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OSCAR PREDICTIONS-2011
2018,
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JR & BO'S 2011 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
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Best Song, Best Score, Visual
Effects, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Animated
Film, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Director and Best Picture are all
predicted. |
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2011 ACADEMY AWARDS |
OSCAR PREDICTIONS
by:
-Larry "Bocepheus" Evans
-Jim "Good Old JR" Rutkowski
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The 2011 Academy Awards are coming up and our
two media opinion makers "BO" & "JR" have their predictions all set for Oscar Night.
How close will they be? We'll find out on Sunday February 27th. |
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 BO-The
83rd Annual Academy Awards are tonight and the hosts are James Franco and Anne
Hathaway (yes, the Green Goblin and Catwoman). This year's ceremony is supposed
to be tighter and may come in at less than three hours but I doubt it. The nomination breakdown
was as follows:
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 JR-This
year I have nothing additional to contribute to the nominee's chosen by the
Academy or my picks for the winners. Last year I picked 11 winners out of 11
categories and I am confident in my choices below for this year, so I'm standing
on my record. Refer to my reviews on each film (linked below) or my Outhouse
video with Mister Bo for more illumination on my picks. |
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BEST
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
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Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter,
KINGS SPEECH
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld,
TRUE GRIT
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom |
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BO-Even though Leo has taken out ads to push herself
as the winner I am going with Steinfeld because she is actually the lead of the
film and holds her own in every scene she is in. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER: Hailee Steinfeld,
TRUE GRIT |
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JR'S PICK FOR WINNER: Hailee Steinfeld,
TRUE GRIT |
| 2011 WINNER:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter |
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BEST
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
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Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
John Hawkes,
WINTER'S BONE
Jeremy Renner,
THE TOWN
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush,
KINGS SPEECH |
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BO-Bale gives us a performance here that has the
audience focused on waiting to see what he is going to do next. It isn't the
fact that he loses weight again for a role it's the fact that even though he was
born in Wales we believe he was born and raised in Boston. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
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| JR'S PICK FOR WINNER: Geoffrey
Rush,
KINGS SPEECH |
| 2011 WINNER: Christian Bale, "The Fighter" |
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BEST ACTRESS:
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Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence,
WINTER'S BONE
Natalie Portman,
BLACK SWAN
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine" |
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BO-Portman may win this year and defy both of our choices and if she does I will
not have a problem with that but I believe Bening will win for her body of work
and a quality performance. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER: Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" |
| JR'S PICK FOR WINNER: Annette
Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" |
| 2011 WINNER:
Natalie Portman,
BLACK SWAN |
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BEST ACTOR:
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Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges,
TRUE GRIT
Jesse Eisenberg,
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK
Colin Firth,
KINGS SPEECH
James Franco,
127 HOURS |
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BO-I have not seen King's Speech and have no plans
to but the consensus has him winning so I will go with the flow but actually
think Franco should win this year. He is in every scene and for the most part
the only person on screen. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER: Colin Firth,
KINGS SPEECH |
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JR'S PICK FOR WINNER: Colin Firth,
KINGS SPEECH |
| 2011 WINNER:
Colin Firth,
KINGS SPEECH |
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
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BLACK SWAN
Matthew Libatique
INCEPTION
Wally Pfister
KINGS SPEECH
Danny Cohen
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Jeff Cronenweth
TRUE GRIT
Roger Deakins |
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BO-Deakins as far as I know has never won the award
and should take the nod here. The dark horse would be Pfister for the look of
Inception.
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
TRUE GRIT
Roger Deakins |
| JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
TRUE GRIT
Roger Deakins |
| 2011 WINNER:
INCEPTION
Wally Pfister
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BEST
ORIGINAL SONG:
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"Coming Home" from Country Strong Music and Lyric by
Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from Tangled Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from
127 HOURS
Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
"We Belong Together" from
TOY STORY 3
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman |
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BO-My rule of Oscar winners in this category is that
if Randy Newman is nominated then the award is his. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER: "We Belong Together" from
TOY STORY 3 |
| JR'S PICK FOR WINNER: "Coming Home"
from Country Strong |
| 2011 WINNER:
"We Belong Together" from
TOY STORY 3
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman |
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BEST
ORIGINAL SCORE:
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"How to Train Your Dragon," John Powell
INCEPTION
Hans Zimmer
KINGS SPEECH
Alexandre Desplat
127 HOURS
A.R. Rahman
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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BO-Reznor's score is understated and yet effective
so he and Ross will walk away with the statue. I do remember parts of Zimmer's
score but was more of a fan of the music from the former front man from Nine
Inch Nails. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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| JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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| 2011 WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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BEST
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
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"Another Year," Written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter," Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story
by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
INCEPTION
Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right," Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
KINGS SPEECH
Screenplay by David Seidler
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BO-King's Speech may end up running the table but
there have been questions about the accuracy of the story. I am going with Nolan
because his idea is original.
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
INCEPTION
Written by Christopher Nolan
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| JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
KINGS SPEECH
Screenplay by David Seidler
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| 2011 WINNER:
KINGS SPEECH
Screenplay by David Seidler
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
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127 HOURS
Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Screenplay by Aaron
Sorkin
TOY STORY 3
Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee
Unkrich
TRUE GRIT
Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
WINTER'S BONE
Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini |
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BO-First off, why is Toy Story in this category
since the film is not adapted from a book or play? With that rant out of the way
anyone who has read Accidental Billionaires knows the book doesn't exactly
suggest it could be adapted into a movie so I am going with Sorkin.
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Screenplay by Aaron
Sorkin |
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JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Screenplay by Aaron
Sorkin |
| 2011 WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK Screenplay by Aaron
Sorkin
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
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"How to Train Your Dragon," Chris Sanders and Dean
DeBlois
"The Illusionist," Sylvain Chomet
TOY STORY 3
Lee Unkrich |
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BO-If you only pick three films then I question the
existence of the category. With that, Toy Story 3 is the obvious winner.
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
TOY STORY 3
Lee Unkrich |
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JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
TOY STORY 3
Lee Unkrich |
| 2011 WINNER:
TOY STORY 3
Lee Unkrich |
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BEST DIRECTOR:
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Darren Aronofsky,
BLACK SWAN
David O. Russell, "The Fighter"
Tom Hooper,
KINGS SPEECH
David Fincher,
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK
Joel and Ethan Coen,
TRUE GRIT
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BO-The trend is that if the Director's guild gives you the award then the Oscar
is yours. The DGA picked Hooper. I pick Fincher for what I believe is the best
film of the year and the fact that Hooper is new and may win the Oscar at some
point but not this early in his career. |
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
David Fincher,
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK |
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JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
Tom Hooper,
KINGS SPEECH
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2011 WINNER:
Tom Hooper,
KINGS SPEECH
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BEST PICTURE:
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BLACK SWAN
A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy,
Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
"The Fighter," A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and
Mark Wahlberg, Producers
INCEPTION
A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan,
Producers
"The Kids Are All Right," An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films
Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
KINGS SPEECH
A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth
Unwin, Producers
127 HOURS
An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK A Columbia Pictures Production,
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Cean Chaffin, Producers
TOY STORY 3
A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer
TRUE GRIT
A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan
Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
WINTER'S BONE
A Winter's Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix
Madigan-Yorkin, Producers |
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BO-I am not going to see King's Speech and am not
going to join the parade of picking a film that to me looks like an episode of
Masterpiece Theater or something that HBO could have made. The Social Network is
an amazing film and should win the Oscar. I would also be happy if Inception
walked away with the little gold guy.
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BO'S PICK FOR WINNER:
THE
SOCIAL NETWORK |
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JR'S PICK FOR WINNER:
KINGS SPEECH
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| 2011 WINNER:
KINGS SPEECH
A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth
Unwin, Producers |
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FINAL TALLEY:
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BO PICKED: 6 of 12 WINNERS |
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JR PICK 7 of 12 WINNERS |
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OSCAR © Copyright 2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. No right given or implied by Alternate Reality, Incorporated.
Article © 2011 Alternate Reality, Inc.
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