****OFFICIAL 2010 Academy Awards Thread****
 

The Oscar Awards 2010 are taking place today at 7:00 PM CST. The live coverage of the Oscars Awards 2010 can be watched on ABC. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are being held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Actors Alec Baldwin and Steve martin will host the show. The 2010 Oscars will be the first telecast since the 59th ceremony to have multiple hosts.

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”

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”

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”

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”

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

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

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

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

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

Documentary (Feature)
“Burma VJ” Anders Ostergaard 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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

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

Figured it would be okay to stay in the Lounge for the evening. Feel free to move it if need be.

I just really hope Avatar doesn't walk away with it this year. Sure the technology was groundbreaking for films but as a film alone it lacked a lot of substance. I hope Hurt Locker takes it tonight.

I want Inglourious Basterds or Precious to win; but all the buzz is for Hurt Locker.

Hurt Locker was great from a film-making standpoint, but the plot was just kinda lacking I felt. I dunno. Maybe that's just me.

I thought it stuck to the plot really well. The plot was simple, it was about a US EOD unit in Iraq. It didn't have the hollywood appeal love story or anything. It just put you there in the heart of the war. Not saying your opinion is wrong, just simply stating my own. That's what is great about movies is that everyone interprets them a different way. I know a lot of people that felt the same way you did. I thought Hurt Locker was fantastic. I hope it's either that or Inglorious Bastards tonight.

One of tonight's host in action. Talented man that Steve Martin.

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Right, and I see your point in that. I wasn't expecting an epic, or a in depth crazy plot with twists and turns, but to me it almost seemed like nothing happened-happened. Or rather, not enough. It kept my attention with the suspense and such, but I wasn't really connected to any of the characters, and they didn't have a lot about his family. And maybe that was "the point" but it hindered my enjoyment.

But again, it was great from a production stand-point. And well acted, well directed.

Avatar was nominated in all the right categories. Mostly technical ones.

That said, I hope Inglorious Basterds wins best pic.

Wont be watching, but hope that Inglorious Basterds gets best picture. It was the best movie of the year in my book, the others nominated all seem so-so.

I'm also cheering for In the Loop to win best screenplay, that was a frickin hilarious movie.

Inglorious Basterds would be my pick for best picture but it looks pretty unlikely that it will win.

Kathy is wearing too much.

At the risk of offending my LA brethren, watching these jackals absolutely suck each other off like a gang of wild, sex-crazed Hells Angels can be a little disorienting at times

Sweet...Waltz. Thats a Bingo!

Whassup with Clooney being a douche in his shots? Hes normally not like that....

So far I'm not really feelin' the two-person host thing......

I'm pretty sure it's some kind of an inside joke that he's in on. You're right - he's not like that, so I'd be really surprised if he was serious.

This is the guy that on his Inside the Actor's Studio show said he credited HIMSELF with single-handedly ruining the Batman franchise, then asked James Lipton if he saw his bat nipples.

Looks like an inside joke with the hosts.
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sorry, but how in the hell does inglorius basterds not win best original screenplay?



it's the best original screenplay in a decade

Wow..John Hughes gets his own Posthumous Oscar tribute..

It seems a bit awkward so far.

Anyone else on DirecTV suddenly have their local signals go out?

mmaddog
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I agree.. The Hurt Locker is a masterpiece of suspense and tension, but as far as a screenplay goes, Inglourious Basterds was absolutely magnificent... This is Woodson over Revis all over again lol

Hurt Locker screenwriter Boal. Since he was there as a journalist,do you think he basically ripped off his material from regular GI's there?

You always see warnings before a film starts that a movie is fictitious and doesn't represent real people. I think they do this so they don't have to pay anyone or it's for legal reasons.

Anyways there are too many Iraq films.

Shocker on the Documentary Short. The blogs will be a blazing.

Is anyone else on DTV not receiving the locals?

I know my area isn't the only one...

mmaddog
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Hurt locker controversy. Not fictional. Screenwriter copied actual events and people with no credit?

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/m...r_3/index.html

Dude... I don't know what kind of bikers you hang with, but I don't think they're Hell's Angels. LMAO "Sure, we're Hell's Angels! The pink triangle is our new logo. Hey, come on behind the barn, it's, uh, initiation time..." :D

Waltx for Supporting Actor, "Up" for Animated. So far, right on target with most peoples' predictions.

I knew someone would come out dressed up like an "Avatar" character... Kudos, Ben Stiller.

If Avatar wins best picture, they need to stop giving away best picture awards henceforth.

That was ****ing hilarious.

There have been worse. Such as the last time Cameron made a movie.

Hans Zimmer is up for another Academy Award?

**** that hack.

I disagree. Frankly, they'd already lost respectability when they gave it to "Shakespeare In Love" over "Saving Private Ryan". "Braveheart" over "Apollo 13" wasn't that great of a choice in my book, either. Nor was "The English Patient" over "Fargo". "Chicago"? "LOTR: Return Of The King"? "Million Dollar Baby" over "The Aviator"? "Crash" over "Brokeba..."... uhh, never mind, LOL. The Oscars are only a slightly-better popularity-contest than the NFL Pro Bowl.

And it's not like this year's lineup has a must-win pic. "Basterds" was a solid Tarantino pic but, really, is there anything in it that screamed "Best Picture Oscar" to you when you saw it? Hell, if "Pulp Fiction" lost to "Forrest Gump", I can't see why it would be a shocker for "Basterds" to lose to "Avatar". I was surprised it was even nominated. "The Hurt Locker", while generally praised, also has its share of detractors.

And, don't forget, they have an entirely new voting process this year which really f**ks it up. They had people list them 1-10, and the one with the least 1 votes gets tossed, and those who voted that film 1 they then take their 2 vote, and they keep doing that. A strange way of tabulating which could throw a monkey wrench into things.

Of course the fat black bitch won.

THIS IS AMERICA

DAMMIT

"Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, because you touched it."

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiinky

Did you ever think that, perhaps, the reason you've never had a girlfriend is because you're a cocksucking motherf**king waste of oxygen asshole f**kface douchebag who would've been better served if your daddy had pulled out and let you dribble down his f**king leg? Really. How the f**k they let you stay around here, with some of the shit you say, is shocking.

And you're more of a fat black bitch than she is, you f**kstick. AIDS tree, antifreeze, fire, you. I apologize to whoever else is on my Ignore List for sending you there; they deserve better company.

Good points on past winners. I'm just a huge fan of Hurt Locker, and don't think Avatar is a more solid movie than HL. Maybe it's just the whole WTF vibe of Private Ryan not winning bubbling back to the surface...

ROFL

No, that never crossed my mind.

What you don't understand is that Chiefsplanet is the place for me to talk like that. I would never do it in real life. Unless I was alone with my cousin. He gets me.

Sounds hot.

Incidentally he's never had a girlfriend, either.

OH GOD I WAS GONNA DIE AND NOW I WON AN OSCAR INSTEAD
OH THE EMOTION
POURING OUT OF US
EPIC MOMENT IS EPIC
TEARS

Is it the frequent masturbation or pot stirring that make your forearms so stout?
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:clap:

I never seen Maggie Gyllenhall looking so hot to be frank. I'd paddle her bottom. And normally I think she's "meh."

I didn't see anything worthy of an award other than the German guy in Bastards. He was very good.

She's quietly attractive.

This.

Every time I got hard in The Dark Knight, she made me limp. The Renee Zelwegger effect.
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The horror montage needed more zombies.
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I really couldn't care less what people looked like. Who won what?

Definitely

Cool avatar lost two in a row

How do i distinguish between which sound mix is best?? All these movies had great sound...

That's why you or I do not cast votes.
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Sandra Bullock: Giving hope to flat-chested bitches everywhere.

They left some people out of that tribute

Those bastards forgot John Goodman in their memorial piece.
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They forget him every year

The winners are updated here:

http://www.imdb.com/

Bullshit dancing interlude.

I hate this crap

Nothing will beat the 2009 Oscars thread. Dale "Fat Fingers" Mercer was owned the likes of which I have seldom seen.

Thank you!

Thank god a real composer won. **** you Zimmer.

Still don't get how Moon wasn't nominated for original score.

I must have missed that

Just give the special effects award to avatar already.

What is the story here? I thought you liked him with Dark Knight

There was a shocker.

James Newton Howard worked on that score, too.

Zimmer is a hack. Admittedly I like some of his stuff but he's still a joke.

Ok, I got ya now

Food, Inc. is in my Netflix queue.

I didn't get nominated? WHAT THE ****?

stop saying avatar in every category.

Starting to look more likely that The Hurt Locker will win best picture.

good

tyler perry can eat a dick.

Wow no White Ribbon there.

Crazy mexican filmmakers FTW!

Argentinean.