Update: Winners are now indicated below in purple.
The Academy Awards are this Sunday. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are co-hosting. I will be watching.
I am preemptively (and maybe tentatively) thrilled for Kathryn Bigelow. She deserves that statuette. Not because she’s a woman, but because she directed the most gripping film of the year.
Barring some sort of major upset, the acting Oscars are pretty much locked in. There’s a teensy chance Meryl will steal the award from Sandy, but it’s unlikely. I’m not too proud to admit that I’m rooting for Bullock. Even with the recent hoopla, I still consider her an underrated talent. And I admire her recent (very wise) decision to start auditioning again, seeking better roles. She got them. So let’s give her the statue, okay? She’ll express such endearing heartfelt gratitude. And her super-awesome husband will cry. And everyone’s hearts will melt and the world will be a better place….
Besides, Meryl deserves her own category. She shouldn’t be lumped in with mere mortals.
Side note: I adore the fact that Sandra opened a bistro in Austin. And a bakery/floral shop. Total girl crush.
You all know how I feel about Jeff Bridges.
And Christoph Waltz has forever changed the way I look at a glass of milk. Chilling brilliance.
The Best Picture category is a race between The Hurt Locker and Avatar. I’m sticking with Bigelow’s “war is a drug” masterpiece. If you’ve seen it, you’ll understand why. (Critics agree with me: 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!)
Ladies and gentlemen, my Oscar picks:
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’nique
Best Animated Feature Film: Up
Best Foreign Film: Un Prophete (France) *El Secreto de sus Ojos
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds *The Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up In the Air *Precious
Best Documentary Feature: The Cove
Best Original Score: Up
Best Original Song: “The Weary Kind (There from Crazy Heart)”
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Cinematography: The Hurt Locker *Avatar
Best Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Best Art Direction: Avatar
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Documentary (Short Subject): China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province *Music by Prudence
Best Short Film (Animated): A Matter of Loaf and Death *Logorama
Best Short Film (Live Action): The New Tenants
Best Sound Editing: Avatar *The Hurt Locker
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar *The Hurt Locker
Who are you rooting for this Sunday?
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We have almost identical picks for everything, but I went with Meryl for Best Actress (mainly because I really just didn’t think Sandy was that good in “The Blind Side”) and “Avatar” for Best Picture (not because I liked it better than “The Hurt Locker,” because it didn’t even come close, but I think “Avatar” will win and I want that $20 from the office Oscar pool!) Anyway, enjoy the show on Sunday, I’ll think of you when Meryl wins!
Crap, I should’ve waited until you put out your predictions before I made mine (in a little contest thing). No where close and I trust your judgment more than mine! haha. I haven’t even heard of the hurt locker…..
What about best foreign film? I’m gunning for the Peruvian “La Teta Asustada” or “the frightened breast” lol (I think its actually called “THe Milk of Sorrow”) but really, wouldn’t you choose a scared boobie?