The 84th Academy Awards: And The Winners Are...

The 84th Academy Awards...

And the Winners Are...

Best Cinematography

Winner: Hugo

My prediction: The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction

Winner: Hugo

My prediction: Hugo

Best Costume Design

Winner: The Artist

My prediction: Hugo

Best Makeup

Winner: The Iron Lady

My prediction: The Iron Lady

Best Foreign Language Film

Winner: A Separation (Iran)

My prediction: A Separation (Iran)

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Octavia Spencer - The Help

My prediction: Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Film Editing

Winner: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

My prediction: The Artist

Best Sound Editing

Winner: Hugo

My prediction: Hugo

Best Sound Mixing

Winner: Hugo

My prediction: Hugo

Best Documentary Feature

Winner: Undefeated

My prediction: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Best Animated Feature Film

Winner: Rango

My prediction: Rango

Best Visual Effects

Winner: Hugo

My prediction: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Christopher Plummer - Beginners

My prediction: Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Original Score

Winner: The Artist

My prediction: The Artist

Best Original Song

Winner: "Man or Muppet" - The Muppets

My prediction: "Man or Muppet" - The Muppets

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner: The Descendants

My prediction: The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay

Winner: Midnight in Paris

My prediction: Midnight in Paris

Best Live Action Short

Winner: The Shore

My prediction: Time Freak

Best Documentary Short

Winner: Saving Face

My prediction: Saving Face

Best Animated Short Film

Winner: The Fantastic Flying Book of Mr. Morris Lessmore

My prediction: La Luna

Best Director

Winner: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

My prediction: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Best Actor

Winner: Jean Dujardin - The Artist

My prediction: Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Best Actress

Winner: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

My prediction: Viola Davis - The Help

Best Picture

Winner: The Artist

My prediction: The Artist

I got 16 out of 24 correct or 67%. Not bad, not bad.

The worse category of the night was Best Original Song. For one, only two songs?! If that was the case, they should've just scrapped the category from the show. Another thing, what happened to the songs being performed like previous years? Again, just scrap the category.



The 32nd Annual Razzie Awards: And The Nominees Are...

The nominations for the 32nd Annual Razzie Awards have been announced and it's not looking good for Adam Sandler because he has been nominated for 11 Razzies this year, a new record! The previous record holder was Eddie Murphy with five nominations back in 2007.

The "winners" will be announced on Sunday, April 1st (April Fool's Day). Will any of the nominees be there to accept their award if they were to "win"? It's very, very rare that anyone does because in the 31 years that the Razzies have been around, only three celebrities have shown up: Tom Green for Freddie Got Fingered (2001), Halle Berry for Catwoman (2004) and Sandra Bullock for All About Steve (2009). Those three showed that they have a sense of humor and can laugh at themselves which is good to see.

Here are the nominees...

Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Jack & Jill
New Year's Eve
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Actor
Russell Brand - Arthur
Nicolas Cage - Drive Angry, Season of the Witch and Trespass
Taylor Lautner - Abduction and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Adam Sandler - Just Go With It and Jack & Jill
Nick Swardson - Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star

Worst Actress
Martin Lawrence (as "Momma" - Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Sarah Palin (as "Herself") - Sarah Palin: The Undefeated
Sarah Jessica Parker - I Don't Know How She Does It and New Year's Eve
Adam Sandler (as "Jill") - Jack & Jill
Kristen Stewart - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Supporting Actor
Patrick Dempsey - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
James Franco - Your Highness
Ken Jeong - Big Momma 3, The Hangover Part II, Transformers 3 and Zookeeper
Al Pacino (as "Al Pacino") - Jack & Jill
Nick Swardson - Jack & Jill and Just Go With It

Worst Supporting Actress
Katie Holmes - Jack & Jill
Brandon T. Jackson (as "Charmaine") - Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Nicole Kidman - Just Go With It
David Spade (as "Monica") - Jack & Jill
The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Worst Screen Ensemble
Entire Cast of Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Entire Cast of Jack & Jill
Entire Cast of New Year's Eve
Entire Cast of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Entire Cast of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Director
Michael Bay - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tom Brady - Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Bill Condon - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Dennis Dugan - Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Garry Marshall - New Year's Eve

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
Arthur
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star (Rip-off of Boogie Nights and A Star is Born)
The Hangover Part II (Both a sequel and a remake!)
Jack & Jill (Remake/Rip-off of Ed Woods' Glen or Glenda)
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Screen Couple
Nicolas Cage & Anyone sharing the screen with him in any of his three 2011 movies
Shia LeBeouf & The Underwear Model (aka Rosey Huntington-Whiteley) - Transformers 3
Adam Sandler & Either Jennifer Aniston or Brooklyn Decker - Just Go With It
Adam Sandler & Either Katie Holmes, Al Pacino or Adam Sandler - Jack & Jill
Kristen Stewart & Either Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Screenplay
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Jack & Jill
New Year's Eve
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

The 84th Academy Awards: My Predictions

The 84th Academy Awards will air this Sunday at 7e/4p on ABC, so I think this would be a good time to post my predictions.

Here we go...

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

My prediction: The Artist

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Demian Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

My prediction: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Could win: George Clooney - The Descendants

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

My prediction: Viola Davis - The Help
Could win: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

My prediction: Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help

My prediction: Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life

My prediction: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Could win: Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

My prediction: Midnight in Paris
Could win: The Artist

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

My prediction: The Descendants

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)

My prediction: A Separation (Iran)

Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

My prediction: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

My prediction: Rango

Best Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

My prediction: The Tree of Life
Could win: Hugo

Best Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

My prediction: The Artist

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet" - The Muppets
"Real in Rio" - Rio

My prediction: "Man or Muppet" - The Muppets

Best Documentary Short
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

My prediction: Saving Face

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

My prediction: La Luna

Best Live Action Short Film
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

My prediction: Time Freak

Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady

My prediction: The Iron Lady

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

My prediction: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

My prediction: Hugo

Best Sound Mixing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

My prediction: Hugo

Best Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

My prediction: The Artist

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

My prediction: Hugo

Best Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

My prediction: Hugo

The Razzies Shake Up Their Schedule

On Tuesday, January 24th, the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced. The day before, the nominations for the 32nd Razzie Awards were supposed to be announced. That didn't happen because this year, the co-owners of the Razzies, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, decided to shake things up.

This year, April Fool's Day will fall on a Sunday, so it's been decided that the winners will be announced on that day. The nominations will be announced on the eve of the Oscars, Saturday, February 25th.

In the statement, the change is explained:

"When they got a look at the 2012 calendar, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, co-owners of the RAZZIES, saw a unique opportunity to do something they’ve wanted to do since their awards were created in 1980: Emphasize the RAZZIES’ comedic intent by unveiling the “winners” of Tinsel Town’s Tackiest Trophy on APRIL FOOLS’ DAY (Sunday, April 1, 2012)."

The Razzies "honor" the worst achievement in film...in a light-hearted way, of course. Last year, The Last Airbender "won" for Worst Picture of 2010. Something tells me that Jack and Jill is going to take home that honor this year. We'll find out on April Fool's Day!

69th Annual Golden Globes: The Results (Film)

This post is going to serve two purposes: 1) list the winners of the 69th Annual Golden Globes and 2) see how I did with my predictions.

It should be noted that I'm only going to be featuring the film categories here since that's what I focused on for my predictions.

Here we go...

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
My prediction: Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Winner: Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
My prediction: John Williams - War Horse
Winner: Ludovic Bource - The Artist

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
My prediction: "The Living Proof" - The Help
Winner: "Masterpiece" - W.E.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
My prediction: Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Winner: Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

Best Animated Feature Film
My prediction: Rango
Winner: The Adventures of Tintin

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
My prediction: Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Winner: Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris

Best Foreign Language Film
My prediction: The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Winner: A Separation (Iran)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
My prediction: Jessica Chastain - The Help
Winner: Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Director - Motion Picture
My prediction: Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Winner: Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
My prediction: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Winner: Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
My prediction: Viola Davis - The Help
Winner: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
My prediction: The Artist
Winner: The Artist

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
My prediction: George Clooney - The Descendants
Winner: George Clooney - The Descendants

Best Motion Picture - Drama
My prediction: The Descendants
Winner: The Descendants

So, I went 8 for 14 or 57%. Hopefully I'll do better with my Oscar predictions.

Before I end this post, read THIS and learn why one shouldn't be upset if they're favorite didn't win.

2012 Golden Globes: My Predictions

The 69th Annual Golden Globes will take place this Sunday, so I think I'll make my predictions of who I think will win in the film categories.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse


Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

Dark horse: Bridesmaids


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

I wouldn't be surprised if Meryl Streep's name is called on Sunday, though.


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage

Dark horse: Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
Brad Pitt - Moneyball


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

Dark horse: Ryan Gosling for Crazy, Stupid, Love.


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

This was a toss up for me between Chastain and Spencer.  Either one of them could hear their name called on Sunday.


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer - Beginners


Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
George Clooney - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo


Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - The Descendants
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - Moneyball


Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore - Hugo
John Williams - War Horse


Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet
"The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher
"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs
"The Living Proof" - The Help
"Masterpiece" - W.E.


Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango


Best Foreign Language Film
The Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (United States)
The Kid With a Bike (Belgium)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globes have been announced. The winners will be announced Live on January 15, 2012 at 8pm (EST) on NBC.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film
The Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (United States)
The Kid With a Bike (Belgium)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
George Clooney - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - The Descendants
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - Moneyball

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore - Hugo
John Williams - War Horse

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet
"The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher
"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs
"The Living Proof" - The Help
"Masterpiece" - W.E.

Best Television Series - Drama
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Claire Danes - Homeland
Mireille Enos - The Killing
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe - Revenge
Callie Thorne - Necessary Roughness

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer - Boss
Jeremy Irons - The Borgias
Damian Lewis - Homeland

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Laura Dern - Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Laura Linney - The Big C
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
David Duchovny - Californication
Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane - Hung
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cinema Verite
Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Romola Garai - The Hour
Diane Lane - Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern - Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Bonneville - Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)
Idris Elba - Luther
William Hurt - Too Big to Fail
Bill Nighy - Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Dominic West - The Hour

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story
Kelly MacDonald - Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith - Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood - Mildred Pierce

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti - Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins - Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family