Saturday, March 6, 2010

2010 OSCAR Picks

The time has come! There are many categories I'm just not sure about and I believe that there will be many "upsets". Also, keep in mind that these are my picks as winners and only that. In some of these categories, I believe there were better choices but in some cases those films weren't even nominated. Without further ado, here are my picks for the 2010 OSCARS.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Best Animated Film: "Up" (Walt Disney) - Pete Docter

Acheivement in Art Direction: "Avatar" (20th Century Fox) - Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Acheivement in Cinematography: "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) - Barry Ackroyd

Acheivement in Costume Design: "The Young Victoria" (Apparition) - Sandy Powell

Acheivement in Directing: "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) - Kathryn Bigelow

Best Documentary Feature: "The Cove" (Roadside Attractions)

Best Documentary Short Subject: "The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant" - Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert

Acheivement in Film Editing: "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) - Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: "Un prophète" (Sony Pictures Classics) - France

Acheivement in Makeup: "The Young Victoria" (Apparition) - Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Original Score: "Up" (Walt Disney) - Michael Giacchino

Original Song: "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart" - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture of the Year: "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)

Best Animated Short Film: "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty" (Brown Bag Films) - Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell

Best Live Action Short Film: "The New Tenants" - Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Acheivement in Sound Editing: "Avatar" (20th Century Fox) - Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

Acheivement in Sound Mixing: "The Hurt Locker" (Summitt Entertainment) - Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Acheivement in Visual Effects: "Avatar" (20th Century Fox) - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones

Adapted Screenplay: "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Springs Pictures and DW Studios) - Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Original Screenplay: "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinsteing Company) - Quentin Tarantino

I have "The Hurt Locker" winning 5 OSCARS and being the overall winner. The rest of the OSCARS seem pretty spread out among the various nominees. But of course, I won't know until Sunday night. It should be exciting!!
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