Art Direction:
Want: Inception
Think: True Grit
Cinematography:
Want: Inception
Think: Black Swan
Supporting Actress:
Want: Hailee Steinfeld
Think: Melissa Leo
Animated Short Film:
Want: Day & Night
Think: Lets Pollute
Animated Feature:
Want: Toy Story 3
Think: Toy Story 3 (Because there is no way Toy Story 3 is not going to win)
Adapted Screenplay:
Want: 127 Hours
Think: The Social Network
Original Screenplay:
Want: Inception
Think: The King’s Speech
Foreign Language Film: (I admittedly did not see any of these films, so my choices are based solely on here-say, submitted here just so you know how I’ll be drinking!)
Want: In a Better World
Think: Biutiful
Supporting Actor:
Want: Christian Bale in The Fighter
Think: Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech
Original Score:
Want: 127 Hours
Think: The Social Network
Sound Editing:
Want: Inception
Think: Tron: Legacy
Sound Mixing:
Want: Inception
Think: True Grit
Makeup:
Want: The Way Back
Think: The Wolfman
Costume Design:
Want: True Grit (That Bear Suit alone!)
Think: Alice in Wonderland
Documentary Short: Total Crapshoot, had to guess on this one.
Want: Killing in the Name
Think: Sun Come Up
Live Action Short Film: Another case of the “It’s not on Youtube, and I’m not driving to downtown Chicago to go to an obscure theatre”
Want: The Crush
Think: Na Wewe
Documentary Feature: Of these, I only was able to get a hold of “Inside Job”
Want: Restrepo
Think: Inside Job
Visual Effects:
Want: Inception
Think: Inception
Film Editing:
Want: 127 Hours
Think: The Social Network
Original Song:
Want: If I Rise from 127 hours
Think: We Belong Together from Toy Story 3
Directing:
Want: Black Swan
Think: The Social Network
Actress in a Leading Role: I’ll just come out and say that Haliee Steinfeld from True Grit was a leading role, and was sad to see her nomination relegated to the supporting category. Had the nominations been less political, I’d have her at the top of my list here.
Want: Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine
Think: Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Best Actor in a Lead Role:
Want: James Franco in 127 Hours
Think: Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
Best Picture:
Want: 127 Hours
Think: The Social Network
Herr Oberst Talks About Cinema
Film is a medium from which entertainment and art may be created, and are not mutually exclusive.
In other words:
To summarize; my approach to reviews evaluates these aspects of film, a film may be none of these, it may also be all of them, or anywhere in between. There are some films which, while artistically strong, may not suit my personal tastes, and I try to take that into consideration (and hopefully spin some humor into the mix).
With that said I have set aside a few minutes today to give my list of Oscar picks. I will be listing two choices for each category, one for the film I would like to see win, another for a film that I think will win. I should note that I haven’t seen every nominated film, but have made every effort to see as many as possible. I’m listing my picks as part of the MovieBoozer Oscar Drinking Game, which we will (rest assured) be playing as we watch the events unfold and throw down some mean Twitter commentary on February 27th.
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