With January coming to a close and February knocking at our door, we begin to inch closer and closer to the biggest award ceremony on television: The Oscars.
On February 27th, the stars of Hollywood will come together as the Academy will announce what they think were the best movies of 2010. Personally, I am not as excited about this year's Oscar Nominations as I have been in previous years. The main reason being that 2010 was the most depressing year I can ever remember at the box office. The last 4 months have produced quality films on very few occasions. However, despite Hollywood producing so much trash over the past 4 months, the Oscars are still somewhat special and deserve mentioning.
Basically, I'm just going to post what the nominees are for the categories people actually care about. Over the next week or so, I'll be posting a little bit more of my opinions on all of the nominees.
Best Picture
The Fighter
Toy Story 3
Inception
Writer's Bone
The Social Network
True Grit
127 Hours
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Black Swan
Best Actor (Leading Role)
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Best Actress (Leading Role)
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence - Writer's Bone
Best Actor (Supporting Role)
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Geoffery Rush - The King's Speech
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
John Hawkes - Writer's Bone
Best Actress (Supporting Role)
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Best Animated Film
Toy Story 3
The Illusionist
How To Train Your Dragon
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen - True Grit
David Fincher - The Social Network
David O. Russell - The Fighter
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
I'm not a big fan of predictions but later in the week I will give my opinions on who should win as well as the other categories not listed above like art direction, cinemotography, costume etc. Just wanted to give you an updated list before I go to bed!
