March 9, 2023 by admin

And The Nominees Are

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A House Made of Splinters, Adrien Morot, Al Nelson, Aldo Signoretti, Alfonso Cuarón, Alice Rohrwacher, All Quiet on the Western Front, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, All The Breathes, Amanda Forbis, An Irish Goodbye, An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, Anders Langlands, Anders Walter, Andy Nelson, Anne Marie Bradley, Anthony Carlino, Argentina 1985, Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, Bardo False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Ben Procter, Bev Dunn, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, BloodPop, Bruno Caetano, Bryan Litson, Camille Friend, Carter Burwell, Catherine Martin, Chandrabose, Charlie Mackesy, Chris Burdon, Christian M. Goldbeck, Christopher Boyes, Christopher McQuarrie. Peter Craig, Close, Craig Hammack, Cyrus Neshvad, Dan Lemmon, Dan Sudick, Daniel Barrett, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Darius Khondji, David Byrne, David Lee, Diane Warren, Dick Bernstein, Dominic Tuohy, Douglas Murray, Dylan Cole, Eddie Hamilton, Edward Berger, Ehren Kruger, Eirik Tveiten, Elvis, Empire of Light, EO, Eric Saindon, Eric Warren Singer, Ernestine Hipper, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Fire of Love, Florencia Martin, Florian Hoffmeister, Frank Kruse, Frank Petzold, Gary Summers, Gaute Lid Larssen, Geoffrey Baumann, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Haulout, Heike Merker, How Do You Measure a Year?, Ian Stokell, Ice Merchants, Ivalu, James Friend, James H. Mather, Jason Baird, Jenny Beavan, João Gonzalez, Joe Letteri, Joel Harlow, John Williams, Jonathan Redmond, Judy Chin, Julian Howarth, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Marks, Kamil Jafar, Karen Murphy, Karen O'Hara, Kazuo Ishiguro, Lachlan Pendragon, Lady Gaga, Lars Ginzel, Le pupille, Lesley Paterson, Linda Eisenhamerová, Living, Ludwig Goransson, M. M. Keeravani, Mandy Walker, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Mark Coulier, Mark Taylor, Mark Weingarten, Markus Frank, Markus Stemler, Martin McDonagh, Mary Zophres, Matt Villa, Matthew Freud, Michael Hedges, Michael Keller, Mike Fontaine, Mike Marino, Mikkel E. G. Nielsen, Mitski, Monika Willi, Mrs. Hamm Goes to Paris, My Year of Dicks, Naomi Donne, Navalny, Night Ride, Oscars, Pamela Ribon, Paul Rogers, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, R. Christopher White, Rebecca Pruzan, Rian Johnson, Richard Baneham, Rick Carter, Rihanna, Roger Deakins, Ross White, RRR, Ruben Östlund, Russell Earl, Ruth Carter, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Lott, Ryan Tudhope, Sara Gunnarsdóttir, Sarah Polley, Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, Shirley Kurata, Son Lux, Stefan Korte, Steven Spielberg, Stranger at the Gate, Stuart Wilson, Tár, Tell It Like a Woman, Tems, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, The Boy, The Elephant Whispers, The Fabelmans, The Flying Sailor, the Fox and the Horse, The Martha Mitchell Effect, the Mole, The Quiet Girl, The Red Suitcase, The Sea Beast, The Whale, Todd Field, Tom Berkely, Tony Kusher, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Turning Red, Vanessa Cole, Viktor Müller, Viktor Prášil, Volker Bertelmann, Wayne Pashley, Wendy Tilby, William Files, Women Talking
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The 95th Academy Awards are going down Sunday night and, after a year break, my woeful predictions are back. I don’t know that I’ve heard of many of these movies let alone seen them, so, with less basis in fact than most years, here’s my uneducated predictions for the non-acting awards.

Best Original Screenplay

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kusher, The Fablemans
Todd Field, Tár
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

I’ve seen none of these films, but Everything Everywhere All at Once seems to be the hot property, so I’m going to go with that.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell, All Quiet on the Western Front
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, Top Gun: Maverick
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Who doesn’t love a good war movie?

Best Animated Feature

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red

My best guess, having seen none of these fine films, is that Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio wins the day.

Best Cinematography

James Friend, All Quiet on the Western Front
Darius Khondji, Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Mandy Walker, Elvis
Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
Florian Hoffmeister, Tár

Seems like I’m going all in with the war movie.

Best Costume Design

Mary Zophres, Babylon
Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Catherine Martin, Elvis
Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jenny Beavan, Mrs. Hamm Goes to Paris

Well, I’ve seen one of these films, so let’s go with that one.

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February 22, 2013February 17, 2013 by jim

People Who Will Get Played Off Before Their Speech Ends

With the Academy Awards scheduled for Sunday night, here’s my predictions for the non-acting awards. I likely have seen very few of these movies, so I will mostly be going on gut feel and word of mouth.

Best Original Screenplay

Amour, Michael Hanake

Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino

Flight, John Gatins

Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal

I haven’t seen any of these films. Personally, I would like to see Quentin Tarantino win, but I don’t see that as a possibility given the n-word backlash he saw after the movie came out. Zero Dark Thirty has the upper hand, I think.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo, Chris Terrio

Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin,

Life of Pi, David Magee

Lincoln, Tony Kushner

Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell

Silver Linings Playbook and Argo are the two films here that I really want to see, with Lincoln coming in a distant third. I’m not sure if SLP will do as well in the “big” categories as people are expecting, but I think it will pick up some hardware here.

Best Animated Feature

Brave

Frankenweenie

ParaNorman

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Wreck-It Ralph

Again, I haven’t seen any of these and I’m likely not going to. That said, Wreck-It Ralph looks to be the most fun out of these entries. Not to imply at all the Academy puts any consideration to fun.

Best Cinematography

Anna Karenina, Seamus McGarvey

Django Unchained, Robert Richardson

Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda

Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski

Skyfall, Roger Deakins

My feeling is that this comes down to either Django Unchained or Skyfall, and I think James Bond loses this battle.

Best Costume Design

Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran

Les Misérables, Paco Delgado

Lincoln, Joanna Johnston

Mirror Mirror, Eiko Ishioka

Snow White and the Huntsman, Colleen Atwood

I’ve actually seen 2 of these films. My thought is that it will come down to Lincoln or Les Misérables, and who doesn’t like a musical?

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February 26, 2012 by jim

And The Oscar Goes To

Tonight is the 84th annual Academy Awards. Here are my predictions:

Best Motion Picture of the Year

The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Of the nominated films, Moneyball is the only one I’ve seen. I think The Artist takes home the award. It is definitely the type of film the Academy likes to reward.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir for A Better Life
George Clooney for The Descendants
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Again, Brad Pitt’s performance in Moneyball is the only one I’ve seen. Clooney seems to have some momentum on his side.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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And The Nominees Are

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Animated Feature

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

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People Who Will Get Played Off Before Their Speech Ends

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Animated Feature

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

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And The Oscar Goes To

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role