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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

83rd Academy Award Nominations Announced

83rd academy awards poster of the oscar

So the announcements are official. I've bolded the nominations that are different than my predictions.  The ones that are crossed out were my predictions that weren't nominated. Here we go:

Best Art Direction
Alice In Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Black Swan


So Alice In Wonderland instead of Black Swan, huh?  This is disappointing because the design of Black Swan is so layered and intelligent.  Very disappointed not to see it recognized.

Best Costume Design
Alice In Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Black Swan

I Am Love is definitely a worthy competitor in this category.  While I don't think that film works as a whole, the costume design was absolutely beautiful. 


Best Makeup
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
The Tempest



Okay.  So I really blew this one.  I'm really surprised to not see any of my picks on this list, especially Black Swan which was very deserving of this for the stage makeup alone.


Sound Editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
TRON: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
127 Hours
The Town


 Admittedly, Scott Pilgrim vs the World was a long shot.  But sound is so important to what makes 127 Hours so powerful.  It's shocking to see it not present here.


Sound Mixing
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
127 Hours
Shutter Island


There was a pretty big lapse here on my part to not include The King's Speech on my list.  That film's sound mixing is impeccable and very integral to the story.  For the same reason, it is a shame to see 127 Hours not on the nominations list.


Best Visual Effects
Alice In Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
TRON: Legacy
 
Okay.  I am really mad about this one.  Actually, I am totally pissed off.  This was Scott Pilgrim vs the World's only real chance at getting nominated and instead we get Hereafter.  Really?  For what?  That one opening scene.  It was good.  It wasn't that good.  Honestly, Academy, the only way I can phrase my feelings is: W.T.F.?

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

83rd Academy Award Nominations - My Predictions

This year I decided to try to predict the Academy Award nominations in every category, excluding the shorts which have already been announced. It has not been an easy task. But come the end of January I'll see how well I did.

Best Art Direction
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit

Best Make Up
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
The Tempest

Best Sound Editing
127 Hours
Inception
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
The Town
True Grit

Best Sound Mixing
127 Hours
Inception
Shutter Island
The Social Network
True Grit

Best Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Inception
Iron Man 2
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
TRON: Legacy

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
The Chorus
The Edge
I Am Love
In A Better World

Best Documentary Film
Inside Job
Restrepo
The Tillman Story
Waiting for "Superman"
Waste Land

Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

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