Its finally here! *sound fanfare*
I just finished preparing for the Oscar party at Meg's and Dave's. I've been baking all morning. I have a food item for every Oscar movie (except two. One I left at home and the other I ended up not being able to get to the store to pick up).
The menu is as follows:
The Black Swan: black&whites
The Fighter: shepard's pie (whoo, Irish pride!)
Inception: chocolate dreams
The Social Network: mini pizzas (appropriate college food)
The King's Speech: scones (going British)
127 Hours: trail mix
Winter's Bone: buffalo wings (this one I looked up online. I hadn't seen the movie yet and couldn't think of anything. The person went off of the scene with the girl hunting squirrels and said, rather than find squirrel recipes, she was just going with chicken wings. So, not having seen the movie yet, I followed her thoughts.)
Toy Story 3: candy (hey, its a kids movie. Kids like candy)
The Kids are All Right: (this is one that I couldn't get the food for. I was going to get strawberries b/c first of all, the film is very organic in nature, and secondly, there is mention of strawberries in particular in that one line that I need not get into here lol)
True Grit: (the other movie I don't have food for, which is sad, because this is the film that sparked the idea in the first place. Mom and I joked that for the party, I should get jerk for this film, and then I suggested doing food for each film. So there IS jerky, it is just sitting at home. Alas.)
Yesterday was my second day at the movies. AMC Cinemas does a Best Picture Showcase where you can go and see all of the films nominated for best picture, all in a row. Now, seeing as it is ten pictures, it is split between two days. Last year I only was able to go one of the days, but this year I went both. I'm really glad about that, for I think I have a really good handle on who/what is going to win each award. We'll see.^^
I'm personally really sure that King's Speech will win Best Picture. If it doesn't, it's a travesty. That was by far the best picture. It was not only good dramatically, but it was witty, it was funny, the dialogue was wonderful, each character had wonderful depth and emotion. You really got lost in that film.
Here is the order in which I rate the films:
1.The King's Speech
2. The Fighter
3. Inception
4. True Grit
5. Black Swan
6. 127 Hours
7. The Kids Are All Right
8. The Social Network
9. Winter's Bone
10. Toy Story 3 I'm sorry, its not a bad film, but it does NOT belong on this list. At ALL. If any animated film this year belonged on this list, it was Tangled. I saw Tangled four times, and it never stopped making me feel. Making me laugh, making me squirm (the scene when they are trapped in the cave), filling me with hope, longing....what the characters felt, I felt as well. That movie brought back the old Disney magic. Toy Story 3 (in my opinion) doesn't compare. And if "I See the Light" doesn't win Best Original Song, I will be very angry. ESPECIALLY if Randy Neuman wins again. That man drives me insane. Seriously.
I think Darren Aronofsky should win for 'Black Swan', though the Coen brothers are my second choice, for 'True Grit'.
Best Actor should (I think obviously) go to Colin Firth for 'King's Speech'. My second choise is Jeff Bridges for 'True Grit'. I REALLY wish they hadn't been nominated in the same year, for Jeff Bridges was AMAZING. I'd give them both one if I could. Not that I'm in charge.
Best Actress, as much as I can tell, since I didn't see two of the nominees (Nicole Kidman in 'Rabbit Hole' and Michelle Williams in 'Bule Valentine') should go to Natalie Portman in 'Black Swan'.
Best Supporting Actress? No question. Melissa Leo for 'The Fighter'. That woman was INTENSE.
Now, the categories that 'Inception' will (I believe) sweep: Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects. If it doesn't get the majority of these, then the academy members are on crack. Just saying.
There are several categories that are hard for me to judge because I haven't seen the movies involved. Most of them aren't films widely released. These are categories like "Short Live Action Film" and "Animated Short". Usually I take a wild guess.
For Animated Short, I'm going with the only one I saw: 'Day and Night', which was by Pixar, and was actually really really cute. Started slow, but was very well done and had a cute storyline.
For Live Action Short, I'm going to guess..............God of Love. Because I like its title ahahaha. Usually, I've at least HEARD of one of the movies nominated, so I go with that one, but this year, I know none of them. So that's how its going to be. I'm going with the one with the title I like most. Although I also really like 'Wish 143' so we'll split the guess. If that's allowed. I feel like that's cheating. Eh.
Best Film Editing goes to '127 Hours'. I think that's a pretty good guess. Usually film editing is hard for me, too, but this film was really nicely done. 'Black Swan' made me sort of second guess this decision, so if anyone beats '127 Hours' I think it'll be 'Black Swan', but I think '127 Hours' will take the award.
Makeup? no idea. The only film I'm familiar with in this category is 'The Wolfman' so I'm going with that. Plus, if you look up the other films on imdb, it looks like their makeup is more realistic style. Though that's never stopped the academy before.
For Foreign Film, I'm really not sure. I've only seen one if them, and it was literally one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen. It was called 'Dogtooth' and is from Greece. I'm glad I saw it, but seriously....so very very strange. If you ever want to watch it....consider yourself warned. Bizarre. But I will vote with 'Biutiful', since Javier Bardem earned an Oscar nod for his performance in it.
Best Documentary? Ohhhh man. Once again, I only saw one, but that was all I needed to see to know it will win. 'Exit Through the Gift Shop.' AMAZING. Everyone watch this. Its about street art and its so fucking good. And assholes get pwned. XD
For Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) I think 'The Social Network' will probably win. Either that or '127 Hours' but 'Social Network' has been getting more hype and better reviews, so its more likely it will win.
For Best Writing (Original Screenplay) I think 'The King's Speech' will win. It really should. Both the dramatic and humorous bits are just so fluid. Its really such a great movie.
Soundtrack? Personally I feel 'How to Train Your Dragon' should win. We'll see. 'Inception' was good. I personally liked 'HTTYD' better, but we'll see.
Best Documentary (Short Feature) I once again have no idea. So we'll go with 'Warriors of Quigang'. Once again, because I like the sound of it. XD
And that's it! Hope everyone enjoys the show as much as I do!^^
I just finished preparing for the Oscar party at Meg's and Dave's. I've been baking all morning. I have a food item for every Oscar movie (except two. One I left at home and the other I ended up not being able to get to the store to pick up).
The menu is as follows:
The Black Swan: black&whites
The Fighter: shepard's pie (whoo, Irish pride!)
Inception: chocolate dreams
The Social Network: mini pizzas (appropriate college food)
The King's Speech: scones (going British)
127 Hours: trail mix
Winter's Bone: buffalo wings (this one I looked up online. I hadn't seen the movie yet and couldn't think of anything. The person went off of the scene with the girl hunting squirrels and said, rather than find squirrel recipes, she was just going with chicken wings. So, not having seen the movie yet, I followed her thoughts.)
Toy Story 3: candy (hey, its a kids movie. Kids like candy)
The Kids are All Right: (this is one that I couldn't get the food for. I was going to get strawberries b/c first of all, the film is very organic in nature, and secondly, there is mention of strawberries in particular in that one line that I need not get into here lol)
True Grit: (the other movie I don't have food for, which is sad, because this is the film that sparked the idea in the first place. Mom and I joked that for the party, I should get jerk for this film, and then I suggested doing food for each film. So there IS jerky, it is just sitting at home. Alas.)
Yesterday was my second day at the movies. AMC Cinemas does a Best Picture Showcase where you can go and see all of the films nominated for best picture, all in a row. Now, seeing as it is ten pictures, it is split between two days. Last year I only was able to go one of the days, but this year I went both. I'm really glad about that, for I think I have a really good handle on who/what is going to win each award. We'll see.^^
I'm personally really sure that King's Speech will win Best Picture. If it doesn't, it's a travesty. That was by far the best picture. It was not only good dramatically, but it was witty, it was funny, the dialogue was wonderful, each character had wonderful depth and emotion. You really got lost in that film.
Here is the order in which I rate the films:
1.The King's Speech
2. The Fighter
3. Inception
4. True Grit
5. Black Swan
6. 127 Hours
7. The Kids Are All Right
8. The Social Network
9. Winter's Bone
10. Toy Story 3 I'm sorry, its not a bad film, but it does NOT belong on this list. At ALL. If any animated film this year belonged on this list, it was Tangled. I saw Tangled four times, and it never stopped making me feel. Making me laugh, making me squirm (the scene when they are trapped in the cave), filling me with hope, longing....what the characters felt, I felt as well. That movie brought back the old Disney magic. Toy Story 3 (in my opinion) doesn't compare. And if "I See the Light" doesn't win Best Original Song, I will be very angry. ESPECIALLY if Randy Neuman wins again. That man drives me insane. Seriously.
I think Darren Aronofsky should win for 'Black Swan', though the Coen brothers are my second choice, for 'True Grit'.
Best Actor should (I think obviously) go to Colin Firth for 'King's Speech'. My second choise is Jeff Bridges for 'True Grit'. I REALLY wish they hadn't been nominated in the same year, for Jeff Bridges was AMAZING. I'd give them both one if I could. Not that I'm in charge.
Best Actress, as much as I can tell, since I didn't see two of the nominees (Nicole Kidman in 'Rabbit Hole' and Michelle Williams in 'Bule Valentine') should go to Natalie Portman in 'Black Swan'.
Best Supporting Actress? No question. Melissa Leo for 'The Fighter'. That woman was INTENSE.
Now, the categories that 'Inception' will (I believe) sweep: Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects. If it doesn't get the majority of these, then the academy members are on crack. Just saying.
There are several categories that are hard for me to judge because I haven't seen the movies involved. Most of them aren't films widely released. These are categories like "Short Live Action Film" and "Animated Short". Usually I take a wild guess.
For Animated Short, I'm going with the only one I saw: 'Day and Night', which was by Pixar, and was actually really really cute. Started slow, but was very well done and had a cute storyline.
For Live Action Short, I'm going to guess..............God of Love. Because I like its title ahahaha. Usually, I've at least HEARD of one of the movies nominated, so I go with that one, but this year, I know none of them. So that's how its going to be. I'm going with the one with the title I like most. Although I also really like 'Wish 143' so we'll split the guess. If that's allowed. I feel like that's cheating. Eh.
Best Film Editing goes to '127 Hours'. I think that's a pretty good guess. Usually film editing is hard for me, too, but this film was really nicely done. 'Black Swan' made me sort of second guess this decision, so if anyone beats '127 Hours' I think it'll be 'Black Swan', but I think '127 Hours' will take the award.
Makeup? no idea. The only film I'm familiar with in this category is 'The Wolfman' so I'm going with that. Plus, if you look up the other films on imdb, it looks like their makeup is more realistic style. Though that's never stopped the academy before.
For Foreign Film, I'm really not sure. I've only seen one if them, and it was literally one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen. It was called 'Dogtooth' and is from Greece. I'm glad I saw it, but seriously....so very very strange. If you ever want to watch it....consider yourself warned. Bizarre. But I will vote with 'Biutiful', since Javier Bardem earned an Oscar nod for his performance in it.
Best Documentary? Ohhhh man. Once again, I only saw one, but that was all I needed to see to know it will win. 'Exit Through the Gift Shop.' AMAZING. Everyone watch this. Its about street art and its so fucking good. And assholes get pwned. XD
For Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) I think 'The Social Network' will probably win. Either that or '127 Hours' but 'Social Network' has been getting more hype and better reviews, so its more likely it will win.
For Best Writing (Original Screenplay) I think 'The King's Speech' will win. It really should. Both the dramatic and humorous bits are just so fluid. Its really such a great movie.
Soundtrack? Personally I feel 'How to Train Your Dragon' should win. We'll see. 'Inception' was good. I personally liked 'HTTYD' better, but we'll see.
Best Documentary (Short Feature) I once again have no idea. So we'll go with 'Warriors of Quigang'. Once again, because I like the sound of it. XD
And that's it! Hope everyone enjoys the show as much as I do!^^
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