Warner Bros. Launches Oscar Campaigns For 'The Dark Knight Rises' & 'Cloud Atlas'

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• Zane | November 27, 2012 3:58 PMReply

  The Dark Knight Rises should be the main focus not Cloud Atlas, also TDKR is the last one the the trilogy, it deserves the last awards.

• SP1234 | November 16, 2012 9:55 PMReply

  Doona Bae for Best Supporting Actress. In my opinion, sorry Anne, Amy, but she's the one to beat.

• Matt | November 15, 2012 11:19 PMReply

  i'm a huge batman fan, but after seeing Cloud Atlas for the second time/starting the book, i totally forgot The Dark Knight Rises (or any other movie for that matter) even came out this year. all the lame critics/reviewers/bloggers who keep downplaying Cloud Atlas are just kowtowing to the system that pays their checks. it's the only film in recent memory, stuffed with so much raw emotion, truth, and humanity, that can so deeply confuse some fans, while completely illuminating others. if you want a movie served on a silver platter, go see Argo or some other big Hollywood "hit", but if you wanna feel something real, go see Cloud Atlas....a few times.

• gert | November 14, 2012 3:05 AMReply

  best supporting actor ? michael effin caine

• DHE | November 13, 2012 8:24 PMReply

  Nolan and Pfister are the only realistic picks. Tom Hardy was rather impressive considering he only had his eyes to act but I doubt that it will come to pass

• isaiah | November 13, 2012 7:38 PMReply

  As far as I'm concerned Cloud Atlas was the best movie this year. It was spectacular and never left me bored. I also don't understand what was confusing about it. All the timelines flowed together in a nice logical way.

• DG | November 13, 2012 6:46 PMReply

  Hathaway for sure deserves a nomination for Rises though I doubt she'll get it. They should have cut out Modine and gave her a few more scenes, I think a lot more screen time might have clinched it for her

• Ronnie | November 13, 2012 5:40 PMReply

  Dark knight Rises should get a best movie ever award if there was such a thing.
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• Morningstar | November 13, 2012 5:32 PMReply

  Rises has to be the worst Batman movie that I have ever seen; Batman is an arthritic quitter who is scared of the bad guy. Yes, even in the critically panned 'Batman & Robin', Batman was many things, but a quitter wasn't one of them. Plus, they have a prision in the middle of a desert that doesn't have a roof, inmates that have all kinds of things that they can use to build a contraption to escape, and they don't . The movies music is bombastic, the acting (see: Cotilard's death) is laughable and lazy, and the script has plot holes that you can fly the BAT through. This movie was made to cut a paycheck by Nolan and company; they laughed their way to the bank with this one. This movie is horrid for anyone with an IQ over 100.

• AE | November 14, 2012 11:57 AM

  I'm with morning star, for a sign of how moronic TDKR was just check out Tyler's critical response below, kind of actually sums up for me the mentality of the movie; loud, arrogant, obnoxious, too loud and dumb as fuck.

• Andy | November 14, 2012 1:06 AM

  Eh, sounds like your typical neglected fanboy mad at the world...

• tyler | November 13, 2012 11:10 PM

  hey morningstar go back to blowing your dad u fucking loser.

• G | November 13, 2012 3:23 PMReply

  I'd love to see Jim Broadbent get a supporting nod for Cloud Atlas.

• Christian | November 13, 2012 3:02 PMReply

  The Dark Knight Rises and Skyfall show that you CAN make an intimate big budget blockbuster that reflects on modern society, set against the backdrop of a big, spectacular action film. Mendes and Nolan are currenly the masters of mature blockbuster cinema. Hopefully Roger Deakins wins his Oscar, Wally Pfister beat him last time.

• Andy | November 14, 2012 1:08 AM

  I think Skyfall more deserves it this time around, TDKR just wasn't Oscar material in my eyes like TDK was back in '08. But I agree with you on Roger Deakins, he made the film look beautiful.

• Chris138 | November 13, 2012 2:23 PMReply

  Out of all the major studio releases this year I'd say Skyfall and, perhaps to a lesser extent, The Dark Knight Rises are the only ones that have any chance at being considered as one of the year's best picture nominees. Cloud Atlas won't even be on the Academy's radar. I also can't see the Academy giving much of a chance to other big successes like The Hunger Games or The Avengers in major categories. That personally doesn't bother me, but I know there are some out there still rooting for them to get recognition.

• Andy | November 14, 2012 1:11 AM

  Ditto, although The Avengers is overrated in my opinion. The Hunger Games on the other hand is really and overlooked gem, but not to the extent it deserves Oscar recognition.

• Mark | November 13, 2012 1:40 PMReply

  Best Adapted Screenplay for TDKR? Don't make me laugh Warner Bros.