Official Academy Awards Thread

[Tailback U]

2010 will be better, guys.

We have the ''A-Team'' and ''The Crazies'' to look forward to.

Don't forget about Boondock Saints 3!

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I have a feeling Avatar will win Best Picture...however, I won't see most of these films until the Best Picture Showcase.

I've been trying to hunt down a copy of Crazy Heart for a while...unsuccessfully.

[Nukleopatra]

I found myself liking ''The Messenger'' more than ''Up in The Air.''

Both good movies, though.

[Maize]

My Predictions:
Best Picture
Avatar

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, 'Blind Side'

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Supporting Actress
Mo'nique, 'Precious'

Best Animated Feature Film
'Up'

Best Original Screenplay
'The Hurt Locker'


Best Adapted Screenplay
''An Education'
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Weird year for movies. Not the usual band of Best Picture flicks. Nice to see them expand to ten, but I was upset that "The Hangover" wasn't on the list.

[Buzzman]

like someone said, The Hangover is kidna overrated. Its the type of movie thats hilarious the 1st time, but not nearly as funny after that.

[dell71]

My picks/guesses in bold

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

I've seen all of the best pic noms except Avatar and The Blind Side but should fit those in before awards night. So far, The Hurt Locker seems like a pretty clear choice, to me.

And yes, the move to 10 best pic noms is ridiculous. I hope they go back to 5 soon.


Best Director
James Cameron, 'Avatar'
Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'
Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'
Lee Daniels, 'Precious'
Jason Reitman, 'Up in the Air'

Again, having not seen Avatar I won't pick Cameron, just yet. Bigelow might win for THL but Basterds is so reliant on Tarantino to be good, I went with him.

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'
George Clooney, 'Up in the Air'
Colin Firth, 'A Single Man'
Morgan Freeman, 'Invictus'
Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker'

I'm a little short, here having only seen Clooney & Renner's performance. THL was the better movie but I think Clooney gave the better performance.

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, 'Blind Side'
Helen Mirren, 'The Last Station'
Carey Mulligan, 'An Education'
Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious'
Meryl Streep, juli and julia

I'm definitely going to have to come back this one. I've only seen Mulligan and Sidibe's work. I love Precious, dislike An Education but Mulligan was excellent and stood out among a top-notch cast. Sidibe was good but carried a bit more and is overshadowed by Mo'Nique.

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, 'Invictus'
Woody Harrelson, 'The Messenger'
Christopher Plummer, 'The Last Station'
Stanley Tucci, 'The Lovely Bones'
Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'

Hmm...I'm even more behind here having only seen Waltz in IB. Still, I think these others are going to have a hard time topping him.

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, 'Nine'
Vera Farmiga, 'Up in the Air'
Maggie Gyllenhaal, 'Crazy Heart'
Anna Kendrick, 'Up in the Air'
Mo'nique, 'Precious'

Farmiga was good in UitA but Kendrick was better. Neither held a candle to Mo'Nique. Haven't seen the other two yet, but I doubt they'll top her. It's one of the best performances I've seen in a long time.

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

Haven't seen Fantastic Mr. Fox or The Secret of Kells, yet. So far, Up seems like a lock.

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

Interesting category. The Messenger is the only one I haven't seen. Of the other four, I think you can make a case for any of the four. I don't think the strength of THL is in it's screenplay. A Serious Man is just slyly wicked but so far I'm going with IB again.

Best Adapted Screenplay
'District 9'
''An Education'
'In the Loop'
'Precious'
'Up in the Air'[/QUOTE]

Another toughie. I just plain didn't like AE so I won't pick that one, even though it might win. I haven't seen In the Loop so I'll eliminate that for the time being. Of the others, I think Precious edges out D9 and UitA.

Meh...as I see some of the ones I've missed so far I'll come back an update.