FACT: The Oscar Nominations for 2010 will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday 1/24), and just when the world thought things were all but wrapped up, those sneaky bastards threw us a high-hard one:
After the Golden Globes, most thought that THE SOCIAL NETWORK would prevail over THE KING’S SPEECH for the Best Picture category. And then came along the Producers Guild of America Awards late last week, who gave the nod to SPEECH.
OPINION: What a role reversal. Hollywood was expected to vote for the “American” film. Both films are strong and deserving of the Best gold, and it should be noted that the Producer’s Guild has a better track record at predicting the Oscars.
FACT: Most lean towards TOY STORY 3 to run away with the Best Animated Picture award. Not so fast…there is a little indie film floating around out there by the name of THE ILLUSIONIST making major waves. Created by the same team that created the (ahem) Oscar-winning THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, the film is a traditional hand-drawn charmer which has already taken home the Golden Globe for Best Animated.
OPINION: A lot to think about here. Pixar has been the most successful at the Oscars; out of the seven features they made between 2001 and 2009, all have been nominated, and only two have lost. All the others won. TOY STORY 3 is strong and emotional, but THE ILLUSIONIST has the old-fart mentality of the Academy on its side; would they lean towards the old-school (fart) style, or embrace the CGI new? It’s a great question. Of course, all of this could really get shaken up if TOY STORY 3 gets nominated for Best Picture…
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