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GATSU
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I thought Guardians 3 had the advantage. But I guess the voters wanted the big G to make history.
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Key
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Gah, I entirely forgot the Oscars were on tonight, so I missed the big moment.
Not a big surprise; I also saw The Creator and GG3, and G-1 definitely had the most impactful special effects of the three of those. Good to see it win this, since it deserved more nominations than it got. |
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GATSU
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Key: Best available version of the 'speech' until the official version. https://youtu.be/HxrlnJZ_JEM?si=9oTcsvMFyW5HWVsI
Edit: Official upload. https://youtu.be/h3q7SaXhCPE?si=59Y0ZsptqEBPXxkG |
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harminia
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Well deserved! I'm so proud for them and the speech was very touching. You did it!
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Kougeru
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Absolutely deserved
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Silver Kirin
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The speech the SFX crew gave was very moving, while I'm not one of those who complain about the overreliance on expensive effects and GCI in Hollywood productions, since at the end of the day they're made by tons of talented artists, whom many of them have to work on extreme conditions and suffer from tight deadlines and crunch, I think it's incredible that a SFX crew from a smaller team with a very small budget in comparison to its competitors managed to won. And it's kind of amazing that a truly Japanese Godzilla film managed to get a recgonition from the Academy for its effects, considering that for many times old Godzilla movies got mocked for their cheesy special effects. I think this award is very important for the kaiju and tokusatsu industry
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GATSU
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Hope ANN reports on Ryuichi Sakamoto making the In Memoriam segment. Part of me was hoping Toriyama would get a mention, since he was responsible for a Hollywood remake of one of his IPs.
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DRosencraft
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Likely too soon. Didn't watch (haven't in years) but typically the "In Memoriam" used to be very tightly scheduled. It's not a lot of production, but there is some nonetheless, and the segment was likely "in the can" by the time word of his death came out. Unlikely they would've rushed production to put him in at the last second. I would, however, expect him to make it next year. |
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Thespacemaster
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Congratz to the GZ-0 team you earned it with your hard work and dedication.
Also a side note: The Boy and the Heron also won an award for best animated feature. making it ghibli's second Oscar win and rightfully deserved too. |
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enurtsol
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The old Godzilla movies are cheesy! But that's part of their charm! 
But they're still cheesy The latest films though, they've been using the same tools as everyone else. They've caught up |
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Cho_Desu
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Surprised Godzilla won tbh, but certainly happy to see it get some recognition. I really liked Minus One's take on the famous kaiju. I had watched Shin Godzilla shortly before Minus One actually, and noticed there was quite a leap forward in the visual effects department. Not sure if it would've been the same team for both films? If so, I'd say they improved, and it'll be cool to see what they come up with next.
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Beatdigga
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This is a triumph of a film doing more with less, which is part of what I think swayed the Academy. In an era of budgets bloated beyond belief, armies of overworked, underpaid artists being forced to release effects that look awful like that memetic face from Wakanda Forever, Minus One did so much with a fraction of what those studios had.
Now someone announce a home media release because I cannot wait to see the ads calling it "Academy Award Winner Godzilla Minus One." |
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GATSU
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Press release: https://youtu.be/CEArEbO25lE?si=rrGb7ebSXfkUtEuE
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Siegel Clyne
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It's nice to see Japanese films doing well this year at the Oscars.
Many people around the world, such as Yug, son of Indian actor, director, and producer Ajay Devgn, were shocked and saddened last week after the passing of Akira Toriyama. Yug was "heartbroken" after he learned the news of Toriyama's death. Yug's father, Ajay, is a leading figure in Hindi cinema and Bollywood. |
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residentgrigo
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The Creator, it´s ok, pushed its visuals pretty hard for an 80 mil budget and looks better than at least half of films that cost 200 mil in the last years but Toho of course pushed their staff beyond any limits. Not a surprising win but hard to argue here. The academy can also play the diversity card without shutting out US filmmakers as most CG blockbusters contract from all over the world and this is hardly American-rendered. Now if Japanese companies could start paying their staff a fair wage...
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