Oscar Nominations 2010

That time of the year again for the golden statues.

That leading line feels so cliche but I really couldn’t think of any other way to open this article! I apologize for being bland.  This article will be updated as I continue to work through the nominations and my indecisiveness is worked out.  Continue on now to a partial list!

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman – The Messenger
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
Bob Peterson and Pete Docter – Up

My Favorite: Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Who will probably win: Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell – District 9
Nick Hornby – An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche – In The Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner – Up in the Air

My favorite: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell – District 9

Who will probably win: Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious

Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

My favorite: Avatar

Who will probably win: Avatar

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

My Favorite: Star Trek

Who will probably win: Star Trek

Sound Editing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

My Favorite: The Hurt Locker

Who will probably win: Up

Short Film (Live Action)
The Door – Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra – Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellstrom
Kavi – Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish – Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants – Joachim Back and Tivi Magnussan

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

I haven’t seen any of the Short Films so I won’t bother faking a favorite.

Music (Original Song)
“Almost There” – The Princess and the Frog
“Down in New Orleans” – The Princess and the Frog
“Loin de Paname” – Paris 36
“Take It All” – Nine
“The Weary Kind” – Crazy Heart

My Favorite: “The Weary Kind” – Crazy Heart…though I wish we could have seen Jeff Bridges actually sing it completely!

Who will probably win: “The Weary Kind” – Crazy Heart

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

My Favorite: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Who will probably win: Up

Makeup
Il Divo – Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Star Trek – Barney Burman, Minday Hall and Joel Harlow
The Young Victoria – Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

My Favorite: Star Trek

Who will probably win: Il Divo

Foreign Language Film
Ajami – Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos – Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow – Peru
Un Prophete – France
The White Ribbon – Germany

Won’t be able to see all of the choices so I won’t be picking a favorite :)

Film Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious

My Favorite: Avatar

Who will probably win: Avatar

Documentary Short
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

Have not seen any of the documentary shorts so will keep my non-thoughts to myself.

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

Have only seen Food, Inc. so I’ll stay unbiased for now.  I have heard very good things about The Cove though.

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

My Favorite: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Who will probably win: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Costume Design
Janet Patterson – Bright Star
Catherine Leterrier – Coco before Chanel
Monique Prudhomme – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Colleen Atwood – Nine
Sandy Powell – The Young Victoria

No idea.   For serious.

Cinematography
Mauro Fiore – Avatar
Bruno Delbonnel – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Barry Ackroyd – The Hurt Locker
Robert Richardson – Inglourious Basterds
Christian Berger – The White Ribbon

My Favorite: Robert Richardson – Inglourious Basterds

Who will probably win: Robert Richardson – Inglourious Basterds

Art Direction
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

My Favorite: Avatar

Who will probably win: Avatar

Animated Feature Film
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

My Favorite: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Who will probably win: Up

Actress in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Mo’Nique – Precious

My Favorite: Anna Kendrick

Who will probably win: Mo’Nique

Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

My Favorite: Carey Mulligan

Who will probably win: Sandra Bullock

Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

My Favorite: Christoph Waltz

Who will probably win: Christoph Waltz

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker

My Favorite: Jeremy Renner

Who will probably win: Jeff Bridges

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

My Favorite:  District 9, Avatar, Inglourious Basterds, and The Hurt Locker are all my favorites.  A cop-out I know, but their fantastic.

Who will probably win: The Hurt Locker

( Oscar Nominations list via ABC’s http://oscar.go.com
Oscar image via http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/)