After surprising myself with the number of LAFCA categories I called yesterday, I’m set to disprove my newfound prescience by predicting today’s New York Film Critics’ Circle awards.
Many are thinking the New Yorkers’ highbrow urban sensibility will favor “A Serious Man,” — but I don’t know if they’ll want to crown the Coens just two years after they last did so. Others think they may offer “Up in the Air” compensation for its meager showing yesterday, but it seemed more an L.A.-style pick to me.
It may seem foolhardy to predict a repeat of yesterday’s LAFCA wins in the top two categories, but it wouldn’t be unprecedented: “Brokeback Mountain” nabbed Best Picture and Director honors from both groups in 2005, and the indie edge (and low box-office) of “The Hurt Locker” gives it the feel of a cause that critics’ groups won’t mind joining forces to champion.
What are your best guesses?
Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, “Julia”
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man”
Best Foreign Language Film: “35 Shots of Rum”
Best Documentary: “The Beaches of Agnes”
Best Animated Feature: “Coraline”
Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser, “Bright Star”
Best First Film: “Sin Nombre”
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Best Picture: A Single Man
Best Director: Katherine Bigelow-The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Colin Firth-A Single Man
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan-An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon-Invictus
Best Supporting Actress: Samantha Morten-The Messenger
Picture: Precious (as a suck it to Armond White)
Director: James Cameron
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia, It’s Complicated
Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Picture: “Avatar”
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”
Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Best Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon”
Best Documentary: “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”
Best Animated Feature: “Up”
Best Cinematography: “A Serious Man”
Best First Film: “500 Days of Summer”
Oh gawd, I can only dream of a Swinton victory!
Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton
Best Supporting Actress: Samantha Morton
Best Original Screenplay: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Up in the Air”
Having won the Gotham Awards as well, I do think there’s a strong chance that The Hurt Locker will curry some love here. If not, I’d hope that at least Bigelow continues to win.
By the way, I realize how cheap it is to pimp oneself and I’m usually against it, but I’d like to generate traffic. I was just recently appointed to the writing staff at PopMatters.com, and I’m going to be writing various articles, including Oscar predictions and related topics. I just wrote my second article, linked above, so I would love it if anyone could read and comment to give , and let me know what you think (albeit without personal acknowledgement, of course). It would be helpful for them to see having an awards segment frequently is a benefit to the site.
Thanks to anyone who does in advance =).
I would replace “Coraline” with “Fantastic Mr. Fox” but other than that, I agree with your predix, Guy.
Best Film – The Hurt Locker
Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
Best Actor – Colin Firth in A Single Man
Best Actress – Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor – Alfred Molina in An Education
Best Supporting Actress – Samantha Morton in The Messenger
Best Screenplay – Nick Hornby for An Education
Best Cinematography – The White Ribbon
Best First Film – Hunger
Best Documentary – The Beaches of Agnes
Best Foreign Language Film – The White Ribbon
Best Animation – Coraline
There are no runners up at NYFCC right?
Not officially. They usually leak out afterwads, though.
Best Picture: “Precious”
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man”
Best Foreign Language Film: “A Prophet”
Best Documentary: “The Beaches of Agnes”
Best Animated Feature: “Coraline”
Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser, “Bright Star”
Best First Film: “500 Days of Summer”
Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Director: Michael Haneke – “The White Ribbon”
Best Actor: Ceorge Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Best Supporting Actress: Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man”
Best Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon”
Best Documentary: “The Beaches of Agnes”
Best Animated Feature: “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Best Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd, “The Hurt Locker”
Best First Film: “”The Messenger”
Best Supporting Actress: Vera Farmiga
At what time will they announce?
My predictions:
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – J+J and It’s Complicated
Best Supporting Actress – Mo’Nique – Precious
Best Animated Feature: Fantastic Mr Fox
Picture: A Serious Man
Alt: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Alt: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Alt: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Actress: Tilda Swinton, Julia
Alt: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Alt: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Supporting Actress: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Alt: Samantha Morton, The Messenger
Screenplay: A Serious Man
Best Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon”
Best Documentary: “The Beaches of Agnes”
Best Animated Feature: “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser, “Bright Star”
Best First Film: “(500) Days of Summer”
I think Armond White will do everything he can to make sure that Precious doesn’t get any love here.
God, I’d love to see Tilda winning something.
No Gut No Glory Predictions – going for 0 out of 0
Best Film – A Prophet
Best Director – Michael Haneke
Best Actor – Ben Foster / Tahar Rahim
Best Actress – Abbie Cornish (My heart thinks Swinton could be in with a chance)
Best Supporting Actor – Paul Schnider
Best Supporting Actress – Sigourney Weaver
Too depressing to think about the movies that will be left out.