2009 Oscars

[nerdious dorkus]

Rob, was it the same friend that thought Avatar was the greatest movie of all time?

[Ari]

I'd put The Hangover up over The Blindside, but I'm not really being fair as I haven't seen Blindside yet.

Hell, I'd put GI Joe up over Blindside.

[Abraham Smashington]

Yeah yeah,. I edited my post and smacked down my friend for getting his news from wwtdd haha.

[Abraham Smashington]

Rob, was it the same friend that thought Avatar was the greatest movie of all time?

No. But someone wants to hear why Transformers sucks so bad. Care to elaborate some more for people that don't take giant robot movies seriously?

[nerdious dorkus]

GI Joe got nominated a Razzie for

awful “action-figures-come-to-life” 9-Year-Old-Boy-Movie

Apparently, I'm nine years old. Awesome.

[nerdious dorkus]

No. But someone wants to hear why Transformers sucks so bad. Care to elaborate some more for people that don't take giant robot movies seriously?

I take all movies seriously.

[Lisa]

Serious business or the only thing in life that matters?

Discuss.

Muuuhahahaha!!!

Actually.... I DIDN'T SEE SHIT THIS YEAR! I SAW STAR TREK ,AND THAT'S IT!!! I SAW NOTHING, NO MOVIES, DIDN'T HAVE TIME, DIDN'T HAVE MONEY, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT! ZIP, NADA, DONUT HOLES!! NO MOVIES!!! WHEEEEEE!!!

You know, I love movies, I truly do, but god, that felt good! Cathartic, y'know?

EDIT: Okay, I lied - I did see Julie and Julia for Meryl (thrilled that she was nominated). Also saw Half-Blood Prince (Cinematography). Actually, I do see far more movies than I did this year, but I just didn't this time around.

[Abraham Smashington]

Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

saw it and dug it
nope
loved it
nope
did it's job and was shot beautifully.
Not his best (still prefer JB), but should win just because I love QT
Didn't see it, but heard it was great
nope
Dug it
Nope

[Anderson]

The Blind Side getting the best pic nom is the only thing that bugged me. The winners are getting more and more obvious now, with room for a few surprises. I love how the acting guilds are telegraphing their Avatar hate.

[PHEDG]

My predictions...


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 Director

Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Lee Daniels, "Precious"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"


Best Actor

Jeff Bridges, "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 & Julia"


Best Supporting Actor

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


Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"


Original Screenplay

"Inglourious Basterds"
"The Hurt Locker"
"The Messenger"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"


Adapted Screenplay

"District 9"
"An Education"
"In the Loop"
"Precious"
"Up in the Air"


Best Animated Feature

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


Best Foreign Language Film

"Ajami" (Israel)
"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" (Argentina)
"The Milk of Sorrow" (Peru)
"Un Prophete" (France)
"The White Ribbon" (Germany)


Art Direction

"Avatar"
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Nine"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"The Young Victoria"


Cinematography

"Avatar"
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"The White Ribbon"


Costume Design

"Bright Star"
"Coco Before Chanel"
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Nine"
"The Young Victoria"


Documentary (Feature)

"Burma VJ"
"The Cove"
"Food, Inc/"
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers"
"Which Way Home"


Documentary (Short Subject)

"China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province"
"The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner"
"The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant"
"Music by Prudence"
"Rabbit a la Berlin"


Film Editing

"Avatar"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"


Makeup

"Il Divo"
"Star Trek"
"The Young Victoria"


Music (Original Score)

"Avatar"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"Up"


Music (Original Song)

"Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog"
"Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog"
"Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36"
"Take It All" from "Nine"
"The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart


Short Film (Animated)

"French Roast"
"Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty"
"The Lady and the Reaper"
"Logorama"
"A Matter of Loaf and Death"


Short Film (Live Action)

"The Door"
"Instead of Abracadabra"
"Kavi"
"Miracle Fish"
The New Tenants"


Sound Editing

"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Star Trek"
"Up"


Sound Mixing

"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Star Trek"
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"


Visual Effects

"Avatar"
"District 9"
"Star Trek"

[Lesley]

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 Director

Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Lee Daniels, "Precious"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges, "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 & Julia"

Best Supporting Actor

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

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Original Screenplay

"Inglourious Basterds"
"The Hurt Locker"
"The Messenger"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"

Adapted Screenplay

"District 9"
"An Education"
"In the Loop"
"Precious"
"Up in the Air"

Best Animated Feature

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

Art Direction

"Avatar"
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Nine"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"The Young Victoria"

Cinematography

"Avatar"
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"The White Ribbon"

Costume Design

"Bright Star"
"Coco Before Chanel"
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Nine"
"The Young Victoria"

Documentary (Feature)

"Burma VJ"
"The Cove"
"Food, Inc/"
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers"
"Which Way Home"

Film Editing

"Avatar"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Makeup

"Il Divo"
"Star Trek"
"The Young Victoria"

Music (Original Score)

"Avatar"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"Up"

Music (Original Song)

"Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog"
"Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog"
"Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36"
"Take It All" from "Nine"
"The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart

Sound Editing

"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Star Trek"
"Up"

Sound Mixing

"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Star Trek"
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

Visual Effects

"Avatar"
"District 9"
"Star Trek"

[Ed Hocken]

Waltz gets Supporting actor. Hands down.

[Abraham Smashington]

I don't think Avatar should win for Sound Mixing. I'd give it to either THL or ST.

[PHEDG]

Clarification: My predictions are who I think will win, not should.

[Abraham Smashington]

Ah, that makes more sense then.