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I am surprisingly...not surprised and very, very underwhelmed. And no, promises of getting listless up don't work on THIS gal...anymore.

Whatever, I'll probably watch the show just to see Natalie Portman chunk her shoe at Annette Bening when the older broad slips in a surprise best Oscar win. If anything compels the Academy to NOT give the statue to Natalie I'd say it should be the idea of her ass giving another nauseating "creating a creation" speech. Blech.

Human Centipede cruelly ignored in the Razzies, and now cruelly ignored in the Oscars.

Is there no fucking justice in this world?

Guesses as to who wins?

Firth, Portman, Bale, Steinfeld.

I think director/best picture might be split this year -- largely because it's a toss up as to who would get what. I know there are no big surprises here, but I'm a glass half full sort of gal -- I think this was a good year for movies. I enjoyed the hell out of True Grit, King's Speech, Inception, and Toy Story 3. Social Network was okay -- I need to see it again before I pass judgment -- and Black Swan was just waaay too melodramatic for my tastes, but that's the danger you run when you go out on a limb.

I'm not super devoted to one film winning, but I'm not super angry at any of them either. True Grit and Toy Story 3 in particular are lovely films, and they will stick with me for a good long time.

I'm a bit peeved that Hailee didn't get best actress nommed for True Grit, because she really did carry that movie, but she has a better chance of winning in supporting anyways because she's not up against self-destructive crazy ballerina lady.

I just want to see HBC react to Natalie Portman's laugh again.

As for the noms...nothing shocking, although it's nice to see John Hawkes on the list.

As a high functioning alcoholic, I'm very surprised by every single choice the academy made. I'm now moving to the lists of cinematogrophy, editing, costumes, music etc. I think there might be some surprises as well in those categories.

Cheers!

Oh right, mediocre is the new good and good is the new great. And great is the new rarity. Silly me.

What it actually means is that different people have differing tastes and opinions on what they consider a great movie.

@cinekat

It's almost as though different people like different things!

Some justice for John Hawke at least, and Firth deserves an Oscar (not for King's Speech but for A Single Man so they'll give him the cripple nod this year).
But how in the hell did Mark Ruffalo get a nomination? Frankly I don't know how he ever gets a role but in Kids Are Alright, he just stood around and mumbled for a few scenes. The man clearly has naked pictures of some senior Hollywood exec with an altar boy.

How many more movies are we guessing Affleck has to make until the Academy showers him with nominations and statuettes in a Gibcosteastredsonnerwoodfordgasm?

Just saw The King's Speech and I think Firth absolutely deserves it for that movie over A Single Man. Amazing.

He's really the only person I'm cheering for... except for maybe Bale because he's long overdue for an Oscar, but I haven't seen The Fighter yet.

Christopher Nolan got snubbed big time. That was the biggest shocker for me.

How the hell did Inception get passed over for Best Editing? And Tron Legacy was completely shut out in the technical categories, including Best Score. That was pretty surprising.

I'd like to see 'How To Train Your Dragon' win for Best Animated Feature.

But that's not gonna happen.

As to the rest: meh.

superasente:

Haha well now with 10 best picture nominations and 5 best director nominations, every year at least 5 directors will be left out.

I like to look at the new 10 picture nominations and the remaining 5 nominated directors as narrowing down the best picture nominations to the actual contenders.

But under the old system w 5 and 5 I was confused too. But there are times (albeit rare) where I feel like the director's efforts might have overshadowed the movie itself (Avatar comes to mind- pretty mediocre movie with a lot of ambition- Cameron created an entirely new technology over years and some people believe it will change what people expect from their movie going experience. So even though the movie was pretty forgettable many people thought his impact on film should be recognized).

I take that back, looks like Tron Legacy got a best sound editing nom. Still, the visual designers have got to be pretty disappointed. That was the only thing going for that movie.

I can see nolan being passed over. it was an exceptional year for film, and inception was a half decent genrish heist-like film. it worked as a film was was so much less than it could have been.

i like nolan, a lot. but inception was a popcorn flic that didn't even deliver the surreal psychological dreamstate worlds it's premise could have delivered. if shamyalan had made inception, people would have heckled it.

So they nominated a 14-year-old for Best Supporting Actress, and last year they nominated a girl who had never been in a movie before and essentially played herself for Best Actress.

I really don't want to hear bullshit from any actor any more about how difficult "The Craft" is.

Why the hell did Hailee Steinfeld get nominated for SUPPORTING actress? The movie revolved around her character.

Paddydog - that's what I heard, too.

Also, there was one surprise in the major nominations: Javier Bardem for Biutiful. He didn't get nominated for a Golden Globe or a SAG award and most of the critic's society awards have skipped him. So there you go.

Paddydog wrote: '...[The Kids are All Right] perpetuated the "all a lesbian needs is a good fuck to show her what she's missing" point of view."'

I heard that from many people, too, but interestingly enough, I, as a heterosomethin', occasionally notice the inverse(?) of that used in films, often for women as well, where a woman in a tepid hetero marriage gets some sort of shot in the arm from developing an albeit impermanent romance with another woman.

So Winter’s Bone isn’t a porn flick?

I am decidedly whelmed. The only one I'd really care about would be Christian Bale, because I dearly want to see another drunken rant from him as a speech, and Inception winning Original Screenplay. Other than that, I'll just drink a lot and look at the pretty dresses.

(I'm doing this for any post related to Natalie Portman here on out. Call it my version of an Oscar campaign.)

Fuck Natalie Portman. This is a conversation I would have with Portman if I were Gay Perry.

Me: Fuck you, Natalie Portman. Look up "overrated" in the dictionary. You know what you'll find?
Portman: A picture of me?
Me: No! A definition of the word "overrated," which you fucking are!

Is it just me or did Figgy go away for a few weeks (I thought she had been deported until Pinky filled me in) and come back with the fire of vengeance in her soul. Yesterday it was Kate Hudson (I totally agree) and today it's Natalie Portman (I have no opinion either way). I'm hoping she's working her way up to Zooey Deschanel. That's when it gets interesting.

Black Swan
James Franco
Michelle Williams
Christian Bale
Helena Bonham Carter
Darren Aronofsky
Inception
127 Hours
Biutiful
How to Train Your Dragon

and...done.

@PaddyDog and sars

It's a pretty common trope in all aspects of the culture, isn't it. From the mainstream's fantasy that any drunk women will be up for some sapphic indulgence to all lesbians secretly wanting a roll in the hay with a guy to my isn't this lesbian affair liberating. The inverse is never true. The closest it gets is puerile prison shower jokes. If only chicks understood how important penises are and that they should get it on with the other women were for men to watch! @PaddyDog and sars
It's a pretty common trope in all aspects of the culture, isn't it? From the mainstream fantasy that any drunk women will be up for some sapphic indulgence to all lesbians secretly wanting a roll in the hay with a guy to my isn't this lesbian affair liberating! The inverse is never true. The closest it gets is puerile prison shower jokes. If only all chicks could understood how important penises are and that they should get it on with other chicks for men to watch! But what's that you say? What if I'm over 40 and moving quickly towards invisibility? Silly girl! Don't worry your pretty little head! Thanks to the generosity of the media, you're still allowed to be considered a human being worthy of sexual attention, IF you have somehow managed to hold onto your good looks and firm body! You will have to wear this sticker though Cougar and you will still be considered a whore. WOO HOO! Progress! WOO HOO!

Robert Duvall in Get Low was not nominated?!!!!! I do not understand how this film was so overlooked.

And I agree with some of the other commenters-I don't get the hype about The Kids are Alright. I found it unbearable.

John Hawkes for the win! I have to give props to the Academy on this one, he stole every scene in that movie. Based on Deadwood and Eastbound and Down, I never thought he had the chops to pull off a performance like this off, but he couldn't have nailed it better. Makes me wish he had more screentime in American Gangster. To use a Tom Hardy comparison, this was his Bronson, now let's see if they give him some good roles.

I don't care, but I was glad to see "Winter's Bone" get some love. And John Hawkes, he rules.

Also, love the nomination of Melissa Leo, but she should have won for "Frozen River" last year. Note, I haven't seen "The Fighter," maybe I'd like her in that just as much.

No animation nomination for
Batman: Under the Red Hood
:(

I hope Christian Bale rocks his Sexy Jesus hair some more at the show.

Mark Ruffalo.. really?

Trent Reznor is nominated. i don't care about anything else. YAY!

I think I just anti-climaxed.
Posted by: Simon at January 25, 2011 9:43 AM

I think I just stole this. Brilliant.

Amazed that I've seen 8 of the 10 BP noms already. But seriously, 127 Hours over The Town? Fail.

And hell yes John Hawkes for Winter's Bone. I mean, Bale should and will win. But Hawkes deserved the shit out of that nomination.

Just saw Black Swan this past week. Natalie Portman had better fucking win Best Actress. No joke. That movie blew my mind and she carried it hardcore. In fact, I would not be shocked if that won Best Picture. I'd actually be kind of pleased, even though I understand that The Social Network is logically a bigger, more historically important film.

And I'm pleased that Toy Story 3 is getting love outside of Animated Feature, as, if I'm honest, I think it's my favorite Pixar movie, which is to say the best animated movie I've ever seen. But Nolan for Original Screenplay? Couldn't we all agree that the screenplay was the weakest part of that movie (as much as I loved it)? And on the screenplay front, I hate Mike Leigh movies, and I'm pissed that he would get a nomination over, I don't know, anything else.

Thank god Tangled only got original song. I hated that stupid movie. I hated the song too, but the category automatically doesn't count because it doesn't include any of the songs from Scott Pilgrim (especially Beck's "Ramona," which is gorgeous).

I mean COME ON, Academy, you couldn't throw Scott Pilgrim an Art Direction nom? Sound? Editing? Something. I mean, The Wolfman got a nomination. THE WOLFMAN! It's fucking Norbit all over again.

P.S. Delayed reaction: I just noticed that none of the support from The Social Network got nominated. I mean, obviously Jesse Eisenberg was terrific, but Garfield and the rest were all stellar. Then again, I can't think of any of the supporting actor noms I would remove. Ruffalo at least deserves the nom to make up for the Zodiac snub.

I was so incredibly underwhelmed by Inception, so I really don't care that Christopher Nolan wasn't nominated. In fact, I think there are other movies that probably better deserve a Best Picture nod over it.

Also, grrrr for Andrew Garfield not getting a Best Supporting Actor nod. That is the snub I am angry about.

I'm curious if you ever have problems with what people post? The internet never used to be like that, except that recently it seems to have become better. Do you agree?