Nominations list: 'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' Dominate 2014 Oscar Nominations - ABC News So far I have watched only Gravity and August Osage County :icon_bigg Gravity is technically brilliant! Sandra Bullock is brilliant in it! Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are amazing in August Osage County! What do you guys think about the list?
Gravity is the most artistically significant movie I've seen in a long long time. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking! And the fact that it's also emotionally involving and has entertainment value is the cherry on the cake. Like Vertigo, Lawrence of Arabia, The Godfather and others, Gravity is a true testament to what Hollywood is capable of doing, when it actually tries. If quality was all that mattered, it would win in a landslide. But alas, Oscar "campaigning" has many factors, which is why an artistically minor, self-important "human interest" story like 12 Years a Slave and a start-stunned, bland and derivative ensemble piece like American Hustle are contenders too. I still hope quality will trump over irrelevant factors, though I should probably know better. I do follow the Oscars every year, after all.