The 2011 Academy Awards

[Krakalakachkn]

This is the thread dedicated to all things Oscars as we count down the days until the ceremony.

 

 

 

First up, the Acadmemy just posted the remaining 9 Foreign Language Films:

 

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed that nine films out of the original sixty-six qualifiers have made it through to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards. The nine are:

 

"Biutiful" - Mexico

"Confessions" - Japan

"Dogtooth" - Greece

"Hors la Loi" ("Outside the Law") - Algeria

"Incendies" - Canada

"In a Better World" - Denmark

"Life, above All" - South Africa

"Simple Simon" - Sweden

"Tambien la Lluvia" ("Even the Rain") - Spain

 

The Academy will now narrow the list once more to five films that will go on to compete for the Oscar. That short list will be announced along with the rest of the Oscar nominees live on Tuesday, January 25th at 8:30am EST.

[Emperor]

Here is my final predictions for Best Picture Nominations:

 

Black Swan

Social Network

The Fighter

The King's Speech

Toy Story 3 (I personally would replace TS3 with The Town)

Inception

True Grit

Winter's Bone

The Kid's Are Alright

127 Hours (but The Town could sneak in here)

 

I have not seen The Fighter or The King's Speech yet. I do plan to see The Fighter this weekend though. I personally think True Grit should win at this point in time but I feel The Social Network will probably take it.

 

Krak put Winter's Bone on your to watch list. It was great!

[Krakalakachkn]

Will do

[Emperor]

And my predictions were right on the money...

 

Here is the final list:

 

BEST PICTURE

"127 Hours"

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"Inception"

"The Kids Are All Right"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

"Toy Story 3"

"True Grit"

"Winter's Bone"

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Javier Bardem for "Biutiful"

Jeff Bridges for "True Grit"

Jesse Eisenberg for "The Social Network"

Colin Firth for "The King's Speech"

James Franco for "127 Hours"

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Benning for "The Kids Are All Right"

Nicole Kidman for "Rabbit Hole"

Jennifer Lawrence for "Winter's Bone"

Natalie Portman for "Black Swan"

Michelle Williams for "Blue Valentine"

 

DIRECTING

Darren Aronofsky for "Black Swan"

David O. Russell for "The Fighter"

Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech"

David Fincher for "The Social Network"

Joel & Ethan Coen for "True Grit"

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale for "The Fighter"

Mark Ruffalo for "The Kids Are All Right"

Geoffrey Rush for "The King's Speech"

Jeremy Renner for "The Town"

John Hawkes for "Winter's Bone"

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams for "The Fighter"

Helena Bonham Carter for "The King's Speech"

Melissa Leo for "The Fighter"

Hailee Steinfeld for "True Grit"

Jacki Weaver for "Animal Kingdom"

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Biutiful" - Mexico

"Dogtooth" - Greece

"In a Better World" - Denmark

"Incendies" - Canada

"Hors la Loi" ("Outside the Law") - Algeria

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"How To Train Your Dragon"

"The Illusionist"

"Toy Story 3"

 

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)

Michael Arndt for "Toy Story 3"

Simon Beaufoy & Danny Boyle for "127 Hours"

Joel & Ethan Coen for "True Grit"

Aaron Sorkin for "The Social Network"

Debra Granki, Anne Rosellini for "Winter's Bone"

 

SCREENPLAY (Original)

Mike Leigh for "Another Year"

Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg for "The Kids Are All Right"

Christopher Nolan for "Inception"

David Seidler for "The King’s Speech"

Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington for "The Fighter"

 

ART DIRECTION

"Alice in Wonderland"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One"

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"True Grit"

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

"Black Swan"

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

"True Grit"

 

COSTUME DESIGN

"Alice in Wonderland"

"I Am Love"

"The King's Speech"

"The Tempest"

"True Grit"

 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Exit Through the Gift Shop"

"Gasland"

"Inside Job"

"Restrepo"

"Waste Land"

 

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

"Killing in the Name"

"Poster Girl"

"Strangers No More"

"Sun Come Up"

"The Warriors of Qiugang"

 

FILM EDITING

"127 Hours"

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

 

MAKEUP

"Barney's Version"

"The Way Back"

"The Wolfman"

 

MUSIC (SCORE)

A.R. Rahman for "127 Hours"

John Powell for "How To Train Your Dragon"

Hans Zimmer for "Inception"

Alexandre Desplat for "The King's Speech"

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Social Network"

 

MUSIC (SONG)

'Coming Home' from "Country Strong"

'I See the Light' from "Tangled"

'If I Rise' from "127 Hours"

'We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3"

 

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

"Day & Night"

"The Gruffalo"

"Let’s Pollute"

"The Lost Thing"

"Madagascar, a Journey Diary"

 

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

"The Confession"

"The Crush"

"God of Love"

"Na Wewe"

"Wish 143"

 

SOUND EDITING

"Inception"

"Toy Story 3"

"Tron: Legacy"

"True Grit"

"Unstoppable"

 

SOUND MIXING

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"Salt"

"The Social Network"

"True Grit"

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

"Alice in Wonderland"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One"

"Hereafter"

"Inception"

"Iron Man 2"

[Krakalakachkn]

KRAK'S PREDICTIONS

 

 

 

BEST PICTURE

"127 Hours"

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"Inception"

"The Kids Are All Right"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

"Toy Story 3"

"True Grit"

"Winter's Bone"

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Javier Bardem for "Biutiful"

Jeff Bridges for "True Grit"

Jesse Eisenberg for "The Social Network"

Colin Firth for "The King's Speech"

James Franco for "127 Hours"

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Benning for "The Kids Are All Right"

Nicole Kidman for "Rabbit Hole"

Jennifer Lawrence for "Winter's Bone"

Natalie Portman for "Black Swan"

Michelle Williams for "Blue Valentine"

 

DIRECTING

Darren Aronofsky for "Black Swan"

David O. Russell for "The Fighter"

Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech"

David Fincher for "The Social Network"

Joel & Ethan Coen for "True Grit"

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale for "The Fighter"

Mark Ruffalo for "The Kids Are All Right"

Geoffrey Rush for "The King's Speech"

Jeremy Renner for "The Town"

John Hawkes for "Winter's Bone"

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams for "The Fighter"

Helena Bonham Carter for "The King's Speech"

Melissa Leo for "The Fighter"

Hailee Steinfeld for "True Grit"

Jacki Weaver for "Animal Kingdom"

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Biutiful" - Mexico

"Dogtooth" - Greece

"In a Better World" - Denmark

"Incendies" - Canada

"Hors la Loi" ("Outside the Law") - Algeria

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"How To Train Your Dragon"

"The Illusionist"

"Toy Story 3"

 

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)

Michael Arndt for "Toy Story 3"

Simon Beaufoy & Danny Boyle for "127 Hours"

Joel & Ethan Coen for "True Grit"

Aaron Sorkin for "The Social Network"

Debra Granki, Anne Rosellini for "Winter's Bone"

 

SCREENPLAY (Original)

Mike Leigh for "Another Year"

Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg for "The Kids Are All Right"

Christopher Nolan for "Inception"

David Seidler for "The King’s Speech"

Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington for "The Fighter"

 

ART DIRECTION

"Alice in Wonderland"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One"

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"True Grit"

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

"Black Swan"

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

"True Grit"

 

COSTUME DESIGN

"Alice in Wonderland"

"I Am Love"

"The King's Speech"

"The Tempest"

"True Grit"

 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Exit Through the Gift Shop"

"Gasland"

"Inside Job"

"Restrepo"

"Waste Land"

 

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

"Killing in the Name"

"Poster Girl"

"Strangers No More"

"Sun Come Up"

"The Warriors of Qiugang"

 

FILM EDITING

"127 Hours"

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

 

MAKEUP

"Barney's Version"

"The Way Back"

"The Wolfman"

 

MUSIC (SCORE)

A.R. Rahman for "127 Hours"

John Powell for "How To Train Your Dragon"

Hans Zimmer for "Inception"

Alexandre Desplat for "The King's Speech"

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Social Network"

 

MUSIC (SONG)

'Coming Home' from "Country Strong"

'I See the Light' from "Tangled"

'If I Rise' from "127 Hours"

'We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3"

 

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

"Day & Night"

"The Gruffalo"

"Let’s Pollute"

"The Lost Thing"

"Madagascar, a Journey Diary"

 

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

"The Confession"

"The Crush"

"God of Love"

"Na Wewe"

"Wish 143"

 

SOUND EDITING

"Inception"

"Toy Story 3"

"Tron: Legacy"

"True Grit"

"Unstoppable"

 

SOUND MIXING

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"Salt"

"The Social Network"

"True Grit"

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

"Alice in Wonderland"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One"

"Hereafter"

"Inception"

"Iron Man 2"

[Krakalakachkn]

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

 

 

BEST PICTURE

"127 Hours"

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"Inception"

"The Kids Are All Right"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

"Toy Story 3"

"True Grit"

"Winter's Bone"

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Javier Bardem for "Biutiful"

Jeff Bridges for "True Grit"

Jesse Eisenberg for "The Social Network"

Colin Firth for "The King's Speech"

James Franco for "127 Hours"

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Benning for "The Kids Are All Right"

Nicole Kidman for "Rabbit Hole"

Jennifer Lawrence for "Winter's Bone"

Natalie Portman for "Black Swan"

Michelle Williams for "Blue Valentine"

 

DIRECTING

Darren Aronofsky for "Black Swan"

David O. Russell for "The Fighter"

Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech"

David Fincher for "The Social Network"

Joel & Ethan Coen for "True Grit"

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale for "The Fighter"

Mark Ruffalo for "The Kids Are All Right"

Geoffrey Rush for "The King's Speech"

Jeremy Renner for "The Town"

John Hawkes for "Winter's Bone"

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams for "The Fighter"

Helena Bonham Carter for "The King's Speech"

Melissa Leo for "The Fighter"

Hailee Steinfeld for "True Grit"

Jacki Weaver for "Animal Kingdom"

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Biutiful" - Mexico

"Dogtooth" - Greece

"In a Better World" - Denmark

"Incendies" - Canada

"Hors la Loi" ("Outside the Law") - Algeria

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"How To Train Your Dragon"

"The Illusionist"

"Toy Story 3"

 

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)

Michael Arndt for "Toy Story 3"

Simon Beaufoy & Danny Boyle for "127 Hours"

Joel & Ethan Coen for "True Grit"

Aaron Sorkin for "The Social Network"

Debra Granki, Anne Rosellini for "Winter's Bone"

 

SCREENPLAY (Original)

Mike Leigh for "Another Year"

Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg for "The Kids Are All Right"

Christopher Nolan for "Inception"

David Seidler for "The King’s Speech"

Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington for "The Fighter"

 

ART DIRECTION

"Alice in Wonderland"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One"

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"True Grit"

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

 

"Inception"

 

 

COSTUME DESIGN

"Alice in Wonderland"

"I Am Love"

"The King's Speech"

"The Tempest"

"True Grit"

 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Exit Through the Gift Shop"

"Gasland"

"Inside Job"

"Restrepo"

"Waste Land"

 

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

"Killing in the Name"

"Poster Girl"

"Strangers No More"

"Sun Come Up"

"The Warriors of Qiugang"

 

FILM EDITING

"127 Hours"

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"The King's Speech"

"The Social Network"

 

MAKEUP

"Barney's Version"

"The Way Back"

"The Wolfman"

 

MUSIC (SCORE)

A.R. Rahman for "127 Hours"

John Powell for "How To Train Your Dragon"

Hans Zimmer for "Inception"

Alexandre Desplat for "The King's Speech"

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Social Network"

 

MUSIC (SONG)

'Coming Home' from "Country Strong"

'I See the Light' from "Tangled"

'If I Rise' from "127 Hours"

'We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3"

 

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

"Day & Night"

"The Gruffalo"

"Let’s Pollute"

"The Lost Thing"

"Madagascar, a Journey Diary"

 

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

"The Confession"

"The Crush"

"God of Love"

"Na Wewe"

"Wish 143"

 

SOUND EDITING

"Inception"

"Toy Story 3"

"Tron: Legacy"

"True Grit"

"Unstoppable"

 

SOUND MIXING

"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"Salt"

"The Social Network"

"True Grit"

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

 

"Alice in Wonderland"

[Majsju]

Fun fact: The star of 'Ín a better world' (Weird title btw, the original Danish title Haevnen means 'Revenge') is Mikael Persbrant, set to play Beorn in The Hobbit.