# How many of the ten Best Picture nominees have you seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955 "2011-02-03T00:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/21 "2011-02-03T07:53:28Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Of the 5 Documentary nominees, I’d seen 3 (missed **Gasland** and **Restrepo** when they played). GasLand is freaky as hell. If you live in the Northeast, you might want to take a pass. EDIT: I see you’re in Chicago. I’d say check it out, but using the same logic I’d suggest you avoid Waterlife. heh. Seems like no matter where you live, there’s a documentary out there to scare the shit out of you. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/22 "2011-02-03T09:14:00Z")
Gasland came and went before I had a chance to see it. If the Gene Siskel Film Center, where it played before, brings it back before the Oscars, I’ll go see it. [QUOTE=jackdavinci] Of the rest, I would have seen 127 Hours, Black Swan, and The Social Network, but my movie partner didn’t want to. [/QUOTE] 😕 You can’t go see the movies you want to see by yourself? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/23 "2011-02-03T13:17:04Z")
3 of ten as of now, but planning on seeing all ten. I’ve seen: The Social Network Toy Story 3 The Kids are Alright Going to see the King’s Speech this weekend and probably will rent Inception as well. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/24 "2011-02-03T13:53:40Z")
I voted wrong - I have seen _Inception_ and _Toy Story 3_. I can’t believe they couldn’t find a better movie than Inception to nominate, so I missed it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/25 "2011-02-03T14:03:12Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > So what do I put if I’ve only seen Inception, but I’ve seen it five times? Or did you just see it once, and dream about it four times? 😛 I think _The King’s Speech_ will probably win, although I personally liked _Inception_ the most of the films I’ve seen. Just my opinion, but I think there was a very good crop of nominees this year … I wouldn’t mind if the winner were drawn out of a hat (although I’d probably leave _Toy Story 3_ and _The Kids Are All Right_ out of that hat … very, very good movies, but I personally wouldn’t put them up for best of the year). ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/26 "2011-02-03T14:20:52Z")
As of right now, I’ve seen none of them. I’ll catch Black Swan as soon as it’s on DVD. I’m really interested to see Mila in a serious role.\* Of the rest, I’m sure I’ll get around to some of them over the next 2 or 3 years but none of them are jumping out at me. Part of the reason for that is having a TiVo. One of the things I learned when I got it was that since I don’t see commercials anymore, I have no idea what’s in theaters (and what to watch for on Netflix). \*Before anyone says anything, I’m sure she’s done serious things, but all I can think off is That 70’s Show, Family Guy and Date Night. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/27 "2011-02-03T14:26:32Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Seen all of them. But I’m a piker compared to **Equipoise** who sees everything nominated in every category if possible. Same here. I’m just excited to be part of the 10 club. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/28 "2011-02-03T14:50:35Z")
Eight out of ten; still need to see _Toy Story 3_ and _The Social Network._ ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/29 "2011-02-03T17:28:56Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > 😕 You can’t go see the movies you want to see by yourself? Not on my budget, not really. If I had really really wanted to see them, I could have insisted, but these were just ‘want to see’ movies, and not ‘must see’ movies for me. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/30 "2011-02-03T17:39:49Z")
Zero. And I’ve only heard of 8 of them. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/31 "2011-02-03T17:52:39Z")
Zero, although _Inception_ is in my Netflix queue. I’ll probably see _The King’s Speech_ eventually, and possibly _True Grit_. Not much interest in the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/32 "2011-02-03T17:52:44Z")
Six. I see that Toy Story is on-demand now, so will likely take a look soon. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/33 "2011-02-03T17:55:51Z")
So far we’ve seen Inception, The Social Network, and True Grit. Some friends of mine are doing that AMC showcase thing, but even I can only do so many movie marathons. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/34 "2011-02-03T18:21:21Z")
All 10, first time I’d already seen all the nominees when they were actually nominated. Seen 18 of the 20 acting performances. ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/35 "2011-02-03T18:55:34Z")
8 out of 10. I’m missing Winter’s Bone (which is queued up to watch as soon as my wife is up for what I imagine to be a somewhat bleak movie) and 127 Hours. The Social Network would be my choice from those I’ve seen thus far, but I ultimately think The King’s Speech will take it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/36 "2011-02-03T19:00:11Z")
At present, I’ve seen 5 of them. I hope to increase that by at least 2-3 before the awards ceremony. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/37 "2011-02-03T19:36:50Z")
I’ve seen 8 so far; I’m just missing _Winter’s Bone_ and _127 Hours_. WB is next in my Netflix queue (as soon as I manage to watch _The Town_), so that won’t be a problem. _127 Hours_ is not playing around here anymore, but I hope they re-release it nearby before the Oscar telecast as I’ve heard they are planning. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/38 "2011-02-03T20:10:44Z")
Only _Toy Story_, but I think _The Social Network_ is playing at the campus second-run right now, so I might see that, too. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/39 "2011-02-03T20:25:05Z")
0 of 10 as of today, but I’ll have 10 of 10 by Oscar night, thanks to the [AMC Best Picture Showcase](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13414844#post13414844). _127 Hours - Didn’t have a lot of interest in this until the nomination. The subject matter kind of squicks me out, but I’m interested in seeing Franco’s performance. Black Swan - Purposely avoided it knowing it would get nominated and I’d see it during the Showcase. The Fighter - Purposely avoided it knowing it would get nominated and I’d see it during the Showcase. Inception - Actually didn’t interest me when it came out. Looked like a Matrix re-tread. But I’ll watch with an open mind. The Kids are All Right - Might have checked it out when it hit cable, but I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to see it. The King’s Speech - Purposely avoided it knowing it would get nominated and I’d see it during the Showcase. The Social Network - Wanted to see this when it came out; never got around to it. Glad I have the chance now. Toy Story 3 - Wanted to see this when it came out; never got around to it. Glad I have the chance now._ _True Grit_ - Wanted to see this when it came out; never got around to it. Glad I have the chance now.\* _Winter’s Bone_ - Never heard of it until the nomination. Trying to avoid finding out anything about it. I was really hoping _The Town_ would get a nomination; that’s the only film up for a major acting award that I’ll wish I’d seen by the ceremony (I _might_ catch it next weekend if it’s at the Redbox). I have no inerest in \*Blue Valentine \* or _Rabbit Hole_. _Animal Kingdom_ looks interesting but I can wait. \*Due to a number of factors, I didn’t get to as many movies as I usually do in 2010, especially the second half of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955/40 "2011-02-03T21:21:57Z")
I’ve seen all except for **Winter’s Bone**. The only place I had even heard of that film (before the nominations) was on this board. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-ten-best-picture-nominees-have-you-seen/569955.md?page=3)