Oscar buzz

RRS · Post by **RRS** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:12 pm

Which movie will win Best picture this year? I liked few of them but barring 'Inception', didn't feel that they are Oscar worthy especially the much hyped 'The King's speech'.
BTW These are the 10 nominations for the best picture.
'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'
'The King's Speech'
'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'
'Toy Story 3'
'True Grit'
'Winter's Bone'

Individual categories I feel Firth and Portman will walk away as winners along with Bale/Melissa Leo but I feel like performances in movies like The fighter (or last year's Sandra Bullock in blind side) are over hyped these days.

Sai_R2I · Post by **Sai_R2I** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:14 pm

If I am allowed multiple votes:
127 hours
The King's speech

RRS · Post by **RRS** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:21 pm

When will Leo win an oscar : ) ? I was hoping that he will be nominated for 'Inception' but he was once again snubbed.He might get when he is 60 years old like how the academy gives oscar as consolation prize to some deserving people in the past which is a disguised life achievement award : )

King's speech was good but anything remotely related to England is overhyped (again IMHO) (people tease India for hanging to the colonial past but the hangover is more deep in this side of the Atlantic IMO :) )

Sai_R2I · Post by **Sai_R2I** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:24 pm

RaReSha3;371535When will Leo win an oscar : ) ?

Wasn't his "The Beach" performance much better than Inception.. I dint feel that he had anything much to do wrt acting in the movie.. Sorry :-))

cyberabadi · Post by **cyberabadi** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:27 pm

RaReSha3;371525Which movie will win Best picture this year? I liked few of them but barring 'Inception', didn't feel that they are Oscar worthy

Haven't watched most of them - But of those watached, I like Social Network better than Inception. I would be disappointed if 'Inception' wins best picture - It is just different, nothing more in it. The kids are all right is a disgrace to be among the list. Annette Bening did not even deserve to be within sniffing distance of Kodak Theater for that role. I don't think I'll watch Black Swan or King's speech. Shouldn't have watched Annette Bening's movie too. I hope to catch up on The Fighter, 127 Hours, True Grit and Winter's Bone after the Oscars (whenever their DVD's are available on Netflix). Mark Wahlberg is a good actor, I like his movies/roles. Matt Damon and Bridges are too damn good - so True Grit, should be good.:)

laks0 · Post by **laks0** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:28 pm

RaReSha3;371535When will Leo win an oscar : ) ? I was hoping that he will be nominated for 'Inception' but he was once again snubbed.He might get when he is 60 years old like how the academy gives oscar as consolation prize to some deserving people in the past which is a disguised life achievement award : )

King's speech was good but anything remotely related to England is overhyped (again IMHO) (people tease India for hanging to the colonial past but the hangover is more deep in this side of the Atlantic IMO :) )

REALLYY...LEO ...you must be kidding...he just got lucked into good directors :)

RRS · Post by **RRS** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:31 pm

laks0;371544REALLYY...LEO ...you must be kidding...he just got lucked into good directors :)

I am allowed to have my bias for some male actors : ) Come on, he was good in few in the past (may be not Inception) but somehow he won't get blessed by academy till I become too old to care : )

Sai_R2I · Post by **Sai_R2I** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:32 pm

cyberabadi;371543Mark Wahlberg is a good actor

I second Mark Wahlberg too.

farfromhome · Post by **farfromhome** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:39 pm

I vote for Toy Story 3. That's the only movie I watched among the nominated movies :).

Sai_R2I · Post by **Sai_R2I** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:22 pm

Going by Indie Spirit Awards last night, will Black Swan sweep the awards at Oscars?