OUR RATING SYSTEM
(*****) = do NOT miss! This one is as good as they come.
(****) = Fantastic - It's worth the price of the ticket (and then some).
(***) = Average - Nothing really bad, nothing really spectacular...
(**) = Perhaps you should find another movie to see.
(*) = The bottom of the barrel. It would be hard to find something less entertaining or more unworthy of your time.



Maureen (Mo) holds a PhD in marine geophysics (Dr. Maureen, to you) and works for the U.S. Geological Survey in Santa Cruz, CA. Maureen enjoys the outdoors (skiing, swimming, hiking, camping), dogs, cooking, singing, getting into (and out of) uncomfortable situations, and most importantly, watching quality movies. She makes a point of seeing as many Oscar-nominated films as possible each year and (correctly) predicting the winners. Her role on this blog is primarily as an advisor, collaborator, and "chime in"-er.

John (Jo) holds a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Studies. He currently lives in Chicago, Illinois and works as a nurse. His one true obsession in life is movies... The good, the bad, and everything in between. Other than that, he is busy caring for his cat, painting, writing, exploring Chicago, and debating on whether or not to worship Tilda Swinton as a deity. John is the master and commander and primary author of this blog.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Nominations and Early Winners Predictions

Well folks, it's the start of the new year! And you all know what that means... it's time for New Year's resolutions, celebrations, reminiscing about 2010, a year of new movies... but most importantly, the start of a new year means that all of the movies up for consideration for the 2010 Academy Awards have been released, and predictions can start to be made. Based on the "Awards Potential" section at the end of each of our blog posts, here are official predictions for nominees (and early predictions of the winners*) for the major award categories at the 2010 Academy Awards:

*Final predictions will be included in an additional post once a complete list of official 2010 nominees is released.

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

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
DAVID FINCHER - THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David O. Russell - The Fighter

Best Actor:
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Robert Duvall - Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
COLIN FIRTH - THE KING'S SPEECH
James Franco - 127 Hours

Best Actress:
Annete Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
NATALIE PORTMAN - BLACK SWAN
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Best Supporting Actor:
CHRISTIAN BALE - THE FIGHTER
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
MELISSA LEO - THE FIGHTER
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit

Best Animated Feature:
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
TOY STORY 3

Best Original Screenplay:
Another Year
Black Swan
INCEPTION
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay:
127 Hours
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

Best Editing:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Best Original Score:
How To Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Toy Story 3

Best Original Song:
"If I Rise" from 127 Hours
"You Still Haven't Seen The Last of Me" from Burlesque
"I See The Light" from Tangled
"We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
"SHINE" from WAITING FOR SUPERMAN

Best Cinematography:
Black Swan
INCEPTION
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

Best Art Direction:
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
INCEPTION
The King's Speech
True Grit

Best Visual Effects:
Alice In Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
INCEPTION
Iron Man 2
Tron Legacy

Best Costume Design:
Alice In Wonderland
BLACK SWAN
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

Best Sound Mixing
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
True Grit

Best Sound Editing:
127 HOURS
Hot To Train Your Dragon
Inception
The Social Network
True Grit

Best Makeup:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Barney's Vision
The Fighter


In terms of the most nominations, we predict the films leading the race will be Inception and The King's Speech with 11 nominations each. The Social Network and Black Swan should each receive 10 nominations. True Grit should score 9 and The Fighter is expected to get 7.
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