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Best Picture Avatar Up Up in the Air The Blind Side District 9 A Serious Man Precious An Education Inglourious Basterds The Hurt Locker
10 movies? Haven't seen that before.
Best Director - James Cameron (Avatar) - Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) - Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) - Lee Daniels (Precious) - Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
Best Actor - Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) - George Clooney (Up in the Air) - Colin Firth (A Single Man) - Morgan Freeman (Invictus) - Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Best Actress - Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) - Helen Mirren (The Last Station) - Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) - Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia) - Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Best Supporting Actor - Matt Damon (Invictus) - Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) - Christopher Plummer (The Last Station) - Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) - Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz (Nine) - Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) - Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) - Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) - Mo'nique (Precious)
Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) - Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) - Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman (The Messenger) - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (A Serious Man) - Peter Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy (Up)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (District 9) - Nick Hornby (An Education) - Jesse Armstron, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche (In the Loop) - Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air)
Wow! I can't believe District 9 got nominated. I mean, it was great. Oscar caliber. But the thought of it actually being nominated always seemed like a pipe dream to me, just like The Dark Knight.
I think the following will win for a certainty but so as to avoid eating my words later, I'll call these guesses.
Best Picture - Avatar
Best Director - James Cameron (Avatar)
Best Actor - Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Actress - Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress - Mo'nique (Precious)
Best Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air)
Best Animated Film - Up
Best Foreign Film - The White Ribbon
As much as I'd like Inglourious Basterds to win Best Picture, I think Avatar will and deserves to win. I do NOT think James Cameron deserves to win Best Director. Quentin Tarantino is much more of a genuinely creative filmmaker. James Cameron just knows how to package something so it makes a ton of money. Given the technological landmark Avatar has become, I think giving the award to Tarantino would set a bad precedent but just the same.
Along with Avatar it was easily the best film of the year. It's gratifying that it's being recognised by the Academy. It got nominated in the top five at the Bafta's as well.
I suppose sometimes films are just too good to ignore, even when they are ghetto genres.
James, I'm interested in the fact you say Tarantino is more creative than Cameron, are you sure?
Tarantino films tend to be pastiches of his influences at best...I love his energy, I'm not sure he's that creative personally.
Wow! I can't believe District 9 got nominated. I mean, it was great. Oscar caliber. But the thought of it actually being nominated always seemed like a pipe dream to me, just like The Dark Knight.
I think the following will win for a certainty but so as to avoid eating my words later, I'll call these guesses.
Best Picture - Avatar
Best Director - James Cameron (Avatar)
Best Actor - Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress - Mo'nique (Precious)
Best Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air)
Best Animated Film - Up
Best Foreign Film - The White Ribbon
As much as I'd like Inglourious Basterds to win Best Picture, I think Avatar will and deserves to win. I do NOT think James Cameron deserves to win Best Director. Quentin Tarantino is much more of a genuinely creative filmmaker. James Cameron just knows how to package something so it makes a ton of money. Given the technological landmark Avatar has become, I think giving the award to Tarantino would set a bad precedent but just the same.
I think you've got them all except Original Screenplay. The Academy has to pay Cameron back for all the time and money he spent. I think Avatar will take Screenplay, as well.
As for director, that one I can understand for Cameron. I mean, he developed a completely new way of filming to do the movie. He's definitely not a better director, overall, but this time around, I can understand it.
I think you've got them all except Original Screenplay. The Academy has to pay Cameron back for all the time and money he spent. I think Avatar will take Screenplay, as well.
That would be particularly impressive considering he's not even nominated!
I'm disappointed to see Public Enemies so completely snubbed, and I would have liked to see (500) Days of Summer up for Original Screenplay, but overall these seem about right. Hurt Locker for the win!
I think you've got them all except Original Screenplay. The Academy has to pay Cameron back for all the time and money he spent. I think Avatar will take Screenplay, as well.
Avatar wasn't nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
James, I'm interested in the fact you say Tarantino is more creative than Cameron, are you sure?
Tarantino films tend to be pastiches of his influences at best...I love his energy, I'm not sure he's that creative personally.
I won't deny how generously Tarantino incorporates his influences but so did Cameron. He used the same classic animating techniques Disney's been using for decades to make his alien characters look as sympathetic as they did.
Take two scenes from Inglourious Basterds. The introduction of the Bear Jew and the "Putting Out Fire (With Gasoline)" sequence. Both memorable scenes not only for what was going on but also the use of editing and composition as well as the juxtaposition of the sound and/or music. Cameron never does any of this stuff. What he does is called "invisible editing" or "Hollywood style." The whole purpose of this style is to completely conceal the filmmaking so that the audience is fully immersed in the story. Neither style has any baring on how good the film is going to be but one requires more thought and imput from the director while the other doesn't.
I better go find a bookie and put everything I’ve got on it.
But seriously, with ten movies getting nominated for Best Picture I can't believe Crazy Heart didn't get one, given that Jeff Bridges has already won the Best Actor awards at the Golden Globes and SAGS, and is the favourite to get the Oscar.
As for the Best Foreign Film nominees, I read about them today and "Ajami" and "Un Prophete" sound like the bomb.
What are you guys' feelings about 10 films being nominated for Best Picture (as opposed to the usual 5)? Was 2009 really that good compared to the other years - or was it simply too average to pick only a handful?
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What are you guys' feelings about 10 films being nominated for Best Picture (as opposed to the usual 5)? Was 2009 really that good compared to the other years - or was it simply too average to pick only a handful?
Not that good at all ........ I think that the oscar comittee changes the << rules>> ...... Everything for commercial purpose of course........ Now 10 movie can attract people with the <<nominated for best picture>> tag.............
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