82nd Academy Awards

[Xiao]

Can we discuss this please?!

Here are a list of major nominees:


Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
UP in the Air


Best Director
James Cameron, 'Avatar'
Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'
Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'
Lee Daniels, 'Precious'
Jason Reitman, 'Up in the Air'


Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'
George Clooney, 'Up in the Air'
Colin Firth, 'A Single Man'
Morgan Freeman, 'Invictus'
Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker'


Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side'
Helen Mirren, 'The Last Station'
Carey Mulligan, 'An Education'
Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious'
Meryl Streep, 'Julie and Julia'


Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, 'Invictus'
Woody Harrelson, 'The Messenger'
Christopher Plummer, 'The Last Station'
Stanley Tucci, 'The Lovely Bones'
Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'


Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, 'Nine'
Vera Farmiga, 'Up in the Air'
Maggie Gyllenhaal, 'Crazy Heart'
Anna Kendrick, 'Up in the Air'
Mo'nique, 'Precious'


Best Animated Feature Film
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up


Best Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
'The Messenger
A Serious Man
Up


Best Adapted Screenplay
District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious
Up in the Air


There are 10 nominees for best picture this year... the last time there were 10 was in 1939...but I don't really think there's a comparison between film quality of 1939 and 2009...just LOOK at the nominees for that year:

Picture:
"GONE WITH THE WIND", "Dark Victory", "Goodbye, Mr. Chips", "Love Affair", "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", "Ninotchka", "Of Mice and Men", "Stagecoach", "The Wizard of Oz", "Wuthering Heights"


What do you think?

 

[Space Cowboy]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

Best Picture
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Up

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Actor
Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker' (Haven't seen any of the films in this catergory, so I'll just guess from what I've heard)


Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious' (Same as above)

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'


Best Animated Feature Film
'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
'Up'

(I can't decide)


Best Original Screenplay
'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Adapted Screenplay
'District 9'


Christoph Waltz better get best supporting.

 

[Xiao]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

I completely agree on Christoph Waltz...

Man, so little love for Up in the Air...have you seen it?

 

[Space Cowboy]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

No, not yet.

Can't remember whether or not it's still out over here.

 

[Bebop Blues]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

As good as Avatar was, I don't think it deserves to be nominated for Best Picture or Best Director. That's just me.

 

[Space Cowboy]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

As good as Avatar was, I don't think it deserves to be nominated for Best Picture or Best Director. That's just me.

You aren't alone in that opinion.

 

[Bebop Blues]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

I was talking about that with my brother because we both sawing it coming. Honestly, I don't think Avatar would've been as enjoyable without the excellent 3d. But again, that's just me.

 

[αsiя]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

Well I dont see why Avatar became such a great movie
It was a overused plot
but out of all the movies there I'll go with Avatar
Hurt Locker wasnt that bad either

 

[Xiao]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

I don't think that Avatar will win best picture because the plot is not stellar (didn't get nominated for screenplay), but I'll put my money on it winning a TON of technical awards.

 

[Bebop Blues]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

I want District 9 or the Hurt Locker to win.

 

[Aria]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

As good as Avatar was, I don't think it deserves to be nominated for Best Picture or Best Director. That's just me.

I don't either. The plot and characters were so predictable to me. I thought the graphics were beautiful, but the plot overshadows them IMO.

 

[Bebop Blues]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

Yeah. I made a sophomore in one of my classes realize that it's pretty much Pocahontas, but with aliens.

edit: And don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Avatar, I just don't think it deserves the praise it's getting.

 

[Aria]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

Yeah. I made a sophomore in one of my classes realize that it's pretty much Pocahontas, but with aliens.

edit: And don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Avatar, I just don't think it deserves the praise it's getting.

No I totally get it. I liked it too, at least the visual parts of it, but I also agree that it's over-hyped.

 

[Sawah]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

as much as nobody likes 'avatar', it's obviously going to win because "nerds" are more poplulated than "movie critics".

face the facts; avatar will win..

and up will win as well. :3

who's the host?

 

[Bebop Blues]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. And if nerds factor in, they District 9 has a strong chance XD

 

[Xiao]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

alec baldwin and steve martin

edit: arr, beat me to it.
it'll be martin's third time, i think, and baldwin's first

 

[mz. eggsy]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

Picture:
"GONE WITH THE WIND", "Dark Victory", "Goodbye, Mr. Chips", "Love Affair", "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", "Ninotchka", "Of Mice and Men", "Stagecoach", "The Wizard of Oz", "Wuthering Heights"

i would have HATED to be the one to decide this one. mannnnnnnnnnn

 

[Bebop Blues]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

So, who do you guys want to win Best Director?

 

[Xiao]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

I haven't seen ALL of the films, I really can't say...

Although it's interesting that the director of the Hurt Locker is James Cameron's ex-wife

 

[Sora^Fan]

Re: OSCAR NOMINEES 2010

I haven't seen ALL of the films, I really can't say...

Although it's interesting that the director of the Hurt Locker is James Cameron's ex-wife

I find that so ironic hehehe...ummm..I don't think that Avatar deserves to win Best Picture, yeah it was a good movie but it wasn't that great.