Yes, as we here at The Awards Circuit close one door today, we open another. We have the final two Oscar Circuit articles for the season, and they are the Best Original Screenplay category (found here) and the big one...Best Picture (found here). Hope you enjoyed the articles!
We also have the beginning of our annual Who Will Win/Should Win series, and we kick it off with the first one here. Each staff member will be contributing one, so stay tuned for them all!
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ReplyDeleteWill: Avatar
Should: Avatar
Should Have Been Nominated: Funny People
Director
Will: Bigelow
Should: Tarantino
Should Have Been Nominated: Blomkamp
Actor
Will: Bridges
Should: Bridges
Should Have Been Nominated: Joseph Gordon Levitt
Actress
Will: Bullock
Should: Bullock
Should Have Been Nominated: Zooey Deschanel
Supporting Actor
Will: Waltz
Should: Waltz
Should Have Been Nominated: Mackie
Supporting Actress
Will: Mo'nique
Should: Gyllenhaal
Should Have Been Nominated: Cotillard
Animated Film
Will: Up
Should: Up
Should Have Been Nominated: Mary & Max
Original Screenplay
Will: The Hurt Locker
Should: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Funny People
Adapted Screenplay
Will: Up in the Air
Should: Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Crazy Heart
Original Song
Will: The Weary Kind
Should: The Weary Kind
Should Have Been Nominated: I Want to Come Home
Very interesting picks sir.
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ReplyDeleteWill: Hurt Locker
Should: Up In The Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Moon
Director
Will: Bigelow
Should: Reitman
Should Have Been Nominated: Jonze
Actor
Will: Bridges
Should: Clooney
Should Have Been Nominated: Rockwell
Actress
Will: Bullock
Should: Mulligan
Should Have Been Nominated: Laurent
Supporting Actor
Will: Waltz
Should: Waltz
Should Have Been Nominated: Mackie
Supporting Actress
Will: Mo'nique
Should: Kendrick
Should Have Been Nominated: Portman
Animated Film
Will: Up
Should: Up
Should Have Been Nominated: /
Original Screenplay
Will: The Hurt Locker
Should: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Funny People
Adapted Screenplay
Will: Up in the Air
Should: Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Invictus
Original Song
Will: The Weary Kind
Should: The Weary Kind
Should Have Been Nominated: Help Yourself
Tremendous picks as well!
ReplyDeleteHi Joey!
ReplyDeleteso when u would be closing or making the final predictions? or is already close? (im talking about claytons)
The hurt locker, Bigelow, Bridges, Bullock, Monique, Waltz, Mark Boal/Jason Reitman &
Sheldon Turner... can we say this is it?
Hi Joseph!
ReplyDeleteClayton's Will Win/Should Win article is going to go up the morning of the Oscars, and likely will function as the final predictions. Mine goes up the night before, in case you were wondering.
As for your predix, that seems to be the trend, though The Hurt Locker for Pic and Boal for Screenplay are not totally locked in, but I would expect them to win.
Correction: There will be final predictions going up this week. Likely on Friday night.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies. Blame it on the lack of sleep...
ReplyDeletePerfect! Thank u both ... I will be following closely
ReplyDeleteWe certainly appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteJoey, Can I take the opportunity to ask u about Alice in Wonderland... have you been in one of the screenings? Ive read good to excelents reviews ... of course ur going to post later the review but in case u have seen it can u tell us something about it?
ReplyDeleteI think that this pic, along with shutter island could be the first 2 pics to take 2/10 next year oscar spots...
I actually have not seen it yet, so I can't comment in an educated fashion yet, but it seems to be going over rather well with people so far. I remain skeptical about its Oscar chances outside of some tech categories, but it remains to be seen.
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ReplyDeleteWill: Hurt Locker
Should: Up In The Air
Should Have Been Nominated: (500) Days of Summer; The Informant!; A Single Man
Director
Will: Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Should: Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Steven Soderbergh - The Informant!; Tom Ford - A Single Man
Actor
Will: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Should: George Clooney - Up in the Air or Colin Firth - A Single Man
Should Have Been Nominated: Matt Damon - The Informant! (and won); Viggo Mortensen - The Road
Actress
Will: S***** B****** - T** B**** S***
Should: Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: ...
Should Have Been Nominated: Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones; Abbie Cornish - Bright Star
Should Never Have Been Nominated: S***** B****** - T** B**** S***
Supporting Actor
Will: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Should: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Peter Sarsgaard - An Education; Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
Supporting Actress
Will: Mo'Nique - Precious: ...
Should: Mo'Nique - Precious: ...
Should Have Been Nominated: Julianne Moore - A Single Man; Melanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds; A Cotillard movie
Animated Film
Will: Up
Should: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Should Have Been Nominated: /
Original Screenplay
Will: Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
Should: Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber - (500) Days of Summer (and won)
Adapted Screenplay
Will: Up in the Air
Should: Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Tom Ford, David Scearce - A Single Man; Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach - Fantastic Mr. Fox; Scott Z. Burns - The Informant!
Cinematography
Will: Avatar
Should: Avatar
Should Have Been Nominated: A Single Man, The Lovely Bones
Art Direction
Will: Avatar
Should: Avatar or The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Should Have Been Nominated: A Single Man
Score
Will: Michael Giacchino - Up
Should: Michael Giacchino - Up
Should Have Been Nominated: Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant!; Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man; Brian Eno - The Lovely Bones
Film Editing
Will: The Hurt Locker
Should: District 9
Should Have Been Nominated: Up in the Air (and won); (500) Days of Summer
Original Song
Will: The Weary Kind
Should: The Weary Kind
Should Have Been Nominated: I Want To Come Home
No prob! thanks!
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ReplyDeleteWill: The Hurt Locker
Should: Avatar
Should Have Been Nominated: 500 Days of Summer
Director
Will: Katherine Bigelow
Should: Katherine Bigelow
Should Have Been Nominated: Marc Webb
Actor
Will: Jeff Bridges
Should: Jeff Bridges
Should Have Been Nominated: Viggo Mortensen
Actress
Will: Sandra Bullock
Should: Meryl Streep (!)
Should Have Been Nominated: Zooey Deschanel
Supporting Actor
Will: Christoph Waltz
Should: Stanley Tucci
Should Have Been Nominated: Alec Baldwin (I know, I know...personally I'm going to go against the tide and say that I loved "It's Complicated" and I thought that there was a rare quality in the performances and chemistry between all the actors, especially Baldwin)
Supporting Actress
Will: Mo'nique
Should: Vera Farmiga
Should Have Been Nominated: Marion Cotillard
Animated Film
Will: Up
Should: Up
Should Have Been Nominated: Nobody other than the nominees
Original Screenplay
Will: The Hurt Locker
Should: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: 500 Days of Summer OR It's Complicated
Adapted Screenplay
Will: Up in the Air
Should: Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Julie & Julia
Original Score:
Will: Michael Giacchino - Up
Should: James Horner - Avatar (I'm honestly looking at the quality of the score itself. I don't care that Horner has won before, I think Avatar far trumped any other mainstream or independent US film score that came out in 2009 -- which isn't saying a lot considering I found Avatar's score to only be a little bit better than average)
Should Have Been Nominated: Ennio Morricone - Baaria (and if we go by awarding those who are due or overdue, he should win as well)
But that's just my two pennies. It's more interesting to me to read others' predictions. Very interesting choices! Some I agree with, some not so much, but as always, to each his/her own. :)
By the way, will we get a preview for films to look out for for the next Oscar Season after this one?
You bet. After the Oscars, I'll be submitting my annual article previewing what to look out for in the upcoming season. Look out for it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I love those articles. Looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteSure thing sir.
ReplyDeleteAnd Myles, don't forget our upcoming Podcast on the same topic!
ReplyDeleteRegarding Keith's Will/Should Win article... I'm totally with you on Sandra Bullock. I don't think she should win this year, but it's because Carey Mulligan and Gabourey Sidibe gave much more deserving performances (Streep was also good, but her movie didn't allow her much range). But I don't think it's fair to say that just because Bullock has made some bad movies that she shouldn't be rewarded now. Look at how many winners never go on to other great works; Halle Berry immediately comes to mind, winning for Monster's Ball and then making trash like Catwoman, Gothika and Perfect Stranger (and her filmography before the win wasn't too impressive either: The Flintstones, Swordfish, BAPS, etc). But she gave an amazing performance in Monster's Ball... should she not be rewarded because of her other films?
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