Your favorite best-picture Oscar nominee?

[Auggie]

Which film do you think is worthy of the title "Best Film of 2020?"

I thought One in Night in Miami deserved recognition as a nominee over, or at least in addition to, Minari.

But for my money, nothing moved me nor was as timely as Judas and the Black Messiah. I'll want to see it again.

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	Judas and the Black Messiah
	1 (20%)
	Minari
	1 (20%)
	Nomadland
	0 (0%)
	Promising Young Woman
	0 (0%)
	Sound of Metal
	0 (0%)
	The Father
	0 (0%)
	The Trial of the Chicago 7
	2 (40%)
	Other (this should have been nominated)
	1 (20%)
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[jimfields33]

1. I haven't seen any

I’m surprised so many went to the movies. I haven’t been in 18 months at least. Way to dangerous. Too each their own I guess.

[Auggie]

2. I streamed every film I saw in 2020. Even these.

[jimfields33]

3. I don't enjoy movies as much that way.

I’ll just wait a few years and go in person. I know I’ll miss all these but hollywood has just gone to making remake of movies they did back in the day. No imagination anymore.

[Auggie]

4. But you haven't seen any of these. How can you opine they're remakes or lack imagination?

[nolabear]

17. Not a one of those films is a remake or lacks imagination.

I’ve seen several and they’re very good.

[cinematicdiversions]

5. I honestly thought the Trial of the Chicago seven wasn't that good.

I read the book Nomandland was based on and it was entertaining if a bit frustrating int he way it left so many unanswered questions on the table. (Protip do not get divorced in your fifties. Almost everyone living out of their van got divorced in their fifties.)

I know Bill Maher was being a bit of an ass, but he has a point in this being the most depressing Oscar line up in memory.

[Auggie]

8. Great segment from Maher

If films are a reflection of the times then one could argue these were perfect coming off the Trump presidency. All of them, I’d guess, were filmed between 2017 and 2020. Talk about downer years!

[nolabear]

18. Maher was a total dick in this segment.

Christ, he sounded like a petulant teenager. And gave away two plots, which should be actionable.

I saw a report recently that said movie production was greatly affected by COVID issues, and they just couldn’t do big, technical, car chasey, blow upey, crowd fulley madcap flings this past year so the ones that got made were more thoughtful and literate.

Nomadland, Minari, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Father were all wonderful. Yes, they had depth and dealt with life issues, sometimes sadly, sometimes with hope and resilience.

[AZProgressive]

22. The Trial of the Chicago 7 was one of the best films I have seen produced in years

It was much more interesting than a Godzilla movie. I also didn't expect a film that had a mostly silly mood to be a tear jerker in the end.

[Tommy Carcetti]

23. It was okay. Didn't leave me floored.

Felt like a regular historical docudrama with some decent acting.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

6. I liked Nomadland and...

it did the best it could to stay true to the book but "The Trial of the Chicago 7" was just fantastic!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. I haven't seen any of them!

I recently saw a movie on Showtime, released in 2020, that I thought was surprisingly good! It's called "3 Day Weekend".

It got my attention right away because it initially showed a young guy on a camping trip, and I'm a sucker for the "man vs. nature" narrative. I almost stopped watching because the character's repeated stupidity while camping was becoming too aggravating.

Then it became a mystery / crime / horror film that I found quite clever! He was just one of four main characters too, with the others' experiences explored later in the film.

I love those kinds of pleasant surprises! The movie doesn't even have a rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

It requires a viewer's close attention to avoid confusion about the story!

[Auggie]

9. Sounds good. Thanks for sharing.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. Check it out if you have the time.

I'd recommend not being distracted while watching it. The woman's perspective at the end ties it all together.

I think it's streaming on Hulu, Amazon Prime and elsewhere too, but I happened to see it on Showtime.

[Auggie]

11. Will do (just added to the watch list)

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. It was released in 2019.

I remembered wrong.

It's still worth seeing imo.

[Auggie]

14. +1

[Paladin]

13. Haven't seen any of them, but "Mank" sounds the best to me. (nt)

[mia]

15. Just watched "The Father" - watched it twice in a row.

I'll watch it over again tomorrow before my 24 hour rental is up. It was that good!

[Auggie]

16. I watched it twice in a row too!

The subtleties, right?

[nolabear]

19. My God that was great filmmaking.

Heartbreaking subject but the way they did it was brilliant, and Hopkins was incredible. I fear Chadwick Bozeman, who was great mind you, will be the sentimental favorite, but boy does Anthony deserve it.

[Auggie]

20. Hopkins was the sentimental favorite IMO. And he got the Oscar.

So did McDormand. I think best actor -- in the minds of voters -- is as much an award for a body of work as a single performance. I was really surprised Glenn Close didn't win for best supporting actor for that reason. Plus her performance was much more transformative and stunning than Youn Yuh-jung.

[Tommy Carcetti]

21. Seen four. Nomadland was by far the best.

Also Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, and Trial of the Chicago 7.

All three were passable, but Nomadland was beautiful. More of a character study than a plot but McDormand nailed it.

Still waiting to see the others. Minari looks good.