A Guy Named Paul

Well, I blogged at least a few times this past year, and so here’s to the hope of more this year.

A much better year of films compared to last year and I have high hopes for my predictions this year.  That said, don’t blame me for any office pool losses.

Best Picture – Argo 
Best Animated Feature – Wreck-it Ralph  -> Brave
Best Director – Steven Spielberg  -> Ang Lee
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis 
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence 
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz 
Best Supporting Actress – Anne Hathaway 
Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained  
Best Adapted Screenplay – Argo  
Best Original Score – Life of Pi 
Best Original Song – Skyfall  
Best Editing – Argo 
Best Cinematography – Life of Pi 
Best Production Direction – Anna Karenina   -> Lincoln
Best Costume Design – Anna Karenina 
Best Makeup – The Hobbit  -> Les Miserables
Best Sound Mixing – Les Miserables 
Best Sound Editing – Skyfall  (kind of???) Funny, just before this was announced I seriously turned to my wife and said, “It could also go to Zero Dark Thirty.” (in case you didn’t watch, they tied)
Best Visual Effects – Life of Pi 

I’ll update this post with winners once it’s over.

 

UPDATE: So, a great year for my oscar predictions, tying my best record with only 4 of the main awards missed.

Maybe this will be the year I start blogging again, but until then…

A below average year for film, I’d say. I’m on the fence about my tendency to put my second choices in parenthesis (these things that are not brackets). I have been doing it less and less, and this year I have to put The Artist in for any/all my second choices… not because I want to, but to point out I know that’s the favorite among the old white folks who pick the winners.

Best Picture – The Help -> The Artist
Best Animated Feature – Puss in Boots -> Rango (seriously? …wow, dissappointing)
Best Director – Martin Scorsese -> The Artist
Best Actor – George Clooney -> The Artist
Best Actress -> Toughest decision… I’ll say Meryl
Best Supporting Actor – Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress – Octavia Spencer
Best Original Screenplay – Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay – The Descendants
Best Original Score – The Artist
Best Original Song – The Muppets
Best Editing – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Cinematography – The Tree of Life -> Hugo
Best Art Direction – Hugo
Best Costume Design – Anonymous -> The Artist
Best Makeup – Harry Potter -> The Iron Lady
Best Sound Mixing – Transformers -> Hugo
Best Sound Editing – War Horse -> Hugo
Best Visual Effects – Rise of the Planet of the Apes -> Hugo

I’ll update this post with winners once it’s over.

Apparently, the only blogging I do is this post once a year…

I was going to put my second choices in (these things that are not brackets) but after looking at the list, my second choice is the nominee was always The Social Network or The King’s Speech (whichever I didn’t have as the winner) and when that’s not an option it will be Inception or True Grit.
Best Picture – The Social Network -> The King’s Speech
Best Animated Feature – Toy Story 3
Best Director – David Fincher -> The King’s Speech
Best Actor – Colin Firth
Best Actress – Natalie Portman
Best Supporting Actor – Christian Bale
Best Supporting Actress – Hailey Steinfeld -> Melissa Leo
Best Original Screenplay – King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay – Social Network
Best Original Song – Toy Story 3
Best Original Score – Trent Reznor
Best Editing – Social Network
Best Cinematography – Inception (True Grit)
Best Art Direction – Alice in Wonderland
Best Costume Design – King’s Speech (Alice in Wonderland)
Best Makeup – The Wolfman
Best Sound Mixing – Inception
Best Sound Editing – Inception
Best Visual Effects – Inception

I’ll update this post with winners once it’s over.