I bid hello to you all…I know, I know it’s been a while! I guess I
stopped blogging because I honestly thought my voice wasn’t heard, and among
other things I cared too much about
how lackluster my writing was. Well i'm back I don’t know for how long,
but I am back with a vengeance!...at least for Oscar. So the Oscar nods came
out today and honestly I almost forgot because i've been sooooo wrapped up in
my foolish life. The Oscar nominations awoken me from my unpleasant slumber and
made me realize how much I missed blogging.
The Oscars
are like my second super bowl because I take it just as seriously as the super bowl. I've been watching the Oscars
ever since I could remember. Hell my favorite film is Gone with the wind, and
it won 11 academy awards . The Oscars are probably the main reason why I am
such a movie buff. If it wasn’t for Oscar I wouldn’t know how important “the
score” is to a film, or I wouldn’t know about the term "CGI", or how the "editing"
acts as a character as well. As you can tell I don’t just get excited about who
and what film is nominated although that’s pretty exciting as well, but the
technical awards are just as exciting. Each year I try to challenge myself with
viewing as many films as possible that are nominated. I then pick the films I
think are going to win and I then watch and see if I was right or wrong. For me
it’s a pretty big deal because whenever I am bored I go to the movies even
alone…, which is ok. I know most people think the Oscars are a waste of time,
and at times can be boring because who is to say what is a great film or a
terrible one. But honestly that doesn’t bother me, I find it all so thrilling
and exciting. For example, I remember when Hallie Berry finally changed the game
for African American actresses by being the first to ever win best actress in a
leading role. I remember being sooo moved and just as emotional as she was when
she read her speech. Or when the last Lord of the rings film, the return of the
king took home every award in each category it was nominated in. It is amazing
moments like those when you think “dag I got to see a moment that will forever be apart
of history”. Of course I have my moments when I am watching and I am like hello
what were these people in the screen actors guild thinking??? For instance, not
giving the Harry Potter franchise an Oscar after 8 amazing films in ten years,
or not awarding Johnny Depp and Leonardo Dicaprio an Oscar because we all know
they are the best in their craft , or how many times is Martin Scorsese going to be nominated?????? even for terrible
films like Hugo…so like the Bears I have a love hate relationship with Oscar
because I never know what to expect.
Ok so on
to the nominations…I am super stoked about this years nominations because there
are some excellent films nominated and I want to try to see them all. Over the next few weeks I am going
to review and blog about all the films I see and Oscar night I will tweet and
blog instantaneously my thoughts and about show. Let the race begin!!!!, and as Effie Trinket would say from the hunger games: “May the odd forever be in your
favor”!
Here are the list of nominations:
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"
is leading the way it snatched up 12 nods, including Best Picture, Best Actor
and Best Adapted Screenplay. Behind "Lincoln" comes "Life of
Pi," Yann Martel's 3-D epic, which earned 11 nominations, also including
Best Picture. "Django Unchained," is also among the nominees, as well
as Denzel Washington for his starting role in "Flight."
Take a look at the major Oscar nominations below:
Best Picture:
- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
- “Lincoln”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Amour”
- “Django Unchained”
- “Argo”
- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
- “Lincoln”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Amour”
- “Django Unchained”
- “Argo”
Best Actor:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
- Denzel Washington, “Flight”
- Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables”
- Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
- Denzel Washington, “Flight”
- Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables”
- Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Best Actress:
- Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
- Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
- Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
- Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
- Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Best Director:
- David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
- Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
- Michael Haneke, “Amour”
- Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
- Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
- Michael Haneke, “Amour”
- Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Best Supporting Actor:
- Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
- Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Alan Arkin, “Argo”
- Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
- Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
- Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Alan Arkin, “Argo”
- Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Best Supporting Actress:
- Sally Field, “Lincoln”
- Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
- Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
- Amy Adams, “The Master”
- Sally Field, “Lincoln”
- Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
- Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
- Amy Adams, “The Master”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
- “Argo,” Chris Terrio
- “Lincoln,” Tony Kushner
- “Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell
- “Life of Pi,” David Magee
- “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
- “Argo,” Chris Terrio
- “Lincoln,” Tony Kushner
- “Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell
- “Life of Pi,” David Magee
Best Original Screenplay:
- “Flight,” John Gatins
- “Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal
- “Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino
- “Amour,” Michael Haneke
- “Moonrise Kingdom,” Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
- “Flight,” John Gatins
- “Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal
- “Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino
- “Amour,” Michael Haneke
- “Moonrise Kingdom,” Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
