This Oscar race pits classic academy taste against the new. “The King's Speech,” “The Fighter” and “True Grit” represent more traditional Oscar fare like “The English Patient,” “Rocky” and “Unforgiven.” But there is precedent for the darker, edgier films — “The Social Network,” “Black Swan” and “Inception” — which mirror more modern winners “The Hurt Locker” and “No Country for Old Men.” What will prevail?
BEST PICTURE
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter's Bone”
Spotlight: “The King's Speech” pulled off a royal coup against early Oscar front-runner “The Social Network” when nominations came out. Reigning with 12, it may be ahead to win best picture, since movies with the most bids triumph 75% of the time. However, “The Social Network” swept most of the film critics' prizes and the Golden Globes, which usually foretell Oscar success too. With “The King's Speech” winning the producers and directors guild awards and on Sunday the SAG ensemble cast award, it likely has the advantage. Meantime, “The Fighter,” “Black Swan” and “True Grit” have hopes for an upset. It's a battle royale!
DIRECTOR
“Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter,” David O. Russell
“The King's Speech,” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network,” David Fincher
“True Grit,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Spotlight: No matter what claims best picture, David Fincher is universally expected to win this contest. While the awards for best picture and director usually line up, they've disagreed four times in the last 12 years. More categories after the jump >>
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“127 Hours,” Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
“The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3,” screenplay by Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“Winter's Bone,” Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Spotlight: “The Social Network” can't lose, of course, being a masterpiece by Hollywood's hottest screenwriter. It's a shame that such a goliath was nominated this year against “Toy Story 3,” which otherwise might have pulled off the first screenplay victory by an animated film.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Another Year,” Mike Leigh
“The Fighter,” screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson; story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
“Inception,” Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right,” Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
“The King's Speech,” David Seidler
Spotlight: The category is crowded with four best picture nominees. “The King's Speech” should rule easily because of its front-runner status and its author's compelling back story. A stammerer himself, Seidler struggled to tell the private story of Britain's King George VI.
ANIMATED FEATURE
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Illusionist”
“Toy Story 3”
Spotlight: “Toy Story 3” will probably win since it's also nominated for best picture, just like last year's champ in this category, “Up.” If so, it'll be the sixth victory for Pixar in 10 years. The studio has lost only twice here (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars”).
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Biutiful” (Mexico)
“Dogtooth” (Greece)
“In a Better World” (Denmark)
“Incendies” (Canada)
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Algeria)
Spotlight: “In a Better World” won the Golden Globe, but “Biutiful” is the front-runner because such Hollywood heavyweights as Julia Roberts and Sean Penn have been publicly rooting for this unpretty but powerful drama of a street hustler dying of cancer (Javier Bardem, Oscar winner for “No Country for Old Men”) directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (nominated for “Babel”).
COSTUME DESIGN
“Alice in Wonderland,” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love,” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King's Speech,” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest,” Sandy Powell
“True Grit,” Mary Zophres
Spotlight: A fascinating clash between two past champs with distinct advantages. Beavan's “King's Speech” may rule because the last four films to win here have been royal historical dramas, but Atwood's “Alice” has literary appeal, more wildly flamboyant fashions plus some royalty of its own (the Red Queen)
Source:http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2011/02/cover-story-2011-oscars-and-the-winners-might-be-.html
BEST PICTURE
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter's Bone”
Spotlight: “The King's Speech” pulled off a royal coup against early Oscar front-runner “The Social Network” when nominations came out. Reigning with 12, it may be ahead to win best picture, since movies with the most bids triumph 75% of the time. However, “The Social Network” swept most of the film critics' prizes and the Golden Globes, which usually foretell Oscar success too. With “The King's Speech” winning the producers and directors guild awards and on Sunday the SAG ensemble cast award, it likely has the advantage. Meantime, “The Fighter,” “Black Swan” and “True Grit” have hopes for an upset. It's a battle royale!
DIRECTOR“Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter,” David O. Russell
“The King's Speech,” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network,” David Fincher
“True Grit,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Spotlight: No matter what claims best picture, David Fincher is universally expected to win this contest. While the awards for best picture and director usually line up, they've disagreed four times in the last 12 years. More categories after the jump >>
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“127 Hours,” Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
“The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3,” screenplay by Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“Winter's Bone,” Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Spotlight: “The Social Network” can't lose, of course, being a masterpiece by Hollywood's hottest screenwriter. It's a shame that such a goliath was nominated this year against “Toy Story 3,” which otherwise might have pulled off the first screenplay victory by an animated film.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Another Year,” Mike Leigh
“The Fighter,” screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson; story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
“Inception,” Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right,” Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
“The King's Speech,” David Seidler
Spotlight: The category is crowded with four best picture nominees. “The King's Speech” should rule easily because of its front-runner status and its author's compelling back story. A stammerer himself, Seidler struggled to tell the private story of Britain's King George VI.
ANIMATED FEATURE
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Illusionist”
“Toy Story 3”
Spotlight: “Toy Story 3” will probably win since it's also nominated for best picture, just like last year's champ in this category, “Up.” If so, it'll be the sixth victory for Pixar in 10 years. The studio has lost only twice here (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars”).
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Biutiful” (Mexico)
“Dogtooth” (Greece)
“In a Better World” (Denmark)
“Incendies” (Canada)
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Algeria)
Spotlight: “In a Better World” won the Golden Globe, but “Biutiful” is the front-runner because such Hollywood heavyweights as Julia Roberts and Sean Penn have been publicly rooting for this unpretty but powerful drama of a street hustler dying of cancer (Javier Bardem, Oscar winner for “No Country for Old Men”) directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (nominated for “Babel”).
COSTUME DESIGN
“Alice in Wonderland,” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love,” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King's Speech,” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest,” Sandy Powell
“True Grit,” Mary Zophres
Spotlight: A fascinating clash between two past champs with distinct advantages. Beavan's “King's Speech” may rule because the last four films to win here have been royal historical dramas, but Atwood's “Alice” has literary appeal, more wildly flamboyant fashions plus some royalty of its own (the Red Queen)
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