Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
hurt locker should win best picture.
It's going to come down to Avatar or The Hurt Locker.
This is the storyline the Academy wanted - battle of the ex spouses. 😄
James Cameron has a budget twenty times bigger and grosses to match, Kathryn Bigelow has a film with actual acting & good writing.
The Hurt Locker has swept so many of the critics awards - it should win.
I agree. Avatar was a good movie, but not as good as people are making it out to be.
I hated the Oscars last year due to the fact that, just about every oscar went to Slumdog Millionaire (movie wasn't even that good). And I don't want it to be that way this year with Avatar.
How about a little variety?
Nominations:
BEST PICTURE:
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
DIRECTING:
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
James Cameron - Avatar
Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up in the Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Matt Damon - Invictus
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Penelope Cruz - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Mo’Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Neill Blomkamp and - District 9
Nick Hornby - An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche - In the Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner - Up in the Air
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Oren Moverman and - The Messenger
Joel and Ethan Coen - A Serious Man
Pete Docter and Bob Peterson - Up
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Ajami - Israel
El Secreto de sus Ojos - Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow
Une Prophéte - France
The White Ribbon - Germany
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of the Kells
Up
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Maurio Fiore - Avatar
Bruno Delbonnel - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Barry Ackroyd - The Hurt Locker
Robert Richardson - Inglourious Basterds
Christian Berger - The White Ribbon
FILM EDITING:
Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron - Avatar
Julian Clarke - District 9
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis - The Hurt Locker
Sally Menke - Inglourious Basterds
Joe Klotz - Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Hopefully, Avatar doesn't win Best Film or Best anything outside of special effects/technical nominations(not saying it's crap) I'd much rather see The Hurt Locker win over Avatar, be absolutely wonderful even to see her win Best Director. First Woman director too. PLEASEEEE.
Also, where was Moon in anything...
Snubs, in my opinion:
Moon - Rockwell got no love, neither did Mansell for the score. The Blind Side can get in for Best Picture but not Moon?
500 Days of Summer - no original screenplay nod? Juno can get it, but not this flick?
Sharlto Copley should be recognized for his acting in District 9.
Charlotte Gainsbourg not getting recognized for Antichrist? Her's was the best female performance I saw this year.
And of course I also hope that Avatar doesn't win anything major; why is it that Avatar can be nominated for Best Picture/Director and a movie like The Dark Knight gets completely ignored the year before.
Anyway, Oscars suck, they always do, but I'm still pissed everytime I read the nominations for whichever year it is.
Originally posted by SnakeEyes
And of course I also hope that Avatar doesn't win anything major; why is it that Avatar can be nominated for Best Picture/Director and a movie like The Dark Knight gets completely ignored the year before.Anyway, Oscars suck, they always do, but I'm still pissed everytime I read the nominations for whichever year it is.
Cause the academy members are idiots, i think avatar will take everything it is nominated for. which is ok i liked the movie, but in reality it didn't blow me away the way everyone is saying and i want to see THL to see what it is like. if the academy had more variety in the movies or people that won it would be ok. Star wars looses to Annie hall!!!! bull crap and Johnny Depp looses to Sean Penn!!! bull crap.
if a guy is nominated for a comedic role that was pulled off very well why can't he win? no they have to give it to the drama moron.
Oh Up will definitely win something.
also good to see Harry potter get a cinematography nomination. i forgot the guy's name but he's a great a cinematography.
That will be Bruno Delbonnel. He worked on the wonderful French films Amelie, and A Very Long Engagement also.
I'd rather see the guy who is nominated for his work on the cinematography for Inglorious Basterds win, some of the shots and so on in IG were absolutely sublime.