07 March 2010

And the winners are...

**Incorrect prediction on my part.


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year: Up (2009) - Pete Docter

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song: Crazy Heart (2009) - T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Mark Boal
**Really thought they might give Tarentino this one, but hey, Congrats to Mark Boal

Best Short Film, Animated: Logorama (2009) - Nicolas Schmerkin
**Took a guess here, was wrong. This actually looks like an interesting concept for a short film.

Best Documentary, Short Subjects: Music by Prudence (2010) - Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett
**Also guessed wrong.

Best Short Film, Live Action: The New Tenants (2009) - Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson
**Three for three, I did not guess correctly on the short films!

Best Achievement in Makeup: Star Trek (2009) - Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) - Geoffrey Fletcher
**Wrong again! But happy for Fletcher, he seemed very appreciative.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Best Achievement in Art Direction: Avatar (2009) - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair

Best Achievement in Costume Design: The Young Victoria (2009) - Sandy Powell

Best Achievement in Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett
**Alot of the time, this award goes to the loudest, so I guessed Avatar, but the bomb scenes in Hurt Locker were very good.

Best Achievement in Cinematography: Avatar (2009) - Mauro Fiore
**Don't really understand how Avatar had better cinematography, best visual graphics, yes.

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: Up (2009) - Michael Giacchino

Best Achievement in Visual Effects: Avatar (2009) - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones

Best Documentary, Features: The Cove (2009) - Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens

Best Achievement in Editing: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
**Shocked! Really thought the Academy would vote for The White Ribbon...German film has been so strong in recent years.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

Best Achievement in Directing: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)

Best Motion Picture of the Year: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro


Grand Total: 15/24 correct. Meh, alright. Still think (500) Days of Summer should have had a screenplay and best picture nod!! Alas...

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