Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
2010 Golden Globes Predictions: Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Informant! (above, with Matt Damon), d: Steven Soderbergh; scr: Scott Z. Burns
A pathological liar helps the US government nab a nefarious agribusiness conglomerate.
Julie & Julia (above, with Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci), d & scr: Nora Ephron
Julia Child starts cooking decades ago, while in the early 21st-century blogger Julie Powell decides to boil and broil every single recipe found in Child’s first book.
The Men Who Stare at Goats (above, with Kevin Spacey), d: Grant Heslov; scr: Peter Straughan
US military "intelligence" and its use of paranormal activities.
Nine (above, with Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson), d: Rob Marshall; scr: Michael Tolkin, Anthony [...]
by Andre Soares | November 20, 2009
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Tags: Film Awards, Golden Globe Predictions, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2010, It's Complicated, Julie and Julia, Nine, The Informant, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Proposal, Up in the Air
Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz, Nine
A film director’s seductive mistress (if she’s half as tantalizing in the film as she is in the above photo, Cruz deserves not only a nod but the golden statuette itself)
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
A professional downsizer’s trainee
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
A pregnant, illiterate teen’s Mom from Hell
Julianne Moore, A Single Man (with Colin Firth)
A married alcoholic pining for an English professor — who just happens to be both gay and suicidal
Emma Thompson, An Education
A school headmistress in 1960s London
The most disputed acting category in the 2010 Oscar race. In addition to the aforementioned five actresses, five others who could easily land a nomination (in case their movies open [...]
by Andre Soares | October 16, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, A Single Man, Academy Awards, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Emma Thompson, Film Awards, Julianne Moore, Kathy Bates, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, Nine, Penélope Cruz, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Rachel Weisz, Sigourney Weaver, Up in the Air, Vera Farmiga
Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Actor
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Up in the Air
A professional downsizer finds the frequent-flying love of his life while having to come to terms with his long-lost humanity.
Matt Damon, The Informant!
A pathological liar helps the FBI nab his employer, a dishonest agribusiness conglomerate.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine (with Marion Cotillard)
In this musicalized remake of Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2, Daniel Day-Lewis plays the old Marcello Mastroianni role of the Italian film director trying to cope with the women in his life.
Colin Firth, A Single Man
In 1960s Los Angeles, a gay college professor is determined to kill himself after learning that his lover has died in an accident.
Viggo Mortensen, The Road
A man and his son struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.
I’d say that four [...]
by Andre Soares | October 14, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, A Single Man, Ben Whishaw, Colin Firth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, George Clooney, Hal Holbrook, James McAvoy, Matt Damon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nine, The Informant, The Road, Up in the Air, Viggo Mortensen
Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Picture
BEST FILM
An Education, d: Lone Scherfig; scr: Nick Hornby
In Swinging (suburban) London, a teenager decides to have her first sexual experience with a man in his thirties.
The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow; scr: Mark Boal
An elite unit of the US Army must disarm bombs during combat in an "enemy" city in Iraq.
The Informant!, d: Steven Soderbergh; scr: Scott Z. Burns
A whistle-blower (who also happens to be a pathological liar) helps the US government nab an agribusiness conglomerate.
The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson; scr: Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
A murdered girl, now a heaven-resident, sees how life has changed in her small Pennsylvania town following her disappearance.
The Men Who Stare at Goats, d: Grant Heslov; scr: Peter Straughan
A journalist gets involved with US [...]
by Andre Soares | October 10, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, A Serious Man, An Education, Best Picture Predictions, Film Awards, Nine, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, The Hurt Locker, The Informant, The Lovely Bones, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The White Ribbon, Up in the Air
