Insert Oscar title here*

3 03 2010
  • And the Oscar goes to
  • The Road to the Oscars
  • Oscar 2010

* N-am gasit nicun drum care sa ocoleasca cliseul… 😦

Cred ca au trecut ceva ani de cand ma trezeam in zori sa urmaresc Oscarurile live la TV. Probabil explicatia vine din scaderea entuziasmului si cresterea poftei de somn 😆 Si poate si din scaderea importantei pe care o acord oricarei acordari de premii cu pretentii de impunere a valorii si a aprecierii.

Totusi, in fiecare an imi fac un scop din a vedea toate filmele nominalizate la principalele categorii, pentru a ‘judeca’ cat mai corect. Ce, numai ei sa judece? 🙂

Anul asta a fost bogat mai degraba in numarul de filme nominalizate, decat de greutatea acestora. Cantitate egal calitate, nu? Oricum, curiozitate pentru decernarile din 7 martie exista, asa ca listele au fost facute si favoritii alesi:

(Pe cele violete le-am vazut, pe cele ingrosate le cred castigatoare. Si mici comentarii, invitabile.)

Best Picture / Cel mai bun film

  • “Avatar” – Marketing agresiv, asteptari mari, reactii contradictorii. Mie, filmul in sine mi s-a parut entertaining. Departe de a il numi bun insa, si foarte departe de a-mi spune ceva nou. Mesaj supra-evaluat, realizare buna spre foarte buna, ambalat foarte a-la The American Way.
  • “The Blind Side” – Mi-a placut. O drama, povestea spusa frumos, sensibil, dar si amuzant; ba mai mult, dupa un caz real. I bought it.
  • “District 9Wow. Filmul l-am vazut demult, asteptandu-ma la un film cu extraterestrii, dar e mult mai mult decat atat. M-a surprins si mi-a placut.
  • “An Education” – Un film frumos, mi-a placut, iar Carey Mulligan imi pare foarte promitatoare. Dar eu am o slabiciune pentru genul asta de filme. 🙂
  • “The Hurt Locker” – Este singurul pe care nu l-am vazut, am o tolernata destul de scazuta la filme americane de razboi. Am vazut prea multe. Daca o sa castige, o sa il vad.
  • “Inglourious Basterds”  – L-am vazut mai demult, mi-a placut; spun stilul Tarantino – si pare suficient. Totusi, nu m-a dat pe spate.
  • “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Film ok, solid, mesaj puternic. Totusi, nu mi s-a parut prea bine legat.
  • “A Serious Man” – Hmm… Mi-a placut cel mai putin dintre toate. Momente bune alternand cu momente plictisitoare, un subiect cu care nu am rezonat.
  • “Up” – Probabil filmul meu preferat din 2009. Sensibil, puternic, frumos. Ce daca e animatie?
  • “Up in the Air”  – Mi-a placut, dar nu a reusit sa ma impresioneze prea mult. Desi, daca as vrea sa ii reprosez ceva, nu as sti ce: cei 3 actori mi-au placut, personaje bine conturate, povestea interesanta, atmosfera foarte ok, cateva scene puternice. Si bine legat. Totusi, i-a lipsit factorul  ‘wow’. Probabil doar asta.

Expertul spune : Castigator: The Hurt Locker

Directing / Cel mai bun regizor

  • “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

Expertul spune: Castigator: Katherine Bigelow

Actor in a Leading Role / Cel mai bun actor

  • Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
  • George Clooney in “Up in the Air” – Imi place George, din principiu. In filmul asta, cred ca i s-a potrivit manusa rolul.
  • Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
  • Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” – Fain de tot Morgan Freeman in rolul lui Mandela. Frumos persoanj.
  • Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Expertul spune: Castigator: Jeff  Bridges

Actor in a Supporting Role/ Cel mai bun actor într-un rol secundar

  • Matt Damon in “Invictus” – Nu mi s-a parut suficient de solid personajul lui Matt Damon. Nu suficient de prezent.
  • Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
  • Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
  • Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”  – Filmul mi-a placut, Tucci a fost OK.
  • Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” – Nu cred ca are rivali, a facut un super-rol!

Expertul spune: Castigator: Christoph Waltz

Actress in a Leading Role/ Cea mai bună actriţă

  • Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” – Chiar mi-a placut Sandy! Dupa dezastrul de ‘The Proposal’, pentru care nici acum nu inteleg cum a putut fi nominalizata la Globuri, rolul din The Blind Side, a fost chiar bun. Am trecut si peste accent. 🙂
  • Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
  • Carey Mulligan in “An Education” – Mi-a foarte placut.
  • Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Da, foarte bun rol.
  • Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Expertul spune: Castigator: Sandra Bullock

Actress in a Supporting Role / Cea mai bună actriţă într-un rol secundar

  • Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
  • Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” – Mi-a placut
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
  • Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” – Mi-a placut si mai mult.
  • Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Mi-a placut cel mai mult.

Expertul spune: Castigator: Mo’Nique

Animated Feature Film/Cel mai bun film de animaţie

  • “Coraline” (Focus Features)
  • “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox)
  • “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney)
  • “The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS)
  • “Up” (Walt Disney)

Expertul spune: Castigator: UP

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) / Cel mai bun scenariu adaptat

  • “District 9″ – by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
  • “An Education” – by Nick Hornby
  • “In the Loop” – by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche – Unul dintre cele mai bune filme vazute in ultimul timp. O satira politica spusa cu umor si privita in profunzime. Te prinde, n-are cum altfel. Savuros.
  • “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – by Geoffrey Fletcher
  • “Up in the Air” – by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Expertul spune: Castigator: Up In The Air

Writing (Original Screenplay) / Cel mai bun scenariu original

  • “The Hurt Locker” – by Mark Boal
  • “Inglourious Basterds” – by Quentin Tarantino
  • “The Messenger” – Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
  • “A Serious Man” – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
  • “Up” – Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter

Expertul spune: Castigator: The Hurt Locker

Cam astea ar fi categoriile importante. Intrebarea care este pe buzele tuturor este cum o sa imparta Academia premiile intre Avatar si The Hurt Locker. Cui ii da cel mai bun film, si cui ii da cel mai bun regizor? Eu inclin sa cred ca K. Bigelow va lua regizor, iar Avatar va lua la film. Si probabil inca o multime de premii mici. Desi mai corect ar fi sa il premieze pe Cameron cu Avatar la faimoasa categorie: ‘You made us a lot of money so let’s give you an award.’ 🙂

Oricum, indiferent de premiile impartite, eu ma bucur ca am vazut cateva filme frumoase, si incateva interpretari bune: In the Loop, An Education, Inglorious Basterds, Up.

Update: Llista castigatorilor

  • Cel mai bun film: „The Hurt Locker”
  • Cel mai bun regizor: Kathryn Bigelow – „The Hurt Locker”
  • Cea mai buna actrita in rol principal: Sandra Bullock – „The Blind Side”
  • Cel mai bun actor in rol principal: Jeff Bridges – „Crazy Heart”
  • Cel mai bun actor in rol secundar: Christoph Waltz – „Inglourious Basterds”
  • Cea mai buna actrita in rol secundar: Mo’Nique – „Precious”
  • Cel mai bun scenariu adaptat: Geoffrey Fletcher – „Precious”
  • Cel mai bun scenariu original: Mark Boal – „The Hurt Locker”
  • Cel mai bun film de animatie: „Up”, de Pete Docter
  • Cea mai buna regie artistica: „Avatar” (Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair)
  • Cea mai buna imagine: Mauro Fiore pentru „Avatar”
  • Cele mai bune costume: Sandy Powell pentru „The Young Victoria”
  • Cel mai bun machiaj: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall si Joel Harlow pentru „Star Trek”
  • Cel mai bun lungmetraj documentar: „The Cove”, de Louie Psihoyos si Fisher Stevens
  • Cel mai bun scurtmetraj documentar: „Music by Prudence”, de Roger Ross Williams si Elinor Burkett
  • Cel mai bun mixaj de sunet: Paul N.J. Ottosson si Ray Beckett pentru „The Hurt Locker”
  • Cel mai bun montaj de sunet: Paul N.J. Ottosson pentru „The Hurt Locker”
  • Cel mai bun montaj: Bob Murawski si Chris Innis pentru „The Hurt Locker”
  • Cel mai bun film strain: „El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Argentina)
  • Cel mai bun scurtmetraj: „The New Tenants”, de Joachim Back si Tivi Magnusson
  • Cel mai bun scurtmetraj animat: „Logorama”, de Nicolas Schmerkin
  • Cele mai bune efecte vizuale: „Avatar” (Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham si Andrew R. Jones)
  • Cea mai buna coloana sonora: „Up” – Michael Giacchino
  • Cel mai bun cantec: „The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” din „Crazy Heart” – Ryan Bingham and T Bone




And the Oscar goes to

23 02 2009

 

Just for the record:

2009 Oscar Nominees & * Winners

BEST PICTURE
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader

BEST ACTOR
* Sean Penn, Milk
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
* Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTRESS
* Kate Winslet, The Reader
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
* Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Amy Adams, Doubt
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

BEST DIRECTOR
* Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
* Milk
Frozen
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Wall-E

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
* Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
David Hare, The Reader

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
* Wall-E
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda

BEST ART DIRECTION
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Reader

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
* The Duchess
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Revolutionary Road

BEST DOCUMENTARY
* Man on Wire
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Trouble the Water

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
* Smile Pinki
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306

BEST FILM EDITING
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk

BEST FOREIGN FILM
* Departures, Japan
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
The Class, France
Revanche, Austria
Waltz with Bashir, Israel

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
WALL-E

BEST SONG
* Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
Down to Earth, WALL-E
O Saya, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
* La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory – Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
* Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig

BEST SOUND EDITING
* The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

BEST SOUND MIXING
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
WALL-E
Wanted

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

And for a little fun:

2009 Razzie Nominees & * Winners

 

Worst Picture

* The Love Guru

Disaster Movie

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Meet the Spartans

The Happening

The Hottie & the Nottie

 

Worst Actor

* Mike Myers – The Love Guru

Eddie Murphy – Meet Dave

Al Pacino – 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill

Mark Wahlberg – The Happening and Max Payne

Larry the Cable Guy – Witless Protection

 

Worst Actress

* Paris Hilton – The Hottie & the Nottie

Jessica Alba – The Love Guru and The Eye

Cameron Diaz – What Happens in Vegas

Kate Hudson – Fool’s Gold and My Best Friend’s Girl

The Entier Cast of „The Women” – Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan.

 

Worst Supporting Actor

* Pierce Brosnan – Mamma Mia!

Uwe Boll, Postal

Ben Kingsley, The Love Guru, War, Inc., The Wackness

Burt Reynolds, Deal and In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Verne Troyer, The Love Guru and Postal.

 

Worst Supporting Actress

* Paris Hilton – Repo! The Genetic Opera

Carmen Electra – Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans

Kim Kardashian – Disaster Movie

Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection;

Leelee Sobieski – 88 Minutes, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

 

Worst Screen Couple

* Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Jorel David Moore, The Hottie And The Nottie

Uwe Boll and Any Actor, Camera and Screenplay

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, What Happens In Vegas

Larry The Cable Guy and Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection;

Eddie Murphy In Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave.

 

Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off

* Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

The Day The Earth Stood Still

Disaster Movie

Meet The Spartans

Speed Racer

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

 

Worst Director

* Uwe Boll – Tunnel Rats, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale And Postal

Jason Friedberg And Aaron Seltzer – Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans

Tom Putnam – The Hottie And The Nottie

Marco Schnabel – The Love Guru

M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening.

 

Worst Screenplay

* Mike Myers and Graham Gordy, The Love Guru

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer – Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans

M. Night Shyamalan – The Happening

Heidi Ferrer – The Hottie And The Nottie

Doug Taylor – In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

 

Worst Career Achievement

* Uwe Boll – „Germany’s answer to Ed Wood”.





Oscar 2009

20 02 2009

 

 

oscar-statue2Pe 22 februarie, la Kodak Theatre din Hollywood, California va avea loc a 81-a ediţie a Premiilor Academiei Americane de Film. Ca in fiecare an, am incercat sa vad cat mai multe dintre filmele nominalizate, unele dintre ele mi-au placut, altele mai putin, asa ca am cativa favoriti.

 

Mai jos sunt nominalizarile la categoriile mai importante, iar cu mov sunt cei care imi doresc eu sa castige.

 

  

  

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

 

Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins – The visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

 

Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road

 

Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – The Reader

 

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

 

Directing
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

  

 

Cam atat imi pare important anul asta. In mod normal ma interesau si categoriile de muzica (Score si Song), dar cum nu a fost nominalizat preferatul meu, Bruce Springsteen cu The wrestler, am spus pas. Ar mai fi si Animated Feature Film, dar am vazut doar Kung-Fu Panda si nu pot tine cu el pentru ca am impresia ca si Wall-E o sa imi placa tare mult. Ah, si mai tin si cu In Bruges la Original Screenplay – mi-a placut mult filmul si imi place Martin McDonagh in general. Si ma astept sa ia si The Dark Knight ceva premii, desi a fost nominalizat mai degraba la categorii mai putin importante.

 

Ah, si I’m looking forward sa il vad pe Hugh Jackman! 🙂 Si gata. 🙂