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The 84th Academy Awards Ceremony took place just few hours ago. Billy Crystal was the host of this, the most important annual event for tthe film industry, and as ussual, he made such a terrific job. The awards were basically dominated by The Artist and Hugo, getting five awards each.
If you haven't had the chance to see all the Award Winners list yet, here's the complete list of the 84th Academy Awards winners:
If you haven't had the chance to see all the Award Winners list yet, here's the complete list of the 84th Academy Awards winners:
Best Picture
* The Artist
* The Descendants
* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
* The Help
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* Moneyball
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse
Actor in a Leading Role
* Demian Bichir, A Better Life
* George Clooney, The Descendants
* Jean DuJardin, The Artist
* Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actor in Supporting Role
* Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
* Jonah Hill, Moneyball
* Nick Nolte, Warrior
* Christopher Plummer, Beginners
* Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress in Leading Role
* Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
* Viola Davis, The Help
* Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
* Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
* Bernice Bejo, The Artist
* Jessica Chastain, The Help
* Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
* Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
* Octavia Spencer, The Help
Animated Feature Film
* A Cat in Paris
* Chico and Rita
* Kung Fu Panda 2
* Puss in Boots
* Rango
Art Direction
* The Artist
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* War Horse
Cinematography
* The Artist
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse
Custome Design
* Anonymous
* The Artist
* Hugo
* Jane Eyre
* W.E.
Directing
* Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
* Alexander Payne, The Descendants
* Martin Scorsese, Hugo
* Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
* Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash: The Descendants
* John Logan: Hugo
* George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon: The Ides of March
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin & Stan Chervin: Moneyball
* Bridget o’Connor & Peter Straughan: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* Michel Hazanavicius: The Artist
* Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig: Bridesmaids
* J.C. Chandor: Margin Call
* Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
* Asghar farhadi: A Separation
Documentary Feature
* Hell and Back Again
* If a Tree Falls
* Paradise Lost 3: Purgator
* Pina
* Undefeated
Documentary Short
* The Barber of Birmingham
* God is the Bigger Elvis
* Incident in New Baghdad
* Saving Face
* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Film Editing
* The Artist
* The Descendants
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Moneyball
Foreign Laguage Film
* Bullhead, Belgium
* Footnote, Israel
* In Darkness, Poland
* Monsieur Lazhar, Canada
* A Separation, Iran
Make Up
* Albert Nobbs
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* The Iron Lady
Music (Original Score)
* The Adventures of Tintin
* The Artist
* Hugo
* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* War Horse
Music (Original Song)
* Man or Muppet, The Muppets
* Real in Rio, Rio
Short Film (Live Action)
* Pentecost
* Raju
* The Shore
* Time Freak
* Tuba Atlantic
Short Film (Animated)
* Dimanche/Sunday
* The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
* La Luna
* A Morning Stroll
* Wild Life
Sound Editing
* Drive
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
* War Horse
Sound Mixing
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Moneyball
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
* War Horse
Visual Effects
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Real Steel
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
What were your favorites? Were you surprised with the results? :)
Enjoy it!...
The 2012 BAFTA Awards ceremony was held yesterday in London. Just like the Golden Globes, the British event held some good surprises and gave us a sign of things to come for the Oscars. Here's the complete winners' list, in case you missed it:
Best Film
* THE ARTIST Thomas Langmann
THE DESCENDANTS Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
DRIVE Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
THE HELP Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
SENNA Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
SHAME Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
* TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear
Ooutstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
ATTACK THE BLOCK Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
* TYRANNOSAUR Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)
Director
* THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas Winding Refn
HUGO Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay
Original Screenplay
* THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Woody Allen
Adapted Screenplay
THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
* TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Film Not In The English Language
INCENDIES Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry, Kim McGraw
PINA Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
POTICHE François Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
A SEPARATION Asghar Farhadi
* THE SKIN I LIVE IN Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar
Animated Film
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Sarah Smith
* RANGO Gore Verbinski
Documentary
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM James Marsh, Simon Chinn
* SENNA Asif Kapadia
Leading Actor
BRAD PITT Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
* JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Shame
Leading Actress
BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist
* MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS The Help
Supporting Actor
* CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
JIM BROADBENT The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March
Supporting Actress
CAREY MULLIGAN Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN The Help
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY Bridesmaids
* OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help
Original Music
* THE ARTIST Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE John Williams
Cinematography
* THE ARTIST Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE Janusz Kaminski
Editing
THE ARTIST Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Mat Newman
HUGO Thelma Schoonmaker
* SENNA Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY Dino Jonsater
Production Design
THE ARTIST Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
* HUGO Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
Costume Desing
* THE ARTIST Mark Bridges
HUGO Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE Michael O'Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Jacqueline Durran
Sound
THE ARTIST Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
* HUGO Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns
Special Visual Effects
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Joe Letteri
* HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
HUGO Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
WAR HORSE Ben Morris, Neil Corbould
Make-Up & Hair
THE ARTIST Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
* THE IRON LADY Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jenny Shircore
Short Animation
ABUELAS Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH Robert Morgan
* A MORNING STROLL Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
Short Film
CHALK Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
* PITCH BLACK HEIST John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn
TWO AND TWO Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen
Orange Wednesdays Rising Award
* Adam Deacon
Chris HemsworthChris O’Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hiddleston
Enjoy it!...
The 84th Academy Awards Nominations were announced a week ago, on January 24th. I personally believe that this years' nominations are a little bit peculiar. Some big (and pleasant) surprises, not just for great nominations people weren't expecting, and other ones that never happened and made some people, actors, etc., really upset. The thing is that it is official, and now the race has begun. The 2012 Oscar presentation will take place Sunday, February 26th, 2012.
As promised when I posted the announced nominations, I've chosen my favorite ones for this special event.
If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards and more especially, my personal favorites:
As promised when I posted the announced nominations, I've chosen my favorite ones for this special event.
If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards and more especially, my personal favorites:
Best Picture
* The Artist
* The Descendants
* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
* The Help
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* Moneyball
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse
Actor in a Leading Role
* Demian Bichir, A Better Life
* George Clooney, The Descendants
* Jean DuJardin, The Artist
* Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actor in Supporting Role
* Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
* Jonah Hill, Moneyball
* Nick Nolte, Warrior
* Christopher Plummer, Beginners
* Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress in Leading Role
* Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
* Viola Davis, The Help
* Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
* Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
* Bernice Bejo, The Artist
* Jessica Chastain, The Help
* Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
* Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
* Octavia Spencer, The Help
Animated Feature Film
* A Cat in Paris
* Chico and Rita
* Kung Fu Panda 2
* Puss in Boots
* Rango
Art Direction
* The Artist
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* War Horse
Cinematography
* The Artist
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse
Custome Design
* Anonymous
* The Artist
* Hugo
* Jane Eyre
* W.E.
Directing
* Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
* Alexander Payne, The Descendants
* Martin Scorsese, Hugo
* Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
* Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash: The Descendants
* John Logan: Hugo
* George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon: The Ides of March
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin & Stan Chervin: Moneyball
* Bridget o’Connor & Peter Straughan: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* Michel Hazanavicius: The Artist
* Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig: Bridesmaids
* J.C. Chandor: Margin Call
* Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
* Asghar farhadi: A Separation
Documentary Feature
* Hell and Back Again
* If a Tree Falls
* Paradise Lost 3: Purgator
* Pina
* Undefeated
Documentary Short
* The Barber of Birmingham
* God is the Bigger Elvis
* Incident in New Baghdad
* Saving Face
* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Film Editing
* The Artist
* The Descendants
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Moneyball
Foreign Laguage Film
* Bullhead, Belgium
* Footnote, Israel
* In Darkness, Poland
* Monsieur Lazhar, Canada
* A Separation, Iran
Make Up
* Albert Nobbs
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* The Iron Lady
Music (Original Score)
* The Adventures of Tintin
* The Artist
* Hugo
* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* War Horse
Music (Original Song)
* Man or Muppet, The Muppets
* Real in Rio, Rio
Short Film (Live Action)
* Pentecost
* Raju
* The Shore
* Time Freak
* Tuba Atlantic
Short Film (Animated)
* Dimanche/Sunday
* The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
* La Luna
* A Morning Stroll
* Wild Life
Sound Editing
* Drive
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
* War Horse
Sound Mixing
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Moneyball
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
* War Horse
Visual Effects
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Real Steel
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
What are your favorites? I'll place my favorite ones within the next few days! :)
Enjoy it!...
The 84th Academy Awards Nominations have finally been announced today, January 24th. With some exceptions, I must say that I was kind of surprised with some significant differences between the Golden Globes, BAFTA and Oscars nominations this year 2012. Great day for The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, War Horse and Hugo, getting the mayoriy of the nominations this year. There were some big and pleasant surprises, for example, the nominations announced for Gary Oldman (Best Actor in Leading Role), Melissa McCarthy (Best Actress in Supporting Role) and Jonah Hill (Best Actor is Supporting Role). It will definitely be a great ceremony to watch.
The 2012 Oscar presentation will take place Sunday, February 26th, 2012, hosted by Billy Crystal.
If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards:
The 2012 Oscar presentation will take place Sunday, February 26th, 2012, hosted by Billy Crystal.
If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards:
Best Picture
* The Artist
* The Descendants
* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
* The Help
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* Moneyball
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse
Actor in a Leading Role
* Demian Bichir, A Better Life
* George Clooney, The Descendants
* Jean DuJardin, The Artist
* Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actor in Supporting Role
* Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
* Jonah Hill, Moneyball
* Nick Nolte, Warrior
* Christopher Plummer, Beginners
* Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress in Leading Role
* Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
* Viola Davis, The Help
* Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
* Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
* Bernice Bejo, The Artist
* Jessica Chastain, The Help
* Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
* Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
* Octavia Spencer, The Help
Animated Feature Film
* A Cat in Paris
* Chico and Rita
* Kung Fu Panda 2
* Puss in Boots
* Rango
Art Direction
* The Artist
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* War Horse
Cinematography
* The Artist
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse
Custome Design
* Anonymous
* The Artist
* Hugo
* Jane Eyre
* W.E.
Directing
* Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
* Alexander Payne, The Descendants
* Martin Scorsese, Hugo
* Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
* Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash: The Descendants
* John Logan: Hugo
* George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon: The Ides of March
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin & Stan Chervin: Moneyball
* Bridget o’Connor & Peter Straughan: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* Michel Hazanavicius: The Artist
* Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig: Bridesmaids
* J.C. Chandor: Margin Call
* Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
* Asghar farhadi: A Separation
Documentary Feature
* Hell and Back Again
* If a Tree Falls
* Paradise Lost 3: Purgator
* Pina
* Undefeated
Documentary Short
* The Barber of Birmingham
* God is the Bigger Elvis
* Incident in New Baghdad
* Saving Face
* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Film Editing
* The Artist
* The Descendants
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Moneyball
Foreign Laguage Film
* Bullhead, Belgium
* Footnote, Israel
* In Darkness, Poland
* Monsieur Lazhar, Canada
* A Separation, Iran
Make Up
* Albert Nobbs
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* The Iron Lady
Music (Original Score)
* The Adventures of Tintin
* The Artist
* Hugo
* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* War Horse
Music (Original Song)
* Man or Muppet, The Muppets
* Real in Rio, Rio
Short Film (Live Action)
* Pentecost
* Raju
* The Shore
* Time Freak
* Tuba Atlantic
Short Film (Animated)
* Dimanche/Sunday
* The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
* La Luna
* A Morning Stroll
* Wild Life
Sound Editing
* Drive
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
* War Horse
Sound Mixing
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* Moneyball
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
* War Horse
Visual Effects
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Real Steel
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon
What are your favorites? I'll place my favorite ones within the next few days! :)
Enjoy it!...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA, has revealed the award nominations for the annual ceremony (2012) that will take place on Sunday 12 February at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden. With the recent Golden Globes ceremony and these BAFTA nominations, we can get a much better idea of what to expect for the Oscars nominations, to be announced in a week. From what we see, the big favorites films for the year are The Artist (12 nominations), Tinker Tailor Solder Spy (11 nominations) and Hugo (9 nominations). Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Film
THE ARTIST Thomas Langmann
THE DESCENDANTS Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
DRIVE Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
THE HELP Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
SENNA Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
SHAME Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear
Ooutstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
ATTACK THE BLOCK Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
TYRANNOSAUR Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)
Director
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas Winding Refn
HUGO Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay
Original Screenplay
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Woody Allen
Adapted Screenplay
THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Film Not In The English Language
INCENDIES Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry, Kim McGraw
PINA Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
POTICHE François Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
A SEPARATION Asghar Farhadi
THE SKIN I LIVE IN Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar
Animated Film
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Sarah Smith
RANGO Gore Verbinski
Documentary
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM James Marsh, Simon Chinn
SENNA Asif Kapadia
Leading Actor
BRAD PITT Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Shame
Leading Actress
BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist
MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS The Help
Supporting Actor
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
JIM BROADBENT The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March
Supporting Actress
CAREY MULLIGAN Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN The Help
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help
Original Music
THE ARTIST Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE John Williams
Cinematography
THE ARTIST Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE Janusz Kaminski
Editing
THE ARTIST Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Mat Newman
HUGO Thelma Schoonmaker
SENNA Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY Dino Jonsater
Production Design
THE ARTIST Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
HUGO Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
Costume Desing
THE ARTIST Mark Bridges
HUGO Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE Michael O'Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Jacqueline Durran
Sound
THE ARTIST Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
HUGO Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns
Special Visual Effects
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Joe Letteri
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
HUGO Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
WAR HORSE Ben Morris, Neil Corbould
Make Up & Hair
THE ARTIST Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
THE IRON LADY Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jenny Shircore
Short Animation
ABUELAS Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH Robert Morgan
A MORNING STROLL Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
Short Film
CHALK Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
PITCH BLACK HEIST John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn
TWO AND TWO Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen
Orange Wednesdays Rising Award
Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Chris O’Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
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The 2012 Golden Globe Awards have finally been announced in the 69th Ceremony that took place last night in Los Angeles. Ricky Gervais took the stage once again as host of this important ceremony, doing a great job entertaining the audience. If we remember, last year, Ricky Gervais hosted the 68th Ceremony and received severe criticism for all his blunt and hilarious comments made that night. Last night, he was more moderated on his comments, giving some rest to all those who might have felt threatened for his blunt and spicy comments. Great surprises last night, but especially, an important mention must be made for the winner of the night: The Artist. If you haven't had the chance to see the results yet, here's the complete list of winners for the 69th Annual Golden Globe:
Best Motion Picture — Drama
* The Descendants
* The Help* Hugo
* The Ides of March
* Moneyball
* War Horse
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
* Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
* Viola Davis - The Help
* Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
* Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About KevinBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
* George Clooney - The Descendants
* Brad Pitt - Moneyball
* Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
* Michael Fassbender - Shame
* Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
* 50/50
* The Artist
* Bridesmaids
* Midnight in Paris
* My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical and Comedy
* Jodie Foster - Carnage
* Charlize Theron - Young Adult
* Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
* Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
* Kate Winslet - Carnage
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical and Comedy
* Jean Dujardin - The Artist
* Brendan Gleeson - The Guard* Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
* Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love
* Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
* Berenice Bejo - The Artist
* Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
* Jessica Chastain - The Help
* Octavia Spencer - The Help
* Shailene Woodley - The DescendantsBest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
* Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
* Albert Brooks - Drive
* Jonah Hill - Moneyball
* Viggo Mortensen- A Dangerous Method
* Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Best Animated Feature Film
* The Adventures of Tintin
* Arthur Christmas* Cars 2
* Puss In Boots
* Rango
Best Foreign Language Film
* The Flowers of War
* In the Land of Blood and Honey
* The Kid with a Bike
* A Separation
* The Skin I Live InBest Director — Motion Picture
* Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
* George Clooney - The Ides of March* Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
* Alexander Payne - The Descendants
* Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
* Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
* George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March* Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - The Descendants
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
* Ludovic Bource - The Artist
* Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Howard Shore - Hugo
* John Williams - War Horse
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
* “Hello Hello” - Gnomeo & Juliet
* “The Keeper” - Machine Gun Preacher
* “Lay Your Head Down” - Albert Nobbs
* “The Living Proof,” - The Help
* “Masterpiece” - W.E.
Best Television Series – Drama
* “American Horror Story” (FX)
* “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
* “Boss” (Starz)
* “Game of Thrones (HBO)
* “Homeland” (Showtime)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
* Claire Danes – “Homeland”
* Mireille Enos – “The Killing”* Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
* Madeleine Stowe – “Revenge”
* Callie Thorne – “Necessary Roughness”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
* Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire”
* Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
* Kelsey Grammer – “Boss”
* Jeremy Irons – “The Borgias”* Damien Lewis – “Homeland”
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
* “Enlightened” (HBO)
* “Episodes” (Showtime)
* “Glee” (Fox)
* “Modern Family” (ABC)
* “New Girl” (Fox)Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
* Laura Dern – “Enlightened”
* Zooey Deschanel – “New Girl”* Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
* Laura Linney – “The Big C”
* Amy Poehler – “Parks and Recreation”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
* Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”
* David Duchovny – “Californication”
* Johnny Galecki – “The Big Bang Theory”
* Thomas Jane – “Hung”
* Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes”
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
* “Cinema Verite” (HBO)
* “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)” (PBS)
* “The Hour” (BBC America)* “Mildred Pierce” (HBO)
* “Too Big to Fail” (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
* Romola Garai – “The Hour”
* Diane Lane – “Cinema Verite”
* Elizabeth McGovern – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
* Emily Watson – “Appropriate Adult”
* Kate Winslet – “Mildred Pierce”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
* Hugh Bonneville – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
* Idris Elba – “Luther”
* William Hurt – “Too Big to Fail”* Bill Nighy – “Page Eight (Masterpiece)”
* Dominic West – “The Hour”
Best Peformance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
* Jessica Lange – “American Horror Story”
* Kelly Macdonald – “Boardwalk Empire”* Maggie Smith – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
* Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”
* Evan Rachel Wood – “Mildred Pierce”
Best Peformance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
* Peter Dinklage – “Game of Thrones”
* Paul Giamatti – “Too Big to Fail”* Guy Pearce – “Mildred Pierce”
* Tim Robbins – “Cinema Verite”
* Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family”
What were your favorites? Now, on the way for the Oscars nominations this weekend!
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The Academy has released a first Official Trailer for the 84th Oscars Ceremony this next February 26th, 2012.
Starring Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel, they venture around the world in search of The Host, Billy Crystal. After losing Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy, The Academy has got a veteran host on these events, Billy Crystal. So, let's see how it goes for the event this year!
The nominees will be announced this next January 24th, 2012. Check the trailer and let us know what you think about it!
Starring Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel, they venture around the world in search of The Host, Billy Crystal. After losing Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy, The Academy has got a veteran host on these events, Billy Crystal. So, let's see how it goes for the event this year!
The nominees will be announced this next January 24th, 2012. Check the trailer and let us know what you think about it!
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I'm happy! The 83rd Academy Awards Nominations have finally been announced early this morning, January 25th. Even though, I'm not happy for that... I'm happy because today is my birthday! Anyway, just a few weeks ago, we enjoyed the Golden Globes Awards Ceremony and just a few days ago the BAFTA Awards Nominations were announced. I haven't had the chance to watch some of the nominated films yet, but I'll try to watch them before the Awards ceremony (at least, the ones that have come to theaters yet!). Some nominated films were more than expected for us, some of them are a complete surprise. The great news is that it seems that we'll have a great competition this year, with such amazing films and visual work.
For example, it was such a pleasant surprise to see Toy Story 3 nominated for best picture! I DO believe it deserves it. I haven't seen an animated film with such a strong script and amazing quality. Maybe it won't get the Best Picture Award, but I'm 100% sure it will get the Awards for Best Animated Film and Writing (Adapted Screenplay). It is also interesting to notice that the nominations have been hoarded by a very few list of amazing films: The Social Network, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, True Grit, The Fighter and Black Swan. I'm totally affraid of giving my predictions, since it will be such a close competition! I'm disappointed with the few nominations announced for Inception, one of my TOP favorite films of all times. Anyway, it will be such an interesting ceremony this year, strong competitors and amazing films!
The 2011 Oscar ceremony will take place Sunday, February 27, 2011, hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 83nd Academy Awards:
For example, it was such a pleasant surprise to see Toy Story 3 nominated for best picture! I DO believe it deserves it. I haven't seen an animated film with such a strong script and amazing quality. Maybe it won't get the Best Picture Award, but I'm 100% sure it will get the Awards for Best Animated Film and Writing (Adapted Screenplay). It is also interesting to notice that the nominations have been hoarded by a very few list of amazing films: The Social Network, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, True Grit, The Fighter and Black Swan. I'm totally affraid of giving my predictions, since it will be such a close competition! I'm disappointed with the few nominations announced for Inception, one of my TOP favorite films of all times. Anyway, it will be such an interesting ceremony this year, strong competitors and amazing films!
The 2011 Oscar ceremony will take place Sunday, February 27, 2011, hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 83nd Academy Awards:
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
Actor in a Leading Role
* Javier Bardem, Biutiful
* Jeff Bridges, True Grit
* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Colin Firth, The King's Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours
Actor in Supporting Role
* Christian Bale, The Fighter
* Mark Ruffal, The Kids Are All Right
* Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
* Jeremy Renner, The Town
* John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Actress in Leading Role
* Annette Benning, The Kids Are All Right
* Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
* Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
* Natalie Portman, Black Swan
* Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Actress in a Supporting Role
* Amy Adams, The Fighter
* Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
* Melissa Leo, The Fighter
* Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
* Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Animated Feature Film
* How To Train Your Dragon
* The Illusionist
* Toy Story 3
Art Direction
* Alice in Wonderland
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* True Grit
Cinematography
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
* True Grit
Custome Design
* Alice in Wonderland
* I Am Love
* The King's Speech
* The Tempest
* True Grit
Directing
* Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
* David O. Russell, The Fighter
* Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
* David Fincher, The Social Network
* Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
Documentary Feature
* Exit Through the Gift Shop
* Gasland
* Inside Job
* Restrepo
* Waste Land
Documentary Short
* Killing in the Name
* Poster Girl
* Strangers No More
* Sun Come Up
* The Warriors of Qiugang
Film Editing
* 127 Hours
* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
Foreign Laguage Film
* Biutiful, Mexico
* Dogtooth, Greece
* In a Better World, Denmark
* Incendies, Canada
* Hors la Loi" ("Outside the Law"), Algeria
Make Up
* Barney's Version
* The Way Back
* The Wolfman
Music (Original Score)
* 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman
* How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell
* Inception, Hans Zimmer
* The King's Speech, Alexandre Desplat
* The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song)
* Coming Home, Country Strong
* I See the Light, Tangled
* If I Rise, 127 Hours
* We Belong Together, Toy Story 3
Short Film (Animated)
* Day & Night
* The Gruffalo
* Let’s Pollute
* The Lost Thing
* Madagascar, a Journey Diary
Short Film (Live Action)
* The Confession
* The Crush
* God of Love
* Na Wewe
* Wish 143
Sound Editing
* Inception
* Toy Story 3
* Tron: Legacy
* True Grit
* Unstoppable
Sound Mixing
* Inception
* The King's Speech
* Salt
* The Social Network
* True Grit
Visual Effects
* Alice in Wonderland
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One
* Hereafter
* Inception
* Iron Man 2
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
* 127 Hours
* The Social Network
* Toy Story 3
* True Grit
* Winter's Bone
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* Another Year
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King's Speech
What are your favorites? I'll place my favorite ones within the next few days! :)
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA, has revealed the award nominations for the annual ceremony that will take place on Sunday 13 February at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden. With the recent Golden Globes ceremony and these BAFTA nominations, we can get a much better idea of what to expect for the Oscars nominations, to be announced in a week. Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Film
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Outstanding British Film
127 Hours
Another Year
Four Lions
The King's Speech
Made in Dagenham
Ooutstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
The Arbor
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Four Lions
Monsters
Skeletons
Director
127 Hours - Danny Boyle
Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky
Inception - Christopher Nolan
The King's Speech - Tom Hooper
The Social Network - David Fincher
Original Screenplay
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Film Not In The English Language
Biutiful
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
I Am Love
Of Gods And Men
The Secret In Their Eyes
Animated Film
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3
Leading Actor
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King’s Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Leading Actress
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Noomi Rapace - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Supporting Actor
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Pete Postlethwaite - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King’s Speech
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King’s Speech
Barbara Hershey - Black Swan
Lesley Manville - Another Year
Miranda Richardson - Made in Dagenham
Original Music
127 Hours
Alice in Wonderland
How To Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
Cinematography
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Editing
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Production Design
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Costume Desing
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
The King's Speech
Made In Dagenham
True Grit
Sound
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Special Visual Effects
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
Toy Story 3
Make Up & Hair
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
Harry Potter And The Deatlhy Hallows Part 1
The King's Speech
Made In Dagenham
Short Animation
The Eagleman Stag
Matter Fisher
Thursday
Short Film
Connect
Lin
Rite
Turning
Until The River Runs Red
Orange Wednesdays Rising Award
Gemma Arterton
Andrew Garfield
Tom Hardy
Aaron Johnson
Emma Stone
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Well, we finally enjoyed The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony last night and all the Winners were revealed. Congratulations to all the winners, I'm sure they really deserved it. I really enjoyed watching the movies nominated.
There were some really good surprises and moments during this ceremony. For example, a large majority of the nominations were "first time nominees". Another interesting thing I noticed was that most of the winners were "first time nominees" also. For example: Sandra Bullock, Mo'nique, Christoph Waltz, etc. It was also interesting to know that Jeff Bridges had to wait 40 years to win his first Oscar! He's been nominated 5 times, his first nomination was 40 years ago.
I'm glad for the results, it showed that the people voting for these winners focused on the talent and performance (just like Mo'Nique recognized it). They showed that an Oscar for Best Picture is not based on how many years you spend making a movie, the amazing and advanced technology used, the huge amount spent for the project and especially, for breaking all records of audience and profits. Last night we saw the best picture award offered to a "low budget" film, with tons of problems finding a distributor who could trust on this project, and with a good and barely famous cast. I'm glad for the results.
I think I did good with my predictions!, what do you think? If you haven't had the chance to see who won yet, here's the complete list of winners for the 82nd Academy Awards:
There were some really good surprises and moments during this ceremony. For example, a large majority of the nominations were "first time nominees". Another interesting thing I noticed was that most of the winners were "first time nominees" also. For example: Sandra Bullock, Mo'nique, Christoph Waltz, etc. It was also interesting to know that Jeff Bridges had to wait 40 years to win his first Oscar! He's been nominated 5 times, his first nomination was 40 years ago.
I'm glad for the results, it showed that the people voting for these winners focused on the talent and performance (just like Mo'Nique recognized it). They showed that an Oscar for Best Picture is not based on how many years you spend making a movie, the amazing and advanced technology used, the huge amount spent for the project and especially, for breaking all records of audience and profits. Last night we saw the best picture award offered to a "low budget" film, with tons of problems finding a distributor who could trust on this project, and with a good and barely famous cast. I'm glad for the results.
I think I did good with my predictions!, what do you think? If you haven't had the chance to see who won yet, here's the complete list of winners for the 82nd Academy Awards:
Best Picture
* Avatar (My predictions)
* The Blind Side
* District 9
* An Education
* The Hurt Locker (The Winner)
* Inglorious Basterds
* Precious
* A Serious Man
* Up
* Up in the Air
I missed this one and I'm so glad I did. The Hurt Locker was always my favorite. In fact, I chose it for the Golden Globe Awards and sadly I was wrong, since Avatar won that Award. Anyway, I selected Avatar because it was difficult decision. I focused on the whole package and not on the film. The Hurt Locker definitely deserves this recognition. I totally recommend it if you haven't watched it yet!
Actor in a Leading Role
* Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* George Clooney, Up in the Air
* Colin Firth, A Single Man
* Morgan Freeman, Invictus
* Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
I'm really glad he won this year. I really like Jeff "The Dude" Bridges, and I really enjoyed his acceptance speech last night.
Actor in Supporting Role
* Matt Damon, Invictus
* Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
* Chistopher Plummer, The Last Station
* Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
* Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
No doubt it was one of the most deserved awards. He didn't have ANY competition last night. His name has been written on this statue for months.
Actress in Leading Role
* Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* Helen Mirren, The Last Station
* Carey Mulligan, An Education
* Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
* Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
I like Meryl Streep, and I think she had a great performance in Julie & Julia, but this award was meant for Sandra Bullock. No doubt about it.
Something interesting... she "personally" received her Razzie Award the night before for worst actress in 2009 (for the film All About Steve), and last night got the Award for best actress.
What a long run for Sandra!... How much she has progressed since we saw her on Speed, Demolition Man, The Net, etc.
Actress in a Supporting Role
* Penélope Cruz, Nine
* Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
* Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
* Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
* Mo'Nique, Precious (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
I liked her acceptance speech and I liked that she went with her legs covered!... ;)
Animated Feature Film
* Coraline
* Fantastic Mr Fox
* The Princess and the Frog
* The Secret of Kells
* Up (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
No competition for Up. This was another award with its name already written for months
Art Direction
* Avatar (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Nine
* Sherlock Holmes
* the Young Victoria
Totally deserved it! We can't fight how great was Avatar in this category.
Cinematography
* Avatar (The Winner)
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* The Hurt Locker (My prediction)
* Inglorious Basterds
* The White Ribbon
This was one of the tough categories, since Avatar and The Hurt Locker offered a great content for this category.
Custome Design
* Bright Star
* Coco Before Chanel
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Nine
* The Young Victoria (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
This film totally deserved it. We can't compare the custome design used in Nine against The Young Victoria, for example.
Directing
* James Cameron, Avatar
* Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
* Kathryn Bigalow, The Hurt Locker (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* Lee Daniels, Precious
* Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds
I'm SO glad she won. I really enjoyed her work. James Cameron made a terrific job directing Avatar, but come on, Kathryn deserved it. Besides, it was so good to watch James Cameron's face when they announced the award and after she finished her speech.
Documentary Feature
* Burma VJ
* The Cove (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* Food, Inc
* The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
* Which Way Home
Documentary Short
* China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (My prediction)
* The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
* The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
* Music by Prudence (The Winner)
* Rabbit à la Berlin
Film Editing
* Avatar
* District 9
* The Hurt Locker (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* Inglorious Basterds
* Precious
Foreign Laguage Film
* Ajami
* El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Winner)
* The Milk of Sorrow
* Un Prophète
* The White Ribbon (My prediction)
Make Up
* Il Divo
* Star Trek (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* The Young Victoria
Music (Original Score)
* Avatar (My prediction)
* Fantastic Mr. Fox
* The Hurt Locker
* Sherlock Holmes
* Up (The Winner)
Music (Original Song)
* "Almost There", The Princess and the Frog
* "Down in New Orleans, The Princess and the Frog
* "Loin in Paname", Paris 36
* "Take It All", Nine
* "The Weary Kind", Crazy Heart (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
Short Film (Animated)
* French Roast
* Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
* The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
* Logorama (The Winner)
* A Matter of Loaf and Death (My prediction)
Short Film (Live Action)
* The Door
* Instead of Abracadabra
* Kavi
* Miracle Fish
* The New Tenant (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
Sound Editing
* Avatar (My prediction)
* The Hurt Locker (The Winner)
* Inglorious Basterds
* Star Trek
* Up
Sound Mixing
* Avatar (My prediction)
* The Hurt Locker (The Winner)
* Inglorious Basterds
* Star Trek
* Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Visual Effects
* Avatar (Match!. My prediction was correct!)
* District 9
* Star Trek
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
* District 9
* An Education
* In the Loop
* Precious (The Winner)
* Up in the Air (My prediction)
Another surprise! I totally believed it would be given either to Up in the Air or District 9
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* The Hurt Locker (The Winner)
* Inglorious Basterds (My prediction)
* The Messenger
* A Serious Man
* Up
My predictions: 14 out of 24! Not bad :)
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