Final Oscar Predictions
Best Picture
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Director
Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Should Win: James Cameron, Avatar
Best Actor
Will Win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Should Win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress
Will Win: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Should Win: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Should Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Mo’Nique, Precious
Should Win: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Win: Up
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Up in the Air
Should Win: In the Loop
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: Up
Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes)
Should Win: ?
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: The Cove
Should Win: The Cove
Best Cinematography
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: The Hurt Locker
Best Editing
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: District 9
Best Art Direction
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Costume Design
Will Win: The Young Victoria
Should Win: Bright Star
Best Makeup
Will Win: Star Trek
Should Win: Star Trek
Best Original Score
Will Win: Up
Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Original Song
Will Win: “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Should Win: “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Sound Editing
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Live Action Short
Will Win: The Door
Should Win: ?
Best Animated Short
Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Should Win: ?
Best Documentary Short
Will Win: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Should Win: ?
--Will Win tally--
Avatar – 5
The Hurt Locker – 3
Crazy Heart – 2
Inglourious Basterds – 2
Up – 2
The Blind Side – 1
The Cove – 1
El Secreto de sus Ojos – 1
Precious – 1
Star Trek – 1
Up in the Air – 1
The Young Victoria – 1
--Should Win tally--
Avatar – 6
Crazy Heart – 2
Fantastic Mr. Fox – 2
Bright Star – 1
The Cove – 1
District 9 – 1
The Hurt Locker – 1
Inglourious Basterds – 1
In the Loop – 1
Julie & Julia – 1
Precious – 1
Star Trek – 1
Up – 1
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Director
Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Should Win: James Cameron, Avatar
Best Actor
Will Win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Should Win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress
Will Win: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Should Win: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Should Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Mo’Nique, Precious
Should Win: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Win: Up
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Up in the Air
Should Win: In the Loop
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: Up
Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes)
Should Win: ?
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: The Cove
Should Win: The Cove
Best Cinematography
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: The Hurt Locker
Best Editing
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: District 9
Best Art Direction
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Costume Design
Will Win: The Young Victoria
Should Win: Bright Star
Best Makeup
Will Win: Star Trek
Should Win: Star Trek
Best Original Score
Will Win: Up
Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Original Song
Will Win: “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Should Win: “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Sound Editing
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: Avatar
Best Live Action Short
Will Win: The Door
Should Win: ?
Best Animated Short
Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Should Win: ?
Best Documentary Short
Will Win: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Should Win: ?
--Will Win tally--
Avatar – 5
The Hurt Locker – 3
Crazy Heart – 2
Inglourious Basterds – 2
Up – 2
The Blind Side – 1
The Cove – 1
El Secreto de sus Ojos – 1
Precious – 1
Star Trek – 1
Up in the Air – 1
The Young Victoria – 1
--Should Win tally--
Avatar – 6
Crazy Heart – 2
Fantastic Mr. Fox – 2
Bright Star – 1
The Cove – 1
District 9 – 1
The Hurt Locker – 1
Inglourious Basterds – 1
In the Loop – 1
Julie & Julia – 1
Precious – 1
Star Trek – 1
Up – 1
posted by John | 5:22 PM
7 Comments:
Interesting. I disagree with you on almost most of these. Even if we picked the same "will win" I disagree with you on most of the "should wins." esp. with the bes animated feature.
I'm curious to hear what your "Should Win" picks are. And we already know about you disliking the best film of the year. ;-)
as far as my "should wins"..."Food, Inc." for best doc, "White Ribbon" for Cinematography, Sound mixing "Transformers" (say what you want about the film, the sound in it was amazing), and a couple other ones. There are a few where I wish it would go another way but just don't think there is anything else in the category that's better (i.e. both of the acting categories).
And are you talking about "Avatar" or your ridiculous liking of "Mr. Fox"?
I liked Food Inc., but appreciated The Cove a little bit more. White Ribbon's cinematography did nothing for me... I feel as if its acclaim comes solely from it being filmed in black and white. As for Transformers, all I can remember is it being loud and giving me a headache.
I'm surprised you didn't call me out for saying that District 9's editing deserves to win the Oscar, since I know how much you inexplicably hated that film's editing.
And I was talking about my ridiculous liking of Mr. Fox. I still smile when thinking about it. :)
I will never understand why people like Avatar so much.
I did hate "District 9." That doesn't mean I can't appreciate the technical aspect of it. It was the story that made me want to walk out of the theatre. However, now that I think about it, the pacing of the film is partial the result of editing...so yeah...I'm gonna call you out now. How dare you John! HOW DARE YOU!
Ahhh...I feel better now.
Haha, yeah, all I remember was you complaining about the movie's "horrible" pacing, which I thought was odd because I found District 9's editing to be a wonderful example of how to edit and pace an action film. Unlike Transformers, for instance, you could always tell what was happening spatially within the frame, and the integration of documentary footage and news reporting was riveting.
Alas, you don't have to worry about District 9 winning any Oscars tonight.
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