| Category |
Joe’s Prediction |
Yazdi’s Prediction |
Rashmi’s Prediction |
Joe’s
Wish List |
Yazdi’s
Wish List |
Rashmi’s
Wish List |
| Film |
The King’s Speech |
The King’s Speech |
The Social Network |
The Social Network:
Even though Inception is a personal favorite, The Social Network is simply a better movie than King’s Speech and Inception (gasp!)
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127 Hours |
The Social Network:
How can a film about geeky nerdy guys pleasuring themselves with their computer be SO good?
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| Director |
Tom Hooper:
The King’s Speech |
David Fincher:
The Social Network |
David Fincher:
The Social Network |
Christopher Nolan:
What do you mean, he’s not on the list? Damn you Academy snobs…
|
Tom Hooper:
The King’s Speech
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David Fincher:
The Social Network
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| Actor |
Colin Firth |
Colin Firth |
Colin Firth |
Colin Firth:
By a nose ahead of Franco
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Colin Firth:
With a shout out to James Franco. Of course if it were up to me, Ryan Reynolds or Ryan Gosling would be taking home the prize, but don’t get me started
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Jesse Eisenberg :
I am a firm believer that “Social Network” would not have been as good without Jesse in the lead but I loved Colin Firth and James Franco – this is the hardest category by far
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| Actress |
Natalie Portman |
Natalie Portman |
Natalie Portman |
Michelle Williams:
It still upsets me that she had to go through this heartache. Oh, that was acting?? Wow!, Bening could win, but may have peaked too early.
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Annette Bening (with a shout out to Michelle Williams) |
Michelle Williams:
Totally deserving but as long as Nicole Kidman doesn’t get it, I’ll be happy!
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| Supporting actor |
Christian Bale |
Geoffrey Rush |
Christian Bale |
Jeremy Renner |
Mark Ruffalo |
Geoffrey Rush |
| Supporting actress |
Melissa Leo |
Haillee Steinfeld |
Melissa Leo |
Melissa Leo |
I don’t particularly have a dog in this race (from those nominated), but if I was forced to choose, I would go with Melissa Leo |
Haillee Steinfeld |
| Screenplay (Adapted) |
The Social Network |
The Social Network |
The Social Network |
The Social Network:
Come on, is anything even close?
|
The Social Network:
Aaron Sorkin for his fast, smart and incisive script for The Social Network. This prize is Sorkin’s to lose.
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Social Network |
| Screenplay (Original) |
King’s Speech |
Inception |
The Kid’s are All Right |
Inception:
It won’t win. Remember this category is original. Conceptually and structurally intelligent writing. Unlike anything that has come before it.
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The Kids Are All Right:
with a pat on the back to Another Year.
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The Fighter |
| Animation |
Toy Story 3 |
Toy Story 3 |
Toy Story 3 |
Toy Story 3:
Aargh! HTTYD comes so close, SO close, but TS3 is the better picture
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How To Train Your Dragon:
(unless the Illusionist wows me even more)
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Toy Story 3:
This film is perfection for me
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| Documentary |
Gasland |
Inside Job |
Restrepo |
Exit Through the Gift Shop:
Assertions of mockumentary will keep this from the top spot. I did think that this was brilliant stuff, however
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NA |
Waiting for Superman:
I am still LIVID this isn’t on the list but in the absence of that the “Exit Through the Gift Shop” as I would love Banksy to accept in person or at least pull a stunt
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