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which oscars should Star Trek II have won?

posted 5 years ago by bozo_500 (13130)
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Film, Director, Screenplay - obviously
Actor - Shatner
Supporting - Montalban (Nimoy nominated)
FX
Score
Costumes
Make Up
Sound

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[–] ebhaynz (3689) 5 years ago

I don't know what, if any, Oscars Star Trek II won but I think it could have been at least nominated for Screenplay, FX, Score, and Sound.
Oh yeah, Costumes too!

[–] bozo_500 (13130) 5 years ago

It wasn't even nominated for one (unlike several of the other films)

[–] ebhaynz (3689) 5 years ago

that's crazy, Star Trek II had to be one of the top 5 grossing movies of 1982, probably Paramount's biggest success that year.

[–] bozo_500 (13130) 5 years ago

Its strange that it wasn't even nominated for any of the technical Oscars especially FX as not only were the starships models and nebula stuff really impressive I believe it had the first ever use of CGI in film with the Genesis presentation. that year the 3 nominations were ET(won) Blade Runner (can you believe BR lost out to ET?!) and Poltergeist so I guess STII just missed out (reusing TMP FX probably didn't help). TMP had been nominated for 3 Oscars including score and FX (lost to Alien)

Here's the rest of the Trek oscar nominations (IV, VI, FC, the 3 JJ films)
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek%27s_awards_and_honors

[–] mav100000 (345) 5 years ago

I don't know about Oscars, but how about scream queen award for Shatner?

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

LOL!

[–] bozo_500 (13130) a year ago

Heres a Variety ad for Shatner for best actor!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/227079345953752/posts/719464503381898/

[–] CountJohn (602) a year ago

I would have given it BP, Screenplay, Supporting actor for either Montalban or Nimoy, and score. Not sure it deserved director although I loved the movie since it feels a little made for TV and the FX were cheap for the time too.

[–] bozo_500 (13130) a year ago

The ILM FX were not cheap for the time and still hold up today, also had the first use if CGI in a movie which again still looks impressive (due to it being used as documentary footage)

[–] jk90us (7281) a year ago

Score and maybe costumes. Nothing else. Definitely not acting.

Love the movie though. My favorite Trek film.

[–] thingmakersback (1377) a year ago

A lot of these, I don't know about, but Shatner for actor and film/director/screenplay are a big NO - obviously out of the question.

FX doesn't work in a year when Blade Runner was out... Nevermind the actual nominees.

Also, score is just not reasonable. Nominees included Raiders and Dragonslayer - Conan and First Blood were '82 as well as Blade Runner (which was probably a better choice than Chariots of Fire). All in all, lots of scores at least as good.