The Oscars have finally arrived and we have cogitated and postulated and shared our opinions about our favorite and not so favorite films in 2010 (and beyond it seems). Ā Here now see a list of our predictions along with who we would award the golden statue to if it were up to us…who knows, one day it may be š
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| Category | Joe’s Prediction | Yazdi’s Prediction | Rashmi’s Prediction | Joe’s Wish List |
Yazdi’s Wish List |
Rashmi’s Wish List |
| Film | The Kingās 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 Kingās Speech and Inception (gasp!) |
127 Hours | The Social Network:
How can a film about geeky nerdy guys pleasuring themselves with their computer be SO good? |
| Director | Tom Hooper: The King’s Speech |
David Fincher: The Social Network |
David Fincher: The Social Network |
Christopher Nolan:
What do you mean, heās not on the list?Ā Damn you Academy snobsā¦ |
Tom Hooper:
The Kingās Speech |
David Fincher:
The Social Network |
| Actor | Colin Firth | Colin Firth | Colin Firth | Colin Firth:
By a nose ahead of Franco |
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 donāt get me started |
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 |
| Actress | Natalie Portman | Natalie Portman | Natalie Portman | Michelle Williams:
It still upsets me that she had to go through this heartache.Ā Oh, that was acting?? Wow!,Ā Bening could win, but may have peaked too early. |
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! |
| 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 donāt 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 Sorkinās to lose. |
Social Network |
| Screenplay (Original) | Kingās Speech | Inception | The Kid’s are All Right | Inception:
It wonāt win.Ā Remember this category is original.Ā Conceptually and structurally intelligent writing.Ā Unlike anything that has come before it. |
The Kids Are All Right:
with a pat on the back to Another Year. |
The Fighter |
| Animation | Toy Story 3 | Toy Story 3 | Toy Story 3 | Toy Story 3:
Aargh!Ā HTTYD comes so close, SO close, but TS3 is the better picture |
How To Train Your Dragon:
(unless the Illusionist wows me even more) |
Toy Story 3:
This film is perfection for me |
| Documentary | Gasland | Inside Job | Restrepo | Exit Through the Gift Shop:
Assertions of mockumentary will keep this from the top spot.Ā I did think that this was brilliant stuff, however |
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 |
