Best Picture: THE HURT LOCKERBest Director: Kathryn Bigelow, THE HURT LOCKERBest Actor: Jeff Bridges, CRAZY HEARTBest Actress: Sandra Bullock, THE BLIND SIDEBest Supporting Actor: Christoph WaltzBest Supporting Actress: Mo’NiqueBest Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, THE HURT LOCKERBest Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, PRECIOUSBest Animated Feature: UPBest Foreign Feature: SECRET IN THEIR EYESBest Documentary Feature: THE COVEBest Cinematography:…
Oscar Watching: Critics Choice Nominees, LA Critics Winner, AFI Top Ten List)
The Oscar race is slowly becoming clearer and clearer in a year with no de facto front-runner. With ten Best Picture nominations, things are even more uncertain than usual, but at this early stage, it would appear that three of the ten spots are locked. More on that later. Yesterday, The L.A. Film Critics named…
Best for Last
Once more into the breach dear friends. With just over twenty-four hours to go, my Oscar picks for best director and best picture can be found after the jump. Ron Howard lands his third directing nomination for FROST/NIXON. I’ve never been Opie’s biggest fan, but even I must admit that this film was well directed.…
Waiting On a Friend
Good Thursday morning folks! Time for me to jot down some thoughts on another two categories, which today will be Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. This is a rare year where all ten performers are truly deserving, and in at least one of these two categories, the outcome isn’t the slam-dunk everybody thinks.Lets…
Moment of Clarity (DGA Award Nominations)
Alright Oscar geeks, the final precursor before the Oscar nominees are announced has arrived; that being the Directors Guild of America nominees. And they are… David Fincher, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTONChristopher Nolan, THE DARK KNIGHTRon Howard, FROST/NIXONGus Van Sant, MILKDanny Boyle, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE So what does this mean? For starters, it would be…