Sunday, February 27, 2011

Final Predictions

The day is here. Tonight, some lucky folks will be named the best in their respective crafts by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Here are my predictions for who those people will be:

BEST PICTURE
Nominees: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone
Prediction: The King's Speech
Upset: The Social Network
My pick(s): Inception was undoubtedly my favorite 2010 movie. The Social Network is a close second and certainly was the most technically well-crafted film across the board. The directing, writing, acting, music, everything worked together so well. Toy Story 3 was pretty darn good, too, if I do say so myself.

BEST DIRECTOR
Nominees: Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), Coen Bros. (True Grit), David Fincher (The Social Network), Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Prediction: David Fincher, The Social Network
Upset: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech OR Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
My pick(s): Out of the nominees, David Fincher, quite easily. The not-nominated Christopher Nolan (Inception) also did a fabulous job.

BEST ACTOR
Nominees: Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King's Speech), James Franco (127 Hours)
Prediction: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Upset: Javier Bardem, Biutiful
My pick(s): Jesse Eisenberg gave my favorite performance, but Colin Firth was quite good as well.

BEST ACTRESS
Nominees: Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Prediction: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Upset: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
My pick(s): Uh... I'm so behind with performances from the ladies this year. Not only have I seen none of these, I haven't really seen any non-nominees worth mentioning.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nominees: Christian Bale (The Fighter), John Hawkes (Winter's Bone), Jeremy Renner (The Town), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right), Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Prediction: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Upset: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech -- This could very well happen
My pick(s): Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) wasn't nominated, so I'm going to go with Geoffrey Rush, who was great.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nominees: Amy Adams (The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Prediction: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Upset: Well... Jacki Weaver would be an upset. The favorites are Melissa Leo and Hailee Steinfeld.
My pick(s): Again, I'm behind with these performances. I've seen Steinfeld, but she shouldn't win. She was the lead and simply good, not great.

The rest are just predictions.

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 3
BEST ART DIRECTION
The King's Speech
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
True Grit
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Inside Job
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Strangers No More
BEST FILM EDITING
The Social Network
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Incendies
BEST MAKEUP
Barney's Version -- Yay for random guessing!
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Social Network
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"I See the Light" from Tangled
BEST ANIMATED FILM (SHORT)
Day & Night
BEST SHORT FILM
Na Wewe
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Inception
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Social Network
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The King's Speech

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