127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Winter's Bone
True Grit
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
I really think The Social Network will get this one. I know that the film with the most nominations is usually the favourite in this category but I'm bucking the trend. It's great to see Toy Story 3 on the list. I loved 127, Black Swan, Inception and The King's Speech. True Grit hasn't been released in the UK, I think Winter's bone got a tiny release and I can't help but think that The Fighter looks a bit crappy... has anyone seen it? Leave me a comment and let me know.
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David O'Russell - The Fighter
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
David Fincher - The Social Network
Joes & Ethan Coen - True Grit
I think it's Fincher's time... He missed out in 2009 with Benjamin Button, the Coens have won loads and I don't think The King's Speech will get many of the big awards. I think I secretly wish Aronofsky would win though, just because his film is so totally mental. But no, it's Fincher's time plus, look at his little face!
I'm gonna stop typing the other nominees now...
Best Actor
Colin Firth. See that was easy. No point in writing the other guys down bless 'em. Jesse Eisenberg was great, James Franco was awesome and I'm sure the other two were great too but they've no chance. I really do think Firth deserves it though. Yes he's playing a King with a stutter and a lisp - it's got 'Oscar' written all over it - but he does it brilliantly, never going too far.
Best Actress
Natalie Portman. Another easy one! It doesn't help that I've not seen any of the other films in this category but Nina Sayers was the role of a lifetime and she didn't waste it.
Best Supporting Actor
Geoffrey Rush - I know the smart money is on Christian Bale for this one but every time I've watched The Fighter's trailer he looks like he's playing 'the wayward brother' stock character in a pretty over-the-top way. I'd love to be wrong about that though.
Best Supporting Actress
I don't know! Helena Bonham-Carter won't get it; although she's excellent, she doesn't have too much to do. I've got to pick though so I'm going with Hailee Steinfeld. She looks like a good little actress, plus she's teeny she's got a chance. Love Amy Adams though.
Best Foriegn Language Film - Biutiful
Best Original Screenplay - The King's Speech
Best Animation
Aaargh! I LOVE all the Toy Story films so I'm torn but I'm going with How to Train Your Dragon. It's funny, gorgeous too look at and incredibly moving. Pixar have enough already!
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network (I'm a Sorkin nerd - plus he's the best)
Best Art Direction - Inception
Best Cinematography - Black Swan
Best Sound Mixing - Inception
Best Sound Editing - Inception
Best Original Song - Just tracked these down and had a listen. The thought of having to watch Gwyneth Paltrow sing makes me feel a bit ill. I nearly went for the one from Tangled because I've got an irrational love for Mandy Moore but it's got to be We Belong Together from Toy Story 3. Randy Newman's voice makes me happy ok!
Best Original Score - AR Rahman for 127 Hours
Best Costumes -The King's Speech (If Alice in Wonderland gets it I'll be mad)
Best Documentary Feature - Restrepo (not seen it but Kermode says it's good)
Best Film Editing - 127 Hours (maybe??)
Best Animated Short - The Gruffalo!! A little British cartoon featuring the voices of Rob Brydon, James Corden would be pretty funny. And now that's 3 nominated things with Helena B-C in...
Best Visual Effects - Inception
So that's it. A month till we find out how many I got right.
Apologies if this became less and less coherent towards the end. Do you agree, disagree, think I've gone mental? Leave me a comment and let me know.
6 comments:
Fincher didn't "miss out" with Benjamin Button. That film was turdballs. He was robbed in 1999, however, by the acceptable, middle-aged, middle-class version of Fight Club that was American Beauty. I think he'll probably win this year.
Bale will win too. So ner.
Shhh with the Bale talk. I will not have it.
And yes, "miss out" is letting him off lightly. It was pretty shit. Which makes me wonder why I dressed as Benjamin Button for the Oscar party that year - oh yeah - easy costume!
I think Benjamin Button speaks volumes about life, death, love. I think it is a beautiful film. Fincher has been snubbed for many of his films, Benjamin Button, The Zodiac, Se7en, and Fight Club all deserved to be winners. Is this Fincher's year? If history repeats itself, the answer is no. This will be an interesting category.
I'm not all that disappointed with the Oscars this year, except no love for Christopher Nolan, or The Town for that matter. However, it doesn't matter all that much really since The Social Network is practically going to win everything it's nominated for. Which kind of blows, but hey it really was an amazing piece of work. Can't wait for the show!
Yeah, The Town should have got more noms. I'll go for Black Swan to win best film.
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