OSCAR PREDICTIONS....

[Gideon]

The Kings Speech - Best Picture...

[G*e*C*k*O]

83rd Academy Awards Nominees for Best Picture: “Black Swan” ... “The Fighter” ... “Inception” ... “The Kids Are All Right” ... “The King's Speech” ... “127 Hours” ... “The Social Network” ... “Toy Story 3” ... “True Grit” ... “Winter's Bone" ...

So, "The Town" did not make the cut ...

[G*e*C*k*O]

For Best Picture - "The King's Speech" won at the Producers' Guild Award ... I'm guessing "The Fighter" might win at the Actors' Guild Award and "Inception" might win the Technical Guilds' Awards ... so, "The Social Network" is not a sure win, afterall ...

For the Acting Categories - Colin Firth ("The King's Speech"); Natalie Portman ("Black Swan"); Christian Bale ("The Fighter") and Melissa Leo ("The Fighter") ... but, Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right") is a dark horse for the Oscar for Best Lead Actress ...

THE CONTENDERS: RANKED ACCORDING TO FAVORITISM (NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST) ...
..."Inception" (Watched)
..."The Social Network" (Watched)
..."Black Swan" (Watched)
..."The Fighter" (Watched)
..."The King's Speech" (Watched)
..."Toy Story 3" (Watched)
..."The Town" (Watched)

NOT RANKED ... Haven't watched them yet ...
..."127 Hours"
..."The Kids Are All Right"
..."True Grit"
..."Winter's Bone"

[badmike]

and the winners are ...

http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/nominees.html

[badmike]

and the nominees are ...

http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/nominees.html

[G*e*C*k*O]

The trend, so far...

...Best Picture is between "The Hurt Locker" vs. "Up In the Air"
...Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker" is leading the pack for Best Director
...The Best Actor category is still Too-Close-To-Call
...Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia" is leading the pack for Best Lead Actress
...Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" is leading the pack for Best Supporting Actor (The movie is currently showing at Robinson's Movieworld)
...Mo'Nique, "Precious" is leading the pack for Best Supporting Actor

[...imogen...]

BEST PICTURE
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."Frost/Nixon"
..."Milk"
..."The Reader"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"  --- WINNER

the all-time Oscar record for the most number of nominations are held by Titanic and All About Eve with 14 noms. Benjamin Button is only a nomination shy of the record. Both Titanic (1997) and All About Eve (1950's) won Best Picture. This year, I hope Slumdog millionaire wins.

BEST DIRECTOR
...David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
...Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
...Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
...Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
...Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"--- WINNER


BEST ACTOR
...Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
...Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
...Sean Penn, "Milk"--- WINNER

...Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
...Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Mickey Rourke was great in The Wrestler but Sean Penn's consistency in his role in MILK I think could win him the most coveted trophy.


BEST ACTRESS
...Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
...Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
...Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
...Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
...Kate Winslet, "The Reader"--- WINNER


'cmon... please agree... kate should win this year.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
...Josh Brolin, "Milk"
...Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
...Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
...Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"--- WINNER

...Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

i am surprised that downey is even nominated and james franco is not. hehe


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
...Amy Adams, "Doubt"
...Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"--- WINNER

...Viola Davis, "Doubt"
...Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
...Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

I only saw some part of "Doubt" but I saw that Amy Adams did well. Marisa Tomei hardly did any acting in the wrestler. lol.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."Doubt"
..."Frost/Nixon"
..."The Reader"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"--- WINNER


I'm torn between Button and Slumdog


BEST ANIMATED FILM
..."Bolt"
..."Kung Fu Panda"
..."WALL-E"--- WINNER


kung fu panda was fun.. but wall-e was nice and original too. yay


ART DIRECTION
..."Changeling"
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"--- WINNER

..."The Dark Knight"
..."The Duchess"
..."Revolutionary Road"

dark knight vs. button for me.


CINEMATOGRAPHY
..."Changeling"
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."The Dark Knight"
..."The Reader"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"--- WINNER


my favorite category. i havent watched changeling so... i cant place a bet right now. lol

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."Defiance"
..."Milk"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"--- WINNER

..."WALL-E"

slumdog was sooo bollywood... so.. if they win, i would say that andrew e's humanap ka ng panget deserves a NOBEL peace prize. but it's fun... so, they should win for the heck of it.

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
..."Down to Earth" -- "WALL-E"
..."Jai Ho" -- "Slumdog Millionaire--- WINNER

"..."O Saya" -- "Slumdog Millionaire"


im rooting for "O Saya" but since they got 2 noms, then this may break the votes. oh well.

[G*e*C*k*O]

...Performance by an actor in a leading role -- Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”
...Performance by an actor in a supporting role -- Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
...Performance by an actress in a leading role -- Kate Winslet in “The Reader”
...Performance by an actress in a supporting role -- Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
...Best animated feature film of the year -- “WALL-E”, BUT, I prefer “Kung Fu Panda”
...Achievement in art direction -- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
...Achievement in cinematography -- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
...Achievement in costume design -- “Milk” (No Guts No Glory), BUT, “The Duchess” will most probably win
...Achievement in directing -- “Slumdog Millionaire”, Danny Boyle
...Best documentary feature -- “Man on Wire”
...Best documentary short subject -- “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306”
...Achievement in film editing -- “Slumdog Millionaire”
...Best foreign language film of the year -- “Waltz with Bashir”
...Achievement in makeup -- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
...Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) -- “Slumdog Millionaire”
...Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) -- “Slumdog Millionaire”
...Best motion picture of the year -- “Slumdog Millionaire”
...Best animated short film -- “Presto”
...Best live action short film -- “New Boy”, BUT, “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” is probably the favorite
...Achievement in sound editing -- “WALL-E”
...Achievement in sound mixing -- “WALL-E”
...Achievement in visual effects -- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
...Adapted screenplay -- “Slumdog Millionaire”
...Original screenplay -- “Milk”

[G*e*C*k*O]

Hindi na bale, bawal kasi ang dalawang nomination sa iisang category...kasi, kahit na may mga awards o nominations si Kate Winslet sa mga pre-cursor awards as Supporting Actress...ang totoo eh pareho kasing lead ang role niya sa "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader"...kaya isa lang ang nomination niya...well, it's Kate Winslet's to lose, unless, ibigay nila kay Meryl Streep, any other name is an upset or surprise win...

Actually, it's Sean Penn vs. Mickey Rourke...

Eto muna opinion ko sa best picture...since, wala pang winners sa mga guild awards...Curious Case is the favorite sa Best Pic and Slumdog Millionaire is the Underdog...nevertheless, hindi pa siya set on stone...dahil pwede mag-bago opinion ko kapag binigay na ng mga guild ang awards nila...

I don't know...kung makakakuha ng mga technical awards ang The Dark Knight...kasi may rule na all academy members votes for the winners in all categories...hindi, siya katulad ng nomination round (actors nominates the actors, film editors nominates the film editors)...ang actors kasi ang may pinakamalaking voting block...eh, mukhang other than heath ledger, there is not much love for TDK from the actors branch...chance lang ng TDK siguro yung sound editing, sound mixing and vfx...pero, I doubt na matatalo ng TDK ang WALL-E sa sound editing and sound mixing...especially, yung umpisa ng WALL-E puro sound effects...

[gino_boy]

I'm so Excited for this years Oscars...

Siyempre sana manalo na ng Oscars ang all time fave actress ko na si Kate Winslet...
Nakakagulat nga lang dahil sa "The Reader" siya na-nominate at deadma ang performance niya sa Revolutionary Road. Contender din si Anne Hathway pero i still prefer Kate Winslet...

For Best Actor siguro it would be Brad Pitt or Mickey Rourke...

Best Picture siguro yung "Curious Case if not , siguro yung Slum Dog Millionaire"

Technical awards siguro ang makukuha ng The Dark Knight aside from Heath's performance....

[G*e*C*k*O]

Since, Kate Winslet got only one nomination and not two...this means Penelope Cruz is now the favorite to win the Best Supporting Actress category, while, Kate Winslet is the favorite to win the Lead Actress category...ganda naman niyan kung mananalo sina Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet, glamourous...

Sayang hindi na-nominate si Bruce Springsteen...suprising, 3 lang ang songs na nominated this year...

[G*e*C*k*O]

NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS

"THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON" -- 13
"SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE" -- 10
"The Dark Knight" -- 8
"MILK" -- 8
"WALL-E" -- 6
"Doubt" -- 5
"FROST/NIXON" -- 5
"THE READER" -- 5
3 -- "Changeling"; "Revolutionary Road"
2 -- "The Duchess"; "Frozen River"; "Iron Man"; "Wanted"; "The Wrestler"
1 -- "Australia"; "Bolt"; "Defiance"; "Happy-Go-Lucky"; "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"; "In Bruges"; "Kung Fu Panda"; "Rachel Getting Married"; "Tropic Thunder"; "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; "The Visitor"

THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."Frost/Nixon"
..."Milk"
..."The Reader"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST DIRECTOR
...David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
...Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
...Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
...Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
...Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ACTOR
...Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
...Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
...Sean Penn, "Milk"
...Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
...Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

BEST ACTRESS
...Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
...Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
...Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
...Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
...Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
...Josh Brolin, "Milk"
...Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
...Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
...Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
...Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
...Amy Adams, "Doubt"
...Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
...Viola Davis, "Doubt"
...Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
...Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."Doubt"
..."Frost/Nixon"
..."The Reader"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
..."Frozen River"
..."Happy Go Lucky"
..."In Bruges"
..."Milk"
..."WALL-E"

BEST ANIMATED FILM
..."Bolt"..."Kung Fu Panda"..."WALL-E"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
...Austria, "Revanche"...France, "The Class"...Germany, "The Baader Meinhof Complex"...Israel, "Waltz with Bashir"...Japan, "Departures"

ART DIRECTION
..."Changeling"
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."The Dark Knight"
..."The Duchess"
..."Revolutionary Road"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
..."Changeling"
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."The Dark Knight"
..."The Reader"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"

COSTUME DESIGN
..."Australia"
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."The Duchess"
..."Milk"
..."Revolutionary Road"

FILM EDITING
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."The Dark Knight"
..."Frost/Nixon"
..."Milk"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"

MAKEUP
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"..."The Dark Knight"..."Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."Defiance"
..."Milk"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"
..."WALL-E"

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
..."Down to Earth" -- "WALL-E"..."Jai Ho" -- "Slumdog Millionaire"..."O Saya" -- "Slumdog Millionaire"

SOUND EDITING
..."The Dark Knight"
..."Iron Man"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"
..."WALL-E"
..."Wanted"

SOUND MIXING
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
..."The Dark Knight"
..."Slumdog Millionaire"
..."WALL-E"
..."Wanted"

VISUAL EFFECTS
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"..."The Dark Knight"..."Iron Man"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
..."The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"..."Encounters at the End of the World"..."The Garden"..."Man on Wire"..."Trouble the Water"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
..."The Conscience of Nhem En"..."The Final Inch"..."Smile Pinki"..."The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306"

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
..."La Maison de Pet**s Cubes"..."Lavatory - Lovestory"..."Oktapodi"..."Presto"..."This Way Up"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
..."Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"..."Manon on the Asphalt"..."New Boy"..."The Pig"..."Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

[badmike]

List of 81st annual Oscar nominations is announced (AP)


- Complete list of 81st annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday:

1. Best Picture: " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," " The Reader ," " Slumdog Millionaire ."

2. Actor: Richard Jenkins , "The Visitor"; Frank Langella , "Frost/Nixon"; Sean Penn, "Milk"; Brad Pitt , "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Mickey Rourke , " The Wrestler ."

3. Actress: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"; Angelina Jolie , " Changeling "; Melissa Leo , " Frozen River "; Meryl Streep, "Doubt"; Kate Winslet , "The Reader."

4. Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin , "Milk"; Robert Downey Jr ., " Tropic Thunder "; Philip Seymour Hoffman , "Doubt"; Heath Ledger , " The Dark Knight "; Michael Shannon , " Revolutionary Road ."

5. Supporting Actress: Amy Adams , "Doubt"; Penelope Cruz , " Vicky Cristina Barcelona "; Viola Davis , "Doubt"; Taraji P. Henson , "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Marisa Tomei , "The Wrestler."

6. Director: David Fincher , "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"; Gus Van Sant , "Milk"; Stephen Daldry , "The Reader"; Danny Boyle , "Slumdog Millionaire."

7. Foreign Film : "The Baader Meinhof Complex," Germany; "The Class," France; "Departures," Japan; "Revanche," Austria; " Waltz With Bashir ," Israel.

8. Adapted Screenplay : Eric Roth and Robin Swicord , "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; John Patrick Shanley , "Doubt"; Peter Morgan , "Frost/Nixon"; David Hare, "The Reader"; Simon Beaufoy , "Slumdog Millionaire."

9. Original Screenplay: Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"; Mike Leigh , "Happy-Go-Lucky"; Martin McDonagh , "In Bruges"; Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"; Andrew Stanton , Jim Reardon and Pete Docter, "WALL-E."

10. Animated Feature Film : "Bolt"; " Kung Fu Panda "; "WALL-E."

please continue on this link 

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/list-81st-annual-oscar-nominations-announced-ap

[G*e*C*k*O]

1 hour to go before the announcement...

Final Predictions by "Everything Oscar" and "The Film Experience"

Wild Card for both, for Best Picture -- "WALL-E"...

BEST PICTURE
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"	-	"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"	-	"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"	-	"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"	-	"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"	--	"Slumdog Millionaire"
BEST DIRECTOR
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"	-	Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"	-	David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"	-	Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"	-	Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Darren Aronofsky, "Wrestler"	--	Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
BEST ACTOR
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"	-	Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"	-	Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk"	-	Sean Penn, "Milk"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"	-	Mickey Rourke, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Clint Eastwood, "Gran Torino"	--	Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
BEST ACTRESS
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"	-	Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Sally Hawkins, "Happy Go Lucky"	-	Sally Hawkins, "Happy Go Lucky"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"	-	Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"	-	Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road"	--	Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
Josh Brolin, "Milk"	-	Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"	-	Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"	-	Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"	-	Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire"	--	Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"	-	Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"	-	Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"	-	Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"	-	Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Amy Adams, "Doubt"	--	Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"	-	"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"	-	"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"	-	"Frost/Nixon"
"Slumdog Millionaire"	-	"Slumdog Millionaire"
"The Dark Knight"	--	"The Reader"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
"Milk"	-	"Milk"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"	-	"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
"WALL-E"	-	"WALL-E"
"Happy Go Lucky"	-	"Rachel Getting Married"
"The Wrestler"	--	"The Visitor"
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Everything Oscar	-	The Film Experience
"Kung Fu Panda"	-	"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"	-	"WALL-E"
"Waltz With Bashir"	--	"Waltz With Bashir"

[cHyLL_01]

i say Slumdog Millionaire

--- the rest I dont give a f*** about. especially both of Kate Winslet's movies, and that gay politician Sean Penn plays.