Ok...am surprised the Nigerian media has not gone agog with the Oscar fever till now...anyway, there was no way i could have lost it for my second most fave global awards, ok, for the records, i lovesss GRAMMY...kill meut i think it's the most glamourous and allow me use it...'glitzy' event in global history...followed by the almight Oscars...
So, Here’s my yearly shot to speak on next weekend’s Oscar race. Before I state my guesses, let me just say that “A Single Man,” starring Colin firth IS probably the best performance of the year … from a quality standpoint I think. He'll never win the Oscar, but his performance is utterly riveting. If you haven't seen it … you owe it to yourself too. A Tom Ford-Vogue postcard. A treat for sure. OK, here goes:
BEST PICTURE: Avatar - Because it was an event and it is James Cameron after all. He has made his films events … and, Hollywood likes that … I think! King Of The World and all that too. BEST ACTOR: – Jeff Bridges - What a great actor and because he deserves it; my favorite film of his, “Fearless.”SUPPORING ACTOR: Christoph Waltz - Been around for years and Tarantino found him … brilliant move! ACTRESS: Sandra Bullock - The performance of her career … she was spot-on perfect! Good movie too! SUPPORTING ACTRESS: - Maggie Gyllenhaal - Riveting performance … she’s a great actress. DIRECTOR: - James Cameron –
Anywayz...check out the major category and the contender's...
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Colin Firth in "A Single Man" (The Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Matt Damon in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones" (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Carey Mulligan in "An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Penélope Cruz in "Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
Best animated feature film of the year
"Coraline" (Focus Features) Henry Selick
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox) Wes Anderson
"The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney) John Musker and Ron Clements
"The Secret of Kells" (GKIDS) Tomm Moore
"Up" (Walt Disney)
Achievement in art direction
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (Sony Pictures Classics) Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro,Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
"Nine" (The Weinstein Company) Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
"Sherlock Holmes" (Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Young Victoria" (Apparition) Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Achievement in cinematography
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) Mauro Fiore
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (Warner Bros.) Bruno Delbonnel
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Barry Ackroyd
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company) Robert Richardson
"The White Ribbon" (Sony Pictures Classics) Christian Berger
Achievement in directing
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) James Cameron
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company) Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate) Lee Daniels
"Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Jason Reitman
Achievement in film editing
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
"District 9" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Julian Clarke
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company) Sally Menke
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate) Joe Klotz
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) James Horner
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox) Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
"Sherlock Holmes" (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
"Up" (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
Best motion picture of the year
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
A Lightstorm Entertainment Production James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
"The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)
An Alcon Entertainment Production Nominees to be determined
"District 9" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
A Block/Hanson Production Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
"An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
A Voltage Pictures Production Nominees to be determined
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production Lawrence Bender, Producer
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
"A Serious Man" (Focus Features)
A Working Title Films Production Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
"Up" (Walt Disney)
A Pixar Production Jonas Rivera, Producer
"Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
A Montecito Picture Company Production Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
The Avatar from all indication seem to be in tyhe big league...
Check out the list of all the big-list nominations:
"Avatar" from 20th Century Fox has 9 nominations,"The Hurt Locker" from Summit Entertainment also has 9 nominations, "Inglourious Basterds" The Weinstein Company has 8 nominations, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" by Lionsgate has 6 nominations, "Up in the Air" from Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios has 6 nominations, "Up" by Walt Disney has 5 nominations, ''District 9" which stormed the cinema's with so much paparazzi by Sony Pictures Releasing has a total of 4 nominations, "Nine" from The Weinstein Company has also 4 nominations, "Star Trek" from Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment has 4 nominations while "Crazy Heart" by Fox Searchlight has a total of 3 nominations.
Really, this year, the nomination list seem to be an easy pick...it's almost obvious to to know which is coming top's in each category but to make it fun...lets just 'shhhsh' till March 7th...
Keep up here for all the latest on the 'Oscar Fever'....
For now, Peace Out,
Am out!
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