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Awards Season: My Summation
Time to get the big font out! 
Well, it's finally all over, the charade comes to a close for another year!
I thought i'd just give my summation of how it went from a Joaquin fan perspective and have a rant or two! 
Things started off well with The Master with the film getting critical appraisal from the start and even went on to win awards at The Venice Film festival, where Joaquin shared the best actor award with Philip Seymour Hoffman. It also did well in terms of box office numbers considering it's limited theater release.
In my opinion, Joaquin did give the best performance by an actor for the year. Many others agreed, i lost count of the number of times i read on twitter "Should win: Joaquin Phoenix, will win: Daniel Day-Lewis", plus many other similar comments all over the internet. It seemed that people were well aware of the forces at play, and the lack of fairness.
Here's why i think Joaquin didn't get the best actor award from the main award ceremonies and why The Master was hugely snubbed all round:
1. The U.S. government propaganda machine was in full force this year using it's hollywood branch to full and relentless effect. The main theme this year was to push the "Pro-America" agenda to the majority of the citizens to distract them from the fact that their economy is in the gutter and that the majority of Americans are on food-stamps/benefits and have a dismal future, full of debt and lower quality of living standards to look forward too...
- Lincoln: To show what a great nation the U.S. is, built on the foundations of morality and goodness (of course we forget the millions of innocent people around the world blown to bits since then courtesy of the U.S. military industrial complex to gain access to other countries resources for profit and control motives).
- Argo: U.S. = good, Iran = Bad and we never leave our people behind. Go Team! Of course, forgetting Iran hasn't invaded any other country in hundreds of years, while the U.S. military has bases in almost every other country around the world and invades, directly and indirectly, countries every few years.
- Zero Dark Thirty: To show that America is the good guy, and they always get the bad guy, they are the good police of the world and to reinforce the 9/11 government story to the citizens. Of course, forgetting that the official 9/11 story is a complete nonsense fairytale.
It's all getting slightly off topic, but the above is straight out of 1984 to the lengths that governments are going to now, desperate times calling for desperate measures. "The Master" doing well at the awards ceremonies just didn't fit into the agenda. The only thing the U.S. manufactures these days is peoples opinion.
2. The Master and it's similarities to the origins of Scientology/dianetics... This was another powerful force in Hollywood against the film doing well, and all associated with it, like David going up against Goliath.
3. Joaquin not playing "the game"... Joaquin went on record to say what he thought of the whole "pitting actors against one another for awards" charade, even though it was the truth, it was perceived as "biting the hand that feeds you" and the powers that be black-balled Joaquin from then on. Don't forget what George Orwell said: "In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act"
Anyway, Joaquin and everyone associated with The Master had a serious uphill struggle trying to gain recognition for their work. The powers that be threw up the barriers and stopped it happening. It's a miracle the film ever got made!
We, as fans, always carried hope that there would be some justice in the world for a change and that all the award voters wouldn't have been bought and paid for and would end up doing the right, just and moral thing by voting to give the best actor award to the actual best actor, Joaquin. Unfortunately, injustice struck again, seems to be "the norm" in the world these days!
I thought Joaquin's best chances for best actor were at the BAFTAs as no one gives a toss about Abraham Lincoln in the U.K... but it didn't happen, the BAFTAs towed the pre-determined party line. I'm glad Joaquin seemed to have a better time at the BAFTAs than the U.S. awards ceremonies.
As fans, i think the bad news from now is that we have zero chance of seeing Joaquin turn up at any of the main U.S. awards ceremonies again in the future, it doesn't make sense for him to carry on going to these main events after being snubbed time and time again. I still like to think he would go to the BAFTAs, smaller awards ceremonies (like Screen Actors Guilds) and film festivals such as Venice. Also, we already know that Joaquin isn't interested in doing the press junkets to promote his films either... so, in general, we may see less and less of Joaquin away from roles on screen. The good news is that there are some good films due out soon with Joaquin in!
Joaquin deserved a hell of lot better this awards season (and for previous acting nominations too). He did the courteous thing and turned-up when nominated. He has been "in the acting business" many many years now and has seen it all. Just think what he's had to come through to get to where he is; growing up from simple beginnings, working hard from a young age with his brother and sisters just to help the family pay the bills. Joaquin, like his siblings, is multi-talented, acting and singing... he hasn't shied away from difficult roles either, as well as his PETA campaigning! Not to down play Daniel Day Lewis, but in comparison, Daniel is 20 years older and has only done 11 films since 1989!! And has got 3 best actor Oscars!! Joaquin has got none! Doesn't seem right! Daniel's roles didn't require singing either! And Daniel's grandfather was the head of the famous Ealing Studios, so that must of helped to get Daniel's foot in the film business from the start! Joaquin didn't have that luxury of a head start!
Overall, after this awards season, my respect and opinion of Joaquin has gone even higher, and my respect for the whole "awards ceremonies and their voters" has gone even lower, it's nauseating to watch, heaven knows what it's like to be amongst it!
Joaquin's parents must be very proud of him and all their children, a great and talented family that has achieved so much from humble beginnings!
Well done on a great performance Joaquin! Keep it up and stay humble despite your greatness, you're a diamond in the rough!
Looking forward to "Her" next!  Edited by user Monday, February 25, 2013 6:22:15 AM(UTC)
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