Monday, January 31, 2011

Final Oscar Predictions

Best Picture: The King's Speech
Best Director: David Fincher - The  Social Network
Best Actor: Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale - The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams - The Fighter
Best Original Screenplay: The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film: Biutiful
Best Documentary Feature: Inside Job
Best Documentary (Short Subject): Killing in the Name
Best Live Action (Short Subject): The Confession
Best Animated Short Film: Day and Night
Best Cinematography: Black Swan
Best Film Editing: The Social Network
Best Original Score: The King's Speech
Best Sound Editing: Inception
Best Sound Mixing: Inception
Best Visual Effects: Inception
Best Makeup: The Wolfman
Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Best Original Song: If I Rise - 127 Hours

17th Screen Actors Awards Winners

Cast Ensemble: The King's Speech
Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman
Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble: Inception

Sunday, January 30, 2011

SAG Predictions

Best Cast Ensemble: The Fighter
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Amy Adams - The Fighter
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale - The Fighter
Best Stunt Ensemble: Inception

Saturday, January 29, 2011

The 1st Movie Mania Awards Nominees

Best Film


Blue Valentine
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Black Swan
The Kids Are All Right


Best Director


Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
David Michod - Animal Kingdom
Roman Polanski - The Ghost Writer
Debra Granik - Winter's Bone


Best Acting Ensemble


The Kids Are All Right
Never Let Me Go
The Fighter
Animal Kingdom
Cyrus


Best Screenplay


The Social Network
The Kids Are All Right
Winter's Bone
Another Year
Inception

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Noomi Rapace - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Kim Hye-ja - Mother


Best Actor in a Leading Role


Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
James Franco - 127 Hours
Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network


Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Olivia Williams - The Ghost Writer
Rosamund Pike - Made in Dagenham
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Jackie Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Lesley Manville - Another Year


Best Actor in A Supporting Role


Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Christian Bale - The Fighter


Best Animated Film


Toy Story 3
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist


Best Sound/Music/Score


Black Swan
How to Train Your Dragon
Never Let Me Go


Best Cinematography


Black Swan
127 Hours
Winter's Bone


Best Foreign Language Film


In a Better World
Mother
Outside the Law

Sunday, January 23, 2011

The King's Speech wins Producers' Guild Award!!

This is not a complete surprise for me. I'm one of those persons that still believe that an upset could happen at the Oscars. It may be either The King's  Speech or Black upsetting The Social  Network.

Please tune in for my annual best of 2010. :)

Saturday, January 22, 2011

83rd Academy Awards Predictions

Best Picture:

1. The King's Speech
2. The Social Network
3. Black Swan
4. The Fighter
5. Incepion
6. True Grit
7. Toy Sory 3
8. 127 Hours
9. The Kids Are All Right
10. Winter's Bone
*The King's Speech is doing really well in the US Box Office. And will surely surpass The Social Network on US Box Office Gross. It's weird. The King's Speech is totally a British film. The Social Network is a mainstream American film. And certainly, TKS it's a crowd pleaser. People clapping at the end of a movie is kinda rare.

Best Director:

1. David Fincher - The Social Netowork
2. Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
3. David O' Rusell - The Fighter
4. Christopher Nolan - Inception
5. Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
*David Fincher is locked.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Natalie Portman - Black Swan
2. Anette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
3. Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
4. Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
5. Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
*If she does not win the SAG, I still put her at the top.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Colin Firth - The King's Speech
2. James Franco - 127 Hours
3. Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
4. Jeff Bridges - True Grit
5. Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
* Colin Firth is locked.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1. Amy Adams - The Fighter
2. Melissa Leo - The Fighter
3. Jackie Weaver - Animal Kingdom
4. Helen Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
5. Mila Kunis - Black Swan
*Category confusion for Hailee.
*Melissa Leo missing a BAFTA nomination.
*Amy Adams is overdue.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
2. Christian Bale - The Fighter
3. Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
4. Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
5. John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
*I still think that Rush can prevail over a stiff competition with Bale.
*I know it's a brave choice but I'm sticking with Rush.
* - Means Lock
Best Original Screenplay: Inception
*Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Best Cinemaography: Black Swan
Best Original Score: Inception
Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Best Film Editing: Inception
Best Visual Effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Best Sound Mixing: Black Swan
Best Sound Editing: How to Train Your Dragon
Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
*Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Make up: Black Swan
*Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film: Biutiful
Song: I See the Light - Tangled