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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2010 0:53:53 GMT -4
Aren't the votes already in/due? I don't get the point of the dirty campaigning now.
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Post by normadesmond on Mar 4, 2010 15:08:29 GMT -4
Well that goes a long way to explaining why all these actors-turned-directors won Oscars for directing a movie (Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford etc.) on their first or second try at directing. Costner wins an Oscar in his 30s for directing and Scorsese doesn't win till his 60s? And Clint Eastwood won Best Director twice. And I bet grateful producers and execs wanted to reward their top ticket-sellers (as Costner and Gibson were in those days) for putting so many asses in seats. Scorsese never managed to do that till fairly recently. I bet if Harrison Ford (never a great actor, and never a very dynamic one either) had directed a movie in his commercial heyday he'd have an Oscar on his mantelpiece today.
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Post by SweetOblivion on Mar 4, 2010 15:46:48 GMT -4
Costner wins an Oscar in his 30s for directing and Scorsese doesn't win till his 60s? What's worse is that Kevin Costner was up against Martin Scorsese when he won that. You will never, EVER convince me that Dances With White Revisionist History was a better movie than Goodfellas. I scared the hell out of my friends I was yelling so loud when that happened. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2010 21:24:51 GMT -4
Aren't the votes already in/due? I don't get the point of the dirty campaigning now. Yup, the polls closed on Tuesday. Weinstein is just a bitter old man whining about not getting what he wants. Which is Best Picture. Nine will likely only get technical awards if it gets anything, and aside from Supporting Actor and possibly Original Screenplay anything for IB is a long shot. |
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Post by kostgard on Mar 6, 2010 22:43:17 GMT -4
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Post by magazinewhore on Mar 6, 2010 23:46:45 GMT -4
That was pretty awesome, kostgard. Thanks.
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Post by SweetOblivion on Mar 7, 2010 0:05:26 GMT -4
I'm dying laughing! That was hysterical. "Catchphrase!" "Inspiring final speech that douchebags will quote in their Facebook profiles!" "Older Actress Trying To Make A Comeback." ;D |
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Post by angelaudie on Mar 7, 2010 0:19:17 GMT -4
*SNORT* That does beautifully sum up every cliche we see in Oscar films! Yet we can't help but eat it up! And the cycle continues.... So, should we go ahead put in our picks for tomorrow night? Best Actor- Jeff Bridges (though I do think Jeremy Renner could pull an upset) Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz Best Actress- Sandra Bullock (not her best performance but Sandra love will probably pull through) Best Supporting Actress- Mo'Nique Best Director- Kathryn Bigelow (I will scream bloody murder if Cameron wins and I say that as someone who likes his films) Best Adapted Screenplay- Up in the Air (though I would scream with delight if District 9 pulled an upset) Best Original Screenplay- Inglourious Basterds Best Film- Avatar (sorry guys but I think it will edge out The Hurt Locker) Also, I love Love LOVE it if Star Trek or District 9 pulled an upset and beat Avatar in one of the special effects awards. The look on Cameron's face would be PRICELESS! |
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Post by Smilla on Mar 7, 2010 12:47:47 GMT -4
Okay, here are my guesses:
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson
Actress in a Leading Role: Carey Mulligan
Actress in a Supporting Role: Anna Kendrick
Best Director: Quentin Tarantino
Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious
Best Original Screenplay: Up
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Animated Feature Film: Coraline
Art Direction: Nine
Cinematography: The White Ribbon
Costume Design: Bright Star
Documentary: Burma VJ
Documentary Short Subject: China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Film Editing: District 9
Foreign Language Film: Ajami
Makeup: Il Divo
Music (Original Score): The Hurt Locker
Music (Original Song): "Take it All" from Nine
Animated Short: French Roast
Live Action Short: The Door
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Sound Mixing: Avatar
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Post by normadesmond on Mar 7, 2010 13:28:50 GMT -4
Smilla, those are some daring guesses: Harrelson, Mulligan, and Kendrick? Hoping for some shockers, are you?  Since there's usually at least one upset, and since that usually involves Best Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden over Kate Hudson, Juliette Binoche over Lauren Bacall, Marisa Tomei over.... any of the other four!), I think if there's an upset, it will be Anna Kendrick or maybe even Maggie Gyllenhaal (she's Hollywood pseudo-royalty like Gwyneth, her parents are well-connected) over Mo'Nique. Mo'Nique's refusal to play the game, schmooze, attend parties, or suck up to voters has probably lost her a number of votes. I still think she'll win, though (wouldn't it show too obviously as sour grapes if she didn't - like they're openly admitting you have to suck up if you want the gold? she threw down the gauntlet). Another mildly surprising upset could occur in the screenplay categories. I suppose just about any result could happen there as there's no real clear frontrunner I don't think. I know Tarantino is respected, but he's also won that category before. ETA: I looked it up, and the Writer's Guild awards went to Up in The Air (adapted) and The Hurt Locker (original). Which means Tarantino could and probably will lose the Oscar to Mark Boal for The Hurt Locker.
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