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Best Actress Chart

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
BEST ACTRESS
Actress – Film
Comment
Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia The unstoppable force.
Carey Mulligan – An Education The ingenue of the year.
Helen Mirren – The Last Station A role that could win her a second Oscar in just three years.
Marion Cotillard – Nine The other one.
Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones Depends on the film
Abbie Cornish – Bright Star The nominee who would be Carey… but could still get there… if voters see her work
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side It’s a mainstream piece of work, but very touching, and she is having a great year… a long shot, but not impossible
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria Hard to get another period woman past cornish and Mirren
Shohreh Agdashloo – The Stoning of Soraya M Will they see the film?
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
A much longer shot than some seem to think right now



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress – Film
Comment
Mo’Nique – Precious She may Eddie Murphy herself out of a possible win, but the one true category nomination lock
Judi Dench – Nine Long live the queen
Penelope Cruz – Nine A (recent) Oscar regular breaking out of her shell
Julianne Moore – A Single Man If the movie doesn’t catch on, could drop out… but a party of a perfomance.
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air Supporting ingenue
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air A really clean, strong role for an actress with a cult of critics and directors… could be the year
Kate Hudson – Nine A-Rod hit in the post-season… anything could happen!
Sophia Loren – Nine Apparently, she has a lot of time on screen… but maybe not for better… even for a legend

Best Actor Chart

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
BEST ACTOR
Actor – Film
Comment
George Clooney – Up in the Air Beloved, lovely, and looking for answers
Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine How could he not?
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station Could be the shock winner… lifetime achievement and a great role & performance.. and unlike some stage gods, he is a relentless charmer in person
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart Bridges biggest Oscar problem is that he is always good enough to win.
Morgan Freeman – Invictus Seems obvious, no?
Colin Firth – A Single Man A well-liked actor and man… fine performance
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker The ambiguous center of one of the few truly great films of 2009
Peter Sarsgaard – An Education Is he lead or supporting… either way, he should be nominated for this complex, but slick work
Viggo Mortensen – The Road Sucha great performance… but will the voters watch this film… and how will it play on DVD?
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man Needs some push so as not to get lost
Matt Damon – Invictus Is he lead or supporting… either way, we won’t know until the film is seen.



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor – Film
Comment
Stanley Tucci – Julie and Julia or The Lovely Bones I am sure he will get a nod, but will it be for the loving, supportive hubby or the murderous, creepy child molester?
Matt Damon – Invictus Is he lead or supporting… either way, we won’t know until the film is seen. but we’re guessing Supporting and that his stardom and good guy-ness will rule the day.
Christopher Walz – Inglourious Basterds The memorable performance
Alfred Molina – An Education Great guy, great performance, very likeable
Tobey Maguire – Brothers A brilliant turn… people will vote for him off the clips
Peter Capaldi – In The Loop So deserving… hard get for a guy from out of town without big bucks pushing him
Quinton Aaron – The Blind Side Would be the shocker of the season
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger His finest work… but getting eyeballs will be hard and he is an outsider in this game
Alec Baldwin – It’s Complicated When they run out of Emmys…
Paul Schneider – Bright Star One of the finest young character actors… maybe next year
Peter Sarsgaard – An Education Is he lead or supporting… either way, he should be nominated for this complex, but slick work

Best Picture Chart

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
BEST PICTURE
Picture
Studio
Director
Stars
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
Dec 25
Nine
TWC
Marshall
Day-Lewis
Et al
The big buzz starts this weekend with the junket
2
open
Up
Disney
Docter
Petersen
Will the Disney turmoil put this in jeopardy?
4
Nov 13
Up In The Air
Par
Reitman
Clooney
Yeah… it’ll be there
5
open
An Education
SPC
Scherfig
Mulligan
Sarsgaard
1968 lives
6
Nov 6
Precious
LG
Daniels
Sidibe
Mo’Nique
Guilty displeasure
7
Dec 11
Invictus
WB
Eastwood
Freeman
Likely to be either great or ungainly… time will tell
3
Dec 18
Avatar
Fox
Cameron
?
The ground is rumbling
8
open
A Serious Man
Focus
Coens
Stuhlbarg
Kind
Hard to imagine it falling out… but needs to push
9
Nov
A Single Man
TWC
Ford
Firth
Right there at the edge
10
open
The Hurt Locker
Sum
Bigelow
Renner
If they see it, they will vote
?
The Last Station
Hoffman
Plummer
Giamatti
Could break into the 10… built for this audience
11
open
Inglourious Basterds
TWC
Tarantino
Waltz
Just waiting for some film to fall… a well-liked movie
12
Dec 25
The Lovely Bones
Par/DW
Jackson
Weiss
Ronan
Wahlberg
Tucci
Still waiting
13
open
Julie & Julia
Sony
Ephron
Streep
Adams
Quietly waiting for the chance to pounce
The Chasers (by release date)
open
District 9
Sony
Blomkamp
Copley
Needs Avatar to flop to even be in real play
Nov 25
The Road
TWC
Hillcoat
Theron
Mortensen
Tough, great movie
Dec 4
Brothers
Lions
Sheridan
Maguire
Gyllenhaal
Strong performances
Dec 16
Crazy Heart
FxSear
Cooper
Bridges
A performance film
Dec 25
Sherlock Holmes
WB
Ritchie
Downey
Par loves it… but the Ritchie hyperactivity keeps it suspect.
Dec 25
It’s Complicated
U
Meyers
Streep
Baldwin
Martin
Audiences enjoy Meyers’ work… Academy voters don’t seem to take it very seriously though
Falling Off My Chart
Dec 4
Everybody’s Fine
Mir
Jones
DeNiro
Nope.
Nov 20
The Blind Side
WB
Hancock
Bullock
Bates
Will outgross Precious, but critics will slap it for being too populist
Nov 20
Broken Embraces
SPC
Almodovar
Cruz
Quality film… not the kind of film that breaks awards ground
Nov 6
Men Who Stare At Goats
Over
Heslov
Clooney
Bridges
Nope.

18 Weeks To Go, The Golden Undies

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

This year’s season is slooooowly rolling out… which is ironic, given that all but four of the major contenders have been seen… and one of them, Nine, rolls out for junketeers this Friday. (more…)

Best Picture Chart

Friday, October 30th, 2009
BEST PICTURE
Picture
Studio
Director
Stars
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
Dec 25
Nine
TWC
Marshall
Day-Lewis
Et al
With all the trouble, still looking like the pedigree choice
2
open
Up
Disney
Docter
Petersen
Just have to keep reminding people that its okay to vote animated
3
Dec 18
Avatar
Fox
Cameron
?
Could still come up way short… but could also come up Rings
4
Nov 13
Up In The Air
Par
Reitman
Clooney
Solid contender
5
open
An Education
SPC
Scherfig
Mulligan
Sarsgaard
Old School fave
6
Nov 6
Precious
LG
Daniels
Sidibe
‘Nique
Media loves it
7
Dec 11
Invictus
WB
Eastwood
Freeman
Is it Mandela Time yet?
8
open
A Serious Man
Focus
Coens
Stuhlbarg
Kind
Some Jewish pushback, but with 10, a strong pick
9
Nov
A Single Man
TWC
Ford
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
Tarantino
Waltz
Could be damaged by an Avatar surge
12
Dec 25
The Lovely Bones
Par/DW
Jackson
Weiss
Ronan
Wahlberg
Tucci
In-house word of mouth improved… we’ll know when we see it.
13
open
Julie & Julia
Sony
Ephron
Streep
Adams
Could easily sneak in
The Chasers (by release date)
open
District 9
Sony
Blomkamp
Copley
Sony wants to believe it
Nov 6
Men Who Stare At Goats
Over
Heslov
Clooney
Bridges
Nov 20
Broken Embraces
SPC
Almodovar
Cruz
Nov 25
The Road
TWC
Hillcoat
Theron
Mortensen
Nov 20
The Blind Side
WB
Hancock
Bullock
Bates
Dec 4
Brothers
Lions
Sheridan
Maguire
Gyllenhaal
Dec 4
Everybody’s Fine
Mir
Jones
DeNiro
Dec 25
Sherlock Holmes
WB
Ritchie
Downey
Dec 25
It’s Complicated
U
Meyers
Streep
Baldwin
Martin
?
The Last Station
Hoffman
Plummer
Giamatti