not done anything really Oscar worthy, has he ? Founded a dinner theater in Florida and mostly good-ol'-boy movies. |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 28, 2017 20:50:48 GMT
Two possibles : Burt Reynolds & William Shatner. But isn't Shatner mostly known for his television work and the feature versions of same ? and Reynolds, while I like him, has not done anything really Oscar worthy, has he ? Founded a dinner theater in Florida and mostly good-ol'-boy movies. William Shatner should be rewarded for his unusual film projects of which there are many, but you're right to say that's a tough sell. Plus he's Canadian and unpredictable. I think Burt Reynolds is a strong and credible choice though. He's worked with many great directors during his career. Films like 'Deliverance' (1972), 'The Longest Yard' (1974), 'Nickelodeon' (1976) and 'Semi-Tough' (1977) should retain popularity with older Oscar voters. He's an Oscar nominee for 'Boogie Nights' (1997) and has some indie cred projects to his name. In cinema today, comic book films and franchise blockbusters are everything, and the whole 'Fast & Furious' craze surely owes a debt to Reynolds' collaborations with stunt smasher Hal Needham. He's a cultural icon and a bad dude who's made some awesome crime pictures. Surely a good shout for an honorary Oscar in his twilight years, presented by Clint Eastwood in his 'City Heat' costume. |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 1, 2017 3:10:38 GMT
Seeing Carroll Baker step up to collect a statue in recognition would be a dream come true. She's a living legend for fans of subversive cinema but perhaps that's the biggest issue. While Hollywood has openly embraced some of her early work, so much of her artistic output has been highly controversial, trans-continental or gleefully velcroed to the fringe. I'm still gutted they didn't honour sultry bombshell Lizabeth Scott as a unique entity in Hollywood. But I do dare to dream. Wake up Academy! Carroll Baker
Lady Gaga in Holly-woo-woo
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Post by petrolino on Oct 7, 2017 3:12:38 GMT
The Oscars have been pre-announced but they're all good : radical camera operator Owen Roizman, indie pioneer extraordinnaire Charles Burnett, highly influential Belgian experimentor Agnes Varda, and bona fide Canadian screen legend Donald Sutherland.
Seriously, you can't beat that ...
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