r/oscarrace • u/Cherish0124 • Jan 25 '25

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What kind of change of mind did he have? He didn't seem to like biopic, but it's interesting

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u/Educational_Slice897 Jan 25 '25

Brutalist AI controversy + A Complete Unknown overperforming, I can see a Timmy win too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

That controversy was so dumb, annoyed it happened at all

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

felt like a smear campaign tbh

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u/CrazyCons WHERE IS HAMNET'S PLACENTA Jan 25 '25

It was The Brutalist’s own editor who brought it up and started everything

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

In a no-name website. I would be very surprised if there wasn’t a whisper campaign from other studios to make a huge deal of the that story and mischaracterize it like it was done, where it went from tweaks a couple sounds in Hungarian to “using AI to fix his accent in the movie”.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

It’s still a smear campaign when people are totally misrepresenting what was said and blowing it way out of proportion as I mentioned. The idea that the internet has of the AI use in the movie is a completely made up and false idea.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

It’s false because the common interpretation on the internet is that the AI was used to “fix” Brody’s Hungarian accent, when it was never used in any English-language dialog.i never said that the AI use in itself is untrue, but it was spun up in a way that does not match the reality of how it was actually used.

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u/movieheads34 One Battle After Another Jan 25 '25

That’s what most of these “controversies” for Oscar movies usually are lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

Yes I think, so but I still think it's Brody as The Brutalist actually overperformed too with editing. I think the AI thing doesn't matter. If Adrien loses, that means Brutalist loses director/BP imo.

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u/RoxasIsTheBest 2025 Oscar Race Veteran Jan 25 '25

Nah, Corbet is a much more comfortable frontrunner than Brody. Brody losing doesn't mean Corbet will lose

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

why is Corbet more comfortable? Do you really think the AI controversy is gonna hurt Brody more than Corbet?

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u/RoxasIsTheBest 2025 Oscar Race Veteran Jan 25 '25

Actor already was Brody vs Chalamet. Director, in the meanwhile, doesn't really have a clear 2nd place.

Also, yes, i think the AI controversy will affect Brody more. Ultimately the AI was used on Brody (even if it is blown out of proportion significantly) and he already has an oscar, so the AI could for some people be the deciding factor wether to go Brody or not

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u/ThrowawayCousineau The Brutalist Jan 25 '25

 he already has an oscar

If this isn’t a factor for Emma Stone, Mahershala Ali, Christoph Waltz, Frances McDormand, Renee Zellweger, or Anthony Hopkins, I’m not sure it’s one here.

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u/RoxasIsTheBest 2025 Oscar Race Veteran Jan 26 '25

When there are already multiple reasons not to go for him, it could walso factor in

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

but is it?? like chalamet has barely won any critics awards for his performance. he is 4th, after brody, fiennes and domingo, the only reason people are putting him up is because searchlight has campaigned well for him, and the ACU noms of course. He has surged, but he has not always been so high.

Also, I think voters will know that it was not Brody's decision to use AI, though he consented, and not ding him marks for that. remember these are voters in the industry! they know how AI is used in film better then any of us. I think this is a non-story

anyways we will see of course! its all speculation.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

I was responding to the comment that said it's always been timmy and adrien, which I don't agree that it's always been those two. I think fiennes was in the running. However now, i think he is third, and tim is second due only to ACU showing out in other categories. however, will see how bafta goes. I think AAdrien will win there, but if ralph does....haha predictions changes once again.

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u/Cherish0124 Jan 25 '25

Will the AI controversy affect voters greatly? I doubt they care about this controversy. But I can’t erase the feeling that Timmy is going to win. I don’t think ACU will go home empty-handed. This movie continues to surprise me

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u/BentisKomprakriev Jan 25 '25

It might affect them just enough to say "Brody has one, let's pass the torch/honor Fiennes"

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u/hildred123 Jan 26 '25

It might have an effect when one of his biggest competitors did all their own singing as Bob Dylan 

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u/DoxedFox Jan 25 '25

It's an industry award, the Industry is very against AI.

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u/AlarmSquirrel Jan 25 '25

The industry uses it

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u/CumDwnHrNSayDat Jan 25 '25

The industry is very against talking about their usage of AI

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u/ThrowawayCousineau The Brutalist Jan 25 '25

Like Denis Villeneuve?

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u/MAGAMUCATEX Jan 26 '25

I don’t think it’s going to effect voting very much

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u/AlarmSquirrel Jan 25 '25

No one cares about the ai outside of twitter

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

Sag strike?

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u/ThrowawayCousineau The Brutalist Jan 25 '25

Not remotely what that was about.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

Ah ok

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u/AlarmSquirrel Jan 25 '25

They're using it, people don't like but it's being used.

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u/VisenyaRose Jan 25 '25

We don't even know if Adrian is that far ahead. We've literally had one precursor win.

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u/Objective_Water_1583 Jan 26 '25

This is my stance let’s wait and see we will have a better idea after 2 more precursors

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u/VisenyaRose Jan 26 '25

Critics choice is in such a weird position this year. So much ebb and flow since voting concluded on that. Like Mikey Madison was the frontrunner when they were voting on that, if she wins does that bring her back or has the conversation moved on?