2011 Academy Awards: The Live-Blog

2011 Academy Awards Predictions

Best Picture:
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

This is a tight one between Black Swan, The Social Network and The King’s Speech. They each have a lot of momentum as they come into this final race of the award’s season. Personally, my giant boner for Winter’s Bone has me pulling for it. That movie really deserves it.

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2010 Academy Awards: The Live-blog

12:10 OK, time to continue drinking and finish storyboarding my scene for the contest. That's right, I'm not just a critic, I'm also a creator. Thanks for reading! Stumble me, spread the word, and be sure to become an official follower!
12:01 I don't want to make it seem I hated the other movies, particular Avatar, but I just truly feel that a Best Picture is more than just pretty or revolutionary. It needs to resonate with the present and remind us of the past. The Hurt Locker does all of that. It is so much better than you think it is. I really hope all this Academy praise brings new people to this film.
11:59 So so so so so so pleased. I still was secretly pulling for District 9, but this was my little indie-that-could.
11:59 There are movie gods!

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Links I Like: Film and Sound Editing Explained

Earlier I complained about not knowing how to judge some of the more technical categories. Well, Slate has a couple of great videos about those very things. If you want some criteria for judging explained by folks in the field, I highly recommend checking them out.

There's one for film editing.

And there's one for sound editing.

Enjoy!

Links I Like: Combining the Male and Female Acting Categories

I'm not sure I have an opinion on this, but this piece from NPR raises some interesting thoughts. Does a post-feminism world make this the next step? Or are these characters and roles so different they need to be judged differently. Opinions?

Pop Culture News: Oscar Speech Changes

According to Rueters, there will be some changes to the Academy Awards acceptance speeches this year. Winners are being asked to save their thank-yous for a back-stage camera. The organizers are requesting the winner take this opportunity to "share your passion on what the Oscar means to you.

So, will they become pedantic and overwrought? Can they be any worse than a laundry list of agents and producers we've never heard of? Or are the true personalities of some of these people going to shine? Can we look forward to more Sally Field, Roberto Benigni and Jack Palance-style acceptance speeches? (I hope so!) Greatest fear? That this becomes a sounding board for every cause and political leaning of every uninformed celebrity who thinks their fame means their opinions are sacrosanct.

2010 Oscar predictions

After this year’s Golden Globes I am terrified to try and predict the Oscars. The last hour of the show saw every award go to upsets and generally unimpressive nominees. With the Academy voters skewing even older and more conservative, I have no idea what to expect.

But I’m willing to take a shot anyway.

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