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| re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... | |
| Posted by: peter3053 07:48 am EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... - musicalsfan 10:16 pm EST 01/13/22 | |
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| They're scattered all over the country? It's worse than I thought! Round them up and stop them from ever being selected again! But seriously ... in that case, it really does make me wonder how many of them have actually seen the movie, to be able to judge, or if it skews results towards streamed releases easily seen on the TV at home. |
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| re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 08:06 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 07:53 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... - peter3053 07:48 am EST 01/14/22 | |
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| If I understand it correctly, SAG picked about 2,000 members across the country as nominators, and this year, I actually knew one. He tells me he loved ''West Side Story'' and voted it for Best Ensemble, and was shocked it wasn't one of the nominees. As a few journalists have reported since the announcement, it appears ''West Side Story'' had a screener issue. Before the SAG nominations came out, I heard some griping online about how ''West Side Story'' didn't send out physical screeners. I don't know if it was for economic reasons (to save money) or artistic ones (to encourage SAG members to see it on the big screen). At any rate, SAG nominators also had the option of seeing it digitally online. My SAG-nominator friend noted that all 5 of the SAG Ensemble nominees sent out physical screeners. Who knows? It's also possible that the SAG nominators were more attracted by the bigger names in ''Don't Look Up'' (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep) and ''House of Gucci'' (Lady Gaga, Al Pacino). Whereas ''West Side Story'' has terrific talent in it, but Ansel Elgort aside, they're largely unknown (Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Mike Faist, David Alvarez). A shame because I still think ''West Side Story'' should've been nominated AND won SAG Ensemble. What a diverse and dazzling group of triple threats, who sang, acted and danced their hearts out. |
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| re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 11:33 am EST 01/15/22 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:30 am EST 01/15/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... - WaymanWong 07:53 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
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| I’m in the WGA, and we didn’t receive WSS screeners - and I’ll be voting for Kushner’s work - yet we just got the Coen Scottish Play, an odd adaptation to expect award recognition from writers. I get the big screen preference but - hardly the first to note this - I believe WSS will face losses as a result. | |
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| re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 05:50 pm EST 01/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... - Delvino 11:30 am EST 01/15/22 | |
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| Thanks, Delvino, for voting for Kushner's work. I really thought his work was so substantial and important to Spielberg's new vision. As a writer yourself, you probably realize that the screenplays to musicals are historically underrated and overlooked. In fact, the 1961 movie of ''West Side Story'' won 10 of its 11 Oscars, and the only one it lost was Adapted Screenplay. And the last screenplay to a movie musical to win an Academy Award is ''Gigi'' (1958). Speaking of the WGA, they used to give a prize for Best Written Musical, from 1949-1969. Another relic of another time. |
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| re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... | |
| Posted by: peter3053 12:26 am EST 01/15/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... - WaymanWong 07:53 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
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| Wayman, I agree with your assessment of the cast of WSS one thousand per cent!!!! DiCaprio, Streep, Pacino - bah! Who are they, compared to Zegler, Faist, Alvarez et al.?!! Nobodies. |
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| WEST SIDE STORY -- Controversy in the Latino Community | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 06:12 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:11 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any awards committee which ignores Rachel Zegler and the ensemble of WSS... - peter3053 07:48 am EST 01/14/22 | |
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| I've seen the new West Side Story twice and do like it overall but it is very controversial among various members of the Latino community that I know and who are members of my family. A lot of them really hate it because they feel it lacks authenticity. I posted about this earlier today in response to another poster's rave below. | |
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