Tammy Faye (Susan) is ready for her close up
We gave her an FDG AWARD for best makeup!


Rose (Karen) relaxes with a glass of wine


Leda (Marian) tastes a strawberry from the fruit bowl in her hotel room after finding the lost doll


Joan is dressed in her Oscar finest

Sharon, Karen, Simone, and Archie campaign for their favorites nominees

So glad we are starting to see some films on the big screen again!
Maybe next year we can return to our In-person, zany pre-Oscar discussion
but for 2022 we zoomed while the paparazzi
took close-ups of guests who took center stage

WHO REALLY DESERVES THE OSCAR?

We passionately debated and even added
a couple overlooked actors (in parenthesis).

See Our Final Decisions below...

Ruby (Adriane) shows her daily catch of fish


Phil (Dolores) and brother George,
arrive from the Ranch
We gave them an FDG AWARD for best costume!


Yayoi Kusama (Ruth) is a special guest


David knows who should get an Oscar


Nicky ponders the Oscar nominees

BEST FILM

CODA: 7

The Power of the Dog: 6
Belfastl: 0
Don't Look Up: 0
Drive My Car: 0
Dune: 0
King Richard: 0
Licorice Pizza: 0
Nightmare Alley: 0
West Side Story: 0

BEST ACTOR

Benedict Cumberbatch: 7

Will Smith: 5
Andrew Garfield:1
Javier Bardemi: 0
Denzel Washington: 0
Bradley Cooper: 0

BEST ACTRESS

Jessica Chastain: 9

Olivia Colman: 0
Penelope Cruz: 0
Nicole Kidman: 1
Kristen Stewart: 0

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kirsten Dunst: 7

Aunjanue Ellis: 2
Jessie Buckley: 1
Judi Dench: 0
Ariana Debose: 0
Rita Moreno: 0

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Troy Kotsure: 8

Kodi Smit-McPhee: 5
Jessie Plemons: 0
J.K. Simmons: 0
Ciaran Hinds: 0
Eugenio Derbez: 0

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Flee - (Denmark): 6

Drive My Car - (Japan): 0
Lunana, A Yak in the Classroom - (Bhutan): 0
The Hand of God - (Italy): 0
The Worst Person in the World - (Norway): 0

SEE PHOTOS FROM PAST
PRE-OSCAR DISCUSSION PARTIES

2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

Read our discussion summaries:
www.filmdiscussiongroup.com

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ON OUR WEB PAGE:

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