Which film should win Best Picture at 2018 Oscars? (March 4th)

[James]

Vote in the poll.

Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Other nominees - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards#Awards

[Marsh.]

mother!

[Niamh.]

Torn between Ladybird and 3 Billboards, I haven't seen Phantom Thread, darkest Hour or Call me by your name yet though

[Barry.]

mother!

Yes.

[Amy Jade]

The Shape of Water

[LaLaLand]

Three Billboards, I just thought it was brilliant.

Though I wouldn't be unhappy is Lady Bird, Get Out or The Shape of Water got it because they were all very good.

[-Sue-]

I have to be honest none of those (although if I had to pick any dunkirk).. such a shame some other films have gone without a mention

Mudbound
The Greatest Showman (which I also hope wins an award for greatest soundtrack)

[Crimson Dynamo]

3 Billboards by a country mile

its genuinely not even close

[Nicky91]

Darkest Hour for me

[Nicky91]

I have to be honest none of those (although if I had to pick any dunkirk).. such a shame some other films have gone without a mention

Mudbound
The Greatest Showman (which I also hope wins an award for greatest soundtrack)

Keala totally slays that song This Is Me, Hugh again bringing his A-Game like he did in Les Mis, what a versatile actor he is :D

[RileyH]

Never seen any of them

[Cherie]

Only seen Dunkirk, Billboard and Getout

[Wizard.]

The Boss Baby :flutter:

[Alf]

Not seen any, and have no desire too.

But I can tell you what wins

The shape of water

Also Del Toro wins best director

[MB.]

Darkest Hour having more votes than Get Out, Lady Bird or The Shape of Water :unsure:

[Denver]

Darkest Hour was fantastic

[Marsh.]

The Greatest Showman does not deserve Best Picture.

Fair enough if you enjoyed it but best picture contender it is not. :joker:

Baffles me enough that Hugh Jackman keeps taking on musicals and he can't sing. He just talks loudly in a posh voice.

[Nicky91]

The Greatest Showman does not deserve Best Picture.

Fair enough if you enjoyed it but best picture contender it is not. :joker:

Baffles me enough that Hugh Jackman keeps taking on musicals and he can't sing. He just talks loudly in a posh voice.

don't bash Hugh, he can sing really lovely in his own way :oh:

[Denver]

The Greatest Showman does not deserve Best Picture.

Fair enough if you enjoyed it but best picture contender it is not. :joker:

Baffles me enough that Hugh Jackman keeps taking on musicals and he can't sing. He just talks loudly in a posh voice.

The film wasn't eligible but it deserves best original song

[ethanjames]

seen all but the one which has stuck with me the most is lady bird think shape of water will win which I wont be mad about because that and call me by your name is my second choice

[Marsh.]

don't bash Hugh, he can sing really lovely in his own way :oh:
Oh shush

[Alf]

Some celebrities attending the Academy Awards will reportedly wear an orange anti-gun pin.

The question is, will their armed guards also be wearing them?

[andybigbro]

Not seen any of them :worry:

[Marsh.]

Some celebrities attending the Academy Awards will reportedly wear an orange anti-gun pin.

The question is, will their armed guards also be wearing them?
That's like calling out the police for not giving up their guns.

The campaign is to not make them so readily available to any old mentally ill civilian. Obviously.

Nothing to do with people in jobs who are trained in using them.

[Brother Leon]

Biased opinion - Get Out.

Genuine opinion - Three Billboards.

[Niamh.]

Biased opinion - Get Out.

Genuine opinion - Three Billboards.

I suppose my biased opinion is Lady bird really because of Saoirse so I went with 3 Billboards in the end as well :laugh:

Still can't understand how The Shape of Water is even nominated though and why people love it so much

[Marsh.]

Niamh doesn't think the monster deserved love?

[Niamh.]

Niamh doesn't think the monster deserved love?

No :fist:

[Alf]

That's like calling out the police for not giving up their guns.

The campaign is to not make them so readily available to any old mentally ill civilian. Obviously.

Nothing to do with people in jobs who are trained in using them.Those armed guards are paid for by the people who are going to virtue signal to try to disarm the law abiding people.

[James]

I'm not a big fan of celebs parading their pet causes at things like this, but in this case it is not really a double standard because you can be against the general public owning firearms, but still allow professionals (like private security guards) to be armed.

[Marsh.]

Those armed guards are paid for by the people who are going to virtue signal to try to disarm the law abiding people.

The clue is in the name "armed guard".

Sue down the supermarket is not trained to use a gun.
Nor mentally ill Mikey who snaps and goes on a killing spree.

People are campaigning for tight gun CONTROL.

[Alf]

I'm not a big fan of celebs parading their pet causes at things like this, but in this case it is not really a double standard because you can be against the general public owning firearms, but still allow professionals (like private security guards) to be armed.So you're ok for celebrities being able to be defended by guns, but not the ordinary working man defending himself and his family?

[Alf]

Establishment Storm-troopers

[Marsh.]

So you're ok for celebrities being able to be defended by guns, but not the ordinary working man defending himself and his family?

They're being defended by someone fully trained and licensed to have a gun.

If Billy wants to protect his family, he can pay for a security guard too.

[Niamh.]

They're being defended by someone fully trained and licensed to have a gun.

If Billy wants to protect his family, he can pay for a security guard too.

tbf though Billy is far less likely to be a target than Tom Cruise :laugh:

[Marsh.]

tbf though Billy is far less likely to be a target than Tom Cruise :laugh:

Exactly. :clap1:

[Alf]

They're being defended by someone fully trained and licensed to have a gun.

If Billy wants to protect his family, he can pay for a security guard too.What if Billy wants to defend himself from a tyranical government that is going to come and get him, but the government is the only ones who have guns?

It's game over isn't it?

[Marsh.]

What if Billy wants to defend himself from a tyranical government that is going to come and get him, but the government is the only ones who have guns?

It's game over isn't it?

Well now you're entering paranoia territory.

They're campaigning for gun control. Anybody being able to get their hands on a gun anytime they wish is not good for anyone, as evidenced by the mass needless deaths for so many years in America.

When they're suggesting nobody can ever own a firearm other than the government then you can put on your tin hat. Until then...

[MB.]

Can we stop talking theoretical nonsense and start talking about how crap Darkest Hour is please thank you

[James]

So you're ok for celebrities being able to be defended by guns, but not the ordinary working man defending himself and his family?

Well, I wouldn't preach to Americans about gun laws. It's part of a different culture over there, and it's not our problem.

But, to be honest I don't get why they need to be allowed the heavy-duty stuff, or would be opposed to teenagers being banned from gun ownership and oppose proper background checks - things like that.

But as I said it's up to them.

[Marsh.]

Just a quick question. Does Alf ever stay on topic? :laugh:

[Alf]

Well now you're entering paranoia territory.

They're campaigning for gun control. Anybody being able to get their hands on a gun anytime they wish is not good for anyone, as evidenced by the mass needless deaths for so many years in America.

When they're suggesting nobody can ever own a firearm other than the government then you can put on your tin hat. Until then...That's just easy words to say. But the USA is greatest country to live in, in the history of mankind. And the reason for that is the first and second ammendment. Never let them try to take that away

[Alf]

Just a quick question. Does Alf ever stay on topic? :laugh:Life would be horrid if we only said what we have to.

[Niamh.]

That's just easy words to say. But the USA is greatest country to live in, in the history of mankind. And the reason for that is the first and second ammendment. Never let them try to take that away

I lived there for a while and I can confirm that it isn't :hee:

[MB.]

Just a quick question. Does Alf ever stay on topic? :laugh:

https://i.imgur.com/3oC7kz0.png

[Marsh.]

That's just easy words to say. But the USA is greatest country to live in, in the history of mankind. And the reason for that is the first and second ammendment. Never let them try to take that away

Yeah, the greatest country to live in... anybody can gun you down going about your business at school, watching a movie at the cinema, doing your shopping at the supermarket. And the government allows any crazy bastard get easy access to these machines designed for mass murder.

Really enlightened and civilised. :thumbs:

[Marsh.]

https://i.imgur.com/3oC7kz0.png

:joker::joker:

[Brother Leon]

Redbone being snubbed for Best Original Song is a travesty by the way.


Some celebrities attending the Academy Awards will reportedly wear an orange anti-gun pin.

The question is, will their armed guards also be wearing them?

It's called Gun Control... not Gun banishment.

[Shaun]

Redbone being snubbed for Best Original Song is a travesty by the way.

It has to be a song specifically written for the film though, Glover never really just wrote it for Get Out.

[ethanjames]

:clap1: HERE FOR SHAPE OF WATER SWEEPING THE OSCARS :clap1:

[Smithy]

It won 4 I’d hardly call it a sweep :laugh:

[Alf]

Not seen any, and have no desire too.

But I can tell you what wins

The shape of water

Also Del Toro wins best directorWanna know how I knew?

[ethanjames]

It won 4 I’d hardly call it a sweep :laugh:

it won more than every1 else just let me have this lol

[Niamh.]

Ugh Shape of Water won? bloody hell

[Alf]

Beastiality, Rape, Gun Violence and Bullying. All components of Hollywoods best picture winner.

Hardly surprising after protecting Harvey Weinstein for decades, they award a movie about a lizard reptile screwing a woman. Stick with what you know, I guess.

[Niamh.]

Beastiality, Rape, Gun Violence and Bullying. All components of Hollywoods best picture winner.

Hardly surprising after protecting Harvey Weinstein for decades, they award a movie about a lizard reptile screwing a woman. Stick with what you know, I guess.

:laugh2:

[Brother Leon]

It has to be a song specifically written for the film though, Glover never really just wrote it for Get Out.

Ahh. That makes sense then.

[Crimson Dynamo]

they gave to that tired ET rip off?

:umm2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Beastiality, Rape, Gun Violence and Bullying. All components of Hollywoods best picture winner.

Hardly surprising after protecting Harvey Weinstein for decades, they award a movie about a lizard reptile screwing a woman. Stick with what you know, I guess.

:joker:

[Denver]

This Is Me was robbed

[-Sue-]

don't bash Hugh, he can sing really lovely in his own way :oh:
well said Nicky :)