Predictions Score:

Picture: 9/10
Directing: 5/5
Actor: 5/5
Actress: 5/5
Supp. Actor: 5/5
Supp. Actress: 3/5 (+1st Alt)
Original Screenplay: 4/5 (+2nd Alt)
Adapted Screenplay: 4/5

(Minus alts, I got about 89% correct. WAHOO!)

Art Direction: 3/5 (+2nd Alt)
Cinematography: 4/5
Costume Design: 4/5
Film Editing: 4/5 (+2nd Alt)
Makeup: 1/3 (+2nd Alt)
Original Score: 3/5
Original Song: 2/5
Sound Mixing: 4/5 (+1st Alt)
Sound Editing: 4/5
Visual Effects: 3/3
Animated Feature: 4/5
Foreign Film: 4/5 (+1st Alt)
Documentary: 2/5 (+2nd Alt)

Overall a score of about 77%. Not bad. Go me.

Nomination Thoughts!

Before I begin, howabout a round of applause for my Anne Hathaway for doing a terrific job of co-announcing the nominees. Not only did she look lovely in her serious business attire, she showed off her public speaking skills in a display of oratorical fireworks. Loved the way she said A Serious Man.

*ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ANNE*

YAH!

I think the decision to to expand the field to 10 Best Picture nominees payed off well.

Minus The Blind Side.

Best Picture nominees Up, A Serious Man and District 9. These aren't by any means the typical Best Picture contenders, and that's exactly what this change should show.

Minus The Blind Side.

Not only that, but 5 of the Best Picture nominees have made more than $100m at the domestic box office. When all is said and done, 3 will have crossed $250m. Yet, regardless of this, the winner will most likely end up being the second lowest grossing of the bunch. Proof that quality should always win out in the end.

Minus The Blind Side.


THE GOOD:
+The Hurt Locker ties with Avatar for most nominations with the Basterds one nomination behind.

+The top 8 categories are pretty good.

+IN THE FUCKING LOOP GETS A FUCKING SCREENPLAY NOMINATION!!!! Really, probably the best surprise of the morning. Hopefully, this means more people will see it. Really funny movie with an awesome ensemble cast and some of the most jaw droppingly hilarious, kick ass one liners you'll ever hear.

+The writers prove again they probably are the best branch of the Academy. If you were to make the screenplay nominees the Best Picture lineup, I think everyone would agree it was the best one ever. EVEN WITH 10!

+The love for genre films. Which probably means we'll get a history of sci-fi montage at the Oscars.

+2 Gyllenhaals are now Supporting nominees.

+Though I don't know how I feel about her nomination just yet, isn't it cool how Penelope Cruz has become an award season darling? This coming from someone who used to despise her.

+Matt Damon finally gets his second acting nomination. Yes, I know, it should been for Ripley, and it's weird thinking that they didn't nominate him for Ripley or Bourne or Departed, but nominated him for Invictus?

+Jeremy Renner on The Today Show. I loved Mackie giving him a big hug after his nomination. Then Bigelow comes out later and out-cools them both.

+Sandra Bullock explaining that between now and the ceremony, she'll have to acquire a light English accent and get liposuction. LOL. See, this is why she's nominated. She's charming.

+Gabby sent Carey a text congratulating her. Awww.


THE BAD:
+LOL THE BLIND SIDE. Really. Raise your hand. Which Academy voter actually placed this film at #1 on their ballot for Picture? Probably Ernest Borgnine.

+The tech categories, for the most part, suck ass. Great that the sound of Basterds was recognized, but how on Earth did it miss out in Costume and especially Art Direction. The movie's big climax takes place in a 1940's movie theatre that is its own character. Really? If it would have gotten in these categories, it would have led the noms.

+The tech categories, for the most part, suck ass: Part 2. Happy District 9 made it into Best Picture, but how did it miss in the sound categories and makeup? It seemed a shoe-in for all 3.

+The music branches need some work, too. Paris 36? LOL.

+I'm guessing the Basterdesses (Laurent and Kruger) cancelled each other out. Ah well.

+No (500) in screenplay. :-(

The 82nd Academy Award Nominations Are....

Best Picture
“Avatar”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9”
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”

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”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelon, “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 Adapted Screenplay
“District 9”
“An Education”
“In the Loop”
“Precious”
“Up in the Air”

Best Original Screenplay
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“The Messenger”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”

Best Animated Feature Film
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“The Secret of Kells”
“Up”

Best Foreign Language Film
“Ajami” (Israel)
“The Milk of Sorrow” (Peru)
“A Prophet” (France)
“The Secret in Their Eyes” (Argentina)
“The White Ribbon” (Germany)

Best Art Direction
“Avatar”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Nine”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“The Young Victoria”

Best Cinematography
“Avatar”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
“The Hurt Locker”
“The White Ribbon”

Best Costume Design
“Bright Star”
“Coco Before Chanel”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Nine”
“The Young Victoria”

Best Film Editing
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”

Best Makeup
“Il Divo”
“Star Trek”
“The Young Victoria”

Best Music (Original Score)
“Avatar”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“Up”

Best Music (Original Song)
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog”
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog”
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36″
“Take it All” from “Nine”
“The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart”

Best Sound Editing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Star Trek”
“Up”

Best Sound Mixing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Star Trek”
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

Best Visual Effects
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“Star Trek”

Best Documentary Feature
“Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country”
“The Cove”
“Food, Inc.”
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
“Which Way Home”

Best Documentary Short
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
“The Last Campaign of Booth Gardener”
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
“Music by Prudence”
“Rabbit a la Berlin”

Best Short Film (Animated)
“French Roast”
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty”
“The Lady and the Reaper”
“Logorama”
“A Matter of Loaf and Death”

Best Short Film (Live Action)
“The Door”
“Instead of Abracadabra”
“Kavi”
“Miracle Fish”
“The New Tenants”

Oscar Predictions: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire

Announced tomorrow morning at 8:30AM EST.


ART DIRECTION:
AVATAR
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
NINE
PUBLIC ENEMIES
SHERLOCK HOLMES

1st Alt - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2nd Alt - The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Nine could easily be snubbed.


CINEMATOGRAPHY:
AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
NINE
THE WHITE RIBBON

1st Alt - Bright Star
2nd Alt - A Serious Man
I do wonder if Avatar will be kicked out because of its digital-ness. Or it could win?


COSTUME DESIGN:
BRIGHT STAR
COCO BEFORE CHANEL
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
NINE
THE YOUNG VICTORIA

1st Alt - Sherlock Holmes
2nd Alt - Julie & Julia
Most of these are probably safe, Dr. Parnassus could show up here.


FILM EDITING:
AVATAR
DISTRICT 9
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
UP IN THE AIR

1st Alt - Star Trek
2nd Alt - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Basterds was snubbed by the guild so is on shakey ground.


MAKEUP:
DISTRICT 9
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS
STAR TREK

1st Alt - The Road
2nd Alt - The Young Victoria
Thank god for bakeoffs. I think EVERYONE is predicting this lineup.


SOUND MIXING:
AVATAR
DISTRICT 9
THE HURT LOCKER
STAR TREK
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

1st Alt - Inglourious Basterds
2nd Alt - Nine
It would be awesome if Transformers receives ZERO noms, but it has its best shot at noms in the sound categories.


SOUND EDITING:
AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
STAR TREK
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
UP

1st Alt - District 9
2nd Alt - 2012


ORIGINAL SCORE:
AVATAR
THE INFORMANT!
A SINGLE MAN
SHERLOCK HOLMES
UP

1st Alt - Star Trek
2nd Alt - The Princess and the Frog
Yeah, so I have no idea what stupid rules this group made up to disqualify certain nominees. I think Princess and Frog was DQ'd but can't seem to find for sure. I know Where the Wild Things Are was. I think this is also the category for New Moon's best chance at a nom. LOL.


ORIGINAL SONG:
"I SEE YOU" - AVATAR
"WINTER" - BROTHERS
"THE WEARY KIND" - CRAZY HEART
"CINEMA ITALIANO" - NINE
"DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS" - THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG"

1st Alt - "All is Love" - Where the Wild Things Are
2nd Alt - "I Want to Come Home" - Everybody's Fine
This one is always tough. Totally random, too. Princess and Nine could each score 2 noms. Or this category could only have 3 nominees like last year. So who knows? I just listed as many songs as possible to be safe.


VISUAL EFFECTS:
AVATAR
DISTRICT 9
STAR TREK

1st Alt - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2nd Alt - 2012
Given the first Trans lost to Golden Compass, I think most people are snubbing it in their predictions.


ANIMATED FEATURE:
CORALINE
THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
PONYO
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
UP

1st Alt - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
2nd Alt - Mary and Max
I think most aren't predicting Ponyo, but I have getting in based on name alone.


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
THE MILK OF SORROW
A PROPHET
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES
THE WHITE RIBBON
WINTER IN WARTIME

1st Alt - Ajami
2nd Alt - Samson & Delilah
Yeah.


DOCUMENTARY:
THE BEACHES OF AGNES
THE COVE
EVERY LITTLE STEP
FOOD, INC.
UNDER OUR SKIN

1st Alt - Valentino
2nd Alt - Which Way Home
Yeah again.


SUPPORTING ACTOR:
MATT DAMON - INVICTUS
WOODY HARRELSON - THE MESSENGER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER - THE LAST STATION
STANLEY TUCCI - THE LOVELY BONES
CHRISTOPH WALTZ - INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

1st Alt - Alfred Molina - An Education
2nd Alt - Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
Or possibly one of Hurt Locker's supportin' fellas Mackie or Geraghty. I will say if either of those get in, Hurt is taking Picture easy. I'm not confident in Damon, but its been 12 years since his last acting nom, so I think they'll want him in somewhere.


SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
VERA FARMIGA - UP IN THE AIR
ANNA KENDRICK - UP IN THE AIR
MO'NIQUE - PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
JULIANNE MOORE - A SINGLE MAN
SAMANTHA MORTON - THE MESSENGER

1st Alt - Penelope Cruz, Nine
2nd Alt - Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds
Both supp. categories are the toughest of the big 8. It seems 3 locks in each category, followed by 4-5 people vying for the remaining 2 slots. Supporting actress is the one to watch. Mo'nique (and Waltz in S. Actor) will absorb most of the #1 votes, leading to a surprise probably in each category. (Think Ledger getting most of the votes last year, leading to Michael Shannon getting in.) When you throw in that Marion Cotillard, Melanie Laurent or even Maggie Gyllenhaal could show up here or in leading (where they were fraudulently campaigned), it makes it interesting. I guess I went with Morton because she's showed up before as a semi-surprise. But I'm anxiously anticipating this lineup, which probably means it'll end up being as boring as possible. Kruger's surprise SAG nom may just be a fluke, but she's been campaigning like crazy and has shown up to almost every show. The question is whether or not her late in the game buzz was too late.


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
DISTRICT 9
AN EDUCATION
THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR

1st Alt - Crazy Heart
2nd Alt - A Single Man
Yeah, I went with Fox here as a surprise. Julie and Julia could easily show up here, too.


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
A SERIOUS MAN
UP

1st Alt - The Hangover
2nd Alt - The Messenger
Fun fact: Every Golden Globe picture winner has gotten an Oscar nomination somewhere. I think Hangover might knock out (500) or even Up. But I'm not ballsy enough to predict it. Also, White Ribbon could show up here.


ACTOR:
JEFF BRIDGES - CRAZY HEART
GEORGE CLOONEY - UP IN THE AIR
COLIN FIRTH - A SINGLE MAN
MORGAN FREEMAN - INVICTUS
JEREMY RENNER - THE HURT LOCKER

1st Alt - Michael Stahlberg - A Serious Man
2nd Alt - Matt Damon - The Informant!
The hardest part about this was picking 2 alts. I think the lineup is safe, with Freeman surprisingly the most vulnerable.


ACTRESS:
SANDRA BULLOCK - THE BLIND SIDE
HELEN MIRREN - THE LAST STATION
CAREY MULLIGAN - AN EDUCATION
GABOUREY SIDIBE - PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
MERYL STREEP - JULIE AND JULIA

1st Alt - Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria
2nd Alt - Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones
Again, Laurent, Cotillard or Gyllenhaal could spoil. Maybe even Abbie Cornish given that Bullock & Streep will probably absorb a lot of #1 spots.


DIRECTING:
JAMES CAMERON - AVATAR
KATHRYN BIGELOW - THE HURT LOCKER
QUENTIN TARANTINO - INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
LEE DANIELS - PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
JASON REITMAN - UP IN THE AIR

1st Alt - Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon
2nd Alt - Clint Eastwood - Invictus
Not confident in Lee Daniels. My predicted nominees is the DGA lineup. Apparently, the DGA lineup never makes it, with one usually being snubbed. Haneke will benefit from the preferential ballot system. Eastwood is the old standby. Originally, I had Neil Blomkamp as the 2nd alt.


BEST PICTURE:
AVATAR: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
DISTRICT 9: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
AN EDUCATION: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
THE HURT LOCKER: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
INVICTUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
PRECIOUS
A SERIOUS MAN: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
UP: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE

1st Alt - The White Ribbon
2nd Alt - The Hangover
3rd Alt - The Messenger

First, I really don't buy Star Trek showing up here. Avatar and District 9 will absorb the sci-fi vote. D9 has the advantage of a surprise Globe screenplay nod, strong guild prescence and a solid BAFTA showing, as well as a PGA nod. I think it will make it in, but it's shakey. Probably my least confident prediction. Invictus seems to have faded, but it's Eastwood. Almost everyone is predicting Up, but states they wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't make it. Isn't that why we expanded to 10, so animated films could make it in? And foreign films? The White Ribbon, which no one is really predicting. But I have it as an alternate. And that rule about the Globe picture winners always getting an Oscar nom could help Hangover here. I hope not. But it could. So basically, we have 7-8 safe films, and about 7-8 that could show up in the remaining slots. Don't forget (500) Days of Summer, A Single Man, Crazy Heart or GOD HELP US The Blind Side possibly showing up.

I guess expanding the field to 10 did create some excitement. But the decision will prove itself when the actual nominations are announced. If it works in favor of Pixar, A Serious Man, District 9 or The Messenger, it will have payed off.

But if the flop that was Nine makes it in to Best Picture, we'll probably be be back to five next year.


Anywho, good luck everybody!

Razzie Noms! 'New Moon' and Kristen Stewart snubbed big time!

Seriously, at least Miley tried. Stewart just stands there in New Moon, bites her lip, touches her hair, jerks her head back and puts her hands in her jean pockets. I can't wait to hear her talk about the Stewart Method someday on Inside The Actor's Studio.

WORST PICTURE OF 2009
"All About Steve"
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra"
"Land of the Lost"
"Old Dogs""
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (a.k.a. "Trannies, Too")

WORST ACTOR OF 2009
All Three Jonas Brothers, "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience"
Will Ferrell, "Land of the Lost"
Steve Martin, "Pink Panther 2"
Eddie Murphy, "Imagine That"
John Travolta, "Old Dogs"

WORST ACTRESS Of 2009
Beyonce, "Obsessed"
Sandra Bullock, "All About Steve"
Myley Cyrus, "Hannah Montana: The Movie"
Megan Fox, "Jennifer’s Body" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
Sarah Jessica Parker, "Did You Hear About the Morgans?"

WORST SCREEN COUPLE OF 2009
Any Two (or More) Jonas Brothers, "The Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Experience"
Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, "All About Steve"
Will Ferrell and any co-star, Creature or "Comic Riff," "Land of the Lost"
Shia Lebouf & Either Megan Fox or Any Transformer, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
Kristin Stewart and either Robert Pattinson or Taylor Whatz-His-Fang, "Twilight Saga: New Moon"

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 2009
Candice Bergen, "Bride Wars"
Ali Larter, "Obsessed"
Sienna Miller, "G.I. Joe"
Kelly Preston,"Old Dogs"
Julie White (as Mom), "Trannies, Too"

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF 2009
Billy Ray Cyrus, "Hannah Montana: The Movie"
Hugh Hefner (as himself), "Miss March"
Robert Pattinson, "Twilight Saga: New Moon"
Jorma Taccone (as Cha-Ka), "Land of the Lost"
Marlon Wayans, "G.I. Joe"

WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL (COMBINED CATEGORY FOR 2009)
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra"
"Land of the Lost"
"Pink Panther 2" (A Rip-Off of a Sequel to a Remake)
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
"Twilight Saga: New Moon"

WORST DIRECTOR OF 2009
Michael Bay, "Trannies, Too"
Walt Becker, "Old Dogs"
Brad Silberling, "Land of the Lost"
Stephen Sommers, "G.I. Joe"
Phil Traill, "All About Steve"

WORST SCREENPLAY OF 2009
"All About Steve," screenplay by Kim Barker
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," screenplay by Stuart Beattie and David Elliot & Paul Lovett, based on Hasbro's G.I. Joe Characters.
"Land of the Lost," written by Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas, based on Sid & Marty Krofft's TV series
"Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen," written By Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, based on Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures
"Twilight Saga: New Moon," screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer

WORST PICTURE OF THE DECADE (3 SPECIAL 30TH RAZZIE-VERSARY AWARDZ)
"Battlefield Earth" (2000) -- Nominated for 10 Razzies, "winner" of 8 (including Worst Drama of Our First 25 Years)
"Freddy Got Fingered" (2001) -- Nominated for nine Razzies, "winner" of five
"Gigli" (2003) -- Nominated for 10 Razzies, winner of seven (including Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Years)
"I Know Who Killed Me" (2007) -- Nominated for nine Razzies, "winner" of eight
"Swept Away" (2002) -- Nominated for nine Razzies, "winner" of five

WORST ACTOR OF THE DECADE
Ben Affleck -- (Nominated for nine "achievements,"winner" of two Razzies) "Daredevil," "Gigli," "Jersey Girl," "Paycheck," "Pearl Harbor," "Surviving Christmas"
Eddie Murphy -- (Nominated for 12 "achievements," "winner" of three Razzies) "Adventures of Pluto Nash," "I Spy," "Imagine That," "Meet Dave," "Norbit," "Showtime"
Mike Myers -- (Nominated for four "achievements," "winner" of two Razzies), "Cat in the Hat," "The Love Guru"
Rob Schneider -- (Nominated for six "achievements," "winner" of one Razzie) "The Animal," "Benchwarmers," "Deuce Bigalo: European Gigolo," "Grandma's Boy," "The Hot Chick," "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," "Little Man," "Little Nicky"
John Travolta -- (Nominated for six "achievements," "winner" of the Razzies) "Battlefield Earth," "Domestic Disturbance," "Lucky Numbers," "Old Dogs," "Swordfish"

WORST ACTRESS OF THE DECADE
Mariah Carey – (The Single Biggest Individual Vote Getter of the Decade: 70+% Of ALL Votes For Worst Actress Of 2001), "Glitter"
Paris Hilton (Nominated for five "Achievements," "Winner" of four Razzies) "The Hottie & The Nottie," "House of Whacks," "Repo: The Genetic Opera"
Lindsay Lohan -- (Nominated for five "achievements," "winner" of three Razzies) "Herbie Fully Loaded," "I Know Who Killed Me," "Just My Luck"
Jennifer Lopez -- (Nominated for nine "achievements," "winner" of two Razzies) "Angel Eyes," "Enough," "Gigli," "Jersey Girl," "Maid in Manhattan," "Monster-in-Law," "The Wedding Planner"
Madonna -- (Nominated for six "achievements," "winner" of four Razzies) "Die Another Day," "The Next Best Thing," "Swept Away"

Bigelow wins the DGA!

Despite Avatar taking the international box office crown and doing so domestically at some point this week, it's award season run is losing steam. I think it peaked at the Globes. With the Basterds taking the SAG and Hurt Locker getting two guilds (probably 3 when taking into account the upcoming WGA), say goodbye to your king of the world status.

DGA winners:

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
TV Movie: Taking Chance
Television Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Documentary - The Cove
Musical/Variety - Obama Inauguration
Reality TV - Build it Bigger



I'm jealous of Kathryn and her two trophies. :-P

Devil Wears Prada reunion on Oscar morning?

Anne Hathaway will announce the noms.

Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci are expected nominees.

Emily Blunt is a potential spoiler nominee.

CONSIDER IT!

DGA Predix

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
(alt - Cameron)

I hope she wins it. She better.

Oscar Nominee Anne Hathaway....

...will co-announce the Oscar nominations Tuesday morning! Wahoo!




LUV THIS DRESS!

Costume Designer Guild Nominees!

Fantasy

•Avatar (Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah Lynn Scott)
•The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Monique Prudhomme)
•Star Trek (Michael Kaplan)

Contemporary

•(500) Days of Summer (Hope Hanafin)
•Bruno (Jason Alper)
•Crazy Heart (Doug Hall)
•Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Marina Draghici)
•Up in the Air (Danny Glicker)

Period

•Coco Before Channel (Catherine Leterrier)
•Julie & Julia (Ann Roth)
•Nine (Colleen Atwood)
•Sherlock Holmes (Jenny Beavan)
•The Young Victoria (Sandy Powell)


SNUBBED: Bright Star and the Basterds. I think they'll still get Oscar noms.

PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA goes to....

THE HURT LOCKER


Woah, shit.


(Yeah, so I haven't had internet access since Sunday morning, so I got a lot of catching up to do.)

PGA Winners:

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Comedy Television: 30 Rock
Long Form Television: Grey Gardens
Documentary: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Live Entertainment and Competition: The Colbert Report
Selznick Award: John Lasseter
Non-Fiction Television: 60 Minutes
Stanley Kramer Award: Precious
TV Drama: Mad Men
Vanguard Award: Joss Whedon
Milestone Award: Sony’s Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton

PGA Predix

These are held Sunday.

Nominees:
Avatar
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Precious
Star Trek
Up
Up in the Air

Predicted Winner:

Avatar

Alternate: Inglourious Basterds