The Pagemeister Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Performance by an actor in a leading role Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” Colin Firth in “The King's Speech” James Franco in “127 Hours” Performance by an actor in a supporting role Christian Bale in “The Fighter” John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone” Jeremy Renner in “The Town” Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech” Performance by an actress in a leading role Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone” Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” Performance by an actress in a supporting role Amy Adams in “The Fighter” Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech” Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit” Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” Achievement in cinematography “Black Swan” “Inception” “The King's Speech” “The Social Network” “True Grit” Achievement in directing “Black Swan” -Darren Aronofsky “The Fighter” -David O. Russell “The King's Speech” - Tom Hooper “The Social Network” -David Fincher “True Grit” -Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Achievement in makeup “Barney's Version” “The Way Back” “The Wolfman” Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) “How to Train Your Dragon” “Inception” “The King's Speech” “127 Hours” “The Social Network” Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “I See the Light” from “Tangled” “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” Achievement in visual effects “Alice in Wonderland” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” “Hereafter” “Inception” “Iron Man 2” Adapted screenplay “127 Hours” “The Social Network” “Toy Story 3” “True Grit” “Winter's Bone” Original screenplay “Another Year” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The Kids Are All Right” “The King's Speech” Best motion picture of the year “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” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm rooting for Colin Firth to win Best Actor, I'm so glad he has finally found worthy roles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I would rank this years awards and movies pretty low in comarison with years past. I mean, the remake of a John Wayne movie is on the list? Give me a break. Has hollywood gone bad or what? Too much high tech garbage is being pumped out and not alot of good acting. I think for every good movie there are a hundred that are pure crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Guess I need to get to the movie theater more often, I haven't seen any of those fllicks except for Iron Man 2. I usually just wait untiil they come out on DVD/Bluray. Edit: I did see The Town also. That was a decent film and Jeremy Renner did a great job in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Fills the Air Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 A lot of decent films and directors have been overlooked as always this year. Christopher Nolan should have been nominated for Best Director for Inception. Also I think Peter Weir's film The Way Back should have got some recognition. It's a far superior film to some of the others nominated in the Best Picture catergory. I'm hoping Colin Firth wins too, he certainly deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EuqP2hc9hk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I would rank this years awards and movies pretty low in comarison with years past. I mean, the remake of a John Wayne movie is on the list? Give me a break. Has hollywood gone bad or what? Too much high tech garbage is being pumped out and not alot of good acting. I think for every good movie there are a hundred that are pure crap Have to agree with you there, mate. I did like 'True Grit' but not as well as the original. PS-I pretty much prefer independant films these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hi sliver,all, I would rank this years awards and movies pretty low in comarison with years past. I mean, the remake of a John Wayne movie is on the list? Give me a break. Has hollywood gone bad or what? Too much high tech garbage is being pumped out and not alot of good acting. I think for every good movie there are a hundred that are pure crap. 'True Grit' was originally a short novel. Follywood puts out of lot junk these days,..... KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Oscar Night Preview David Carr and A. O. Scott discuss The New York Times's live Oscar night coverage. http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/02/25/movies/100000000663386/oscar-night-preview.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I nominate Charlie Sheen for "Leading Asshole In A Dramatic Role" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Fills the Air Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Why do all the best actress nominees have to be in English speaking roles? Can't you act unless you're speaking English?! Anyway I nominate as best actress Kristin Scott Thomas in 'Leaving'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Why do all the best actress nominees have to be in English speaking roles? Can't you act unless you're speaking English?! Anyway I nominate as best actress Kristin Scott Thomas in 'Leaving'. Marion Cotillard won for playing Edith Piaf (in French) just a few years ago. That spurred me on to see if anyone else had...turns out Sophia Loren spoke Italian in her winning role in "Two Women" in 1961. They also list Marlee Matlin for using sign language in her role in "Children of a Lesser God" Looking to see if there were some non-winning nominees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I would rank this years awards and movies pretty low in comarison with years past. I mean, the remake of a John Wayne movie is on the list? Give me a break. Has hollywood gone bad or what? Too much high tech garbage is being pumped out and not alot of good acting. I think for every good movie there are a hundred that are pure crap "True Grit" was actually a book before it became a John Wayne movie, and the Coen's version is truer to the book than the first filmed version. That said, I liked both the John Wayne and the Jeff Bridges versions. But, with 10 nominations it came away empty handed, so I am sure that made you happy. I thought for sure Roger Deakins would FINALLY win for Best Cinematography and had him in my Oscar pool, but he lost to "Inception"'s Wally Pfister. Check out Roger Deakins' amazing credits here:Deakins Cinematography credits How is it possible he's never won? Has Hollywood gone bad? Well, there's always the usual amount of crap...but I don't think you'll find a lot of the "high tech garbage" you complain about among the nominees. "The King's Speech", "Social Network", "True Grit", "Winter's Bone" are not high tech garbage. Even "Inception" is an exception to the usual Hollywood summer blockbuster-type film in that most of the effects were done in-camera and not using CGI, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt's cool weightless fight scene. Was I happy with the Oscars this year? Not any more or less than I usually am...like the Grammys and Emmys and other award shows, I have long made peace with the fact that the voters will go with the conservative safe choice most of the time. Plus, add in the fact that this year "The King's Speech" had Harvey Weinstein behind it and that it was one of the few movies where "screener copies" were sent out to everyone(Social Network being another) and it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that it would at least win Best Picture, Actor and Original Screenplay. Best Director was a mild surprise as the thought was that the Academy would give a nod to Social Network by choosing David Fincher for Best Director. For me, I won't remember 2010 for "The King's Speech", "Black Swan", "The Kids Are All Right" or "True Grit". No, the 10 films that made the year memorable for me were criminally overlooked Gaspar Noé's "Enter the Void", Clair Denis' "White Material", Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", Mike Leigh's "Another Year", and Olivier Assayas' 5-and-one-half-hour-epic "Carlos"...along with "Inception", "Winter's Bone", "Animal Kingdom", "Toy Story 3" and "Social Network". I was 16-8 this year on my Oscar ballot, my lowest win percentage since the year Crash won. My biggest disappointment and disgust of the night was how they forgot about the iconic Tura Satana during the In Memoriam segment. BOO Academy! HISS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONCVJvbp27M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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