Spring came early! Oscar nominations were announced on Monday. One of the bigger surprises is the Best Picture category. It got a facelift and went from 5 nominations to 10! I think this will give more underrated films an opportunity to get more recognition.
PREDICTIONS:
Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the AirBiggest surprises: T
he Blind Side and Up. As much as I love T
he Blind Side, I’m surprised it beat out
The Hangover or
Invictus.
Winner:
Avatar—with its high success, I wouldn’t be surprised if this would be added to the mix.
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges,
Crazy Heart
George Clooney,
Up in the Air
Colin Firth,
A Single Man
Morgan Freeman,
InvictusJeremy Renner,
The Hurt LockerBiggest surprise: Jeremy Renner—I would have thought Matt Damon, Robert Downey JR, Tobey Maguire would have taken his place.
Winner: Jeremy Renner—I hope he steals this one from Jeff Bridges.
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock,
The Blind Side
Helen Mirren,
The Last Station
Carey Mulligan,
An Education
Gabourey Sidibe,
Precious
Meryl Streep,
Julie & JuliaBiggest Surprise: Helen Mirren—I though the Academy would have selected Emily Blunt.
Winner: Sandra Bullock—this is her year to shine.
Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon,
InvictusWoody Harrelson,
The Messenger
Christopher Plummer,
The Last Station
Stanley Tucci,
The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz,
Inglourious Basterds
Biggest Surprise: Stanley Tucci
Winner: Christoph Waltz—he’s swept this category this award season.
Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz,
Nine
Vera Farmiga,
Up in the AirMaggie Gyllenhaal,
Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick,
Up in the Air
Mo’Nique,
Precious
Biggest Surprise: Maggie Gyllenhaal. Julianne More received praise for her role in A Single Man.
Winner: Mo’Nique—hands down.
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow,
The Hurt Locker
James Cameron,
Avatar
Lee Daniels,
Precious
Jason Reitman,
Up in the AirQuentin Tarantino,
Inglourious BasterdsBiggest Surprise: None.
Winner: Kathryn Bigelow—she’s only the 4th woman to be nominated in this category. I hope she takes it home!
Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal,
The Hurt Locker
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman,
The Messenger
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen,
A Serious Man
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Tom McCarthy,
Up
Quentin Tarantino,
Inglourious BasterdsBiggest Surprise: Where’s
(500)Days of Summer?
Winner: The Hurt Locker—brilliantly written.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche,
In the Loop
Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell,
District 9
Geoffrey Fletcher,
Precious
Nick Hornby,
An Education
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner,
Up in the AirBiggest Surprise:
In the Loop?
Winner:
Up in the AirWho do you think got snubbed? What are your predictions?
Until D-Day, I've got a lot of movies to watch!
To see a full list of nominees click here.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will be hosting the 83rd Annual Academy Awards on ABC March 7 at 7PM (CST).
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