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Choices for the Oscars

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So I'm going to give you my choices for the Oscars.

Since '05 I've picked my wins, and almost always won in my group of friends. We have a betting pool.
However, last year, I completely bombed, so I'm going to see if that was a fluke or if I am just not in-touch with films like I was back then. (Or at least the snobbery of the academy).

Don't forget to put your own picks up!
And,
Feel free to ask someone to explain their choices.
first choice
second choice
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Best Picture:

"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglorious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up In The Air"


Best Direction:

"Avatar" - James Cameron
"The Hurt Locker" - Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglorious Basterds" - Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - Lee Daniels
"Up In The Air" - Jason Reitman


Actor in a Leading Role:

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

Actress in a Leading Role:

Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan in "An Education"
Gabourey Sibide in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia"


Actor in a Supporting Role:

Matt Damon in "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz in "Inglorious Basterds"


Actress in a Supporting Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Nine"
Vera Farmiga in "Up In The Air"
Magie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick in "Up In The Air"
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

"District 9" - Written by Neill Blomkamp & Teri Tatchell
"An Education" - Screenplay by Nick Hornby
"In The Loop" - Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
"Up In the Air" - Screenplay by Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

"The Hurt Locker - Written by Mark Boal
"Inglorious Basterds" - Written by Quentin Tarantino
"The Messenger" - Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
"A Serious Man" - Written by Joel & Ethan Coen
"Up" Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Animated Feature Film

"Coraline"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Princess & The Frog"
"The Secret of Kells"
"Up"

Art Direction

"Avatar" Art Direction: Rick Carter & Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" - Art Direction: Dave Warren & Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
"Nine" - ArtDirection: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Slim
"Sherlock Holmes" - Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Young Victoria" - Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

"Avatar" - Mauro Giore
"Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince"
"The Hurt Locker" - Barry Ackroyd
"Inglorious Basterds" - Robert Richardson
"The White Ribbon" - Christian Berger

Costume Design

"Bright Star"- Janet Patterson
"Coco before Chanel" - Catherine Leterrier
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" - Monique Prudhomme
"Nine" - Colleen Atwood
"The Young Victoria" - Sandy Powell

Film Editing

"Avatar" - Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, & James Cameron
"District 9" - Julian Clarke
"The Hurt Locker" - Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
"Inglorious Basterds" - Sally Menke
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - Joe Klotz

Makeup

"Il Divo" - Aldo Signoretti & Vittorio Sodano
"Star Trek" - Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, & Joel Harlow
"The Young Victoria" - Jon Henry Gordon & Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

"Avatar" - James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox" - Alexandre Desplat
"The Hurt Locker" - Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders
"Sherlock Holmes" - Hans Zimmer
"Up" - Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

"Almost There" from "The Princess & The Frog"; Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman

"Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess & The Frog"; Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman

"Loin De Paname" from "Paris 36"; Music by Reindhardt Wagner; Lyric by Frank Thomas

"Take It All" from "Nine" Music & Lyric by Maury Yeston

"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart" Music & Lyric by Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett

Sound Editing

"Avatar" - Christopher Boyes & Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
"The Hurt Locker" - Paul N.J. Ottoson
"Inglorious Basterds" - Wylie Stateman
"Star Trek" - Mark Stoeckinger & Alan Rankin
"Up" - Michael Silvers & Tom Meyesrs

Sound Mixing

"Avatar" - Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, & Tony Johnson
"The Hurt Locker" - Paul N.J. Ottoson & Ray Beckett
"Inglorious Basterds" - Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti & Mark Ulano
"Star Trek" - Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, & Peter J. Devlin
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers & Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

"Avatar" - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, & Andrew R. Jones
"District 9" - Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, & Matt Aitken
"Star Trek" - Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, & Burt Dalton



Important Note: Most of the choices made were a mixture of personal taste in combination with previous Academy choices, and how they like to pick their movies
-Ult:spidey


[Edited on 5/2/10 by Ult_Sm86]
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