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82nd Academy Award Winners

For this WAMG writer, it was a glorious sight to behold as Kathryn Bigelow, at the 82nd Academy Awards, became the first woman in Oscar history to win the award for directing. Bigelow also went on to share the honors with fellow producers Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro as THE HURT LOCKER took home the award for Best Picture. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock received the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. On a personal note, I had a wonderful time being a guest of AMPAS at their various symposiums, at the Kodak Theatre, and on the Red Carpet on Oscar Day. For this freshman reporter and lifelong Oscarfan, it was the dream of a lifetime!

Here’s the full list on winners:

Best Picture

  • “The Hurt Locker” – Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

Directing

  • “The Hurt Locker” – Kathryn Bigelow

Actor in a Leading Role

Actor in a Supporting Role

Actress in a Leading Role

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

  • “Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

  • “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Cinematography

  • “Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Costume Design

  • “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Documentary (Feature)

  • “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens

Documentary (Short Subject)

  • “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

Film Editing

  • “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Foreign Language Film

  • “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina

Makeup

  • “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)

  • “Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

  • “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Short Film (Animated)

  • “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

Short Film (Live Action)

  • “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

  • “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Sound Mixing

  • “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Visual Effects

  • “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boa

Source: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

WAMG Road to the Oscars: ONE DAY LEFT

With one day left, final preparations were underway on the red carpet for the 82nd Academy Awards, and your truly, was taking it all in.

The large gold men lining the red carpet into the Kodak Theatre were being decorated with flowers…

…and crews were busy seeing to every last detail.

Fans lucky enough to have bleacher seats…have no worry. The entire red carpet is protected by a clear tent in case it rains.

Camera crews from around the world were securing their vantage points for tomorrow’s red carpet arrivals.

Even Oscar got one last dress rehearsal before the eyes of world will be on him tomorrow.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

The Day of Judgement: Oscar Nomination Predictions

Having just picked up my press credentials from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, on the eve of the Oscar nominations, its time to think about how it’ll all go down tomorrow morning.  With less than  12 hours to go,  none of  the Oscar pundits really have a clue on what will see a nomination for the 82nd Academy Awards.  Ever since AMPAS announced that the Best Picture Category will go from 5 to 10 last summer, the wait has been insufferable, but finally we’ll hear  what the  AMPAS voters consider to be the 10 Best Picture nominees.    

Being that I was in sunny Southern California, I consulted with WAMG’s Oscar handicapper, Panda Hugger. So without further adieu, here’s our predictions:

BEST PICTURE

  • THIS IS IT  (Because its Michael Jackson)
  • AVATAR
  • THE HURT LOCKER
  • INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
  • PRECIOUS: BASED  ON  THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE
  • UP IN THE  AIR
  • DISTRICT 9
  • AN EDUCATION
  • STAR TREK
  • THE HANGOVER

 Watch out for: INVICTUS, THE BLIND SIDE, A SINGLE MAN, A SERIOUS MAN

DIRECTOR

  • Kathryn Bigelow – THE HURT LOCKER
  • James Cameron – AVATAR
  • Lee Daniels – PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE
  • Jason Reitman – UP IN THE AIR
  • Quentin Tarantino – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Watch out for: Neill Blomkamp -DISTRICT 9, Lone Scherfig – AN EDUCATION, Clint Eastwood – INVICTUS

ACTOR

  • Jeff Bridges – CRAZY HEART
  • George Clooney – UP IN THE AIR
  • Colin Firth – A SINGLE MAN
  • Morgan Freeman – INVICTUS
  • Jeremy Renner – THE HURT LOCKER

Watch out for: Viggo Mortensen – THE ROAD, Daniel Day-Lewis – NINE, Ben Foster -THE MESSENGER, Michael Stuhlbarg – A SERIOUS MAN

SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Woody Harrelson – THE MESSENGER
  • Christopher Plummer – THE LAST STATION
  • Stanley Tucci – THE LOVELY BONES
  • Christoph Waltz – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
  • Christian McKay – ME AND ORSON WELLES

Watch our for: Alfred Molina – AN EDUCATION, Peter Sarsgaard – AN EDUCATION, Matt Damon – INVICTUS, Anthony Mackie – THE HURT LOCKER

ACTRESS

  • Sandra Bullock – THE BLIND SIDE (This is her year – everyone else, thanks for coming, ya’ll look beautiful).
  • Helen Mirren – THE LAST STATION
  • Carey Mulligan – AN EDUCATION
  • Gabourey Sidibe – PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE
  • Meryl Streep – JULIA & JULIE

Watch out for: Zoe Saldana – AVATAR, Emily Blunt – THE YOUNG VICTORIA

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Vera Farmiga – UP IN THE AIR
  • Anna Kendrick – UP IN THE AIR
  • MoNique – PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE
  • Marion Cotillard – NINE
  • Samantha Morton – THE MESSENGER

Watch out for: Maggie Gyllenhaal – CRAZY HEART, Julianne Moore – A SINGLE MAN, Diane Kruger – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, Melanie Laurent – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

ANIMATED

  • CORALINE
  • FANTASTIC MR. FOX
  • THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
  • UP (Please take note: THIS is the category that this movie belongs in – NOT BEST PICTURE).

Watch out for: 9, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, PONYO

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
  • UP
  • (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
  • A SERIOUS MAN
  • THE HURT LOCKER

Watch out for: AVATAR, THE HANGOVER

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • UP IN THE AIR
  • PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE
  • AN EDUCATION
  • SHERLOCK HOLMES
  • NINE

Watch out for: CRAZY HEART, JULIE & JULIA, STAR TREK

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

  • THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (ARGENTINA)
  • THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
  • AJAMI (ISRAEL)
  • A PROPHET (FRANCE)
  • WINTER IN WARTIME (NETHERLANDS)

Watch out for: SAMSON & DELILAH (AUSTRALIA), THE MILK OF SORROW (PERU), KELIN (KAZAKHSTAN)

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced  tomorrow morning,  Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:38 a.m. PST in the Academy’ s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and yours truly will be there to give you a full report. The nominations will be announced by AMPAS President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar Nominated Actress  Anne Hathaway and you can watch it LIVE on the Academy’s Website or on their official Facebook page.  The E! Channel will broadcast them live as usual.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m./8 p.m. ET.

Source: Oscars.org

Hathaway To Announce Academy Award Nominations

I’ll be representin’ We Are Movie Geeks at the Academy Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning and bringing you coverage of the 82nd Academy Award Nominations, followed by a report on all the nominees.

The press release from AMPAS:

Beverly Hills, CA (January 26, 2010) – Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards ® will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Anne Hathaway.

Sherak and Hathaway will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at a 5:30 a.m. news conference at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, where hundreds of media representatives from around the world will be gathered. Nominations information for all categories will be distributed simultaneously to news media in attendance and via the Internet on the official Academy Awards Web site, www.oscar.com.

Last year Hathaway received her first Oscar nomination for her leading role in “Rachel Getting Married.” She first came to national attention in the 2006 sleeper hit “The Devil Wears Prada” opposite Meryl Streep. Hathaway will be seen next in Valentine’s Day,” followed by the role of the White Queen in Tim Burton’s remake of “Alice in Wonderland” and “Love and Other Drugs” opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. Her other film credits include “Bride Wars,” “Get Smart,” “Passengers,” “Becoming Jane,” “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Princess Diaries.”

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Last year’s Academy Awards telecast opened with a flashy, musical number from Hathaway and Hugh Jackman that would’ve made Bob Fosse proud. For a second look at their performance, click here…

7 Films Ready For Their Close-Up, Mr. Oscar

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 82nd Academy Awards ®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

  • District 9
  • Il Divo
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  • The Road
  • Star Trek
  • The Young Victoria

On Saturday, January 23, all members of the Academy’s Makeup Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: Oscars.org

AMPAS Narrows Visual Effects Race Down to Seven

This is a big category now and the Academy really needs to give some serious thought on expanding the nominees from 3 to 5. At a board meeting over the summer,  they voted to  expand the voting rights of the various branches due to the Academy’s ongoing retweeking of its rules.  Visual Effects is one such  category  in desperate need of an adjustment. As of this year, AVATAR, STAR TREK are definitely in….anyone care to venture a guess on what will be the third? My own choice would be DISTRICT 9.

From AMPAS:

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards ®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

  • AVATAR
  • DISTRICT 9
  • HARRY POTTER  AND THE  HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
  • STAR TREK
  • TERMINATOR SALVATION
  • TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
  • 2012

On Thursday, January 21, all members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

Souce: Oscars.org

Oscar Ballots In The Mail

And away they go….all 5,777  nomination ballots were sent out  to Oscar voters today!

Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted. Nomination and final Awards ballots are tabulated by PricewaterhouseCoopers to ensure that all aspects of the balloting process are conducted with fairness and accuracy. Prior to mailing, the PricewaterhouseCoopers staff administers a thorough verification process to ensure that there are no duplicate ballots and that none are missing. In addition to being counted and sorted, the ballots are numbered to guarantee that each one is addressed to the appropriate Academy voter.

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: AMPAS

15 Films Go After Oscar For Visual Effects

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards ®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

“Angels & Demons”

“Avatar”

“Coraline”

“Disney’s A Christmas Carol”

“District 9”

“G-Force”

“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

“Sherlock Holmes”

“Star Trek”

“Terminator Salvation”

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

“2012”

“Watchmen”

“Where the Wild Things Are”

 

In early January, the members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee, who selected the semifinalists, will narrow the list to seven. All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films on Thursday, January 21. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

The biggest snub? THE LOVELY BONES…speaks volumes that it was left off the list. In the end it probably won’t matter. AVATAR pretty much has this category, as well as others, locked up for the win.

Source: AMPAS

82nd Oscars – Things Are A-Changin’

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AMPAS is at it again with more new rules and changes.

A  significant change was made in the Music – Original Song category.

The governors approved the Music Branch Executive Committee recommendation that if no song achieves a minimum average score of 8.25 in the nominations voting, there be no original song nominees and thus no Oscar presented for the category. If only one song achieves the required minimum, it and the song with the next highest score will be deemed the nominees. If two or more songs achieve the minimum score, they will be the nominees though no more than five nominees can be selected. Previously, the rules dictated that there be no more than five but no fewer than three nominees in the category.

In addition and as previously announced, the Best Picture category will have ten nominees instead of five.

Other modifications of the rules include normal date changes and minor “housekeeping” changes.

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