oscar noms

[bright lights, big city]

Best motion picture of the year
    * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
      Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
    * The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production
      David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
      Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers)
    * The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
      Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
      Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
    * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production
      Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
    * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production
      Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
    * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
      Darla K. Anderson, Producer
    * True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production
      Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
    * Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter's Bone Production
      Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role
    * Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
    * Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
    * Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    * Colin Firth in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
    * James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
    * Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
    * John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
    * Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
    * Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
    * Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
    * Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
    * Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
    * Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
    * Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
    * Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
    * Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
    * Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
    * Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
    * Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit" (Paramount)
    * Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year
    * How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
    * The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet
    * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich

Achievement in Cinematography
    * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Matthew Libatique
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Danny Cohen
    * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeff Cronenweth
    * True Grit (Paramount) Roger Deakins

Achievement in directing
    * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
    * The Fighter (Paramount), David O. Russell
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
    * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
    * True Grit (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Documentary Feature
    * Exit through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz A Paranoid Pictures Production
    * Gasland Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic A Gasland Production
    * Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs A Representational Pictures Production
    * Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger An Outpost Films Production
    * Waste Land Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley (Arthouse Films) An Almega Projects Production

Best foreign language film of the year
    * Biutiful Mexico
    * Dogtooth Greece
    * In a Better World Denmark
    * Incendies Canada
    * Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) Algeria

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
    * How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) John Powell
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Alexandre Desplat
    * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
    * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in sound mixing
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
    * Salt (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
    * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
    * True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects
    * Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
    * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
    * Hereafter (Warner Bros.) Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
    * Iron Man 2 (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount) Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay
    * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
    * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
    * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
    * True Grit (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
    * Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay
    * Another Year (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
    * The Fighter (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
    * Inception (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
    * The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

[bright lights, big city]

my first reaction is Christopher Nolan getting the snub yet again for directing.

also, absolutely NOTHING for Shutter Island

and then FUCK YEAH, John Hawkes got nominated for best supporting actor. character actors ftw!

[blixa]

PLZ PLZ PLZ LET JOHN HAWKES WIN.

[theis]

my first reaction is Christopher Nolan getting the snub yet again for directing.

also, absolutely NOTHING for Shutter Island

This.

I really, really, really wish that Aronofsky wins for Best Director.

[one weak]

god, i absolutely hate the new protocol for best picture. there are not 10 films that need to be nominated this year, let alone any year. 4 - 5 max nominees.

does anyone know why they changed this?

i'll do my picks anyway:

Best motion picture of the year
    * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
      Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
   
Performance by an actor in a leading role
     * Colin Firth in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
   
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
   
    * Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
   
    * Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
 
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
 
    * Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit" (Paramount)
   
Best animated feature film of the year
   
    * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich

Achievement in Cinematography
    * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Matthew Libatique
   
Achievement in directing
   
* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
   
Best Documentary Feature
   
    * Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs A Representational Pictures Production
   
Best foreign language film of the year
    * Biutiful Mexico
 
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
   
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
 
Achievement in sound mixing
   
    * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
   
Achievement in visual effects
 
    * Inception (Warner Bros.) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
   

Adapted screenplay
    * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
   
Original screenplay
   
    * Inception (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
 

*NOTE* I've cheated a bit. haven't seen all the documentaries or animated so i chose the one i've seen from each category.

editing should go to inception, obviously.

[chick de la lynch]

Oscars are best at snubbing the best films and directors. Nolan and Aronofsky are both LONG overdue for an Oscar, and where is Mila Kunis? She was great in Black Swan and deserved a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. My film studies professor was talking about how he isn't a fan of the Oscars just because it celebrates the "Hollywood" films. Nothing new, but it's true. The only one I'm really obsessed about is Portman for Best Actress. I will be livid if for some strange reason she does not win.

[bright lights, big city]

yeah I don't get why Mila Kunis seems to be forgotten when people talk about Black Swan.

and nothing against these 2 films, but I see the King's Speech and the Fighter winning a few oscars. Mainly because they seem like the natural Oscar-bait, that the voters seem to enjoy every year.
HURRRR BOXING!! DURR S-S-STUTTERING!

[ben]

The King's Speech was damn good, that's why it's going to win oscars.  

[one weak]

yep.

[blixa]

jacki weaver should get best supporting actress. she did an amazing job in animal kingdom. gave me goosebumps everytime she came onscreen.

[one weak]

TIME predicts a toss up between social network and the king´s speech for best picture...with king´s speech as the leader.

[chick de la lynch]

The King's Speech is gaining a lot of momentum. It could knock The Social Network off its pretty little block, but I get the feeling The Social Network is a lock for Best Picture.

[defskull]

Oscars=Zzzzzz

[blixa]

i wish i had the sorts of friends that throw oscar parties where people get glammed up and shit.

[bright lights, big city]

my friends usually get together at someone's townhouse and get shithoused and make dumb, drunken predictions of all the awards. definitely not glam, but still a good time.

[bright lights, big city]

yeeeeah an alum of Homicide Life On the Streets is an oscar winner (Melissa Leo)
as is Batman
and Trent
and a movie from Denmark


but still no respect for Fincher and Nolan

[theis]

Pretty stoked that Denmark won best Foreign movie

Other than that, the only ones that deserved it was Bale's supporting win and Portman's lead win. And of course Inception's technical awards. Hans Zimmer should have won for best score though.

Fuuuuuuck you King's Speech.

Also, pretty sure Franco was high the entire time, haha.

[bright lights, big city]

I was thinking the same thing about Franco. His demeanor was so dry, yet cool. I honestly liked him and Hathaway, even though teh interwebz are all bashing them. The thing with the fake music in movies was pretty good, and his subtle "Congratulations, nerds" comment after the visual effects awards was awesome. But why Kirk Douglas? Seeing him was more awkward than Dick Clark on this past New Year's Eve special.

And King's Speech. I found this quote, which basically sums up our argument:

There were four (five, if you want to count the Coens individually) other directors nominated in this category whom I believe to be infinitely more deserving of the Oscar. Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, the Coen brothers, and David O. Russell all made extraordinary movies this year that felt like they couldn't have been made by anyone else, because of the unique and innovative vision they each brought to their respective films. The King's Speech is a good movie, but anyone could've made it — hell, it could've been a TV movie. Tom Hooper basically just pointed the camera. He is not the Best Director of 2010, not by a long shot.

[devilinside]

awww....that's my boy!

[chick de la lynch]

I'm kind of surprised. The Social Network pretty much got bitch slapped at the Oscars. Over the weeks I had a feeling The King's Speech would nab Best Picture as Harvey Weinstein put in a shitload of cash advertising the hell out of that movie. But once again, I wanted to rip off Colin Firth's clothes. As he gets older, he seems to get better looking.

I saw 2/3 of the show last night. Hathaway and Franco were at times kind of campy, but overall I actually liked them hosting. I think it was because they were trying to get the younger demographic this year and many of the jokes were college humor based. It probably rubbed the older crowd the wrong way.