Today’s the big day. No more Oscar Guide, no more polls, just a few choice hours left in the season and then, the 83rd annual. (And not a moment too soon.)
I appreciate everyone participating in the daily polls this month and last, which accompanied each of our Oscar Guide entries. It offers us a nice glance at the majority opinion of how the race SHOULD go down, so I’m happy to offer up, for the second-straight year, the In Contention Readership Ballot.
There were a handful of frisky choices this year, though not too many. Your big winners were Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” and David Fincher’s “The Social Network” (which is owed Best Picture by your estimation). Both films racked up five of your wins. Nothing else was close. And, interestingly enough, the film likely to walk away with the most awards tonight? It only deserves one prize in your book: Best Actor.
Check out the ballot after the jump, and good luck to your favorites tonight.
Best Picture
“The Social Network”
Best Director
David Fincher, “The Social Network”
Best Actor
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
Best Supporting Actress
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“The Social Network”
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Inception”
Best Art Direction
“Inception”
Best Cinematography
“Black Swan”
Best Costume Design
“I Am Love”
Best Film Editing
“The Social Network”
Best Makeup
“The Wolfman”
Best Music (Original Score)
“The Social Network”
Best Music (Original Song)
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”
Best Sound Editing
“Inception”
Best Sound Mixing
“Inception”
Best Visual Effects
“Inception”
Best Animated Feature Film
“Toy Story 3”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Dogtooth”
Best Documentary (Feature)
“Exit Through the Gift Shop”
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
“Poster Girl”
Best Short Film (Animated)
“Day & Night”
Best Short Film (Live Action)
“God of Love”
[Photo: Columbia Pictures]
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13 responses to “The In Contention Readership Ballot”
This would be perfection, minus one thing: Deakins (but that would be taking into account his 0-8 record; without that in account I’d saw Libatique as well).
I like our ballot a lot! Our winners are destined to be a lot cooler than the Academy’s picks but that is how it almost always goes.
Brian: I agree, but in this Oscar “dream world”, I think we can agree that Deakins would already have at least two on his mantle, the first for “Shawshank” and the second for “Jesse James”. I also wouldn’t argue with anybody suggesting one for “Fargo”.
DylanS: the first for “The Man Who Wasn’t There” and the second for “Jesse James,” I’d say.
It will be nice to see Deakins finally win for his good work, but once again I consider this more of a career achievement. Its no where near his best.
Maybe it’s not his best, but then again he’s not competing with his best this year. Out of the five nominees, I’d argue he deserves it most purely for the work on display.
Speaking English: Agree to dissagree on comment #4. I don’t think anything but “Shawshank” should have won for Cinematography in 94, it’s truly some of Deakins finest and subtlest work. In 2001, while “Man Who Wasn’t There” is Deakins in prime form, I’d give the Oscar to Delbonnel for “Amelie” in an absolute walk, I consider that the achievement in Cinematography of the decade, except for mabye “Jesse James”.
***I don’t think anything but “Shawshank” should have won for Cinematography in 94***
I direct you to “Three Colors: Red.”
Next year see if you can make a Best Picture poll that is weighted with 1-10 rankings like the real version :)
Speaking English: I actually agree with you entirely on that, I was reffering only to the films that were actually nominated. In which case “Shawshank” should have won.
Oh, this would be perfection indeed. Specially the part about TKS only getting the only award it deserves.
DylanS: “Three Colors: Red” WAS nominated, though!
That’s embarassing on my part. I was looking at 94 cinematography nominees, but I guess I wasn’t looking that closely, haha. Anyway, thank God BOTH were nominated, top two cinemaography achievements of that year. I’d still be a close one for me personally, I think we can both agree that the nominations were deserved. I still can’t believe I missed “Three Colors: Red”, I’m usually more well-informed on my Oscar history than that.