Actor in a Leading Role-Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
-Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
-Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
-Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
-James Franco in “127 Hours”
Who is going to win: Colin Firth
Who should win: Colin Firth; Simply an amazing performance by an amazing actor. I don’t care if they feel that it was an exaggerated performance, everything in historical/biopic movies is exaggerated.
Snubs: Ben Affleck in “The Town”, Robert Duvall in “Get Low”, Paul Giamatti in "Barney's Version"
Actor in a Supporting Role
-Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
-John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
-Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
-Mark Ruffalo in “The Kid’s Are All Right”
-Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Who is going to win: Christian Bale
Who Should Win: Christian Bale; He is an intense method actor and it pays off. You truly believe he is a crack addict in this movie.
Snubs: Pete Postlethwaite in “The Town”, Matt Damon in “True Grit”
Actress in a Leading Role
-Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
-Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
-Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
-Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Who is going to win: Natalie Portman
Who should win: Natalie Portman; One of the best performances I have seen in a long time. It is amazing watching her character’s personality change over the course of the movie, really intense.
Snubs: Julianne Moore in “The Kids Are All Right”
Actress in a Supporting Role
-Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
-Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
-Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
-Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
-Jackie Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Who is going to win: Melissa Leo
Who should win: Hailee Steinfeld; This 14 year old acted alongside three of the best actors out there today, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin, and she manages to completely steal the movie away them.
Snubs: None
Animated Feature Film
-How to Train Your Dragon
-The Illusionist
-Toy Story 3
Who is going to win: Toy Story 3
Who should win: Toy Story 3; One of the most emotional movies I have ever seen.
Snubs: The Legend of the Guardians, Megamind, Despicable Me
Art Direction
-Alice in Wonderland
-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
-Inception
-The King’s Speech
-True Grit
Who is going to win: Inception
Who should win: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Cinematography
-Black Swan
-Inception
-The King’s Speech
-The Social Network
-True Grit
Who is going to win: The Social Network
Who should win: Black Swan; The camera work in this movie was amazing.
Costume Design
-Alice in Wonderland
-I Am Love
-The King’s Speech
-The Tempest
-True Grit
Who is going to win: I Am Love
Who should win: True Grit
Snubs: Tron: Legacy
Directing
-Darren Aronofsky for “Black Swan”
-David O. Russell for “The Fighter”
-Tom Hooper for “The King’s Speech”
-David Fincher for “The Social Network”
-Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “True Grit”
Who is going to win: Darren Aronofsky
Who should win: Darren Aronofsky
Snubs: Christopher Nolan for “Inception”, Ben Affleck for “The Town”
Documentary (Feature)
-Exit through the Gift Shop
-Gasland
-Inside Job
-Restrepo
-Waste Land
Who is going to win: Restrepo
Who should win: Exit through the Gift Shop; An intriguing and somewhat mind blowing documentary about street art.
Snubs: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Waiting for “Superman”
Documentary (Short)
-Killing in the Name
-Poster Girl
-Strangers No More
-Sun Come Up
-The Warriors of Qiugang
Who is going to win: Killing in the Name
Who should win: Killing in the Name
Film Editing
-Black Swan
-The Fighter
-The King’s Speech
-127 Hours
-The Social Network
Who is going to win: The Social Network
Who should win: Black Swan
Foreign Language Film
-Biutiful (Mexico)
-Dogtooth (Greece)
-In a Better World (Denmark)
-Incendies (Canada)
-Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Algeria)
Who is going to win: Biutiful
Who should win: Biutiful
Makeup
-Barney’s Version
-The Way Back
-The Wolfman
Who is going to win: Barney’s Version
Who should win: Barney’s Version
Music (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 (Trant Reznor and Atticus Ross)
Who is going to win: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for “The Social Network”
Who should win: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for “The Social Network”
Snubs: Daft Punk for “Tron: Legacy” They had one of the best scores of all time and somehow were completely ignored by the academy.
Music (Original Song)
-“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
-“I See the Light” from “Tangled”
-“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”
-“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”
Who will win: “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”
Who should win: “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”
Sound Editing
-“Inception”
-“Toy Story 3”
-“Tron: Legacy”
-“True Grit”
-“Unstoppable”
Who is going to win: Inception
Who should win: Inception
Sound Mixing
-“Inception”
-“The King’s Speech”
-“Salt”
-“The Social Network”
-“True Grit”
Who is going to win: The Social Network
Who should win: Inception
Visual Effects
-“Alice in Wonderland”
-“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
-“Hereafter”
-“Inception”
-“Iron Man 2”
Who is going to win: Alice in Wonderland
Who should win: Harry Potter
Snubs: Tron: Legacy, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World; These two movies were on the list of seven nominees before it had to be narrowed down to five. I can’t believe that the two most visually stunning and interesting movies of the year didn’t get nominated for their effects. This is one of the reasons my faith in the Oscars has really gone down over the years.
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
-Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy for “127 Hours”
-Aaron Sorkin for “The Social Network”
-Michael Arndt for “Toy Story 3”
-Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “True Grit”
-Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini for “Winter’s Bone”
Who is going to win: Aaron Sorkin for “The Social Network”
Who should win: Aaron Sorking for “The Social Network: This movie had some of the best writing in years. It makes the movie extremely watchable and rewatchable.
Writing (Original Screenplay)
-Mike Leigh for “Another Year”
-Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson for “The Fighter”
-Christopher Nolan for “Inception”
-Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg for “The Kids Are All Right”
-David Seidler for “The King’s Speech”
Who is going to win: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson for “The Fighter”
Who should win: David Seidler for “The King’s Speech”: Great writing and story telling.
Short Film (Animated)
-“Day & Night”
-“The Gruffalo”
-“Let’s Pollute”
-“The Lost Thing”
-“Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage”
Who is going to win: “Let’s Pollute”
Who should win: “Day & Night”
Short Film (Live Action)
-“The Confession”
-“The Crush”
-“God of Love”
-“Na Wewe”
-“Wish 143”
Best Picture
-“Black Swan” (My review)
-“The Fighter” (My review)
-“Inception” (My review)
-“The Kids Are All Right” (My review)
-“The King’s Speech” (My review)
-“127 hours” (My review)
-“The Social Network” (My review)
-“Toy Story 3” (My review)
-“True Grit” (My review)
-“Winter’s Bone” (My review)
Who is going to win: “The Social Network”
Who should win: “The King’s Speech”; One of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. Great writing, great acting, really just everything about it is great.
Snubs: “The Town”, "I Love You, Phillip Morris", "Get Low"
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