Wild Ass Oscar Guesses

Filed in National by on February 27, 2011

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The King’s Speech

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) [I could hear Franco whisper, “James Franco” into his open mic just as Colin Firth was announced.]

Achievement in Directing
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale (The Fighter)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Toy Story 3

Best Documentary Short Subject
Strangers No More

Best Short Film (Animated)
The Lost Thing Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann 

Best Short Film (Live Action)
God of Love Luke Matheny <  [THIS GUY GAVE PROPS TO THE GREAT STATE OF DELAWARE]

Achievement in Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland

Achievement in Cinematography
Inception (Wally Pfister)

Best Documentary Feature
Inside Job Charles Ferguson, director (Representational Pictures) < winner

Achievement in Film Editing
The Social Network (Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
In a Better World (Denmark)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) < winner

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 Music and Lyric by Randy Newman [I call bullshit.  He’s written some great songs, this isn’t one of them.]

Achievement in Sound Editing
Inception < winner

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  1. Delaware Dem says:

    My Predictions for the big awards:

    Best Motion Picture of the Year
    The King’s Speech

    Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    Annette Bening (The Kids are All Right)

    Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)

    Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)

    Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    Amy Adams (The Fighter)

    Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
    Toy Story 3

    Achievement in Art Direction
    Inception

    Achievement in Cinematography
    Inception (Wally Pfister)

    Achievement in Directing
    Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)

    Best Documentary Feature
    Inside Job Charles Ferguson, director (Representational Pictures)
    * And thus Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie, as the producer of this film, will win a freaking Oscar before the Eagles win the Super Bowl. The odds of that were astronomical back in 1995 when he bought the team and his only film credit was V.I. Warchowski.

    Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
    Inception (Hans Zimmer)

    Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    “Coming Home” from Country Strong Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey

    Achievement in Sound Editing
    Inception

  2. Delaware Dem says:

    And this year, I have actually seen all of the movies but for Winter’s Bone, which sounds like a porn film somehow.

  3. jason330 says:

    The opening sequence was awesome. Franco and Hathaway seem to be having fun.

  4. cassandra m says:

    My contrarian picks:

    Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Winter’s Bone (long shot I know, but an astonishing debut)

    Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    Annette Bening (The Kids are All Right)

    Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)

    Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    Christian Bale (The Fighter)

    Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) (wonder why she’s a supporting actress?)

    Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
    The Illusionist (yes!)

    Best Documentary Short Subject
    Sun Come Up (heartbreaking)

    Achievement in Cinematography
    Black Swan (Matthew Libatique)

    Achievement in Costume Design
    I Am Love (Antonella Cannarozzi) (movie was NOT good, but Tilda Swinton was seriously well dressed here)

    Achievement in Directing
    David O. Russell (The Fighter)

    Best Documentary Feature
    Restrepo Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, directors (Outpost Films)

    Achievement in Film Editing
    Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum)

    Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
    Biutiful (Mexico)

    Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
    How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)

  5. jason330 says:

    Holy shi… Is Kirk Douglas 100 years old?

  6. John Tobin says:

    He was born in 1916,so pretty close to 100.

  7. Delaware Dem says:

    Michael Barkann on Twitter: “Damn. Michael Douglas looks terrible.”

  8. jason330 says:

    Lol. that’s wrong.

  9. Delaware Dem says:

    Hahahaha. I know.

  10. Delaware wins! “God of Love” wins and Delaware gets a shoutout in the acceptance speech.

  11. Neither DD or Cassandra are doing too well.

  12. jason330 says:

    Luke Matheny is a Concord HS alum.

  13. jason330 says:

    Very nice moment at the end with PS122. I’m glad I stayed up.