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  • #1

    Oscar Nominations Announced

    No surprises here. Maybe District 9 as Best Pic nominee, but that's a good choice imo.

    Best Picture
    "Avatar"
    "The Blind Side"
    "District 9"
    "An Education"
    "The Hurt Locker"
    "Inglourious Basterds"
    "Precious"
    "A Serious Man"
    "Up"
    "Up in the Air"

    Best Actor
    Jeff Briges, "Crazy Heart"
    George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
    Colin Firth "A Single Man"
    Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
    Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"

    Best Actress
    Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
    Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
    Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
    Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"
    Meryl Streep, "Julie and Julia"

    Best Supporting Actress
    Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
    Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
    Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
    Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
    Mo'Nique, "Precious"

    Rest of the list is on the Academy Awards site.
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    Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

    Originally posted by NePatsFan View Post
    No surprises here.
    Except maybe that you didn't put up the screenwriting nominees.

    # Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
    "District 9” (Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell)
    "An Education” (Screenplay by Nick Hornby)
    "In the Loop” (Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche)
    "Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher)
    "Up in the Air” (Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner)

    # Writing (Original Screenplay)
    "The Hurt Locker” (Written by Mark Boal)
    "Inglourious Basterds” (Written by Quentin Tarantino)
    "The Messenger” (Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman)
    "A Serious Man” (Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
    "Up” (Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy)

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    • #3
      Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

      Originally posted by jimjimgrande View Post
      Except maybe that you didn't put up the screenwriting nominees.

      "Artificial Intelligence will never match the efficiency of Natural Stupidity"

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        Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

        Originally posted by jimjimgrande View Post
        Except maybe that you didn't put up the screenwriting nominees.
        All the list sites are still in progress it seems, besides the Oscar site.
        Last edited by NePatsFan; 02-02-2010, 06:55 AM.
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            Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

            Nice to see Up nominated for Screenplay and Picture, though it would be nicer if it had a chance of winning either award. I think there's a better chance of seeing an alien invasion, but I can dream.

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              Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

              I agree that it's nice to see Pixar finally get a Best Pic nom, but if I had a vote, it wouldn't go to UP. Not even close.

              I'm excited about the nominees, though. I really like that Best Pic list. Lots of variety. Lots of stunning films.

              2009 was a helluva year for cinema as far as I'm concerned.

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              • #8
                Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                Originally posted by Biohazard View Post
                Nice to see Up nominated for Screenplay and Picture, though it would be nicer if it had a chance of winning either award. I think there's a better chance of seeing an alien invasion, but I can dream.
                I think Screenplay is a possibility. It's competition is really Inglourious Basterds. Hurt Locker's screenplay really wasn't spectacular, although the directing was. Serious man was meh. I haven't seen The Messenger though.
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                • #9
                  Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                  Originally posted by NePatsFan View Post
                  I think Screenplay is a possibility. It's competition is really Inglourious Basterds. Hurt Locker's screenplay really wasn't spectacular, although the directing was. Serious man was meh. I haven't seen The Messenger though.
                  You're right, but I can't get 2003 out of my head - Finding Nemo, one of the best screenplays of the decade, losing to Lost In Translation, one of the worst screenplays of all time.

                  The Oscars, like every other awards show, is a popularity contest.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                    Since I despise the academy, there is no question IB wins best original screenplay.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                      I hope Tarantino win for Best Original Screenplay.

                      My only disappointment is that Jackie Earle Haley didn't nommed for "Watchmen", let alone the script for best adapted screenplay. Too early, I guess.
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                      • #12
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                        Popularity contest - true. I honestly think Avatar will win best pic simply because there are so many fans of the film, that if it loses will never watch another Academy Awards ceremony again, and in the end, what the Oscar wants...is ratings.
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                        Jack: Trustworthy.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                          I hope Tarantino loses everything cuz we'll be buried under an avalanche of Tarantin-esque $hit.

                          "Artificial Intelligence will never match the efficiency of Natural Stupidity"

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                            Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                            Avatar is a lock for best picture... Unfortunately.

                            That, and most of the major awards that go along with it like directing, editing, music, sound editing, etc.

                            The screenwriting categories aren't that great, either. Meaning, I'm pretty sure it will be "Up In The Air" for adapted.

                            The individual categories for acting are the only remotely wild card ones that aren't a foregone conclusion.

                            Great year for movies, but subpar for awards when you know one juggernaut is going to steam roll over everything else that might be more deserving.
                            Positive outcomes. Only.

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                              Re: Oscar Nominations Announced

                              Originally posted by Biohazard View Post
                              You're right, but I can't get 2003 out of my head - Finding Nemo, one of the best screenplays of the decade, losing to Lost In Translation, one of the worst screenplays of all time.

                              The Oscars, like every other awards show, is a popularity contest.
                              the Screenplay Oscar isn't a screenwriting award.

                              It's usually a consolation prize for the most literate-seeming movie that didn't win the Best Picture award. It's got nothing to do with the actual writing.

                              UP IN THE AIR should be a cinch to win the adapted screenplay award. As for original, tougher call, probably Basterds.

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