In a year full of wonderful films, the Academy seems to have missed the mark in a few areas (as usual)–especially for Best Director where 4 of the top were snubbed. Matthew McConaughey was ignored 3 times–Bernie–Killer Joe–and Magic Mike–wow! The Dark Knight Rises–not even a tech nom? Cloud Atlas? No love. At all. Oh, well–I can go on and on.
As I’ve mentioned to a few of you, I have a love/hate relationship with Oscar–yet, it’s a tradition now (been watching since I was 8) and I can’t imagine not watching. It is more for the ceremony–the outfits–the speeches–and my favorite, all the special clip reels, then for the actual awards.
I hope that this year will be entertaining and fun–and that Seth McFarlane doesn’t choke. I am sure we will have plenty to talk about tomorrow!
Here we go–as you will notice, I plan to be disappointed most of the night. 😀
Happy Oscars!!
Best Picture
My wish: Django Unchained
Reality: Argo (it has built momentum and seems to be possible–which is solid)
Glaring Omission: Moonrise Kingdom (My #1 of 2012)
Ah, Hell NO! : Les Miserables
Best Actor
My wish and Reality: Daniel Day-Lewis
Glaring Omission: John Hawkes (The Sessions)/Liam Neeson (The Grey)
Ah, Hell NO! : Denzel Washington (not for this one)
Supporting Actor
My Wish: Christoph Waltz
Reality: Robert DeNiro (sentimental vote)
Glaring Omission: Bruce Willis (Moonrise Kingdom)/Leonardo DiCaprio (Django)
Ah, Hell NO! : None–all worthy
Best Actress
My Wish: Quvenzhane Wallis
Reality: Jennifer Lawrence (worthy performance)
Glaring Omission: Emily Blunt (Looper)
Ah, Hell NO! : None. Solid picks.
Supporting Actress
My Wish: Helen Hunt
Reality: Anne Hathaway (for one song–really?)
Glaring Omission: Doona Bae (Cloud Atlas)
Ah, Hell NO! : None. All good.
Animated Feature
My Wish: Wreck-It Ralph
Reality: Brave (Pixar tradition to win)
Glaring Omission: Rise of the Guardians
Ah, Hell NO! : The Pirates! (good but not Oscar worthy)
Cinematography
My Wish: Skyfall (Deakins is a genius and overdue)
Reality: Life of Pi (haven’t seen it yet, but hear it is the one to beat…)
Glaring Omission: Masanobu Takayanagi (The Grey)
Ah, Hell NO! : Anna Karenina–uh, no.
Costume Design
My Wish: Snow White and the Huntsman (Very cool and creative)
Reality: Les Miserables
Glaring Omission: Django Unchained/The Avengers/Moonrise
Ah, Hell NO! : All good.
Best Director
My Wish: Steven Speilberg or David O. Russell
Reality: David O. Russell
MAJOR Glaring Omissions: Wes Anderson (Moonrise)–Quentin Tarantino (Django)–Ben Affleck (Argo) and Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
Ah, Hell NO! : I am still upset with the omissions 😀
Documentary Feature and Short–Do not know any of them
Film Editing
My Wish: Argo
Reality: Argo (I hope)
Glaring Omission: Django Unchained/The Avengers/The Hobbit
Ah, Hell NO! : Silver Linings Playbook (really?)
Makeup and Hairstyling
My Wish: The Hobbit
Reality: Les Miserables
Glaring Omission: Moonrise Kingdom/Cloud Atlas/Snow White
Ah, Hell NO! : Les Miserables
Music–Original Score
My Wish: Lincoln (John Williams is brilliant!)
Reality: Skyfall
Glaring Omission: Beasts of Southern Wilds (my favorite)/Cloud Atlas/The Hobbit
Ah, Hell NO! : Anna Karenina
Music–Original Song
My Wish: None–not invested in any
Reality: Skyfall (duh.)
Glaring Omission: Safe and Sound (Hunger Games)
Ah, Hell NO! : The silly rules keeping more songs from being nominated.
Production Design
My Wish: The Hobbit
Reality: Les Miserables or Life of Pi
Glaring Omission: Django Unchained/Moonrise Kingdom/TDKR/Cloud Atlas
Ah, Hell NO! : Anna Karenina (yeah…I did not care for it)
Short Film (Animated)//Short (Live Action)
Only one I’ve seen is Paperman and it is beautiful!!
Sound Editing
My Wish: Django Unchained
Reality: Zero Dark Thirty
Glaring Omission: The Avengers/The Grey/The Dark Knight Rises/The Hobbit
Ah, Hell NO! : All good.
Sound Mixing
My Wish: Argo
Reality: Skyfall
Glaring Omission: Django/Avengers/The Grey/The Dark Knight Rises/The Hobbit
Ah, Hell NO! : Les Miserables (yeah…didn’t like this either.)
Visual Effects
My Wish: The Hobbit (One word. Gollum.)
Reality: The Hobbit (may be the only one it receives)
Glaring Omission: Looper/Cabin in the Woods
Ah, Hell NO! : Prometheus (it may be worthy, I just do not want to reward it) -_-
Writing (Adapted)
My Wish: Lincoln
Reality: Argo or Silver Linings (both worthy)
Glaring Omission: Perks of Being a Wallflower/Cloud Atlas
Ah, Hell NO! : No objections.
Writing (Original)
My Wish: Moonrise Kingdom
Reality: Django Unchained (will be happy, too)
Glaring Omission: Looper/The Master
Ah, Hell NO! : Flight (No. Should not even be here.)
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