2010 Academy Awards Results
Kathryn Bigelow wins Best Director (AP Photo)
The 2010 Academy Awards have come and gone. My predictions were 13 correct, 11 incorrect. I was most pleased with Kathyrn Bigelow's win and most disappointed by Quentin Tarantino's loss. Needless to say, I strongly underestimated the love for The Hurt Locker by the Academy.Que Sara Sara.
OSCAR for WORST Telecast/Hosts in History- Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove,
Broderick Johnson
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker (2008): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal,
Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009):
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman,
Jason Reitman
Who Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Who Should Win: Avatar
Who I honestly want to win (but doesn’t stand a chance in hell): Inglorious Basterds
Winner- The Hurt Locker
Best Performance by an Actor
in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Who Will Win: Jeff Bridges
Who Should Win: Jeff Bridges
Winner- Jeff Bridges
Best Performance by an Actress
in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push
by Sapphire (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Who will win: Sandra Bullock
Who should win: Meryl Streep
Winner- Sandra Bullock
Best Performance by an Actor
in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Who will win: Chritstoph Waltz
Who should win: Christoph Waltz
Winner- Christoph Waltz
Best Performance by an Actress
in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push
by Sapphire (2009)
Who will win: Mo’nique
Who should win: Mo’nique
Winner- Mo'nique
Best Achievement in Directing
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push
by Sapphire (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Who will win; James Cameron
Who should win: James Cameron
Winnner- Kathryn Bigelow
Best Writing, Screenplay
Written Directly for the Screen
The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger (2009/I): Alessandro Camon,
Oren Moverman
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy
Who will win: Quentin Tarantino- Inglorious Basterds
Winner- Mark Boal- The Hurt Locker
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on
Material Previously Produced or Published
District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
An Education (2009): Nick Hornby
In the Loop (2009): Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell,
Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009):
Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Who will win: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner- Up in the Air
Winner- Geoffrey Fletcher
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Avatar (2009): Mauro Fiore
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
(2009): Christian Berger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009):
Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker (2008): Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Robert Richardson
Who will/should win: Avatar
Winner- Avatar
Best Achievement in Editing
Avatar (2009): Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua,
James Cameron
District 9 (2009): Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker (2008): Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009):
Joe Klotz
Who will/should win: Avatar
Winner- The Hurt Locker
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Avatar (2009): Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009):
David Warren, Anastasia Masaro, Caroline Smith
Nine (2009): John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria (2009): Patrice Vermette, Maggie Gray
Who will/should win: Avatar
Winner- Avatar
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Bright Star (2009): Janet Patterson
Coco avant Chanel (2009): Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009):
Monique Prudhomme
Nine (2009): Colleen Atwood
The Young Victoria (2009): Sandy Powell
Who will/should win: Nine
Winner- The Young Victoria
Best Achievement in Makeup
Il divo (2008): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano
Star Trek (2009): Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow
The Young Victoria (2009): John Henry Gordon, Jenny
Shircore
Who will/should win: Star Trek
Winner- Star Trek
Best Achievement in Music
Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Avatar (2009): James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker (2008): Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Hans Zimmer
Up (2009): Michael Giacchino
Who will/should win: Michael Giacchino- Up
Winner- Up
Best Achievement in Music
Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham
(“The Weary Kind”)
Faubourg 36 (2008): Reinhardt Wagner, Frank
Thomas(“Loin de Paname”)
Nine (2009): Maury Yeston(“Take It All”)
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman
(“Almost There”)
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman
(“Down in New Orleans”)
Who will/ should win: T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Binham- Crazy Heart
Winner- T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Binham- Crazy Heart
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers,
Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Michael Minkler,
Tony Lamberti, Mark Ulano
Star Trek (2009): Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson,
Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009):
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Patterson
Who will/should win: Avatar
Winner- The Hurt Locker
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Wylie Stateman
Star Trek (2009): Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin
Up (2009): Michael Silvers, Tom Myers
Who will/should win: Avatar
Winner- The Hurt Locker
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Avatar (2009): Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard
Baneham, Andy Jones
District 9 (2009): Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert
Habros, Matt Aitken
Star Trek (2009): Roger Guyett, Russell Earl,
Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton
Who will/should win: Avatar
Winner- Avatar
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Coraline (2009): Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog (2009): John Musker,
Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells (2009): Tomm Moore
Up (2009): Pete Docter
Who will/should win: Up
Winner- Up
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)
(Germany)
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Un prophète (2009)(France)
La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
Who will/should win: The White Ribbon (Das weiss Band) Germany
Winner- El secreto de sus ojos (Argentina)
Best Documentary, Features
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2008):
Anders Østergaard, Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove (2009): Nominees to be determined
Food, Inc. (2008): Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the Pentagon Papers (2009): Judith Ehrlich, Rick
Goldsmith
Which Way Home (2009): Rebecca Cammisa
Who will win: Food Inc.
Winner- The Cove
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
(2009) (TV): Jon Alpert, Matthew O’Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009):
Daniel Junge, Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009) (TV):
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Królik po berlinsku (2009): Bartosz Konopka, Anna Wydra
Music by Prudence (2010): Roger Ross Williams, Elinor
Burkett
No real opinion. Going with – “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Winner- Music by Prudence
Best Short Film, Animated
French Roast (2008): Fabrice Joubert
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2008): Nicky Phelan,
Darragh O’Connell
La dama y la muerte (2009): Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama (2009): Nicolas Schmerkin
Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’ (2008)
(TV): Nick Park
Who will/should win: Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’
Winner- Logorama
Best Short Film, Live Action
The Door (2008): Juanita Wilson, James Flynn
Istället för abrakadabra (2008): Patrik Eklund,
Mathias Fjällström
Kavi (2009): Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish (2009): Luke Doolan, Drew Bailey
The New Tenants (2009): Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson
No Opinon. Let’s say – The New Tenants
Winner- The New Tenants
