🏆 2022 OSCARS - Nominees, Odds and Predictions!

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Will smith punch Chris Rock right on Oscars.

I know this is off topic here but just wanted to update a bit. He was laughing at first I'm not sure what happen there. All of a sudden he just walk straight to Chris and this isn't a joke at all. Glad to see Chris didn't retaliate right on the stage. Will the Oscar invite someone like Smith after this?

Will Smith was hot favorite to win the Oscar. And he got it. I think its the part of drama. I don't think so anyone would dare to mock anyone so openly.
Sometime the shows adds some drama to get more hype and ranking. But Congratulations to Will Smith for winning the award. But a blunder he made, not sure if is really a blunder.

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[VanityWallets2015]

I didn't watch and I didn't place bet in Oscar awards but I heard what happened to Chris Rock and Will Smith, both of them are wrong. Chris Rock shouldn't make jokes about Smith's wife and Smith shouldn't hit him on a live TV and in front of other people he can just talk with him after that like a gentlemen.

[buwaytress]

Didn't pay attention to odds on most categories but best film, actor and score all seem to have settled on the pre-award favourites. And yes, Coda seems to have shocked some people as it's the first time a streaming service wins but there you go again with trends, Oscars have always snubbed non-traditional producers and I was certain this year would finally be the mould breaker.

Personally, don't "like" that Apple, Netflix et cetera are taking over but few people liked video taking over radio. Got to welcome change, right?

Fair enough. I watched all nominees except Drive my Car which I plan to watch in the next couple if days (not easy to find 3 hours) and so far Dog and Dune are ahead of the others for me. While I liked Dog more, I wouldn't mind Dune getting an Oscar too just to remove that stigma around sci-fi movies never winning the Best Picture award.

Amen on finding even 2 hours uninterrupted, for me this means very late at night for complete peace and quiet, but it also means my mind's operating at exhausted capacity. Been a real long time since could watch a film properly and into it. I definitely hope people view sci-fi different after Dune's massive performance here (but as much as I liked it, I still thought it was such an incomplete film, I guess star power and effects carried Dune here).

[FatFork]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?



I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

[Rikafip]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8

Will smith punch Chris Rock right on Oscars.

When I read the news I thought it was a stunt to increase the ratings, but the more I watch and read about it the more I think that Will hit Chris Rock for real. This has to be probably the most bizarre Oscar thing I ever saw. The thing that really baffles me is how so many actors reacted to the incident by saying "oh he is from Philly, they are emotional ppl" or something along those lines, like wtf. I wonder what would happen if someone else hit Chris, someone like Mel Gibson who already has a  bad rep.

Looking from a bright side, at least we got a new meme template

I didn't watch and I didn't place bet in Oscar awards but I heard what happened to Chris Rock and Will Smith, both of them are wrong. Chris Rock shouldn't make jokes about Smith's wife and Smith shouldn't hit him on a live TV and in front of other people he can just talk with him after that like a gentlemen.

This was entirely Will Smith's fault. Its a common practice on these awards to make fun of actors and they should be able to control themselves and if you think that what Chris Rock said was harsh, you might wanna check Ricky Gervais act while hosting Golden Globes.

Personally, don't "like" that Apple, Netflix et cetera are taking over but few people liked video taking over radio. Got to welcome change, right?

I am one of those that don't mind seeing streaming movies getting awards, even though some (like Spielberg) argued that they should really be seen as a TV production, meaning they don't meet Oscar requirements of movie being played in cinema in order to be nominated. But then streaming companies sorted that by having movies being played in LA cinema for at least a week to meet that req.

As much as I love cinema and go at least once or twice per month, I think it's impossible to fight the trends considering billions of dollars that Netlix, Amazon, Apple and others are spending each year on production.

Amen on finding even 2 hours uninterrupted, for me this means very late at night for complete peace and quiet, but it also means my mind's operating at exhausted capacity. Been a real long time since could watch a film properly and into it. I definitely hope people view sci-fi different after Dune's massive performance here (but as much as I liked it, I still thought it was such an incomplete film, I guess star power and effects carried Dune here).

Movies lasting longer and longer has been ongoing trend for some time now. I don't mind character driven movies to last a little bit longer or some epic/history movie, but now we have shallow stuff like superhero movies lasting for two and a half-three hours and consisting  mostly of mindless action with no character development.

Regarding Dune, keep in mind that movie covered  only the first half of the book and sequel is coming next year so that's why you may feel its incomplete as it is. Unless by "incomplete" you mean that you miss something there. High budget (preferably HBO production) mini series would probably be the best format for something as complex as Dune, but its much easier to profit via movies.



Regarding the winners, Dune kicked asses in tehnical categories as expected and I must say that I am kinda disappointed that CODA won Best Picture award, even though I generally liked the movie. Thing is, I don't think that its a good thing for film industry that remake win a Best Picture Oscar as it may only encourage studios to make even more of those, like we are not already swamped with remakes, sequels and prequels.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?



I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

Will Smith had an outburst of anger because he couldn't control his emotions. He seemed to regret what he had done while receiving the award. But it was too late for everything. He behaved in a way that did not befit his professional career. He could have politely warned Chris Rock. He could have reacted by leaving the award hall. But his physical contact was a mistake.

[Viscore]

I do not really understand why there are so many laudatory and good reviews about the film Belfast?  I think that this is a rather mediocre film, mixed with some kind of childhood memories of the screenwriter and some kind of local nostalgia for the old days.  Completely boring and not very interesting film. 
I will be surprised if the academicians will award him in any nominations. 
I didn't like the movie.

Well, on a light note, you don't necessarily have to like a movie before other people likes it, remember the old saying "one man's food is another man's poison", this saying is not limited to food alone, it's relevant in almost everything including movies, it highly possible that a movie you don't like ends up being another person's favorite.

Makes me remember even now, most of the movies I watch, my wife hates them, and some times, I hate some of her choice of movies too, for this reason, we mostly don't watch movies together.
But comparing every movie generally , I did say all movies are good, it is us as individuals who choose which to like and which to dislike.

Definitely a good point. We do have our own tastes and choices for everything, and this movie may be too far from your own choices, but for others it could be a great film. So if ever this film will gather a lot of awards, then there's really something great about this film but you're just too blind to see it. Well anyways, Belfast is an OSCAR nominated movie and is being praised for its sense of authenticity.

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I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?

I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

I watched it lived and that is not staged and if you try it in slow motion you can really see that he hit Chris and before that you can see Jada rolled her eyes and after that Will comes to stage and slaps Chris. Yes, I too think that was not a good joke but he can deal with it in other way and not through physical assault. That's a live broadcast and a lot of people are watching and I don't think seeing a violence on a live broadcast is good and tolerable.


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yeah, it was a bad joke and it should not have been said, but it's kind of weird that no security or no one really responded when will smith slapped Chris Rock which made people think that the whole thing was staged to get people talking about the Oscars.

[Mr.Scott]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?



I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

Will Smith had an outburst of anger because he couldn't control his emotions. He seemed to regret what he had done while receiving the award. But it was too late for everything. He behaved in a way that did not befit his professional career. He could have politely warned Chris Rock. He could have reacted by leaving the award hall. But his physical contact was a mistake.

Still can't completely accept that it truly worked out. That slap was epic and Internet will occupied with discussing this for next a few days rather Oscar champs.

Will Smith regret later for his heinous demonstration? Most certainly you can't characterize his demonstration by any terms. I used to believe that Smith has a good sense of manner, but somehow his lost control him mind and it's not a scripted. That was genuine, you can't disrespect someone's wife like this. I heard the dreadful inhumane joke by Chris Rock, however that actual contact was a mix-up.

[Theones]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?



I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

Will Smith had an outburst of anger because he couldn't control his emotions. He seemed to regret what he had done while receiving the award. But it was too late for everything. He behaved in a way that did not befit his professional career. He could have politely warned Chris Rock. He could have reacted by leaving the award hall. But his physical contact was a mistake.

Still can't completely accept that it truly worked out. That slap was epic and Internet will occupied with discussing this for next a few days rather Oscar champs.

Will Smith regret later for his heinous demonstration? Most certainly you can't characterize his demonstration by any terms. I used to believe that Smith has a good sense of manner, but somehow his lost control him mind and it's not a scripted. That was genuine, you can't disrespect someone's wife like this. I heard the dreadful inhumane joke by Chris Rock, however that actual contact was a mix-up.

I doubt - in such a great show no-one can utter a word with out being pre-approved. I feel this is scripted. To get more views and recognition.
However this forum got some life. This is good thing. Otherwise the thread was least populated till yesterday's slap.

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I have actually watched all of the foreign language movies except one of them and the winner was so obvious. In my country, one of the art museums has screenings of the foreign language oscar nominees every year. We are lucky enough to watch them. Although there were a lot of good movies, the obvious winner for the Best International Feature Film was 'Drive my Car'. It was already nominated for the Best Picture as well. Also, the academy has some kind of an Asian trend these years, or we can say Asian movies are more recognized these days, which they more than deserve. Parasite and Drive My Car are proud nominees and winners for Asian countries. I live across the world from Asia but can relate with their movies. If you have bet on Drive My Car for Best International Feature Film, you were already won before they announced...

[KTChampions]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?



I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

I saw different opinions on this, but it seems to me that this is a staged episode. I have not heard that Smith beat his wife's lover, but here he directly showed how macho he is. Ridiculously, this is nothing more than an attempt to raise the ratings of a dying event.
By the way, I saw a lot of jokes on the topic: "The Oscar is still racist because Smith received the Oscar only after he attacked a black man."  

[og kush420]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?



I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

I saw different opinions on this, but it seems to me that this is a staged episode. I have not heard that Smith beat his wife's lover, but here he directly showed how macho he is. Ridiculously, this is nothing more than an attempt to raise the ratings of a dying event.
By the way, I saw a lot of jokes on the topic: "The Oscar is still racist because Smith received the Oscar only after he attacked a black man."  

Lol. He really is a macho - And surly it is no less than a publicity stunt. Because the comedian was composed too. And Will Smith knew what he has too. No-one can dare to make fun of anyone in particular at such a big event and in front of such a big crowd. Well Racist jock is too funny. Will Smith slapped the Oscar, showing what took them so long to bless him with the statue?

[TimeTeller]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?

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I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

I saw different opinions on this, but it seems to me that this is a staged episode. I have not heard that Smith beat his wife's lover, but here he directly showed how macho he is. Ridiculously, this is nothing more than an attempt to raise the ratings of a dying event.
By the way, I saw a lot of jokes on the topic: "The Oscar is still racist because Smith received the Oscar only after he attacked a black man."  

Lol. He really is a macho - And surly it is no less than a publicity stunt. Because the comedian was composed too. And Will Smith knew what he has too. No-one can dare to make fun of anyone in particular at such a big event and in front of such a big crowd. Well Racist jock is too funny. Will Smith slapped the Oscar, showing what took them so long to bless him with the statue?

Now, this slapping situation makes this year's Oscars memorable.
So we don't know if it is indeed staged or not, because no one is suing Smith.
But whether it was real or not, they just made the event talk of the town.
Well, good promotion for this event but I think, Will Smith realized his not-so-good approach of the situation.
Being in the film industry for years, he should be thick-skinned by now. But he's human, he snapped at this point.

[bittraffic]

Didn't pay attention to odds on most categories but best film, actor and score all seem to have settled on the pre-award favourites. And yes, Coda seems to have shocked some people as it's the first time a streaming service wins but there you go again with trends, Oscars have always snubbed non-traditional producers and I was certain this year would finally be the mould breaker.

Personally, don't "like" that Apple, Netflix et cetera are taking over but few people liked video taking over radio. Got to welcome change, right?

Fair enough. I watched all nominees except Drive my Car which I plan to watch in the next couple if days (not easy to find 3 hours) and so far Dog and Dune are ahead of the others for me. While I liked Dog more, I wouldn't mind Dune getting an Oscar too just to remove that stigma around sci-fi movies never winning the Best Picture award.

Amen on finding even 2 hours uninterrupted, for me this means very late at night for complete peace and quiet, but it also means my mind's operating at exhausted capacity. Been a real long time since could watch a film properly and into it. I definitely hope people view sci-fi different after Dune's massive performance here (but as much as I liked it, I still thought it was such an incomplete film, I guess star power and effects carried Dune here).

Coda I think was meant to win a lot, among the movies I've seen its Coda is my fav. Anyone one who carries the weight to care for their parents, I think can related in this movie. Didnt appreciate DUNE really, but it won and award.

So little time so much to do.
I have to says its hard to find uninterupted time to watch a movie, I have to wait until everyone is asleep that I sneak grab a snack and to the tv in the living room at 2AM. Only watched few.

[darewaller]

It definitely doesn't look staged, but the only reason people think it could have been, was the fact that Will Smith has like 100 pounds on Chris Rock and he had the weakest slaps of all time, Chris didn't even take a step back, imagine how weak it must have been. So that is why some people considered it as a "warning slap and not a real one" versus some people said "it was a fake one".

I believe it was a real slap, but it wasn't like "I will knock you out" punch, it was just a gentlemen’s slap basically. Still the wrong party here is Will Smith, people can joke about whatever they want, that’s freedom of speech, you can joke, and then you could get cancelled for it if it is a bad joke and all, but you can't hit someone, physical violence in return of a joke? How could that even be compared.

[Boristhecat]

I didn't watch and I didn't place bet in Oscar awards but I heard what happened to Chris Rock and Will Smith, both of them are wrong. Chris Rock shouldn't make jokes about Smith's wife and Smith shouldn't hit him on a live TV and in front of other people he can just talk with him after that like a gentlemen.

I haven't seen any of the Oscars in their entirety but aren't dumb jokes (all the jokes ever made there) a traditional part of this event? And in all these years, Will Smith was the first to take it so seriously? I doubt that it was not staged. Today I saw a graph of the popularity of this event and judging by it, only three years ago it was 5 times more popular, probably the organizers are trying to somehow return the attention of the audience and come up with such things.

[Renampun]

I couldn't watch the whole thing live because it was too late for me, but did this shit really happen?

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I can't say whether it was staged or not. It seems real, especially considering the language and what happened later. Anyhow, it was a bad joke for my taste, but a physical assault, especially during a live broadcast, isn't acceptable either.

I'm not betting on the nominees for OSCARS 2022 but what happened above is totally unacceptable...

To be honest, from the bottom of my heart, I really understand what Will Smith feels when his beloved wife is made a joke by someone else, he is a great husband. He also certainly doesn't want the disease that his wife is currently suffering from to happen to his wife, what he shows is right and how a husband protects his wife's pride, even though society's view of it is wrong.

[robelneo]

It definitely doesn't look staged, but the only reason people think it could have been, was the fact that Will Smith has like 100 pounds on Chris Rock and he had the weakest slaps of all time, Chris didn't even take a step back, imagine how weak it must have been. So that is why some people considered it as a "warning slap and not a real one" versus some people said "it was a fake one".

I believe it was a real slap, but it wasn't like "I will knock you out" punch, it was just a gentlemen’s slap basically. Still the wrong party here is Will Smith, people can joke about whatever they want, that’s freedom of speech, you can joke, and then you could get cancelled for it if it is a bad joke and all, but you can't hit someone, physical violence in return of a joke? How could that even be compared.

Well it has become a big issue, all stand-up comedy actors are in danger of getting slapped and the perpetrator gets away with it, Will is preaching love when he received the award how can he be a preacher of love if he is that violent and the worse is the Oscar committee did not do anything and even gave Will Smith a standing ovation, Chris Rock should file an assault charge for this.