It is time. If there was a year to have 10 best picture nominations it is definitely this year. Unfortunately they started this trend last year when there were not 10 great movies. But all that has changed and now after having seen all of these movies it is time to whittle them down to see what is the best picture of the year. Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King's Speech 127 Hours … more
A couple more guys who have already won the Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA awards will be looking to continue their hot streak heading into the Academy Awards. First let's look at the highly competitive Best Actor category. BEST ACTOR Javier Bardem, "Biutiful" Jeff Bridges, "True Grit" Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network" Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" James Franco, … more
One would think that the lead actress role would be locked up by now, but some people in the industry are seeing a late surge that could change some voters’ minds late in the game. Before that let’s look at the supporting actress category. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams, "The Fighter" Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech" Melissa Leo, "The Fighter" Hailee Steinfeld, "True … more
It's my favorite time of year. The time when my true elitism can come out and I can look at some artsy-fartsy movies and debate with fellow film lovers who deserve to win. Through the next week I'm going to look at each category. Let’s start with screenplay. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter's Bone Besides Best Actor … more
Over the past 50 years the best director and best picture award usually sync up. Makes sense the director is there from start to finish and he usually crafts the way the movie is to be made. Unless you have pissed off your editor. So with the big night just a couple of days away let’s look at the best directors of 2010 Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan" David O. Russell, "The Fighter" Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech" … more