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2010 Academy Awards In-Game Thread

  • krambman
    This is the place for live discussion during the Oscars.

    Awards show starts at 8:30 on ABC. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-host.

    I'll do my best to highlight the winners in bold when they are announced.

    Nominees:
    Actor in a Supporting Role
    * Matt Damon in “Invictus”
    * Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
    * Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
    * Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
    * Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

    Animated Feature Film
    * “Coraline” Henry Selick
    * “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
    * “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
    * “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
    * “Up” Pete Docter

    Music (Original Song)
    * “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
    * “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
    * “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
    * “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
    * “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

    Writing (Original Screenplay)
    * “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
    * “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
    * “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
    * “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

    Short Film (Animated)
    * “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
    * “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
    * “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
    * “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
    * “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

    Documentary (Short Subject)
    * “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
    * “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
    * “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
    * “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
    * “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

    Short Film (Live Action)
    * “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
    * “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
    * “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
    * “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
    * “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

    Makeup
    * “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
    * “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
    * “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

    Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
    * “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
    * “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
    * “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
    * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
    * “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

    Actress in a Supporting Role
    * Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
    * Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
    * Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
    * Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
    * Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

    Art Direction
    * “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
    * “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
    * “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
    * “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
    * “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

    Costume Design
    * “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
    * “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
    * “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
    * “Nine” Colleen Atwood
    * “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

    Sound Editing
    * “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
    * “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
    * “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
    * “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

    Sound Mixing
    * “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
    * “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
    * “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
    * “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

    Cinematography
    * “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
    * “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
    * “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
    * “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

    Music (Original Score)
    * “Avatar” James Horner
    * “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
    * “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
    * “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
    * “Up” Michael Giacchino

    Visual Effects
    * “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
    * “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
    * “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

    Documentary (Feature)

    * “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
    * “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
    * “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
    * “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
    * “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

    Film Editing
    * “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
    * “District 9” Julian Clarke
    * “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
    * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

    Foreign Language Film
    * “Ajami” Israel
    * “The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
    * “A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
    * “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
    * “The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

    Actor in a Leading Role
    * Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
    * George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
    * Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
    * Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
    * Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

    Actress in a Leading Role
    * Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
    * Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
    * Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
    * Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
    * Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

    Directing
    * “Avatar” James Cameron
    * “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
    * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
    * “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

    Best Picture
    * “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
    * “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
    * “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
    * “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
    * “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
    * “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
    * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
    * “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
    * “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
    * “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
  • se-alum
    Would love to see Jeff Bridges win for best actor!
  • 2kool4skool
    se-alum wrote: Would love to see Jeff Bridges win for best actor!
    He will, don't worry.
  • krambman
    2kool4skool wrote:
    se-alum wrote: Would love to see Jeff Bridges win for best actor!
    He will, don't worry.
    Yeah. I feel like there isn't much excitement around the majpor awards this year since everyone thinks they are runaways (Avatar, Cameron, Bridges, Bullock).
  • burt07
    What I THINK will happen:

    Actor: Bridges
    Supporting Actor: Waltz
    Actress: Bullock
    Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
    Animated: Up
    Directing: Cameron
    Picture: Avatar

    What I WANT to happen:

    Actor: Renner
    Supporting Actor: Waltz
    Actress: Bullock
    Supporting Actress: Kendrick
    Animated: Up
    Directing: Bigelow
    Picture: The Hurt Locker
  • 2kool4skool
    krambman wrote:
    2kool4skool wrote:
    se-alum wrote: Would love to see Jeff Bridges win for best actor!
    He will, don't worry.
    Yeah. I feel like there isn't much excitement around the majpor awards this year since everyone thinks they are runaways (Avatar, Cameron, Bridges, Bullock).
    Avatar and Cameron probably aren't winning.

    Id be really, really surprised if it wasn't

    Hurt Locker
    Bigelow
    Bridges
    Bullock
    Waltz
    Mo'Nique

    Streep maybe has a chance at knocking off Bullock, but I wouldn't count on it.
  • se-alum
    He's not going to win, but Woody Harrelson was great in The Messenger.
  • Benny The Jet
    Had to ask who that older lady was doing the interviewing, apparently it's Kathy Ireland. She looks extremely awkward and uncomfortable, and either pregnant or dress is wayyyyyyyyyyy to tight.
  • killer_ewok
    Wow. Is it me or does the opening of the show seem really uninspired? I haven't laughed once. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin suck.
  • KnightXC1
    Man did Clooney looked pissed after that joke.
  • killer_ewok
    ^^^Oh yeah. LOL
  • raiderbuck
    I think it was on purpose...lol
  • raiderbuck
    Waltz taking home the first award. He was really good in IB
  • KnightXC1
    Christoph Waltz wins Best Supporting Actor

    Far and away the best choice
  • chief_wigam
    If there is a God, he will not let that overrated piece of shit Mo'nique win. I hate that disgusting, slobby broad with a passion!!!!
  • KnightXC1
    Up wins Best Animated Movie

    Also the best choice
  • krambman
    "Up" wins for best animated picture. Shouldn't "Avatar" have been nominated in this category too?
  • DeyDurkie5
    Why was Clooney looking so pissed earlier? Did I miss something?
  • raiderbuck
    ^^I think it was part of the joke. Both Alec and Steve gave Clooney a look, and he gave them a look back. They did it twice actually.
  • DeyDurkie5
    Now who is this broad???
  • DeyDurkie5
    ben stiller is the best lol
  • krambman
    Ben Stiller in full Avatar makeup; hilarious!
  • sherm03
    It's a shame "The Last Truck" didn't win for Best Short Documentary. I was really hoping they would have gotten it.


    And Ben Stiller cracks me up!
  • El Jefe Grande
    Me gusta Penelope Cruz.
  • krambman
    chief_wigam wrote: If there is a God, he will not let that overrated piece of shit Mo'nique win. I hate that disgusting, slobby broad with a passion!!!!
    Sorry.