82nd Academy Award nominations

[Dirtywhirl]

BEST PICTURE
"Avatar" James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
"The Blind Side" Nominees to be determined
"District 9" Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
"An Education" Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
"The Hurt Locker" Nominees to be determined
"Inglourious Basterds" Lawrence Bender, Producer
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
"A Serious Man" Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
"Up" Jonas Rivera, Producer
"Up in the Air" Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

BEST DIRECTOR
"Avatar" James Cameron
"The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglourious Basterds" Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Lee Daniels
"Up in the Air" Jason Reitman

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

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan in "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon in "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz in "Nine"
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marc Boal-- The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino -- Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman -- The Messenger
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen -- A Serious Man
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy -- Up

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell -- District 9
Nick Hornby -- An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche -- In the Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher -- Precious
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner -- Up in the Air

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coraline -- Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr Fox -- Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog -- John Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells -- Tomm Moore
Up -- Pete Docter

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar:Mauro Fiore Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Bruno DelbonnelThe Hurt Locker: Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds: Robert Richardson
The White Ribbon: Christian Berger

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Burma VJ - Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove - Nominees to be determined
Food, Inc. - Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers - Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home - Rebecca Cammisa

BEST EDITING
Avatar: Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
District 9: Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker: Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds: Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire: Joe Klotz

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Ajami Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow Peru
Un Prophète France
The White Ribbon Germany

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Avatar James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes Hans Zimmer
Up Michael Giacchino

BEST SOUND
Avatar Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker Paul N.J. Ottosson
Inglourious Basterds Wylie Stateman
Star Trek Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
Up Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Avatar Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Inglourious Basterds Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
Star Trek Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
District 9: Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star Trek: Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

[sblack]

Happy to not see 'Avatar' in the Screenplay noms.

[Black JuJu]

10 Best Picture nods is too many, kinda devalues it.

Also Morgan Freeman has been gifted a nod for 'Invictus' - I love the man's work but he barely got out of 1st gear for that role.

[midorigreenwood]

I hope Anna Kendrick wins it for best supporting actress....

but I've got a feeling that the mum from Precious is going to beat her >,>

[sblack]

I hope Anna Kendrick wins it for best supporting actress....

but I've got a feeling that the mum from Precious is going to beat her >,>
Yeah, Mo'nique is the frontrunner for Supporting Actress.

Bullock looks to be gaining momentum for Best Actress, especuially since 'The Blind Side' got a Best Picture Nom.

[CF]

My tips:

BEST PICTURE
"Avatar" James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers


BEST DIRECTOR
"Avatar" James Cameron


BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"


BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marc Boal-- The Hurt Locker


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner -- Up in the Air

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Up -- Pete Docter

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar:Mauro Fiore Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Bruno

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Food, Inc. - Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein


BEST EDITING
Avatar: Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Ajami Israel

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE[/U]
Avatar James Horner

BEST SOUND
Avatar Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle


BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Avatar Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R.

[Bombers_Forever]

Amazing how the TV news keep saying Aussies were "snubbed" :rolleyes: but there are nominations for make up etc. Fair dinkum, Australian's don't really care if an Aussie is nominated!

[RobbyRoy]

The Best Picture race is somewhat open but the rest look very likely to be one-way contests. The Blind Side as a Best Picture nominee is ridiculous.

[sblack]

My Tips

BEST PICTURE

"The Hurt Locker" Nominees to be determined

BEST DIRECTOR

"Up in the Air" Jason Reitman

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"

Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" Who I want though.

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marc Boal-- The Hurt Locker

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner -- Up in the Air

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Up -- Pete Docter

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar:Mauro Fiore

BEST FOREIGN FILM

Un Prophète France


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

[Karbo]

ODDS:

Best Picture


Avatar 1.50
The Hurt Locker 2.37
Up in the Air 15.00
Inglorious Basterds 17.00
Precious 34.00
An Education 81.00
Up 81.00
A Serious Man 101.00
Up 81.00
The Blind Side 101.00
District 9 126.00

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) 1.20

George Clooney (Up In The Air) 5.00

Morgan Freeman (Invictus) 17.00

Colin Firth (A Single Man) 19.00

Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) 21.00

Best Actress

Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) 1.66

Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) 2.62

Carey Mulligan (An Education) 11.00

Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) 11.00

Helen Mirren (The Last Station) 26.00

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow 1.57

James Cameron 2.25

Jason Reitman 21.00

Quentin Tarantino 26.00

Lee Daniels 41.00

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds 1.05

Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones 11.00

Woody Harrelson - The Messengers 15.00

Matt Damon - Invictus 26.00

Christopher Plummer - The Last Station 26.00

Best Supporting Acress

Mo'Nique - Precious 1.10

Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air 9.00

Pen?lope Cruz - Nine 13.00

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart 15.00

Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air 21.00

Most Awards

Avatar 1.28
The Hurt Locker 3.25

Colour of the Best Actress Dress

Black 3.25

Pink 4.00

Blue 5.00

White 6.00

Orange/Peach 9.00

Red 9.00

Green 11.00

Yellow 13.00

Polka Dot 101.00



So what colour is 'in' this year? I like blue @ 5's. :o

[Dirtywhirl]

I can understand the 'Moon' snub for Best Picture as the academy very rarely rewards sci-fi and they already have 'Avatar' and 'District 9' in there, but Sam Rockwell should have got a nod ahead of Morgan Freeman.

[Shell]

Is there any actual reason for 10 films being nominated?? Looks effing ridiculous imo...

[likka]

These awards will test the credibility of The Academy this year.

Avatar was a revolutionary movie in terms of technical innovation, but overall it is definitely not Best Movie material. The special effects were mind blowing, but the screenplay and overall story was bland at best, cliche at worst.

[Bombers_Forever]

Is there any actual reason for 10 films being nominated?? Looks effing ridiculous imo...

It is in response to the falling ratings - apparently it is trying to increase interest (because with 5 films, there is usually a clear favourite) and something about selecting films which attract a mainstream audience (i.e. the Avatar's of the world vs the arthouse films no one ever sees).

Which is why Avatar will clean up, even if it doesn't deserve it. (I haven't seen it so I can't judge)

[tarky]

avatar @ $1.50 would have to be the lay of the decade, basterds has a better chance.

[Shell]

It is in response to the falling ratings - apparently it is trying to increase interest (because with 5 films, there is usually a clear favourite) and something about selecting films which attract a mainstream audience (i.e. the Avatar's of the world vs the arthouse films no one ever sees).

Which is why Avatar will clean up, even if it doesn't deserve it. (I haven't seen it so I can't judge)

What a joke. The presenters are going to take half a bloody hour just reading out the noms!!!!

(And Avatar certinaly aint that fantastic.. dunno what everyone was raving about)

[Plugger35]

It is in response to the falling ratings - apparently it is trying to increase interest (because with 5 films, there is usually a clear favourite) and something about selecting films which attract a mainstream audience (i.e. the Avatar's of the world vs the arthouse films no one ever sees).

Which is why Avatar will clean up, even if it doesn't deserve it. (I haven't seen it so I can't judge)

Not sure how nominating more films really changes anything. There will still be clear favourites, in this case Avatar. Probably just means there will be more films just making up the numbers.

Christoph Waltz has to be the safest bet for Best Supporting Actor (reflected by the $1.05 odds), the other nominees may as well not bother turning up.

[tarky]

Christoph Waltz has to be the safest bet for Best Supporting Actor (reflected by the $1.05 odds), the other nominees may as well not bother turning up.

you'd think so, waltz would be around a 99% chance to win, harrelson a 1% chance, and the rest 0%.

[RobbyRoy]

Woah I'm definitely putting some money on Inglorious Basterds. Maybe even The Hurt Locker. I think Kathryn Bigelow is just as much a lock as Bridges, Monique and Waltz so that could be worth something too.

[bunsen burner]

These awards will test the credibility of The Academy this year.

This year? How bout every year. The whole thing is a complete crock. Makes Shane Woewodin's Brownlow look credible.

[Woosh24]

Clooney will win the Oscar.

[Plugger35]

Clooney will win the Oscar.

Wouldn't mind seeing that. Should be an entertaining acceptance speech at least.

[likka]

This year? How bout every year. The whole thing is a complete crock. Makes Shane Woewodin's Brownlow look credible.

Agree, but this year more than most.

[neddy36]

I can understand the 'Moon' snub for Best Picture as the academy very rarely rewards sci-fi and they already have 'Avatar' and 'District 9' in there, but Sam Rockwell should have got a nod ahead of Morgan Freeman.

Spot on. Rockwell was in pretty much every seen and his performance was outstanding. He would quietly be pissed but then again he seems like someone who couldn't give a shit about awards.

[Woosh24]

Wouldn't mind seeing that. Should be an entertaining acceptance speech at least.

Faultless in his performance as a high flying exec. True depiction of the modern white collar worker and showed some acting skills I didnt think he had in him to be honest.