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Hey guys, I am someone who gets very excited and into the Oscars. Whether it matters (to you) or not, I find it one of the more interesting award ceremonies of the year.
My picks ("Dark Horse" in parentheses) :
Best Picture: The Artist (Tree of Life/Hugo) Best Director: Martin Scorsese (Woody Allen) Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (George Clooney) Best Actress: Viola Davis (Rooney Mara) Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh (Jonah Hill) Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain ( Melissa McCarthy) Best Original Screenplay: The Artist (Midnight in Paris) Best Adapted Screenplay: Hugo (Moneyball) Best Animated Feature: Rango (A Cat in Paris) Best Foreign Language film: Bullhead (A Separation) Best Original Score: War Horse (The Artist) Best Original Song: Only two nominees! Bret McKenzie is nominated for a song he did for the Muppets. I hope to GOD he wins.
Extras:
Cinematography: Hugo (Tree of Life) Visual Effects: Harry Potter (Transformers) Costume Design: The Artist (Hugo)
the oscar race was something that always interested me. I am a fan of prestige and recognition in good filmmaking, but the Academy missed the mark so hard this year its laughable.
Truth is, it's a known fact that the majority of Academy voters are old white men who haven't acted or worked on a film in DECADES. Out-of-touch is almost an understatement. These guys aren't going to the local cinema eagerly checking out the year's most buzzed films like fanboys and critics do. They just get the overabundance of mailing screeners and only bother to watch the films that pertain to their traditional Hollywood interests.
"Spielberg doing a WWI film? Sure I'll check this out. ...Hmmm never heard of this Winding Refn guy. Pass.... Independent film? Nah that doesn't support my friends in the industry.... Pass.... oh wait, Weinstein endorsed it? Ah I guess I'll fancy a look then...."
If you are really into the politics of the Oscar I suggest you venture over to Awardsdaily.com , a blogging site that very often has some great writeups on the 'Great Oscar Farce", the controversy of expanding the Best Picture race to 10 films to meet fanboy approval and how it backfired. There was a great writeup about a month ago where an older academy member spoke up about intentionally denouncing the popular fanboy films in order to save the OScars from "the younger, misinformed generation". (LOL).
