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28
February
Early, Nonsensical Predictions for the 2014 Oscars
It’s just as the title describes: early, nonsensical “predictions”.
24
February
Final Oscar Predictions
These are my predictions for all the categories except for the technical ones (in which I don’t really have enough knowledge to make should/could and should be/shouldn’t be predictions)
The “Will/Could/Should” picks are based on logic, so as to acknowledge that I’m not an idiot and I am fully aware that there’s a snowball’s chance in hell that Silver Linings will take the Big 5. Still, MY PICKS are at the bottom of each category.
06
February
The 20 Best Films of 2008 (and their MVP’s)
20. Iron Man (MVP: Paul Bettany)
19. The Visitor (MVP: Richard Jenkins)
18. The Bank Job (MVP: Jason Statham)
17. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (MVP: Penelope Cruz)
16. The Reader (MVP: Kate Winslet)
15. Frost/Nixon (MVP: Michael Shannon)
14. Doubt (MVP: Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
13. Burn After Reading (MVP’s: Brad Pitt & John Malkovich)
12. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (MVP: Russell Brand)
11. Revolutionary Road (MVP: Michael Shannon)
10. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (MVP: Anamaria Marinca)
9. The Wrestler (MVP: Mickey Rourke)
8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (MVP: Elias Koteas)
7. Tropic Thunder (MVP: Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, & Matthew Macanaughey)
6. In Bruges (MVP: Ralph Fiennes)
5. Slumdog Millionaire (MVP: Dev Patel)
4. WALL•E (MVP: Jeff Garlin)
3. Defiance (MVP: Daniel Craig)
2. Milk (MVP’s: Sean Penn & Josh Brolin)
1. The Dark Knight (MVP: Heath Ledger)
06
February
The 20 Best Films of 2009 (and their MVP’s)
20. I Love You, Man (MVP: Joe La Trugio)
19. The Messenger (MVP: Woody Harelson)
18. Adventureland (MVP: Ryan Reynolds)
17. Coraline (MVP: Keith David)
16. Where the Wild Things Are (MVP’s: Catherine O’Hara, Forest Whittaker & Chris Cooper)
15. Avatar (MVP: Giovanni Ribisi)
14. Sherlock Holmes (MVP’s: Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law)
13. The Hangover (MVP: Zach Galifianakis)
12. Zombieland (MVP: Woody Harelson)
11. The Fantastic Mr. Fox (MVP: Bill Murray)
10. Star Trek (MVP: Zachary Quinto)
9. Crazy Heart (MVP: Colin Farrell)
8. (500) Days of Summer (MVP: Chloe Grace Moritz)
7. Up (MVP: Ed Asner)
6. District 9 (MVP: Sharlto Copley)
5. Up in the Air (MVP: Anna Kendrick)
4. The Hurt Locker (MVP: Ralph Fiennes)
3. Moon (MVP: Kevin Spacey)
2. A Single Man (MVP: Colin Firth)
1. Inglorious Basterds (MVP: Christoph Waltz)
06
February
The 20 Best Films of 2010 (and their MVP’s)
20. Buried (MVP: Ryan Reynolds)
19. I Love You, Phillip Morris (MVP: Jim Carrey)
18. Rabbit Hole (MVP: Aaron Eckhart)
17. Kick-Ass (MVP: Nicholas Cage)
16. Winter’s Bone (MVP: John Hawkes)
15. True Grit (MVP: Josh Brolin)
14. Let Me In (MVP: Richard Jenkins)
13. Shutter Island (MVP: Ben Kingsley)
12. The Ghost Writer (MVP: Ewan McGregor)
11. The Town (MVP: Jeremy Renner)
10. The Fighter (MVP’s: Christian Bale & Melissa Leo)
9. Animal Kingdom (MVP: Ben Mendelsohn)
8. The Kids Are All Right (MVP: Mark Ruffalo)
7. Toy Story 3 (MVP: Michael Keaton)
6. Black Swan (MVP: Vincent Cassel)
5. 127 Hours (MVP: James Franco)
4. The King’s Speech (MVP: Colin Firth)
3. The Social Network (MVP: Andrew Garfield)
2. Inception (MVP: Tom Hardy)
1. Blue Valentine (MVP’s: Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams)
25
January
Last Call: SAG Awards Predictions
The SAG awards are this Sunday night. Here are my picks:
18
January
Oscar Predictions - Round 2 (1.17.13)
Changes made: Picture, Actor, Actress, Supp. Actor, Original Score
TOP RANKS
Best Picture: Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director: David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
15
January
Top Ten - Take Two
Re-did my top movies for the year after seeing most of them for a second or third time.
10
January
Oscar Predictions - Round 1 (1.10.13)
TOP RANKS
Best Picture: Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director: David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
10
January
The 20 Best Films of 2011 (and their MVP’s)
20. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (MVP: Andy Serkis)
19. Winnie the Pooh (MVP: Craig Ferguson)
18. Martha Marcy May Marlene (MVP: John Hawkes)
17. Bridesmaids (MVP: Melissa McCarthy)
16. Take Shelter (MVP: Michael Shannon)
15. Margin Call (MVP: Kevin Spacey)
14. Crazy, Stupid, Love (MVP: Ryan Gosling)
13. My Week with Marilyn (MVP: Kenneth Branagh)
12. War Horse (MVP’s: Benedict Cumberbatch & Tom Hiddleston)
11. Like Crazy (MVP: Felicity Jones)
10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (MVP’s: Colin Firth & Mark Strong)
9. The Artist (MVP: Uggie the dog)
8. The Ides of March (MVP: Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
7. Midnight in Paris (MVP’s: Corey Stall & Adrien Brody)
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (MVP: Rooney Mara & the cat)
5. Moneyball (MVP: Brad Pitt)
4. Shame (MVP: Michael Fassbender)
3. Drive (MVP: Albert Brooks)
2. Warrior (MVP: Nick Nolte)
1. Beginners (MVP’s Ewan McGregor & Christopher Plummer)
10
January
Oscar Nominations: My Thoughts
Fair amount of surprises, fair amount of curveballs. Happy to see, though, that this year we’ve got an actual competition and a couple frontrunners (plural) in most categories, rather than just one shining triumphant atop the rest without even giving them a merciful, fighting chance.
I’ll post these in the first round of ranking order later on today or tomorrow. I’m going to bed now.
