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January
16th 2014, IS OSCAR ANNOUCMENT DAY!! I am just a little excited.
Tonight we are going to take a look at a couple of things. First being who I
would nominated for the award, the next being my predications of who will
actually be nominated, and if those are correct who would win. My personal
predictions will be listed alphabetically, like the Oscars do and I’ll be
handing my acting awards in this year’s Top 30 Acting performances of 2013 and
20 Best films of 2013 (because 10 just won’t cut it this year) and of course
more through the month, for now It’ll just be the top 5. Also not every
category will be covered here; we are leaving out all the short film
categories, foreign films, and documentaries mainly because I’ve not seen
enough of them to judge; and for the purpose of time I’m limiting my technical
categories too.
After
the awards are announced I’ll update the article with the real nominations, but
for tonight here we go! Enjoy!! I know I will
Well, now
that Nominations have arrived, it’s time to talk about what we got right, what
got snubbed and what doesn’t deserve to be here! Now let’s jump in!! Snubs.
Scrubs and Surprises edition; snubs being people who were shut out and scrubs
being people who are overrated and not deserving of their nominations and
surprises… well you know what a surprise is.
Before I jump into this
article I want to say this; Inside Llewyn
Davis is my biggest snub of the year. It should have been nominated for Picture,
Director, Original Screenplay, Actor, and Supporting Actress… but it wasn’t and
I’m not happy about it. I want to say That the two awards it is up for,
Cinematography and Sound Mixing, are very deserved, but this film deserved more.
So let me say this here; Inside Llewyn
Davis was snubbed in every category, so I won’t list it below but I’m not
happy about it.
Best
Picture
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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12
Years a Slave
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12
Years a Slave
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American Hustle
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Dallas
Buyers Club
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American
Hustle
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Captain Phillips
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Frozen
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Dallas
Buyers Club
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Dallas Buyers Club
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Gravity
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Gravity
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Gravity
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Her
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Her
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Her
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Inside
Llewyn Davis
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Nebraska
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Nebraska
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Nebraska
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Philomena
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Philomena
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Philomena
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The
Wolf of Wall Street
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12 Years a Slave
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Saving
Mr. Banks
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(IF There is 9) Inside Llewyn
Davis
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The Wolf of Wall Street
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The
Wolf of Wall Street
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(IF There is 10) Saving Mr.
Banks
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Well only 9 films nominated this year, it’s a three year trend now, but
there are some definite snubs and scrubs.
Best Picture Snubs: Saving Mr. Banks
Best Picture Scrubs: Captain Phillips, American Hustle
Best Picture Surprises: None really…
Best
Director
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Joel
and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
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Alfonso
Cuaron – Gravity
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American Hustle – David O. Russell
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Alfonso
Curron – Gravity
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Spike
Jonez – Her
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Gravity – Alfonso Cuaron
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Spike
Jonez – Her
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Steve
McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
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Nebraska – Alexander Payne
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Steve
McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
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David
O. Russell – American Hustle
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12 Years a Slave – Steve McQueen
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Alexander
Payne -- Nebraska
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Martin
Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
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The Wolf of Wall Street – Martin Scorsese
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A strong year for directing means a strong category for awards
season. Scorsese sneaks in based on merit and a good film, while somehow David
O. Russell has tricked the academy into another undeserved nomination; while I’m
presently surprised that Payne pulls a nomination because his work with Nebraska is great
Director Snubs: Spike Jonez – Her
Director Scrubs: David O. Russell – American Hustle
Director Surprises: Alexander Payne – Nebraska
Best
Actor
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Bruce
Dern – Nebraska
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Bruce
Dern – Nebraska
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Christian Bale – American Hustle
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Leonardo
DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
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Chiwetel
Ejiofor – 12 Years A Slave
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Bruce Dern – Nebraska
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Chiwetel
Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
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Tom
Hanks – Captain Phillips
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Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
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Oscar
Issac – Inside Llewyn Davis
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Matthew
McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
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Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
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Matthew
McConaughey – Dallas Buyser Club
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Robert
Redford – All is Lost
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Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
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This is likely one of the best years in Best Actor history; it’s
been a crazy good year for male leading performances, there is an entire other category
full of deserving actors this year. These five are very good and even the
bottom performance could have one in another year. Relish years like this because
they are not likely to come around again soon.
Best Actor Snubs: Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips, Robert Redford – All
is Lost, Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis, Forest Whitaker – Lee Daniel’s The Butler,
Joaquin Phoenix -- Her
Best Actor Scrubs: Christian Bale – American Hustle (he’s very good, no doubt, but not one of the top
5)
Best Actor Surprises: Christian Bale – American Hustle (not many people thought he’d sneak into the nomination
group this year, and Mr. Hanks is sad on the outside looking in)
Best
Actress
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Amy
Acker – Much Ado About Nothing
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Amy
Adams – American Hustle
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Amy Adams – American Hustle
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Sandra
Bullock – Gravity
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Cate
Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
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Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
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Judi
Dench – Philomena
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Sandra
Bullock – Gravity
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Sandra Bullock – Gravity
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Adele
Exarchopoulos – Blue is the Warmest Color
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Judi
Dench – Philomena
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Judi Dench -- Philomena
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Emma
Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
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Emma
Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
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Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
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Guys, I hate taking this position as I really do love Meryl Streep,
but she does not deserve to be here, there are times in August: Osage County where she is downright bad. I’m sorry to say
that but it’s true. Streep is great, but not perfect. This is the biggest
mistake of this year’s Oscars. The other 4 of this category were pretty locked
in
Best Actress Snubs: Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Best Actress Scrubs: Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Best Actress Surprises: Streep over Thompson… just wow. Thompson is
wonder in a rare role for a woman that doesn’t revolve around a romantic relationship
with a man or about the struggles of motherhood; it’s even more rare to have it
come from a woman over 50 is even more rare… and in fact one of the few from an
actress not name Streep.
Best
Supporting Actor
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Michael
Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
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Daniel
Bruhl – Rush
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Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
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James
Franco – Spring Breakers
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Bradley
Cooper – American Hustle
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Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
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Tom
Hiddleston – Thor: The Dark World
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Michael
Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
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Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
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Jonah
Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
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Jonah
Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
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Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
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Jared
Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
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Jared
Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
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Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
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A pretty unshocking category overall, I think it’ll be a tight race
between Leto, Fassbender, and Cooper. Everyone is just happy to be here
Supporting Actor Snubs: James Franco – Spring Breakers (just saying,
fascinating film – although I’m not sure if it’s good—and an even more fascinating
performance.
Supporting Actor Scrubs: None—all actors are pretty deserving here.
Supporting Actor Surprises: Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street (he’s
not been nominated in any other major awards show this year, yet he appears
here, very deservedly so, good job Hill)
Best
Supporting Actress
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Jennifer
Lawrence – American Hustle
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Jennifer
Lawrence – American Hustle
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Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
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Carrie
Mulligan – Inside Llewyn Davis
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Lupita
Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
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Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
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Lupita
Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
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Octavia
Spencer – Fruitvale Station
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Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
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Octavia
Spencer – Fruitvale Station
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June
Squibb – Nebraska
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Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
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Oprah
Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
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Oprah
Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
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June Squibb – Nebraska
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With Lawrence pulling the upset at The Golden
Globes, I would not shocked to see her go back to back as she’s possibly the
most popular actress on the planet right now. Spencer needs to be mentioned as
she’s flawless in Fruitvale Station and
gives one of the most emotional performances of the year, a true tear-jerker. June
Squibb is amazing and Lupita Nyong’o is still the front runner for this award
for her transformative and memorable role in 12 Years a Slave.
A couple of surprises here one nice, Hawkins (a very deserved
nomination) and Roberts (a very undeserved nomination
Supporting Actress Snubs: Octavia Spencer – Fruitvale Station is one
of the most criminally underrated films of the year and Spencer’s nomination
would have be a least a small tip of the hat to this great film.
Supporting Actress Scrubs: Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
(star power! Activate!)
Supporting Actress Surprises: The fact that Roberts is this category
is one of the biggest shocks of this whole process.
Best
Original Screenplay
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Craig
Borten & Melisa Wallack – Dallas Buyers Club
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Craig
Borten & Melisa Wallack – Dallas Buyers Club
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Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle
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Joel
and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
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Joel
and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
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Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
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Spike
Jonez – Her
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Spike
Jonez – Her
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Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack – Dallas Buyers Club
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Bob
Nelson – Nebraska
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Bob
Nelson – Nebraska
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Spike Jonze – Her
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Simon
Pegg & Edgar Wright – The World’s End
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David
O. Russell & Eric Singer – American Hustle
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Bob Nelson – Nebraska
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Original Screenplay Snubs: Joel and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
(so good it cannot be not mentioned here), Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright – The World’s
End
Original Screenplay Scrubs: Singer & Russell (this film is full of
great acting performances, but the overall story and screenplay are a
convoluted confusing mess. It’s what really hurts this film.)
Original Screenplay Surprises: Dallas Buyers Club picking up the nod
here was a great little shock in the announcement section
Best
Adapted Screenplay
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Simon
Beaufoy & Michael deBruyn (Michael Arndt) – The Hunger Games: Catching
Fire
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Steve
Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
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Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
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Steve
Coogan & Jeff Pope – Philomena
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Jule
Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater – Before Midnight
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Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
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Abdellatif
Kechiche & Ghalia Lacroix – Blue is the Warmest Color
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Abdellatif
Kechiche & Ghalia Lacroix – Blue is the Warmest Color
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Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope – Philomena
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Scott
Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – The Spectacular Now
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John
Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
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John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
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John
Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
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Terence
Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street
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Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street.
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Really nothing much shocking or surprising here, some of the films I
wanted were not here but that was more wishful thinking than anything else. I’m
rooting for Philomena as that is the
best screenplay out of all these listed.
Adapted Screenplay Snubs: Nothing
Adapted Screenplay Scrubs: Nada
Adapted Screenplay Surprises: None
Best
Animated Feature
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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Cloudy
With a Chance of Meatballs 2
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Despicable
Me 2
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The Croods
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Ernest
& Celestine
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Ernest
& Celestine
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Despicable Me 2
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Frozen
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Frozen
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Ernest & Celestine
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Monsters
University
|
Monsters
University
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Frozen
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The
Wind Rises
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The
Wind Rises
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The Wind Rises
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Best Animation Snubs: Monsters University – The first years since
2011 that Pixar has had a film in theatres and it didn’t get an Oscar nod,
however that film was Cars 2 and this
film Monsters University is much
better. Sad day.
Best Animation Scrubs: The Croods, Despicable Me 2 – These films did
well at the box office, but not good enoght to be here over Monsters University. Ehhh, no big deal
really Frozen is the easiest guarantee
of the year.
Best Animation Surprises: The Croods, was a shock to end up here.
But hey I guess it’s more deserving the Despicable
Me 2
Best
Original Score
Josh’s Picks (Alphabetical)
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Oscar Predictions
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Oscar Reality (ComingSoon)
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William
Butler & Owen Pallett – Her
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Alex
Ebert – All is Lost
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John Williams – The Book Thief
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Thomas
Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
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Thomas
Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
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Steven Price – Gravity
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Mark
Orton – Nebraska
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Stephen
Price – Gravity
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William Butler and Owen Pallett (Arcade Fire) – Her
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Stephen
Price – Gravity
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John
Williams – The Book Thief
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Alexandre Desplat – Pholomena
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The
Book Thief – John Williams
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Hans
Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave
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Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
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Pretty happy all around here these are five fine scores, I’m rooting
for Newman myself. But be happy no matter what!
Best Score Snubs: Nothing
Best Score Scrubs: Nothing
Best Score Surprises: Arcade Fire and Newman were both great
surprises this morning one of the few categories where The Academy went five
for five.
Talk to you soon!!