Oscar Nominations for movies released in 2011

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:38 am

Yup they is out.......it's always fun seeing how well you match up to the score. 'tis one hell of a show they put up every year. And as well they should, every last one of them being showmen to the cores, celebrating their own showmanship! Laughing

Best Motion Picture of the Year

The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann
The Descendants (2011): Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): Scott Rudin
The Help (2011): Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Hugo (2011/II): Graham King, Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris (2011): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Moneyball (2011): Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
The Tree of Life (2011): Nominees to be determined
War Horse (2011): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)
George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)
Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)
Viola Davis for The Help (2011)
Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)
Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)
Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)
Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)
Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)
Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing

Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011)
Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)
Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

A Cat in Paris (2010): Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
Chico & Rita (2010): Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): Jennifer Yuh
Puss in Boots (2011): Chris Miller
Rango (2011): Gore Verbinski

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson
Hugo (2011/II): Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning
Real Steel (2011): Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, John Frazier

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

The Adventures of Tintin (2011): John Williams
The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource
Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Alberto Iglesias
War Horse (2011): John Williams

You can see the full list of nominations here: http://www.imdb.com/oscars/nominations/ . I generally don't look beyond these 5 or 6 cause I dunno the people getting the award and/or the movies getting them most times.

Glad to see John William getting 2 nominations...the man's work never gets old.

Edit: added in the supporting actors as well...dunno why I left 'em out first time.

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:24 am

I prefer golden globe.

Still good enough to cross check your own picks with the nominations.. Very Happy

Well out of the list my verdicts are somewhat like this...

Cinematography

"War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski"

Editing

"The Artist (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius"

Art Direction

"Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo"

Costume Design

For "The Artist"

Makeup

For "Albert Nobbs (2011)"

Adapted Screenplay

For "Moneyball"

Original Screenplay

For "Midnight In Paris"

Documentary (Haven't watched any!)

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Music..

"The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource "

Visual Effects

"Hugo"

Animated

"Kung Fu Panda 2"

Director

"Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)"

Supporting lady

"Octavia Spencer"

Supporting dude

"Nick Nolte"

Leading lady

"Rooney Mara"

Leading dude (Can't say haven't watched "A better life")

"Gary Oldman" (so far, it's a tough pick)

Foreign Movie

"A Separation" (Undoubtedly)

Movie

"The Artist" (Undoubtedly!)

PS: Yeah " The Artist (2011) " is that good .
It might win most of the awards.
It's the movie making geniusness at its finest even without a dialogue but the score of a lifetime...
I didn't give my petty review on it but will do after a second viewing.

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:43 am

som ace wrote:

I prefer golden globe because Oscar went unexpected in a bad way since few years. It's verdicts don't make sense since titanic.

The Oscars seem to be quite political. I remember Judi Dench won an oscar for best supporting female role in 1998. The film was Shakespeare in love I think! The thing is that she was in the film for less than 5 minutes! Most people believe that she won it because she had deserved it a previous year but didn't get it, which is ludicrous and completely unfair on the other candidates!

Apparently, among movie stars, the BAFTA's are very prestigious, More so than an Academy Award..... That said it may just be with British actors but they do seem to hitthe nail on the head most years.

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:45 am

Yay!Oscar time! Laughing

I love making predictions and then discover how wrong I am. Rolling Eyes

Ok!So,let's see...

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Who's gonna win: The Artist (2011)-Thomas Langmann
It is indeed a very good movie although I have the feeling that was made for Oscars only.
Who I want to win: The Descendants (2011)-Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
I like Payne's cinematography.The end.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Who's gonna win: Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)
Who I want to win: Anyone but Brad Pitt

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Who's gonna win: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)
Who I want to win: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011) with second choice Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011).They both gave a great perfomance in mediocre films.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Who's gonna win: Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010). It was a boring movie but...
Who I want to win: Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011).The only good thing in this movie was Jonah.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Who's gonna win: Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)
Who I want to win: Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011).

Best Achievement in Directing
Who's gonna win: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)
Who I want to win: Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011).Don't let me repeat myself.Payne for the win.The end!

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Who's gonna win: The Artist (2011)- Michel Hazanavicius
Who I want to win: Of course, Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris(2011)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Who's gonna win: The Descendants (2011)-Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Who I want to win: The Descendants (2011)-Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash.What?Did you expect a different answer?

Something interesting:
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Rundskop (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
Hearat Shulayim (2011): Joseph Cedar( Israel )
In Darkness (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)
A Seperation (2011): Asghar Farhadi( Iran )

Of course Oscars have nothing to do with politics. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:17 am

Agreed on Woody Allen. I hope he gets it, cause I really enjoyed the way that story was told. I thought Marion Coutilard was mesmerizing.....err yeah well...

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:10 am

has nobody seen 'the help' ? was very good might win some awards

i think 'the descendants' is very overrated

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:43 pm

I didn't like much 'The Help'. Frankly I don't know why it's been nominated at 'Best Motion Picture of the Year' category.

Err..where is 'Drive'?I kinda miss it from the list.

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:30 am

elma wrote:

Err..where is 'Drive'?I kinda miss it from the list.

Ya i guess its just seen as not being 'oscar material'. It was half expected that it wouldnt make list. Even albert brooks as best supporting actor which should have certainly been there! Personally Drive was my fav film of last year, and some of my favourite performances, in Ryan Gosling and Brooks, nevermind screenplay and sound editing.

But i have to say its the least interested ive ever been in the outcome of oscars, with whats been nominated. Not too bothered about what wins in what category. Though to be fair I have one or 2 of the nominated films yet to see, so may change my mind if get to see them before awards Wink

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:32 pm

I have not yet watched many of these films. I did though watch The Help. I too have to wonder why it was nominated. I found it charming and fairly delightful but I did not find it a fabulous film with any stellar performances. Crying or Very sad

Maybe I'm being too critical? Or maybe I just missed the whole meaning behind the film. The plight of the blacks in the time era has been done so many times that perhaps this has lost the effect? I don't know, but I'll just say that while it was a good movie, I don't think it was award worthy.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:34 pm

Meryl Streep will win best actress for a lame film no one will see because the movie was timed and made for her to win it, a movie about Margret Thatcher will put an insomniac to sleep in no time.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:51 pm

I still want Midnight in Paris to win best movie......

And Merly Streep won't win........I bet you a hackney carriage!

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:17 am

So I'm the only one who finds The Help exceptionally well done! Rolling Eyes

"The Help" is a old, grand, sophisticated cinematic experience; done artistically which is sort of a tribute to the world of drama..
No one I personally know liked it as much as I did.
I can understand that though; I thought I was missing something when I watched Tyrannosaur for the first time too and after a second viewing I realized what was it I was missing. When it comes to movies like this it's your taste all that matters; you can't force yourself to like these. Wink

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Meryl Streep

Yeah; she's "overrated" imho...And a way more in Iron Lady..

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:22 am

Haven't seen the help. but it's on my list.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:29 am

lol I had to share this

I doubt Woody Allen will win any Oscar although I'd like to see him winning at least at the Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen category.

Hey,has anyone seen We need to talk about Kevin ?They say that Tilda Swinton worthed the nomination for Best actress.

I also kinda miss Kirsten Dunst from the same category and Melancholia in general but after Trier's statements in Cannes I can see why he is 'persona non grata'. Rolling Eyes

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som ace wrote:

So I'm the only one who finds The Help exceptionally well done! Rolling Eyes

Yeah,I also found it exceptionally well done for...television. Rolling Eyes

Sorry som ace.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:45 am

I'm in love with the movie Melancholia. It's in my "must buy blu ray" list.
I guess Kirsten Dunst's name isn't there because it was better than Oscar standards lol.

"We need to talk about Kevin" and "Perfect sense" will watch today..

I guess Drive, Win win, Warrior, Take Shelter, Martha Marcy May Marlene etc aren't there because The Artist is going to be all over the awards..like mute flies..

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elma wrote:

som ace wrote:

So I'm the only one who finds The Help exceptionally well done! Rolling Eyes

Yeah,I also found it exceptionally well done for...television. Rolling Eyes

Sorry som ace.

It's OK; I've already said..

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No one I personally know liked it as much as I did.

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When it comes to movies like this it's your taste all that matters; you can't force yourself to like these.