Saturday, March 6, 2010

82nd Academy Awards & my Oscar Predictions:

Well it’s that time of the year again films seen and we’ve moved on; some were great and others not so great. Here are my predictions for the OSCARS tomorrow and those that will win and hopefully they do. Note: My first pick is who will and should win and the rest are who i'd rather see win versus what the Academy picks~

Best Picture: Inglourious Basterds… But it may end up going to Hurt Locker not my first pick obviously.

Best Director: Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds), it may go to James Cameroon (Avatar) or Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt Locker) because the Academy feels like it..

Best Actress: Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) and if not her I would vote for Gabourey Sidebe (Precious). Unfortunately the Academy may end up giving it to Sandra Bullock who is a great actress but my first pick above deserves this one if not the second pick.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and I would vote for Morgan Freeman (Invictus) if Jeff doesn't win for this as well.

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique (Precious) will take this one and if not I'd hope they give it to Penelope Cruz (Nine). I will not be surprised however if the Academy gives it to Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)

Best Supporting Actor: All my bets are on Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) and I will be peeved if he doesn’t win. He’s the best Jew Hunter I have ever come across; even I got scared of him as Col. Hans Landa in the film.

Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino) but again the Academy may ignore this amazing piece of artwork and probably give the Oscar to Hurt Locker (Mark Boal). They’re both good but the former is by far the best if they don’t give it to Inglourious Basterds, I'd like them to give it to A serious Man (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen)

Best Adapted Screenplay: District 9 (Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell) and if not then i hope An Education (Nick Hornby)gets it.

Best Animated Feature: Up if not then give it to The Secret of Kells

Best Documentary Feature: Food Inc., but the Academy may give this one to The Cove.

And those are my predictions so fingers crossed let’s see what happens…

8 comments:

Scott Jordan Harris said...: I love pre-Oscar posts. :)

I'd actually be very pleased if Inglourious Basterds surprised us all and stormed the ceremony. Perhaps not quite as pleased as you though. ;); March 6, 2010 at 5:03 PM
Wild Rose said...: Thanks Scott, i believe that was the best picture this year and it deserves the win. But again like i said before what we strongly believe should win is sometimes not what the Academy chooses for whatever reasons but good to know am not alone in supporting Quentin T. :-); March 6, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Desert Rose said...: i agree with you larvee,in fact i loved Sandra s performances but i don't think they deserve an oscar tho! Meryl is more of an achiever to me..she is my all times favs..gets better with age too i think! so lets see what happens girl..love your insight..:); March 7, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Wild Rose said...: Thanks Abeer...good to have another fan of Meryl Streep...She's beyond amazing :); March 7, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Alex says he "loves pre-Oscar posts"

Well I love post-Oscar posts...why? Because I get to be annoying and inject my "I told you so." to everyone who doubted me :)

Best Regards,
Wael Khairy; March 8, 2010 at 6:35 AM
Anonymous said...: Huh Alex? I meant..Scott. Been watching "A CLockwork Orange" sorry... :); March 8, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Wild Rose said...: Haha...Wael/Cinephilex you had to rub it in that much? Okay am a lady so i loose gracefully but i could argue according to my above post that i expected the Academy to hand it all to Hurt Locker despite that I chose to stand by the films i believed were the best :) So i guess in a way we both win right? And we can celebrate together. Since me and Scott owe you a drink, just say when and we'll settle it~ :)); March 8, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Anonymous said...: I enjoy reading these kinds of posts, also feel that academy misses good films and gives credit to some movies not that deserving.
Gauravg76 from twitter; April 17, 2010 at 5:52 AM

Some of My Favorite and Most Memorable Film and Actor Quotes..

"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk? (Dirty Harry-Clint Eastwood)"

"It's alright Senorita, Bade Bade Deshon Mein, Aisi Choti Choti Baatein Hoti Rahti Hain." (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge-Shah Rukh Khan)

"I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose" ~ Charlie Chaplin

"Like everyone else I am what I am: an individual, unique and different, with a lineal history of ancestral promptings and urgings; a history of dreams, desires, and of special experiences, all of which I am the sum total." ~ Charlie Chaplin

"Nothing quite like it. The feeling of film" ~Charlie Chaplin

"I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career." ~ Charlie Chaplin

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot." ~ Charlie Chaplin

Col. Hans Landa: "What a tremendously hostile world that a rat must endure. Yet not only does he survive, he thrives. Because our little foe has an instinct for survival and preservation second to none... And that Monsieur is what a Jew shares with a rat." (Inglourious Basterds-Christoph Waltz)

Lt. Aldo Raine: "Actually, Werner, we're all tickled to hear you say that. Frankly, watchin' Donny beat Nazis to death is the closest we ever get to goin' to the movies". (Inglourious Basterds-Brad Pitt)

“A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner." Now, if you're on me and you gotta move when I move, how do you expect to keep a... a marriage?” (Robert De Niro - Heat)

“They're all animals anyway. All the criminals come out at night. Whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.” (Robert Deniro –Taxi Driver)

“It's a living thing, Brian. It breathes, it eats, and it hates. The only way to beat it is to think like it. To know that this flame will spread this way across the door and up across the ceiling, not because of the physics of flammable liquids, but because it wants to” (Robert De Niro –Back Draft)

"The assassin always dies, baby. It's necessary for the national healing." (The Manchurian Candidate - Meryl Streep)

"Well, what is it? A viral love? Kind of a 24-hour thing?" (Post Cards From the Edge - Meryl Streep)

"That is what we do. That is what people do. They stay alive for each other."(The Hours - Meryl Streep)

"People want what they want. Sometimes you just have to walk in defiance of it and just be yourself." (Meryl Streep)

"Good films flop, atrocious films do well. Uncertainty is the only certainty in this business." (Madhuri Dixit)

"The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of it’s forms: greed for life, for money, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed you mark my words will not only save Teldar Paper; but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you!" (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - Michael Douglas)

Edward Cole: "I build a billion dollar business up from NOTHING! Presidents have asked my advice, I have dined with royalty, and i'm supposed to make out like what? This trip was supposed to MEAN something to me? Like it was gonna change ME? How did you see it playing out Carter, I knock on the door, she answers, she's surprised and angry, but I tell her how much I love her and miss her, and OH, by the way, I'm gonna be dead soon so I'm reaching out to you because I don't wanna die alone?" (The Bucket List-Jack Nicholson)

"If that story is supposed to illustrate what I think are your intentions, I must warn you, I am in no mood to be soaked in disinfectant." (The Grass is Greener-Cary Grant)

"How in the world did Eve ever get Adam when she had no other woman to help her with the subtle little touches?" (Every Girl Should Be Married-Cary Grant)

"I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders dependent upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself slightly killed" (North by Northwest-Cary Grant)

"Ladies! Will you please shut it? Listen to me. Yes, I lied to you. No, I don't love you. Of course it makes you look fat. I've never been to Brussels. It is pronounced 'egregious'. By the way, no, I've never met Pizzaro but I love his pies. And all of this pales to utter insignificance in light of the fact that my ship is once again gone. Savvy?" (Pirates of the Caribbean-Johnny Depp)

"That Lenora ain't nothing to me! I swear on my daddy's grave! I'm burning inside to touch you, baby!" (Cry Baby - Johnny Depp)

"Every true lover knows that the moment of greatest satisfaction comes when ecstasy is long over and he beholds before him the flower which has blossomed beneath his touch." (Johnny Depp – Don Juan DeMarco)

"Every woman is a mystery to be solved and not one has ever left my arms unsatisfied..." (Johnny Depp – Don Juan DeMarco)

"There are only four questions of value in life:

What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?
What is worth living for?
What is worth dying for?
The answer to each is the same - only love." (Johnny Depp – Don Juan DeMarco)

"I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker" (Robert Downey, Jr.)