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The 2010 Academy Award Winners

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (77)

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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards were a fairly lackluster affair, highlighted perhaps by the strange white woman who Kanye’d the winner of an Oscar for a short film. Otherwise, Neil Patrick Harris’ opening number wasn’t all that thrilling, other than the fact that it was NPH; Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin were conservative and only intermittently funny; and the best presenters went to Tina Fey and Robert Downey, Jr. The night’s low point? Twilight being included in the horror-movie montage.

And Sandra Bullock. Huh? Jesus. Likable as all hell, but … oh, whatever. She’s kind of too nice to allow myself to get too bent out of shape. But SANDRA BULLOCK? Are you fucking kidding me?

It wasn’t actually as painful as I thought it’d be. And having Bullock and Bigelow win back to back, followed by The Hurt Locker for Best Picture was kind of a nice way to end the night. Put the lame jokes aside, and what the show is really about is recognizing great films, and great performers. This year’s ceremony did that, for the most part (except for the Bullock part).

And good for The Dude. Good for the fucking Dude.

Anyway, Precious won a few. Avatar won a few. But the big winner of the night was The Hurt Locker, which made less than $15 million at the box office (and had the third lowest box-office of the ten nominees). So much for the Academy’s populist streak.

Congratulations to The Hurt Locker, to Kathryn Bigelow, and to Mark Boal. I got no beef. It was, after all, Pajiba’s Best Film of 2009, too.

Oh, and suck it James Cameron.

Here Are Your Winners (in bold):

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Up in the Air
Avatar
Precious
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Blind Side
District 9
A Serious Man
Up

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabire Sadibe, Precious

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anne Kendrick, Up in the Air
MoNique, Precious
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart

Best Achievement in Directing
Katheryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Pete Doctor, Tom McCarthy, Up

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Neil Blompkamp, District 9
Nick Hornby, An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Harold Manning, In the Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

Best Foreign Language Film
A Prophet
The White Ribbon
Ajami
El Secreto De Sus Ojos>
The Milk of Sorrow

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
Up
The Secret of Kells

Best Documentary
The Cove
VJ for Burma
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America
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Comments

OK, for me, Sandra Bullock sucked all of the venom out of her win by calling T-Bone Streep her lover. I LOVED that. (I still won't see The Blind Side).

Posted by: coveredinbees at March 8, 2010 12:10 AM

The Hurt Locker better have been good, Up in the Air was spectacular, and I don't know how much better a film could be before it won over that.

It's good to see the dude get his due.

Posted by: George at March 8, 2010 12:11 AM

Homey, Katherine isn't in bold.

Posted by: adam at March 8, 2010 12:12 AM

...Where's Black Dynamite?

Posted by: Brittany at March 8, 2010 12:12 AM

I was so happy for Sandra Bullock's win, her speech was the best of the night and it was nice to watch her win.

Yay Girls! So glad a woman won best director and best picture, awesome!

Posted by: Mebe at March 8, 2010 12:13 AM

Twilight in the horror movie montage almost made me change the channel. I was really trying to not get angry tonight, but that shit went too far.

Posted by: MikeG at March 8, 2010 12:15 AM

First time I've watched the Oscars in quite a while, and honestly I'm pretty happy with how it all went down. Mainly because I have mad love for Hurt Locker and it swept up nicely.

Posted by: Gabs at March 8, 2010 12:19 AM

I was thrilled for Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker". Well deserved.

Posted by: Spender at March 8, 2010 12:25 AM

I think the Sandra B win is one of those they give when someone makes a lot of money and has done the rounds so sort of gets the nod rather than for the particular performance.

I feel that Winslet got hers in a similar way.

Oh and I'm posting this awesome pic again..

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/146847/JAMES-CAMERON-KATHRYN-BIGELOW-OSCAR.jpg

Posted by: Jiggles at March 8, 2010 12:28 AM

But really? Sandra Bullock? In that trite-ass role where her actressin apparently served to bookend shots of her strategically-tailored separates? Over Gabby? Who could literally kick you in the gut with a blink? Who is completely unrecognizable in real life?

Foul play!

Posted by: lammy at March 8, 2010 12:29 AM

yup lammy, Sandra Bullock's acting is bad, and not in the Michael Jackson sense.

On the bright side though, Cameron didn't win Best Director or Best Picture :D

Posted by: Jiggles at March 8, 2010 12:34 AM

I fully expected this place to be on fire if both Sandra Bullock and James Cameron won, so perhaps some of you are a bit placated. Small fires. For s'mores and such. ;)

Posted by: Sara at March 8, 2010 12:42 AM

Do the actors in the Academy know something we don't about Sandra Bullock?

Disappointing night entertainment-wise. First time I've watched the Oscars in over a decade, and it was pretty boring. The only part I really enjoyed was watching the nomination bits for Best Actress and Best Actor. I loved seeing the nominees get all choked up by the compliments from friends and peers.

Posted by: Brenton at March 8, 2010 12:43 AM

Great night for the oscars. They finally had a step in the right direction awarding Hurt Locker for not just best director but best film overall (as much as i loved it I expected either precious or avatar to win.) Up in the Air was still shorted. Clooney better win for his next nomination. And Streep remaining unrewarded is a crime. Sandra Bullock. Really?

Posted by: aroorda at March 8, 2010 1:00 AM


the writers didn't do the the martin/baldwin tandem any favors.
the material was , for the most part, unfunny.
up in the air deserved better but the hurt locker is a worthy winner.

bigelow is 58 ? she looks terrific and was very gracious.

Posted by: snake at March 8, 2010 1:20 AM

was it just me or did Kathryn Bigelow look like she was going to pass out on stage during the best pic acceptance?
congrats to her, jeff bridges and mo'nique.

Posted by: courtney at March 8, 2010 1:27 AM

As soon as Babs came out to present, I knew Bigelow was the winner...

Posted by: maewest at March 8, 2010 1:29 AM

I refuse to believe Katheryn Bigelow is 58. She looked amazing.

Posted by: schrome at March 8, 2010 1:30 AM

Looking over the nominees in the major award categories......


Has anyone else noticed that there wasn't a film or role in which anyone went retard--full, or otherwise?


"Tropic Thunder"--The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Posted by: Robert Sims at March 8, 2010 1:31 AM

Did anyone else notice SJP's blowjob hair?

Posted by: Brenton at March 8, 2010 1:44 AM

The Hurt Locker was the worst two hours of my life. But I utterly loved it. I'm so glad it won.

Also, in the midst of last-minute studying for my two midterms tomorrow, I just wanted to say that y'all are awesome -- I love being able to check in and get a good dose of distraction every so often.

Posted by: esme at March 8, 2010 2:02 AM

Stay classy, producers. First you seat KB in front of her ex, then you play her off with "I Am Woman"? Gad.

Sandy is a better actress than she probably gets credit for, but no way did she deserve this win for this picture. Despite that, nice speech.

Posted by: Louise at March 8, 2010 2:03 AM

these slams against Cameron always have me wondering how justified they are...I mean, are haters just big crybabies or did he really do something wrong? I'd say the guy or anyone would have to be a little bit of a hardass to get a movie done, so I wouldn't expect rainbows and fairies in tales about the guy, but what, really, has he done specifically that merits the hate?

Posted by: d at March 8, 2010 2:05 AM

I just read (and then remembered) that Katheryn Bigelow directed Point Break. Fuckin' awesome.

Posted by: Brenton at March 8, 2010 2:09 AM

I got mixed feelings. On one side Avatar didn't win Best Director or Best Movie. But on the other neither of my favorite films of 2009, Up in the Air or District 9 won a damn thing! Really?!

Oh, and hurray for the Best and the Worst Actress of 2009, Ms. Sandra Bullock. Her speech was great, as undeserving as she was.

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Posted by: ALICE at March 8, 2010 3:24 AM

I was tickled that Jeff Bridges did a Sea Hunt shout out to his dad Lloyd. Mainly because it enabled to yell out "By this time my lungs were aching for air!"

Posted by: The Wanderer at March 8, 2010 3:39 AM

Was anyone else puzzled by that weird lamp set piece that came down behind Rpbin Williams when he was announcing the Best Supporting Actress category, that's what it was, right? Did it make sense for some reason I'm not getting?

Posted by: coveredinbees at March 8, 2010 3:44 AM

Were the lamps an homage to Heath Ledger? I don't get it?!?! This is making me insane and I'm in the wrong time zone and everyone else in the world is asleep. /weird Oscar-induced freak-out

Posted by: coveredinbees at March 8, 2010 4:08 AM

Italics much?

Posted by: Ari at March 8, 2010 6:29 AM

Ms. Bigelow is pretty amazing but three 19-year-olds would be pretty hard to pass up.

Posted by: Brigs at March 8, 2010 8:09 AM

Who cares about the age, it's the curves I want.

Posted by: idiosynchronic at March 8, 2010 8:50 AM

Well, now that Bullock has gotten her award, she can go back to her real job. I can't believe I called that one. It was a fucking joke, people!

Posted by: admin at March 8, 2010 8:59 AM

I missed ya'll last night. I had an Oscar party with some friends and they were all hoping for Avatar and Bullock. Many hadn't heard of Hurt Locker. Luckily there was a spinach and artichoke dip and some wine.

Posted by: becks at March 8, 2010 9:01 AM

High points of the night for the dammits:

UP won a frickin Oscar! As it should have!
The nominee interviews for Best Animated Feature
The very presence of NPH makes things better
The look on Sam Jackson's face after Monique's speech
Tina Fey & RDJ
WHAT THE FUCK WAS UP WITH MOLLY FRICKIN' RINGWALD?
WHAT IS UP WITH MACAULEY CULKIN?
Kathryn Bigelow handed James "king of the kittenchimps" Cameron his ass
IS JAMES CAMERON SUCKING THE LIFEFORCE OUT OF SUZY AMIS, OR WHAT?

Posted by: dammitjanet at March 8, 2010 9:05 AM

oh, forgot one.....

Jeff Bridges has TRULY become The Dude...

Posted by: dammitjanet at March 8, 2010 9:06 AM

Twilight being included in the horror-movie montage.

I LAUGHED OUT LOUD, like shrieking laughter, when they showed that. Oh sure, there are things to fear about those movies, but not in the way they think...

Posted by: Patty O'Green at March 8, 2010 9:28 AM

How my Academy Awards would have gone down:

The annual Academy Awards, presented by MAIN MAN Black Dynamite! Heath Ledger! Your death shall not go unaveeenged! And now, presenting the awards for Best 2 Movies That Came Out Last Year, Meryl Streep as Julia Childs & Sam Jackson as Nick Fury! And the winners are, Moon & District 9. And that's that, roll credits over Black Dynamite montage.

Posted by: the new transported man at March 8, 2010 9:29 AM

Dammitjanet, so much word on Suzy Amis. Good God, what has happened to her? She looks like she's minutes from anorexia death. Like Christian Bale The Machinist death. God damn, you could see the tendons in her face.

Moving on, Miley? Honey, stand the fuck up. Look at Amanda. See her pretty posture? Do that.

Uhm, yay for Sandra?

I want to be best friends with Gabby. I want Carey's hair.

THE DUDE!!!!

Posted by: Shonda at March 8, 2010 9:42 AM

Bullock's victory is the clue 2009 was a limited year for the cinema.To see how she's a "great" drama actress,i need to see again "in love and war" or "murder by murders".
Perhaps she's a nice comedy actress but she's not a good drama actress and every other nominated actress was better than her!

I can understand Bridges's win but for Bullock,no!
Be serious!
Now Bullock,next Hugh Grant or Butler!

Posted by: caro at March 8, 2010 9:56 AM

Heh. I had this weird dream last night that Sandra Bullock was voted the best actress in all the world.

Well ... it was more of a nightmare, really.

Anyway, who won the Oscars?

Posted by: , at March 8, 2010 10:17 AM

Did anyone else notice SJP's blowjob hair?

Posted by: Brenton at March 8, 2010 1:44 AM
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The correct term is "mane."

Posted by: , at March 8, 2010 10:25 AM

Heh...hard to follow , (comment at 10:17) but for all the fussin' over women..hot, young, old, etc., etc...Does anyone else think Jeff Bridges looks like Colonel Sanders? Plus I was expecting his acceptance speech to be earth-moving and well-prepared and he just winged it. ::Yawn::

"The Blind Side" looks like a well-produced Lifetime movie..and Bullock's win was a damned shame. Meryl Streep is untouchable and I fear that Gabby will never have another role like "Precious" again and by not rewarding a performance so moving and once-in-a-lifetime as that is a HUGE mis-step.

I felt the hosts (Martin and Baldwin) were wasted..What's with the playing dumb act? I prefer my hosts condescending. I snickered at a couple of "jokes". The reference to Streep's pre-occupation with Hitler memorabilia was hysterical, made only glorious by her unabashed, throwing back her head with laughter. And the sight of those two men sharing a Snuggie was humorous.

But, yeah..they're getting more boring..and more predictable every year.

Posted by: KLS at March 8, 2010 10:48 AM

HA!!! NO BIG OSCAR FOR YOU AVATAR!!! SUCK A COCK, CAMERON!!! I am SO glad the Academy actually had the balls to pick actual GOOD performances and actual GOOD films to win the big ones. Sure, I saw Avatar, and I enjoyed it, but it was nowhere near Academy Award caliber, and it even being nominated for anything other than special effects-related Oscars is ridiculous. It also shows that this last year was actually VERY slim-pickings for moviegoers. I mean, seriously, this last year seriously sucked movie-wise.

But here's looking forward to Iron Man 2 in the summer, woohoo!!

Posted by: Danny from Puerto Rico at March 8, 2010 11:01 AM

Sandra Bullock may not have deserved the win (and she knows it too, she even said as much), I still think she gave, hands down, one of the best acceptance speeches I've ever heard.

And the stunned look on K.B.'s face when Babs said, "Well, it's about time"... priceless.

Posted by: Stella at March 8, 2010 11:02 AM

Nice write-up Dustin, you captured the show well. This was by far one of the worst (most dull) Academy Awards, from Alec and Steve's completely awful "banter" (what the hell was all the clapping for everyone in the audience about?) to boring speeches to that out of place dance number.

Sandra Bullock winning is a joke, just like Julia Roberts winning was a joke. Once Julia won, anyone could win. I will say I loved Sandy's dress and she looked stunning (which is why I knew she'd win).

But the victory of Katherine Bigelow and Hurt Locker was enough to take away most of the sting of Bullock. There's always at least one acting disaster, so I'll ignore that win in favor of rejoicing for Katherine.

Posted by: Cindy at March 8, 2010 11:08 AM

I just really want somebody to tackle teaching Miley Cyrus & Kristen Stewart "standing up straight" lessons. Kristen could probably stand a crash course in not fidgeting onstage, too. Actressin' might always be just out of reach for these two, but good posture is for everybody.

Posted by: Tae at March 8, 2010 11:11 AM

The Oscars are about recognizing great movies? I thought that they were supposed to be auto-fellatic nonsense in which Hollywood tries to convince itself that:
1) A collection of overpaid fame whores who pretend to do things for a living is actually accomplishing serious and important things.
2) Even those fame whores who don't participate in serious and important things are wise and worthy because they correctly recognize serious and important things and would never stoop to giving credit to a really excellent comedy that ventures well into th realm of art, because tripe like that doesn't accomplish serious and important things.
3) Nobody in the world has caught on that the Oscars are as political and bought-and-paid-for as any smoke-filled-room lobbyist's wet dream, but rather everyone, Academy members included, believes that they represent an objective sorting of the year's cinematic entries based on their level of achievement of serious and important things.

P.S.: why am I in itallics?

Posted by: Eep at March 8, 2010 11:29 AM

It's difficult to feel even a little bad for famous and (in many cases) wealthy people because they don't get an award. I'm sure many of them will console themselves with the tons of money they get for doing their job. No offense to Streep, yes, she's good, better than Bullock, but whatever. Everybody knows it. She probably doesn't even give a shit about Oscars anymore.

I didn't watch it. There was other stuff on. Plus I had laundry to do.

Posted by: Slash at March 8, 2010 11:38 AM

So, so happy about the Hurt Locker win. At first I thought they'd just award it the Best Original Script Oscar, but then came the Best Director one and I thought they'd split the best director/best picture Oscars as a consolation prize but NO (or rather, yes!!) HL swept the stable. My personal favorite FTW was District 9, but with its gory b-movie accoutrements I knew a win was improbable, if not impossible (at least its nomination is a step in the right direction and an encouraging acknowledgement by the Academy that genre film can have substance) and Dances with Alien Smurfs -pardon,Avatar- winning in any of the major categories would have rubbed salt in the wounds. Oh well. The Hurt Locker was def my second choice so yay!

Posted by: Pancho at March 8, 2010 11:44 AM

IS JAMES CAMERON SUCKING THE LIFEFORCE OUT OF SUZY AMIS, OR WHAT?

A big AMEN to that dammitjanet. When I say her, all I could think was, "that woman needs to eat something!" Really, I found it upsetting to look at her, because she has not always been skeletal.

Posted by: tamatha at March 8, 2010 11:50 AM

Oh, and if Miley Cyrus had stood up straight, she would have popped right out of her bustier. It was too small for her, so she had to hunch all night to keep her bosom covered.

Posted by: tamatha at March 8, 2010 11:54 AM

So I just read the entire live blogging thread and it appears I am the only one who found the John Hughes tribute to be awkward and a little off. They trot out a bunch of has-beens* to spew a few platitudes about how "nice" he was to them. There were so many great tributes to the man when he died: why not have some quotes about what his films meant to people or how people related to the different characters in his films? Couldn't his family have spoken about him? Essentially they reduce the man's life work down to "he was kind to the young people on the set". That's just wrong.

*Before anyone mentions Jon Cryer, I refuse to acknowledge the piece of dreck he is currently in.

Posted by: PaddyDog at March 8, 2010 12:03 PM

The last time the Academy offered 10 movies in the Best Film category, Casablanca won. No one in that film's cast, from Bergman and Bogart to Henreid and Raines, thought it was little more than a B movie. Time has made it a classic. That could happen to The Blind Side, too. So skeptics, take note.

Posted by: doug kaiser at March 8, 2010 12:10 PM

Really people the fucking Hurt Locker was the most overrated movie this year by far. Had hammy acting only good parts of the film were the action sequences other than that it was a mediocre film. Fuck Kathryn whatever her shitty last name is. Lets just call her the retarded cunt who tried to make Keanu Reeves an action star. Thanks.

Posted by: sad rockstar at March 8, 2010 12:13 PM

The Hughes tribute was perfect with the editing and quotes and should have ended right there. Bringing all the actors out turned it from great to awkward.

Posted by: Mick J at March 8, 2010 12:18 PM

Awww, it's a sad, sad, sad rockstar, did you lose your Oscar Pool, sweetie?

Posted by: coveredinbees at March 8, 2010 12:25 PM

Did anyone else think that SJP and Matthew Broderick looked like the Maitlands in Beetle Juice during the wedding ceremony seance?

Posted by: stardust at March 8, 2010 12:30 PM

Broderick looked very angry to be there. Can't blame him, what with his screechy wife looking like a moron in a pillowcase dress. I'm gonna believe the rumors that their marriage is on the rocks. He looked miserable.

Posted by: figgy at March 8, 2010 12:46 PM

Really people the fucking Hurt LockerAvatar was the most overrated movie this year by far. Had hammy acting only good parts of the film were the action sequences other than that it was a mediocre film. Fuck KathrynJames whatever herhis shitty last name is. Lets just call herhim the retarded cunt who tried to make Keanu ReevesLeonardo DiCaprio an action star. Thanks.

Posted by: Stella at March 8, 2010 12:49 PM

Given the talent that she was up against, I think Sandy knew that her winning was unexpected, which explained the "Did I really deserve this, or just wear you down" part of her speech. She's a real sweetheart and I adore her, but I've never considered her to be a brilliant actress.

Carey and Gabby are just starting their careers and will have more opportunities, while Meryl & Helen have already won Oscars. This was the Academy pulling a "We really like Sandra and let's face it; she won't be winning again" type of deal.

Posted by: Brie at March 8, 2010 12:53 PM

I think Sandra Bullock knows exactly what her strengths are - and that's why I think she understands why this was a "give this to her precisely because the other contenders are either previous winners, or will have other opportunities" win for her.
I find her honesty and self-deprecating sense of humor endlessly refreshing and amusing (did anyone catch her interview with Baba Wawa?, or her send up to Betty White? Girlfriend is funny, and I'd have a beer with her any day). But I took her "did I really deserve this?" comment as a nod to the Politics of the Oscars rather than anything else. And kudos to her for calling it as it is.
P.S., I loved that her hubby cried.

Posted by: Stella at March 8, 2010 1:00 PM

I have got to see this Sarah Jessica Parker getup that everyone's yapping about. I've always thought she had crappy taste in clothing, so nothing would surprise me... Hold on...

(Googles "SJP Oscars")

Yeah... that's not a good dress, regardless of it being Chanel. And when SJP pulls her hair back and wears too much eye makeup, it ages her (more so than her actual age). She needs to fire her stylist (if she has one). She's got a rockin' bod (or used to, anyway), that dress did it no favors.

Posted by: Slash at March 8, 2010 1:07 PM

To add to the chorus, I've always enjoyed Sandra Bullock. Not the world's greatest actress, but I'm sure she knows this. And let's face it, "Oscar caliber" roles for women are not exactly a dime a dozen. We can rag on her and others for doing artistically meritless movies/roles, but what does she (considered one of the most successful women in the business, box office wise) have to choose from? Most movie roles for women are: wife/girlfriend, mom, hooker/stripper. Men get all these awesome roles that show them being manly and courageous and admirable and smart (bomb defuser, soldier, president, detective), women get the dregs. The roles that aren't stereotypes are few and far between. A girl's gotta eat. If someone offered me millions to play a bleach-blonde savior of the black underclass, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Slash at March 8, 2010 1:13 PM

Wait, wait, it's still not right yet. Let's try it one more time:

Really people the fucking Hurt Locker Avatar was the most overrated movie this year by far. Had hammy acting only good parts of the film were the action sequences other than that it was a mediocre films. Fuck Kathryn James whatever her his shitty last name is. Lets just call her him the retarded cunt who tried to make Keanu Reeves Leonardo DiCaprio an action star. Thanks.

Now that makes MUCH more sense.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at March 8, 2010 1:16 PM

Ham parts? Like JON Ham(m) parts? Yum.

Posted by: coveredinbees at March 8, 2010 1:18 PM

I was to say the least extremely disappointed that The Hurt Locker won best picture of the year. I've seen avatar, I've seen it so many times I lost count. It was worth the outrageous movie ticket price. I saw Hurt Locker once...and was not in the least bit impressed. In fact I was so bored I was wanting to reach for the fast forward button. The camera work was atrocious, the story line mediocre, and not once did I have a single pang of emotional response. Why did Hurt Locker make off with so many Oscars? Kathryn must of traded sexual favors to the Academy.

I also saw The Blind Side. Not Sandra's best work, but it was a damn good movie. I would have liked to have seen Avatar or The Blind Side win best picture, but Kathy does love the cock.

Posted by: Sonoshi at March 8, 2010 5:46 PM

Is Sonoshi a regular, or is James Cameron now employing commentors to fill the webosphere with pro-Avatar, anti-Bigelow material?

Posted by: Brenton at March 8, 2010 7:36 PM

Wait, let's try this again:

I was to say the least extremely disappointed that The Hurt Locker won best picture of the year. I've seen avatar, I've seen it so many times I lost count. It was worth the outrageous movie ticket price. I saw Hurt Locker once...and was not in the least bit impressed. In fact I was so bored I was wanting to reach for the fast forward button. The camera work was atrocious, the story line mediocre, and not once did I have a single pang of emotional response. Why did Hurt Locker make off with so many Oscars? Kathryn must of traded sexual favors to the Academy.

I also saw The Blind Side. Not Sandra's best work, but it was a damn good movie. I would have liked to have seen Avatar or The Blind Side win best picture, but Kathy doeslove the cock.


That's much better.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at March 8, 2010 9:32 PM

Grrr, damn formatting.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at March 8, 2010 9:34 PM

Ummm...Gabire Sadibe??!?!?@!>?! COME ON, people. I know it is an unusual name, but really? Her name is Gabourey Sidibe!!!

Ugh that hurt me to read

Posted by: Vince Noir at March 8, 2010 10:29 PM

I think it's awfully demeaning to Sandra B that everyone keeps going on, "Shes's lovely/wonderful/funny but she doesn't deserve it and she knows it." Er, says who? The academy awarded it to her. Don't demean her achievement by insisting that she's in on the view that she doesn't deserve it. The world is made up of different tastes. There will never be a 100% consensus on who the most deserving of deserving is. Let the woman enjoy her moment.

District 9 'wuz robbed'

I am thrilled that Kathryn won, a wonderful achievement and I do think The Hurt Locker was a fantastic piece of work. Don't quite get the James Cameron hate as I think they are both really complimentary of each other and he's championed her many a time. Yes, he has an ego but so does the rest of Hollywood. I can't hate on the man. Avatar was an incredible achievement.

Who spat in George Clooney's cornflakes? What was with his mayjah bitchface? If he's so over the Oscars and award season, stay the fuck home.

Ditto Kirsten Stewart.

Posted by: cee at March 9, 2010 4:20 AM

Am i the only one who thinks its odd (or perhaps, typical?) that when discussing female director Kathryn Bigelow, maost of the comments about her are about how fuckable she is? Nevermind her talent or whatever whats most important is at 58 guys on here want to shag her? Please let me know if any male directors have been spoken about in this way i would like to know.

Posted by: Amy at March 9, 2010 7:28 AM

Hurt Locker was certainly the most overrated movie ((500) Days of Summer being a close second). Avatar should have won both best picture and best director.

Posted by: sosumi at March 9, 2010 2:11 PM

@sosumi Ahahahahahahahahaha...*wipes tears of mirth* I love when people are sarcastic on the internet. I mean, Avatar deserving Best Picture is the funniest of jokes. XD It's not like Avatar wasn't entertaining and a good time at the movies, but Best Picture released in 2009 it most definitely was not.

But really, it gets more and more difficult these days to find a movie that you can look at and go: "Yes, that totally deserved Best Picture. Undoubtedly." My personal favourite movie of 2009 was District 9, but I also don't pretend that it's The Shawshank Redemption or Apocalypse Now.

In all honestly, I'm beyond psyched that 'El Secreto de Sus Ojos' won for Best Foreign Language over Haneke's favoured White Ribbon. Both were excellent, but hopefully the Oscar will get that wonderful movie some exposure. Not to mention the Argentine director was actually funny and charming, and the only person in the whole self-indulgent broadcast to express empathy and support for Chile's earthquake victims.

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