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Monday, January 24, 2011

Final 2010 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture
1st Tier
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
Kids Are All Right, The
Toy Story 3
True Grit
The Town (Promoted)
127 Hours
2nd Tier
Winter's Bone (Demoted)
Dropped Out
Blue Valentine

Best Director
1st Tier
David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan 
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech 
David O' Russell, The Fighter
2nd Tier
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, True Grit
Dropped Out
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours

Best Actor
1st Tier
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
2nd Tier
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Javier Bardem, Biutiful (Promoted back)
Dropped Out
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter 
 
Best Actress 
1st Tier
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
2nd Tier
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit (New)
Hillary Swank, Conviction (New)
Dropped Out
Lesley Manville, Another Year
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor
1st Tier
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
2nd Tier
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Matt Damon, True Grit 

Best Supporting Actress
1st Tier
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom (Promoted)
Mila Kunis, Black Swan 
2nd Tier
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit (Demoted)
Barbara Hershey, Black Swan (New)

Saturday, January 8, 2011

2010 Best Acting Oscar Predictions - Round 3

Best Actor
1st Tier
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
2nd Tier
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter
Dropped Out
Javier Bardem, Biutiful

Best Actress
1st Tier
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine (Promoted)
2nd Tier
Lesley Manville, Another Year (Demoted)
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right (Promoted back)
Dropped Out
Sally Hawkins, Made In Dagenham

Best Supporting Actor
1st Tier
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Jeremy Renner, The Town (Promoted)
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
2nd Tier
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone (New)
Matt Damon, True Grit (Promoted back)
Dropped Out
Ed Harris, The Way Back
Sam Rockwell, Conviction

Best Supporting Actress
1st Tier
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Mila Kunis, Black Swan (New)
2nd Tier
Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Barbara Hershey, Black Swan (New)
Dropped Out
Dianne Wiest, Rabbit Hole
Miranda Richardson, Made In Dagenham

Sunday, January 2, 2011

December 2010 Reading List

Winners and Losers: Creators and Casualties of the Age of the Internet
by Kieran Levis



The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman



The City & The City
by China Mie'ville



127 Hours
by Aron Ralston

Saturday, January 1, 2011

40 Baffling Movie Plot Holes

40 Baffling Movie Plot Holes by Total Film

2010 Oscar Predictions - Round 3 - Best Picture and Director



Best Picture
1st Tier 
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception 
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
2nd Tier
The Town
Blue Valentine (New)
Dropped Out
The Way Back


Best Director
1st Tier
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan 
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O' Russell, The Fighter (New)
2nd Tier
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours (Demoted)
Ethan and Joel Coen, True Grit
Dropped Out
Peter Weir, The Way Back