The Oscars: What's Your Vote?

Jet · 03-03-2010, 04:05 AM

82nd Annual Academy Awards, March 7th, 2010

Nominees

Best Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air

Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner

Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe, Meryl Streep

Directing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Up in the Air, Precious

Links

The official site:
www.oscar.com

Full nominee list:
oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees

Official site of the Academy:
www.oscars.org

Jet · 03-03-2010, 04:06 AM

Meanwhile,

Hurt Locker producer banned from Awards ceremony.

http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/...from-oscars-ap

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:10 AM

Feel free to share your take on any of the nominees, movies, red carpet etc.

Andrew, Jr. · 03-03-2010, 06:37 AM

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker

Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges

Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock

Directing: The Hurt Locker

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:46 AM

Jeff Bridges is one of the best actors NEVER to win an Oscar.
I hope he pulls through for Crazy Heart.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmdKte_dlj0"]YouTube- CRAZY HEART - Behind the Scenes Featurette[/ame]

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:54 AM

Sandra Bullock. My vote for Best Actress, hands down.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bzjOZrQnU0"]YouTube- The Blind Side "Inspirational" Featurette[/ame]

Strappie · 03-03-2010, 06:20 PM

I would love to vote.. but I haven't seen "any" of these. Jesus I wish I had time to go to some of these, I hear they are great!

I need more time for me!!

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:24 PM

A Serious Man
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 27 nominations

Summary
"A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1970, and Larry Gopnik (Tony Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry's unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolff) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job."

Behind the scenes video on the film and the Coen brothers

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S4FhDZaucM"]YouTube- Tribeca Videos - Geoff Gilmore on "A Serious Man"[/ame]

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strappie

I would love to vote.. but I haven't seen "any" of these. Jesus I wish I had time to go to some of these, I hear they are great!

I need more time for me!!

No, but at least reading through here you'll know a little more when you watch the show—if you do.

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:36 PM

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 60 nominations

Summary
Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Clareece "Precious" Jones is only a teenager, yet she's about to give birth to her second child. Unable to read or write, Clareece shows little prospect for the future until discovering that she has been accepted into an alternative school. There, with a little help from a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) and a kindly nurse (Lenny Kravitiz), the young girl receives something that most teens never get -- a chance to start over. Mo'nique co-stars in an inspirational drama featuring the debut performance of screen newcomer Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe.

Gabbie Sidibe's Interview with Ellen last year

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAT6FrXbvk"]YouTube- Gabby Sidibe Dance & Interview On Ellen Show 10/28/2009[/ame]

Mo'Nique's Interview with Ellen last year

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6emKxAx9Mc"]YouTube- Mo'Nique Interview On Ellen Show 11/03/2009[/ame]

Mitmo01 · 03-03-2010, 06:37 PM

Mo'nique deserves the oscar for her role in Precious

Jet · 03-03-2010, 06:52 PM

Up
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 27 nominations

Summary
Carl Fredrickson, a little boy and a dreamer who idolizes the adventurer Charles Munts. When he meets Ellie, who also worships Munts, they become close friends. However Charles Munts falls into disgrace, accused of forging the skeleton of the monster of Paradise Falls. He travels in his blimp to South America to bring the monster back alive but is never seen again. Eventually he Carl grows up and marries Ellie. They promise each other that they would travel together to Paradise Falls and build a house there. Many years later, Ellie dies and Carl, who's lonely, refuses to move from their house despite the offers of the owner of a construction company. When Carl accidentally hits a worker that damaged his mailbox, he is sentenced to move to a retirement home. However, he uses many balloons to float his house in order to travel to Paradise Falls. Adventure ensues.

Trailer from "Up"
Embedding is disabled
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMvOJViPKLw"]YouTube- First Look - New Upisode from Disney/Pixar's "UP"[/nomedia]

Jet · 03-03-2010, 07:04 PM

NOMINEES-Actor in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon
Invictus

Woody Harrelson
The Messenger

Christopher Plummer
The Last Station

Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds

who's your choice?....

Jet · 03-04-2010, 11:03 AM

bump............

View Poll Results: Best Picture vote
Inglourious Bastards	5	9.26%
Avatar	20	37.04%
The Blind Side	4	7.41%
District 9	1	1.85%
The Hurt Locker	9	16.67%
Precious	9	16.67%
A Serious Man	3	5.56%
Up	2	3.70%
Up In the Air	1	1.85%
An Education	0	0%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

03-03-2010, 04:05 AM	#1
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	The Oscars: Cast Your Vote 82nd Annual Academy Awards, March 7th, 2010 Nominees Best Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe, Meryl Streep Directing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Up in the Air, Precious Links The official site: www.oscar.com Full nominee list: oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees Official site of the Academy: www.oscars.org

03-03-2010, 06:37 AM	#4
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	The Oscars - My Guess Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock Directing: The Hurt Locker

03-03-2010, 06:24 PM	#8
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	A Serious man-Behind the Scenes A Serious Man Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 27 nominations Summary "A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1970, and Larry Gopnik (Tony Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry's unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolff) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job." Behind the scenes video on the film and the Coen brothers [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S4FhDZaucM"]YouTube- Tribeca Videos - Geoff Gilmore on "A Serious Man"[/ame]

03-03-2010, 06:36 PM	#10
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Precious-An Interview with Gabbie Sidibe Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 60 nominations Summary Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Clareece "Precious" Jones is only a teenager, yet she's about to give birth to her second child. Unable to read or write, Clareece shows little prospect for the future until discovering that she has been accepted into an alternative school. There, with a little help from a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) and a kindly nurse (Lenny Kravitiz), the young girl receives something that most teens never get -- a chance to start over. Mo'nique co-stars in an inspirational drama featuring the debut performance of screen newcomer Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe. Gabbie Sidibe's Interview with Ellen last year [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAT6FrXbvk"]YouTube- Gabby Sidibe Dance & Interview On Ellen Show 10/28/2009[/ame] Mo'Nique's Interview with Ellen last year [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6emKxAx9Mc"]YouTube- Mo'Nique Interview On Ellen Show 11/03/2009[/ame]

03-03-2010, 04:06 AM	#2
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Meanwhile, Hurt Locker producer banned from Awards ceremony. http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/...from-oscars-ap

03-03-2010, 06:10 AM	#3
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Feel free to share your take on any of the nominees, movies, red carpet etc.

03-03-2010, 06:46 AM	#5
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Jeff Bridges is one of the best actors NEVER to win an Oscar. I hope he pulls through for Crazy Heart. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmdKte_dlj0"]YouTube- CRAZY HEART - Behind the Scenes Featurette[/ame]

03-03-2010, 06:54 AM	#6
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Sandra Bullock. My vote for Best Actress, hands down. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bzjOZrQnU0"]YouTube- The Blind Side "Inspirational" Featurette[/ame]

03-03-2010, 06:20 PM	#7
Strappie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: I know who I am... Doesn't matter Relationship Status: It's a new day.... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 3,283 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,813 Thanked 4,946 Times in 1,350 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I would love to vote.. but I haven't seen "any" of these. Jesus I wish I had time to go to some of these, I hear they are great! I need more time for me!!

03-03-2010, 06:37 PM	#11
Mitmo01 Member How Do You Identify?: Disobedient Thing... Preferred Pronoun?: Rebel Soul in the blood..Heathen as well Relationship Status: Marked and Loved....I Belong to Her.... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Omaha Posts: 984 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,523 Thanked 1,354 Times in 579 Posts Rep Power: 927727	Mo'nique deserves the oscar for her role in Precious

03-03-2010, 06:52 PM	#12
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Up-Scenes from Disney's "Up" Up Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 27 nominations Summary Carl Fredrickson, a little boy and a dreamer who idolizes the adventurer Charles Munts. When he meets Ellie, who also worships Munts, they become close friends. However Charles Munts falls into disgrace, accused of forging the skeleton of the monster of Paradise Falls. He travels in his blimp to South America to bring the monster back alive but is never seen again. Eventually he Carl grows up and marries Ellie. They promise each other that they would travel together to Paradise Falls and build a house there. Many years later, Ellie dies and Carl, who's lonely, refuses to move from their house despite the offers of the owner of a construction company. When Carl accidentally hits a worker that damaged his mailbox, he is sentenced to move to a retirement home. However, he uses many balloons to float his house in order to travel to Paradise Falls. Adventure ensues. Trailer from "Up" Embedding is disabled [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMvOJViPKLw"]YouTube- First Look - New Upisode from Disney/Pixar's "UP"[/nomedia]

03-03-2010, 07:04 PM	#13
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	NOMINEES-Actor in a Supporting Role NOMINEES-Actor in a Supporting Role Matt Damon Invictus Woody Harrelson The Messenger Christopher Plummer The Last Station Stanley Tucci The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds who's your choice?....

03-04-2010, 11:03 AM	#14
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	bump............