Posted on January 17, 2010. Filed under: News | Tags: 2010, awards, Golden Globes, nominations, predictions |
You may have noticed that compared to last year there is a deplorable lack of awards chatter on this blog. I blame my job. But since it’s the Golden Globes tonight I’m determined to get a few lines up about the upcoming awards. Unlike l
ast year, there’s no obvious front runner to sweep the trophies this year; no Slumdog, no Benjamin Button, so the competition is kind of wide open. We all know the Globes are a good indicator of The Oscars, so tonight we’ll be getting a pretty good idea of what’s to come. Incidentally, if anything does sweep, I think it might be Nine.
A few predictions then. In the Best Movie (Drama) category I’m thinking probably the wonderfully spelt Inglourious Basterds with the Best Musical/Comedy going to Nine. Best Actress I expect to go to Helen Mirren, because she always wins, but I think that anyone in that category (except Sandra Bullock) is in with a shot. Best Actor I’m thinking George Clooney and Best Animated absolutely has to be Up (that’s getting the Oscar too). I can’t really guess about the Supporting Role awards since I haven’t seen any of the films(!) and Best Director is a tricky one, but I think they just might give it to James Cameron for being brave enough to make Avatar. Michael Giacchino should be in with a shot for his score of Up, but James Horner (Avatar) is stiff competition (I haven’t even heard the score yet but the fact that he wrote it means I have no doubt it’s brilliant).
As for the telly awards, that’s kind of wandering off point a bit, but in my book House wins everything. Except musical, that’s Glee.
I’ll try to keep a bit more on top of these awards. Let me know your predictions!
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Posted on January 22, 2009. Filed under: News | Tags: 2009, awards, Benjamin Button, Heath Ledger, Iron Man, nominations, Oscars, predictions, Slumdog Millionairre, The Dark Knight |
It’s that time of year again. Here’s the nominations for this year’s Oscars (thanks to Oscar.com) and who I think will win. Time to find out how psychic I actually am….
Best picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
It’s gotta be Slumdog.
Best director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk
It’s between Slumdog and Benjamin Button I think. Probably Slumdog. Actually I’ve changed my mind. Button.
Best actor
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
I’ll come back to this when I’ve had a think…Maybe Brad Pitt but I haven’t seen it.
Best actress
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – The Reader
It’s tipped to be either Winslet or Hathaway. I think its Winslet’s year after the Golden Globes.
Best supporting actress
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
I’m gonna go with Benjamin Button as I’m predicting a sweep.
Best supporting actor
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
Ledger, no question.
Best foreign language film
Revanche – Austria
The Class – France
The Baader Meinhof Complex – Germany
Departures – Japan
Waltz With Bashir – Israel
I’m not gonna know I’m afraid. Psychic guess says The Class.
Best animated feature film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Wall-E for sure.
Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog.
Best original screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River
I reckon Wall-E
So there you go folks. I guess we’ll find out on 22nd Feb.
*Update*
In my hurry to blog this before anyone else, I missed some of the smaller categories, but having got some of them up I reckon I’ve got time to go back…
Cinematography
(A subject of much debate on this blog)
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionairre
Having only seen one of the nominations (sad isn’t it?) I can’t call it. I’m guessing Button.
Music (score)
My favourite
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionairre
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wall-E
I’ve only seen Wall-E and the music in that wasn’t groundbreaking…Slumdog or Benjamin Button. Incidentally, Slumdog is double nominated for best song (against Wall-E). It’s bound to win that so I don’t think it’ll win this.
Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
I think Dark Knight
It’s probably going to be a sweep by Slumdog Millionairre and Benjamin Button (which has 13 nominations). Button will get the most overall.
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