Oscar Night!

So with the most disappointing Oscars thus far behind us, why don’t we take a little time and see how bad some of the choices actually were.

Best Animated Film
This section is always a given of who will win. Whenever Disney/Pixar has a movie out, the Academy might as well just give it to them. So with that said, Up was the winner here; this movie is for sure the one that deserves it though. The movie is the best one Pixar has come out with in a very long while. It is very deep and dark and touches audiences in a way they have in any movie.
The closest thing I could say that could have won was Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. Not just because it was Disney, but because it was a return to original style animation movies of being drawn rather then computer generated.

Visual Effects
We all know which one is supposed to get this one. Honestly who else other then Avatar. This is only like one of three awards that it actually got. If it hadn’t have gotten it, I would went on strike.
In close second though, District 9 would have been a close contender. With how much money that movie was made on and how realistic they made it, it was a definite thing to be deserved for them.
Star Trek, while this movie had great effects, it was all stuff we have seen before; nothing special going on there.

Sound Editing and Mixing
This one really pissed me off; why Avatar didn’t get this one is beyond me. While The Hurt Locker had great sound in this movie, Avatar had much better going on. The sound mixing and editing is what really put you into the world of Pandora.
On the good side of the winner, Hurt Locker does have spectacular scenes where bombs exploding and everything make it AWEsome. This was very spellbinding movie that kept you on edge. I just feel that Avatar was better in scoop and entertainment.

Best Song
I never saw any of the movies that were nominated in this section. But from what I understand Crazy Heart was well worth the win and is highly recommended.

Best Music
Of course for this one was hoping for Avatar, but it can’t win everything of course. Up was a good win, although Sherlock Holmes had a very good score that fit the time period perfectly. So all in all, Up deserved this one.

I am going to lip over some of the boring stuff and get to screenplays.

Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published
Precious is based off a book called Push by Sapphire. This is being highly acclaimed right now. I have yet to see it but once I do I will review it on here. If this had not won In The Loop really should have. That was a quirky, British/English, government comedy. The humor is very dry but is paced so well you just can’t help but laugh at the one liners.

Screenplay Written for the Screen
Hurt Locker took this one; yes it well deserved this one for sure; but, Inglorious Bastards REALLY deserved it. The humor in it and the alternate history universe is what really made this movie; but thumbs up for Hurt Locker for winning.

Best Director
I was way upset about this one. James Cameron’s Ex wife won this one. Kathryn Bigelow, she directed Hurt Locker. While I am happy for win since it was a very well done and it was a great job on her part, I really wish Jim had won. I say this because of how much he put into it, and how much he revolutionized film making.

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique won this one as the mother of the girl in the movie Precious. Form what I I have seen in previews and clips, this is very much deserved. Her performance looked so strong and emotional that really beat any of the other choices.

Best Actress
Here is one I was very proud of, Sandra Bullock. I am happy that for her first Oscar Nom she won it. We can now finally say Oscar Winner Sandra Bullock. From what I have seen of the Blind Side, she did a fantastic job. While yes, Meryl Streep did a fantabulous job as Julia Childs in Julie and Julia, how many awards can one woman have, honestly.

Best Supporting Actor
This was the best win I think that happened all night; Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Bastards. This was the best performance in this category I had seen. He portrayal as ‘The Jew Hunter’ was suburb; he made you laugh while you just wanted to punch him out. Stanley Tucci also was fantastic in the Lovely Bones; he was a close second in my list.

Best Actor
All I know is that finally the give Jeff Bridges a friggin award. This was the best role, though, that he has done since playing ‘the Dude’ in the Big Lebowski. I just can’t wait until Tron Legacy, which looks like the best movie of the year.

Best Picture
This is the first year since the 40s where they had more then five nominations and the first year since Beauty and the Beast where they had an animated movie up for best picture. This was tough year, though, for movies.
Of course the one that won was the one that I didn’t want to win, Hurt Locker. While it deserves it, it is a great movie, but there are others that deserve it this year that would never had a chance later on. Avatar I really wanted to, but I would have liked to have seen Inglorious Bastards, only because Quentin Tarantino deserves an Oscar after all these years of making spectacular movies. Or even District 9 deserved it, just how well it was made, and how great of a movie it is, it really could have had a chance.

So all in all… this year really had some good movies, but the Academy being predictable like they are, gave it to movies that have a anti-war message like they do whenever there is one out there.
I am not saying Avatar should have won best picture, but at least the visuals and sound for how well it was done in that department.