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Academy Awards from the 2009-2010
season
The 82nd Academy Awards aired live Sunday, March 7, 2010 on ABC hosted by
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
This season the frontrunner for most Oscars has changed several times.
Since the Academy raised the best picture nominees field from five to
ten positions, more and more films thought they could get nominated this
year. The Dark Knight easily would have made the 10 last year if there
were 10 nominees. This year it was a similar movie like District 9 getting in because of then
10, however, Star Trek missed out. It originally started out with the
buzz of Nine, Invictus, and The Lovely Bones, but those fell off the
radar. Precious was strong at the start of the Oscar season but slipped
away to Up in the Air. Once Avatar was released, it took over the
spotlight. In the midst of all this, The Hurt Locker hung in there and
came a top contender.
Sixth Annual Coverage!
(Film Prophet's Frontrunners are in order from top to bottom in each
column)
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And the Oscar goes to...
The Hurt Locker |
And the Oscar goes to...
Kathryn Bigelow |
And the Oscar goes to...
Jeff Bridges |
And the Oscar goes to...
Sandra Bullock |
Will Win:
Avatar or The Hurt Locker |
Will Win:
Kathryn Bigelow |
Will Win:
Jeff Bridges |
Will Win:
Sandra Bullock |
Should Win:
Up in the Air
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Should Win:
Quentin Tarantino |
Should Win:
Jeff Bridges |
Should Win:
Sandra
Bullock |
Final Prediction:
Avatar |
Final Prediction:
Kathryn Bigelow |
Final Prediction:
Jeff
Bridges |
Final Prediction:
Sandra Bullock |
BEST PICTURE
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Up in the Air
Precious
Up
An Education
The Blind Side
District 9
A Serious Man |
BEST DIRECTOR
Kathyrn Bigelow
(The Hurt Locker)
James Cameron
(Avatar)
Quentin Tarantino
(Inglourious Basterds)
Jason Reitman
(Up in the Air)
Lee Daniels
(Precious) |
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges
(Crazy Heart)
George Clooney
(Up in the Air)
Jeremy Renner
(The Hurt Locker)
Morgan Freeman
(Invictus)
Colin Firth
(A Single Man) |
BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock
(The Blind Side)
Meryl Streep
(Julie & Julia)
Carey Mulligan
(An Education)
Gabourey Sidibe
(Precious)
Helen Mirren
(The Last Station) |
Oscar night
notes:
Film Prophet's highlights of the show:
~ It was The Hurt Locker's night winning the most Oscars with 6, 3 for
Avatar, 2 for Precious, Crazy Heart, & Up
~ Up in the Air left the night empty handed after 6 nominations = sad
~ District 9 didn't win anything either = sad
~ Inglourious Basterds only one won out of 8 nominations = sad
~ Up won original score and animated picture = not sad
~ Tons of Best Picture nominations went home empty handed also. The
meaning of it is completely lessen by stretching it to 10 now losing the
prestige of it all. Why not make 10 in other categories then?
- In the past four years, the director who won the Oscar had the best
picture winner.
~ It was a four hour award show to present 24 awards on television.
Basically length was an issue as it usually is. It is a live show but
cut down on the commercials next time or the nominated film clips.
~ On another note, we made it through an entire award show without
seeing Jamie Foxx parading around. He was at a viewing party and he
would have made the Oscars even longer if he was on stage. It took him 5
minutes to sit down when he came out for Leno's first show back on The
Tonight Show.
~ Street dancing to the musical scores for its category was pointless
and only extended the show but also made up for no song performances.
~ Neil Patrick Harris opened it up with a song and dance with mediocre
lyrics before the actual opening with the hosts
~ Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin weren't so visible as hosts during the
show. Martin looked natural, as it was his third time.
~ It wasn't the same without Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt at the Oscars.
Usually, Pitt & Jolie have front row seats. Instead, Streep & Clooney
got the most face time.
~ Precious and The Hurt Locker got the most time
~ Robin Williams stepped in for the late Heath Ledger to present
supporting actress.
~ I want to see more of Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air roles in the
future.
~ Ben Stiller had the best segment on the show dressing up completely
like a Na'vi from Avatar.
~ The horror tribute was ok until it showed it could be anything.
~ The film shorts part of showing directors who made shorts and won
Oscars and became big was inspiring.
~ The best part of the night wasn't Oscar related - it was the tribute
for the late director John Hughes
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