My Award Predictions and Wish List
Every year the same thing happens; the award ceremonies seem to run in a certain pattern so if you’re lucky enough to win one award, let’s say a Golden Globe, it’s pretty likely you’ll also win the Oscar and maybe even the BAFTA. To me, this can be rather boring; sure I agree certain people do deserve to win all of the big awards, but a bit of change is nice from time to time. Anyway, regardless of that, here on Haydon’s Movie House, I present to you my award predictions, plus my list of those I feel should win.
Award Predictions:
Best Picture: ‘The Social Network’ (dir: David Fincher, 2010)
Fincher’s Facebook fable has been a smash-hit with film fans and critics alike, plus it was a financial success, much like the story’s anti-hero, Mark Zuckerberg. The film sports a brilliant screenplay and great performances from Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield.
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth for ‘The King’s Speech’ (dir: Tom Hooper, 2010/2011)
Firth’s performance as the stammering royal King George VI or ‘Bertie’ is exceptional. He has been long due an Oscar, much like Jeff Bridges last year and 2011 should see Firth collecting the golden man along with other awards.
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman for ‘Black Swan’ (dir: Darren Aronofsky, 2010/2011)
Much like Firth, Portman should have been granted an Oscar years ago, but her incredible performance as Nina Sayers, a virginal girl cast in ‘Swan Lake’ who falls into a world of darkness and destruction will certainly grab her some goodies.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale for ‘The Fighter’ (dir: David O. Russell, 2010/2011)
Bale’s performance as Dickie Eklund, a previous boxer and now trainer who becomes heavily involved with drugs and crime is winning critics and movie-goers over. He’s already got the Golden Globe and I’m sure he’ll get the Oscar.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo for ‘The Fighter’ (dir: David O. Russell, 2010/2011)
Again like Bale, Leo already grabbed the Globe for her performance as the fighter’s mother and parent to seven sisters, Alice Ward. Leo is a wonderful actress and I’m sure she’ll see gold this year.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for ‘The Social Network’ (dir: David Fincher, 2010)
Sorkin’s whip-smart and hilarious screenplay is a guaranteed winner. It’s quotable dialogue and narrative structure caused mountains of praise with many saying it was the best feature of the film, and I’d have to agree.
Best Original Screenplay: Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg for ‘The Kids are Alright’ (dir: Lisa Cholodenko, 2010)
This is probably the hardest category to predict but I have a feeling the Academy will warm towards this Indie comedy-drama about a lesbian couple whose lives are changed when their children meet their biological father.
Best Animated Film: ‘Toy Story 3’ (dir: Lee Unkrich, 2010)
It’s certainly the best animated film of the year and it’s good enough to win Best Picture, but there’s no chance it’ll lose in this category. The third part in the trilogy sees Woody, Buzz and the gang ending up in Sunnyside Daycare centre and they must hatch a plan to escape.
Best Foreign Film: ‘Biutiful’ (dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2010)
Many have praised this film for Javier Bardem’s performance as a broken man who allows his life to connect with the after-life. The foreign category is always a tough call but I have a feeling this might take it.
Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer for ‘Inception’ (dir: Christopher Nolan, 2010)
Zimmer’s crushing score filled with pouncing percussion and thrashing strings is a thing of true beauty and it compliments the incredible movie perfectly. The track ‘Time’ is probably the best piece of film music in 2010.
Best Costume/Best Make-Up: ‘Black Swan’ (dir: Darren Aronofsky, 2010/2011)
The dress in this picture is flawless and supports it’s characters wonderfully. The make-up department have clearly worked their socks off too so I can see this movie collecting these awards.
Best Director: David Fincher for ‘The Social Network’ (2010)
He’s already won the Golden Globe and I reckon he’ll win the Oscar this year. Fincher is an outstanding filmmaker and it seems this picture has given him some of the acclaim he has deserved for years.
My Personal Wish List:
Best Picture: ‘Inception’ (dir: Christopher Nolan, 2010)
Easily the best and most original film of 2010. Nolan’s masterpiece has every ingredient required by the Academy to win the big one. ‘Inception’ proves you can make an incredible blockbuster without treating the audience like idiots.
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth for ‘The King’s Speech’ (dir: Tom Hooper, 2010/2011)
It would be a crime if Firth doesn’t win for this. A mesmerising performance that will win you over in a blink of an eye. I have no arguments with the ceremonies tipping this one.
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman for ‘Black Swan’ (dir: Darren Aronofsky, 2010/2011)
Like Firth, Portman has to win otherwise something is seriously wrong in the film industry. This is a breath-taking performance that’s so complex and layered. Natalie must get the gold.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Geoffrey Rush for ‘The King’s Speech’ (dir: Tom Hooper, 2010/2011)
An outstanding and hilarious performance from Rush that’s equally amusing and touching. In my opinion he is as good as Firth but it seems the nominations aren’t really in his favour.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Marion Cotillard for ‘Inception’ (dir: Christopher Nolan, 2010)
This one is certainly not going to happen, but personally I think it’s perfectly good enough to win. Cotillard is incredible as Cobb’s crazed wife Mal; she invades each and every scene and frequently steals the show.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for ‘The Social Network’ (dir: David Fincher, 2010)
No problems here. Sorkin’s screenplay is the best this year, no doubts. It’s punchy, quick-paced and incredibly funny. The dialogue is perfect for the actors, especially Eisenberg who delivers them which such great sarcasm.
Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan for ‘Inception’ (2010)
It is easily the most original film of this award year so why shouldn’t it win? Nolan has had the script for this film in progress for over 10 years, and the results are impeccable. It’s a beautifully crafted and challenging story that only a genius could have created.
Best Animated Film: ‘Toy Story 3’ (dir: Lee Unkrich, 2010)
It must win, simple as that. It’s heart-warming, and equally heart-breaking and is a thing of true beauty. This film finishes off the best and most consistent film trilogy in cinema history.
Best Foreign Film: ‘The Illusionist’ (dir: Sylvain Chomet, 2010)
If ‘Toy Story 3’ hadn’t been released, this would have been the best animated film too. Chomet’s gorgeous portrait of a French magician who travels to rural Scotland is irrevocably beautiful, engaging and probably the best ‘silent’ film since the 20s.
Best Original Score: Sylvain Chomet for ‘The Illusionist’ (2010)
A harrowing and deeply saddening collection of piano and strings that melts the heart with it’s beauty, but then freezes the remains with it’s aching sorrow. The best score I’ve heard since Michael Giacchino’s for ‘Up’ in 2009.
Best Costume/Best Make-Up: ‘Black Swan’ (dir: Darren Aronofsky, 2010/2011)
This simply has to win. The designers and make-up departments went to town with this movie making it as equally astonishing as the film itself. Portman and Kunis look dazzling throughout and the ‘red eye’ scenes are exquisite.
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky for ‘Black Swan’ (2010/2011)
Aronofsky’s direction is pitch perfect here; his attention to detail and soft visuals of the human body are mouth-watering. This is the best he will ever make a film and he truly deserves to win for it. A sheer master class in filmmaking.
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