My OSCAR Picks 2010
Here are my official picks for tonight's 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony, THE OSCARS 2010.
Pleased to see some movies nominated for their respective categories, quite miffed a few of my favorites of 2009 got a total snub. Nonetheless, this eclectic mix of nominees should produce some pretty interesting results...
Best Sound Mixing
My pick: Avatar
Will win: Avatar The Hurt Locker
Best Sound Editing
My pick: Avatar
Will win: Avatar The Hurt Locker
Best Visual Effects
My pick: District 9
Will win: Avatar
Best Makeup
My pick: Star Trek
Will win: Star Trek
Best Original Song
My pick: "The Weary Kind" - Crazy Heart
Will win: "The Weary Kind" - Crazy Heart
Best Original Score
My pick: Disney/Pixar's UP
Will win: Disney/Pixar's UP
Best Live Action Short
My pick: Miracle Fish
Will win: Instead of Abracadabra The New Tennants
Best Film Editing
My pick: Avatar
Will win: Avatar The Hurt Locker
Best Costume Design
My pick: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Will win: Nine The Young Victoria
Best Cinematography
My pick: Inglourious Basterds
Will win: Avatar
Best Art Direction
My pick: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Will win: Nine Avatar
Best Documentary Short
My pick: Rabbit a la Berlin
Will win: Music by Prudence
Best Animated Short
My pick: Logorama
Will win: French Roast Logorama
Best Documentary Feature
My pick: Food Inc.
Will win: The Cove
Best Foreign Language Film
My pick: The Milk of Sorrow
Will win: The White Ribbon El Secreto De Sus Ojos
Best Animated Feature
My pick: Coraline
Will win: Disney/Pixar's UP
Best Adapted Screenplay
My pick: Up in the Air
Will win: Precious
Best Original Screenplay
My pick: Inglourious Basterds
Will win: Inglourious Basterds The Hurt Locker
Best Supporting Actress
My pick: Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Will win: Mo'Nique - Precious
Best Supporting Actor
My pick: Christophe Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Will win: Christophe Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Best Actress
My pick: Carey Mulligan - An Education
Will win: Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Best Actor
My pick: Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Will win: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Best Director
My pick: Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Will win: Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Best Picture
My pick: Inglourious Basterds
Will win: Avatar The Hurt Locker
Chillin'
Of course, I haven't seen ALL of the nominees in each category. Just based on what I've heard and read about the ones I've not seen, I'm kind of winging it.
INGLOURIOUS was by far my fav movie of 2009, so naturally I'll be rooting for it at every step. Though realistically it'll probably only win for one award - Original Screenplay.
I think it'll be a trade-off between AVATAR and THE HURT LOCKER, Miss Bigelow will take it for Best Director while her ex, Mr. "King of the World" Cameron, will once again be king with AVATAR as the Best Picture.
Being sort of a local guy from Modesto, I'm rooting for Jeremy Renner for Best Actor. But I believe The Dude's got this one.