Sunday, March 7, 2010

Oscar Winners

Fuller commentary coming over the next 48 hours but for now, I must sleep.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
Picture The Hurt Locker
Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Screenplay The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay Precious
Actor Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress Mo'Nique, Precious

the winners of visual effects, supporting actor and actress

Cinematography Avatar
Editing The Hurt Locker
Art Direction Avatar
Costume Design The Young Victoria
Animated Feature UP
Score UP
Sound Editing The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing The Hurt Locker
Make Up
Star Trek
Visual Effects Avatar
Original Song "Weary Kind" Avatar
Foreign Film Argentina El Secreto de Sus Ojos
Short Film, Animated Logorama
Short Film, Live Action The New Tenants
Short Film, Documentary Music by Prudence
Documentary Feature The Cove

Biggest Winner: The Hurt Locker took home 6 statues, Avatar 3
Empty-Handed Best Pic' Nominees: Up in the Air, District 9, An Education and A Serious Man
Nathaniel's Predictions: Not bad. Definitely not great. I wasn't psychic this year, that's for damn sure. I scored 16/24 all categories... messing up terribly in the little discussed categories of short films. I also biffed it and doubly so on both screenplays and sound categories. Otherwise I was spot on. (Should've trusted myself about that Precious screenplay surprise. I almost went there).

Hope you had a great time wherever you were watching it from! More commentary coming over the next two days.