"The King's Speech" leads the way with 12 nominations.
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academy.../nominees.html
"The King's Speech" leads the way with 12 nominations.
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academy.../nominees.html
Originally Posted by Raisor
Watched "The Social Network" on a long flight I took last weekend. I actually really liked the movie and thought it was extremely well cast.
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
"The Fighter" (Paramount)
A Relativity Media Production
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
"Inception" (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
"The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
"The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
"127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)
An Hours Production
Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
"The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
A Columbia Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
"Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney)
A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer
"True Grit" (Paramount)
A Paramount Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
A Winter's Bone Production
Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
"How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount)
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
"The Illusionist" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sylvain Chomet
"Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney)
Lee Unkrich
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit" (Paramount)
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
"Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter" (Paramount), David O. Russell
"The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
"The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
"True Grit" (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
"The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
"Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
"True Grit" (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne RoselliniOriginal screenplay
"Another Year" (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter" (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception" (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
"The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Biutiful" Mexico
"Dogtooth"Greece
"In a Better World" Denmark
"Incendies" Canada
"Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)" Algeria
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Black Swan"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"The Social Network"
"True Grit"
SOUND MIXING
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"Salt"
"The Social Network"
"True Grit"
SOUND EDITING
"Inception"
"Toy Story 3"
"Tron Legacy"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable"
ORIGINAL SCORE
"How to Train Your Dragon" John Powell
"Inception" Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech" Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours" A.R. Rahman
"The Social Network" Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
ORIGINAL SONG
"Coming Home" from"Country Strong" Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from"Tangled" Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from"127 Hours" A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong
"We Belong Together" from"Toy Story 3" Randy Newman.
COSTUME
"Alice in Wonderland"
"I Am Love"
"The King's Speech"
"The Tempest"
"True Grit"
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Exit through the Gift Shop"
"Gasland"
"Inside Job"
"Restrepo"
"Waste Land"
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"
FILM EDITING
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"
MAKEUP
"Barney's Version"
"The Way Back"
"The Wolfman"
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"Day & Night"
"The Gruffalo"
"Let's Pollute"
"The Lost Thing"
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)"
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"The Confession"
" The Crush"
"God of Love"
"Na Wewe"
"Wish 143"
VISUAL EFFECTS
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Hereafter"
" Inception"
"Iron Man 2"
Bolded are complete guesses for what the Academy will choose.
Underlined are my own personal choices...
As someone said earlier, it completely shocks me that Nolan wasn't nominated for Best Director. I don't know what it is but it seems that a lot of the people who determine these awards just don't like Nolan. He has been snubbed in the past on other movies he made. Don't get me wrong, Inception is still nominated for 8 awards but he certainly should be in the Best Director category.
I also liked Social Network but does anyone feel like I do that it is a bit overrated? The script was witty and fast paced but in my opinion it wasn't the best movie of the year like many people are making it out to be.
I think a lot of the residual "Eh..." for the Social Network revolves around a general sense of dislike for the protagonist. Zuckerberg is a bit of a punk, and I know I left the movie thinking, at least in the back of my mind, that it sucked that he had a movie made about him.
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I just saw Restrepo a few hours ago. I thought it was pretty good. It's always good to get a look at what our military has to deal with so their sacrifices, and the dangers that they encounter, can be fully appreciated.
Wow. Can't believe I hadn't heard of this before. Watched it on netflix a little while ago. Very, very good.
Had a very "Band of Brothers" feel to it.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
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I usually try to see as many of the Best Picture nominees before the oscars. Over the last week I was able to actually get caught up and make it through all 10 for this years nominees. Covering some night shifts for an employee in the hospital gave the needed free time to do so. So just thought I would post a quick run down on my thoughts after finishing. How I would rank them.
1.) True Grit....really enjoyed the film from start to finish. Thought all the parts were well done. Could have used a little more of Barry Peppers character Ned but of all the films it had me the most invested.
2.) 127 hrs.....Just found it amazing that I could be that entertained with so little actually going on in a film.
3.) Social Network....I think pretty much everyone has seen this and know the deal with it. I stayed interested throughout but the further I get away from it the less I have an interest to see it again. Just hasnt stuck with me like the Top 2.
4.) The Fighter...Great performances all around. Amy Adams managed to make kinda trashy seem kinda hot.
5.) Inception...seemed like the kind of movie I would love going in but lost my attention in a few spots. Doubt I will have desire to see it again.
6.)Winters Bone....This film is the one I was most surprised about. I knew nothing about movie going in, which is probably the best way. I think we see too many clips from trailers these days. Was mesmerized by how authentic the performances were. Most people will probably skip this film but I couldnt recommend more.
7.)Kids are all right....nice job of developing relationships between characters and letting us in on how each person is dealing with this strange situation. Couldn't stand Annette Benning's character though haha
8.)Kings Speech.....good performances all around. I usually enjoy historical films and this was no different.
9.)Toy Story 3.....watched with the kids. Really well done for a kids movie. Couldn't see watching again without them but its great for what it is.
10.)Black Swan...This is the only film nominated that I did not enjoy at all, so I think the academy did a great job this year. Just felt almost like a B movie to me except with top notch actresses and director. Felt like if you changed setting from ballet to strip club it could very easily be a movie you have seen on cinemax 20 times. Obviously I am in the minority on this one as most people enjoyed it but it wasn't for me.
Is it sad that I've only seen ONE of the best picture nominees?
Yeah. It was a tremendous year in film...Is it sad that I've only seen ONE of the best picture nominees?
I like Eisenberg and Franco for best actor. Either one could win, I think both are deserving.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
Colin Firth has been raking in all the 'Best Actor' awards at the other ceremonies. At this point, he's most likely a shoe-in for the Oscar as well.
I actually completely forgot about him. I haven't seen the movie but I've been hearing he was very, very good.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
Yeah the other four can enjoy the parties because that one is over.
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