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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Best Director: Peter Weir
Best Actor: Ryan Gosling
Best Picture: The Ghostwriter
Emma Stone–Best Actress
Ed Harris–Supporting Actor
Restrepo–Documentary (which isn’t a total long shot, but not a shoe-in either)
Actress – Emma Stone
Supporting Actress – Olivia Williams
Adapted Screenplay – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Actress: Emma Stone – Easy A
Supporting Actress: Ellen Wong – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Best Director: Lee Unrich – Toy Story 3
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…
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.
Best Picture/Director: “Monsters
Best Supporting Actor: Ewan McGregor, “I Love You Phillip Morris”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “How to Train Your Dragon”
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)
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.)
Best Director – Lee Unkrich “Toy Story 3”
Best Score – “Tangled”
Best Documentary Feature – “Jackass 3D”
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.
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Mendelsohn, “Animal Kingdom”
Best Actor: Ewan McGregor, “The Ghost Writer”
Best Director: David Michod, “Animal Kingdom”
Best Picture: How To Train Your Dragon
Best Director: Edgar Wright, “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”
Best Actress: Emma Stone, “Easy A”
Best Picture: Blue Valentine
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Guilbert, Please Give
Best Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux, I Am Love
Best Picture: Ghost Writer
Adapted Screenplay: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Best Actor: Leonardo Dicaprio, Shutter Island
Best Picture: Let Me In
Best Cinematography: Robin Hood
Best Director: Ben Affleck
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)?
Best Director: Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
Best Original Score: Daft Punk, TRON: Legacy
Best Actor: Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter
Best Director: Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, I Am Love
Best Supporting Actress: Cher, Burlesque
Supp. Actress: Dale Dickey “Winter’s Bone”
Orig.Screenplay: Todd Solondz
“Life during Wartime”
Lead Actor: Aaron Eckhart “Rabbit Hole”
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
Best Supp. Actress: Blake Lively, “The Town”
Best Original Screenplay: “Easy A”
Best Original Score: “Flipped”
Pic- Get Low
S. Actor- Murray-Get Low
Screenplay- Cyrus
Screenplay- Scott Pilgrim
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
wishlist
Best Cinematography: Enter The Void
Best actor: Tahar Rahim
Best Supporting actor: Niels Arestrup
Best Actress: Katie Jarvis
Best Supporting Actress: Rooney Mara
Best Actress: Greta Gerwig, “Greenberg”
Best Cinematography: Harris Savides, “Greenberg” or “Somewhere”
Best Original Score: Byeong-woo Lee, “Mother”
Best Picture: The Ghost Writer
Best Director: David Michod (Animal Kingdom)
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton (I Am Love)
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”
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)
My Wish List
Best Picture: Shutter Island
Best Picture: Another Year
Best Actress/Supporting Actress: Lesley Manville = Another Year
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”
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.
Oh and 127 Hours and Shutter Island for best picture.
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)
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)
Best Film: Animal Kingdom
Best Actress: Noomi Rapace, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Cinematography: The King’s Speech
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.
Best Actor: Jim Sturgess, The Way Back
Best Actress: Noomi Rapace, Girl with Dragon Tattoo
Best Doc: Inside Job
Best Picture：The Way Back
Best Actor: Jim Sturgess