by Sujoy on January 24, 2012
The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning in Hollywood. The Oscars ceremony has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, with director Brett Ratner and host Eddie Murphy quitting. But all’s well now, as we will see Billy Crystal hosting the awards show after a long gap. It will surely be a good show nonetheless, when the show airs from the Kodak theatre on Feb 23. Until then, have a look at the full list of nominees, and our take on it. We have serious issues with some inclusions, and more so, with some obvious exclusions. Go on, hit the jump!
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by Sujoy on February 27, 2011
So we have done the countdown of the Oscars Nominees of this year, put our discussions and arguments forward and disclosed whom we are placing our bets on. We discussed – The Visual Techs, The Supporting Actors, The Lead Actors, The Best Picture and the Directors nominations. We didn’t quite manage to complete the entire list. But to make it up for that, here it is, our complete list of predicted winners.
Lotsa visuals for you to handle after the jump 
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by Sujoy on February 27, 2011
Here we are with the list of nominations for - Best Picture.
We have 10 nominations, which means more and more movies in the future can be released as – Academy Award nominated.
127 Hours – Danny Boyle and Christian Colson
Black Swan – Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, and Brian Oliver
The Fighter – David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Mark Wahlberg
Inception – Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
The Kids Are All Right – Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, and Celine Rattray
The King’s Speech – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin
The Social Network – Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, and Scott Rudin
Toy Story 3 – Darla K. Anderson
True Grit – Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, and Scott Rudin
Winter’s Bone – Alix Madigan and Anne Rosellini
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by Sujoy on February 27, 2011
Like every other year, the awards that precede the Oscars lead to much predictions. But all those awards lead to the Oscars – this is where stuff gets real. And we are discussing the Best Director.
Darren Aronofsky – The Black Swan.
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – True Grit
David Fincher – The Social Network
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
David O. Russell – The Fighter
That is the nomination list for this year. And I am gutted to not see Christopher Nolan on the list. There is no denying to the fact that Inception was one of the most original, most entertaining and magnificent piece of cinema that came out last year ( or some might debate in a very very long time ). But then, that’s just me, and the Academy wouldn’t listen to me.
Who are we betting on: David Fincher – The Social Network.
Here’s what statistics say: A complete list of accolades won by The Social Network
As for David Fincher, he has already won the Golden Globes, Direcotr’s Guild, BAFTA and the list is pretty much endless. The statistics do support him, and from that list I would certainly want him to win. Along with Aaron Sorkin, Fincher has effectively and quite magically transformed a story of a business plan into something of the magnitude of a nail-biting action movie. He helped transform Mark Zuckerberg from being a nerd to a super human being , and in the process, has actually left a glowing inspiration to many (budding) entrepreneurs. That’s the power of cinema right there.
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