Tuesday, January 25, 2011

My Predictions: How I scored Predicting the Oscars.

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
The Town (X)
Toy Story 3
True Grit


9/10    90%
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception (X)
David O. Russell, The Fighter


4/5  80%
BEST ACTOR
Robert Duvall, Get Low (X)
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine (X)


3/5 60%
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Kids are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine


5/5  100%
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network (X)
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech


4/5  80%
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Boham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan (X)
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit


4/5 80%
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone


5/5  100%
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Black Swan (X)
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech


4/5  80%
ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3


3/3   100%
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer  (X)
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
The Tillman Story (X)
Waiting for Superman (X)


2/5  40%
ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan (X)
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit


4/5  80%
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit


5/5  100%
FILM EDITING
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception (X)
The King's Speech
The Social Network


4/5  80%
COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque (X)
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit


4/5  80%
MAKEUP
Alice in Wonderland (X)
The Way Back
The Wolfman


2/3  66.66666%
ORIGINAL SCORE
127 Hours (AR Rahman)
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
Inception (Hans Zimmer)
The King's Speech (Alexandre Desplat)
The Social Network (Trent Reznor/ Atticus Ross)


5/5  100%
ORIGINAL SONG
127 Hours "If I Rise"
Burlesque "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (X)
Tangled "I See the Light"
Toy Story 3 "We Belong Together"
Waiting for Superman "Shine" (X)


3/4  75%
SOUND EDITING
Black Swan (X)
How to Train Your Dragon (X)
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy


3/5  
SOUND MIXING
Black Swan (X)
Inception
The Social Network
Tron: Legacy (X)
True Grit


3/5  60%
VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland
Inception
Tron: Legacy (X)


2/5  40%
FOREIGN FILM
Biutiful
In a Better World
Incendies
Life, Above All (X)
Outside the Law


4/5  80%




100/110
91%


YAY!

Monday, January 24, 2011

MY FINAL Oscar Predictions

Here is the big moment. Oscar Nominees will be announced early Tuesday Morning. Time for my final solid predictions.

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter

BEST ACTOR
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Kids are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Boham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech

ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
The Tillman Story
Waiting for Superman

ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

FILM EDITING
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network

COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit

MAKEUP
Alice in Wonderland
The Way Back
The Wolfman

ORIGINAL SCORE
127 Hours (AR Rahman)
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
Inception (Hans Zimmer)
The King's Speech (Alexandre Desplat)
The Social Network (Trent Reznor/ Atticus Ross)

ORIGINAL SONG
127 Hours "If I Rise"
Burlesque "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
Tangled "I See the Light"
Toy Story 3 "We Belong Together"
Waiting for Superman "Shine"

SOUND EDITING
Black Swan
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy

SOUND MIXING
Black Swan
Inception
The Social Network
Tron: Legacy
True Grit

VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland
Inception
Tron: Legacy

FOREIGN FILM
Biutiful
In a Better World
Incendies
Life, Above All
Outside the Law

Sunday, January 16, 2011

FINAL Golden Globe Predictions

Golden Globes are in a few hours, SO LETS DO THIS!

BEST PICTURE DRAMA
Winner: The Social Network
Alternate: The King's Speech

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Winner: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Alternate: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Winner: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Alternate: James Franco, 127 Hours

BEST PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Winner: The Kids are All Right
Alternate: Alice in Wonderland (Unfortunately)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Winner: Annette Bening, The Kids are All Right
Alternate: Angelina Jolie, The Tourist (Unfortunately)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Winner: Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland (Unfortunately)
Alternate: Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Alternate: Helena Boham Carter, The King's Speech

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Alternate: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: Toy Story 3
Alternate: How to Train Your Dragon

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: Biutiful
Alternate: I Am Love

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: David Fincher, The Social Network
Alternate: Christopher Nolan, Inception

BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: The Social Network
Alternate: The Kids are All Right

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner: Hans Zimmer, Inception
Alternate: Trent Reznor/ Atticus Ross, The Social Network

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Winner: "I See the Light", Tangled
Alternate: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me", Burlesque

BEST TELEVISION DRAMA
Winner: Boardwalk Empire
Alternate: Mad Men

BEST ACTRESS IN TELEVISON DRAMA
Winner: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Alternate: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Winner: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Alternate: John Hamm, Mad Men

BEST TELEVISION SERIES MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Winner: Glee
Alternate: Modern Family

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Winner: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Alternate: Lea Michele, Glee

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Winner: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Alternate: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

BEST MINISERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TV
Winner: The Pacific
Alternate: Carlos

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES, or TV MOVIE
Winner: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Alternate: Judi Dench, Return To Cranford

BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Winner: Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Alterante: Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES/ MOVIE/ OR MINISERIES
Winner: Jane Lynch, Glee
Alternate: Hope Davis, The Special Relationship

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SERIES/MOVIE/OR MINISERIES
Winner: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Alternate: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin