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“I caught The Hurt Locker again last night. What a great film. Kathryn Bigelow is probably the most deserving of the nominees. I think if Cameron does pull off the upset, I don’t think sexism will be the problem. I think box office receipts and a concern with AMPAS trying to be “relevant” with the general public will be the actual result. Which brings me to this issue:
I do not understand why some critics out there think that the Academy should pick films that are more mainstream? I heard a commentator the other day saying that the 2008 (No Country for Old Men) ceremony was one of the most boring telecasts in the Academy’s history. Yes, it had their lowest ratings ever. But even if this makes me come off as snobbish, that explanation is a bunch of horseshit. 2007 was a great year in movies, and if LCD (lowest common denominator) critics and audiences don’t like it, tough.
Since I consider myself a film buff, it doesn’t bother me when the Academy pick films that general audiences may have a problem with. Let us be honest, your average film goer usually does not have the greatest taste in the world. And “difficult” films are usually more profound and original.
On a side note, I finally got around to seeing Julie & Julia this morning. Meryl Streep SHOULD NOT win the Oscar this year. That performance was ok, but not her greatest. Her performance in Doubt was a lot better. Mulligan and Sidibe should be the two actresses vying for the award, but that certainly is not the case. Honestly, I think I will be disappointed if Streep or Bullock win this year. Neither performance was that spectacular, in relation to the competition.”
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LAFCA Winner+
BFCA Critics Choice Win+/Nominee*
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SEFCA Winners+/*
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Directors Guild Winners+/Nominees*
Art Directors Guild Nominees*
Writers Guild Nominees*
American Cinematographers Society*
American Cinema Editors*
Cinema Audio Society*
BAFTA Nominations*
Best Picture
The Hurt Locker*+++**+++******
Avatar*+********
Inglourious Basterds***+****
Up in the Air+*+*******
Precious******
District 9*****
A Serious Man*****
An Education*****
Up****
The Blind Side
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart++++*
George Clooney, Up in the Air+*++***
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker**+*
Colin Firth, A Single Man****
Morgan Freeman, Invictus+***
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side+++
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia++++**
Carey Mulligan, An Education+****
Gabby Sidibe, Precious****
Helen Mirren, The Last Station**
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds+++++++*
Woody Harrelson,The Messenger+***
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones****
Matt Damon, Invictus***
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station*
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique, Precious+*+++++*
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air+****
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air****
Penelope Cruz, Nine**
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy HeartBest Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker++++*++*
Jim Cameron, Avatar*+**
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds****
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air***
Lee Daniels, Precious**Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds+*
Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man+*+*
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker***
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Up*
Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air+++++*
Armando Iannucci, In the Loop+
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious**
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell, District 9**
Nick Hornby, An Education*
Best Editing
Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron, Avatar+**
Chris Innis, Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker***
Julian Clarke, District 9**
Joe Klotz, Precious
Sally Menke, Inglourious Basterds**
Best Cinematography
Mauro Fiore, Avatar+**
Christian Berger, White Ribbon+++*
Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker***
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds***
Bruno Delbonnel, Harry Potter
Best Art Direction
Avatar+**
Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus*
Nine*
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria
Best Sound Mixing
Avatar+**
The Hurt Locker***
Star Trek* **
Inglourious Basterds
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*
Best Sound Editing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Up
Star Trek
Inglourious Basterds
Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell, The Young Victoria +*
Catherine Leterrier,Coco Avant Chanel*
Janet Patterson, Bright Star**
Colleen Atwood, Nine*
Monique Prudhomme, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Best Original Score
Michael Giacchino, Up+*
Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker!
James Horner, Avatar*
Alexandre Desplat, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Hans Zimmer, Sherlock Holmes*
Best Foreign Language Film (submissions)
A Prophet, France+*
The White Ribbon, Germany**
El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Argentina
Ajami, Israel
The Milk of Sorrow, Pru
Best Documentary Feature
The Cove++**+
Food, Inc.**
The Beaches of Agnes++*
Burma VJ*
The Most Dangerous Man in America
Which Way Home
Best Animated Feature
Up+++**
The Fantastic Mr. Fox+*+***
Coraline****
The Princess and the Frog***
The Secret of Kells
Best Visual Effects
Avatar+*
District 9* *
Star Trek**
Best Makeup
The Young Victoria**
Star Trek*
Il Divo*
Best Song
The Weary Kind – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham, Crazy Heart ++
Down in New Orleans, The Princess and the Frog
Almost There – Randy Newman, The Princess And The Frog***
Loin de Paname, Paris 36
Best Live Action Short
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants
Best Animated Short
French Roast
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Best Documentary Short
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
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17 Responses for "Precious Wins at the Chi Town Film Fest"
OMG I am crying right now. Ma homegurl MoMo is going to be an Academy Award Nominee. OMG. OMG.
I can’t wait to see this. Push is such an amazing book, and I have a feeling this movie will be a fantastic and faithful adaptation.
momo will be a winner, dude.
Ordinary Cow
I doubt Momo will win. Julianne Moore has been snubbed so many times before so I feel like AMPAS will take into consideration will voting. I LOVE MOMO TO DEATH but I would be fine with Julianne Moore winning. She’s done some fine work in the past and I think she’ll be great in Single Man.
Ordinary Cow
I doubt Momo will win. Julianne Moore has been snubbed so many times before so I feel like AMPAS will take into consideration when voting. I LOVE MOMO TO DEATH but I would be fine with Julianne Moore winning. She’s done some fine work in the past and I think she’ll be great in Single Man.
Mo’Nique’s performance has been buzzed about since Sundance. Now buzz for Gabby Sidibe is also picking up. Everyone is seriously looking at Precious as a whole not just Mo’Nique revelation. Mother-daughter pain hasn’t won since 1993. It could happen this year.
dela
It won’t happen. The Oscar belongs to Meryl this year. There is no way AMPAS is snubbing the great Streep for Sidibe; no way. Best supporting actress is definitely going to Julianne Moore. She’s been snubbed so many times before so AMPAS will feel compelled to award her this year.
i kind of agree about moore…except her performance in a single man – as nomination worthy as it is, just isn’t big enough. mo’nique has that impactful performance that people will always associate with precious.
i also agree that meryl is winning this year. she is over due (technically she’s the biggest loser at the oscars…) and even if you hated julie & julia, you have to admit she was brilliant…and she got some of her best reviews for that movie…
Jason- I concur, meryl will get her third O this year! that’s all! wait til you see her honest to goodness performance for it’s complicated.
I agree Jason. Having seen both films in the last week and a half, Julianne’s role isn’t big enough (though fun and perhaps enough for a nom given her pedigree and being in 3 films this year) while Mo’Nique is a scene-stealing revelation with a brilliant give-me-an-Oscar scene. She seems destined for the win. I think she’s deserving too. I just hope A Single Man gets more recognition across the board as it’s a much better film than Precious IMO.
Shocking. Just shocking that Precious won in the city where Oprah is based.
Yes, I’m completely sure that is why a film that has won many other awards won in Chicago. Oprah really affects people’s judgement of a film. Never mind the fact that she wasn’t there because the city is all that matters.
Isn’t this the same movie that did so well at Sundance, Toronto, London film festivals?
it’s boring because it’s a masterpiece and it can win every single award at every festival it is shown. or not?
julianne moore – what’s up if she gets her 5th nomination? kate winslet didn’t win until her 6th and… do you know Deborah Kerr????
Oh, stop, Meryl is done. She is fine. She has two. Good for her.
Tony,
Someone needs to top Hepburn’s record and Meryl still has the energy and talent to do it.
don’t kid yourself; Meryl is NOT done. She is only beginning
Precious was shown at London fest this weekend and lets just say the reaction is great. What is it about this movie that has people loving it so much.
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