Thursday, September 17, 2009

Post TIFF Oscar Predictions

BEST MOTION PICTURE
Avatar, 20th Century Fox
An Education, Sony Pictures Classics
The Hurt Locker, Summit Entertainment
Invictus, Warner Bros. Pictures
The Lovely Bones, Paramount Pictures
Nine, The Weinstein Company
Precious, Lionsgate
A Serious Man, Focus Features
The Tree of Life, Apparition
Up in the Air, Paramount Pictures
Predicted Winner: Up in the Air

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Predicted Winner: Morgan Freeman, Invictus

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Hilary Swank, Amelia
Predicted Winner: Carey Mulligan, An Education

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
Alfred Molina, An Education
Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Predicted Winner: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo'Nique, Precious
Predicted Winner: Mo'Nique, Precious

BEST DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Predicted Winner: Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Bob Peterson, Up
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer

Predicted Winner: Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nick Hornby, An Education
Damien Paul, Precious
Anthony Peckham, Invictus
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh, The Lovely Bones

Predicted Winner: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Ponyo, Walt Disney Pictures
The Princess and the Frog, Walt Disney Pictures
Up, Walt Disney Pictures

Predicted Winner: Up

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
For a Moment, Freedom, Austria
Lebanon, Israel
A Prophet, France
The White Ribbon, Germany
Vincere, Italy
Predicted Winner: The White Ribbon

BEST FILM EDITING
Hank Corwin & co., The Tree of Life
Dana E. Glauberman, Up in the Air
Chris Innis & Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
Joel Cox & Gary Roach, Invictus
Unknown, Nine
Predicted Winner: Up in the Air

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dion Beebe, Nine
Bruno Delbonnel, Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Grieg Fraser, Bright Star
Andrew Lesnie, The Lovely Bones
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life

Predicted Winner: Nine

BEST ART DIRECTION
Stephanie Carroll, Amelia
Sarah Greenwood, Sherlock Holmes
Stuart Craig & Stephanie McMillan, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
John Myrhe, Nine
David Wasco, Inglourious Basterds

Predicted Winner: Nine

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood, Nine
Jenny Beavan, Sherlock Holmes
Consolata Boyle, Chéri
Janet Patterson, Bright Star
Anna B. Sheppard, Inglourious Basterds

Predicted Winner: Nine

BEST MAKEUP
District 9
The Road
Star Trek
Predicted Winner: Star Trek

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, The Tree of Life
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
Kjartan Sveinsson, Ondine
Predicted Winner: The Tree of Life

BEST SOUND MIXING
Avatar
District 9
Nine
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Predicted Winner: Avatar

BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Up

Predicted Winner: Avatar

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Predicted Winner: Avatar

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Oscar Predictions Segment One: The Actors

The first in a series of predictions for the 82nd Academy Awards.

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Javier Bardem as Uxbal, Biutiful
Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido Contini, Nine
Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, Shutter Island
Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, The Human Factor
Christopher Plummer as Leo Tolstoy, The Last Station

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawn, Bright Star
Romola Garai as Anne Keyes, 1939
Carey Mulligan as Jenny, An Education
Michelle Pfeiffer as Lea de Lonval, Chéri
Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel, Coco avant Chanel

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, The Human Factor
Richard Kind as Uncle Arthur, A Serious Man
James McAvoy as Valentin Bulgakov, The Last Station
Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Shutter Island
Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, The Lovely Bones

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Clarkson as Melodie's Mother, Whatever Works
Penélope Cruz as Carla Albanese, Nine
Allison Janey, Away We Go
Mo'Nique as Mary, Precious
Meryl Streep as Julia Child, Julie and Julia

More to come in the next couple of days.