By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
Best Picture Chart
BEST PICTURE
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Picture
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Studio
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Director
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Stars |
Comment
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The Frontrunners For Nomination | ||||||
1
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Dec 25
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Nine |
TWC
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Marshall
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Day-Lewis
Et al |
With all the trouble, still looking like the pedigree choice |
2
|
open
|
Up |
Disney
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Docter
Petersen |
–
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Just have to keep reminding people that its okay to vote animated |
3
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Dec 18
|
Avatar |
Fox
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Cameron
|
?
|
Could still come up way short… but could also come up Rings |
4
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Nov 13
|
Up In The Air |
Par
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Reitman
|
Clooney
|
Solid contender |
5
|
open
|
An Education |
SPC
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Scherfig
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Mulligan
Sarsgaard |
Old School fave |
6
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Nov 6
|
Precious |
LG
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Daniels
|
Sidibe
‘Nique |
Media loves it |
7
|
Dec 11
|
Invictus |
WB
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Eastwood
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Freeman
|
Is it Mandela Time yet? |
8
|
open
|
A Serious Man |
Focus
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Coens
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Stuhlbarg
Kind |
Some Jewish pushback, but with 10, a strong pick |
9
|
Nov
|
A Single Man |
TWC
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Ford
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Firth
|
Right there at the edge |
10
|
open
|
The Hurt Locker |
Sum
|
Bigelow
|
Renner
|
Will there be enough push to get the votes it deserves? |
11
|
open
|
Inglourious Basterds |
TWC
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Tarantino
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Waltz
|
Could be damaged by an Avatar surge |
12
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Dec 25
|
The Lovely Bones |
Par/DW
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Jackson
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Weiss
Ronan Wahlberg Tucci |
In-house word of mouth improved… we’ll know when we see it. |
13
|
open
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Julie & Julia |
Sony
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Ephron
|
Streep
Adams |
Could easily sneak in |
The Chasers (by release date) | ||||||
open
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District 9 |
Sony
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Blomkamp
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Copley
|
Sony wants to believe it | |
Nov 6
|
Men Who Stare At Goats |
Over
|
Heslov
|
Clooney
Bridges |
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Nov 20
|
Broken Embraces |
SPC
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Almodovar
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Cruz
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Nov 25
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The Road |
TWC
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Hillcoat
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Theron
Mortensen |
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Nov 20
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The Blind Side |
WB
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Hancock
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Bullock
Bates |
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Dec 4
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Brothers |
Lions
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Sheridan
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Maguire
Gyllenhaal |
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Dec 4
|
Everybody’s Fine |
Mir
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Jones
|
DeNiro
|
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Dec 25
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Sherlock Holmes |
WB
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Ritchie
|
Downey
|
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Dec 25
|
It’s Complicated |
U
|
Meyers
|
Streep
Baldwin Martin |
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?
|
The Last Station |
–
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Hoffman
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Plummer
Giamatti |