Well a SW as never won a oscar (as it ?) but neither Hitchcook or Cassavetes so what.
My bet for best film The Hurt Locker, I hope it isn’t Avatar ( i prefer the wife ex)
Put your last hour bets, and talk about the winners
Adeus camaradas
not to mention Inglourious Basterds 
I’m hoping Inglourious Basterds get it for Best Picture. Will shake up things a bit. QT should also get best Director.
My money’s on Jeremy Renner for best actor. He’s been great in everything I’ve seen him in. He’s also in my favorite movie, Assassination of Jesse James. And he was spectacular in Hurt Locker.
I just hope Avatar doesn’t win.
I’m getting crazy if Waltz won’t win!
I’m pretty happy:
Hurt Locker won best picture and best director deservedly beating out Fern gully, I mean Avatar, for the big awards.
I still would have liked to see Renner win but Jeff bridges was still a great choice.
And of course Waltz won!
Up deservedly won it’s two awards (best music and best animation), which was a pet favorite of mine, so I’m happy. Avatar won three, all in speciall effects departments, which I think was what it deserve to win. Of course, I’m still dissapointed that Up didn’t win Best Picture…
And the Oscar goes to…
Best Motion Picture of the Year
WINNER: The Hurt Locker (2008): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Other Nominees:Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
Other Nominees:George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)
Other Nominees:Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Other Nominees:Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Other Nominees:Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Best Achievement in Directing
WINNER: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Other Nominees:James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
WINNER: The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal
Other Nominees:Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger (2009/I): Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
WINNER: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Geoffrey Fletcher
Other Nominees:District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
An Education (2009): Nick Hornby
In the Loop (2009): Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Best Achievement in Cinematography
WINNER: Avatar (2009): Mauro Fiore
Other Nominees:Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009): Christian Berger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009): Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker (2008): Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Robert Richardson
Best Achievement in Editing
WINNER: The Hurt Locker (2008): Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
Other Nominees:Avatar (2009): Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron
District 9 (2009): Julian Clarke
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Joe Klotz
Best Achievement in Art Direction
WINNER: Avatar (2009): Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
Other Nominees:The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): David Warren, Anastasia Masaro, Caroline Smith
Nine (2009): John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria (2009): Patrice Vermette, Maggie Gray
Best Achievement in Costume Design
WINNER: The Young Victoria (2009): Sandy Powell
Other Nominees:Bright Star (2009): Janet Patterson
Coco avant Chanel (2009): Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): Monique Prudhomme
Nine (2009): Colleen Atwood
Best Achievement in Makeup
WINNER: Star Trek (2009): Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow
Other Nominees:Il divo (2008): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano
The Young Victoria (2009): John Henry Gordon, Jenny Shircore
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
WINNER: Up (2009): Michael Giacchino
Other Nominees:Avatar (2009): James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker (2008): Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Hans Zimmer
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
WINNER: Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham(“The Weary Kind”)
Other Nominees:Faubourg 36 (2008): Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas(“Loin de Paname”)
Nine (2009): Maury Yeston(“Take It All”)
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman(“Almost There”)
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman(“Down in New Orleans”)
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
WINNER: The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett
Other Nominees:Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Mark Ulano
Star Trek (2009): Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Patterson
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
WINNER: The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson
Other Nominees:Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Wylie Stateman
Star Trek (2009): Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin
Up (2009): Michael Silvers, Tom Myers
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar (2009): Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones
Other Nominees:District 9 (2009): Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
Star Trek (2009): Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WINNER: Up (2009): Pete Docter
Other Nominees:Coraline (2009): Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog (2009): John Musker, Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells (2009): Tomm Moore
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
WINNER: El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Other Nominees:Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)
Un prophète (2009)(France)
La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
Best Documentary, Features
WINNER: The Cove (2009): Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens
Other Nominees:Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2008): Anders Østergaard, Lise Lense-Møller
Food, Inc. (2008): Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009): Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home (2009): Rebecca Cammisa
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
WINNER: Music by Prudence (2010): Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett
Other Nominees:China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (2009) (TV): Jon Alpert, Matthew O’Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009): Daniel Junge, Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009) (TV): Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Królik po berlinsku (2009): Bartosz Konopka, Anna Wydra
Best Short Film, Animated
WINNER: Logorama (2009): Nicolas Schmerkin
Other Nominees:French Roast (2008): Fabrice Joubert
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2008): Nicky Phelan, Darragh O’Connell
La dama y la muerte (2009): Javier Recio Gracia
Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’ (2008) (TV): Nick Park
Best Short Film, Live Action
WINNER: The New Tenants (2009): Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson
Other Nominees:The Door (2008): Juanita Wilson, James Flynn
Istället för abrakadabra (2008): Patrik Eklund, Mathias Fjällström
Kavi (2009): Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish (2009): Luke Doolan, Drew Bailey
I don’t pay much attention to the Oscars normally.
Most of the time I haven’t seen many films or performances that were nominated, so having a motivated opinion is impossible.
I’m not really looking forward to The Hurt Locker; it’s a movie about a war that is too fresh. In order to make a reflective war movie, you need time to digest the events, in order to make a straightforward action movie, you need more distance to the material.
I’m a bit surprised by Sandra Bullock’s Oscar; good looking girl, nice person, but rather average as an actress. Haven’t seen the movie, but I’m sure there were better performances than hers this year. A bit of tactical choice, I suppose: she’s in the business for a few decades now, most people like her, few people dislike her, so there you are
We probably also have too many Oscars and too many nominations; it makes the event, and the effect of its outcome, less important.
Sandra Bullock also received an award as worst actress last week. Same film maybe?
I’m surprised about The Hurt Locker (and haven’t seen it). It was a flop in Germany. Did it make money in the USA?
At least the Academy proves that it is not that predictable as many people like to think.
[quote=“Stanton, post:9, topic:2268”]Sandra Bullock also received an award as worst actress last week. Same film maybe?
I’m surprised about The Hurt Locker (and haven’t seen it). It was a flop in Germany. Did it make money in the USA?
At least the Academy proves that it is not that predictable as many people like to think.[/quote]
Sandra: I think it was another movie. The winning performance, or better the movie in question, won’t be released overhere. It’s about one of those typically American sports (I think football but I’m not sure, could also be baseball) and those films are box-office poison in Europe.
The Hurt Locker: It was an enormous flop here too, as a result it has already been released on rental DVD. I think most people aren’t very fond of watching movies about wars that is going on or have just finished.
Nope, it was All About Steve. But it’s still ironic that she wins a Razzie on the Saturday and then wins an Oscar on the Sunday.
unless those movies were about WW2 filmed and released during WW2… propaganda at its finest.
Good to see that Waltz has won this little statuette. Bad that Haneke didn’t won it.
I’ve seen The Hurt Locker recently on DVD. It’s a good movie but there are many more better war movies. I would have preffered Inglorious Basterds, Up to the Air, District 9 and Avatar over The Hurt Locker. 8)
That’s right, Frank, but I don’t think it’s possible these days to score a hit with a propaganda war movie
Would be interesting, of course, to know why not. Apparently we experience ‘our’ wars differently from the way WWII was experienced by our parents and grandparents.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:14, topic:2268”]That’s right, Frank, but I don’t think it’s possible these days to score a hit with a propaganda war movie
Would be interesting, of course, to know why not. Apparently we experience ‘our’ wars differently from the way WWII was experienced by our parents and grandparents.[/quote]
We are bombarded (literally) by non-stop war footage ever since Vietnam and we get our updates daily on the war’s progress in Iraq and Afghanistan. There’s nothing that could sway the vote on disasters such as those.
and I am glad Christoph got the best supporting actor as well. I knew as soon as I saw the movie he would get some recognition.
Regarding The Hurt Locker:
The film is not a sappy “war is hell” film. It is an anti war film in theme but as a film, it is mostly an examination of the daily life of the people in the military who’s job it is to defuse bombs. And the suspense is killer. So, the modern Iraqi setting is, to me, justified. As we didn’t face these types of problems as much in past wars.
[quote=“korano, post:16, topic:2268”]Regarding The Hurt Locker:
The film is not a sappy “war is hell” film. It is an anti war film in theme but as a film, it is mostly an examination of the daily life of the people in the military who’s job it is to defuse bombs. And the suspense is killer. So, the modern Iraqi setting is, to me, justified. As we didn’t face these types of problems as much in past wars.[/quote]
Most of the war films that were created after the war they depict are Anti-War - unless they are the guts and glory WW2 movies or the macaroni combat movies from Italy. I think the only pro-Vietnam movie was the incredibly terrible The Green Berets which was produced at the height of the conflict in 1968.
Now that the Oscar Nominations are going to be released in a few hours time, I think it’s appropriate that I should resurrect this thread from the dead.
A zombie thread
Last year I did pretty well with predictions; getting 3 out of 4 of the top awards correct without seeing any of the films involved.
I’m afraid these awards have become increasingly predictable and meaningless over the years.