Official 2010 Academy Awards thread of downward spiral into irrelevancy

[The Fake Shemp]

Time to get the ball rolling.

Nominations are being announced today.

EDIT: Full list of nominees here: http://thefilmstage.com/2010/02/01/2010-oscar-nominations/

Best Picture

Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air

Best Director

Lee Daniels (Precious)
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
James Cameron (Avatar)
Katherine Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds)

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)

Best Actress

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz (Nine)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Monique (Precious)

Best Supporting Actor

Matt Damon (Invictus)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Cristoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)

Best Animated Feature

Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and The Frog
Up

Original Screenplay

"Inglourious Basterds"
"The Hurt Locker"
"The Messenger"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"

Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay

District 9
An Education
In The Loop
Precious
Up In The Air

Best Foreign Language Film

"Ajami" (Israel)
"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" (Argentina)
"The Milk of Sorrow" (Peru)
"Un Prophete" (France)
"The White Ribbon" (Germany)

[BlueTsunami]

The Road got snubbed? ;_;

[tiesto]

No Ponyo for "best animated picture"? Not that it was my favorite Miyazaki movie by any stretch, but surprised at its absence...

[Green Shinobi]

Glad to see Up break through the glass ceiling.

[AdmiralViscen]

10 Best Picture noms seems dumb. How about 7?

[Diunx]

The Road got snubbed? ;_;

That movie was shit.

[BlueTsunami]

The Road got snubbed? ;_;

That movie was shit.

LIKE WHAT'S ON YO' UPPER LIP

[Robo]

I had to click the link to be sure Green Shinobi wasn't trollin' with those Avatar noms.  He wasn't. 

[Third]

Avatar in the best movie category? Did Cameron moneyhat the Oscars with all the Avatar money he's made?

The movie was good. But definitely not oscar worthy.

[Robo]

I'm throwing my lot behind The Hurt Locker and Tarantino.

[The Fake Shemp]

I had to click the link to be sure Green Shinobi wasn't trollin' with those Avatar noms.  He wasn't. 

It was pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point. The only thing I can say is that the lack of writing or acting nominations shows how shallow that Best Picture nomination truly is.

[The Fake Shemp]

I'm throwing my lot behind The Hurt Locker and Tarantino.

I believe Bigelow won the Director's Guild award, which makes her the front runner. I really hope she wins.

[Third]

The Hurt Locker was amazing. It deserves to win something.

The only win I know is in the Best Animated Feature. UP will win that for sure. Hell, it's the only animation flick (does Avatar count?) in the Best Picture list.

[Diunx]

Why are you guys complaining about the awesome Avatar instead of shit like the blind side and up in the air.

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, if they're going to start nominating animated films in the Best Picture category, the Best Animated Feature category needs to be axed. It pretty much gives whatever animated film nominated for Best Picture a consolation prize.

[Third]

Avatar is the Wii of the movie industry.

[The Fake Shemp]

Why are you guys complaining about the awesome Avatar instead of shit like the blind side and up in the air.

... because Up in the Air is actually good? And if you're going to nominate popcorn flicks, why not sappy sentimental garbage? Avatar has changed everything.

[Eric P]

so this 10 picture nom thing didn't work out that well, did it?

[Great Rumbler]

The OP is missing one of the nominations for Best Animated Feature: The Secret of Kells.

[The Fake Shemp]

For Hollywood, it worked out great. The Oscars nominations can now be wielded as proper promotional tools for all the majors, not just indie flicks and deserving films.

[BlueTsunami]

Some people on GAF predicated 500 Days of Summer would be nominated for Best Picture

[The Fake Shemp]

This should be Tarantino's year.

Nah. If there is going to be a spoiler, it'll be Bigelow, but it remains to be seen if the Academy will give the award to a woman. Otherwise, prepare for more king of the world antics.

So which awards can we turn to now for some movie circle jerking?

The Oscars have lost a lot of legitimacy in the past decade or so, this is pretty much the final nail in the coffin. The Internet is so saturated with film discussion that I think most of these awards are irrelevant at this point. The serious stuff will be doled out by the individual guilds from now on.

[Green Shinobi]

This nomination reminded me of this picture Maddox made. Because this is what the Academy is doing nominating Avatar, except they are actually pissing on their own grave.

Avatar >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Juno.

Only with more ">>>>>" But I didn't want you guys to have to scroll.

[Green Shinobi]

Avatar in the best movie category? Did Cameron moneyhat the Oscars with all the Avatar money he's made?

The movie was good. But definitely not oscar worthy.

You know who disagrees with that? The voters.

[Ichirou]

I used to be a pretty rabid Oscar follower but I don't really care anymore.  The movies I truly enjoy rarely get nominated.

Moon didn't get a single nomination. :shrug

BTW, I just noticed the OP links to The Film Stage.  Shake used to write for that site till he had some sort of falling-out with them.

[Mupepe]

Some people on GAF predicated 500 Days of Summer would be nominated for Best Picture

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I really, REALLY don't get the love for this movie.  It was boring as shit.  And I love whiny emo movies.

[close]

[Green Shinobi]

You're so impressionable Green Shinobi, I thought you had more life experience then to be swept away by such a movie. But it seems you experience stuff and learn nothing.

I thought the people in old folks' homes would have more life experience than to be swept away by the Wii, but we all saw how that turned out.

[Robo]

I loved the hell out of (500) Days of Summer.  Maybe it's because I'm a whiny, underachieving poofter and I love The Smiths.

[Mr. Gundam]

The only categories that I really follow are the Foreign Language, Documentary, Director, and Screenplay categories. I'm indifferent to everything else.

[Barry Egan]

AVATAR winning the Oscar will be a big win for Green Shinobi's noble quest to lower film standards.  Good luck for you and your cause on Oscar night, GS!

[The Fake Shemp]

 

[Beezy]

Some people on GAF predicated 500 Days of Summer would be nominated for Best Picture

BrandNew?

[Green Shinobi]

But film standards were already lowered when Crash won, amirite?

[The Fake Shemp]

"In a surprise twist, the Academy announced a startling eleventh nomination for (500) Days of Summer - although, only ironically."

[Mr. Gundam]

Best Documentary Feature

Burma VJ

The Cove

Food, Inc.

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

I've seen Most Dangerous Man in America, The Cove and Food, Inc. I don't think other two played here in Seattle.

Food, Inc. is up on Netflix Streaming if anyone is interested.

[Barry Egan]

But film standards were already lowered when Crash won, amirite?

Just another worthy contribution to the cause of course.  Just think, in ten or twenty years "nerdy scientist guy" really could be indicative of a top tier film!  Oh, what a treat the cinema will be on that day.    

[The Fake Shemp]

And the winner for Best Picture is...

Ow, My Balls 2!!!!

[The Fake Shemp]

Where is BrandNew, by the way?
Has he showed up after the joke ban?

Yeah, a few times. He got upset that we made fun of him in the Conan thread for crying and stuff. So he's staying on GAF, where everyone is a bit more... sensitive.

[Green Shinobi]

ITT, bitter tears because the Academy didn't agree with certain members' personal assessments. 

[Mr. Gundam]

Glad to see Up break through the glass ceiling.

Beauty and the Beast broke through the glass ceiling long ago when there were only five films nominated for best picture.

[Green Shinobi]

Glad to see Up break through the glass ceiling.

Beauty and the Beast broke through the glass ceiling long ago when there were only five films nominated for best picture.

I know, but several very worthy films have been snubbed since then. And Best Animated Film was basically a reaction to the Beauty and the Beast nomination.

[ManaByte]

If there's any justice in this world District 9 or the Hurt Locker will win best picture. But Cameron blows so many voting members, there's no chance of that.

[BlueTsunami]

ITT, bitter tears because the Academy didn't agree with certain members' personal assessments. 

[Barry Egan]

ITT, bitter tears because the Academy didn't agree with certain members' personal assessments. 

- Hmmm, the characterization in this film is slightly above the level of styrofoam packaging...   


- Where's the Oscar Wheelbarrow! Give this film its Oscar!

[Eric P]

The Blind Side nominated for Best Picture. Because (500) Days of Summer, Star Trek, In the Loop, The White Ribbon, The Fantastic Mr. Fox etc. etc. were not.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Oscar-Nominations-10-Things-To-Love-And-Five-Things-To-Hate-16846.html

star trek?

really?

really.

REALLY?

come on?

REALLY?

[BlueTsunami]

I had to google The Blind Side to refresh my memory on what movie it was and holy shit I can't believe its nominated for Best Picture

[Mr. Gundam]

Blind Side is the only best picture nomination I haven't seen. That's not changing any time soon.

[Bebpo]

Hope Inglorious Bastards wins everything it was nominated for

[Eric P]

of COURSE the blind side was nominated

it was Whitey Helpin Minorities

[ferrarimanf355]

Monsters VS. Aliens wasn't nominated for best animated feature? Is there an anti-Dreamworks bias in that category?  :'(

[ManaByte]

Star Trek was much better than Avatar...and it came from the TRANSFORMERS writers.

I saw Star Trek four times in theaters, once in IMAX.

[drew]

the hurt locker and district 9 were the best movies of the year

if you think anything else then you are wrong

[Mr. Gundam]

Monsters VS. Aliens wasn't nominated for best animated feature? Is there an anti-Dreamworks bias in that category?  :'(

Monsters vs. Aliens was horrible. I watched on a flight back from Hawaii over the summer, so incredibly bad.

[Phoenix Dark]

Avatar will win the big awards I bet, like best pic and director.

[drew]

yeah but it shouldnt

[Diunx]

Star Trek was much better than Avatar...and it came from the TRANSFORMERS writers.

I saw Star Trek four times in theaters, once in IMAX.

lol

[brawndolicious]

The only good Best Picture nominees (that I've seen) are Up, Up in the Air, D9, and The Hurt Locker.  Obviously The Hurt Locker should win out of those.

Fantastic Mr. Fox was great but Up and Coraline were both much better.  I think Coraline had better animation but  I personally liked Up more.  Edit: Holy shit why didn't 9 get a nomination?  That was great too.

[brawndolicious]

But film standards were already lowered when Crash won, amirite?

I would actually agree that you're right.  Crash WAS a worse film overall than Avatar.

[Bloodwake]

Wow, fucking ten movies?

Anyways, I already saw the bitch about Half-Blood Prince being nominated for Best Cinematography. It did deserve some recognition, considering the cinematography in that film was awesome and better than the previous standout in the series, Prisoner of Azkaban.

Other than that, I still have quite a lot of these films to see. I've seen District 9, Up, Avatar (lol, please god don't win) Inglorious Basterds, and Up in the Air. My favorites out of those would probably be District 9 and Inglorious Basterds, although I can't really be upset if Up wins, since that film is pretty amazing as well.

Next on the list is The Hurt Locker, since it's on blu-ray.

[Herr Mafflard]

man, Hurt Locker is coming on Blu. Can't wait to watch it.

also, Avatar is shit. But still not as bad as Book of Eli, which was horrible.