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Well the big night has come and gone, and it’s been an interesting Oscars to say the least. The hosting duo of James Franco and Anne Hathaway was mostly a pleasing experiment, though I couldn’t help being overcome with comfortable nostalgia when Billy Crystal made his all too brief appearance. For those not in the Dallas area, we should note that we once again co-hosted a BIG Oscar watching party, along with RedCarpetCrash.com, AFFD.org, and MungleShow.com – this year at the Angelika Dallas theater. Safe to say it was a success, as we filled two houses with enthusiastic viewer, and gave away thousands of dollars of prizes… just about everyone walked away with something cool, thanks to our wonderful sponsors. This year’s Academy Awards held a few surprises for some, particularly in some of the bigger categories. Last year I called EVERY major category dead on, but 2011 was a bit different. Though I was spot on with the Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress categories, and Best Actress, I missed on Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Picture… all of went which to the Weinstein’s horse in the race. I did however excel in the technical award predictions, so I guess it’s a balance that way. Check out the complete winners list below, including notations for my original picks posted back in January. Strangely absent in this year’s “In Memoriam” segment, Corey Haim (THE LOST BOYS) and Glenn Shadix (BEETLEJUICE) – both of who contributed memorable performances in film. What did you think about this year’s champions? Agree or disagree? Tell us in the comments.
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Best Picture
WINNER
The King’s Speech (2010): Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
Other Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, John Smithson
Black Swan (2010): Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin – my pick to win
The Fighter (2010): David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg
Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
The Kids Are All Right (2010): Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray
The Social Network (2010): Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin
Toy Story 3 (2010): Darla K. Anderson
True Grit (2010): Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin
Winter’s Bone (2010): Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan
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Best Actor
WINNER
Colin Firth for The King’s Speech (2010)
Other Nominees:
Javier Bardem for Biutiful (2010)
Jeff Bridges for True Grit (2010) – my pick to win
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)
James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)
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Best Actress
WINNER
Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010) – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter’s Bone (2010)
Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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WINNER
Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010) – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
John Hawkes for Winter’s Bone (2010)
Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)
Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Geoffrey Rush for The King’s Speech (2010)
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Best Supporting Actress
WINNER
Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010) – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)
Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech (2010)
Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit (2010)
Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)
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Best Director
WINNER
Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech (2010)
Other Nominees:
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for True Grit (2010)
David Fincher for The Social Network (2010) – my pick to win
David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)
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Best Screenplay
WINNER
The King’s Speech (2010): David Seidler
Other Nominees:
Another Year (2010): Mike Leigh
The Fighter (2010): Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington – my pick to win
Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right (2010): Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
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Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER
The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin
Other Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
Toy Story 3 (2010): Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
True Grit (2010): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen – my pick to win
Winter’s Bone (2010): Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
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Best Animated Film
WINNER
Toy Story 3 (2010): Lee Unkrich – my pick to win, only because it was inevitable
Other Nominees:
How to Train Your Dragon (2010): Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
The Illusionist (2010): Sylvain Chomet
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Best Foreign Film
WINNER
In a Better World (2010): Susanne Bier(Denmark)
Other Nominees:
Biutiful (2010): Alejandro González Iñárritu(Mexico) – my pick to win
Dogtooth (2009): Giorgos Lanthimos(Greece)
Incendies (2010): Denis Villeneuve(Canada)
Outside the Law (2010): Rachid Bouchareb(Algeria)
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Best Cinematography
WINNER
Inception (2010): Wally Pfister – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
Black Swan (2010): Matthew Libatique
The King’s Speech (2010): Danny Cohen
The Social Network (2010): Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit (2010): Roger Deakins
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Best Editing
WINNER
The Social Network (2010): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): Jon Harris
Black Swan (2010): Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter (2010): Pamela Martin
The King’s Speech (2010): Tariq Anwar
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Best Art Direction
WINNER
Alice in Wonderland (2010): Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
Other Nominees:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Inception (2010): Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Douglas A. Mowat
The King’s Speech (2010): Eve Stewart, Judy Farr – my pick to win
True Grit (2010): Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh
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Best Costume Design
WINNER
Alice in Wonderland (2010): Colleen Atwood
Other Nominees:
I Am Love (2009): Antonella Cannarozzi
The King’s Speech (2010): Jenny Beavan
The Tempest (2010/II): Sandy Powell
True Grit (2010): Mary Zophres – my pick to win
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Best Makeup
WINNER
The Wolfman (2010): Rick Baker, Dave Elsey – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
Barney’s Version (2010): Adrien Morot
The Way Back (2010): Edouard F. Henriques, Greg Funk, Yolanda Toussieng
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Best Original Score
WINNER
The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman
How to Train Your Dragon (2010): John Powell
Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat
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Best Original Song
WINNER
Toy Story 3 (2010): Randy Newman(“We Belong Together”) – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman, , Dido(“If I Rise”)
Country Strong (2010): Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges(“Coming Home”)
Tangled (2010/I): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater(“I See the Light”)
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Best Sound Mixing
WINNER
Inception (2010): Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
The King’s Speech (2010): Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, John Midgley
Salt (2010): Jeffrey J. Haboush, William Sarokin, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell
The Social Network (2010): Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Mark Weingarten
True Grit (2010): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland
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Best Sound Editing
WINNER
Inception (2010): Richard King
Other Nominees:
Toy Story 3 (2010): Tom Myers, Michael Silvers
TRON: Legacy (2010): Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague
True Grit (2010): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey – my pick to win
Unstoppable (2010): Mark P. Stoeckinger
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Best Visual Effects
WINNER
Inception (2010): Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin – my pick to win
Other Nominees:
Alice in Wonderland (2010): Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter (2010): Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky, Joe Farrell
Iron Man 2 (2010): Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudick
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Best Documentary, Features
WINNER
Inside Job (2010): Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
Other Nominees:
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010): Banksy, Jaimie D’Cruz
GasLand (2010): Josh Fox, Trish Adlesic
Restrepo (2010): Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger – my pick to win
Waste Land (2010): Lucy Walker, Angus Aynsley
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Best Documentary, Short Subjects
WINNER
Strangers No More (2010): Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon
Other Nominees:
Killing in the Name (2010): Jed Rothstein
Poster Girl (2010): Sara Nesson, Mitchell Block
Sun Come Up (2010): Jennifer Redfearn, Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang (2010): Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon
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Best Short Film, Animated
WINNER
The Lost Thing (2010): Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann
Other Nominees:
Day & Night (2010): Teddy Newton – my pick to win
The Gruffalo (2009) (TV): Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
Let’s Pollute (2011): Geefwee Boedoe
Madagascar, a Journey Diary (2010): Bastien Dubois
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Best Short Film, Live Action
WINNER
God of Love (2010): Luke Matheny
Other Nominees:
The Confession (2010/IV): Tanel Toom
The Crush (2010): Michael Creagh
Na Wewe (2010): Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143 (2009): Ian Barnes, Samantha Waite