Monday, February 28, 2011
Random Thoughts on the Oscars
More tomorrow.
Worst Red Carpet Ever. Probably only one or two people I can say I all-out loved. In fact, I'd say I loved more of Anne's show dresses than dresses on the carpet.
The Show:
-The opening movie was fun.
-The monologue was pretty painful.
-The stage changes were pointless and led nowhere. It started out with films, then went to famous Hollywood places/moments? Pick a theme and stick with it.
-I'm not a fan of half the presenters presenting 2 awards. I wasn't a fan when Will Smith presented 4 awards two years ago. I get that it saves time, but to me it rushes through things way too fast. I think they were linked better this time.
-Also, there were only like twentysome presenters. That sucks. 40+, it should be. Bring back Laura Ziskin so we can have 53 presenters.
-The presenters did the best they could, Jude and RDJ were the best probably. Why was Matthew McConaughey there? You mean there's no other good looking young actor you can get to present with ScarJo??? SOOOUNNDDDD.
-Melissa Leo's speech was as epic as we had hoped. LOL SHE STOLE KIRK'S CANE????
-LMAO People are really on her for dropping the F bomb.
-Not to be rude, but please don't have Kirk present awards. He's barely understandable, though I did love that he kept going on, this making Melissa's Oscar win even more EPIC. I loved how the nominees at first laughed, then when he went on again, all five of them looked PISSED. I really want to know what was up with Amy Adams? She looked like she was going to explode right before he announced the winner. Hailee didn't seem too amused, either.
-Penelope Cruz's post-prego boobs are huge.
-I'm not a fan of the truncated song performances. The second set was better than the first? Can Randy Newman go away?
-Cate Blanchett's: "That's gross."
-Trent Reznor is hot. And has an Oscar.
-Amy Adams still seemed really nervous.
-The song thing I thought was hilarious. Harry Potter autotuned!
-YEAH INCEPTION TIES FOR THE MOST WINS!!!
-UGH FOR A SECOND THERE IT REALLY SEEMED LIKE THE SOCIAL NETWORK WAS GOING TO BE THE BIG WINNER, then Hooper won and it all went downhill.
-Sorry about the caps.
-Coleen Atwood delivers the worst speech of the night/season/history.
-Aaron Sorkin shout out to everyone in Social - RASHIDA JONES - ANN PERKINS!
-LET ME JUST SAY...that how the lead acting presentation was done this year is EXACTLY how the acting categories should be done every year. ALL FOUR OF THEM THOUGH, what's with the leading people only getting respect?
-The show was too short.
-LOL @ Jennifer Lawrence's reaction to her clip. Some of the clips were good, some not. Why didn't they show Ree's ROTC interview for her clip?
-The Oscars are progressive. Nice to see how many winners thanked their same sex partners.
-The short guy winner that said he should have cut his hair should host something. Along with Melissa Fucking Leo.
-I can't believe Hooper beat FINCHER ARONOFSKY THE COENS AND RUSSELL. Some TV director beating the 90's auteurs.
-OKAY I fucking hated how whenever they announced a tech or smaller win, footage of the movie took up the entire screen, rather than showing the person walking up to the stage. At least use a split screen!
-There were like no random funny cuts to people in the audience. I think they cut to Amy Ryan twice?
-Melissa Leo singing along to Somewhere Over the Rainbow went well with her speech.
-Loved what Spielberg said about the Picture winner being in good company and the losers as well. I seriously loved the Best Picture montage set to Colin's speech. I know a lot didn't, but I thought it was really well done.
-LOL E!'s post show coverage had two great tidbits: Aside from the Chelsea Lately people still coming off as bitter losers, Brad saying he thought Busy Phillips was Natalie Maines was LOL. Then, they went to the press room for Portman's interview. OMFG - some reporter (clearly with an agenda) asked her why she didn't wear Dior when she is in their ads and asked her what she thought of the John Galliano (sp) antisemitic incident. The person who calls on the interviewers quickly cut the woman off and was like #56 NEXT! or whatever. Portman looked really put on the spot, as anyone would. And I didn't think she was going to answer anyways. But that was still awkward hilarity.
-I still don't think Billy Crystal is the best at this? I've never found his hosting terribly funny or amusing. Give me Steve Martin anyday, except his cohosting with Baldwin last year.
Speaking of cohosts...
All in all, I'd say this show was slightly less than the 80th Academy Awards. That had great winners, was put together kinda sloppily (due to the strike), went by too fast and had some underwhelming presenters. It's a definite improvement over last year's, but anything would have been better than that.
Now, on to James and Anne
I'll sum them up by paraphrasing a post from Awardsdailyforums.com:
"It's like James was embarassingly drunk at a party and Anne was his wife working overtime to take the attention away from it."
I think if Anne had been paired with Hugh Jackman (OMGWETDREAM), they would have killed. James really brought the pair down with his blase attitude. Well, that's an understatement. He was obviously stoned in the interview before the show, and it was like Anne was trying her best to keep them afloat and keep him from turning into a total zombie. The thing is, Anne gets accused of trying too hard from some quarters (NOT HERE, LOVE YOU ANNE, FANNE FOR LIFE!), and her having to compensate for the two of them means she's getting taken down too and will only add fuel to the fire of those awful/ugly people that dislike her.
She's on E! right now with Billy Crystal. She looks really tired. He's gushing about her, and said nothing about James.
James, however, did give us this:
While not entirely their (his) fault, the Academy does need to fire its writers. Say bu-bye to Bruce Villanch. Seriously, look online. There's no shortage of people who can write about film. There's no shortage of people who can be funny. And look at YouTube and the like, there's no shortage of people who can cleverly edit together clips.
Anywho, all in all, these were OKAY. I guess I just have the terrible taste of last year's show still in my mouth cuz I stupidly watched more of it today, and a root canal would look better than that.
FINAL THOUGHT: I'm so happy at how great Nicole has looked (not botoxed, not big lips) all season. Her dress tonight was my least fave of all the dresses she wore this season, but she looks great.
Yes, I made my final thought all about Nicole Kidman.
Hailee Steinfeld is probably shitfaced in some Hollywood hotel right now, cursing Melissa Leo who is beating her with Kirk's cane.
Worst Red Carpet Ever. Probably only one or two people I can say I all-out loved. In fact, I'd say I loved more of Anne's show dresses than dresses on the carpet.
The Show:
-The opening movie was fun.
-The monologue was pretty painful.
-The stage changes were pointless and led nowhere. It started out with films, then went to famous Hollywood places/moments? Pick a theme and stick with it.
-I'm not a fan of half the presenters presenting 2 awards. I wasn't a fan when Will Smith presented 4 awards two years ago. I get that it saves time, but to me it rushes through things way too fast. I think they were linked better this time.
-Also, there were only like twentysome presenters. That sucks. 40+, it should be. Bring back Laura Ziskin so we can have 53 presenters.
-The presenters did the best they could, Jude and RDJ were the best probably. Why was Matthew McConaughey there? You mean there's no other good looking young actor you can get to present with ScarJo??? SOOOUNNDDDD.
-Melissa Leo's speech was as epic as we had hoped. LOL SHE STOLE KIRK'S CANE????
-LMAO People are really on her for dropping the F bomb.
-Not to be rude, but please don't have Kirk present awards. He's barely understandable, though I did love that he kept going on, this making Melissa's Oscar win even more EPIC. I loved how the nominees at first laughed, then when he went on again, all five of them looked PISSED. I really want to know what was up with Amy Adams? She looked like she was going to explode right before he announced the winner. Hailee didn't seem too amused, either.
-Penelope Cruz's post-prego boobs are huge.
-I'm not a fan of the truncated song performances. The second set was better than the first? Can Randy Newman go away?
-Cate Blanchett's: "That's gross."
-Trent Reznor is hot. And has an Oscar.
-Amy Adams still seemed really nervous.
-The song thing I thought was hilarious. Harry Potter autotuned!
-YEAH INCEPTION TIES FOR THE MOST WINS!!!
-UGH FOR A SECOND THERE IT REALLY SEEMED LIKE THE SOCIAL NETWORK WAS GOING TO BE THE BIG WINNER, then Hooper won and it all went downhill.
-Sorry about the caps.
-Coleen Atwood delivers the worst speech of the night/season/history.
-Aaron Sorkin shout out to everyone in Social - RASHIDA JONES - ANN PERKINS!
-LET ME JUST SAY...that how the lead acting presentation was done this year is EXACTLY how the acting categories should be done every year. ALL FOUR OF THEM THOUGH, what's with the leading people only getting respect?
-The show was too short.
-LOL @ Jennifer Lawrence's reaction to her clip. Some of the clips were good, some not. Why didn't they show Ree's ROTC interview for her clip?
-The Oscars are progressive. Nice to see how many winners thanked their same sex partners.
-The short guy winner that said he should have cut his hair should host something. Along with Melissa Fucking Leo.
-I can't believe Hooper beat FINCHER ARONOFSKY THE COENS AND RUSSELL. Some TV director beating the 90's auteurs.
-OKAY I fucking hated how whenever they announced a tech or smaller win, footage of the movie took up the entire screen, rather than showing the person walking up to the stage. At least use a split screen!
-There were like no random funny cuts to people in the audience. I think they cut to Amy Ryan twice?
-Melissa Leo singing along to Somewhere Over the Rainbow went well with her speech.
-Loved what Spielberg said about the Picture winner being in good company and the losers as well. I seriously loved the Best Picture montage set to Colin's speech. I know a lot didn't, but I thought it was really well done.
-LOL E!'s post show coverage had two great tidbits: Aside from the Chelsea Lately people still coming off as bitter losers, Brad saying he thought Busy Phillips was Natalie Maines was LOL. Then, they went to the press room for Portman's interview. OMFG - some reporter (clearly with an agenda) asked her why she didn't wear Dior when she is in their ads and asked her what she thought of the John Galliano (sp) antisemitic incident. The person who calls on the interviewers quickly cut the woman off and was like #56 NEXT! or whatever. Portman looked really put on the spot, as anyone would. And I didn't think she was going to answer anyways. But that was still awkward hilarity.
-I still don't think Billy Crystal is the best at this? I've never found his hosting terribly funny or amusing. Give me Steve Martin anyday, except his cohosting with Baldwin last year.
Speaking of cohosts...
All in all, I'd say this show was slightly less than the 80th Academy Awards. That had great winners, was put together kinda sloppily (due to the strike), went by too fast and had some underwhelming presenters. It's a definite improvement over last year's, but anything would have been better than that.
Now, on to James and Anne
I'll sum them up by paraphrasing a post from Awardsdailyforums.com:
"It's like James was embarassingly drunk at a party and Anne was his wife working overtime to take the attention away from it."
I think if Anne had been paired with Hugh Jackman (OMGWETDREAM), they would have killed. James really brought the pair down with his blase attitude. Well, that's an understatement. He was obviously stoned in the interview before the show, and it was like Anne was trying her best to keep them afloat and keep him from turning into a total zombie. The thing is, Anne gets accused of trying too hard from some quarters (NOT HERE, LOVE YOU ANNE, FANNE FOR LIFE!), and her having to compensate for the two of them means she's getting taken down too and will only add fuel to the fire of those awful/ugly people that dislike her.
She's on E! right now with Billy Crystal. She looks really tired. He's gushing about her, and said nothing about James.
James, however, did give us this:
While not entirely their (his) fault, the Academy does need to fire its writers. Say bu-bye to Bruce Villanch. Seriously, look online. There's no shortage of people who can write about film. There's no shortage of people who can be funny. And look at YouTube and the like, there's no shortage of people who can cleverly edit together clips.
Anywho, all in all, these were OKAY. I guess I just have the terrible taste of last year's show still in my mouth cuz I stupidly watched more of it today, and a root canal would look better than that.
FINAL THOUGHT: I'm so happy at how great Nicole has looked (not botoxed, not big lips) all season. Her dress tonight was my least fave of all the dresses she wore this season, but she looks great.
Yes, I made my final thought all about Nicole Kidman.
Hailee Steinfeld is probably shitfaced in some Hollywood hotel right now, cursing Melissa Leo who is beating her with Kirk's cane.
OSCAR WINNERS!
Best Picture: The King’s Speech
Best Director: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Editing: The Social Network
Best Cinematography: Inception
Best Original Score: The Social Network
Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Best Visual Effects: Inception
Best Make-Up: The Wolfman
Best Sound Mixing: Inception
Best Sound Editing: Inception
Best Song: We Belong Together - Toy Story 3
Best Documentary Short: Strangers No More
Best Live Action Short: God of Love
Best Animated Short: The Lost Thing
Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World, Denmark
Best Documentary: Inside Job
Best Director: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Editing: The Social Network
Best Cinematography: Inception
Best Original Score: The Social Network
Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Best Visual Effects: Inception
Best Make-Up: The Wolfman
Best Sound Mixing: Inception
Best Sound Editing: Inception
Best Song: We Belong Together - Toy Story 3
Best Documentary Short: Strangers No More
Best Live Action Short: God of Love
Best Animated Short: The Lost Thing
Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World, Denmark
Best Documentary: Inside Job
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Oscar Red Carpet...
I have to suffer through E! for an hour. Guilliana is getting worse each year. She used to be pretty good.
+Jennifer Lawrence is first to arrive. Her look is pretty, clean, and her hair and makeup are flawless. That being said, that dress is too bland for the Oscars.
+Josh Hutcherson from Kids Are All Right - looking good, holy fuck he is short.
+Hailee Steinfeld arrives and looks like a princess. amazing.
+Damn - Melissa Leo's dress is interesting. Shit, three nominees in the first ten minutes?
+MILA KUNIS!!!!!
+ARMIE HAMMER!!!!!
+Mila looks good, bland too. What's with the blandness???
+More shots of Jennifer Lawrence - perfect hair and makeup, but ugh the dress is so boring!
+Armie Hammer's wife must be six foot.
+IS THAT DAPHNE ZUNIGA???
+LOL Michelle Williams is in her limo just sitting.
+Hailee is well spoken, Ryan.
+Florence is right behind Hailee.
+JACKI WEAVER!!!! She's shorter than Ryan and Hailee
+MICHELLE WILLIAMS IS WITH BUSY PHILLIPS!!!!
+On second thought, don't like Mila's dress at all.
+AMY ADAMS - ewwww, not that good.
+I thought it was Nicole at first.
+Mandy Moore looks really odd. Like she doesn't look the same.
+Stop with the Goodyear Blimp!
+Russell Brand arrives with his Mom.
+Michelle Williams is so far my best dressed pic. I don't recall the last time short hair has worked so well for an actress.
+I switched to TV Land for a bit. Russell Brand again.
+I'm not sure I can handle this multitasking. My eyes are hurting.
+Eh, Amy is okay. She's always sorta disappointing.
+This red carpet is pretty dull.
+Hopefully, Nicole will arrive and save it.
+Zachary Levi - so hot.
+Amy said she's more present than what she's been in the past. LOL - was she high before? She said she's nervous.
+ANNE IS ON THE RED CARPET!!!!!!!!!
+Wow, Jennifer Hduson looks terrific!
FINALLY SOME REAL FASHION!!!!
+Ok, E! people shut up about Mila Kunis - that dress sucks.
+I can't get over how Amy and Nicole are the same person.
+On second thought, I'm 99% sure Amy is stoned.
+TV Guide is interviewing Darren Aronofsky - who you shouldn't let near your children based on that stache.
+TV GUIDE has TABITHA FROM SALON TAKEOVER!!!!
+JESSE EISENBERG!!!!
+LOL - I love how everyone is crossing the street to get there. I keep waiting for someone to get hit by a car.
+Geoffrey Rush isn't wearing a hat for once.
+EWWWW CATE BLANCHETT THAT IS LIKE AN EASTER DECORATION???
+J. Hud's dress is great, but the hair is too much.
+Ryan is terrible at shooing people along.
+Okay guys.
Disappointing to tell you this, but an hour into the red carpet, I'm calling the live blogging quits. Looking from the comp to the TV to the comp to the TV is killing my eyes. So, I bid you a very happy Oscar night!
Hopefully, Nicole and Natalie will put this red carpet out of its misery.
+Jennifer Lawrence is first to arrive. Her look is pretty, clean, and her hair and makeup are flawless. That being said, that dress is too bland for the Oscars.
+Josh Hutcherson from Kids Are All Right - looking good, holy fuck he is short.
+Hailee Steinfeld arrives and looks like a princess. amazing.
+Damn - Melissa Leo's dress is interesting. Shit, three nominees in the first ten minutes?
+MILA KUNIS!!!!!
+ARMIE HAMMER!!!!!
+Mila looks good, bland too. What's with the blandness???
+More shots of Jennifer Lawrence - perfect hair and makeup, but ugh the dress is so boring!
+Armie Hammer's wife must be six foot.
+IS THAT DAPHNE ZUNIGA???
+LOL Michelle Williams is in her limo just sitting.
+Hailee is well spoken, Ryan.
+Florence is right behind Hailee.
+JACKI WEAVER!!!! She's shorter than Ryan and Hailee
+MICHELLE WILLIAMS IS WITH BUSY PHILLIPS!!!!
+On second thought, don't like Mila's dress at all.
+AMY ADAMS - ewwww, not that good.
+I thought it was Nicole at first.
+Mandy Moore looks really odd. Like she doesn't look the same.
+Stop with the Goodyear Blimp!
+Russell Brand arrives with his Mom.
+Michelle Williams is so far my best dressed pic. I don't recall the last time short hair has worked so well for an actress.
+I switched to TV Land for a bit. Russell Brand again.
+I'm not sure I can handle this multitasking. My eyes are hurting.
+Eh, Amy is okay. She's always sorta disappointing.
+This red carpet is pretty dull.
+Hopefully, Nicole will arrive and save it.
+Zachary Levi - so hot.
+Amy said she's more present than what she's been in the past. LOL - was she high before? She said she's nervous.
+ANNE IS ON THE RED CARPET!!!!!!!!!
+Wow, Jennifer Hduson looks terrific!
FINALLY SOME REAL FASHION!!!!
+Ok, E! people shut up about Mila Kunis - that dress sucks.
+I can't get over how Amy and Nicole are the same person.
+On second thought, I'm 99% sure Amy is stoned.
+TV Guide is interviewing Darren Aronofsky - who you shouldn't let near your children based on that stache.
+TV GUIDE has TABITHA FROM SALON TAKEOVER!!!!
+JESSE EISENBERG!!!!
+LOL - I love how everyone is crossing the street to get there. I keep waiting for someone to get hit by a car.
+Geoffrey Rush isn't wearing a hat for once.
+EWWWW CATE BLANCHETT THAT IS LIKE AN EASTER DECORATION???
+J. Hud's dress is great, but the hair is too much.
+Ryan is terrible at shooing people along.
+Okay guys.
Disappointing to tell you this, but an hour into the red carpet, I'm calling the live blogging quits. Looking from the comp to the TV to the comp to the TV is killing my eyes. So, I bid you a very happy Oscar night!
Hopefully, Nicole and Natalie will put this red carpet out of its misery.
Happy Oscar Day!
I'll liveblog through the red carpet. Most likely, I'll watch E! from 6-7, then switch over to official pre-show coverage. After that, I'm just watching the show. No blogging throughout it.
I'm not sure I can take tomorrow morning. No matter how well Anne and James do, most likely they'll be panned. That's the nature of the beast, I suppose. Best of luck to them and I'm sure they'll be awesome. I'm hoping for a good show. I tried to watch some of last year's show again after not having watched it since it aired. I shut it off after about 3 minutes, it just pissed me off.
Any guesses on number of wardrobe changes for Anne? I'm thinking 9.
Breakdown of the Top 8
Supporting Actor:
1. Christian Bale - 38% chance of winning
2. Geoffrey Rush - 36%
3. Mark Ruffalo - 12%
4. John Hawkes - 8%
5. Jeremy Renner - 6%
Supporting Actress:
1. Melissa Leo - 25%
2. Hailee Steinfeld - 24%
3. Helena Bonham Carter - 22%
4. Amy Adams - 18%
5. Jacki Weaver - 11%
Leading Actor:
1. Colin Firth - 64%
2. James Franco - 14%
3. Jesse Eisenberg - 12%
4. Javier Bardem - 8%
5. Jeff Bridges - 2%
Leading Actress:
1. Natalie Portman - 42%
2. Annette Bening - 28%
3. Jennifer Lawrence - 14%
4. Michelle Williams - 12%
5. Nicole Kidman - 4%
Original Screenplay:
1. King's Speech - 52%
2. Inception - 18%
3. Kids Are All Right - 15%
4. The Fighter - 10%
5. Another Year - 5%
Adapted Screenplay:
1. Social Network - 70%
2. Toy Story 3 - 10%
3. Winter's Bone - 9%
4. True Grit - 6%
5. 127 Hours - 5%
Directing:
1. David Fincher - 38%
2. Tom Hooper - 35%
3. David O. Russell - 10%
4. Darren Aronofsky - 9%
5. Joel and Ethan Coen - 8%
Picture:
1. The King's Speech - 25%
2. The Social Network - 21%
3. True Grit - 13%
4. The Fighter - 12%
5. Toy Story 3 - 10%
6. Inception - 8%
7. Black Swan - 5%
8. Winter's Bone - 3%
9. The Kids Are All Right - 2%
10. 127 Hours - 1%
1. Christian Bale - 38% chance of winning
2. Geoffrey Rush - 36%
3. Mark Ruffalo - 12%
4. John Hawkes - 8%
5. Jeremy Renner - 6%
Supporting Actress:
1. Melissa Leo - 25%
2. Hailee Steinfeld - 24%
3. Helena Bonham Carter - 22%
4. Amy Adams - 18%
5. Jacki Weaver - 11%
Leading Actor:
1. Colin Firth - 64%
2. James Franco - 14%
3. Jesse Eisenberg - 12%
4. Javier Bardem - 8%
5. Jeff Bridges - 2%
Leading Actress:
1. Natalie Portman - 42%
2. Annette Bening - 28%
3. Jennifer Lawrence - 14%
4. Michelle Williams - 12%
5. Nicole Kidman - 4%
Original Screenplay:
1. King's Speech - 52%
2. Inception - 18%
3. Kids Are All Right - 15%
4. The Fighter - 10%
5. Another Year - 5%
Adapted Screenplay:
1. Social Network - 70%
2. Toy Story 3 - 10%
3. Winter's Bone - 9%
4. True Grit - 6%
5. 127 Hours - 5%
Directing:
1. David Fincher - 38%
2. Tom Hooper - 35%
3. David O. Russell - 10%
4. Darren Aronofsky - 9%
5. Joel and Ethan Coen - 8%
Picture:
1. The King's Speech - 25%
2. The Social Network - 21%
3. True Grit - 13%
4. The Fighter - 12%
5. Toy Story 3 - 10%
6. Inception - 8%
7. Black Swan - 5%
8. Winter's Bone - 3%
9. The Kids Are All Right - 2%
10. 127 Hours - 1%
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Independent Spirit Award Winners
I'm watching these as I post this. Can I say how pissed I am that IFC now airs commercials during its movies???? WTF! Joel McHale is doing a good job hosting, but I get the feeling the room hates him. Also, the sound on this is horrible because you can hear the rumble of the audience talking throughout the show.
Anywho, I was going to blog this, but I'll link you to HitFix's coverage of it, as they pretty much match how I feel.
Best Feature: Black Swan
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Best Female Lead: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Male Lead: James Franco, 127 Hours
Best Supporting Female: Dale Dickey, Winters Bone
Best Supporting Male: John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Best Screenplay: The Kids Are All Right
Best Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Foreign Film: The King’s Speech
Best First Feature: Get Low
Best First Screenplay: Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture
Truer Than Fiction Award: Marwencol, Jeff Malmberg
Someone to Watch Award: Mike Ott, Littlerock
Producers Award: Anish Savjani, Meek’s Cutoff
Robert Altman Award: Please Give
Cassavetes Award: Daddy Longlegs
Anywho, I was going to blog this, but I'll link you to HitFix's coverage of it, as they pretty much match how I feel.
Best Feature: Black Swan
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Best Female Lead: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Male Lead: James Franco, 127 Hours
Best Supporting Female: Dale Dickey, Winters Bone
Best Supporting Male: John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Best Screenplay: The Kids Are All Right
Best Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Foreign Film: The King’s Speech
Best First Feature: Get Low
Best First Screenplay: Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture
Truer Than Fiction Award: Marwencol, Jeff Malmberg
Someone to Watch Award: Mike Ott, Littlerock
Producers Award: Anish Savjani, Meek’s Cutoff
Robert Altman Award: Please Give
Cassavetes Award: Daddy Longlegs
Friday, February 25, 2011
Oscar Predictions With Commentary
I'm posting these kind of early this year?
What pisses me off is that I'll most likely be seeing 127 Hours, Blue Valentine and Rabbit Hole in the days after the ceremony. *fists to the sky*
I'm going to do a post tomorrow showing percentages like I usually do, but this is mostly just to show how close or far apart certain races are. You're dying for it.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BIUTIFUL (Mexico)
DOGTOOTH (Greece)
IN A BETTER WORLD (Denmark)
INCENDIES (Canada)
OUTSIDE THE LAW (Algeria)
WILL WIN: In a Better World
SHOULD WIN: Of the nominees, I’ve only seen the disturbing dark comedy Dogtooth. So, I guess I’d choose that.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
EXIT THOUGH THE GIFT SHOP
GASLAND
INSIDE JOB
RESTREPO
WASTE LAND
WILL WIN: Inside Job
SHOULD WIN: I’ve only seen Exit Through the Gift Shop, which was a fun and maddening ride.
ANIMATED FEATURE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
THE ILLUSIONIST
TOY STORY 3
WILL WIN: Pixar triumphs yet again with Toy Story 3. Yawn.
SHOULD WIN: How To Train Your Dragon (I haven’t seen The Illusionist.)
MAKEUP
BARNEY’S VERSION
THE WAY BACK
THE WOLFMAN
WILL WIN: Wolfman may have been a big box office bomb, but it has the showiest work here. Barney’s has old people makeup, which the Academy loves. I’ll go with Wolfman.
SHOULD WIN: I’ve only seen The Wolfman. I’m a little confused as to how it got nominated as a lot of that was CGI-enhanced and I thought that wasn’t allowed here?
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Black Swan’s makeup – between both Nina’s look and her rashes – are already iconic. And if they can nominate Wolfman for being equal parts makeup and effects, why not Splice?
ORIGINAL SONG
“IF I RISE” – 127 HOURS
“COMING HOME” – COUNTRY STRONG
“I SEE THE LIGHT” – TANGLED
“WE BELONG TOGETHER” – TOY STORY 3
WILL WIN: This is 127 Hours best shot at a win, but expect Toy Story 3 to win because it’s the most seen of the nominees and I doubt anyone really cares.
SHOULD WIN: I’ve only seen Toy Story 3 of these nominees, and even I don’t remember that song??? This category sucks. I’d vote for the 127 song – which I’ve never heard – just because that would make Dido an Oscar winner.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: I’ll go with the consensus and say Burlesque should have gotten a nomination just so Cher could perform on the telecast. Not Christina, she’ll mess up the lyrics then fall down. I hope that song from Gnomeo and Juliet is nominated next year so Elton John and Lady Gaga can perform on the show. See, I care so little about this category that I’m already looking forward to next year’s nominees.
ORIGINAL SCORE
127 HOURS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
WILL WIN: The King’s Speech forgettable music takes it over Social’s tension builder.
SHOULD WIN: While the prospect of a Nine Inch Nails member getting an Oscar is undeniably awesome – and I do love Network’s music, I think Dragon’s score is a nice throwback to grand epics and really enhances the film.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Ghost Writer’s elegant, moody compositions – particularly the one that plays over the closing of the film
SOUND MIXING
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
SALT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: Inception, because it’s the loudest
SHOULD WIN: Inception, because it’s the best (I’ve seen all the nominees.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Black Swan’s tricky mix of score, silence, feet lightly tapping and SWEET SWEET GIRL. Also, not that it ever had a shot, The Crazies created a broad soundscape of nightmarish action and unsettling calm.
SOUND EDITING
INCEPTION
TOY STORY 3
TRON: LEGACY
TRUE GRIT
UNSTOPPABLE
WILL WIN: Inception
SHOULD WIN: Inception (I haven’t seen Tron: Legacy or Unstoppable)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Crazies, for the entire car wash sequence
VISUAL EFFECTS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1
HEREAFTER
INCEPTION
IRON MAN 2
WILL WIN: Inception’s folding cities are unmatched
SHOULD WIN: Inception (I haven’t seen Hereafter or Harry Potter 7.1)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: There were two other films that were eligible in this category that did not get nominated: Tron: Legacy and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. I support a Scott Pilgrim nod.
ART DIRECTION
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: The love for The King’s Speech will narrowly allow it to pull out a victory here over the flashier Alice In Wonderland and Inception
SHOULD WIN: The architects in Inception created an unforgettable dreamscape (Of the nominees here, I haven’t seen Harry Potter 7.1)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Shutter Island’s insane asylum
COSTUME DESIGN
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
I AM LOVE
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE TEMPEST
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: Aside from Bonham Carter, the only other good thing about Alice in Wonderland was its costumes. Always vote for the biggest here – and that’s Alice.
SHOULD WIN: While I Am Love taking this for its styling of an affluent Italian family would make me happy, Alice really does deserve this. (In this category, I haven’t seen The Tempest.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Thinking outside the box here and honoring last year’s winner to take note of more modern costuming, The Fighter’s spot-on and at times hilarious early 90’s wardrobe could join this strong slate and not feel out of place.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
BLACK SWAN
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: True Grit’s Roger Deakins takes it on his 9th nomination – finally!
SHOULD WIN: Black Swan’s gorgeous and frightening ballet sequences top an immaculate lineup
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Shutter Island
FILM EDITING
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
WILL WIN: One of the few categories where The Social Network will have a cake walk victory over The King’s Speech
SHOULD WIN: The Social Network, not just for those flashbacks but for keeping up with the rapid fire dialogue
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: In one of the worst snubs the technical categories have had in years, Inception was omitted. The Nolan snub might make sense as they’ve overlooked him before in the directing field, but this one makes no sense whatsoever. The second half of the movie, jumping between – what? – five narratives without ever losing pace, is an editing showcase.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANOTHER YEAR – Mike Leigh
THE FIGHTER – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington
INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
THE KING’S SPEECH – David Seidler
WILL WIN: The King’s Speech
SHOULD WIN: King’s is a deserving winner, but I much prefer Nolan’s innovative, layered Inception. (Of the nominees in this category, I haven’t seen Another Year.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Please Give – when will Nicole Holofcener get recognized by the Academy???
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 HOURS – Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Aaron Sorkin
TOY STORY 3 – Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
TRUE GRIT – Joel and Ethan Coen
WINTER’S BONE – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
WILL WIN: The Social Network – lockiest lock of the night.
SHOULD WIN: The Social Network (Of the nominees, I haven’t seen 127 Hours.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Ghost Writer – a smart, adult political thriller with an absorbing story and intriguing characters
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
CHRISTIAN BALE as Dicky Ekland in THE FIGHTER
JOHN HAWKES as Teardrop in WINTER’S BONE
JEREMY RENNER as James “Jem” Coughlin in THE TOWN
MARK RUFFALO as Paul in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
GEOFFREY RUSH as Lionel Logue in THE KING’S SPEECH
WILL WIN: Christian Bale, overcoming a potential King’s Speech steamroller
SHOULD WIN: Though I’m happy Hawkes and Ruffalo are finally getting their due and Geoffrey Rush is one of my favorite things about The King’s Speech, Bale deserves this. (I’ve seen all of the nominees in this category.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Andrew Garfield as the heart of The Social Network
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS as Charlene Fleming in THE FIGHTER
HELENA BONHAM CARTER as Queen Elizabeth in THE KING’S SPEECH
MELISSA LEO as Alice Ward in THE FIGHTER
HAILEE STEINFELD as Mattie Ross in TRUE GRIT
JACKI WEAVER as Janine “Smurf” Cody in ANIMAL KINGDOM
WILL WIN: I can almost safely say Weaver won’t win. Next out is probably Adams, whose understated work will probably be ignored due to her costars’ strong method acting. The remaining three should probably have speeches ready. Bonham Carter earns points for her wonderful BAFTA acceptance speech and I get the feeling an Oscar speech from her would be the highlight of the night. However, even she acknowledges she doesn’t deserve it and is just riding the film’s coattails. A Steinfeld win would be a way for voters to honor True Grit, even if it is a total joke this is considered a “supporting” performance when she is in about 95% of the film. It would make a lovely winner story that she wins for her first film, and that the remake is all about her when the original was all about John Wayne. That leaves Leo, whose stupid self-campaign was one of the most epic crash-and-burn award season moments I’ve ever seen. Twas a joy to behold. While that is her biggest disadvantage, she has won most of the major awards and there is no clear alternative. I say she wins, but it will be a photo finish.
SHOULD WIN: I enjoyed all five of the performances in this category, but I don’t love any of them. I’d vote for Amy Adams, if only because she’s still owed an Oscar for her best-of-the-decade performance in Junebug. However, her best chance at getting to take center stage at the Kodak with an Oscar in hand will be her upcoming performance as Janis Joplin in the biopic Get It While You Can.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: To me, there was no shortage of terrific supporting work by actresses this year. Probably why I was so disappointed with the final slate of this category. Here’s just a few of my faves of 2010: Marion Cotillard as the femme fatale turned tragic heroine of Inception; Olivia Williams as the icy Prime Minister’s wife in The Ghost Writer; Dale Dickey as the withholding relative in Winter’s Bone; Ann Guilbert and Amanda Peet as mean girls of different ages in Please Give; Naomi Watts as a nasty attorney in Mother and Child; Patricia Clarkson and Michelle Williams (like Marion) terrorize Leonardo’s mind in Shutter Island; lastly, if Focus had been smart, they should have campaigned both Annette Bening and Julianne Moore in supporting for The Kids Are All Right, given it is a genuine ensemble film and all 5 characters have about the same screen time.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
JAVIER BARDEM as Uxbal in BIUTIFUL
JEFF BRIDGES as Rooster Cogburn in TRUE GRIT
JESSE EISENBERG as Mark Zuckerberg in THE SOCIAL NETWORK
COLIN FIRTH as King George VI in THE KING’S SPEECH
JAMES FRANCO as Aron Ralston in 127 HOURS
WILL WIN: Colin Firth is the acting categories’ biggest lock
SHOULD WIN: Jesse Eisenberg for filling a computer nerd with subtle menace and nuance (I haven’t seen Biutiful or 127 Hours.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: If they gave him a nomination for that piece of shit Blood Diamond, they should give Leonardo Dicaprio a nod for either of his terrific turns in Shutter Island or Inception
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
ANNETTE BENING as Nic in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
NICOLE KIDMAN as Becca Corbett in RABBIT HOLE
JENNIFER LAWRENCE as Ree Dolly in WINTER’S BONE
NATALIE PORTMAN as Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen in BLACK SWAN
MICHELLE WILLIAMS as Cindy in BLUE VALENTINE
WILL WIN: Natalie Portman’s turn as a disturbed ballerina should have no trouble overcoming Annette Bening’s supposed due-ness
SHOULD WIN: Natalie Portman, not just because she’ll never come close to achieving what she does in Black Swan, but because it is easily the best in a very strong field. (I haven’t seen Blue Valentine or Rabbit Hole.) Annette Bening will win an honorary Oscar in her 70’s, and Michelle Williams will probably have an Oscar in the next five years.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Emma Stone as the savvy faux-harlot in Easy A
DIRECTING
Darren Aronofsky – BLACK SWAN
David O. Russell – THE FIGHTER
Tom Hooper – THE KING’S SPEECH
David Fincher – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Joel and Ethan Coen – TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: David Fincher will prove once again that films that win Directing but lose Picture win out in the long run
SHOULD WIN: Darren Aronofsky for turning ballet into a sexy fever dream. Though I’ll say it’s a good year for cinema if you have to choose between Fincher, Aronofsky, the Coens and Russell. (I’ve seen all of the nominees in this category.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Christopher. Fucking. Nolan.
BEST PICTURE
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER’S BONE
WILL WIN: The King’s Speech, the standard Weinstein World War II period movie that old people love, will win out over the youth-oriented competition.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Please Give – an expertly acted, perceptively scripted and directed character study of the guilt inherent to superficial modern living
(I haven’t seen 127 Hours. Curse you, Fox, for releasing the film on DVD 2 days after the Oscars. The remaining 9 nominees I will rank.)
9. TOY STORY 3 - Admittedly, I’m not the biggest fan of Pixar. They are about the most overrated thing in modern filmmaking – right up there with shaky cam, torture porn, actors smashing dishes and quirky indie dramedies that look like VW commercials. I’ve enjoyed their last 3 films – Ratatouille, Wall-E and Up – the latter two are among the ten best films of the respective years. I felt no real connection to Toy Story 3, not even the ending which everyone apparently needed tissues to get through.
8. THE FIGHTER – Shame that this is the least interesting film David O. Russell has made, and yet it has become his most nominated and highest grossing. I did like The Fighter, the problem is that it is a little too conventional and there’s nothing unique about Russell’s approach to the material. Odd, because I usually love these everyday-American-character true story movies. There are many memorable lines, and the acting as mentioned earlier is stellar from everyone. I did really like that there wasn’t that much emphasis placed on the ending fight. A crowdpleaser to be sure, and a solid good movie. But nothing more.
7. TRUE GRIT – The least Coen-y movie the Coen Brothers have ever made. Gorgeous to look at and a pleasant enough diversion for its running time, it just fails to hit the heights of a lot of their previous efforts. For being such a big hit and their most nominated film, it feels like such a minor footnote in their filmography. Though, really, what films are going to touch Fargo and No Country for Old Men?? Bridges and Damon are good, about what you’d expect in their roles. I do love the added weight Josh Brolin and especially an unrecognizable Barry Pepper add to the latter portion of the film, both doing classic genre performances in minimal screentime. Thinking about it now, I kind of wish they had played Cogburn and LaBeouf. Hailee Steinfeld is a genuine find, and its easy to see it was worth the hunt through 15,000 girls to get her. This is genuinely Mattie’s movie, and everyone else is supporting.
6. THE KING’S SPEECH – The most fitting thing I can say about this movie is something I read on a blog: It’s one of the best films of 1993. True. The craftsmanship that went into creating this and not making it look like a typical lush, fetishized period piece is actually deserving of the nods it received. It has a dull, foggy look, which fits the story well. The acting by everyone is terrific, and the screenplay is among the year’s best. I think Hooper will make a great director someday, but this feels too much like something that used to litter the Oscars back in the mid 90’s. The best way I can put: The King’s Speech deserves the nominations, it doesn’t deserve the wins.
5. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT – It never quite hits that “indie dramedy that looks like a VW commercial” I mentioned earlier, but it comes close. A very good little movie with one of the year’s best ensemble performances, and one of the very best acted scenes of 2010 courtesy of Annette Bening and her dinner table realization that her family has slipped out of her grasp. My minor problem with this film is that I feel it would have benefited to make it an all out farce. It flirts with the idea, but never quite gets there. Though thankfully, its never bogged down in being an issue movie. It just lacks the kind of casual observation that makes movies like this great. While Annette, Julianne and Mark all received accolades for their work, I do wish Mia Wasicawska and Josh Hutcherson had been singled out a little more. Those kids are more than all right! (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
4. WINTER’S BONE – If you remade True Grit for the modern day, it might look a lot like this. Rather than a dead father, he’s a missing crystal meth dealer. Rather than wanting vengeance, the central teenage girl wants to save her family. Instead of the gang that killed him, its her entire extended family that seems to be hiding something, both terrifying her and protecting her often in the same breath. And in place of the US Marshall is an estranged uncle that can get her what she needs. Of course, the Old West is now the Ozarks – an equally dangerous terrain. Anchored by a performance of true grit, Jennifer Lawrence’s star-making turn is reminiscent of the determined cowboys of those old westerns. Only my exact problem with those old westerns is now resolved: she’s not some untouchable icon, she’s a fully realized human character. The film does get a little convoluted in its third act, but the filmmakers delicate observation of life in those parts is exactly why I think this is the type of film that needs to be put out more.
3. THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Awhile back, I set out to make a list of films released since the new millennium that captured the spirit of the Aughts. You know? The way Annie Hall, All the Presidents Men, Network, Kramer Vs Kramer and Nashville captured the 70’s, the way Wall Street, Working Girl, the John Hughes teen comedies and masked slasher films showed the 80’s, and the way Pulp Fiction, Scream, American Beauty, Thelma and Louise and Seven defined the 90’s. What did I come up with? The Bourne Ultimatum and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This was obviously not a successful endeavor. So, thankfully, months later, this movie opened. Perfectly scripted, acted and directed, the film is a portrait of a disconnected generation that has no idea human interaction can exist without something that needs plugged in. While the hyperbolic reviews instantly declared it the best film of this generation, I’d step back and simply say it’s the best film about this generation.
2. BLACK SWAN – Equal parts The Red Shoes, Repulsion and Showgirls, Darren Aronofsky’s hypnotic film may be the one that holds up best in the future. The film’s mix of high and low brow elements create my favorite kind of film, just the right kind of camp. Did anyone ever think Swan Lake could turn into a movie, let alone a borderline horror movie? Or that this old fashioned horror could merge seamlessly with classic elements of stage drama (overbearing mothers! lethal rivals!)? The idea of Mila Kunis replacing Natalie Portman replacing Winona Ryder alone is brilliance. Under Aronofsky’s sure hand, it all comes together to form an experience audiences will be swept up in for years to come. After all, it has entered the zeitgeist (zeitgeist! Social Network?) big time, being parodied on 30 Rock before it even opened and ending up crossing $100 million in one of the most surprising box office runs in years.
1. INCEPTION – Part of me wants to hate this movie for it turning me into a fanboy. A cinematic dream that you won’t want to wake up from, this Christopher Nolan (fuck you, Academy!) dreamworld is exactly what a blockbuster should be: a technical showstopper, filled with big ideas (dreams within dreams within dreams that are designed!), fantastic acting (MARION!), marvelous visual effects (folding cities!), thrilling action sequences (a car dropping into water in slow-mo manages to build tension better than a clock counting down to detonation!) damanged leading men (LEO!), jaw dropping set pieces (twirling hotel hallways!), sexy sidekicks (JGL! JUNO! HARDY!), and the last thing you’d think necessary for your modern blockbuster: Edith Piaf (MARION?). All of this combines to make the most audacious big budget blockbuster since the genre’s 80’s heyday, a film that isn’t just an adrenaline rush in individual scenes, but for its entire breathtaking second half. Bizarre that all these elements came together without a director or editor?
And as for the shorts, which I've seen none of:
Documentary Short: Strangers No More
Animated Short: Day & Night
Live Action Short: God of Love
What pisses me off is that I'll most likely be seeing 127 Hours, Blue Valentine and Rabbit Hole in the days after the ceremony. *fists to the sky*
I'm going to do a post tomorrow showing percentages like I usually do, but this is mostly just to show how close or far apart certain races are. You're dying for it.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BIUTIFUL (Mexico)
DOGTOOTH (Greece)
IN A BETTER WORLD (Denmark)
INCENDIES (Canada)
OUTSIDE THE LAW (Algeria)
WILL WIN: In a Better World
SHOULD WIN: Of the nominees, I’ve only seen the disturbing dark comedy Dogtooth. So, I guess I’d choose that.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
EXIT THOUGH THE GIFT SHOP
GASLAND
INSIDE JOB
RESTREPO
WASTE LAND
WILL WIN: Inside Job
SHOULD WIN: I’ve only seen Exit Through the Gift Shop, which was a fun and maddening ride.
ANIMATED FEATURE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
THE ILLUSIONIST
TOY STORY 3
WILL WIN: Pixar triumphs yet again with Toy Story 3. Yawn.
SHOULD WIN: How To Train Your Dragon (I haven’t seen The Illusionist.)
MAKEUP
BARNEY’S VERSION
THE WAY BACK
THE WOLFMAN
WILL WIN: Wolfman may have been a big box office bomb, but it has the showiest work here. Barney’s has old people makeup, which the Academy loves. I’ll go with Wolfman.
SHOULD WIN: I’ve only seen The Wolfman. I’m a little confused as to how it got nominated as a lot of that was CGI-enhanced and I thought that wasn’t allowed here?
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Black Swan’s makeup – between both Nina’s look and her rashes – are already iconic. And if they can nominate Wolfman for being equal parts makeup and effects, why not Splice?
ORIGINAL SONG
“IF I RISE” – 127 HOURS
“COMING HOME” – COUNTRY STRONG
“I SEE THE LIGHT” – TANGLED
“WE BELONG TOGETHER” – TOY STORY 3
WILL WIN: This is 127 Hours best shot at a win, but expect Toy Story 3 to win because it’s the most seen of the nominees and I doubt anyone really cares.
SHOULD WIN: I’ve only seen Toy Story 3 of these nominees, and even I don’t remember that song??? This category sucks. I’d vote for the 127 song – which I’ve never heard – just because that would make Dido an Oscar winner.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: I’ll go with the consensus and say Burlesque should have gotten a nomination just so Cher could perform on the telecast. Not Christina, she’ll mess up the lyrics then fall down. I hope that song from Gnomeo and Juliet is nominated next year so Elton John and Lady Gaga can perform on the show. See, I care so little about this category that I’m already looking forward to next year’s nominees.
ORIGINAL SCORE
127 HOURS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
WILL WIN: The King’s Speech forgettable music takes it over Social’s tension builder.
SHOULD WIN: While the prospect of a Nine Inch Nails member getting an Oscar is undeniably awesome – and I do love Network’s music, I think Dragon’s score is a nice throwback to grand epics and really enhances the film.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Ghost Writer’s elegant, moody compositions – particularly the one that plays over the closing of the film
SOUND MIXING
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
SALT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: Inception, because it’s the loudest
SHOULD WIN: Inception, because it’s the best (I’ve seen all the nominees.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Black Swan’s tricky mix of score, silence, feet lightly tapping and SWEET SWEET GIRL. Also, not that it ever had a shot, The Crazies created a broad soundscape of nightmarish action and unsettling calm.
SOUND EDITING
INCEPTION
TOY STORY 3
TRON: LEGACY
TRUE GRIT
UNSTOPPABLE
WILL WIN: Inception
SHOULD WIN: Inception (I haven’t seen Tron: Legacy or Unstoppable)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Crazies, for the entire car wash sequence
VISUAL EFFECTS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1
HEREAFTER
INCEPTION
IRON MAN 2
WILL WIN: Inception’s folding cities are unmatched
SHOULD WIN: Inception (I haven’t seen Hereafter or Harry Potter 7.1)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: There were two other films that were eligible in this category that did not get nominated: Tron: Legacy and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. I support a Scott Pilgrim nod.
ART DIRECTION
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: The love for The King’s Speech will narrowly allow it to pull out a victory here over the flashier Alice In Wonderland and Inception
SHOULD WIN: The architects in Inception created an unforgettable dreamscape (Of the nominees here, I haven’t seen Harry Potter 7.1)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Shutter Island’s insane asylum
COSTUME DESIGN
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
I AM LOVE
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE TEMPEST
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: Aside from Bonham Carter, the only other good thing about Alice in Wonderland was its costumes. Always vote for the biggest here – and that’s Alice.
SHOULD WIN: While I Am Love taking this for its styling of an affluent Italian family would make me happy, Alice really does deserve this. (In this category, I haven’t seen The Tempest.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Thinking outside the box here and honoring last year’s winner to take note of more modern costuming, The Fighter’s spot-on and at times hilarious early 90’s wardrobe could join this strong slate and not feel out of place.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
BLACK SWAN
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: True Grit’s Roger Deakins takes it on his 9th nomination – finally!
SHOULD WIN: Black Swan’s gorgeous and frightening ballet sequences top an immaculate lineup
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Shutter Island
FILM EDITING
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
WILL WIN: One of the few categories where The Social Network will have a cake walk victory over The King’s Speech
SHOULD WIN: The Social Network, not just for those flashbacks but for keeping up with the rapid fire dialogue
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: In one of the worst snubs the technical categories have had in years, Inception was omitted. The Nolan snub might make sense as they’ve overlooked him before in the directing field, but this one makes no sense whatsoever. The second half of the movie, jumping between – what? – five narratives without ever losing pace, is an editing showcase.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANOTHER YEAR – Mike Leigh
THE FIGHTER – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington
INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
THE KING’S SPEECH – David Seidler
WILL WIN: The King’s Speech
SHOULD WIN: King’s is a deserving winner, but I much prefer Nolan’s innovative, layered Inception. (Of the nominees in this category, I haven’t seen Another Year.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Please Give – when will Nicole Holofcener get recognized by the Academy???
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 HOURS – Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Aaron Sorkin
TOY STORY 3 – Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
TRUE GRIT – Joel and Ethan Coen
WINTER’S BONE – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
WILL WIN: The Social Network – lockiest lock of the night.
SHOULD WIN: The Social Network (Of the nominees, I haven’t seen 127 Hours.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Ghost Writer – a smart, adult political thriller with an absorbing story and intriguing characters
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
CHRISTIAN BALE as Dicky Ekland in THE FIGHTER
JOHN HAWKES as Teardrop in WINTER’S BONE
JEREMY RENNER as James “Jem” Coughlin in THE TOWN
MARK RUFFALO as Paul in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
GEOFFREY RUSH as Lionel Logue in THE KING’S SPEECH
WILL WIN: Christian Bale, overcoming a potential King’s Speech steamroller
SHOULD WIN: Though I’m happy Hawkes and Ruffalo are finally getting their due and Geoffrey Rush is one of my favorite things about The King’s Speech, Bale deserves this. (I’ve seen all of the nominees in this category.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Andrew Garfield as the heart of The Social Network
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS as Charlene Fleming in THE FIGHTER
HELENA BONHAM CARTER as Queen Elizabeth in THE KING’S SPEECH
MELISSA LEO as Alice Ward in THE FIGHTER
HAILEE STEINFELD as Mattie Ross in TRUE GRIT
JACKI WEAVER as Janine “Smurf” Cody in ANIMAL KINGDOM
WILL WIN: I can almost safely say Weaver won’t win. Next out is probably Adams, whose understated work will probably be ignored due to her costars’ strong method acting. The remaining three should probably have speeches ready. Bonham Carter earns points for her wonderful BAFTA acceptance speech and I get the feeling an Oscar speech from her would be the highlight of the night. However, even she acknowledges she doesn’t deserve it and is just riding the film’s coattails. A Steinfeld win would be a way for voters to honor True Grit, even if it is a total joke this is considered a “supporting” performance when she is in about 95% of the film. It would make a lovely winner story that she wins for her first film, and that the remake is all about her when the original was all about John Wayne. That leaves Leo, whose stupid self-campaign was one of the most epic crash-and-burn award season moments I’ve ever seen. Twas a joy to behold. While that is her biggest disadvantage, she has won most of the major awards and there is no clear alternative. I say she wins, but it will be a photo finish.
SHOULD WIN: I enjoyed all five of the performances in this category, but I don’t love any of them. I’d vote for Amy Adams, if only because she’s still owed an Oscar for her best-of-the-decade performance in Junebug. However, her best chance at getting to take center stage at the Kodak with an Oscar in hand will be her upcoming performance as Janis Joplin in the biopic Get It While You Can.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: To me, there was no shortage of terrific supporting work by actresses this year. Probably why I was so disappointed with the final slate of this category. Here’s just a few of my faves of 2010: Marion Cotillard as the femme fatale turned tragic heroine of Inception; Olivia Williams as the icy Prime Minister’s wife in The Ghost Writer; Dale Dickey as the withholding relative in Winter’s Bone; Ann Guilbert and Amanda Peet as mean girls of different ages in Please Give; Naomi Watts as a nasty attorney in Mother and Child; Patricia Clarkson and Michelle Williams (like Marion) terrorize Leonardo’s mind in Shutter Island; lastly, if Focus had been smart, they should have campaigned both Annette Bening and Julianne Moore in supporting for The Kids Are All Right, given it is a genuine ensemble film and all 5 characters have about the same screen time.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
JAVIER BARDEM as Uxbal in BIUTIFUL
JEFF BRIDGES as Rooster Cogburn in TRUE GRIT
JESSE EISENBERG as Mark Zuckerberg in THE SOCIAL NETWORK
COLIN FIRTH as King George VI in THE KING’S SPEECH
JAMES FRANCO as Aron Ralston in 127 HOURS
WILL WIN: Colin Firth is the acting categories’ biggest lock
SHOULD WIN: Jesse Eisenberg for filling a computer nerd with subtle menace and nuance (I haven’t seen Biutiful or 127 Hours.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: If they gave him a nomination for that piece of shit Blood Diamond, they should give Leonardo Dicaprio a nod for either of his terrific turns in Shutter Island or Inception
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
ANNETTE BENING as Nic in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
NICOLE KIDMAN as Becca Corbett in RABBIT HOLE
JENNIFER LAWRENCE as Ree Dolly in WINTER’S BONE
NATALIE PORTMAN as Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen in BLACK SWAN
MICHELLE WILLIAMS as Cindy in BLUE VALENTINE
WILL WIN: Natalie Portman’s turn as a disturbed ballerina should have no trouble overcoming Annette Bening’s supposed due-ness
SHOULD WIN: Natalie Portman, not just because she’ll never come close to achieving what she does in Black Swan, but because it is easily the best in a very strong field. (I haven’t seen Blue Valentine or Rabbit Hole.) Annette Bening will win an honorary Oscar in her 70’s, and Michelle Williams will probably have an Oscar in the next five years.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Emma Stone as the savvy faux-harlot in Easy A
DIRECTING
Darren Aronofsky – BLACK SWAN
David O. Russell – THE FIGHTER
Tom Hooper – THE KING’S SPEECH
David Fincher – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Joel and Ethan Coen – TRUE GRIT
WILL WIN: David Fincher will prove once again that films that win Directing but lose Picture win out in the long run
SHOULD WIN: Darren Aronofsky for turning ballet into a sexy fever dream. Though I’ll say it’s a good year for cinema if you have to choose between Fincher, Aronofsky, the Coens and Russell. (I’ve seen all of the nominees in this category.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Christopher. Fucking. Nolan.
BEST PICTURE
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER’S BONE
WILL WIN: The King’s Speech, the standard Weinstein World War II period movie that old people love, will win out over the youth-oriented competition.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Please Give – an expertly acted, perceptively scripted and directed character study of the guilt inherent to superficial modern living
(I haven’t seen 127 Hours. Curse you, Fox, for releasing the film on DVD 2 days after the Oscars. The remaining 9 nominees I will rank.)
9. TOY STORY 3 - Admittedly, I’m not the biggest fan of Pixar. They are about the most overrated thing in modern filmmaking – right up there with shaky cam, torture porn, actors smashing dishes and quirky indie dramedies that look like VW commercials. I’ve enjoyed their last 3 films – Ratatouille, Wall-E and Up – the latter two are among the ten best films of the respective years. I felt no real connection to Toy Story 3, not even the ending which everyone apparently needed tissues to get through.
8. THE FIGHTER – Shame that this is the least interesting film David O. Russell has made, and yet it has become his most nominated and highest grossing. I did like The Fighter, the problem is that it is a little too conventional and there’s nothing unique about Russell’s approach to the material. Odd, because I usually love these everyday-American-character true story movies. There are many memorable lines, and the acting as mentioned earlier is stellar from everyone. I did really like that there wasn’t that much emphasis placed on the ending fight. A crowdpleaser to be sure, and a solid good movie. But nothing more.
7. TRUE GRIT – The least Coen-y movie the Coen Brothers have ever made. Gorgeous to look at and a pleasant enough diversion for its running time, it just fails to hit the heights of a lot of their previous efforts. For being such a big hit and their most nominated film, it feels like such a minor footnote in their filmography. Though, really, what films are going to touch Fargo and No Country for Old Men?? Bridges and Damon are good, about what you’d expect in their roles. I do love the added weight Josh Brolin and especially an unrecognizable Barry Pepper add to the latter portion of the film, both doing classic genre performances in minimal screentime. Thinking about it now, I kind of wish they had played Cogburn and LaBeouf. Hailee Steinfeld is a genuine find, and its easy to see it was worth the hunt through 15,000 girls to get her. This is genuinely Mattie’s movie, and everyone else is supporting.
6. THE KING’S SPEECH – The most fitting thing I can say about this movie is something I read on a blog: It’s one of the best films of 1993. True. The craftsmanship that went into creating this and not making it look like a typical lush, fetishized period piece is actually deserving of the nods it received. It has a dull, foggy look, which fits the story well. The acting by everyone is terrific, and the screenplay is among the year’s best. I think Hooper will make a great director someday, but this feels too much like something that used to litter the Oscars back in the mid 90’s. The best way I can put: The King’s Speech deserves the nominations, it doesn’t deserve the wins.
5. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT – It never quite hits that “indie dramedy that looks like a VW commercial” I mentioned earlier, but it comes close. A very good little movie with one of the year’s best ensemble performances, and one of the very best acted scenes of 2010 courtesy of Annette Bening and her dinner table realization that her family has slipped out of her grasp. My minor problem with this film is that I feel it would have benefited to make it an all out farce. It flirts with the idea, but never quite gets there. Though thankfully, its never bogged down in being an issue movie. It just lacks the kind of casual observation that makes movies like this great. While Annette, Julianne and Mark all received accolades for their work, I do wish Mia Wasicawska and Josh Hutcherson had been singled out a little more. Those kids are more than all right! (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
4. WINTER’S BONE – If you remade True Grit for the modern day, it might look a lot like this. Rather than a dead father, he’s a missing crystal meth dealer. Rather than wanting vengeance, the central teenage girl wants to save her family. Instead of the gang that killed him, its her entire extended family that seems to be hiding something, both terrifying her and protecting her often in the same breath. And in place of the US Marshall is an estranged uncle that can get her what she needs. Of course, the Old West is now the Ozarks – an equally dangerous terrain. Anchored by a performance of true grit, Jennifer Lawrence’s star-making turn is reminiscent of the determined cowboys of those old westerns. Only my exact problem with those old westerns is now resolved: she’s not some untouchable icon, she’s a fully realized human character. The film does get a little convoluted in its third act, but the filmmakers delicate observation of life in those parts is exactly why I think this is the type of film that needs to be put out more.
3. THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Awhile back, I set out to make a list of films released since the new millennium that captured the spirit of the Aughts. You know? The way Annie Hall, All the Presidents Men, Network, Kramer Vs Kramer and Nashville captured the 70’s, the way Wall Street, Working Girl, the John Hughes teen comedies and masked slasher films showed the 80’s, and the way Pulp Fiction, Scream, American Beauty, Thelma and Louise and Seven defined the 90’s. What did I come up with? The Bourne Ultimatum and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This was obviously not a successful endeavor. So, thankfully, months later, this movie opened. Perfectly scripted, acted and directed, the film is a portrait of a disconnected generation that has no idea human interaction can exist without something that needs plugged in. While the hyperbolic reviews instantly declared it the best film of this generation, I’d step back and simply say it’s the best film about this generation.
2. BLACK SWAN – Equal parts The Red Shoes, Repulsion and Showgirls, Darren Aronofsky’s hypnotic film may be the one that holds up best in the future. The film’s mix of high and low brow elements create my favorite kind of film, just the right kind of camp. Did anyone ever think Swan Lake could turn into a movie, let alone a borderline horror movie? Or that this old fashioned horror could merge seamlessly with classic elements of stage drama (overbearing mothers! lethal rivals!)? The idea of Mila Kunis replacing Natalie Portman replacing Winona Ryder alone is brilliance. Under Aronofsky’s sure hand, it all comes together to form an experience audiences will be swept up in for years to come. After all, it has entered the zeitgeist (zeitgeist! Social Network?) big time, being parodied on 30 Rock before it even opened and ending up crossing $100 million in one of the most surprising box office runs in years.
1. INCEPTION – Part of me wants to hate this movie for it turning me into a fanboy. A cinematic dream that you won’t want to wake up from, this Christopher Nolan (fuck you, Academy!) dreamworld is exactly what a blockbuster should be: a technical showstopper, filled with big ideas (dreams within dreams within dreams that are designed!), fantastic acting (MARION!), marvelous visual effects (folding cities!), thrilling action sequences (a car dropping into water in slow-mo manages to build tension better than a clock counting down to detonation!) damanged leading men (LEO!), jaw dropping set pieces (twirling hotel hallways!), sexy sidekicks (JGL! JUNO! HARDY!), and the last thing you’d think necessary for your modern blockbuster: Edith Piaf (MARION?). All of this combines to make the most audacious big budget blockbuster since the genre’s 80’s heyday, a film that isn’t just an adrenaline rush in individual scenes, but for its entire breathtaking second half. Bizarre that all these elements came together without a director or editor?
And as for the shorts, which I've seen none of:
Documentary Short: Strangers No More
Animated Short: Day & Night
Live Action Short: God of Love
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Picture Nominees Ranked
Best Lineup: 2007 - If you swap the similar Knocked Up for Juno and The Bourne Ultimatum for Michael Clayton, it would have been an awesome lineup.
Worst Lineup: 2008
2009:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker***
3. Up
4. District 9
5. Up in the Air
6. An Education
7. Precious
8. A Serious Man
9. Avatar
10. The Blind Side
2008:
1. Milk
2. Slumdog Millionaire***
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. The Reader
5. Frost/Nixon
2007:
1. Atonement
2. No Country for Old Men***
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Juno
5. Michael Clayton
2006:
1. The Queen
2. The Departed***
3. Little Miss Sunshine
4. Babel
NS: Letters From Iwo Jima
2005:
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Capote
3. Good Night and Good Luck
4. Crash***
5. Munich
2004:
1. The Aviator
2. Million Dollar Baby***
3. Sideways
4. Finding Neverland
5. Ray
2003:
1. Lost In Translation
2. Master and Commander
3. Mystic River
4. Seabiscuit
NS: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King***
2002:
1. Chicago***
2. The Hours
3. The Pianist
4. Gangs of New York
NS: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001:
1. Moulin Rouge!
2. Gosford Park
3. In the Bedroom
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5. A Beautiful Mind***
2000:
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2. Traffic
3. Erin Brockovich
4. Chocolat
NS: Gladiator***
Worst Lineup: 2008
2009:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker***
3. Up
4. District 9
5. Up in the Air
6. An Education
7. Precious
8. A Serious Man
9. Avatar
10. The Blind Side
2008:
1. Milk
2. Slumdog Millionaire***
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. The Reader
5. Frost/Nixon
2007:
1. Atonement
2. No Country for Old Men***
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Juno
5. Michael Clayton
2006:
1. The Queen
2. The Departed***
3. Little Miss Sunshine
4. Babel
NS: Letters From Iwo Jima
2005:
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Capote
3. Good Night and Good Luck
4. Crash***
5. Munich
2004:
1. The Aviator
2. Million Dollar Baby***
3. Sideways
4. Finding Neverland
5. Ray
2003:
1. Lost In Translation
2. Master and Commander
3. Mystic River
4. Seabiscuit
NS: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King***
2002:
1. Chicago***
2. The Hours
3. The Pianist
4. Gangs of New York
NS: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001:
1. Moulin Rouge!
2. Gosford Park
3. In the Bedroom
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5. A Beautiful Mind***
2000:
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2. Traffic
3. Erin Brockovich
4. Chocolat
NS: Gladiator***
Box Office: Oscar Weekend
1. Hall Pass - $15m / $15m / $43m
2. Gnomeo and Juliet - $14m / $75m / $115m
3. Drive Angry - $13m / $13m / $35m
4. Unknown - $12.5m / $43m / $72m
5. Just Go With It - $11.5m / $80m / $105m
6. I Am Number Four - $10.5m / $37.5m / $58m
7. Big Mommas - $9m / $30.5m / $50m
8. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - $7m / $61m / $142m
9. The King's Speech - $6m / $113m / $142m
10. The Roommate - $2m / $36m / $40m
Any of the top four movies could be #1. I think Drive Angry 3D looks like great fun. Go Amber Heard!
2. Gnomeo and Juliet - $14m / $75m / $115m
3. Drive Angry - $13m / $13m / $35m
4. Unknown - $12.5m / $43m / $72m
5. Just Go With It - $11.5m / $80m / $105m
6. I Am Number Four - $10.5m / $37.5m / $58m
7. Big Mommas - $9m / $30.5m / $50m
8. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - $7m / $61m / $142m
9. The King's Speech - $6m / $113m / $142m
10. The Roommate - $2m / $36m / $40m
Any of the top four movies could be #1. I think Drive Angry 3D looks like great fun. Go Amber Heard!
Directing Nominees Ranked!
Hmm. Almost every year has someone that it was out of their element and only got in because his/her (well, actually no her) film was a populist or sentimental choice.
Best Lineup: 2007 (the top 3 are almost untouchable, wish Joe Wright had been nominated); runnerups: 2001 (take out Howard and replace him with Baz Luhrman and I'd say that was the best lineup of the decade) and 2003 (despite me not having seen 2 of them)
Worst Lineup: 2008 - I do like Boyle and Fincher very much, but those are about the least interesting films they've ever done. Van Sant was worthy, though.
How the fuck does Stephen Daldry have 3 directing nominations? That's one more than females nominated this decade!!!
2009:
1. Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker***
2. Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
3. Lee Daniels - Precious
4. Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
5. James Cameron - Avator
2008:
1. Gus Van Sant - Milk
2. Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire***
3. David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. Stephen Daldry - The Reader
5. Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
2007:
1. Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men***
2. Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
3. Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. Jason Reitman - Juno
5. Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
2006:
1. Martin Scorsese - The Departed***
2. Paul Greengrass - United 93
3. Stephen Freers - The Queen
4. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu - Babel
NS: Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima
2005:
1. Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain***
2. George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck
3. Bennett Miller - Capote
4. Steven Spielberg - Munich
5. Paul Haggis - Crash
2004:
1. Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
2. Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby***
3. Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
4. Alexander Payne - Sideways
5. Taylor Hackford - Ray
2003:
1. Sofia Coppola - Lost In Translation
2. Peter Weir - Master and Commander
3. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
NS: Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King***, Fernanda Merielles - City of God
2002:
1. Rob Marshall - Chicago
2. Pedro Almodovar - Talk to Her
3. Roman Polanski - The Pianist***
4. Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
5. Stephen Daldry - The Hours
2001:
1. David Lynch - Mulholland Dr.
2. Robert Altman - Gosford Park
3. Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down
4. Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
5. Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind***
2000:
1. Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2. Steven Soderbergh - Traffic***
3. Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich
NS: Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot; Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Best Lineup: 2007 (the top 3 are almost untouchable, wish Joe Wright had been nominated); runnerups: 2001 (take out Howard and replace him with Baz Luhrman and I'd say that was the best lineup of the decade) and 2003 (despite me not having seen 2 of them)
Worst Lineup: 2008 - I do like Boyle and Fincher very much, but those are about the least interesting films they've ever done. Van Sant was worthy, though.
How the fuck does Stephen Daldry have 3 directing nominations? That's one more than females nominated this decade!!!
2009:
1. Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker***
2. Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
3. Lee Daniels - Precious
4. Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
5. James Cameron - Avator
2008:
1. Gus Van Sant - Milk
2. Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire***
3. David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. Stephen Daldry - The Reader
5. Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
2007:
1. Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men***
2. Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
3. Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. Jason Reitman - Juno
5. Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
2006:
1. Martin Scorsese - The Departed***
2. Paul Greengrass - United 93
3. Stephen Freers - The Queen
4. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu - Babel
NS: Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima
2005:
1. Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain***
2. George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck
3. Bennett Miller - Capote
4. Steven Spielberg - Munich
5. Paul Haggis - Crash
2004:
1. Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
2. Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby***
3. Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
4. Alexander Payne - Sideways
5. Taylor Hackford - Ray
2003:
1. Sofia Coppola - Lost In Translation
2. Peter Weir - Master and Commander
3. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
NS: Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King***, Fernanda Merielles - City of God
2002:
1. Rob Marshall - Chicago
2. Pedro Almodovar - Talk to Her
3. Roman Polanski - The Pianist***
4. Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
5. Stephen Daldry - The Hours
2001:
1. David Lynch - Mulholland Dr.
2. Robert Altman - Gosford Park
3. Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down
4. Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
5. Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind***
2000:
1. Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2. Steven Soderbergh - Traffic***
3. Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich
NS: Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot; Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Screenplays Ranked
Best Overall Nominees: 2007 or 2004. Or 2001. The writers branch usually knows what its doing.
Best Original Lineup: 2004 & 2001 - I'd include 2002 if it weren't for that piece of shit Greek Wedding. 2008 is solid, too. The Original nominees are usually a tad better than the adapted. I think going into the season you can usually pick the adapted nominees a little easier sight unseen whereas Original can produce more deserving surprises.
Best Adapted Lineup: 2007 - 2006 & 2004 (swap Neverland for Mean Girls and that category would be awesome) are close.
Worst Original Lineup: Probably 2005.
Worst Adapted Lineup: 2008. Easy.
Best Winning Duo: 2004 - Eternal Sunshine and Sideways. Remember how that year it was those two pitted against each other in the critics awards and Sideways won the vast majority of them? Us Eternal fans said we'd be in the right a few years down the line. We were right. Though, I'm kinda bummed Alexander Payne still hasn't made a movie since.
2009:
Original:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker***
3. The Messenger
4. A Serious Man
5. Up
Adapted:
1. In the Loop
2. Up in the Air
3. District 9
4. Precious***
5. An Education
2008:
Original:
1. In Bruges
2. Happy-Go-Lucky
3. Milk***
4. Frozen River
5. Wall-E
Adapted:
1. Slumdog Millionaire***
2. The Reader
3. Doubt
4. Frost/Nixon
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2007:
Original:
1. Lars and the Real Girl
2. The Savages
3. Juno***
4. Ratatouille
5. Michael Clayton
Adapted:
1. No Country for Old Men***
2. Atonement
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. There Will Be Blood
5. Away From Her
2006:
Original:
1. The Queen
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Little Miss Sunshine***
4. Babel
NS: Letters From Iwo Jima
Adapted:
1. The Departed***
2. Children of Men
3. Notes on a Scandal
4. Little Children
5. Borat
2005:
Original:
1. Good Night and Good Luck
2. Match Point
3. The Squid and the Whale
4. Crash***
5. Syriana
Adapted:
1. Brokeback Mountain***
2. Capote
3. The Constant Gardener
4. A History of Violence
5. Munich
2004:
Original:
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind***
2. Vera Drake
3. The Aviator
4. Hotel Rwanda
5. The Incredibles
Adapted:
1. Before Sunset
2. The Motorcycle Diaries
3. Sideways***
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Finding Neverland
2003:
Original:
1. Lost In Translation***
2. Finding Nemo
3. In America
NS: The Barbarian Invasions, Dirty Pretty Things
Adapted:
1. American Splendor
2. Mystic River
3. Seabiscuit
NS: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King***, City of God
2002:
Original:
1. Y Tu Mama Tambien
2. Talk to Her***
3. Far From Heaven
4. Gangs of New York
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Adapted:
1. Adaptation
2. The Pianist***
3. The Hours
4. Chicago
5. About A Boy
2001:
Original:
1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Gosford Park***
3. Amelie
4. Monster's Ball
5. Memento
Adapted:
1. Ghost World
2. In the Bedroom
3. Shrek
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5. A Beautiful Mind***
2000:
Original:
1. You Can Count on Me
2. Almost Famous***
3. Erin Brockovich
NS: Billy Elliot, Gladitoar
Adapted:
1. Traffic***
2. Wonder Boys
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. O Brother Where Art Thou
5. Chocolat
Best Original Lineup: 2004 & 2001 - I'd include 2002 if it weren't for that piece of shit Greek Wedding. 2008 is solid, too. The Original nominees are usually a tad better than the adapted. I think going into the season you can usually pick the adapted nominees a little easier sight unseen whereas Original can produce more deserving surprises.
Best Adapted Lineup: 2007 - 2006 & 2004 (swap Neverland for Mean Girls and that category would be awesome) are close.
Worst Original Lineup: Probably 2005.
Worst Adapted Lineup: 2008. Easy.
Best Winning Duo: 2004 - Eternal Sunshine and Sideways. Remember how that year it was those two pitted against each other in the critics awards and Sideways won the vast majority of them? Us Eternal fans said we'd be in the right a few years down the line. We were right. Though, I'm kinda bummed Alexander Payne still hasn't made a movie since.
2009:
Original:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker***
3. The Messenger
4. A Serious Man
5. Up
Adapted:
1. In the Loop
2. Up in the Air
3. District 9
4. Precious***
5. An Education
2008:
Original:
1. In Bruges
2. Happy-Go-Lucky
3. Milk***
4. Frozen River
5. Wall-E
Adapted:
1. Slumdog Millionaire***
2. The Reader
3. Doubt
4. Frost/Nixon
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2007:
Original:
1. Lars and the Real Girl
2. The Savages
3. Juno***
4. Ratatouille
5. Michael Clayton
Adapted:
1. No Country for Old Men***
2. Atonement
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. There Will Be Blood
5. Away From Her
2006:
Original:
1. The Queen
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Little Miss Sunshine***
4. Babel
NS: Letters From Iwo Jima
Adapted:
1. The Departed***
2. Children of Men
3. Notes on a Scandal
4. Little Children
5. Borat
2005:
Original:
1. Good Night and Good Luck
2. Match Point
3. The Squid and the Whale
4. Crash***
5. Syriana
Adapted:
1. Brokeback Mountain***
2. Capote
3. The Constant Gardener
4. A History of Violence
5. Munich
2004:
Original:
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind***
2. Vera Drake
3. The Aviator
4. Hotel Rwanda
5. The Incredibles
Adapted:
1. Before Sunset
2. The Motorcycle Diaries
3. Sideways***
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Finding Neverland
2003:
Original:
1. Lost In Translation***
2. Finding Nemo
3. In America
NS: The Barbarian Invasions, Dirty Pretty Things
Adapted:
1. American Splendor
2. Mystic River
3. Seabiscuit
NS: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King***, City of God
2002:
Original:
1. Y Tu Mama Tambien
2. Talk to Her***
3. Far From Heaven
4. Gangs of New York
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Adapted:
1. Adaptation
2. The Pianist***
3. The Hours
4. Chicago
5. About A Boy
2001:
Original:
1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Gosford Park***
3. Amelie
4. Monster's Ball
5. Memento
Adapted:
1. Ghost World
2. In the Bedroom
3. Shrek
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5. A Beautiful Mind***
2000:
Original:
1. You Can Count on Me
2. Almost Famous***
3. Erin Brockovich
NS: Billy Elliot, Gladitoar
Adapted:
1. Traffic***
2. Wonder Boys
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. O Brother Where Art Thou
5. Chocolat
Monday, February 21, 2011
Rank the acting nominees of years past! I was bored.
Yes, I was bored. It's amazing (-ly creepy) that from 2002 to 2009, I've only missed 2 acting nominees. Sorry Ruby and Annette! Looking at the 2001 roster, things started to fall apart so I stopped in 2002.
I'd say the worst lineup is 2006. Blood Diamond? Really Academy? Leo was so great in The Departed! Lead Actress that year was probably the best it was the entire decade, though. I'm not so sure about best overall lineup. I want to say 2007's, as I remember being really happy about the nominees. Then, Heath Ledger died later in the day. Looking over it, you'd assume 2009 given I chose 3 of the Oscar winners as my best, but each category has a weak link and several just feel like fillers. Maybe 2002?
Best Overall Lineup: 2007
Worst Overall Lineup: 2006
Best Category: 2005's Best Actor, 2006's Best Actress, 2002's Best Actor
Worst Category: 2006's Best Supporting Actress & 2005's Best Supporting Actor
So 2006's Lead Actress rocked while supporting actress sucked. Same thing for 2005, but with the men.
Worst Oscar Winning Performances:
Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Hudson, George Clooney, Alan Arkin and Sandra Bullock
*** - denotes Oscar winner
2009:
Actor:
1. Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart***
2. Colin Firth - A Single Man
3. Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
4. George Clooney - Up in the Air
5. Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Actress:
1. Carey Mulligan - An Education
2. Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
3. Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia
4. Helen Mirren - The Last Station
5. Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side***
Supp. Actor:
1. Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds***
2. Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
3. Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
4. Matt Damon - Invictus
5. Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Supp. Actress:
1. Mo'nique - Precious***
2. Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
3. Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
4. Penelope Cruz - Nine
5. Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
2008:
Actor:
1. Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
2. Sean Penn - Milk***
3. Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
4. Frank Langella - Frost / Nixon
5. Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actress:
1. Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
2. Melissa Leo - Frozen River
3. Meryl Streep - Doubt
4. Kate Winslet - The Reader***
5. Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Supp. Actor:
1. Josh Brolin - Milk
2. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight***
3. Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
5. Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Supp. Actress:
1. Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona***
2. Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
3. Amy Adams - Doubt
4. Viola Davis - Doubt
5. Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2007:
Actor:
1. Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood***
2. Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
3. Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
4. George Clooney - Michael Clayton
5. Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
Actress:
1. Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose***
2. Laura Linney - The Savages
3. Ellen Page - Juno
4. Julie Christie - Away From Her
5. Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Supp. Actor:
1. Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men***
3. Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
4. Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Supp. Actress:
1. Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
2. Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton***
3. Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
4. Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
NS: Ruby Dee - American Gangster
2006:
Actor:
1. Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
2. Peter O'Toole - Venus
3. Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland***
4. Leonardo Dicaprio - Blood Diamond
5. Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
Actress:
1. Helen Mirren - The Queen***
2. Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal
3. Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
4. Penelope Cruz - Volver
5. Kate Winslet - Little Children
Supp. Actor:
1. Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children
2. Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
3. Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
4. Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine***
5. Djimon Honsou - Blood Diamond
Supp. Actress:
1. Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
2. Adriana Barraza - Babel
3. Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
4. Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal
5. Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls***
2005:
Actor:
1. Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote***
3. Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow
4. Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
5. David Strathairn - Good Night and Good Luck
Actress:
1. Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice
2. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line***
3. Felicity Huffman - Transameria
4. Charlize Theron - North Country
5. Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents
Supp. Actor:
1. Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
2. Matt Dillon - Crash
3. William Hurt - A History of Violence
4. Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
5. George Clooney - Syriana***
Supp. Actress:
1. Amy Adams - Junebug
2. Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain
3. Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener***
4. Frances McDormand - North Country
5. Catherine Keener - Capote
2004:
Actor:
1. Leonardo Dicaprio - The Aviator
2. Jamie Foxx - Ray***
3. Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
4. Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
5. Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Actress:
1. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
3. Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby***
4. Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace
NS: Annette Bening - Being Julia
Supp. Actor:
1. Clive Owen - Closer
2. Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
3. Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby***
4. Jamie Foxx - Collateral
5. Alan Alda - The Aviator
Supp. Actress:
1. Cate Blanchett - The Aviator***
2. Virginia Madsen - Sideways
3. Natalie Portman - Closer
4. Laura Linney - Kinsey
5. Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda
2003:
Actor:
1. Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
2. Bill Murray - Lost In Translation
3. Jude Law - Cold Mountain
4. Sean Penn - Mystic River***
5. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Actress:
1. Charlize Theron - Monster***
2. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
3. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
4. Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
5. Samantha Morton - In America
Supp. Actor:
1. Benecio Del Toro - 21 Grams
2. Tim Robbins - Mystic River***
3. Djimon Honsou - In America
4. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
5. Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
Supp. Actress:
1. Shorheh Agdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
2. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
3. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
4. Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain***
5. Holly Hunter - Thirteen
2002:
Actor:
1. Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
2. Nicolas Cage - Adaptation
3. Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York
4. Michael Caine - The Quiet American
5. Adrien Brody - The Pianist***
Actress:
1. Diane Lane - Unfaithful
2. Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
3. Renee Zellweger - Chicago
4. Nicole Kidman - The Hours***
5. Salma Hayek - Frida
Supp. Actor:
1. Chris Cooper - Adaptation***
2. Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can
3. Paul Newman - Road to Perdition
4. Ed Harris - The Hours
5. John C. Reilly - Chicago
Supp. Actress:
1. Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago***
2. Julianne Moore - The Hours
3. Meryl Streep - Adaptation
4. Kathy Bates - About Schmidt
5. Queen Latifah - Chicago
I'll probably do Directing, Screenplay and Picture later in the week. I guess this is the official countdown to Oscar?
:-)
I'd say the worst lineup is 2006. Blood Diamond? Really Academy? Leo was so great in The Departed! Lead Actress that year was probably the best it was the entire decade, though. I'm not so sure about best overall lineup. I want to say 2007's, as I remember being really happy about the nominees. Then, Heath Ledger died later in the day. Looking over it, you'd assume 2009 given I chose 3 of the Oscar winners as my best, but each category has a weak link and several just feel like fillers. Maybe 2002?
Best Overall Lineup: 2007
Worst Overall Lineup: 2006
Best Category: 2005's Best Actor, 2006's Best Actress, 2002's Best Actor
Worst Category: 2006's Best Supporting Actress & 2005's Best Supporting Actor
So 2006's Lead Actress rocked while supporting actress sucked. Same thing for 2005, but with the men.
Worst Oscar Winning Performances:
Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Hudson, George Clooney, Alan Arkin and Sandra Bullock
*** - denotes Oscar winner
2009:
Actor:
1. Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart***
2. Colin Firth - A Single Man
3. Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
4. George Clooney - Up in the Air
5. Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Actress:
1. Carey Mulligan - An Education
2. Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
3. Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia
4. Helen Mirren - The Last Station
5. Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side***
Supp. Actor:
1. Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds***
2. Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
3. Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
4. Matt Damon - Invictus
5. Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Supp. Actress:
1. Mo'nique - Precious***
2. Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
3. Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
4. Penelope Cruz - Nine
5. Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
2008:
Actor:
1. Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
2. Sean Penn - Milk***
3. Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
4. Frank Langella - Frost / Nixon
5. Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actress:
1. Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
2. Melissa Leo - Frozen River
3. Meryl Streep - Doubt
4. Kate Winslet - The Reader***
5. Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Supp. Actor:
1. Josh Brolin - Milk
2. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight***
3. Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
5. Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Supp. Actress:
1. Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona***
2. Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
3. Amy Adams - Doubt
4. Viola Davis - Doubt
5. Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2007:
Actor:
1. Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood***
2. Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
3. Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
4. George Clooney - Michael Clayton
5. Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
Actress:
1. Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose***
2. Laura Linney - The Savages
3. Ellen Page - Juno
4. Julie Christie - Away From Her
5. Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Supp. Actor:
1. Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men***
3. Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
4. Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Supp. Actress:
1. Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
2. Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton***
3. Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
4. Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
NS: Ruby Dee - American Gangster
2006:
Actor:
1. Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
2. Peter O'Toole - Venus
3. Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland***
4. Leonardo Dicaprio - Blood Diamond
5. Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
Actress:
1. Helen Mirren - The Queen***
2. Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal
3. Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
4. Penelope Cruz - Volver
5. Kate Winslet - Little Children
Supp. Actor:
1. Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children
2. Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
3. Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
4. Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine***
5. Djimon Honsou - Blood Diamond
Supp. Actress:
1. Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
2. Adriana Barraza - Babel
3. Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
4. Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal
5. Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls***
2005:
Actor:
1. Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote***
3. Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow
4. Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
5. David Strathairn - Good Night and Good Luck
Actress:
1. Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice
2. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line***
3. Felicity Huffman - Transameria
4. Charlize Theron - North Country
5. Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents
Supp. Actor:
1. Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
2. Matt Dillon - Crash
3. William Hurt - A History of Violence
4. Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
5. George Clooney - Syriana***
Supp. Actress:
1. Amy Adams - Junebug
2. Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain
3. Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener***
4. Frances McDormand - North Country
5. Catherine Keener - Capote
2004:
Actor:
1. Leonardo Dicaprio - The Aviator
2. Jamie Foxx - Ray***
3. Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
4. Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
5. Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Actress:
1. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
3. Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby***
4. Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace
NS: Annette Bening - Being Julia
Supp. Actor:
1. Clive Owen - Closer
2. Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
3. Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby***
4. Jamie Foxx - Collateral
5. Alan Alda - The Aviator
Supp. Actress:
1. Cate Blanchett - The Aviator***
2. Virginia Madsen - Sideways
3. Natalie Portman - Closer
4. Laura Linney - Kinsey
5. Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda
2003:
Actor:
1. Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
2. Bill Murray - Lost In Translation
3. Jude Law - Cold Mountain
4. Sean Penn - Mystic River***
5. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Actress:
1. Charlize Theron - Monster***
2. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
3. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
4. Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
5. Samantha Morton - In America
Supp. Actor:
1. Benecio Del Toro - 21 Grams
2. Tim Robbins - Mystic River***
3. Djimon Honsou - In America
4. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
5. Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
Supp. Actress:
1. Shorheh Agdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
2. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
3. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
4. Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain***
5. Holly Hunter - Thirteen
2002:
Actor:
1. Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
2. Nicolas Cage - Adaptation
3. Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York
4. Michael Caine - The Quiet American
5. Adrien Brody - The Pianist***
Actress:
1. Diane Lane - Unfaithful
2. Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
3. Renee Zellweger - Chicago
4. Nicole Kidman - The Hours***
5. Salma Hayek - Frida
Supp. Actor:
1. Chris Cooper - Adaptation***
2. Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can
3. Paul Newman - Road to Perdition
4. Ed Harris - The Hours
5. John C. Reilly - Chicago
Supp. Actress:
1. Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago***
2. Julianne Moore - The Hours
3. Meryl Streep - Adaptation
4. Kathy Bates - About Schmidt
5. Queen Latifah - Chicago
I'll probably do Directing, Screenplay and Picture later in the week. I guess this is the official countdown to Oscar?
:-)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Another New Scream 4 Poster - THE BEST ONE YET
This is awesome. I love the simplicity. I love the mask turning into a knife gives it a retro feel. I love love love it. For the cast lineup poster, they should have this image on the right with the cast lined up beside it, rather than in front.
Box: I Am Number One?
1. Unknown - $22m / $22m / $70m
2. I Am Number Four - $20m / $20m / $55m
3. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son - $17m / $17m / $55m
4. Gnomeo and Juliet - $16.5m / $47.5m / $92m
5. Just Go With It - $16m / $59m / $94m
6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - $10.5m / $45.5m / $65m
7. The King's Speech - $5.5m / $102m / $135m
8. The Eagle - $4.5m / $16m / $27m
9. The Roommate - $4m / $33m / $42m
10. No Strings Attached - $3.5m / $66.5m / $74m
People are predicting I Am Number Four to do $30-35m over the 4-day weekend. I'm not feeling it, though this is the exact type of movie I'm usually way off when predicting. Black Swan crosses $100m today, and King's Speech will cross it over the weekend. Go Oscar movies! And go Gnomeo! Not much of a surprise given its the only childrens movie out, and should have small drops this weekend and next.
2. I Am Number Four - $20m / $20m / $55m
3. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son - $17m / $17m / $55m
4. Gnomeo and Juliet - $16.5m / $47.5m / $92m
5. Just Go With It - $16m / $59m / $94m
6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - $10.5m / $45.5m / $65m
7. The King's Speech - $5.5m / $102m / $135m
8. The Eagle - $4.5m / $16m / $27m
9. The Roommate - $4m / $33m / $42m
10. No Strings Attached - $3.5m / $66.5m / $74m
People are predicting I Am Number Four to do $30-35m over the 4-day weekend. I'm not feeling it, though this is the exact type of movie I'm usually way off when predicting. Black Swan crosses $100m today, and King's Speech will cross it over the weekend. Go Oscar movies! And go Gnomeo! Not much of a surprise given its the only childrens movie out, and should have small drops this weekend and next.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Grammy & BAFTA Thoughts
So I watched some of the Grammys if only for Gaga, who did not disappoint. I kinda hope Melissa Leo arrives at the Oscars in a womb. Gaga really blows everyone out of the water with her live (what's that?) performances, and managed to do some of her best dancing. It was probably one of her most toned down performances, but keep in mind she did arrive in an egg. I also loved Gwyneth and Cee-lo, that was just too awesome. Nicole Kidman looked AMAZAZAZAZING. I was so suprised she was there, then I realized she wouldn't be at the BAFTAs. Nic was so much classier and above everything else on that tacky red carpet. Speaking of, OMG - does Eva Longoria show up to the opening of an envelope? What is with her? This is not a smart post-divorce move - showing up and being proud that you came with a Kardashian? Geez, your career must really be in the toilet. I didn't watch much else because...
I also had to watch the BAFTAs. I usually feel there is such a disconnect in this ceremony. I'm not sure if it is because it is not live, or maybe it is just a British thing? The pacing of the recorded show is pretty good, and I think they do pretty good clip packages.
Things worth pointing out:
+LOVED Julianne Moore's makeup and hair.
+I wish Jennifer Lawrence hadn't worn that choker as it gave the dress a totally different feel. Somewhere between southern belle and casino hooker? Without it, that cleavage showcase could been really something.
+Kinda loved Hailee Steinfeld's dress.
+Amy Adams wore one of her best dresses ever. I wish she'd hire a stylist as her dresses are usually misses or not complete hits.
+Eva Green - we get it. You're a vamp.
+I'd love Noomi Rapace's dress if it didn't have that dog collar thing around the waist or the zipper.
As for the show..
+Helena Bonham Carter's speech was one of the best of the season. Funny, self depracating, clever and with the right balance of appreciative emotion. Despite I consider her the weakest in a pretty dull category, I can't help but root for her to win the Oscar if only because I know she'll nail the speech.
+I loved seeing Neve Campbell there, she presented with Nicolas Hoult. Campbell hasn't aged a bit, but that dress was too frumpy and not very flattering to her figure.
+I'm not really sure how intentional that banter was between the seemingly confused but gorg Rosamund Pike and the hot as balls Dominic Cooper? But it was cute.
+Tim Burton is a surprisingly good presenter? WOW - Christopher Lee looks bad.
+Tom Hardy wins Rising Star Award over a bunch of hot young actors (Hi, Emma Stone!) who are there. He is not. Damn.
+I love how happy Amy Adams looked everytime the camera cut to her. Andrew Garfield, too.
+Is Kevin Spacey going to show up to every award show this year and act like he is in some 1960's sketch show at all of them?
+The awesomely talented Alfonso Cuaron was part of the Harry Potter salute. I wish he had directed all of them. His installment was by far the best and it was all downhill after it.
+Emma Watson rocking the short hair.
+Gerard Butler - what's with the hair?
+Aaron Johnson is hot but creepy for his director-wife being twice his age.
Oops, my commentary turned into a fashion segment. AGAIN!
I also had to watch the BAFTAs. I usually feel there is such a disconnect in this ceremony. I'm not sure if it is because it is not live, or maybe it is just a British thing? The pacing of the recorded show is pretty good, and I think they do pretty good clip packages.
Things worth pointing out:
+LOVED Julianne Moore's makeup and hair.
+I wish Jennifer Lawrence hadn't worn that choker as it gave the dress a totally different feel. Somewhere between southern belle and casino hooker? Without it, that cleavage showcase could been really something.
+Kinda loved Hailee Steinfeld's dress.
+Amy Adams wore one of her best dresses ever. I wish she'd hire a stylist as her dresses are usually misses or not complete hits.
+Eva Green - we get it. You're a vamp.
+I'd love Noomi Rapace's dress if it didn't have that dog collar thing around the waist or the zipper.
As for the show..
+Helena Bonham Carter's speech was one of the best of the season. Funny, self depracating, clever and with the right balance of appreciative emotion. Despite I consider her the weakest in a pretty dull category, I can't help but root for her to win the Oscar if only because I know she'll nail the speech.
+I loved seeing Neve Campbell there, she presented with Nicolas Hoult. Campbell hasn't aged a bit, but that dress was too frumpy and not very flattering to her figure.
+I'm not really sure how intentional that banter was between the seemingly confused but gorg Rosamund Pike and the hot as balls Dominic Cooper? But it was cute.
+Tim Burton is a surprisingly good presenter? WOW - Christopher Lee looks bad.
+Tom Hardy wins Rising Star Award over a bunch of hot young actors (Hi, Emma Stone!) who are there. He is not. Damn.
+I love how happy Amy Adams looked everytime the camera cut to her. Andrew Garfield, too.
+Is Kevin Spacey going to show up to every award show this year and act like he is in some 1960's sketch show at all of them?
+The awesomely talented Alfonso Cuaron was part of the Harry Potter salute. I wish he had directed all of them. His installment was by far the best and it was all downhill after it.
+Emma Watson rocking the short hair.
+Gerard Butler - what's with the hair?
+Aaron Johnson is hot but creepy for his director-wife being twice his age.
Oops, my commentary turned into a fashion segment. AGAIN!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
BAFTA WINNERS
Best Film – The King’s Speech
Best Director – The Social Network – David Fincher
Best Leading Actress – Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Best Leading Actor – Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress – Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actor – Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay – The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Screenplay – The King’s Speech – David Seidle
Best Cinematography – True Grit
Outstanding British Film – The King’s Speech
Outstanding British Debut – Four Lions – Chris Morris
Best Editing – The Social Network
Best Original Music – The King’s Speech
Best Production Design – Inception
Best Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland
Best Sound – Inception
Best Special Visual Effects – Inception
Best Make Up & Hair – Alice in Wonderland
Best Short Film – Until the River Runs Red
Best Short Animation – The Eagleman Stag
Best Film Not in the English Language – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Animated Film – Toy Story 3
Rising Star Award – Tom Hardy
Best Director – The Social Network – David Fincher
Best Leading Actress – Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Best Leading Actor – Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress – Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actor – Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay – The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Screenplay – The King’s Speech – David Seidle
Best Cinematography – True Grit
Outstanding British Film – The King’s Speech
Outstanding British Debut – Four Lions – Chris Morris
Best Editing – The Social Network
Best Original Music – The King’s Speech
Best Production Design – Inception
Best Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland
Best Sound – Inception
Best Special Visual Effects – Inception
Best Make Up & Hair – Alice in Wonderland
Best Short Film – Until the River Runs Red
Best Short Animation – The Eagleman Stag
Best Film Not in the English Language – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Animated Film – Toy Story 3
Rising Star Award – Tom Hardy
BAFTA Predix
Does The King's Speech have this locked down or can a Social surprise throw another wrench into this crazy award season? Supporting actress is probably the category to watch. Most are predicting Carter (as am I), but if Adams does pull a victory here, I could see her taking the Oscar as well. Melissa Leo isn't nominated here, so we won't be able to gage how much damage her personal campaign has done. Lesley Manville might pull out a surprise win. Who knows!
Interesting to note that 3 years ago, Atonement lost British Film but won Best Film. Is it possible King's Speech can win both or maybe win British Film and Social wins Film?
Best Film - The King's Speech
(alt - The Social Network)
Outstanding British Film - Another Year
(alt - Four Lions)
Director - David Fincher - The Social Netwok
(alt - Tom Hooper - The King's Speech)
Original Screenplay - The King's Speech
(alt - Inception)
Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network
(alt - 127 Hours)
Leading Actor - Colin Firth
(alt - James Franco)
Leading Actress - Natalie Portman
(alt - Annette Bening)
Supporting Actor - Christian Bale
(alt - Geoffrey Rush)
Supporting Actress - Helena Bonham Carter
(alt - Lesley Manville)
Interesting to note that 3 years ago, Atonement lost British Film but won Best Film. Is it possible King's Speech can win both or maybe win British Film and Social wins Film?
Best Film - The King's Speech
(alt - The Social Network)
Outstanding British Film - Another Year
(alt - Four Lions)
Director - David Fincher - The Social Netwok
(alt - Tom Hooper - The King's Speech)
Original Screenplay - The King's Speech
(alt - Inception)
Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network
(alt - 127 Hours)
Leading Actor - Colin Firth
(alt - James Franco)
Leading Actress - Natalie Portman
(alt - Annette Bening)
Supporting Actor - Christian Bale
(alt - Geoffrey Rush)
Supporting Actress - Helena Bonham Carter
(alt - Lesley Manville)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Box: Nicole Kidman Costars In Just Go With It
1. Just Go With It - $36m / $36m / $115m
2. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - $30m / $30m / $64m
3. Gnomeo and Juliet - $14m / $14m / $50m
4. The Eagle - $9m / $9m / $26m
5. The Roommate - $6m / $24m / $36m
6. The King's Speech - $5.5m / $91.5m / $130m
7. No Strings Attached - $5.2m / $59.5m / $74m
8. Sanctum - $4.5m / $17m / $27m
9. The Green Hornet - $3m / $92m / $100m
10. True Grit - $3.5m / $159.5m / $170m
Black Swan should cross $100m on Monday. Go figure. Yes, as the title of this post tells you: Nicole Kidman Costars in Just Go With It. Apparently, the powers that be believe the typical Adam Sandler fan hates her, and thus have kept her out of every single trailer and TV spot. There was a rumor it was a surprise comedic cameo like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. All reviews, however, seem to state that she has the third most screentime. So whatever. Fuck Sony, either way. I feel no need to comment on the Bieber movie as it will be out of theatres by the end of the month, and will be like the Miley Cyrus movie three years back that made a quarter of its total gross its first day.
2. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - $30m / $30m / $64m
3. Gnomeo and Juliet - $14m / $14m / $50m
4. The Eagle - $9m / $9m / $26m
5. The Roommate - $6m / $24m / $36m
6. The King's Speech - $5.5m / $91.5m / $130m
7. No Strings Attached - $5.2m / $59.5m / $74m
8. Sanctum - $4.5m / $17m / $27m
9. The Green Hornet - $3m / $92m / $100m
10. True Grit - $3.5m / $159.5m / $170m
Black Swan should cross $100m on Monday. Go figure. Yes, as the title of this post tells you: Nicole Kidman Costars in Just Go With It. Apparently, the powers that be believe the typical Adam Sandler fan hates her, and thus have kept her out of every single trailer and TV spot. There was a rumor it was a surprise comedic cameo like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. All reviews, however, seem to state that she has the third most screentime. So whatever. Fuck Sony, either way. I feel no need to comment on the Bieber movie as it will be out of theatres by the end of the month, and will be like the Miley Cyrus movie three years back that made a quarter of its total gross its first day.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Oscar Luncheon!
One of my most embarassing pleasures!
(I have many.)
I've blogged before about how much I love the class picture. It's fun to make little observations and point out the "power areas" and play a game of SPOT THE GAYZ.
Little observations:
+Natalie Portman seems so disinterested in the whole season lately.
+In the pictures of the acting lineups, I'm fairly certainly at least 8 of the nominees are holding. I also like how Annette and Natalie are at opposite ends.
+The power area is front and center. I love how Amy is glaring at Annette. And freaky how Amy and Nicole are positioned opposite each other, almost like a freaky mirror.
+Nicole Kidman sitting is as tall as Jacki Weaver standing.
+I need to think if Colin Firth was in a movie with Michelle Williams.
+Jeremy Renner, Geoffrey Rush and Jesse Eisenberg have a great view of Jennifer Lawrence's ample cleavage.
+Christian Bale was the only acting nominee not to attend. He's filming in China.
+See how fast it takes you to find a Coen brother.
+Nicole Kidman was really charming and fun during the interview. This new side of herself she is showing is such a nice surprise!
+I love the nametags! Its always fun to see which acting nominees have them on - Hailee, John and Jesse. Most don't. I could just picture Nicole telling Jacki not to put hers on because acting nominees are above it. Then they look at Hailee and laugh.
+Wonder if Javier thinks Natalie's baby is his?
GROUP PHOTO HERE.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
WGA & USC Scripter Winners
(Keep in mind The King's Speech wasn't eligible for the WGA.)
WGA:
Best Original Screenplay - Christopher Nolan, Inception
Best Adapted Screenplay – Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Documentary Writing – Inside Job
WGA New Media Original Award – Anyone But Me
Best Long Form Television, adapted – The Pacific
Long Form Original – The Special Relationship
Episodic Comedy – 30 Rock
USC Scripter:
Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter of The Social Network and Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires
WGA:
Best Original Screenplay - Christopher Nolan, Inception
Best Adapted Screenplay – Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Documentary Writing – Inside Job
WGA New Media Original Award – Anyone But Me
Best Long Form Television, adapted – The Pacific
Long Form Original – The Special Relationship
Episodic Comedy – 30 Rock
USC Scripter:
Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter of The Social Network and Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires
Friday, February 4, 2011
Gwyneth, Mandy Moore and Florence + Machine to Perform at the Oscars
HOORAY!!!!
From Hollywood Reporter:
From Hollywood Reporter:
Florence + the Machine, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi also will sing nominated songs on the show. Gwyneth Paltrow will perform “Coming Home” from her latest film Country Strong on the 83rd Academy Awards telecast.
Original Song nominee A.R. Rahman and Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine, will perform “If I Rise” from the film 127 Hours. Rahman is nominated for writing the music (Dido and Rollo Armstrong are also nominated for the song’s lyric).
Alan Menken, who is nominated for writing the music for “I See the Light” from the animated film Tangled, will accompany singers Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi on the piano (Glenn Slater is also nominated for the song’s lyric).
Randy Newman will perform his nominated song “We Belong Together” from the animated film Toy Story 3.
The Academy Awards take place Feb. 27 and air on ABC.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
First Look: On the Road
I never made an official "most anticipated list" for 2011. I will admit there's a trio of movies due out that I'm dying to see: one you should already have a clue about, the next is Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, and the last is Walter Salles' On the Road.
Here's your first look at Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart in On the Road. I hope Stewart continues to move past her Twilight persona and does good work like she did in The Runaways and Adventureland. These look promising. The cast also includes Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen.
Here's your first look at Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart in On the Road. I hope Stewart continues to move past her Twilight persona and does good work like she did in The Runaways and Adventureland. These look promising. The cast also includes Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Box: When James Cameron Makes Less Than a Gossip Girl
1. The Roommate - $15m / $15m / $38m
2. Sanctum 3D - $12m / $12m / $35m
3. No Strings Attached - $9.5m / $52.5m / $75m
4. The King's Speech - $8m / $83.5m / $125m
5. The Rite - $7.5m / $25.5m / $40m
6. The Green Hornet - $7m / $88m / $102m
7. The Mechanic - $6m / $21m / $34m
8. True Grit - $5.5m / $155.5m / $170m
9. Black Swan - $4m / $96m / $110m
10. The Dilemma - $3.5m / $45.5m / $52m
Bleh weekend, as usual for Super Bowl weekend. Next week things take a more interesting turn with Adam Sandler and Justin Bieber duke it out for #1.
2. Sanctum 3D - $12m / $12m / $35m
3. No Strings Attached - $9.5m / $52.5m / $75m
4. The King's Speech - $8m / $83.5m / $125m
5. The Rite - $7.5m / $25.5m / $40m
6. The Green Hornet - $7m / $88m / $102m
7. The Mechanic - $6m / $21m / $34m
8. True Grit - $5.5m / $155.5m / $170m
9. Black Swan - $4m / $96m / $110m
10. The Dilemma - $3.5m / $45.5m / $52m
Bleh weekend, as usual for Super Bowl weekend. Next week things take a more interesting turn with Adam Sandler and Justin Bieber duke it out for #1.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
New Scream 4 Poster, Reshoot News
The first of two new Scream 4 posters has hit today. Initially, it was thought that this was fanmade, but Yahoo and Wes Craven himself confirmed it as the real deal. It's okay. Seems more in line with a teaser poster, and I suspect we'll get a new one with floating heads and the MPAA rating in a month or so. The poster confirms that the film is written by Kevin Williamson, or at least he's getting credit for it. Ehren Kruger is credited as executive producer, and Williamson is also credited as a producer. Let's hope whatever behind the scenes drama unfolded is over. My biggest problem with the poster is the billing: everything is alphabetical as far as the cast except Emma R. is listed before Hayden P. As for the second tier, none of the opening girls are listed.
Meanwhile, reshoots are currently going on in Michigan. Alison Brie tweeted over the weekend she was back in town, then Craven posted a picture of her in the parking garage. Maybe her character meets a different fate than the one clearly shown in the trailer. Aimee Teegarten has been called upon to shoot some new footage to beef up the opening. It sounds like those test screenings (that did in fact happen) were to see what worked and what didn't and they are using them as a guide to make the best film possible. *fingers crossed*
Meanwhile, reshoots are currently going on in Michigan. Alison Brie tweeted over the weekend she was back in town, then Craven posted a picture of her in the parking garage. Maybe her character meets a different fate than the one clearly shown in the trailer. Aimee Teegarten has been called upon to shoot some new footage to beef up the opening. It sounds like those test screenings (that did in fact happen) were to see what worked and what didn't and they are using them as a guide to make the best film possible. *fingers crossed*
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