Oscars 2010

[DD.-]

French Roast
Best Animated Short Nominee
Directed by Fabrice O. Joubert​

it, I hope it wins!​

 

[adorefaith]

just saw Inglourious Basterds last night and have to add to my commentary that i'm so pleased Christoph Waltz was nominated....he was pure brilliance and made the movie imo. and so disappointed that Mélanie Laurent didn`t receive a nomination...she was also fantastic i'm on a mission to see most of these movies by the time the oscars airs. Precious and Bright Star are up next...

 

[dajrekshn]

....oh you're going to like Bright Star imo, Paul S.'s performance in it is the only one that actually competes with Chris Waltz's one this year.
i don't have the guts to watch Precious, the same thing happened with Slumdog last year, still haven't watched it...

 

[MyNameIs]

Precious isn't really that good tbh. The trailers were so intense and I was dying to see the movie but I was disappointed. I blame Lee Daniels because I feel like he didn't know how to approach the film. But then again performances were great, so maybe he shouldn't be the one to blame. Speaking of performances though, everyone should watch it just for that. Gabby and MO'NIQUE are incredible. Mo'nique gives the best Supporting Actress performance of the decade.

 

[dorien]

^

i agree. the scenes where Precious goes into her imagination to escape her world are poorly done and if anything, ruin whatever momentum the movie had going.


i've seen most of the movies nominated, some before they were nominated.

currently trying to get my hands on Ajami.
but i can't seem to find it with either spanish or english subs.....
it will be hard to El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) from Argentina. that movie is so well done. and the ending....!
but knowing the academy they will probably give it to The White Ribbon from Germany not that it is a bad movie....but c'mon. latin america has great cinema as well.

 

[LUXXX]

I can't wait until A Prophet starts playing at my local cinema.

 

[adorefaith]

Bright Star.. hmm i was completed underwhelmed. typical period piece cinema here imo. the only standouts were Abbie in the second half (as soon as she starts to fall really in love...) + the cinematography which was stunning imo. can't figure out why it wasn't nominated for cinematography or art direction.

still procrastinating on seeing Precious. what does everyone think of the messenger? i want to see that one too.

 

[dajrekshn]

so, meh for BS? Paul S. didn't impress you?
oh, i liked the messenger, it isn't all that groundbreaking but it def took the war subject from another perspective, and Foster is absolutely amazing in it, Morton too.

i just now remembered who was also robbed for lead actress - Charlotte G. in Antichrist, although Trier was never Academy's sweetheart, but she was absolutely terrific in it.

 

[Flashbang]

So will Baz Luhrmann participate again this year? Because last year ceremony were phenomenal

 

[dajrekshn]

i wonder will they do the same thing with the "talkin about the nominees" like they did last year instead of movie sequences? i liked that A LOT.

 

[MyNameIs]

it will be hard to El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) from Argentina. that movie is so well done. and the ending....!
but knowing the academy they will probably give it to The White Ribbon from Germany not that it is a bad movie....but c'mon. latin america has great cinema as well.

Can't agree with you there. I haven't seen El Secreto de Sus Ojos, but if there was ever a movie deserving to win Best Foreign Film it's The White Ribbon. That movie was BRILLIANT. I'd nominate it for Best Picture if I were in charge.

But I agree with you that Latin America has great cinema. City of God is one of my favorite films of the decade.

 

[adorefaith]

so, meh for BS? Paul S. didn't impress you?
oh, i liked the messenger, it isn't all that groundbreaking but it def took the war subject from another perspective, and Foster is absolutely amazing in it, Morton too.

i just now remembered who was also robbed for lead actress - Charlotte G. in Antichrist, although Trier was never Academy's sweetheart, but she was absolutely terrific in it.

I'm afraid i think it is 'meh' for BS.. i really wanted to love it, i did....but it didn't capture me. i must admit though that period pieces have never been my thing, though i kept trying to love it because i do love Abbie. Paul S. was good but i can't say anything about his performance stayed with me..

Saw the messenger last night. good film, i agree it was a refreshing take on the military/war theme which is never my favourite either. both ben foster and woody h. were fantastic....two really good performances imo. overall not groundbreaking though, i agree. but if i had to choose between it or bright star to recommend to someone i think i'd go with the messenger. there's just a bit more to it imo.

i wish crazy heart was playing closer to me.. i really want to see it and keep meaning to but the cinema is so far away !

as for antichrist, i wanted to see it but i don't think i have the guts ... i've heard it's brutal.. no?

 

[adorefaith]

great article on the frenzy leading up to the Oscars....long but well worth it...and very funny in parts too..

http://nymag.com/movies/features/63661/

 

[chicandcool]

^ That was such an informative and well-written article. Karma for sharing the link.

It's always interesting to know the politics behind show business, and the campaigning that occurs before the awards show.

I'm going to quote some of the lines that stuck to me in that article:

Each of those movies also boasts an Oscar narrative: Kathryn Bigelow could be the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar, giving The Hurt Locker The Chance to Make History, while Avatar gets to be The Big Gamble That Paid Off as well as, of course, The Popular Favorite.

There’s always one actor who the industry wants representing it—not necessarily the highest grosser or the hottest star, but the most natural leader, the guy who figures out what Hollywood should be doing. For fifteen years, that’s been Tom Hanks. This year, the mantle may have been passed. He’s probably not going to win next month, but in the last couple of weeks, osmotically but unmistakably, George Clooney has been elected the industry’s new class president.

And then James Cameron goes too far. He does the one thing no winner should ever do: He disses Meryl Streep.
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“It’s almost like Asperger’s with him,” a producer tells me later. “How many years has it taken him to live down ‘I’m the King of the World!’? When he shifts into that mode of talking about how great his movies are and how other people just don’t get it, he is literally incapable of understanding how he sounds. And I say that as a fan! He makes it incredibly hard to vote for him."​

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The last paragraph of the article has me believing that Bigelow will take the Oscar for Best Director home.

One week later, she [Bigelow] does it again, beating Cameron for the Directors Guild of America Award. By all reports, the room, and even her competitors, approved. And it’s easy to imagine what many of them were thinking: It’s her turn. It’s time.
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[Working Girl]

^^ I didn't hate the Hurt Locker or like it. I felt nothing towards the movie. But for Bigelow to coordinate this movie and all the effort it took. She deserves it.

 

[dorien]

Can't agree with you there. I haven't seen El Secreto de Sus Ojos, but if there was ever a movie deserving to win Best Foreign Film it's The White Ribbon. That movie was BRILLIANT. I'd nominate it for Best Picture if I were in charge.

But I agree with you that Latin America has great cinema. City of God is one of my favorite films of the decade.

I loved the white ribbon. i gave it and 8 of 10. but El Secreto just beats it....barely. the last time a latin film won was in 85. it would seem as it is always a European film taking the honors. we were robbed in 2000 and 2001. Crouching tiger, seriously? and No Man's Land wasn't even half as good as El hijo de la Novia. but i want to see Ajami before i make up my mind. (like it matters) of course we could be in for a shock. Tsotsi taking the honors in 2005. Paradise Now should have been a no brainer.
That movie had me hurting...

is anyone following the movie shorts nominees. This one is Brilliant.
Logorama. 15 mins of pure genius. NSFW Strong Language.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1352585771842&ref=nf


lol @ Ronald McDonald.

 

[dajrekshn]

I'm afraid i think it is 'meh' for BS.. i really wanted to love it, i did....but it didn't capture me. i must admit though that period pieces have never been my thing, though i kept trying to love it because i do love Abbie. Paul S. was good but i can't say anything about his performance stayed with me..

Saw the messenger last night. good film, i agree it was a refreshing take on the military/war theme which is never my favourite either. both ben foster and woody h. were fantastic....two really good performances imo. overall not groundbreaking though, i agree. but if i had to choose between it or bright star to recommend to someone i think i'd go with the messenger. there's just a bit more to it imo.

i wish crazy heart was playing closer to me.. i really want to see it and keep meaning to but the cinema is so far away !

as for antichrist, i wanted to see it but i don't think i have the guts ... i've heard it's brutal.. no?

it is brutal, but charlotte's performance, my god... the interlude to the movie is most artistically and captivating sequence i've EVER seen in a movie, it's beyond words to describe how fantastic it is for me, just perfection.

 

[adorefaith]

i finally forced myself to watch Precious. wow, I'm so glad i did. i agree with a previous comment that the film itself, stylistically i suppose, is not the greatest piece of work.... i found it a bit gimmicky even.. not sure how to explain it. but the performances by almost everyone involved...truly amazing.. Mo'Nique was exceptional - if she doesn't win, i don't know who should.... she gave a truly astounding performance. Gabourey sidibe, mariah carey + paula patton were all incredible as well.

 

[KoV]

The worst thing about Precious is the directing. I'm so disappointing it got a nom for directing and not for Patton or Carey.

 

[LolaSvelt]

Presenters:

Pedro Almodóvar
Elizabeth Banks
Jason Bateman
Kathy Bates
Jeff Bridges
Sandra Bullock
Gerard Butler
Steve Carell
Bradley Cooper
Penélope Cruz
Miley Cyrus
Matt Damon
Cameron Diaz
Robert Downey Jr.
Zac Efron
Tina Fey
Colin Firth
Tom Ford
Jake Gyllenhaal
Tom Hanks
Samuel L. Jackson
Anna Kendrick
Taylor Lautner
Jennifer Lopez
Rachel McAdams
Demi Moore
Carey Mulligan
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sean Penn
Tyler Perry
Chris Pine
Queen Latifah
Keanu Reeves
Ryan Reynolds
Zoe Saldana
Amanda Seyfried
Kristen Stewart
Ben Stiller
Barbra Streisand
Quentin Tarantino
Charlize Theron
John Travolta
Sigourney Weaver
Robin Williams
Kate Winslet
Sam Worthington