Oscar Predictions 2010 Articles

Best Documentary, The Cove Louie Psihoyos‘ The Cove, about the abuse and indiscriminate slaughter of dolphins at a secluded cove near Taiji, Japan, has been the most honored documentary of 2009. The Cove has won awards from various US critics groups, in addition to top awards from the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, the Writers Guild (for Mark Monroe), and the American Cinema Editors (for [...]

Best Foreign Language Film: Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon Other nominees: Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Ajami (Israel), Juan José Campanella’s The Secret of Her Eyes (Argentina), Claudia Llosa’s The Milk of Sorrow (Peru), Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet (France). Because only a relatively small group of Academy members vote in the special categories — short films, documentaries, foreign language films — winners often surprise and [...]

Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Other nominees: James Cameron, Avatar; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air; Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds. Kathryn Bigelow is about to become the first woman to win the Best Director Academy Award. She has already won the Directors Guild Award, while The Hurt Locker has won the Producers Guild Award. The Iraq War drama has also [...]

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Other nominees: Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia. Sandra Bullock was under no one’s Oscar 2010 radar a mere eight weeks ago. Then John Lee Hancock’s sentimental family drama The Blind Side opened to lukewarm reviews and great box office. From then on, it was all about [...]