MISC Celebrity Chat Thread

Like as much as I absolutely hate to say it, MRbeast is a legitimate celebrity. Because I know his name and stupid fucking face and unnerving smile, despite me never entering that sphere. He just showed up in my life one day. His smile creeps me the fuck out and I hope he dies in an "unfortunate" prank gone "wrong" involving a pallet of hammers at a home Depot or something. But I recognize that he is now a celebrity, despite where he came from. Because I know who he is despite not watching that type of content.

 

Don't look it up. His smile is as unnerving as the worst psychological horror that indie movies can come up with.

 

Also, I think it's important to say that Natalie has succeeded in multiple types of movies. And yeah, she's most known for star wars, but you can probably rattle off half a dozen things she's been in, even without being a fan of her, or those projects. Same with Emma stone or Jennifer Lawrence, you don't have to like them to know who they are. That's what a celebrity is to me. I've never intentionally heard a Katy Perry or Taylor Swift song but obviously I know who they are and can identify a few songs despite them being VERY outside of my wheelhouse. Maria Brink is far closer to my style, but I acknowledge that she isn't on their level, as far as celebrity is concerned.

 

Agree with everything you said, Assgasm, except about Sydney Sweeney not winning an Oscar. If it happens in the next year or two, she definitely will. Not because of her debatable skills as an actress, but because she cozied up to the right people. I already even read a few stuff here and there on the internet claiming that the people in power are determined to give her an Oscar. We had a few examples over the years that the Oscars don't always go to the most deserving ones.

 

Shakespeare in Love winning the Oscar over Saving Private Ryan was, I would argue, the most egregious decision.

And several years earlier, Sharon Stone not winning the Oscar for Casino was also incredibly stupid.

 

^^^Correct on both, CB

 

I’ve come to the conclusion a long time ago that most award ceremonies, whether for TV or movies or music, are rigged, and have been rigged, probably from the start. Everyone once and a while the most deserving things have to win to maintain the illusion that it’s NOT rigged, but I can assure you, it’s rigged.

Be it studio politics or nepotism or whatever, the whole operation is a charade.

The Academy actually changed the rules recently regarding voters getting dozens of screeners in the mail and then admitting that they hardly watched any of them before they voted. I guess moving forward, there will be quizzes to see who deserves to maintain their voting rights and who doesn’t.

 

Anora was the best film last year. And Mikey deserved her Oscar. In my opinion.

So when you guys are questioning legitimacy of things, remember everyone thinks differently...

 

@lebadger You and I can agree on Madison being very deserving of her Oscar, but the Best Pic and Best Director awards were controversial to say the least.

@Xray may have been adding their personal opinions, but most of those "wins" were contentious at best.

And very few people at this point don't admit that Weinstein bought the Oscar for SiL. And I think many would agree with the point made about SS by @Clarence Boddicker as well.

But love the debate about movies as always.

 

Can't it be both?

 

Sharon Stone as Ginger Rothstein in Casino was, and still is, one of the best, most unhinged performances i’ve ever seen in a movie. She was leaps and bounds better than Susan Sarandon that year.

Totally inexplicable. But then again, they didn’t give Martin Scorsese an Oscar until The Departed.

Go figure.

 

I can't judge whether the Oscar for Mikey Madison was deserved or not, but she wasn't the favorite before the ceremony. A conspiracy theory says that the award would go to Karla Sofia Gascon, but the controversies around her name made it probably go to Fernanda Torres, but then Fernanda's fans created a stir on the internet attacking Karla and the Academy decided to go with a safer choice in Mikey. Is it true? We'll never know.

 

^^^Interesting. I haven't read about that. Again, MM was pretty great in her role, so I didn't think much of a controversy when she won...

 

Nonsense.

Mikey swept the awards season last year, and deserved it. And not just in America.

Awards and nominations
Major associations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2025 Academy Awards Best Actress Anora Won [57]
British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Won [58]
Rising Star Award — Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress Anora Nominated [59]
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated [60]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [44]
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
Other awards
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Astra Film Awards Best Actress Anora Nominated [61]
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress Won [62]
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [63]
Deauville American Film Festival Hollywood Rising-Star Award — Won [64]
Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Anora Nominated [65]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Won[a] [66]
Mill Valley Film Festival MVFF Breakthrough Performance Award Won [67]
National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance Won [68]
New York Film Critics Online Best Actress Nominated [69]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [70]
Breakthrough Performance Won
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Actress Nominated [71]
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Breakthrough Award — Won [72]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress Anora Won [73]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actress Won [74]
Toronto Film Critics Association Outstanding Lead Performance Won[a] [75]
Virginia Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award Won [76]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actress Won [77]
2025 AACTA International Awards Best Actress Nominated [78]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actress Nominated [79]
Best Women's Breakthrough Performance Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Won [80]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance Won [81]
Irish Film & Television Awards Best International Actress Nominated [82]
Online Film Critics Society Best Actress Won [83]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award Won [84]
Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Nominated [85