March 2, 2010

• The 2010 Oscar is coming up on March 7, so as I always do every year for fun, I shall share my predictions on the winners. I’m only going to attempt to tackle categories that I actually want to guess, so you’re not going to see “short films,” ” make up,” or “foreign language film” here. I think I’m about 50/50 in accuracy in the past, so whatever, but here ya go…

  Best Picture
  - Winner – Avatar
  - Who Else Might Win – The Hurt Locker
  - Who I Would Have Voted For – Up In The Air

  Best Director
  - Winner – Kathryn Bigelow
  – Who Else Might Win – James Cameron
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Quentin Tarantino

  Best Actor
  - Winner – Jeff Bridges
  – Who Else Might Win – Colin Firth
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Jeff Bridges

  Best Actress
  – Winner – Sandra Bullock
  – Who Else Might Win – Meryl Streep
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Sandra Bullock

  Best Supporting Actor
  – Winner – Christoph Waltz
  – Who Else Might Win – Woody Harrelson
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Christoph Waltz

  Best Supporting Actress
  – Winner – Mo’Nique
  – Who Else Might Win – Vera Farmiga
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Mo’Nique

  Best Animated Film
  – Winner – Up
  – Who Else Might Win – Fantastic Mr.Fox
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Fantastic Mr.Fox

  Best Adapted Screenplay
  – Winner – Up In The Air
  – Who Else Might Win – Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Up In The Air

  Best Original Screenplay
  – Winner – Inglourious Basterds
  – Who Else Might Win – The Hurt Locker
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Inglourious Basterds

  Best Art Direction
  – Winner – Avatar
  – Who Else Might Win – The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Avatar

  Best Cinematography
  – Winner – Avatar
  – Who Else Might Win – The Hurt Locker
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Avatar

  Best Film Editing
  – Winner – The Hurt Locker
  – Who Else Might Win – Avatar
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – The Hurt Locker

  Best Original Song
  – Winner – Crazy Heart “The Weary Kind”
  – Who Else Might Win – Crazy Heart “The Weary Kind”
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Crazy Heart “The Weary Kind”

  Best Visual Effects
  – Winner – Avatar
  – Who Else Might Win – District 9
  – Who I Would Have Voted For – Avatar

  While this year seems to be the Hurt Locker‘s chance to beat the big blockbuster that is Avatar, I really think the Academy Awards sold out this year (first sign of that : 10 Best Picture nominees). Call me a cynic, but I believe the Academy is going to award Avatar just for the sake that it made lots of money for the industry, AND that it’s the movie that most people saw last year which they might want to please. I on the other hand took a huge gamble by thinking that this might be the year that best director and picture will be awarded to two different films, which will appease fans of both the Hurt Locker and Avatar. Who knows, Inglourious Basterds might make an upset. Either way, this tug of war between The Hurt Locker and Avatar is bound to get people watching the Academy Awards this year, so mission accomplish on the Oscar’s part I guess.

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