We’re closing the giveaway as of now. Feel free to continue to add your predictions if you like!
I just want to give thanks for you fabulous readers, some of whom have been here since the early days, going back a full decade. This site wouldn’t be what it is without you. And thanks for the enriching, informative and timely comments! I also want to thank my partner in crime, Ryan Adams, who brings so much talent and intelligence to the site. Here is some space to share your thoughts, even if you aren’t in America and aren’t celebrating Thanksgiving. It’s November, almost time for the first real leg of the Oscar race. If you had to predict the Oscars today, what would you say is headed to win? Feel free to name just the top categories, or do all of them. It’s your choice.
AND Oscar giveaway!
I’m having a sad Thanksgiving myself, I don’t mind saying. A close relative of mine passed away yesterday and it has made me feel a little George Bailey today, hence the sappy posting. I do wish you all a happy and healthy one.
Onward to your predictions. I will be choosing TWO WINNERS at random – that means I go to Random.org and have them choose a number. I have to first check on IP addresses to make sure no one double posted. Your predictions will be your entry — feel free to comment after that as I will only count those who put in their Oscar winner predictions.
The prize is a choice between the shooting script for The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans
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165 Responses for "Happy Thanksgiving Oscar Watchers – Predictions Giveaway"
SHERLOCK HOLMES for the win.
Sorry for your loss, Sasha. I am one of your ten-year-old posters, but I look even younger now than I did then, mainly due to Ryan making me laugh so much. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, and to him and his.
We have some yank pals coming over to our place in Barcelona this evening, so we’re throwing a Thanksgiving dinner for them. One caveat: no American football on the TV!
I think Precious is winning. I know it’s still early, but I think so. It’ll be like Slumdog Millionaire last year.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Rob Marshall
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Inglourious Basterds
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Score: Avatar
Song: I Can See in Color
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Visual Effects: District 9
MakeUp: District 9
Pic: Precious
Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Actress: Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Supporting Actress: MoNique – Precious
Director: Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
I think Christian McKay is getting Best Supporting over Christoph Waltz. If they wouldn’t give Ralph Fiennes an Oscar for playing a Nazi in Schindler’s List they’re not about to give one to Waltz. And McKay’s notices are every bit as phenomenal as Waltz’s.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Katheryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Actress: Meryl Streep, Julia and Julia
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Animated: Up
Foreign: The White Ribbon
Documentary: The Cove
Costume Design: Nine
Art Direction: The Lovely Bones
Cinematography: Where the Wild Things Are
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Score: Avatar
Song: I Can See in Color, Precious
Sound Mixing: Star Trek
Sound Editing: Up
Make-Up: District 9
Visual Effects: Avatar
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Precious is not this year`s Slumdog because it`s not happy-go-lucky despite some dark clouds with bubbly characters, catchy music tunes, Pinto`s cover girl poses and stupid bathtub-o-money homicide/suicide/who cares. Also, unlike Danny Boyles star turn as the director, Daniels is totally in the shadow of his cast. Oh, and good on people who can sit through Mo`nique`s shocking monologue again and again but I`ve been disturbed for life. And I expect the Reader voters will be too since she`s not talking about the Winslet boobies but hers.
Best Picture: Nine
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Precious is not this year’s Slumdog. It’s 2000’s Requiem For a Dream, another downer of a movie that nobody would want to watch more than once. Hardly the sort of thing a Best Picture should be.
Best Picture – Precious
Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor – George Clooney
Best Actress – Gaby Sidibe
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Acress – Mo’nique
Best Adapted Screenplay – Precious
Best Original Screenplay – (500) Days of Summer
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!
cheers!
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Ah man Sasha, if I got that “WTWTA” book, that would absolutely make my holiday. Alrighty then, here goes.
BP: Up in the Air
BD: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor: Cristoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress:
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Cinematography: Where the Wild Things Are
Best Art Direction: Where the Wild Things Are
Best Sound Mixing: Nine
Best Sound Editing: District 9
Best Costume Design: Bright Star
Best Original Score: Bright Star
Best Original Song: Cinema Italiano (Nine)
Best Foreign Language film: Letters from Father Jacob
Best Documentary: Food Inc.
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best Documentary Short: Tell them anything you want
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Makeup: District 9
Best animated short: A matter of loaf and death
Best Live action short: Who knows? *shrugs*
And a very happy thanksgiving to you as well, Sasha and Ryan. Thanks for keeping up the website. It’s been a lot of fun comin’ around here and talk about movies. I’m not sure if you caught the new Avatar chase scene, but it’s on RottenTomatoes if you want to check it out. Once again, happy holidays to you both
Hunter – Precious is not that much of a downer….it’s actually quite uplifting….Have you seen Precious to make that kind of claim?
Picture: Precious
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Meryl Streep (J&J)
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci (Lovely Bones)
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Original Screenplay: Up
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Bright Star
Art Direction: Nine
Score: Up
Song: The Weary Kind
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: Star Trek
A hideously overweight woman is tortured by her mother, is raped by her father, with whom she has two children is uplifting? That’s a lot of heavy lifting. I hire people to do that sort of thing for me. I prefer UP to DOWN.
Hunter, go home and celebrate with your family. Your snide comments about the girl’s weight (ha ha, that’s original!) are cruel and out of spirit. Happy Thanksgiving. Now get lost.
yes – it’s all that happens in the film, and yes, some scenes are hard to watch – but this woman who has been beaten down, rises above all of that when she is taught and believes that she can. I was really surprised at how happy i felt when i left the theater.
Picture: Invictus (ZZZZZZ)
Director: Katheryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man (Anyone but Clooney.)
Actress: Gabby Sidibe, Precious
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Animated: Up (I loathe this thing.)
Foreign: The White Ribbon
Documentary: The Cove
Costume Design: Public Enemies
Art Direction: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (It really is an amazingly pretty film.)
Cinematography: Christian Berger, The White Ribbon
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Score: Where the Wild Things Are
Sound Mixing: Star Trek
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Visual Effects: Star Trek
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Best Original Song: from “Crazy Heart”
Best Art Direction: Nine
Best Special Effects: Avatar
Thanks for making this my first internet stop every morning.
sorry about ya loss sasha.
here are the predictions
Film-Hurl Locker
Actress-Meryl
Actor-clooney
supp actor-waltz
supp actress-monique
director-bigelow
adapt screenplay-up in the air
original screenplay-hurt locker
Sorry to hear about your loss, Sasha.
Picture: Precious
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci – J&J
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: Up
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Bright Star
Art Direction: Nine
Score: A Serious Man
Song: The Weary Kind – Crazy Heart
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Makeup: District 9
Picture: Precious
Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Actress: Gabby Sidibe, Precious
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Animated: Up
Foreign: The White Ribbon
Documentary: Food, Inc.
Best Picture : The Hurt Locker
Best Director : Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Best Supporting Actor: Cristoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress:Juliane Moore (A Single Man)
Original Screenplay: 500 Days of Summer
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Cinematography: Inglorious Basterds
Best Art Direction: Nine
Best Sound Mixing: Nine
Best Sound Editing: Nine
Best Costume Design: The Last Station
Best Original Score: Nine
Best Original Song: Cinema Italiano (Nine)
Best Foreign Language film: A Prophet
Best Documentary: Food Inc.
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best Documentary Short: Rabbit a la Berlin
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Makeup: Inglorious Basterds
Here we go. Predictions / November
Picture: Invictus
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Gabby Sidibe – LOCKED
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique – LOCKED
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up – LOCKED
Costume: Inglourious Basterds
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Leaving out some categories, as I am clueless about them.
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Best Picture: Invictus
Best Director: James Cameron
Best Actor: Morgan Freeman
Best Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Best Supporting Actor: Christophe Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Best Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Animated Film: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Documentary Feature: The Beaches of Agnes
Animated Feature: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Costume: Bright Star
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Score: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Song: A song from “Nine”
Cinematography: Inglourious Basterds
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: Star Trek
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci
Supporting Actress: Monique
Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Animated Film: Up
Best Picture: Nine
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: George Clooney
Best Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Animated Feature: Up
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Happy Thanksgiving, all.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Animated: Up
Foreign: The White Ribbon
Documentary: The Cove
Costume Design: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Score: Up
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Up
Make-Up: Nine
Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Jason Reitman
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Animated Feature: Up
Picture nominees:
Nine
Invictus
Up
Inglourious Basterds
The Lovely Bones
The Hurt Locker
A Serious Man
An Education
Precious
Up In The Air
Director:
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Invictus
Up In The Air
The Lovely Bones
I don’t wanna predict the acting ones (I’d prefer to see them myself!).
Pic: Invictus
Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Supporting Actress: MoNique – Precious
Director: Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Adapted Screenplay: A Single Man
Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
I’m just starting to get in the groove for Oscar season, so I’ll just stick with the top eight categories + cinematography + editing + score.
Picture: Invictus
Director: Katheryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Actor: Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Actress: Meryl Streep, Julia and Julia
Supp. Actor: Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Supp. Actress: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Original Score: Up
So sorry for your loss, Sasha. I’m not one of the ten year veterans (discovered good ‘ol OscarWatch on Black Sunday, 2006), I’m really do appreciate all your hard work in running this site. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving (and that extends to everyone else here). BTW, that dulce de leche apple pie looks awesome!
Picture: The Lovely Bones
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Or.Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Ad. Screenplay: Up in the Air
L. Actor: Jeff Bridges
L. Actress: Saoirse Ronan
S. Actor: Christoph Waltz
S. Actress: Julianne Moore
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: The Lovely Bones
Or. Score: Avatar
Or. Song: Crazy Heart
Cost. Des and Art Direction: Nine
Doc. Feat: Food, Inc
For. Film: The Prophet
An. Feat: Up
S. Mixing: Nine
S. Effects Editing: Star Trek
Vis. Ef: Avatar
Oscar Leaders:
The Hurt Locker – 3
The Lovely Bones – 3
Nine – 3
Crazy Heart – 2
YES! I really spread the love but seeing the craziness of doing something like this even before G.G & SAG nom’s and The NBR announcement. But I still see this year being fairly spread out. No Slumdog or No Country that’s going to ride it straight to the podium. No SWEEP potential. Split between The Hurt Locker, Lovely Bones, Up in the Air, Nine and either Precious or Invictus.
Best Pic: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Morgan Freeman
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: M’onique
Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Animated Film: Up
WARNING! Winners chosen by Random.org may recieve nothing. Contests on Awards Daily may just be a hoax. You may be left with your dick hanging in the wind.
From 1eyedjoker, winner of tickets to Five Minutes of Heaven yet never recieved them.
I wonder if Precious may be peaking too early? I haven’t seen it, but it also seems too much like Slumdog Millionaire last year.
Therefore:
Best Picture – Up in the Air
I think this will really get people hooked in when its released in mid-December. It’ll really sum up the past year. This could also work against it.
Best Actor – George Clooney
Therefore, this may be the end result, and Precious ends up winning.
Best Actress – Gabby Sidibe
Precious will be far more successful than An Education, and Gabby would be a better overall story.
Best Director – Lee Daniels
Another good story.
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz
This may be more hope than actual prediction.
Best Supporting Actress – Mo’Nique
This almost seems like a sure thing, even with the movie peaking early.
Picture: Avatar
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Original Screenplay: Up
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Bright Star
Art Direction: Nine
Score: Avatar
Song: Avatar
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: Nine
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Makeup: District Avatar
Best Pic: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore
Best Original Screenplay: 500 Days of Summer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
1eyed Joker – I didn’t know you didn’t receive tickets – I was told by the studio that you did. We did our part. But no one ever told me you didn’t get in.
Best Picture: Nine
Director: Marshall
Actor: Bridges
Actress: Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Tucci (L.B.)
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Orig Screen:The Hurt Locker
Adapt Screen: Up in the Air
Animated: Up
Doc.: The Cove
Foreign: A Prophet
Score: Avatar
Song: “I See You (Theme from Avatar)”
Cinematography: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Costumes: Nine
Makeup: District 9
Editing: Nine
Visual Effects: Avatar
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Nine
Anim Short: The Cat Piano
I wish you a happy thanksgiving!
Picture: Avatar
Director: James Cameron -Avatar
Actor: Colin Firth -A Single Man
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe -Precious
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz -Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique -Precious
Adapted Screenplay: The Lovely Bones
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Film: Mother
Documentary Feature: Food Inc.
Animated Feature: Up
Costume Design: Nine
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Score: Avatar
Song: “Crazier” -Hanna Montana The Movie
Cinematography: Avatar
Editing: Nine
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Make-Up: Drag Me to Hell
Picture: Precious
Director: Kathryn Bigelow — The Hurt Locker
Actor: Jeff Bridges — Crazy Heart
Actress: Carey Mulligan — An Education
Supporting Actor: Alfred Molina — An Education
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique — Precious
Original Screenplay: Up
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Picture: Avatar
Director: James Cameron
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Lovely Bones ain`t winning shit. Support just isn`t there (most of the positive reviews are from sites that always give Jackson and geek movies thumbs up – AICN, Empire, Total Film, Den of Geek, The Sun) and main criticism by critics who matter (regardless of what one thinks of them) is that it`s effects overkill. Also, in its own house, it`s going up against UITA which is locked and loaded for BP, BD, BA,BSA and BAS. Paramount won`t suddenly split their funds that they claim they barely have to heavily campaign two movies. They may push Ronan and Tucci since they have no one in BAss and BSAss but I`d be shocked if they undermined UITA and Reitman by giving it all to Bones and Jackson despite worse reception.
“Picture: Invictus (ZZZZZZ)”
Picture: Invictus (NOOOOOO), Avatar/Holme(YESSSS)
Pic: The Lovely Bones
Director: Peter Jackson – The Lovely Bones
Actor: Colin Firth – A Single Man
Actress: Carey Mulligan – An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Sorry about your loss, Sasha!
Best Picture: Up In The Air
Best Director: Rob Marshall, Nine
Best Actor: George Clooney, Up In The Air
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up In The Air
Best Original Screenplay: UP
Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Best Animated: UP
Picture: Precious
Director: Katheryn Bigelow
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Original Screenplay: Up
Foreign Film: Mother
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Bright Star
Art Direction: The Lovely Bones
Score: Up
Song: I Can See in Color
Cinematography: The White Ribbon
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: District 9
Pic: Precious
Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Actress: Carey Mulligan – An Education
Sup. Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Sup. Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume Design: Bright Star
Art Direction: Nine
Score: Up
Song: Crazy Heart “The Weary Kind”
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: Nine
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Make-Up: The Imaginerium of Doctor Parnassus
I’ll have to go with the common prediction:
Picture: Up in the Air.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Wow, I was positive I’d be the only idiot picking Avatar.
I reserve the right to back out if it fails to secure DGA/PGA noms and at least $300m.
Picture: Inglourious Basterds
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actor: Morgan Freemann
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Sorry to hear about your loss Sasha. Our thoughts are with you.
As for Oscar predictions at this early stage, I think Precious has the kind of buzz that best picture winners have. It didn’t really do much for me, but it seems to have a lot of support.
Picture: Precious
Director: Peter Jackson (not sure about this one, but I don’t see Daniels winning it)
Actor: Firth
Actress: Streep
Supporting Actor: Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Orig Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Animated: Up
Foreign language: The White Ribbon
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Lee Daniels
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: Up
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: Morgan Freeman
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Sup. Actor: Christoph Waltz
Sup. Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Foreign Language: The White Ribbon
Animated: Up
Documentary: The Cove
Art Direction: Nine
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: Inglourious Basterds
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Makeup: Star Trek
Score: The Lovely Bones
Original Song: Something from Crazy Heart
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Picture: Nine
Director: Eastwood, Invictus
Actor: Freeman, Invictus
Actress: Ronan, The Lovely Bones
S. Actor: Damon, Invictus
S. Actress: Monique, Precious
Big hugs, Sasha, to you and your family.
Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Sup. Actor: Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Sup. Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious
O. Screenplay: A Serious Man
A. Screenplay: Up in the Air
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: Where the Wild Things Are
Art Direction: The Road
Costumes: Bright Star
Score: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – The Road
Song: “Hideaway” – Where the Wild Things Are
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: District 9
Visual Effects: District 9
Animated Feature: Coraline
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Documentary: The Cove
I’m really very surprised at how many people are willing to deny Meryl Streep will win this year. Interesting, indeed.
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker.
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker.
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart.
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan – An Education.
Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones.
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious.
Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air.
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker.
Best Cinematography: Nine.
Best Art Direction: Nine.
Best Costume Design: Chéri.
Best Makeup: Star Trek.
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar.
Best Sound Editing: Avatar.
Best Visual Effects: Avatar.
Best Original Score: The Lovely Bones.
Best Original Song: I Can See in Color – Precious.
Best Animated Feature: Up.
Best Documentary Feature: The Cove.
Best Foreign Language Film: Argentina – El Secreto de Sus Ojos.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress: Streep, Julie & Julia
Sup actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Sup actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Pic: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman-Up in the Air
Actor: Morgan Freeman-Invictus
Actress: Carey Mulligan-An Education
Sup. Actor: Christoph Waltz-Inglorious Basterds
Sup. Actress: Mo’Nique-Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Picture: Precious
Director: Rob Marshall
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci (Lovely Bones)
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Original Screenplay: Up
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Costume: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Score: Up
Song: The Weary Kind
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: Star Trek
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: The Lovely Bones
Susan Sarandon jumps off LB train (real deal, not another “Bambi tries to be a smartass” news):
Sarandon not interested in ‘Bones’ fantasy
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a188551/sarandon-not-interested-in-bones-fantasy.html
Susan Sarandon has admitted that the fantastical elements of Peter Jackson’s latest film The Lovely Bones did not appeal to her.
The actress stars as Grandma Lynn in the Alice Sebold adaptation, taking charge of the Salmon family after the murder of their eldest daughter Susie.
“I’m really curious to see it again because the first time you see it all you notice is the things that are missing, you can’t really enjoy it,” Sarandon said at the film’s world premiere in London.
“When I read the book I wasn’t interested in heaven or the in-between, so it was interesting to see how [Jackson] saw it. My mind didn’t go there at all, I was totally identifying with the family.”
I`m sure something was lost in translation but when your cast memeber can`t muster up any praise, than there`s serious trouble ahead.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Supp. Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Supp. Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
O. Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
A. Screenplay: Up in the Air
best picture: nine
best director: kathryn bigelow
actor: jeff bridges
actress: carey mulligan
supporting actor: christoph waltz
supporting actress: monique
original screenplay: a serious man
adapted screenplay: up in the air
Picture: Precious
Director: Katheryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Gabby Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’nique
Original Screenplay: Up
Adpated Screenplay: Precious
Everything else: Star Trek or Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
I’m so sorry, Sasha, and I do hope the great memories of your loved won will help you have a happy holiday season! God bless!
Picture: Precious
Director: Daniels
Actor: Bridges
Actress: Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Plummer
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Costume Design: Nine
Original Score: Avatar
Original Song: “The Weary Kind” Crazy Heart
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Makeup: Star Trek
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Documentary: Food, Inc.
Animated Feature: Up
Picture: NINE
Director: Rob Marshall
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Sandra Bullock
Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz
Supporting Actress: Melanie Laurent
Adapted Screenplay: Nine
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: Harry Potter
Art Direction: Julie & Julia
Costume Design: Inglorious Basterds
Original Score: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Star Trek
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Visual Effects: Avatar
Makeup: District 9
Animated Feature: Up
Picture: Precious
Director: Lee Daniels
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff BRidges
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Sup Actor: Christoph Waltz
Sup Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Editing: Avatar
Cinematography: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Costume: Nine
Sound: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Makeup: District9
Animated: Fantastic Mr Fox
Song: Weary Kind
Score: Up
Foreign: White Ribbon
Visual Effects: Avatar
Oh man. That’s a lot of pressure Sasha, but since my belt will be under some pressure after dinner, I might as well add to the fun!
Yay turkey.
Best Picture: “Precious”
Best Director: Katheryne Bigelow “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor: Colin Firth “A Single Man”
Best Actress: Michelle Monaghan “Trucker”
Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci “The Lovely Bones”
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore “A Single Man”
Best Original Screenplay: “In The Loop”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Up in the Air”
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
_Munz
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Nine
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Score: Invictus
Song: Sad Brad Smith
Cinematography: Inglourious Basterds
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: Nine
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: Nine
Picture: Up In The Air
Director: Rob Marshall
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Carey Mulligan
S. Actor: Christoph Waltz
S. Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Adapted Screenplay: Nine
Picture: The Lovely Bones
Director: Peter Jackson, “The Lovely Bones”
Actor: Max Record, “Where The Wild Things Are”
Actress: Abbie Cornish, “Bright Star”
Supporting Actor: Paul Schneider, “Bright Star”
Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, “The Lovely Bones”
Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay: The Lovely Bones
BP: Up In The Air
Director: Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supp. Actor: Waltz
Supp. Actress: Mo’nique
Picture: Precious
Actor: Daniel Day Lewis
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Sup. Actor: Alfred Molina
Sup. Actress: Mo’Nique
Song: “All Is Love” by Karen O
Bambi, Hunter, nice to see you are still full of hate an malice on Thanksgiving. It warms the heart.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff BRidges
Actress: Meryl Streep
Sup Actor: Christoph Waltz
Sup Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathyrn Bigelow
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’nique
Original Screenplay: Inglorious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
But, if I were picking my personal choice for Best Picture I would say Inglorious Basterds. I really hope Tom O’Neil is right.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: Clooney
Actress: Streep
Supp.Actor:Waltz
Supp.Actress: Mo’nique
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Gabby Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Chistoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Monique
Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: I really don’t know here. I’m guessing Hurt Locker.
Art Direction: Nine
Costume: Bright Star
Makeup: District 9
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: Avatar
Score: Up
Song: The Princess and the Frog
Visual Effects: Avatar
Animated: Up
Foreign: A Prophet
Documentary: Food Inc.
“Up in the Air” wins Best Picture – and nothing else!
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supp. Actor: Peter Sarsgaard, An Education
Best Supp. Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker & Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Best Orig. SP: The Hurt Locker
Best Adapt. SP: An Education
Best Art Direction: Sherlock Holmes
Best Cinematography: The Lovely Bones
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Sound Mixing: Nine
Best Sound Editing: Star Trek
Best Makeup: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Best Costume Design: Bright Star
Well, here’s what we think after 81 posts.
Up in the Air – 26
Precious – 15
Nine – 6
Invictus – 5
The Hurt Locker – 4
The Lovely Bones – 3
Avatar – 3
Inglourious Basterds – 1
Bigelow – 31
Reitman – 10
Marshall – 6
Daniels – 4
Eastwood – 3
Jackson – 3
Cameron – 3
Tarantino – 2
Bridges – 29
Firth – 15
Clooney – 10
Freeman – 7
DDL – 1
Max Records – 1
Mulligan – 28
Sidibe – 17
Streep – 12
Ronan – 2
Cornish – 1
Bullock – 1
Monaghan – 1
Waltz – 45
Tucci – 11
Plummer – 2
Molina – 2
Damon – 2
Schneider – 1
Mo’Nique – 53
Moore – 6
Kendrick – 1
Laurent – 1
Weisz – 1
#79
I`m not hating on any of the winners from your predix list so chillax,OK? It`s a very good and very realistic list.
Pic: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supp Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supp Actress: Mo’Nique
Orig Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Nine for the win. Up in the Air isn’t gonna do it. Precious isn’t gonna do it. Avatar certainly isn’t gonna do it. Marshall will get his directing Oscar and Nine will win.
Your conviction is strong Tom, I like it. I dont believe it but I like it!
Picture: Up in the Air
Actor: Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Actress: Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci(The Lovely Bones)
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique (Precious)
Director: Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
Original Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supp. Actor: Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Supp. Actress: Monique, Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
I just know that (500)Days of Summer deserves the Oscar for the Original SP.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all from Catalonia, Spain!!!
And thanks, Sasha, for such a wonderful site
Picture: NINE
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, THE HURT LOCKER
Actor: Colin Firth, A SINGLE MAN
Actress: Meryl Streep, JULIE & JULIA
Supp. Actor: Alfred Molina, AN EDUCATION
Supp. Actress: Mo’Nique, PRECIOUS
Original Screenplay: UP
Adapted Screenplay: UP IN THE AIR
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Chistoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Costume: Inglourious Basterds
Makeup: District 9
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Score: Up
Song: “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart
Visual Effects: Avatar
Animated: Up
Foreign: White Ribbon
Documentary: Food Inc.
Documentary Short: China’s Unnatural Disaster
Animated Short: The Kinematograph (Sorry, Gromit)
I guess I’m going to go with The Hurt Locker or Serious Man for Best Picture
The respective director(s) for their category
George Clooney for Up in the Air for Best Actor
Gabby Sidibe for Precious for Best Actress.
(500) Days of Summer for Screenplay
Like you said, it’s early, so these are longshot, uneducated predictions..
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Remember, despite all the evils and horrible things, we all have an incredible amount to be thankful for..
Cheers!
Best Picture – Invictus
Best Actor – Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Best Actress – Carey Mulligan – An Education
Best S. Actor – Christoph Waltz – Inglorious Basterds
Best S. Actress – Mo’Nique – Precious
Best Director – Jason Reitman – Up In The Air
Best O. Screenplay – 500 Days of Summer
Best A. Screenplay – Up In The Air
Best Editing – The Hurt Locker
Dear Sasha! I’m so sorry for your loss. Hold on and be strong. You’re not alone!
And now the predictions:
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supp. Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supp. Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Scenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Scenplay: Up in the Air
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Cinematography: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Costumes: Bright Star
Original Score: Up
Song: ? (Nine)
Foreign Picture: Un Prophete
Animation: Up
Visual Effects: Avatar
Make Up: District 9
Animation Short: The Kinematograph
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Animated: Up
Best Art Direction: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Costume: Inglourious Basterds
Best Special Effects: Star Trek
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Mab
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Animated: Up
Pic: Precious
Actor: Colin Firth – A Single Man
Actress: Gabby Sidibe – Precious
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: MoNique – Precious
Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Pic: Nine
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: MoNique – Precious
Director: Rob Marshall, Nine
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Thank you Sasha and Ryan for all the great work you do here at AD. I’m sorry about your loss Sasha.
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Picture: Up in The Air
Director: Lee Daniels, Precious
Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Actress: Meryl Streep, Julia and Julia
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: 500 Days of Summer
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Animated: Up
Foreign: The White Ribbon
Documentary: The Cove
Costume Design: Public Enemies
Art Direction: The Lovely Bones
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: Nine
Score: Up
Sound Mixing: Star Trek
Sound Editing: Nine
Make-Up: District 9
Visual Effects: District 9
An Education :
domestic gross : 4,200,000 USD
foreign gross : 300,000 USD
J§J :
domestic : 93,900,000 USD
foreign : 24,400,000 USD
The Hurt Locker :
domestic : 12,700,000 USD
foreign : 3,400,000 USD
Precious :
domestic (so far) : 23,000,000 USD
foreign : not released yet.
Up in The Air :
not released yet.
Inglorious Basterds :
domestic : 120,300,000 USD
foreign : 179,300,000 USD
At the end of the day :
An Education : zero oscar
J§J : may be one oscar. Not sure.
The Hurt Locker : zero oscar
Precious : may be one oscar Not sure.
Up In The Air : nobody knows yet.
Inlgorious Basterds : quite a few oscars. Probably two or three.
If only for the Where the Wild Things Are shooting script, which would be my girlfriend’s pride and joy, here are my predictions…
Picture: Precious
Director: Lee Daniels
Actor: Morgan Freeman
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Animated Feature: Up
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans! Canadian Thankgsiving was a month ago. Thanks Sasha and Ryan for this great site!
BP: Nine
BD: Rob Marshall
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Film Editing: Nine
Best Cinematography: Nine
Best Art Direction: Nine
Best Sound Mixing: Nine
Best Sound Editing: Nine
Best Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Best Original Score: Up
Best Original Song: I See You (Avatar)
Best Documentary: The Cove
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Makeup: Avatar
Best Picture: Precious
Best Director: Rob Marshall-”Nine”
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges-”Crazy Heart”
Best Actress: Gabby Sidibe-”Precious”
Best Supporting Actor: Christian McKay-”Me and Orson Welles”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique-”Precious”
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature Film: Up
Best Documentary Feature: The Cove
Best Film Editing: Nine
Best Cinematography: Nine
Best Art Direction: Nine
Best Costume Design: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Original Score: Avatar
Best Original Song: Mary J. Blige-”I Can See In Color” from “Precious”
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar
Best Sound Editing: Avatar
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Film: White Ribbon
Documentary Feature: Food Inc
Animated Feature: Ponyo
Costume: Inglourious Basterds
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Score: Up
Song: All is Love
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: District 9
Sasha,
Thanks for this site and hope you had a good day despite everything. Don’t comment as often as I could, but I love checking it out several times a day!
Picture: Invictus
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Helen Mirren
Supporting Actress: Monique
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (if he goes in this category, Christian McKay if not)
Original Screenplay: Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Foreign Language: White Ribbon
Picture: Up in the Air (2nd Precious)
Director: Jason Reitman (2nd Kathryn Bigelow)
Actor: Colin Firth (2nd Jeff Bridges)
Actress: Gabby Sidibe (2nd Carrey Mulligan)
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (2nd Christopher Plummer)
Supporting Actress: Monique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air (2nd Precious)
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker (2nd a Serious Man or Up)
Visual Effects: Avatar
Animation: Up
Foreign: a Prophet
Documentary: the Cove
Picture: Nine
Director: Rob Marshall, Nine
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Film: A Prophet
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Score: Were the Wild Things Are
Song: “Take it All”, Nine
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: District 9
Sorry for the loss…and thanks for making the last 3 years (since I’ve been following the site) more enjoyable. Onto the predictions:
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore
Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Best Actress: Gabby Sidebe, Precious
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
I’m so late for the party!
Best Picture: Nine
Best Director: Rob Marshall
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up
Animated: Up
Best Picture: “Up in the Air”
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart:
Best Actress: Robin Wright, “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee”
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Best Supporting Actress: Melanie Laurent, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Original Screenplay: “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Up in the Air”
Best Costumes: “Bright Star”
I think that lead actress will be a surprise, that the fifth unexpected one that’s nominated will end up taking the prize, whether it’s Robin Wright, Shoreh Agdashloo, Michelle Pfieffer, Juliette Binoche, Tilda Swinton, Amy Adams (Sunshine Cleaning), etc.
Precious
Bigelow
Bridges
Mulligan
Tucci
Mo’Nique
Tarantino
Reitman
“Best Adapted Screenplay: Up”
I was thinking about the animation category and ended up writing it twice. Silly me. lol
My sympathies to you for your loss Sasha, especially at this time. Do take care of yourself.
We love you Sasha, and thank you for creating this place you call Awards Daily. I think of this as my home base and always look forward to seeing what’s coming next. Thank you, thank you….
Best Picture : The Hurt Locker Best Director : Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Ben Foster Actress: Abbie Cornish
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Documentary Feature: The Cove Animated Feature: UP
Art Direction: Bright Star
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
did meryl streep close the gap yet?
pic: hurt locker
actor: morgan freeman
actress: meryl streep
support actor: stanley tucci
support actress: mon’nique
director: kathryn bigelow
o screenplay: hurt locker
a screenplay: precious
foreign film: white ribbon
animated: fantastic mr. fox
Picture: Nine
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Meryl Streep
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Supporting Actor: Alec Baldwin
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Cinematography: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Costume Design: Nine
Film Editing: Nine
Original Score: Bright Star
Original Song: Nine
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Star Trek
Makeup: District 9
Animated Film: Up
Foreign Language Film: The Prophet
Best Picture: Inglourious Basterds
Best Director: Jason Reitman
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Animated Film: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Foreign Language Film: A Prophet
Art Direction: Nine
Cinematography: Nine
Costume Design: Nine
Film Editing: Nine
Makeup: District 9
Original Score: A Prophet
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Visual Effects: District 9
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Inglourious Basterds
Art Direction: Inglourious Basterds
Score: The Princess and the Frog
Song: “Precious”
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
MakeUp: Star Trek
Happy Thanksgiving, Americans! Ho ho ho!
And my condolences, Sasha.
My apologies for this tonally paradoxical message
BEST PICTURE: Up In The Air
BEST DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
BEST ACTOR: George Clooney, Up In The Air
BEST ACTRESS: Carey Mulligan, An Education
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mo’Nique, Precious
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Up In The Air
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Hurt Locker
Oh, and my predictions are:
Film: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow (whoever it ends up being, though, i think it will likely be a historic win in some way)
Actor: Jeff Bridges (you should put Christopher Plummer as a potential nominee in your list, by the way, Sasha)
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci
Supporting Actress: Either Mo’Nique or Julianne Moore
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Animated Feature: Up (by a balloon)
Best Editing: The Hurt Locker (I think you should add Up as a potential nominee here as well for the opening sequence alone)
Best Cinematography: A Single Man
Art Direction: Bright Star
Costuming: Bright Star
Song (if they have it): Something from The Princess and the Frog
Original Score: The Lovely Bones (just a wild guess)
Sound Mixing: Nine
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Visual Effects: Avatar
Documentary Feature: Food Inc.
Makeup: Star Trek
Documentary Short: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Animated Short: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Live Action Short: Whatever the 3rd nominee in alphabetical order ends up being (hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained)
BP: Up in the Air
BD: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Best Actor: George Clooney, up in the Air
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Cinematography: Where The Wild Things Are
Best Art Direction: Nine
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar
Best Sound Editing: Avatar
Best Costume Design: Bright Star
Best Original Score: Up
Best Original Song: Cinema Italiano (Nine)
Best Foreign Language film: The White Ribbon
Best Documentary: Food Inc.
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best Documentary Short: China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Makeup: District 9
Best animated short: Partly Cloudy
Best Live action short: Abstain
Best Picture: Up In the Air
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, The Road
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Best Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Best Supporting Actor: Cristopher Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
PICTURE
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
The Lovely Bones
Nine
Precious
Up
Up in the Air
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Bright Star for Up in the Air
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: A Serious Man
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: ?
DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones
Rob Marshall, Nine
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman. Up in the Air
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Cameron for Reitman
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: James Cameron
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Kathryn Bigelow
ACTOR
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker
Morgan Freeman in Invictus
Colin Firth in A Single Man
George Clooney in Up in the Air
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Michael Stuhlbarg, Daniel Day-Lewis
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Colin Firth
ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones
Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia
Marion Cotillard in Nine
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Cornish for Ronan.
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Vera Farminga, Helen Mirren, Abbie Cornish
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Carey Mulligan
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alfred Molina in An Education
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Matt Damon in Invictus
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Richard Kind for Christopher Plummer.
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Christian McKay, Anthony Mackie,
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Christoph Waltz
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds
Penelope Cruz in Nine
Mo’Nique in Precious
Julianne Moore in A Single Man
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Weisz with Kendrick and Dench with Moore
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Vera Faraminga, Judi Dench.
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Mo’Nique
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
(500) Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Bright Star with (500) Days of Summer.
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Bright Star, The White Ribbon
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: A Serious Man
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
An Education
Invictus
The Lovely Bones
Precious
Up in the Air
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: The Informant!
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Precious
SCORE
Avatar
Brothers
An Education
The Lovely Bones
Up
CHANGES MADE: Swapped Bright Star with An Education
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: A Christmas Carol
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Up
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar
Bright Star
The Hurt Locker
The Lovely Bones
Nine
CHANGES MADE: none, but may end up swapping out Avatar
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Harry Potter, Antichrist, and Inglourious Basterds
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: The Lovely Bones
ART DIRECTION
Bright Star
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Inglourious Basterds
The Lovely Bones
Nine
CHANGES MADE: swapped Inglourious Basterds for Amelia
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Public Enemies, Me and Orson Welles
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Nine
COSTUME DESIGN
Amelia
Bright Star
Cheri
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Public Enemies, Sherlock Holmes, Me and Orson Welles
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Nine
MAKEUP
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Avatar, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, The Road
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Star Trek
FILM EDITING
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Lovely Bones
Nine
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Up in the Air, District 9
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: The Hurt Locker
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: District 9
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Avatar
SOUND MIXING
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Up
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Star Trek, District 9
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Avatar
SOUND EDITING
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Up
STRONGLY CONSIDERING: Nine
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Avatar
ANIMATED FILM
A Christmas Carol
Coraline
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
Up
IF I HAD TO PREDICT A WINNER AT THIS POINT: Up
If a movie raped your childhood, then your childhood had it coming.
Best Picture – Precious
Best Director – Lee Daniels ‘Precious”
Best Actor – George Clooney “Up In the Air”
Best Actress – Carey Mulligan “An Education
Best Supp. Actor – Christoph Waltz “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supp. Actress – Mo’Nique “Precious”
Best Original Screenplay – The Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay – Precious
Best Foreign Film – The White Ribbon
Best Animated Film – Up
Best Documentary – The Cove
Best Picture: Precious
Best Director: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Best Actor: Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Best Actress: Gabby Sidebe, Precious
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Picture-Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Actor-Jeff Bridges-Crazy Heart
Actress-Gabourey Sidibe-Precious
Supp. Actor-Christoph Waltz-Inglourious Basterds
Supp. Actress-Mo’nique-Precious
Director-Lee Daniels-Precious
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (NGNG, lol)
Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore
Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Picture: Nine (Up in the Air)
Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones (Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker)
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, The Road (George Clooney, Up in the Air)
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education (Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia)
Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus (Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine (Mo’Nique, Precious)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air (The Lovely Bones)
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer (The Hurt Locker)
Best Art Direction: Nine (Sherlock Holmes)
Best Cinematography: Nine (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince)
Best Costume Design: Nine (Bright Star)
Best Original Score: Avatar (Up)
Best Original Song: I See You, Avatar (Take it All, Nine)
Best Film Editing: Star Trek (Avatar)
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar (District 9)
Best Sound Editing: Star Trek (District 9)
Best Visual Effects: Avatar (Star Trek)
Best Make Up: District 9 (Star Trek)
Best Animated Film: Up (The Fantastic Mr. Fox)
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: Up
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Documentary Feature: Food, Inc.
Animated Feature: Up
Picture: Precious
Director: Lee Daniels
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supp. Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supp. Actress: Mo’Nique
Orig. Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adap. Screenplay: Precious
Right now I’m leaning towards Up in the Air taking the top prizes.
I think this is going to be a really interesting year–I can’t see any one film dominating the nominations this year. Hopefully there’ll be some variety among the critics awards winners, with no category being dominated by any particular film or actor/actress (though I’m thinking that foreign film will likely be dominated by the White Ribbon, and Mo’Nique possibly in Supporting Actress). It makes things so much more intriguing that way.
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Best Actress: Gabby Sidibe, Precious
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Best Original Screenplay:The Hurt Locker
Best Art Direction: Where the Wild Things Are
Best Cinematography: The Lovely Bones
Best Costume Design: Nine
Best Original Score: Up
Best Original Song: “Cinema Italiano,” Nine
Best Film Editing: District 9
Best Sound Mixing: Nine
Best Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Make Up: Star Trek
Best Animated Film: Up
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Film: Mother
Animated Feature: Up
Costume: Nine
Art Direction: The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
Score: Up
Song: something from Crazy Heart
Cinematography: Nine
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: Up
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Visual Effects: District 9
Make Up: District 9
picture: up in the air
director: jason reitman
actor: jeff bridges
actress: meryl streep
supp. actor: christoph waltz
supp. actress: Mo’Nique (hoping for Cruz)
foreign: white ribbon
From Alan of Montreal :
“I think this is going to be a really interesting year–I can’t see any one film dominating the nominations this year. Hopefully there’ll be some variety among the critics awards winners, with no category being dominated by any particular film or actor/actress (though I’m thinking that foreign film will likely be dominated by the White Ribbon, and Mo’Nique possibly in Supporting Actress). It makes things so much more intriguing that way”
………….
Yes !
Rules of the game have changed.
There will be movies made to win awards at the Critics choice Awards, at the People Choice Awards or at the Kansas City critics Awards. These will be Movies dealing with American-centered subjects.
And there will be movies made to win at the Globes or at the Academy Awards. Movies made for the Worlwide audience.
sorry for your loss sasha.
jane campion
Best Director!
Best Picture: Nine
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Best Adapted Screenplay: An Education
I’m not done with my complete list, so this is the best I can do! Besides obviously Dion Beebe for Cinematography for Nine.
PICTURE The Hurt Locker
DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow
ACTOR Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
ACTRESS Meryl Streep, “It’s Complicated”
SUPPORTING ACTOR Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique, “Precious”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Hurt Locker
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Up in the Air
EDITING The Hurt Locker
CINEMATOGRAPHY Nine
ART DIRECTION Nine
COSTUME DESIGN Nine
ORIGINAL SCORE Up
ORIGINAL SONG “The Weary Kind”, Crazy Heart
SOUND MIXING Nine
SOUND EDITING Avatar
MAKE-UP Star Trek
VISUAL EFFECTS Avatar
Sorry for your loss Sasha
Best picture: Nine
Best director: Rob Marshall
Best actress : Gabourey Sidibe
Best actor: Jeff Bridges
Best supp. actress: Mo’nique
Best supp. actor: Christoph Waltz
Best original screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Best adapted screenplay: Up in the Air
Best foreign film: The White Ribbon (best film I’ve seen this year so far)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Meryl Streep
Sup. actor: Christoph Waltz
sup. Actress: Mo’Nique
Orig. Screenplay: (500) Days of Summer
Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
I´m also sorry for your loss, Sasha!
Tough to predict the winners before the precursors, but let´s try:
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Director: Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Actress: Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
Supp. Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglorious Basterds”
Supp. Actress: Mo´Nique, “Precious”
Orig. Screenplay: A Serious Man
Adap. Screenplay: Up in the Air
Foreign language Film: White Ribbon
I´m not sure what Thanksgiving is, but happy time to you Americans!
Here’s hoping:
Best Picture: Precious
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglorious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious
Best Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Best Original Screenplay: A Serious Man
Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathyn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Best Supporting Actor: Peter Capaldi, In the Loop
Best Supporting Actress: Vera Farmiga
Best Adapted Screenplay: In the Loop
Best Original Screenplay: Bob Peterson, Peter Docter, Up
It’s too early for me to go out on a limb prediction wise.
Soon, though. Very soon.
While I’m here I’ll extend deeply heartfelt condolences to Sasha. Our thoughts are with you.
I hope you’re feeling better soon.
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941681.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
Variety posted its Invictus review.
Sorry about your loss, Miss Stone. I know what you feeling, also recently.
My hans are itching to write some predictions, bu I guess it’s too early.
Only two: Mo’nique will win for Best Suporting Actress and “Un prophète” for Best Foreign.
Sasha, Greetings from an airport in Portland, Or at 7:30 am on Black Friday! Just wanted to say how much I love reading the site every day all awards season long. I hope you’re enjoying the most wonderful time of the year (Oscar season that is!) Be Well!
Picture: Nine
Director: Rob Marshall
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay: Up In the Air
Animated Feature: Up
Documentary Feature: Every Little Step
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Cinematography: Nine
Costume Design: Nine
Art Direction: Nine
Score: Nine
Song: The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart
Makeup: District 9
Animated Short: Cat Piano
Documentary Short: Tell Them Anything You Want
Sasha, I’m sorry to hear about the death in your family. I’ve been following this site for quite some time — it’s like home to me. Hearing of your loss is nearly like losing someone in my own family. Thank you for all your insightful contributions.
No predictions yet, though Nine may win by default.
Picture: PRECIOUS
Director: Kathryn Bigelow for THE HURT LOCKER
Actor: Jeff Bridges for CRAZY HEART
Actress: Meryl Streep for JULIE & JULIA
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci for THE LOVELY BONES
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique for PRECIOUS
Original Screenplay: UP
Adapted Screenplay: UP IN THE AIR
Film Editing: THE HURT LOCKER
Cinematography: Dion Beebe for NINE
Original Score: Michael Giacchino for UP
Original Song: “The Weary Kind” from CRAZY HEART
Art Direction: NINE
Costume Design: NINE
Make-up: STAR TREK
Sound Mixing: AVATAR
Sound Editing: AVATAR
Visual Effects: AVATAR
Picture in a Foreign Language: MAX MANUS (Norway)
Animated Picture: UP
Animated Short Feature: THE KINEMATOGRAPH
Best Picture – Precious
Best Actress – Gabby Sidibe – Precious
Best Actor – Colin Firth – A Single Man
Best Sup. Actress – Mo’nique – Precious
Best Sup. Actor – Christoph Waltz – Inglorious Basterds
I completely forgot my choice for Best Supporting Actress, which would be Mo’ Nique for “Precious”.
No guts, no glory so…
BP:Sherlock Holmes
BD:Guy Richie
BA:RDJ
BA:SaBu
BSA: Christoph Waltz
BSA:Mo`nique
The reason being:
“Early polling for writer-director James Cameron’s $310-million “Avatar” from Fox isn’t as favorable as it is for Warner Bros.’ “Sherlock Holmes.” The latter film comes out a week after “Avatar” yet still has significantly higher “definite interest.” At the same time, young girls — the fanatical ticket-buyers who pushed Cameron’s Oscar-winning “Titanic” into the box-office record books — are so far showing cool curiosity in Dec. 18’s “Avatar,” preferring by an almost 2-1 margin Dec. 23’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” also from Fox.”
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-word26-2009nov26,0,3856425.story
If Holmes gets great reviews and pulls a boxoffice upset over Avatar or at least becomes a surprise boxoffice success, the sky`s the limit. Plus, there`s Guy Richie comeback which they won`t be able to resist.
Yeah, SHERLOCK HOLMES is looking very good, positionally. And won’t it be fun watching all the prognosticators who have ignored it all year get egg on their faces?
I was surprised about mostly everybody focused on Mulligan to win. Do you know that the BAFTA has chosen Emily Blunt British Actress of the year this year?, The same thing they did to Winslet last year?? which Winslet eventually won the Oscar, Seems to me Emily Blunt could possibly get nominated and bump Mulligan out of the top 5, and did you know that Cornish beat Mulligan again at the London Film Festival for Best Actress,Mulligan could possibly get snubbed,
and by the way Meryl Streep should win this year she had the best reviewed performance of the year much better than Mulligan and Sidibe combined.
I think Mulligan was overhyped.
Hey Sasha, did not fully read your post (skim reading at work) but just wanted to say how sorry I am to hear of your loss, and thank you for bringing me so much new and joy over the past 5 years (?) I have been coming to this site.
You are my very first internet read in the morning, and my last at night.
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