Could 'This Is It' win an Oscar?

zippyjuan · 10-29-2009, 08:03 PM

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/e...91029581138831
Best Picture? Just how bad were films this year? In all fairness, I have not seen the film or most of the movies out this year but Best Picture? But remember, this is basically a Sony Pictures press release.

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Could 'This Is It' win an Oscar?
By SANDY COHEN (AP Entertainment Writer)
From Associated Press
October 29, 2009 7:13 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES - Sony thinks its new Michael Jackson documentary could be a contender for best picture.

Spokesman Steve Elzer said Thursday that the studio will submit "Michael Jackson's This Is It" for Academy Awards consideration this year.

It missed the deadline to be considered for a 2009 documentary Oscar, but the film about the late King of Pop's preparations for a series of comeback concerts will be eligible in several other categories at the Academy Awards, including sound, film editing, director and best picture.

"This Is It" opened worldwide Wednesday and has already earned $20.1 million at the box office, along with praise from critics and fans who say it restores Jackson's reputation as a world-class entertainer.

Director Kenny Ortega, a longtime Jackson collaborator who was overseeing his concert comeback, crafted the nearly two-hour film from more than 100 hours of footage recorded during rehearsals for the London shows,whchwee o av bgu i Jly Jckondid Jue 5 t ge50

"What we did here was focus on telling a good story and creating a film for the fans really enabling them to understand what Michael Jackson had dreamed for them," Ortega said Wednesday.

He added it was his hope "the audience for this film will grow and that as many people come to see it as possible because I think that it's a wonderful story about a brilliant man. ... Awards, Oscars, that's all great wishful thinking."

It may be more than wishful, said Steven Gaydos, executive editor of the Hollywood trade paper Variety and a self-described cynic. With the Academy Awards best-picture slate expanded to 10 films this year rather than the traditional five, "This Is It" could find itself among the contenders, he said.

To qualify, the film must complete a seven-day run in Los Angeles County and filmmakers would need to "submit the proper paperwork," said Leslie Unger, spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which puts on the Oscars.

Sony, which paid $60 million for the global film rights, plans to keep "This Is It" in theaters for just over two weeks. Elzer said the studio will submit it for consideration for best picture "and other appropriate categories." He wouldn't specify which ones.

Entering it in the Oscar race this year means "This Is It" cannot be considered in the documentary category next year.

The movie includes plenty of music, but none of it is eligible for Oscar consideration because it wasn't created specifically for the film.

Ortega, a veteran director, producer ad hoeorahe wo cont T's"ig Shol usca"amnghis cedits, could also find himself in contention for a best-director nod, Gaydos said.

"He did a masterful job putting this whole thing together," he said. "It was so powerful and interesting, so creative and well-done, I think he should be considered. ... Kenny just won over all these critics like me with Michael Jackson that anything interesting could go on with this guy."

The film can't be considered for a Golden Globe. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the annual ceremony, doesn't permit feature documentaries to enter, said spokesman Michael Russell.

Ortega said an Oscar nod would be a fitting recognition of Jackson's last work.

"He deserves one," he said. "Come on people."

ray · 10-30-2009, 10:24 AM

I am excited for Invictus this season. I very rarely watch the fall/oscar season movies, but the storyline behind Invictus looks like a winner (based on true events)

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/invictus/

BlueTriangle · 11-09-2009, 08:50 AM

I loved the film, and i definitely think it was oscar worthy...it was a brilliant glimpse into the way MJ was...I give it my highest recommendation. Great Film!

Yossarian · 11-09-2009, 02:31 PM

please no...he's dead, lets move on.

zippyjuan · 11-09-2009, 09:13 PM

You know what? I now find that I can enjoy his music more these days. I think it is because it is now seperated more from his crazy personal life and is seen more on its own. At least for me. The phrase I heard in an interview clip somewhere that sticks with me now that Michael Jackson said is "not good enough". I think he got it from his dad all the time. He never felt he was good enough at anything. At singing, at dancing, at his music, in the way he looked. This is what drove him. It made him do crazy things like disfiguring himself with all the plastic surgery but it also made him work harder than anybody else at his craft which helped hone it to an incredibly high level. He is the ultimate example of that which makes you great can also destroy you.

ArkiStan · 11-11-2009, 09:02 AM

C'mon guys. You already know this year's oscar is going to Barack Obama.

All kidding aside, as a big fan of documentaries, I'm curious to watch This is It, if only to get a brief glimpse into the life of one of the most influential and mysterious people in the entertainment industry. I hope it reveals a lot of personal moments like what zippyjuan described.

mojo · 11-11-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ArkiStan

C'mon guys. You already know this year's oscar is going to Barack Obama.

All kidding aside, as a big fan of documentaries, I'm curious to watch This is It, if only to get a brief glimpse into the life of one of the most influential and mysterious people in the entertainment industry. I hope it reveals a lot of personal moments like what zippyjuan described.

like the obama thing was even a joke.

as far as personal moments, i'm sure there are a few that i could do without seeing

ArkiStan · 11-11-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mojo

like the obama thing was even a joke.

as far as personal moments, i'm sure there are a few that i could do without seeing

This is It, the unrated version....

zippyjuan · 11-11-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ArkiStan

C'mon guys. You already know this year's oscar is going to Barack Obama.

All kidding aside, as a big fan of documentaries, I'm curious to watch This is It, if only to get a brief glimpse into the life of one of the most influential and mysterious people in the entertainment industry. I hope it reveals a lot of personal moments like what zippyjuan described.

Obama does have two Grammy Awards for Spoken Word.
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/grammys....2.650560.html

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ray captain awesome Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,961	I am excited for Invictus this season. I very rarely watch the fall/oscar season movies, but the storyline behind Invictus looks like a winner (based on true events) http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/invictus/ __________________ new uploader

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Yossarian Chief of Navel Inspections Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 12,074	please no...he's dead, lets move on. __________________ "So cheers all and remember, don't mistake my old age for maturity. Just because I grow old does not mean I grow up. " -Merlin "Now that your limelight has been sufficently trashed I will leave"- Nija Each religion has got their own way of making you feel like a victim. The Christians say 'you are a sinner', and you better just zip up your trousers and give the money to the pope and we'll give you a room up in the hotel in the sky. ~Timothy Leary

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ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,757	C'mon guys. You already know this year's oscar is going to Barack Obama. All kidding aside, as a big fan of documentaries, I'm curious to watch This is It, if only to get a brief glimpse into the life of one of the most influential and mysterious people in the entertainment industry. I hope it reveals a lot of personal moments like what zippyjuan described. __________________ Please keep sigs 25kb or smaller.

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11-09-2009, 08:50 AM	#3
BlueTriangle Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington,DC Posts: 180	I loved the film, and i definitely think it was oscar worthy...it was a brilliant glimpse into the way MJ was...I give it my highest recommendation. Great Film!

11-09-2009, 09:13 PM	#5
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,708	You know what? I now find that I can enjoy his music more these days. I think it is because it is now seperated more from his crazy personal life and is seen more on its own. At least for me. The phrase I heard in an interview clip somewhere that sticks with me now that Michael Jackson said is "not good enough". I think he got it from his dad all the time. He never felt he was good enough at anything. At singing, at dancing, at his music, in the way he looked. This is what drove him. It made him do crazy things like disfiguring himself with all the plastic surgery but it also made him work harder than anybody else at his craft which helped hone it to an incredibly high level. He is the ultimate example of that which makes you great can also destroy you.

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