Guest Author - Terry L Kosse
Oscar 2010 – Well the Oscar’s are finally in. This is my “who should have won” and my “who shouldn’t have won” list.
I am certainly no expert on this subject, but I do know who/what I like and who/what I like less. Of course, leave it to me to pass judgment on a movie I haven’t even seen yet. So, I guess my opinion means very little, to anyone except me. All I can say is that I know what I like. Here are the winners…
Best Picture - The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro
My choice - Avatar
Actor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart
My choice – Morgan Freeman
Actor in a Supporting Role - Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds
My choice- Matt Damon
Actress in a Leading Role - Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side
Agree
Actress in a Supporting Role - Mo'Nique
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Agree
Animated Feature Film - Up
Pete Docter
Agree
Art Direction - Avatar
Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (Art Direction); Kim Sinclair (Set Decoration)
Agree
Cinematography - Avatar
Mauro Fiore
Agree
Costume Design - The Young Victoria
Sandy Powell
Not sure on this one.
Directing - The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow
My choice - Avatar
Documentary Feature - The Cove
Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Documentary Short - 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 Song - Crazy Heart
"The Weary Kind (Theme 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
Agree
Writing Original Screenplay - The Hurt Locker
Written by Mark Boal
My choice - Avatar
Aside from the results, I wish Avatar had won more than it did. Best Picture would have been nice. I guess biggest money maker makes little to no difference in the voting. I do think it should certainly be taken into consideration. It shows what the population likes and thinks is good, but then who are we, just the reason they make movies in the first place, right?
I would love to hear feedback from all of you on your “wish” favorites or dislikes. It should prove interesting indeed. I am certainly going to be watching some of these Oscar Winners to see what the voters consider great acting and great movie making.
See you on the forum.
