Rumblings that 3D -- the new box office panacea -- may have judges inclined to vote for a genre that will keep money flowing in Hollywood could have an impact on the 2011 Academy Awards results.
Today, the Motion Picture Association of America reported that global box office reached $31.8 billion, a global box office record with an 8% increase in 2010 over last year, Daily Variety reports, with a drop 5% drop in actual domestic attendance.
So how does this affect the 2011 Oscars?
Dunno yet, but, I've got a cool $100 on Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland taking home some bacon.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Academy Awards 2011: 13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards today
Check back in a few hours for our Twitter and blog coverage of the 13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards this evening, February 22, 2011, to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with Halle Berry, Kristen Davis and Joel Schumacher expected in attendence as part of the on-going festivities associted with the 2011 Academy Awards.
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| 13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards @ Beverly Hilton | February 22, 2011 |
Monday, February 21, 2011
2011 Academy Awards: God of Love strong contender for best short
One of the most delightful short films I have seen in a good long while --God of Love -- that brought lead actor Luke Matheny a 2010 Coveted Coyote award for Best Actor last summer at the Topanga Film Festival is nominated in this category for a 2011 Academy Award and is this reporter's 2011 short film pick.
God of Love filmmakers have Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 to look forward to on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
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| Kevin Macdonald (c) A.M.P.A.S |
Friday, February 18, 2011
2011 Academy Awards: Predictions
The 83rd Academy Awards winners according to Milena:
From the London Daily Telegraph, Salon.com to Metacritic.com, see how your 2011 Oscar predictions match up to the planet's top entertainment journalists . . . and in all humility, me. Word of warning, the last time I ever won an Oscar pool was circa 1991.
The primary contributing factor to my win might have been the fact that I was pregnant and not drinking and my co-workers, in true Spago style, were too inebriated to check boxes appropriately, so it is likely that I had a bit of an advantage. Disclaimer notwithstanding, this year, I take a win-place-show approach to my 83rd Annual Academy Awards predictions. This way, I just might retain a modicum of dignity if I flail.
Here goes:
2011 Best Picture
Win - Inception. Read and watch the Salon.com bash (Yes, click on the title). I disagree. I have nothing against a so-called A-minus cast. Snobby elitists aren't my cup of tea, even though they write some sexy copy in Britannic.
Place - The Social Network. (Note: I know deep down that it will likely win, however, out of principal I need to pull for the underdog). Show - Black Swan
2011 Best Picture competitors:
* 127 Hours
* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
* Toy Story 3
* True Grit
* Winter's Bone
2011 Best Director Win - David O. Russell
Los Angeles Times says no-can-do for The Fighter for a 2011 Oscar. The budget was indulgent at $70 Million (no doubt, what studio budgets aren't?) Bad rap notwithstanding, my kid loved the picture so, Mr. Russell and The Fighter get my vote.
Place - David Fincher Show - Darren Aronofsky
* David O. Russell (The Fighter)
* David Fincher (The Social Network)
* Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
* Joel & Ethan Coen (True Grit)
* Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
2011 Original Screenplay Win - Christoper Nolan
Read the coverage in London's Daily Telegraph, not particularly because I agree with it, but the freelance film journalist, Andrew Lowry, covering the 2011 Oscars for the publication is clever . . . and not hard on the eyes which may or may not lend to the credibility, but it doesn't hurt . . .cougar growl inferred. Place - Scott Siver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (The Fighter)
* David Seidler (The King’s Speech)
* Christopher Nolan (Inception)
* Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg (The Kids Are All Right)
* Mike Leigh (Another Year)
2011 Adapted Screenplay WIN Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
Place - Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Show - Joel & Ethan Coen
* Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)
* Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini (Winter’s Bone)
* Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours)
* Joel & Ethan Coen (True Grit)
* Michael Arndt, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, John Lasseter (Toy Story 3)
2011 Lead Actress Win - Natalie Portman
* Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
* Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
* Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
* Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
* Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
2011 Lead Actor Win - Jesse Eisenberg
Place - Jeff Bridges
* Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
* James Franco (127 Hours)
* Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
* Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
* Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
2011 Supporting Actress Win - Melissa Leo
Place - Hailee Steinfeld
* Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
* Amy Adams (The Fighter)
* Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
* Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
* Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)
2011 Supporting Actor Win - Christian Bale
Place - Geoffrey Rush
* Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
* John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone)
* Christian Bale (The Fighter)
* Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
* Jeremy Renner (The Town)
2011 Animated Feature Win - How to Train Your Dragon
* How to Train Your Dragon
* The Illusionist
* Toy Story 3
2011 Foreign-Language Feature Win - Incendies
* Biutiful
* Dogtooth
* In a Better World
* Incendies
* Outside the Law
2011 Documentary Feature Win - Waste Land
* Exit Through the Gift Shop
* Gasland
* Inside Job
* Restrepo
* Waste Land
2011 Documentary Short Subject Win - Killing in the Name
* Killing in the Name
* Poster Girl
* Strangers No More
* Sun Come Up
* The Warriors of Qiugang
2011 Animated Short Film Win - The Gruffalo
* Day & Night
* The Gruffalo
* Let’s Pollute
* The Lost Thing
* Madagascar, a Journey Diary
2011 Live Action Short Film Win - God of Love
* The Confession
* The Crush
* God of Love
* Na Wewe
* Wish 143
2011 Original Score Win - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
* A.R. Rahman (127 Hours)
* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network)
* Hans Zimmer (Inception)
* Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech)
* John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon)
2011 Original Song Win - Coming Home
* "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
* "If I Rise" from 127 Hours
* "I See the Light" from Tangled
* "Coming Home" from Country Strong
2011 Art Direction Win -True Grit
* Inception
* Alice in Wonderland
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
* The King's Speech
* True Grit
2011 Cinematography Win - Matthew Libatique
* Jeff Cronenweth (The Social Network)
* Wally Pfister (Inception)
* Danny Cohen (The King’s Speech)
* Matthew Libatique (Black Swan)
* Roger Deakins (True Grit)
2011 Costume Design Win - The Tempest
* True Grit
* I Am Love
* The King's Speech
* Alice in Wonderland
* The Tempest
2011 Film Editing Win - The Social Network
* The King's Speech
* The Fighter
* 127 Hours
* The Social Network
* Black Swan
2011 Makeup Win - The Wolfman
* Barney’s Version
* The Way Back
* The Wolfman
2011 Sound Editing Win - Tron: Legacy
* Tron: Legacy
* Unstoppable
* Toy Story 3
* Inception
* True Grit
2011 Sound Mixing Win - The King's Speech
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
* Salt
* True Grit
* Inception
2011 Visual Effects Win - Alice in Wonderland
* Hereafter
* Alice in Wonderland
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
* Iron Man 2
* Inception
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