Best Picture
- “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
I've seen Inception, The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3 & The Social Network.
The film I want to win I haven't seen- The King's Speech. Who doesn't want Darcy to win an oscar? And have Colin Firth give an adorable acceptance speech.
The Social Network will probably win. After watching Inception last night, that's perfectly all right with me. Inception was pretty much a one trick pony spun out to the maximum. Once you figure out the sleep sabotage and dream layering concept, the rest of the film is a shoot-em-up action flick with cardboard characters just going through the motions. Nothing new there. Even the mind trip is old news. Ever seen Memento or the Sixth Sense?
I'm glad to enjoy Inception for what it is, a smart action film, but it's nothing better and it's certainly not original. The Social Network, on the other hand, is interesting for its here-now-ness. The film is about a current socio-political-media moment and tangles with the messy issues of today. Gender & technology- that's interesting. The Social Network has flaws but it has generated useful and though provoking discourse. That already makes it 10x more interesting than Titanic, a previous best picture win.
The Kids Are All Right was another messy movie that certainly had some problems when it came to representing queerness. It's too alternative to win best picture, but I'm glad it was nominated. Toy Story 3 was awesome. The first #3 of anything to be that good!
What's funny is that Memento is also Christopher Nolan's film, and though not a blockbuster, it was definitely a better movie than Inception. I did really enjoy Inception and I do think Nolan should have received a Best Director nom...but the film as a whole was a maze with not a whole lot of substance or character development. The narrative frame was interesting, but what was the actual plot exactly? lol. Leo Dicaprio...love him. But he's played this exact same character (confusing fiction/reality with a crazy wife) for the past 3 movies: this one, Revolutionary Road and most importantly Shutter Island.
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure The Social Network will win Best Picture. They've received the most early buzz and early awards. The Academy might be tired of it. They love the Coen Brothers and True Grit got shut out of The Golden Globes. The King's Speech may also surprise us. So we'll see. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are this Sunday and I'm betting whoever wins Best Ensemble this time will take home the Best Picture Oscar.