2010 Academy Awards
I made my selections of which movies I believe should win in Italics.
Best Picture
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After taking the time to watch all the above movies, I still believe that it is Up was the best one.
Best Director
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Not a big fan of the guy, not a big of the movie of the movie either, but there is no denying that this is easily one of the best directed movies I have ever watched.
Best Actor
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Jeff Bridges |
George Clooney |
Colin Firth |
Morgan Freeman |
Jeremy Renner |
This is easily the toughest category with some of the decades best performances there (not too sure what Freeman is doing there). Knowing the Academy for being going against popular consensus, they’ll probably snub the masterful Jeff Bridges performance. My money is on Jeremy Renner.
Best Actress
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Sandra Bullock |
Helen Mirren |
Carey Mulligan |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Meryl Streep |
The young ladies clearly deserve this one. I’d bet on Sidibe taking it.
Best Supporting Actor
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Matt Damon |
Woody Harrelson |
Christopher Plummer |
Stanley Tucci |
Christoph Waltz |
There’s no question as to who will bag this one.
Best Supporting Actress
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Penelope Cruz |
Vera Farmiga |
Anna Kendrick |
Mo’Nique |
Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Same goes for this category.
This are the lesser recognized awards, but equally important.
| Best Animated Feature Film | ||
| Coraline | ||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | ||
| The Princess and the Frog | ||
| The Secret of Kells | ||
| Up | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay | |
| A Serious Man | District 9 (an almost poetic story) | |
| The Hurt Locker | An Education | |
| Inglourious Basterds | In The Loop | |
| Up | Precious | |
| The Messenger | Up in the Air | |
| Best Art Direction | Best Cinematography | |
| Avatar | Avatar | |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |
| Nine | The Hurt Locker (i dont it would be in any way fair if Avatar wins this award) |
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| Sherlock Holmes | Inglourious Basterds | |
| The Young Victoria | The White Ribbon | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Best Documentary Feature | |
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Burma VJ | |
| El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina) | The Cove | |
| The Milk of Sorrow (Peru) | Food, Inc. | |
| The White Ribbon (Germany)(to be fair this is the only i’ve watched) | The Most Dangerous Man in America | |
| Un Prophete’ (France) | Which Way Home | |
| Best Original Score | Best Editing | |
| Avatar | Avatar (no brainer) | |
| The Hurt Locker | District 9 | |
| Sherlock Holmes | The Hurt Locker | |
| Up (Yes, I do believe its going to grab that many) | Inglourious Basterds | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Precious | |
| Best Original Song | Best Sound Editing | |
| “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog | Avatar | |
| “Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog | The Hurt Locker | |
| “Loin de Paname” from Paris 36 | Star Trek | |
| “Take It All” from Nine | Inglourious Basterds | |
| “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart | Up | |
| Best Sound Mixing | Best Visual Effects | |
| Avatar | Avatar | |
| The Hurt Locker | District 9 | |
| Inglourious Basterds | Star Trek | |
| Star Trek | ||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(how did this get a nomination) | ||
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You seriously believe Up will win Best Picture. My odds are definately for The Hurt Locker.
I think it SHOULD win, odds are slim though…
but leave it to the Academy to be unpredictable.
Avatar all the way.