OSCAR!

Oh its my favorite time of year....Oscar season. The nominees were announced a short oh half hour or so ago and omg. Only 33 more days. This is particularly exciting because
A.) Its the 80th year of Oscar...I mean what little naked golden man has a career that long??? Awesome.
B.) They are actually having the awards show. I've been deprived of the Globes possibly the Grammys and if I lost Oscar my all time favorite I would be devestated. Long live cinema!

Actor in a Lead Role -
Obviously the general trend is that the GG winner takes the Oscar and I cannot argue with that this year. Daniel Day-Lewis will (hopefully) take it. There is some great talent in the category but no one does a movie like Day-Lewis. He has perfected the craft of acting and because he only comes out once in a great moon to do a movie, they should reward him while they can. Plus he's super odd and sexy in person.
George Clooney and Johnny Depp are probably the popcultures favorite just because everyone saw Sweeny Todd and who doesn't love clooney? While both turn surprising and well done performances the Oscars is happily not a popularity contest and with a great actor like Day-Lewis in the midst I dont' think they stand a chance. And can we say Kuddos to Viggo Mortensen for doing a naked fight scene. I have yet to enjoy it but you can guess what I'm renting next at Blockbuster

Supporting Actor:
Now I have a very very difficult time not jumping to Philip Seymour Hoffman because he is like my all time favorite. But again there is multiple great talents and performances this year so against Javier Bardem I don't think these poor others stand a chance. No Country for Old Men has been hands down the best movie of the year and that is mostly (like 99.99999%) because of Bardem's performance...so duh.
Kuddos to Casey Affleck....the Affleck family seemed to have fallen from its early success into mediocrity but then Casey comes back and redeems them as actors.

Actress in a leading role:
omg again this category is stacked with amazingness. This is one of the best years for movies in a long time...even if no one went and saw them. Laura Linney is again amazing, however, the movie she's up for was well received but not be all critics. Cate Blanchett is just a dream probably the best actress of our time, however, Elizabeth was not really a killer. Julie Christie got the GG so she'll probably sweep it plus I mean she is playing a lady with alzheimers and if there is one thing Oscar loves its giving awards to people that portray terrible afflictions to humanity.
Kuddos to Ellen Page for getting a nod in a category like this. We all loved Juno and its amazing so I really think if anyone other than Christie takes it she has a shot which is great because its very comical performance and if there is one thing Oscar generally doesn' tlike to give awards for its being funny.

Supporting Actress:
Again this category is a trickster. Cate Blanchett plays a dude, Bob Dylan no less, very Oscar worthy for that alone...but she recently won BSA a few years back so maybe not her time again. Ruby Dee is getting some buzz as is Amy Ryan. Its great that Saoirse Ronan is nominated but no one seems to be pulling for her so I might just for that. Kuddos.
Tilda Swinton nabbed that GG so go her plus Michael Clayton is one of the best movies of hte year but that at the last minute is kinda getting squished out by newer ones like NCFOM and there will be blood etc. So they might throw them a bone again.

BEST PICTURE!!!!
Some killer dillers in this category...literally :-)
Atonement and Michael Clayton are powerhouses for sure as far as cinema goes, however, I don't feel it is there time. NCFOM won the GG but it has just been neck and neck with there will be blood all season so far so this is the one category that could go either way. Kuddos to Juno for getting in. This is a heavy handed category as stated but its so great that not only a much more comical piece got in but that it could actually win. This is the audience and critic favorite hands down esp. since now many audiences saw any of the critics favorites so it could take it because its a great movie and because it transcends into modern culture.

Lets all face it technical awards are uber important but we wanna see stars on stage not people we've never heard of... so we will just hit the highlights....
Achievement in Makeup....Pirates. Foreign Film. and Norbit. idk who was doing dope when they said that one because it was one of the worst movies of the year. I guess its cool to transform yourself like that but bad acting to that extreme shouldn't be rewarded. boo academy boo.

Achievement in Music (Origional Song) With three nods in this category if Enchanted doesn't take it I would be P.Oed esp if August Rush took it instead because that movie was not as good as the preview. I wouldn't mind if Once won but I mean the odds are in Enchanteds favor plus they snubbed Amy Adams in Best Actress so give her the song award.


Transformers gets a nod for achievement in sound mixing and visual effects and I fully support any Shia Labeouf project getting praise....The Bourne Ultimatum also getting a few technical nods, always good the have the sexiest man alive's movie doing well...

I think that will wrap it up for now folks. It will be an interesting campaign season because like I said this year was ka-pow for movies. Even if most of us haven't actually watched all of them yet. But we will. esp. if they win because thats the kind of culture we are...@ $10 a pop I can't afford to see them until they get the Oscar nominee seal of approval....or until one of my friends wants to see them (a la Juno).

33 more daysssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!