Oscar contenders

[Da_O]

Listed favorite at the top

Best Picture
The Social Network
Black Swan
Another Year
True Grit
Inception
The King's Speech
The Winter's Bones
Toy Story 3
The Kids are alright
127 Hours

I really believe the Social Network is going to win. It's widely been the best reviewed movie of the year and David Fincher is a known heavy hitter that hasn't won one yet. Many people think that any director would've hit this one out of the park with Aaron Sorkin's writing, but he has been a pretty good director over the years and think this movie is worthy of winning. Still think Zodiac is Fincher's best film.

Honestly, I want Black Swan to win as Aronofsky is becoming one the many great masterful directors of our time. He's young so I'm sure he'll be up again.

Best Actor
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Leonardo Dicaprio - Shutter Island or James Franco - 127 Hours

Colin Firth is probably going to win it as many people thought he was robbed for his performance in A Single Man, well Firth put together another performance that is sure be the favorite.

Gosling is the only other one I could see winning this. It's up to the academy who may think that Gosling is young enough to be up for another one.

Best Actress
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Tilda Swinton - I Am Love
Annette Bening - The Kids are all right
Jennifer Lawrence - The Winter's Bones
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

IMO, this is Portman's to lose. The only other possible actresses that could take it is, I think Swinton could win for I Am Love for the sheer fact of Swinton having to learn two other languages she did not speak fluently for the role. Bening is the other because the academy may not think she may be up for another one(Seriously, they seem to vote based on these things).

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Mike Leigh - Another Year
David Fincher - The Social Network
Christopher Nolan - Inception
The Coen Brothers - True Grit

If Aronofsky doesn't win this, that would be a huge shock to me. Mike Leigh has a good shot as well.

EDIT: I changed Blue Valentine to King's Speech on Best Picture nominations. Even though I believe BV is a superior film King's Speech looks like it will get a nod. Also 127 hours has been nominated for Best Picture for almost every other award out there and so I'm also fairly certain it will get a nomination as well.

 

[speeds]

This list makes me feel like I haven't watched any movies this year. I've only seen Inception. I'm sure True Grit will be kickass, though.

 

[Da_O]

This list makes me feel like I haven't watched any movies this year. I've only seen Inception. I'm sure True Grit will be kickass, though.

The Social Network
Black Swan
True Grit
Blue Valentine

Those movies are IMO the must watch films of this year.

 

[¹²³]

This list makes me feel like I haven't watched any movies this year. I've only seen Inception. I'm sure True Grit will be kickass, though.

I'm on the same boat. I watched a very limited number of American productions this year, but saw some great international movies.

 

[Master Shake]

I can see best picture probably going to Inception.

I think Black Swan will take enough awards. It was pretty good.

 

[Big Frame]

Didnt John Wayne win an Oscar for True Gritt allready?

 

[speeds]

Didnt John Wayne win an Oscar for True Gritt allready?

Yep.

This one isn't a remake, though. It is a new movie based on the same source material, FWIW.

 

[Moo2K4]

I've seen tons of movies this year....but the only movies from any of those mentioned that I've seen is Inception, Shutter Island, and....that's it.

 

[¹²³]

Just saw Black Swan's trailer. I have to tell it was not what I was expecting, but it looks interesting.

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[Da_O]

I can see best picture probably going to Inception.

I think Black Swan will take enough awards. It was pretty good.

Though Inception is a fan favorite I really don't see it winning. Big blockbusters, especially ones with as big of grandiose events such as Inception never win. While it is one of the best reviewed movies of the year, I'm saying it's going to fall short. Should be a shoo-in for Best original screenplay and Christopher Nolan has a real shot at winning Best Director.

The favorite to win Best Picture is the Social Network. It really is that films to lose. It is by far and away the best reviewed film of the year and based upon a story most everyone is familiar with. Trust me, if the Social Network didn't win, that would be huge surprise to me.