Sunday Discussion: Early Oscar Predictions

Posted by Bethany Perryman (bethany@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 25, 2009

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Have you seen anything this year worthy of next year’s Oscars? If so, what? What do you think should get nominated?

I’ve been thinking about Cristoph Waltz. He was fantastic in Inglourious Basterds. Scary, disgusting, evil, genteel. I’m sure he’ll get a nod for Best Supporting Actor. Also on my list is Monique for Best Supporting Actress for Precious. Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard were fantastic leads in An Education, and I think Alfred Molina should get at least a nomination for his supporting role as well. Costumes and art direction should give a nod to all the period pieces of the year — Inglorious and An Education, and maybe The Young Victoria (does that one count for this year?). The technical achievement and special effects in Star Trek and Transformers 2 (say what you will, those robots are amazing) will be worthy of awards, but I’m afraid they may get passed up for films such as Where The Wild Things Are.

With 10 Best Picture nominations, I’m sure Precious, A Serious Man, Up in the Air, and maybe An Education will be in the running — with Precious having the “Slumdog effect” at this year’s festivals. George Clooney (Up in the Air) and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) will almost certainly get, at the very least, nominations.

Who will get nominated for Best Director? Will District 9 get any recognition? What am I forgetting? You tell me…

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E.T. had a thing last night about early oscar buzz and it's predictions were defs from left field. A romantic comedy (its complicated) getting actor noms or best pic noms????? Even if it does have Alec Baldwin and Streep that is not enough. More proof on E.T.'s credibility

nechoplex

I think one or more tracks from Karen O and The Kids' soundtrack for Where The Wild Things Are should get a nomination for best original song. I'm thinking: Hideaway, Heads Up or Rumpus.
I would love if District 9 got a nomination for Best Picture, that would be an amazing high point for sci-fi films. AND Penelope Cruz should also be nominated for Best Actress for Broken Embraces and Best Supporting Actress for Nine.

b.rae

I agree about D9 and sci-fi. Great point. I'm sure Karen O's work will get nominated for something.

Daniel Herrera

with saarsgard going supporting it will be unlikely that both him and the fantastic molina (who i liked more) will both get a nod.mulligan was just fantastic in the film. crushing on her big time since seeing the film. as far as leading men i would love rockwell to make it in for moon as well as Jeremy Renner and Hal Halbrook and however you spell gabourey sidibide(?) for precious was amazing.
film wise if a popular money making film has to make the cut of the final ten im hoping star trek gets left out of the pack. i still to this day did not care for the film and would prefer inglourious basterds and district 9 to take the popular vote if avatar can not make the 10 as we think it can based on what little we know so far....now we just have to find out what the hells going on with NINE and THE LOVELY BONES. pedigree for sure but wondering if they may just be well made thrillers/musicals and not oscar material like say the men who stare at goats was. funny yes not great.

nechoplex

I agree! Sam Rockwell should definitely get a nomination for Moon, as well as Clint Mansell who scored the film. But I doubt it, since that film is completely off the radar and the promotion for it was shit.

b.rae

I thought Molina was damn near perfect in that film. He needs to be in more wide-distro stuff. He does stage as well, I think. This might be one of the things that keeps him off the radar most years. I thought he was amazing as Diego Rivera in Frida.

Do you think Avatar will get a Best Picture nod?

Osiris3657

I think Inglourious Basterds will get one of the 10 Best Picture Noms, as well as nominations for Christoph Waltz, Cinematography, Screenplay, maybe even a director nomination for QT. I think IB is that good.
District 9 is also one of my favorites for the year, but I don't think the Academy will nominate it for anything...it fully deserves a nomination for Special Effects, they were incredible.
Watchmen was a favorite, I think Jackie Earle Haley deserves a nomination...maybe some technical awards.
500 Days of Summer was awesome, I think it should get some nominations. Screenplay maybe, cinematography, a few others.
Moon will be overlooked, and that's unfortunate since it's one of the year's best. Sam Rockwell deserves a Best Actor nomination.
The Hurt Locker is the only other film I've seen so far that I think will get nominated for anything.
Films I want to see that will surely get some nominations:
Avatar (technical ones)
Up in the Air
The Road
The Lovely Bones
A Serious Man

b.rae

Watchmen. Interesting choice. I agree about Rockwell in Moon, and it's a shame. I do hold out hope for a nomination, though I don't think he has a chance at the win.

Mitch

The Hurt locker should get noms for picture, director, actor, and supporting actor at least

b.rae

I hope the Hurt Locker wins several Oscars. Agreed.

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