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Wish list 2010

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:08 am · January 24th, 2011

Tomorrow’s the big day.  And there are always surprises.  But rather than offer a space for predicting shockers, I thought I’d ask for your wish list picks.  Name three nominations (in the major categories) that seemingly have no chance whatsoever, but are still in the acceptable realm of possibility, which would send you over the moon.

For example, I might consider “Exit Through the Gift Shop” to be the best film of the year, but for these purposes it’s more appropriate to go with something like “Shutter Island” or, better yet, “The Way Back” for my “wish list” picks in Best Picture.  Make sense?

I’ll start…

Best Picture: “The Way Back”
Best Director: Mike Leigh, “Another Year”
Best Original Screenplay: “Four Lions”

You?  (My final predictions are here if you missed them.)

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  • 1 1-24-2011 at 11:12 am

    Will said...

    Best S. Actor: Armie Hammer, TSN
    Best Actor: Jim Sturgess, The Way Back
    Best S. Actress: Dale Dickey, Winters Bone

  • 2 1-24-2011 at 11:13 am

    Andrej said...

    Best Picture: How To Train Your Dragon ☺
    Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard, Inception.
    Best Editing: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

  • 3 1-24-2011 at 11:15 am

    Maxim said...

    Best Director: Woody Allen, “You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger”.
    Best Original Screenplay: “You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger”.
    Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins “You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger”.

    What can I say? I thought it was absolutely delightful and, in some ways, even better than Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

  • 4 1-24-2011 at 11:15 am

    Julian Stark said...

    Best Picture: How to Train Your Dragon
    Best Actress: Emma Stone (Easy A)
    Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Cassel (Black Swan)

  • 5 1-24-2011 at 11:19 am

    Joel said...

    Best Actress: Noomi Rapace
    Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest

  • 6 1-24-2011 at 11:20 am

    Kevin K. said...

    Best Picture: Shutter Island, Blue Valentine, How to Train Your Dragon

    Best Director: Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island)

    Best Actor: Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)

    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), Matt Damon (True Grit), Armie Hammer (The Social Network)

    Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard (Inception)

    Best Visual Effects: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

  • 7 1-24-2011 at 11:20 am

    red_wine said...

    I’ll also stick up for credible surprises.

    The Ghost Writer for Picture/Director/Screenplay/Score/Supp Actress/Art Direction/Cinematography/Editing
    Winter’s Bone for Picture/Director/Screenplay/Supp Actor/Cinematography
    I Am Love for Cinematography/Costume Design/Art Direction/Actress/Picture/Director/Screenplay

    Anti-wishes

    Inception for Director/Screenplay
    Black Swan for Picture/Screenplay
    Social Network for anything else besides Picture/Director/Writing/Acting/Editing

  • 8 1-24-2011 at 11:20 am

    DylanS said...

    Best Actor: Kodi Smit-Mcphee “Let Me In”
    Best Actress: Carrey Mulligan “Never Let Me Go”
    Best Supporting Actress: Rebecca Hall “The Town”
    Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin “True Grit”
    Best Director: Danny Boyle “127 Hours”

  • 9 1-24-2011 at 11:24 am

    Yih said...

    Best Picture: The Ghost Writer
    Best Director: Roman Polanski
    Best Supporting Actor: Ben Mendelsohn, Animal Kingdom

  • 10 1-24-2011 at 11:24 am

    Cordy said...

    Best Picture: The Ghost Writer

    Best Director: Debra Granik

    Best Adapted Screenplay: I love you, Philip Morris

  • 11 1-24-2011 at 11:24 am

    Maxim said...

    One quick note: if anyone out of the entire True Grit cast gets nominated for best Supporting Actor, it should be Brolin. Seriously. The most 3-dimensional performance/character in the entire movie. It needs to be said. Pepper was also good.
    And I am astonished to report that I found Bridges somewhat… muted. There.

  • 12 1-24-2011 at 11:26 am

    RyanT said...

    Best Picture: Blue Valentine
    Best Director: Derek Cianfrance
    Best Visual Effects: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

  • 13 1-24-2011 at 11:26 am

    Cordy said...

    and for the ones that have no chance:

    Best Actress and S. Actress: Chloe Moretz (Let Me In and Kick-Ass – Sorry Guy, respectively)

  • 14 1-24-2011 at 11:26 am

    Paul Outlaw said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Cotillard, INCEPTION
    Best Supporting Actor: Rockwell, CONVICTION
    Best Picture: BLUE VALENTINE

    HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: Zero nominations

  • 15 1-24-2011 at 11:26 am

    Taylor P. said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Barbara Hershey (but along with, rather than replacing, Mila Kunis)
    Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon
    Best Adapted Screenplay: The Town

  • 16 1-24-2011 at 11:31 am

    Gabriel D. said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest – Rabbit Hole
    Best Picture: 127 Hours
    Best Actor: Leonardo Dicaprio – Inception

  • 17 1-24-2011 at 11:32 am

    tdr said...

    I know I’ll repeat some, but:
    Best Actor: Bardem
    Best S. Actor: Vincent Cassel “Black Swan”
    Best Original Screenplay: “Four Lions”
    No nominations for Bonham-Carter, Garfield and Eisenberg.

  • 18 1-24-2011 at 11:32 am

    Jake D said...

    Best Director: Banksy (I can dream)
    Best Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal
    Best Editing: The Ghost Writer
    Best Supporting Actress: Rooney Mara (ha!)

  • 19 1-24-2011 at 11:32 am

    Paul M. said...

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Dale Dickey
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Winona Ryder
    BEST DIRECTOR: Mike Leigh

  • 20 1-24-2011 at 11:32 am

    Jake D said...

    And-
    Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis

  • 21 1-24-2011 at 11:33 am

    Joey said...

    Best Picture: The Ghost Writer
    Best Actor: Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole
    Best Art Direction: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

  • 22 1-24-2011 at 11:34 am

    Matthew Starr said...

    This is much better than predictions.

    Best Picture: Blue Valentine (or Ghost Writer)
    Best Score: The Ghost Writer (or Tron)
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes (or Armie Hammer)

  • 23 1-24-2011 at 11:34 am

    Jeremy said...

    Best Picture: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I
    Best Director: Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    Best Supporting Actress: Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I

  • 24 1-24-2011 at 11:35 am

    Ryan said...

    Best Picture: “I Am Love”
    Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
    Best Supporting Actress: Sandra Oh, “Rabbit Hole”

  • 25 1-24-2011 at 11:35 am

    Jacob S. said...

    Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Film Editing, Writing, Original Song, and Cinematography: “Blue Valentine”

    Best Cinematography, Actor, Supporting Actress: “Somewhere”

    Best Picture, Sound Editing: “How to Train Your Dragon”

    Best Picture, Director: “127 Hours”

    Best Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay: “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”

    Best Picture, Actor, Director, Foreign Language, Original (?) Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design, Film Editing: “Carlos”

    Best Foreign Language: “Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats”

    Best Animated: “Summer Wars”

    Best Art Direction, Editing: “The Good, the Bad, the Weird”

  • 26 1-24-2011 at 11:36 am

    Sam C. said...

    Best Supporting Actor – John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
    Best Director – Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
    Best Adapted Screenplay – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

  • 27 1-24-2011 at 11:37 am

    Michael Meyers said...

    BEST SCORE: How to Train Your Dragon
    BEST ACTOR: Leonardo Di Caprio (Shutter Island)
    BEST ACTRESS: Noomi Rapace

  • 28 1-24-2011 at 11:41 am

    Michael Meyers said...

    BEST PICTURE: Shutter Island
    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Legend of the Guardians
    BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

  • 29 1-24-2011 at 11:41 am

    Anita said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest – “Rabbit Hole”
    Best Supporting Actor: Colin Farrell – “The Way Back”
    Best Original Screenplay: “Another Year”

    Fingers crossed that whatever miracle got “In the Loop” nominated last year will happen again with “Four Lions” this year.

  • 30 1-24-2011 at 11:41 am

    julian said...

    best pic: Another Year
    best director: Roman Polanski (The Ghost Writer)
    best supp actress: Dale Dickey (WB)

  • 31 1-24-2011 at 11:43 am

    Frank Lee said...

    Andrew Garfield
    Rebecca Hall
    Julianne Moore

    It’s odd, but I have’t seen any really good movies this year that AREN’T among the top ten–none that I can think of. In previous years, “Zodiac,” “Match Point,” and “Mulholland Drive” were out of the running, but maybe with ten nominees they would have been nominated.

  • 32 1-24-2011 at 11:44 am

    Michael Meyers said...

    Best Actor: Ryan Reynolds (Buried)
    Best Picture: How To Train Your Dragon
    Best Supporting Actor: Pierce Brosnan (The Ghost Writer)

  • 33 1-24-2011 at 11:44 am

    Brad said...

    Best picture: How to Train Your Dragon

    Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard – Inception

    Best Actor: Aaron Eckhardt – Rabbit Hole

  • 34 1-24-2011 at 11:46 am

    Mike said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis, “Conviction”

    Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest, “Rabbit Hole”

    Best Supporting Actor: Armie Hammer, “The Social Network”

    (plus about a half-dozen other

  • 35 1-24-2011 at 11:52 am

    Alex in Movieland said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Naomi Watts, “Mother and Child”
    Best Supporting Actress: Rebecca Hall, “Please Give”
    Best Original Screenplay: “Mother and Child”

  • 36 1-24-2011 at 11:52 am

    eurocheese said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard, Inception
    Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go
    Best Actress: Emma Stone, Easy A

  • 37 1-24-2011 at 11:54 am

    Gabriel D. said...

    **
    Best Director: Danny Boyle – 127 Hours rather than 127 for Best Picture

  • 38 1-24-2011 at 11:56 am

    Tom C. said...

    Best Director: Charles Ferguson – “Inside Job”
    Best Actor: Jim Carrey – “I Love You Phillip Morris”
    Best Supporting Actress: Dale Dickey – “Winter’s Bone”

  • 39 1-24-2011 at 11:57 am

    Collin said...

    “Blue Valentine” for everything.
    Sam Rockwell for “Conviction.”
    “Easy A” for script.

  • 40 1-24-2011 at 11:57 am

    Patryk said...

    1) Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, “I Am Love”

    2) Best Supporting Actress: Blake Lively, “The Town.”

    3) Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Cassel, “The Black Swan”

  • 41 1-24-2011 at 11:57 am

    Mr. F said...

    Best Picture: Blue Valentine
    Best Director: Lee Unkrich
    Best Actress: Tilda Swinton

  • 42 1-24-2011 at 11:58 am

    Robert Hamer said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Kimberly Elise – For Colored Girls
    Best Original Screenplay: Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh – Greenberg
    Best Original Score: Daft Punk – TRON Legacy

  • 43 1-24-2011 at 12:02 pm

    MattyD. said...

    Best Picture: ‘Blue Valentine’
    Best Cinematography: ‘Never Let Me Go’
    Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, ‘I Am Love’

    (I tried to go with things which I feel have little-to-no shot at getting in to the finals. I wanted to choose Ryan Gosling for ‘Blue Valentine’ but I think he’s certainly in the top 6 or 7 choices. I’m hoping he can sneak in! And Michelle Williams as well, of course. Certainly over Manville or Swank or Steinfeld—who I hopes gets Supporting so she can win…even if it is category fraud).

  • 44 1-24-2011 at 12:03 pm

    Jonathan Jordan said...

    Best Picture: The Way Back
    Best Director: Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
    Best S. Actor: John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone

  • 45 1-24-2011 at 12:03 pm

    Bernard said...

    Love this post idea a lot:

    Best Picture: Let Me In
    Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, Agora
    Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs

    I’d have Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974, The Secret in Their Eyes and Carlos in a few categories if they were eligible.

  • 46 1-24-2011 at 12:04 pm

    Maxim said...

    “Certainly over Manville or Swank or Steinfeld—who I hopes gets Supporting so she can win…even if it is category fraud).”

    So wait, you want Williams in over Steinfeld, whom you nonetheless want to win an Oscar? Interesing take.

  • 47 1-24-2011 at 12:07 pm

    pickles said...

    hello

  • 48 1-24-2011 at 12:08 pm

    Evan said...

    1. Best Picture: Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance for Director too, plz)
    2. Some Actress Category: Rush Sheen from Another Year
    3. Best Adapted Screenplay: Rabbit Hole (or for Best Original Score)

    (and Ryan Gosling for Best Actor though that is a real possibility)

  • 49 1-24-2011 at 12:14 pm

    John G said...

    1. Best Supporting Actor: Guy Pearce, The King’s Speech
    2. Best Supporting Actor: Tom Hardy, Inception
    3. Best Actor: Jim Broadbent, Another Year

  • 50 1-24-2011 at 12:17 pm

    Antonio A said...

    Picture: The Ghost Writer

    Director: Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone

    Supporting Actress: Barbara Hershey, Black Swan

  • 51 1-24-2011 at 12:19 pm

    David said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Amanda Peet, Please Give
    Best Supporting Actress: Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone
    Best Actor: Kody Smit-McFee – Let Me In

  • 52 1-24-2011 at 12:24 pm

    James The Greatest said...

    Best Actor: Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
    Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Sheen, Another Year
    Best Original Screenplay: Buried

  • 53 1-24-2011 at 12:29 pm

    Voland said...

    Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Cassel – Black Swan
    Best Supporting Actor: Ed Harris – The Way Back
    Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

  • 54 1-24-2011 at 12:32 pm

    seasondays said...

    picture: BLUE VALENTINE
    editing: SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD

  • 55 1-24-2011 at 12:34 pm

    BEAU said...

    Best Actress: Emma Stone, Easy A / Tilda Swinton, Easy A
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
    Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard, Inception / Kimberly Elise, For Colored Girls / Greta Gerwig, Greenberg

  • 56 1-24-2011 at 12:42 pm

    CJ said...

    Best Documentary Feature: Exit Through the Gift Shop
    Best Actress: Julianne Moore
    Best Supporting Actor: Miles Teller

  • 57 1-24-2011 at 12:53 pm

    AdamL said...

    1. Best Actor: Michael Douglas – Solitary Man
    2. Best Actor: Michael Douglas – Solitary Man
    3. Best Actor: Michael Douglas – Solitary Man

  • 58 1-24-2011 at 12:53 pm

    Cordy said...

    Best Actress: Emma Stoen, Easy A
    Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes, Vincent Cassel

  • 59 1-24-2011 at 12:56 pm

    Marc R. said...

    Original screenplay: Blue Valentine

    Best Actress: Michelle Williams

    Best Actor: Ryan Gosling (please)

    Best Supp. Actor: Justin Timberlake (what the hell)

    And for what i hope doesn’t happen:

    Best Actress: Annette Bening
    Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (i just don’t see the big deal)

  • 60 1-24-2011 at 1:03 pm

    Edward L. said...

    OK, here goes:

    Best Picture: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (I saw it yesterday and was astounded as to how much better it was than the six that came before it. Top-notch in every way.)

    Best Supporting Actor: Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (a successful reincarnation of a legendary character – not easy to do, but Douglas pulled it off)

    Best Original Song: ‘Welcome to Burlesque’ from Burlesque (the best – and catchiest – film song I’ve heard all year)

    Well, one can dream…

  • 61 1-24-2011 at 1:03 pm

    Eli said...

    Best Picture: Hereafter
    Best Actor: Andy Garcia
    Best Supporting Actress: Rebecca Hall (The Town)

  • 62 1-24-2011 at 1:05 pm

    John said...

    Best Actor–DiCaprio
    Best Actress–Rapace
    Chloe Moretz for either Actress (Let Me In) or Supporting Actress (KickAss)

    Why stop there?
    Vincent Cassell or Barbara Hershey for BLACK SWAN
    Michael Douglas, who earned that Supporting Actor slot with a great performance AND beating Cancer (just because it’s a sympathy vote doesn’t mean you didn’t give a great performance)

  • 63 1-24-2011 at 1:05 pm

    Max said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest, “Rabbit Hole”
    Best Animated Feature: My Dog Tulip
    Best Director: Mike Leigh, “Another Year”

  • 64 1-24-2011 at 1:11 pm

    Georgie Morvis said...

    Any sort of love for Rabbit Hole or Never Let Me Go would be nice, specifically:

    Best Actress, Carey Mulligan
    Best Screenplay, Rabbit Hole OR Never Let Me Go
    Best Supporting Actor, Andrew Garfield

  • 65 1-24-2011 at 1:12 pm

    Craig said...

    Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Never Let Me Go”
    Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis, Conviction
    Best Picture: “For Colored Girls”

  • 66 1-24-2011 at 1:13 pm

    MCA said...

    Picture: Blue Valentine
    Supporting Actor: Miles Teller – Rabbit Hole
    Supporting Actress: Olivia Williams – The Ghost Writer

  • 67 1-24-2011 at 1:14 pm

    Silencio said...

    Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, “I’m Still Here”
    Best Actress: Chloe Moretz, “Let Me In”
    Best Supporting Actor: Jonah Hill, “Cyrus”

  • 68 1-24-2011 at 1:14 pm

    Nelson said...

    Best Picture:
    -The Ghost Writer
    -The Way Back

    Best Actor:
    -Leonardo Dicaprio, Shutter Island

    Best Supporting Actor:
    -Bill Murray, Get Low

    Best Supporting Actress:
    -Saiorse Ronan, The Way Back

    Best Animated Film:
    -The Illusionist

    Best Documentary:
    -Exit Through the Gift Shop

  • 69 1-24-2011 at 1:20 pm

    Packie said...

    Best Screenplay: Greenberg
    Supporting Actor: Tom Hardy “Inception”
    Supporting Actress: Dale Dickey “Winter’s Bone

  • 70 1-24-2011 at 1:23 pm

    Graysmith said...

    Best Director: Banksy, Exit Through The Gift Shop
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
    Best Original Score: Alexander Desplat, The Ghost Writer

  • 71 1-24-2011 at 1:24 pm

    /3rtfu11 said...

    Best Actor: Leonardo Dicaprio “Shutter Island”
    Best Supporting Actress: Janet Jackson “For Colored Girls”
    Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei “Cyrus”

  • 72 1-24-2011 at 1:26 pm

    WDDC said...

    Best Director – Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
    Best Actress – Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right (I would love Carey or Tilda getting a nod too…)
    Best Supporting Actress – Rebecca Hall, Please Give

  • 73 1-24-2011 at 1:28 pm

    Edmond Dantes said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Barbara Hershey, Black Swan
    Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Casell, Black Swan
    Best Costume Design: The Fighter

  • 74 1-24-2011 at 1:31 pm

    Luke said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Miranda Richardson, ‘Made in Dagenham’

  • 75 1-24-2011 at 1:35 pm

    Cordy said...

    Silencio said…

    Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, “I’m Still Here”
    Best Actress: Chloe Moretz, “Let Me In”
    Best Supporting Actor: Jonah Hill, “Cyrus”

    This too

  • 76 1-24-2011 at 1:36 pm

    Edmond Dantes said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Barbara Hershey, Black Swan
    Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Cassel, Black Swan
    Best Costume Design: The Fighter

  • 77 1-24-2011 at 1:43 pm

    geha714 said...

    Best Director: Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim
    Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone & Ben Mendelsohn, Animal Kingdom
    Best Original Screenplay: Four Lions & Animal Kingdom
    Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
    Best Original Score: Daft Punk, TRON Legacy & Nigel Godrich, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

  • 78 1-24-2011 at 1:45 pm

    BigMoffitt17 said...

    Best Actress: Emma Stone – Easy A
    Best Supporting Actress: Blake Lively – The Town
    Best Original Screenplay: Easy A

  • 79 1-24-2011 at 1:47 pm

    Nigel said...

    Best Picture: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
    Best Actor: Ben Mendelsohn, “Animal Kingdom”
    Best Supporting Actor: Khalid Abdalla, “Green Zone”

  • 80 1-24-2011 at 1:49 pm

    John M said...

    Best Picture: Shutter Island / The Ghost Writer
    Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island)
    Best Director: Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
    Best Original Score: Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood)

  • 81 1-24-2011 at 1:50 pm

    JJ1 said...

    Best Picture – Shutter Island
    Best Actor – Di Caprio, Shutter Island
    Best Supp. Actor – Cillian Murphy, Inception

  • 82 1-24-2011 at 1:52 pm

    Alberto said...

    Best Director: Mike Leigh
    Best Supporting Actor: Ben Mendelsohn, Animal Kingdom
    Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, Somewhere

  • 83 1-24-2011 at 1:53 pm

    Graysmith said...

    Looks like we’ve got plenty of Kenneth Turans here on In Contention. ;)

  • 84 1-24-2011 at 1:58 pm

    JFK said...

    Best Director:
    -Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine
    -Debra Granik – Winter’s Bone
    Best Actress: Emma Stone – Easy A
    Best Supporting Actress: Amanda Peet – Please Give

  • 85 1-24-2011 at 2:04 pm

    http://www.imitationlife.com/ said...

    Best Supporting Actress: Blake Lively, The Town
    Best Supporting Actor: Joel Edgerton, Animal Kingdon
    Director: Sofia Coppola, Somewhere

    For complete list of predictions and wish choices check out Imitation of Life blog.

  • 86 1-24-2011 at 2:05 pm

    SJG said...

    Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Shutter Island”

    Best Supporting Actress: Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1″

    Best Picture: “How to Train Your Dragon”

  • 87 1-24-2011 at 2:06 pm

    JJ1 said...

    Kris, serious question: and I’m only asking because it’s fresh in my mind from seeing it yesterday, but ….

    … any chance ‘Another Year’ makes it into the 10 what with a floundering 127, Town, WB?

    I don’t think so, but I wouldn’t be shocked. We know that there is love for Mike Leigh (6 noms), and as Anne noted in the last podcast, “they’ll watch that”.

  • 88 1-24-2011 at 2:07 pm

    JJ1 said...

    Floundering is a strong word: maybe, unsure.

    And is Toy Story 3 a “for sure”?

  • 89 1-24-2011 at 2:10 pm

    RealDogBoy said...

    Best Picture: Alice in Wonderland

    Best Director: Tim Burton (Has he ever won? I think he’s due.)

    Best Foreign Language Film: Chandi Chowk to China (a Bollywood comedy that wasn’t even submitted)

  • 90 1-24-2011 at 2:12 pm

    Caleb said...

    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World:
    -Best Picture
    -Best Director: Edgar Wright
    -Best Adapted Screenplay: Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall

  • 91 1-24-2011 at 2:20 pm

    Roger said...

    Best Picture: How to Train Your Dragon
    Best Actress: Emma Stone (Easy A)
    Best Sup. Actor: Colin Farrell or Ed Harris – The Way Back

  • 92 1-24-2011 at 2:20 pm

    Wes said...

    Best Picture: Blue Valentine
    Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
    Best Original Score: TRON Legacy

  • 93 1-24-2011 at 2:24 pm

    www.imitationlife.com said...

    Best Actress: Kim Hye-je, Mother
    Best Actor: James Frecheville, Animal Kingdom
    Best Supp. Actress: Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone
    For complete list of predictions and wish choices check out Imitation of Life blog.

  • 94 1-24-2011 at 2:27 pm

    Ugarte said...

    Best Supporting Actor: Arnie Hammer for The Social Network

    Best Supporting Actress: Amanda Peet for Please Give

    Best Original Score: Grizzly Bear for Blue Valentine (although it would probably be disqualified for too much previously used music)

  • 95 1-24-2011 at 2:28 pm

    Bill_the_Bear said...

    Best Picture: “The Ghost Writer”
    Best Actress: Tilda Swinton
    Best Documentary: “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer”

  • 96 1-24-2011 at 2:37 pm

    Ben M. said...

    The Ghost Writer for Best Picture
    James Franco nominated for Howl instead of 127 Hours
    Full recognition for Another Year (picture, director, actress, screenplay)

  • 97 1-24-2011 at 2:43 pm

    Ivan said...

    I second all the support for Blue Valentine and The Ghost Writer. Both films deserve best picture/director/screenplay nominations.

    Best Director: Ben Affleck/The Town
    Best Supporting Actress: Lesley Manville/Another Year
    Best Original Screenplay: Animal Kingdom

  • 98 1-24-2011 at 2:56 pm

    Pablo (BOG) said...

    My predictions are on my blog but these are my 3 improbable nominations:

    Best Picture: The Ghost Writer
    Best Leading Actress: Emma Stone, Easy A
    Best Supporting Actress: Olivia Williams, The Ghost Writer

  • 99 1-24-2011 at 3:01 pm

    www.imitationlife.com said...

    Best Film: Another Year
    Best Actress: Emma Stone
    Best Supporting Actress: Olivia Williams
    Complete list of predictions/wish picks in the blog Imitation of Life.

  • 100 1-24-2011 at 3:03 pm

    Sean D said...

    Best Picture/ Director: ‘Animal Kingdom’/ David Michod
    Original Screenplay: ‘Please Give’
    Actress: Lesley Manville, ‘Another Year’ Yeah, I think it this point it would be a huge surprise if she got through, but lawd she deserves it

    Actor: Ryan Gosling, ‘Blue Valentine’
    Supporting Actress: Either Rebecca Hall or Amanda Peet, ‘Please Give’
    Supporting Actor: Andrew Garfield, but for ‘Never Let Me Go’

    Also…I sincerely hope 127 Hours does very well. Like, Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay very well. It’s in my opinion the best film of the year by far and I still don’t quite get why the buzz froze so quickly.

  • 101 1-24-2011 at 3:05 pm

    Georgia said...

    Best Director: Peter Weir
    Best Actor: Ryan Gosling
    Best Picture: The Ghostwriter

  • 102 1-24-2011 at 3:07 pm

    Hero said...

    Emma Stone–Best Actress

    Ed Harris–Supporting Actor

    Restrepo–Documentary (which isn’t a total long shot, but not a shoe-in either)

  • 103 1-24-2011 at 3:11 pm

    Travis said...

    Actress – Emma Stone
    Supporting Actress – Olivia Williams
    Adapted Screenplay – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

  • 104 1-24-2011 at 3:20 pm

    JCS said...

    Actress: Emma Stone – Easy A
    Supporting Actress: Ellen Wong – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    Best Director: Lee Unrich – Toy Story 3

  • 105 1-24-2011 at 3:21 pm

    E said...

    Best Picture: How To Train Your Dragon
    Best Director: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
    Best Adapted Screenplay: How To Train Your Dragon

    Yes, I really liked HTTYD…

  • 106 1-24-2011 at 3:22 pm

    john t. said...

    Yes to Barbara Hershey, Marion Cotillard Armie Hammer ( why didn’t he get Oscar push ? ) , and Edgar Ramirez . Please, no , to Blake Lively’s laughable performance and Noomi Rapace.

  • 107 1-24-2011 at 3:39 pm

    Glenn said...

    Best Picture/Director: “Monsters
    Best Supporting Actor: Ewan McGregor, “I Love You Phillip Morris”
    Best Adapted Screenplay: “How to Train Your Dragon”

  • 108 1-24-2011 at 3:46 pm

    Ed D. said...

    In order from most likely to least likely:

    Best Picture: Animal Kingdom
    Best Director: Ben Affleck (The Town)
    Best Supporting Actor: Jack McGee (The Fighter)

  • 109 1-24-2011 at 4:21 pm

    Kip Mooney said...

    Best Actress: Hailee Steinfeld (because she’s in nearly every frame and should not be considered “supporting” at all)

    Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    Best Animated Feature: Megamind (the category really should be five nominees this year. The Academy’s rules are stupid.)

  • 110 1-24-2011 at 4:21 pm

    forts said...

    Best Director – Lee Unkrich “Toy Story 3″
    Best Score – “Tangled”
    Best Documentary Feature – “Jackass 3D”

  • 111 1-24-2011 at 4:25 pm

    Kip Mooney said...

    Also, I’m glad The Ghost Writer has almost no chance. It was just a ham-fisted political statement disguised as a political thriller (which wasn’t thrilling). If Polanski’s name wasn’t attached, critics would have realized its mediocrity.

  • 112 1-24-2011 at 4:27 pm

    bryce said...

    Best Supporting Actor: Ben Mendelsohn, “Animal Kingdom”
    Best Actor: Ewan McGregor, “The Ghost Writer”
    Best Director: David Michod, “Animal Kingdom”

  • 113 1-24-2011 at 4:39 pm

    Adam Smith said...

    Best Picture: How To Train Your Dragon
    Best Director: Edgar Wright, “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”
    Best Actress: Emma Stone, “Easy A”

  • 114 1-24-2011 at 4:40 pm

    J.R. said...

    Best Picture: Blue Valentine
    Best Supporting Actress: Ann Guilbert, Please Give
    Best Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux, I Am Love

  • 115 1-24-2011 at 4:40 pm

    Zack said...

    Best Picture: Ghost Writer
    Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    Best Actor: Leonardo Dicaprio, Shutter Island

  • 116 1-24-2011 at 4:40 pm

    Rashad said...

    Best Picture: Let Me In
    Best Cinematography: Robin Hood
    Best Director: Ben Affleck

  • 117 1-24-2011 at 5:14 pm

    Jimmy said...

    Best Director: Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer.
    I can hear the hushed whispers from the audience now…..

    Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin OR Barry Pepper, True Grit.
    Their roles were so small, but I thought they were the most outstanding of the cast (minus Hailee Steinfeld)

    Best Original Screenplay: Easy A.
    I know I know. But despite its conventional story archs, this is one of the better teen oriented films in a while. Why not sneak in a nomination other than Emma Stone (who may or may not get one)?

  • 118 1-24-2011 at 5:23 pm

    Sarah El said...

    Best Director: Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
    Best Original Score: Daft Punk, TRON: Legacy
    Best Actor: Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

  • 119 1-24-2011 at 5:26 pm

    marco70go said...

    Best Director: Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer
    Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, I Am Love
    Best Supporting Actress: Cher, Burlesque

  • 120 1-24-2011 at 5:52 pm

    stjeans said...

    Supp. Actress: Dale Dickey “Winter’s Bone”
    Orig.Screenplay: Todd Solondz
    “Life during Wartime”
    Lead Actor: Aaron Eckhart “Rabbit Hole”

  • 121 1-24-2011 at 6:00 pm

    Sarah El said...

    I’d also push for:

    Best Song: “Despicable Me” from Despicable Me
    definitely
    Best Costume Design: The Fighter
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes
    Best Documentary Feature: Exit Through the Gift Shop (hell, best pic and best director too), Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

  • 122 1-24-2011 at 6:12 pm

    m1 said...

    Best Supp. Actress: Blake Lively, “The Town”
    Best Original Screenplay: “Easy A”
    Best Original Score: “Flipped”

  • 123 1-24-2011 at 6:17 pm

    John Webb said...

    Pic- Get Low
    S. Actor- Murray-Get Low
    Screenplay- Cyrus
    Screenplay- Scott Pilgrim

  • 124 1-24-2011 at 6:29 pm

    Billyboy said...

    Best Director: Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer

    Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, I am Love

    Best Supporting Actress: Greta Gerwig, Greenberg / Olivia Williams, The Ghost Writer

    Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • 125 1-24-2011 at 6:36 pm

    daniel said...

    wishlist
    Best Cinematography: Enter The Void
    Best actor: Tahar Rahim
    Best Supporting actor: Niels Arestrup
    Best Actress: Katie Jarvis
    Best Supporting Actress: Rooney Mara

  • 126 1-24-2011 at 6:38 pm

    Lev Lewis said...

    Best Actress: Greta Gerwig, “Greenberg”

    Best Cinematography: Harris Savides, “Greenberg” or “Somewhere”

    Best Original Score: Byeong-woo Lee, “Mother”

  • 127 1-24-2011 at 6:39 pm

    Jeff said...

    Best Picture: The Ghost Writer
    Best Director: David Michod (Animal Kingdom)
    Best Actress: Tilda Swinton (I Am Love)

  • 128 1-24-2011 at 6:43 pm

    Ed said...

    Best Actor: Ben Stiller in “Greenberg” or Jim Carrey in “I Love You Philip Morris”

    Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Score: “Let Me In” or “Never Let Me Go”

    Best Picture, Supporting Actress: Amanda Peet, Best Original Screenplay : “Please Give”

  • 129 1-24-2011 at 7:09 pm

    Joseph said...

    Another Year for Best Picture

    Armie Hammer for Best Supp Actor “The Social Network”

    Somewhere for Best Original Screenplay

    Marion Cottilard Best Supp Actress “Inception” (and Barbara Hershey and Lesley Manville)

  • 130 1-24-2011 at 7:50 pm

    Lenny said...

    My Wish List

    Best Picture: Shutter Island

    Best Picture: Another Year

    Best Actress/Supporting Actress: Lesley Manville = Another Year

  • 131 1-24-2011 at 8:32 pm

    Peter Labuza said...

    Exit Through the Gift Shop for Best Doc
    Luca Guadagnino (“I Am Love”) for Best Director
    Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen (“Another Year”) for Best Actor and Actress
    Mark Romanek (“Never Let Me Go”) for Best Adapted Screenplay
    Best Art Direction for “The Ghost Writer”

  • 132 1-24-2011 at 8:40 pm

    Troy said...

    Woah… just noticed Cassel isn’t expected to get nominated. No way should Renner get a nod before him. I’d also like to see Timberlake get nominated.

  • 133 1-24-2011 at 8:40 pm

    Troy said...

    Oh and 127 Hours and Shutter Island for best picture.

  • 134 1-24-2011 at 8:45 pm

    JB Radford said...

    Best Actor: Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
    Best Actress: Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
    Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard (Inception), Greta Gerwig (Greenberg)
    Best Supporting Actor: John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone)

  • 135 1-24-2011 at 9:06 pm

    Speaking English said...

    Best Actress: Lesley Manville, “Another Year” (instead of Jennifer Lawrence)

    Best Supporting Actor: Jack McGee, “The Fighter”

    Best Adapted Screenplay: “Rabbit Hole” (instead of “Winter’s Bone)

  • 136 1-24-2011 at 11:05 pm

    Douglas said...

    Best Film: Animal Kingdom
    Best Actress: Noomi Rapace, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
    Best Cinematography: The King’s Speech

  • 137 1-25-2011 at 4:20 am

    Greg Y said...

    Hopefully, How to Train Your Dragon gets nods for Picture, Animated Feature, Score, Adapted Screenplay, and the two Sound categories. Wishful thinking, but I’ll take as many of those as I can get, which is hopefully more than just the one for Feature.

  • 138 1-25-2011 at 5:18 am

    AC said...

    Best Actor: Jim Sturgess, The Way Back
    Best Actress: Noomi Rapace, Girl with Dragon Tattoo
    Best Doc: Inside Job

  • 139 1-25-2011 at 5:21 am

    Koto said...

    Best Picture：The Way Back
    Best Actor: 　Jim Sturgess