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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Oscars 2014: Best Picture [Watch (HLS stream): Oscars 2014: Best Picture](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/dt48KffM.m3u8) (6:16)  _Published 2014-02-28. EW's Nina Terrero and Time's Mark Halperin and Isaac Guzman talk about Best Picture and what film should take home Oscar night's top prize._ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:16 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Oscar Nominees for Best Picture](/video/IUeRjjug/) ### Oscar Nominees for Best Picture [Oscars 2014: Best Actor & Actress](/video/ywLHfOO4/) ### Oscars 2014: Best Actor & Actress [Time's State of the Union Coverage Previewed by Mark Halperin](/video/ZKxICEdy/) ### Time's State of the Union Coverage Previewed by Mark Halperin --- ## Transcript >> I'm Mark Halperin. We're back here, talking Oscars again in advance to Sunday night's big Oscar telecast. I'm joined now by Time's Isaac Guzman and Entertainment Weekly's Nina Terrero. Folks were talking Best Picture, the perennial debate, who should win versus who will win? Let's start with your pick, who should win of the nine nominated films. >> Well, I have to say gravity. I mean, this is a film making landmark. Alfonso Cuaron is just amazing what he put into this film. The-- the visuals put you there. You feel as If you also are floating in space. >> All right so one-- >> It's pretty unbelievable. >> One, one should win for Gravity. What do you think? >> I just say there's two on his team >> Yeah. >> because I'm all about Cuaron. I mean, that this film really represents the future of American film making. There's so much to take for granted, you know. Sandra Bullock is floating on screen. But there is so much technicality that went into that. And it's seamless the story, the direction, the visual effects. It's beautiful. And this is the future. This is what people will be watching in film schools for years and years to come. It is like above and beyond the best film in this category for sure. >> All right. So, let's take a quick look at a clip from the " should win" favorite here, Gravity. >> bay area. Explore, do you copy? >> Explore, permission to retreat Dr. Stone. >> You're go [ unk ]. Houston this Explore, copy? >> All right. >> We lost Houston. We lost Houston. >> Look, we need to get the hell out here. >> Some help there, man. >> No, no don't wait for us. >> Man down. >> Get this man down. >> Explore has been hit. Explore. Explore. Explore. Explore. Astronaut is off structure, Dr. Stone is off structure. Dr. Stone, [ unk ]. Come on, [ unk ] >> No. >> Come on [ unk ]. If you don't [ unk ] for the carrier you too fall. Listen to my voice, you need to focus. I'm looking [ unk ] of you. Seconds I won't be able to drag you. [ unk ] and catch. I can't see you anymore. Do it now. >> I [ unk ]. >> It's useless. I lost the visuals of Dr. [ unk ]. >> You know now that was basically the voice of George Clooney in the acting screams of panic of Sandra Bullock. You both think that should win. >> For sure. >> But neither-- but neither of you thinks it's going to, right? >> No, I think it's definitely in the lead. But that things at the Academy members are kind of split. 19 percent are gonna vote for Gravity as number one but right behind it, is of course 12 Years a Slave. So, it could be one or the other but really I think either way there's going to be a blood of tension. >> Yeah. >> When that [ unk ] is gonna kind of present that on stage. >> You-- you see too horse race between the one you think should win >> Yeah. >> Gravity but-- but the one most people are [ unk ] about 12 Years a Slave. >> You that one was beautiful and there's a lot of heart there. But for me, it just doesn't scream Oscar winner the way that Gravity does. But I should also add there's a number three kind of in the running, American Hustle is a favorite amongst actors, because it's an actors' movie. It there-- it's fun, it's dynamic and it's kind of get a lot of buts but I don't think it's quite good a win. >> I see [ unk ] thinks that it's gonna win. >> You do. >> But I'm not gonna say that. >> You do, >> I-- >> could you place money now though? Come one, how much, how much? >> Not a dime. Isaac, you-- who do you think will win? >> Well, I think, yeah. I have to agree 12 Years a Slave. E-- even if I have to put money on it that's where I'd be going. Gravity has that solid chance still of coming through because Hollywood loves a big movie. I mean, it's epic in its own way and it's groundbreaking. But, when it comes down to making a statement and a statement about slavery on film, I don't believe has ever been made so powerfully. >> Right. >> Steve McQueen has made a film here that is very, very difficult to watch. It is harrowing. And it puts across part of the American experience that most of us don't feel like in that visceral way. If you don't come away from that movie moved, you're not human. >> Right. >> And-- and the Academy loves things that speak about it. >> You'll be different. >> Speaks social i-- issues. >> Let's take-- >> I mean, let's talk about achievement, you know. >> Let's take a look-- let's take a look at one of many hard to watch scenes from what >> Awful. >> a lot of people look at as the favorite, 12 Years a Slave. >> I went to Mrs. Shaw's plantation. >> You admit it? >> Yes, freely. And you know why? I got this from Mr. Shaw. Mrs. [ unk ] grab me no soul to cling with. I think so much to make myself gag. 500, 000 I've gotten day in, day out more than any man here. And for that I will be clear here. There's a [ unk ], this here when I went to Shaw's fall. >> One usually commercially successful film that you are both-- think should win Gravity. That film not very commercially successful but you think the Academy will look at that as a piece of history, that deserves to get attention or the film making itself. >> Well, I think it's both. I mean, Steve McQueen is a fantastic director. He got incredible performances out of Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o, who you see they're amazing. And to I think the achievement there is also very, very strong. But then again, the statement the way the film has been written and the acting just really makes an overall piece that can come across for voters who wanna make-- who wanna make say that Hollywood makes movies that means something to society. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I'll give you. That's a very convincing argument that I'm gonna stand by my man, Alfonso Cuaron. And say that I think as much as the Academy in Hollywood likes to recognize a really impact I guess empowering story, they really like to celebrate achievement. And I think Gravity represent the future of American film making. Think about Alfonso, Alfonso himself, he's the guy from Mexico City. Someone who grew up watching American film and one day imagined that he himself could be part of that legacy that is Hollywood. And now he is here, and he has arrived and I think Hollywood is going to embrace him and recognize Gravity. Yes, a worldwide phenomenon and one that represents how far American film can go when it comes to creating great stories that compel and demand lots of money at the box office. Money speaks people. >> Two powerful films. Nobody's gonna complain >> Yeah. >> if either of those ones win. >> That's true. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. >> Right. Isaac, Nina, thank you very much. For everything related to the Oscars of course, you can go anytime to the websites of both, TIME. com and EW. com. And of course the Oscars this Sunday watch the telecast. I'm Mike Halperin in New York. 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