Yachting Barbie (Joan) was first to arrive
with her best friend Barbies in tow

Nicky leaves the Osage Reservation
to come to our Discussion Party


Albert Einstein (Sharon) warns Oppenheimer .
not to create too big of a party ruckus

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Ken (Tom) leaves the beach to party with two Barbies


Sisu (Karen) has left Finland
to fight the battles in Hollywood

Fortune cookies in honor of the film, Fremont

Our cacophonous symphony of film enthusiasts

(back) Adriane, Sharon, Susan, Joan, (front) Marian, Joanne

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Space Barbie (Ruth)..........Pink Barbie (Joanne).......Film reviewer (Pia)
Film critic, David, (below)

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WHO REALLY DESERVES THE OSCAR?
See Our Final Decisions below...

Bella (Simone) from film, Poor Things.
wanted to explore our film world

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Instructor Hunham (Archie) assigns the "holdovers"
to attend our party for film enrichment


Oppenheimer (Ian) and wife, Kitty, (Julia)
think our Film Discussion Party is a blast! .


Wierd Barbie (Susan)


Actress. Elizabeth (Adriane) is preparing for her next film
role by very closely studying each guest

We passionately debated and even considered any overlooked films and actors,
plus unanimously decided Poor Things deserves the Oscar for Best Costumes!

BEST FILM

Killers of the Flower Moon: 9

Oppenheimer: 7
Poor Things: 5
American Fiction: 2
The Holdovers: 2
Maestro: 1
Past Lives: 1
Barbie: 0
Anatomy of a Fall: 0
Zone of Interest: 0

BEST ACTOR

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer): 9

Paul Giametti (The Holdovers): 2
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction): 2
Bradley Cooper (Maestro): 0
Coleman Domingo (Rustin): 0

BEST ACTRESS

Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon): 5

Emma Stone (Poor Things): 4
Annette Benning (Nyad): 3
Sandra Huller (Anatoomy of a Fall): 2
Carey Mulligan (Maestro): 0

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers): 11

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer): 1
Jodie Foster (Nyad): 1
Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple): 0
America Ferrera (Barbie): 0

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Robert De Niro (Killers of Flower Moon): 6

Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer): 4
Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things): 3
Ryan Gosling (Barbie): 0
Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction): 0

FILM INSPIRED FOOD

Osage Three Sister Stew
film: Killers of the Flower Moon

Nadja's Goulash film: Afire)

SEE PHOTOS FROM PAST
PRE-OSCAR DISCUSSION PARTIES

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2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

Want to know what we liked and didn't like about a film?

READ OUR DISCUSSION SUMMARIES
ON OUR WEB PAGE:

www.filmdiscussiongroup.com

Leonard Bernstein was conducting a symphony so couldn't attend.
He asked Bradley Cooper to stand in for him, but Bradley was taking a music lesson.

The film Zone Of Interest (UK) got our vote
for best inernational film
over Society of Snow (Spain),
Perfect Days (Japan), Io Capitano (Italy),
The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)