82nd Annual Academy Award Nominations

[EXPAT]

Here are the top nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards to be held March 7 at the Kodak Theatre.

 

Best Picture

 

"Avatar"

"The Blind Side"

"District 9"

"An Education"

"The Hurt Locker"

"Inglourious Basterds"

"Precious"

"A Serious Man"

"Up"

"Up in the Air"

 

Best Actor

 

Jeff Briges, "Crazy Heart"

George Clooney, "Up in the Air"

Colin Firth "A Single Man"

Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"

Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"

 

Best Actress

 

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"

Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"

Carey Mulligan, "An Education"

Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"

Meryl Streep, "Julie and Julia"

 

Best Supporting Actress

 

Penelope Cruz, "Nine"

Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"

Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"

Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"

Mo'Nique, "Precious"

 

Best Supporting Actor

 

Matt Damon in “Invictus”

Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”

Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

 

Animated Feature Film

 

“Coraline” Henry Selick

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson

“The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements

“The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore

“Up” Pete Docter

 

Art Direction

 

“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

“Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

“Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

“The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

 

Cinematography

 

“Avatar” Mauro Fiore

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel

“The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd

“Inglourious 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

 

Directing

 

“Avatar” James Cameron

“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

“Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels

“Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

 

Documentary (Feature)

 

“Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

“The Cove” Nominees to be determined

“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein

“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

 

Documentary (Short Subject)

 

“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher

“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

“Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

 

Film Editing

 

“Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

“District 9” Julian Clarke

“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

“Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

 

Foreign Language Film

 

“Ajami” Israel

“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina

“The Milk of Sorrow” Peru

“Un Prophète” France

“The White Ribbon” Germany

 

Makeup

 

“Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano

“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

“The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

 

Music (Original Score)

 

“Avatar” James Horner

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat

“The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

“Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer

“Up” Michael Giacchino

 

Music (Original Song)

 

“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas

“Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston

“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

 

Best Picture

 

“Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

“The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined

“District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers

“An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers

“The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined

“Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers

“A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers

“Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer

“Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

 

Short Film (Animated)

 

“French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert

“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell

“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia

“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

“A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

 

Short Film (Live Action)

 

“The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn

“Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström

“Kavi” Gregg Helvey

“Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey

“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

 

Sound Editing

 

“Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

“Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman

“Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin

“Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

 

Sound Mixing

 

“Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson

“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

“Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano

“Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

 

Visual Effects

 

“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

“District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken

“Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

 

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

 

“District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri 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 and Sheldon Turner

 

Writing (Original Screenplay)

 

“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

“Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino

“The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

“A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

“Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

[EXPAT]

My choices in the major categories

 

Best Picture

"Avatar" - will win

"The Hurt Locker - a close second

 

Best Actor

Jeff Briges, "Crazy Heart" - will win

Colin Firth "A Single Man" - my favorite

 

Best Actress

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side" - will win

Meryl Streep, "Julie and Julia" - my favorite

 

Best Supporting Actress

Mo'Nique, "Precious" - will win and my favorite

 

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” - will win and my favorite

 

Animated Feature Film

“Up” Pete Docter - will win / my favorite

 

Directing

“Avatar” James Cameron - will win / my favorite

 

Foreign Language Film

“The White Ribbon” Germany - will win

(my favorite wasn't nominated which was "Coco Before Chanel".)

 

Music (Original Song)

“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett - will win

 

(my favorite "Time For Miracles" by Adam Lambert from 2012 wasn't nominated)

 

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

 

“District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell - my favorite

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher - will win

 

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino - will win

“Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Peterson, Tom McCarthy - my favorite

[Guest Spanky]

Here are the top nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards to be held March 7 at the Kodak Theatre.

 

Best Actor

 

Jeff Briges, "Crazy Heart"

George Clooney, "Up in the Air"

Colin Firth "A Single Man"

Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"

Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"

 

Best Actress

 

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"

Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"

Carey Mulligan, "An Education"

Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"

Meryl Streep, "Julie and Julia"

 

Best Supporting Actress

 

Penelope Cruz, "Nine"

Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"

Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"

Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"

Mo'Nique, "Precious"

 

Best Supporting Actor

 

Matt Damon in “Invictus”

Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”

Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

 

 

If awards were based on hotness:

 

Actor: Clooney, with Firth a very close second (if only Chris Pine had been nominated...)

Actress: Bullock, whoever said she was a bargain basement Julia Roberts!

S Actress: Cruz, is it even close?

S Actor: Tucci, what can I say, I dig the shaved head and hairy chest

 

And personally, I don't get the fascination with District 9. Total snoozefest.

[+ azdr0710]

does anybody close to "the industry" know why they are having ten films nominated for Best Picture this year?

[EXPAT]

I'm not close to the industry, but they said back in October they were doing it to boost box office so that 10 films could advertise that they were "BEST PICTURE NOMINATED" which always stimulates box office business.

 

They also said it would boost ratings for the show on March 7 because more fans would tune in to support their movie.

 

So I'm sure it is all about the money in one form or another.

[Kevin Slater]

Expat is exactly right, why market five films when you can push ten? Secondly it has to do with the decline in television viewership of the ceremony when the biggest grossing films aren't in contention. Lastly, it was specifically a result of the brouhaha last year when The Dark Knight wasn't nominated.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/movies/25oscars.html?_r=1

 

Kevin Slater

[Guest TBinCHI]

I agree that Bullock will win but only because she is a sentimental favorite. There was no performance this year better than Meryl Streep as Julia Child. And playing across from Stanley Tucci was pure joy to watch. Streep is incomparable and in my opinion the best actress of my day.

[NYTomcat]

I agree Bullock will win for her body of work and finally having something to give her the award for. But I Loved Streep and her Julia was quintessential Childs

[operalover21]

I agree that Bullock will win but only because she is a sentimental favorite. There was no performance this year better than Meryl Streep as Julia Child. And playing across from Stanley Tucci was pure joy to watch. Streep is incomparable and in my opinion the best actress of my day.

 

I completely disagree. The woman -- whose name escapes me -- who played "Seraphine" in the French film of the same name was easily the best performance by an actress in 2009. And she wasn't even nominated. Giving an Oscar to Sandra Bullock -- for playing Sandra Bullock -- is a complete joke.

 

I'm torn between Jeff Bridges and Colin Firth. Both were amazing and so different.

[body2body]

The Academy decided to increase the number of "Best Picture" nominees to 10 because in recent years "popular" films that actually did business, and were seen by audiences outside the major cities with "art houses" were rarely nominated. The result was that a large part of the movie going audience had not heard of, let alone seen the nominated films. The result was that the Academy Awards had come to have little meaning to the majority of the film going public.

 

This year marks the first year since 1943 that 10 films for "Best Picture" were nominated, and the nomination of a commercial success, but critical flop like "The Blind Side" will bring added interst from the "General Public".

 

These are the reasons I have heard in the press here in Los Angeles.