25 January 2011

My Thoughts on the Oscar Nominations

I'm going to say this right now, these are the WORST Oscar nominations since 2005. Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim didn't get a single nomination, Alice in Wonderland got 3 nominations and Christopher Nolan didn't get nominated for Best Director, still I am going to say what I think Will Win and Should Win at these awards, and what is missing.
Best Picture:
Will Win: The Social Network
Should Win: The Social Network/The King's Speech/Inception
Missing: Kick-Ass/Scott Pilgrim

Best Director:
Will Win: David Fincher - The Social Network
Should Win: David Fincher - The Social Network
Missing: Christopher Nolan - Inception/Edgar Wright - Scott Pilgrim/Matthew Vaughn - Kick-Ass

Best Actor:
Will Win: Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Should Win: James Franco - 127 Hours
Missing: Ryan Reynolds - Buried/Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception

Best Actress:
Will Win: Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Should Win: Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Missing: None

Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Christian Bale - The Fighter
Should Win: Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech/Christian Bale - The Fighter
Missing: Justin Timberlake - The Social Network/Andrew Garfield - The Social Network/Tom Hardy - Inception

Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Should Win: Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Missing: Chloe Grace Moretz - Kick-Ass/Barbara Hershey - Black Swan/Mila Kunis - Black Swan

Best Animated Film:
Will Win: Toy Story 3
Should Win: Toy Story 3
Missing: None

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: The King's Speech
Should Win: Inception
Missing: Four Lions/Buried

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: The Social Network
Should Win: The Social Network
Missing: Kick-Ass/Scott Pilgrim

Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: Biutiful
Should Win: Dogtooth
Missing: Uncle Boonme/Of Gods And Men

Best Visual Effects:
Will Win: Inception
Should Win: Inception
Missing: Tron Legacy/Scott Pilgrim

Best Original Score:
Will Win: The Social Network
Should Win: Inception
Missing: Black Swan/Tron Legacy/Scott Pilgrim

Best Editing:
Will Win: The Social Network
Should Win: 127 Hours
Missing: Inception/Scott Pilgrim/Kick-Ass/Buried

Best Makeup:
Will Win: The Wolfman
Should Win: The Wolfman
Missing: None

Best Costume Design:
Will Win: Alice in Wonderland
Should Win: Alice in Wonderland
Missing: Kick-Ass

Best Art Direction:
Will Win: The King's Speech
Should Win: Alice in Wonderland
Missing: Kick-Ass/Scott Pilgrim

Best Cinematography:
Will Win: Inception
Should Win: Inception
Missing: 127 Hours/Kick-Ass/Scott Pilgrim/Tron Legacy/Buried

Best Song:
Will Win: I See The Light - Tangled
Should Win: We Belong Together - Toy Story 3
Missing: Kick-Ass (We Are Young) - Kick-Ass/We Are Sex Bob-omb - Scott Pilgrim

Best Documentary:
Will Win: Restrepo
Should Win: Restrepo/Exit Through The Gift Shop
Missing: Waiting for Superman

Best Sound Editing:
Will Win: Inception
Should Win: Inception
Missing: Kick-Ass/Scott Pilgrim

Best Sound Mixing:
Will Win: Inception
Should Win: Inception
Missing: Kick-Ass/Scott Pilgrim

Here's hoping that next years Oscars will have some better nominations, or at least recognize the talent in geeky films.

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