February 2012
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On a learning curve going by the ballot I filled out at fellow blogger Bina’s Oscar Party, I got 17/24 categories right. Did shockingly worse on majors than I usually do (kept my screenplay upset predictions and not Viola) while doing considerably better on my techs than my last predictions post indicated (including Hugo for Cinematography and Sound Mixing, Artist for Costume, and all three...
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Who I VOTED for at the Indie Spirit Awards...
The awards are on tonight on IFC, and are being hosted by Seth Rogen. I’ve been a member of the Spirit Awards for the past 5 years. Here’s who I marked off on my ballot:
Best Feature: Drive
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Screenplay: Mike Mills, Beginners
Best First Feature: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best First Screenplay: Will Reiser, 50/50
Best Female...
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Ibad's Oscar predictions.
Not final, but I’m fairly certain the main winners will be:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Viola Davis, The Help
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Original...
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The Artist swept the BAFTAs, Adele swept the Grammys, Tree of Life won the ASC thus making Emmanuel Lubezki sweep every major award he was nominated for this year. Not undeserved between any of them, but yaaaaawwwnnnn.
At least Jean Dujardin’s Oscar is more secured. I partly just want him to win because I’ve been saying he’d win since, like, the start of the season when...
Bina's BAFTA Predictions...
Trying to outguess Ibad…
Best Film: The Artist
Outstanding British Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist
Best...
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BAFTA PREDICTIONS!
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE
Best Film: The Artist
Outstanding British Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Achievement in Direction: Lynne Ramsay, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best...
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THE BEST OF OSCAR...
INGRID BERGMAN PRESENTING BEST ACTRESS, 1967
“THE WINNER…IT’S A TIE!…THE WINNERS ARE KATHERINE HEPBURN IN THE LION IN WINTER…AND BARBRA STREISAND!”
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THE BEST OF OSCAR...
HUGH JACKMAN AS HOST
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The Best of Oscar...
Countdown to the 2012 Academy Awards. We’ll be posting some of our favorite wins, moments, dresses, etc…
THE BEST OF OSCAR…MICHELLE WILLIAMS in 2006.
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Superbowl Prediction
Since we are in the game of predicting things…
Will Win: Giants
Should Win: Giants
Could Win: The Artist
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Francis Lai’s theme from Love Story
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wake me up when it's Oscar Sunday
January 2012
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SAG winners
Best Ensemble Cast: The Help
Best Lead Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Lead Actress: Viola Davis, The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
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SAG Predictions
Best Ensemble Cast: The Artist (alt. The Help)
Best Leading Actor: Brad Pitt, Moneyball (alt. Jean Dujardin)
Best Leading Actress: Viola Davis, The Help (alt. Michelle Williams)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners (alt. none)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help (alt. Melissa McCarthy)
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Awards life tonight.
The DGA winner (Michel Hazanasidviciuschocho) will probably be announced first by Steve Pond here.
Indiewire’s run through of the Sundance Film Festival prizes being handed out in progress here.
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nazi-julieandrews:
guess which oscar year is my 2nd favorite of the 2000s
2002!
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My predictions report card in major categories: 36/44. Not bad! Better than a lot of major pundits, anyways! Like calling Von Sydow to make it in over Albert Brooks, Démian Bichir in Lead Actor, things like that helped. I faltered with a lot of tech categories which brings my overall average down a bit with 72/104 (some painful 0/5s with Original Song and Sound Editing, yikes). At least I said...
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International Cinephile Society (ICS) Awards
Has a more perfect lineup for Lead Actor been decided this year? Not even close. As far as I can tell, A Separation leads with 10 nominations.
PICTURE • Certified Copy • Drive • Hugo • Margaret • Meek’s Cutoff • Melancholia • Mysteries of Lisbon • A Separation • The Tree of Life • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives • Weekend DIRECTOR • Asghar Farhadi - A Separation •...
Anonymous asked: Your predictions look pretty good. I'm curious about your take on why you don't have any films overlapping both SOUND MIXING and SOUND EDITING. It's been 15 years since this has happened and part of seems to be due to the fact they considered far more standard action films like "The Rock", "Con Air", "Face/Off", etc. in the 90s then they do now. Even...
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Ibad's Final Oscar Predictions
For the most part, self-explanatory.
Best Picture:
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Best Director:
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
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