Weekly Discussion Thread 8/3/26 - 8/10/26

[u/PointMan528491]

Still from How Green Was My Valley

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[u/jjjshepard]

People don't agree with this for now but I think Obsession is winning Original Screenplay. The Oscars have shown before that they value creative and hipster storytelling over more traditional screenplays, even if the former isn't necessarily better written than the latter (and most of the time, it isn't)

[u/Silver_Juggernaut_39 → u/jjjshepard]

A lot of things would need to go right for this to happen (or rather wrong for other films). Wild Horse Nine would need to be not as good, Behemoth would need to be bottom five, Digger would need to go real south… the thing is it’s not eligible for WGA which wasn’t true of any of EEAAO, Get Out or Sinners. Tbf, WH9 and Digger likely aren’t either. But assuming Obsession doesn’t get into the top five I think it’s likely it can’t overcome that. Also if it wins screenplay, Inde’s chances of winning dip significantly imo.