Dr. DVD

While I found Avatar very entertaining and visually mind blowing, I have to say out of the 10 nominated it would be ninth in my choice for Best Picture, Blind Side being the last.

It's strange how the momentum has gone from one movie to another this year during the season. At first it looked like Up In The Air was the favorite, then Avatar, now it seems to have settled on The Hurt Locker. I wonder what it was that cause so much shifting?

OldBoy

people wisening up and going for the better movie rather than one making all the $$?

PopcornTreeCt

Yeah, I don't know what happened to all the momentum Up in the Air had going for it. I absolutely loved that movie and I think it's just as worthy as The Hurt Locker to win Best Picture.

Daytripper

You know, Bullock wasn't mentioned ONCE in any of the year end critic's choice awards. In fact, Streep and Mulligan were pretty much neck and neck with the most wins and mentions. And yet, out of no where, just because "The Blind Side" is a 250M smash, Bullock's the one that is going to win. Why? Sure, we all know she will probably never be nominated for an Oscar ever again. But is that any reason to give her the award!?

Torchur317

Best motion picture of the year:
* The Hurt Locker
Achievement in directing:
* Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Performance by an actor in a leading role:
* Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
* Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
* Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
* Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Adapted screenplay:
* Up in the Air Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Original screenplay:
* Inglourious Basterds Written by Quentin Tarantino
Best animated feature film of the year:
* Up
Achievement in art direction:
* Avatar
Achievement in cinematography:
* The Hurt Locker
Achievement in costume design:
* The Young Victoria
Best documentary feature:
* The Cove
Best documentary short subject:
* The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Achievement in film editing:
* Inglourious Basterds
Best foreign language film of the year:
* The White Ribbon
Achievement in makeup:
* Star Trek
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
* James Horner Avatar
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
* The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best animated short film:
* A Matter of Loaf and Death
Best live action short film:
* The Door
Achievement in sound editing:
* Inglourious Basterds

Achievement in sound mixing:
* The Hurt Locker
Achievement in visual effects:
* Avatar

Patman

What will hurt the Hurt Locker is people actually seeing the film in Hollywood (did $13 million at the box office in the summer, totally reliant on campaigning, not actually viewing experience of the film by the entire academy, while Avatar has been seen by a large percentage of the movie-going public, and in Hollywood), so I think it's got only a small shot at Best picture, but within the guilds, Bigelow might sneak one over her ex-old-man, though I wouldn't be surprised if Cameron gets Best Director either, it's a toss-up.

dhmac

Richard Roeper's Oscar predictions:

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Patman

My Oscar picks:

Best motion picture of the year: Avatar

Achievement in directing: James Cameron Avatar

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Performance by an actress in a leading role: Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Adapted screenplay: Up in the Air Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Original screenplay: The Hurt Locker Written by Mark Boal

Best animated feature film of the year: Up

Achievement in art direction: Avatar

Achievement in cinematography: Avatar

Achievement in costume design: The Young Victoria

Best documentary feature: The Cove

Best documentary short subject: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

Achievement in film editing: Avatar

Best foreign language film of the year: The White Ribbon

Achievement in makeup: Star Trek

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): James Horner Avatar

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best animated short film: French Roast

Best live action short film: Kavi

Achievement in sound editing: Avatar

Achievement in sound mixing: Avatar

Achievement in visual effects: Avatar

Hokeyboy

Ridiculous! Every member of the Academy has had a DVD screener of Hurt Locker since the nominations were announced.

riley_dude

Same here. Nice looking movie but that's about all.

Geofferson

My picks:

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Art Direction: Avatar
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Original Score: Up
Original Song: Crazy Heart
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar
Best Sound Editing: Avatar
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Animated Feature Film: Up
Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Best Documentary Feature: The Cove
Best Documentary Short: The Last Truck
Best Live Action Short: Kavi
Best Animated Short: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Patman

I realize this, but you have to factor in how many actually do their homework for Oscar voting.

mhg83

at Roeper calling "A serious man" "The single man"

PopcornTreeCt

at mhg83 calling "a serious man" "a simple man"

utopianz14

In lieu of an Oscar pool thread, here are my picks:

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Art Direction: Avatar
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Original Score: Up
Original Song: Crazy Heart
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Best Sound Editing: Avatar
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Best Animated Feature Film: Up
Best Foreign Language Film: El Secreto de Sus Ojos
Best Documentary Feature: The Cove
Best Documentary Short: The Last Truck
Best Live Action Short: The Door
Best Animated Short: A Matter of Loaf and Death

ViewAskewbian

My Picks:
Best motion picture of the year:
The Hurt Locker

Achievement in directing:
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Adapted screenplay:
Up in the Air Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Original screenplay:
Inglourious Basterds Written by Quentin Tarantino

Best animated feature film of the year:
Up

Achievement in art direction:
Avatar

Achievement in cinematography:
The Hurt Locker

Achievement in costume design:
The Young Victoria

Best documentary feature:
The Cove

Best documentary short subject:
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

Achievement in film editing:
The Hurt Locker

Best foreign language film of the year:
The White Ribbon

Achievement in makeup:
Star Trek

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
Michael Giacchino Up
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best animated short film:
A Matter of Loaf and Death

Best live action short film:
The Door

Achievement in sound editing:
Avatar

Achievement in sound mixing:
Avatar

Achievement in visual effects:
Avatar

Draven

Hmmm...have the Avatar fans here started to change their tune? Quite a few people were saying it was the best movie ever. I'm really hoping the Academy is smarted than that. Films shouldn't (FIXED ) be "Best Picture" because of special effects alone. And that's the only thing that Avatar has going for it. Shouldn't have even been on the list.

I hope The Hurt Locker takes it but I'm thinking everyone is creaming their jeans over 3D these days, so it's going to go to Avatar.

Solid Snake

Hahhahahaha...I know that was a typo from you, sir. Still....I laughed.

fumanstan

I never got that impression at all.

OldBoy

Picks:

Best motion picture of the year:

• The Hurt Locker

Achievement in directing:

• Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker

Performance by an actor in a leading role:

• Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

• Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

• Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

• Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Adapted screenplay:

• Up in the Air Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

Original screenplay:

• Inglourious Basterds Written by Quentin Tarantino

Best animated feature film of the year:

• Up

Achievement in art direction:

• Avatar

Achievement in cinematography:

• Inglourious Basterds

Achievement in costume design:

• The Young Victoria

Best documentary feature:

• The Cove

Best documentary short subject:

• Music by Prudence

Achievement in film editing:

• The Hurt Locker

Best foreign language film of the year:

• El Secreto de Sus Ojos

Achievement in makeup:

• Star Trek

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):

• Michael Giacchino Up

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):

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

Best animated short film:

• A Matter of Loaf and Death

Best live action short film:

• The New Tenants

Achievement in sound editing:

• Avatar

Achievement in sound mixing:

• Avatar

Achievement in visual effects:

• Avatar

jfoobar

Well, my opinion is on record:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...ml#post9933375

I still feel the same way. That being said, the film is still extraordinary in many ways so it won't be a complete travesty. The bigger travesty will be Bullock winning Best Actress. I think Roeper nailed it in the video above.

jfoobar

Clooney was a bit drunk on the red carpet just a few minutes ago.

jfoobar

Gabourey Sidibe has a pretty awesome personality. "If fashion was pornography, this dress is the money shot."

mhg83

And i also agree with Roeper on the whole 'What are you wearing?' Bullshit. "Who are you drinking tonight?' Or "Who are you screwing tonight?' would be much more interesting.

Robert

Mo'nique's dress is way too long. We need to see those hairy tree trunks!