Fury Road was just nominated for Best Picture.

"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig) 01/14/2016 at 10:35 • Filed to: None

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Along with Best Director, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Makeup, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects.

A Mad Max film has 10 Oscar nominations. God save King George.

Agrajag > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 10:41

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Miller got a nom for best director as well!

Xyl0c41n3 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 10:42

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That’s awesome! It deserves to win. Everything about it is masterful, from the set design and costuming, to the acting, to the sound score, to the editing. It was an absolutely fantastic bit of science fiction.

Hermann > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 10:45

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It was nom’d for 10 fucking Oscar. TEN!

Hopefully that’ll change our great leader’s mind.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Xyl0c41n3 01/14/2016 at 10:51

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No kidding. You don’t even have to be a fan of cars, or post-apocalyptic fiction, or even science fiction. It’s just a brilliantly told story. The pacing and emotion. It’s all there.

javiIn1080p > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 10:52

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Man, I’m really starting to wonder if something is wrong with me. I saw this movie in theaters and thought it was shitty. I thought it was boring and had terrible pacing. Great visuals though.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > javiIn1080p 01/14/2016 at 10:54

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Yeah, I don’t know what to tell you. I was beside myself every moment.

ACESandEIGHTS > javiIn1080p 01/14/2016 at 11:04

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Really!? I thought pacing and editing was at its best here. Charlize loses her homeland, throws down her arm, trudges onto a dune, falls down crying aaaaand CUT. Any emotional reaction shot in this picture was refreshingly brief. Wish I could think of some more offhand.

George Miller has done two things well in Mad Max and the Road Warrior:

1) He lets -YOU- have a reaction when something shocking or emotional happens by not dwelling on characters faces or reactions.

2) In the case of the Road Warrior at least (and I know we’re not talking about that but it’s the same guy, same style), -YOU- are put in the place of Max—you get to look through his binoculars from afar and witness the scene as he did: a loner, desperate, isolated.

Jayhawk Jake > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 11:22

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Might win Cinematography, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. The Martian will probably steal Production Design from it. I would be very surprised if it won best picture or best director, only because I don’t think the Oscar’s have the balls to do it.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > javiIn1080p 01/14/2016 at 11:31

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Yeah, there’s definitely something wrong with you. Hope you get it taken care of soon.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Jayhawk Jake 01/14/2016 at 11:46

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Oh, I know. I’m not expecting a win. It’s not depressing or edgy enough. But to me, the nomination is a win. It’s proof that even the stuffiest, snootiest, most intellectual critics can still enjoy a good action movie if it’s well crafted. It means that you can fill your story with utter hilarity and ridiculousness, and as long as you slather it on deeper themes, great pacing, and brilliant acting, you can still make a fantastic movie.

Juan Tawn > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 11:47

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Glory be! It shall ride eternal shiny and chrome!

BorkBorkBjork > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 11:48

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Quality source, mate

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > BorkBorkBjork 01/14/2016 at 11:48

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Haha! Whoops. Fixing.

SkyNet > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 12:04

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That’s insane. I’m a hue mad max fan and I didn’t think think it was that great.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > SkyNet 01/14/2016 at 12:05

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Bummer. I can’t imagine the movie being better.

SkyNet > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 12:28

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They definitely did a great job realizing the “world” they were creating. Maybe my expectations were just too high going in or something.

Jonee > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 13:57

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Charlize was robbed.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Jonee 01/14/2016 at 15:14

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Yeah, I was a little surprised she didn’t get a Best Supporting nod.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 01/14/2016 at 15:44

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Yeah buts it’s just a nod, I think Revenant will clean up. It’s damn good.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 01/14/2016 at 15:49

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I agree. It has just the right blend of edgy and depressing to satisfy the Academy. But to me, the nomination is a win. It’s proof that even the stuffiest, snootiest, most intellectual critics can still enjoy a good action movie if it’s well crafted. It means that you can fill your story with utter hilarity and ridiculousness, and as long as you slather it on deeper themes, great pacing, and brilliant acting, you can still make a fantastic movie.