Well the Oscars are in the books, with The King’s Speech being crowned as the top film of 2010. Here are my thoughts on the ceremony. The Good1. The acting wins. Though I would have loved for an upset to occur, all of the nominees who won here were deserving.2. The set design. I loved
1. That James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be ridiculously funny.2. That the show won’t go longer than 3 1/2 hours. I have class tomorrow, I can’t be up all night.3. That there will be some surprises a la Hailee Stienfeld winning Best Supporting Actress, someone besides Colin Firth winning Best Actor.4. But, that the
Best motion picture of the year * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers * The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers * Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production Emma Thomas and Christopher
I think it was important to update this list one last time since the BFCA and Golden Globes have happened so here we go:Best PictureThe Social NetworkThe King’s SpeechThe TownToy Story 3InceptionWinter’s BoneThe Kid’s Are AlrightTrue GritThe FighterBlack SwanAnalysis: The Social Network is the clear front runner but The King’s Speech could pull the upset.
This year, the supporting races are wide open. So far there have been no Christoph Waltz’, Mo’Nique’s, or Javier Bardem’s to have thoroughly overwhelmed the festival circuit as to be pronounced the winner. These will probably be my most “go out on a limb” picks so let’s take a look. Best Supporting ActorGeoffrey Rush (The
Tomas here back with your look at this year’s Oscar race. I recentky covered Picture and Director and now I’m turning my gaze to the acting races. Best ActorJames Franco (127 Hours)Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)Robert Duvall (Get Low)Javier Bardem (Bitiful) Analysis: This category looks to be very competative but I’m not