Oscar Results

 So I only got 17 out of 24 categories right. I unfortunately picked the wrong Disney films.  The show was lacking this year. Seth McFarland was pretty hit and miss. I did enjoy his “We Saw Your Boobs” number and the VonTrapp introduction but it got pretty annoying when he kept laughing at his own jokes. There were some really weird moments this year as well, like including Captain Kirk in the festivities, Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy bumbling their way through scripted ‘improvised’ patter, and Michelle Obama adding her two cents to an already overtime show (and who were those people behind her). I did enjoy the Jaws music playing people off, the fact that there was a tie in a category and the freakishly long hair of sound people accepting awards. But enough about the ceremony, lets trip our way through the winners, like Jennifer Lawrence on the auditorium stairs:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
CURFEW (predicted) 

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
PAPERMAN  

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
INOCENTE 

SOUND EDITING
SKYFALL (predicted) & ZERO DARK THIRTY 

SOUND MIXING
LES MISERABLES (predicted) 

ORIGINAL SCORE
LIFE OF PI (predicted) 

ORIGINAL SONG
SKYFALL [SKYFALL] (predicted) 

VISUAL EFFECTS
LIFE OF PI (predicted) 

MAKE-UP
LES MISERABLES 

COSTUME DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA 

PRODUCTION DESIGN
LINCOLN 

FILM EDITING
ARGO (predicted) 

CINEMATOGRAPHY
LIFE OF PI (predicted) 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (predicted) 

ANIMATED FEATURE
BRAVE 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMOUR (predicted) 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO (predicted)=

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
DJANGO UNCHAINED (predicted) 

BEST DIRECTOR
ANG LEE [LIFE OF PI] (predicted) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE HATHAWAY [LES MISERABLES] (predicted) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTOPH WALTZ [DJANGO UNCHAINED] 

BEST ACTRESS
JENNIFER LAWRENCE [SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK] (predicted) 

BEST ACTOR
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS [LINCOLN] (predicted) 

BEST PICTURE
ARGO (predicted)

How did you do?

Oscar Predictions

It’s that time of year again for my fearless Oscar predictions. The only film I wasn’t able to see before voting time was Amour which is too bad. I think not seeing it kept me from swaying a couple of categories to the French film. Just as a reminder, I’m not predicting who I want to win but who I think the Academy will vote for. From smaller to bigger, here we go:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
CURFEW
(Adventures in babysitting looks interesting)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
ADAM AND DOG
(People like dogs. I think Pixar made this.)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
OPEN HEART         
(Rwandan children. ‘Nuff said.)

 SOUND EDITING
SKYFALL
(It Bond’s year to win some stuff)

SOUND MIXING
LES MISERABLES
(Live singing is hard to mix with film)

ORIGINAL SCORE
LIFE OF PI
(Lots of Indian and New Age stuff blended) 

ORIGINAL SONG
SKYFALL [SKYFALL]
(C’mon, it’s Adele people)

VISUAL EFFECTS
LIFE OF PI
(Bengal tiger)

MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
(Lots of dwarf make-up)

COSTUME DESIGN
LES MISERABLES
(Lovely ladies and Javert’s hats)

PRODUCTION DESIGN
LES MISERABLES
(Epic musical, epic film)

FILM EDITING
ARGO
(Usually accompanies the Best Picture winner)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
LIFE OF PI
(Beautifully shot on the water)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
(Apparently has already won some awards)

ANIMATED FEATURE
WRECK-IT RALPH
(Nostalgic games beats Pixar this time)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMOUR
(Hands down the winner.)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO
(A pretty entertaining yet tense script)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
DJANGO UNCHAINED
(More fun than Zero Dark Thirty)

BEST DIRECTOR
ANG LEE [LIFE OF PI]
(Successfully filmed the unfilmable.)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE HATHAWAY [LES MISERABLES]
(For “I Dreamed a Dream” alone)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
TOMMY LEE JONES [LINCOLN]
(I think grumpy-pants was more fun to watch than DeNiro)

BEST ACTRESS
JENNIFER LAWRENCE [SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK]
(She played a good kind of crazy. Go Katniss.)  

BEST ACTOR
DANIEL DAY LEWIS [LINCOLN]
(It’s a lock. There’s no way this guy is losing.

BEST PICTURE
ARGO
(Not because of guilt but well-structured drama)

Let’s see how I do on Oscar night this Sunday.

Golden Globe Recap

I think I did pretty good  this year at The Golden Globes. I got 72% (I count the ones ‘I wanted to win’ as wins) I was pretty happy that Argo got Ben Affleck some trophy love after his outrageous snubbing from the Oscars. Fey & Poehler were funny but Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig had me in tears. Anyway here’s how it went down:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Argo (wanted)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) (predicted & wanted)
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Les Miserables (predicted)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) (wanted)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) (predicted & wanted)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) (predicted & wanted)
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) (wanted)
Best Animated Feature Film
Brave (predicted)
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria) (predicted & wanted)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck (Argo) (wanted)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) (wanted)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Life of Pi
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Skyfall” (Skyfall – Adele) (predicted)
Best Television Series – Drama
Homeland (predicted & wanted) 

Best Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Claire Danes (Homeland) (predicted & wanted)
Best Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Damian Lewis (Homeland)
Best Television Series – Comedy
Girls
Best Actress In A Television Series – Comedy
Lena Dunham (Girls)
Best Actor In A Television Series – Comedy
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
Game Change (predicted & wanted)
Best Actress In A Mini-series or TV Movie
Julianne Moore (Game Change) (predicted & wanted)
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys) (predicted)
Best Supporting Actress in a Series or TV Movie
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbet) (predicted & wanted)
Best Supporting Actor in a Series or TV Movie
Ed Harris (Game Change)

Upcoming Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Oscar Nomination Predictions

This year the Oscars are revealing their nominations early so as to avoid Golden Globe influence. The nominations will be revealed really early this Thursday morning (Jan 10). Here is who I think will get the nominations this year and who I wish would get nominated (based on what I’ve seen). At this stage, I do not predict the shorts (live, animated or documentary).

BEST PICTURE
Will be nominated: Amour | Argo | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Django Unchained | Les Miserables | Life of Pi | Lincoln | Moonrise Kingdom | Silver Linings Playbook | Zero Dark Thirty
Want to be nominated: Argo | The Avengers | Django Unchained | Les Miserables | Life of Pi | Lincoln | Looper | Moonrise Kingdom | Silver Linings Playbook | Skyfall 

BEST ACTOR
Will be nominated: Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) | Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) | John Hawkes (The Sessions) | Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) | Denzel Washington (Flight)
Want to be nominated: Ben Affleck (Argo) | Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) | Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) | Jared Gilman (Moonrise Kingdom) | Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)

BEST ACTRESS
Will be nominated: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) | Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) |  Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) | Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) | Naomi Watts (The Impossible)
Want to be nominated: Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks) | Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) | Leslie Mann (This is 40) | Helen Mirren (Hitchcock) | Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will be nominated: Alan Arkin (Argo) | Javier Bardem (Skyfall) | Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained) | Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) | Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Want to be nominated: Sacha Baron Cohen (Les Miserables) | Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained) | Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) | Ezra Miller (Perks of Being a A Wallflower) | Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will be nominated: Amy Adams (The Master) | Sally Field (Lincoln) | Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) | Helen Hunt (The Sessions) | Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
Want to be nominated: Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) | Judi Dench (Skyfall) | Sally Field (Lincoln) | Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) | Emma Stone (The Amazing Spiderman)

BEST DIRECTOR
Will be nominated: Ben Affleck (Argo) | Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) | Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) | Ang Lee (Life of Pi) | Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
Want to be nominated: Ben Affleck (Argo) | Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom) | Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) | Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) | Joss Whedon (The Avengers)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will be nominated: Argo | Life of Pi | Lincoln | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Silver Lining Playbook
Want to be nominated: Argo | The Hunger Games | Life of Pi | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Silver Lining Playbook

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will be nominated: Django Unchained | Flight | Looper | Moonrise Kingdom | Zero Dark Thirty
Want to be nominated: The Cabin in the Woods | Django Unchained | Looper | Moonrise Kingdom |  Skyfall

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Will be nominated: Amour, Beyond the Hills, The Intouchables, Kon-Tiki, A Royal Affair
Want to be nominated: No idea, haven’t seen any this year

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Will be nominated: Brave | Frankenweenie | Wreck-It Ralph

Want to be nominated: Brave | The Lorax | Wreck-it Ralph

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Will be nominated: Bully | The Gatekeepers | How to Survive a Plague | The Invisible War |  Searching for Sugar Man
Want to be nominated: No idea, haven’t seen any this year

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will be nominated: Django Unchained | Life of Pi | Lincoln | Les Miserables | Zero Dark Thirty
Want to be nominated: Django Unchained | The Hobbit | Life of Pi | Les Miserables | Prometheus

BEST FILM EDITING
Will be nominated: Argo | Lincoln | Les Miserables | The Master | Zero Dark Thirty
Want to be nominated: The Avengers | Argo | The Hunger Games | Les Miserables | Moonrise Kingdom

BEST ART DIRECTION
Will be nominated: Anna Karenina | The Hobbit | Les Miserables | Lincoln | Moonrise Kingdom
Want to be nominated: Argo | The Hobbit | Les Miserables | Lincoln | Moonrise Kingdom

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will be nominated: Anna Karenina | Cloud Atlas | Django Unchained | Les Miserables | Lincoln
Want to be nominated: The Avengers | Django Unchained | Les Miserables | Lincoln | Moonrise Kingdom

BEST MAKEUP
Will be nominated: Hitchcock | The Hobbit | Lincoln
Want to be nominated: Hitchcock | The Hobbit | Looper

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will be nominated: The Avengers | Cloud Atlas | The Hobbit | Life of Pi | Prometheus
Want to be nominated: The Avengers | Dark Knight Rises | The Hobbit | Life of Pi | Prometheus

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will be nominated: Argo | Anna Karenina | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Life of Pi | Lincoln
Want to be nominated: Argo | Django Unchained | Hitchcock | Lincoln | Moonrise Kingdom

BEST SONG
Will be nominated: “Learn Me Right” (Brave) | “Safe & Sound” (The Hunger Games) | “Skyfall” (Skyfall) |  “Still Alive” (Still Alive) | “Suddenly” (Les Miserables)
Want to be nominated: I don’t remember the songs that well

BEST SOUND EDITING
Will be nominated: The Avengers | The Dark Knight Rises | Life of Pi | Skyfall | Zero Dark Thirty
Want to be nominated: The Avengers | The Dark Knight Rises | The Hunger Games | Life of Pi | Skyfall

BEST SOUND
Will be nominated: The Avengers | Les Miserables | Zero Dark Thirty
Want to be nominated: The Avengers | Cabin in the Woods | The Dark Knight Rises

Last year, I only got two categories completely right and guessed 67 out of 103 nominations. Hopefully, I’ll do a bit better this year. If The Master gets a bunch of nominations, I’m screwed. Let’s see what happens.