The Oscars are coming, the Oscars are coming! And they’re bringing Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, and 10 Best Picture Nominees with them. What surprises will we have this year? What drama will unfold? We’ve all ready seen the producer of the Hurt Locker get himself banned from the ceremony for e-mailing academy members (an Oscar first!), a Sacha Baron Cohen sketch scratched, and Barbara Walters announce that this would be her last Oscars TV Special. I can’t wait to see what happens next. In the meanwhile, we here at Real Style Network Celebrities and Entertainment Blog have compiled our list of who will take home the top prizes this year.
Best Actor: This is really a two man race between Jeff Bridges and Colin Firth. In our opinion Jeff Bridges should take home the statue. This is his fifth nomination, and it’s very deserving for his portrayal of a washed-up country-western singer looking to turn his life around. Colin Firth however has received a lot of buzz, and could sneak in and claim the prize.
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock or Meryl Streep? Who do you pick? Both won Golden Globes for their performances, and both deserve to win. Meryl has been nominated sixteen times now, but she hasn’t won since 1982 for Sophie’s Choice. Sandra on the other hand has her first nomination. Everyone is talking about Sandra Bullock finally breaking through, but the academy has been kind to portrayals of real people. We’ll give this one to Mrs. Streep.
Best Supporting Actor and Actress: We’ll group these categories together because both are easy to pick. Christoph Waltz will win for Inglorious Basterds, and Mo’Nique will win for Precious. These are usually two of the hardest categories to pick, but this year it’s pretty easy. Both actors have turned a lot of heads for these roles, and both deserve to win.
Best Animated Feature Film: Up will win. It’s been nominated in this category and in Best Picture, but this is where it will win. Fantastic Mr. Fox has an outside chance, but that’s the only one. Up was one of the best movies of last year, and one of Pixar’s best of all time.
Best Movies and Director: I know, I know these are two separate categories, but 74% of the time the person who wins the Best Director goes on to see his film win as well. With ten pictures being nominated this year and still only five directors we can automatically eliminate other contenders. Only three films have won Best Picture without their director being nominated, and only two directors have won without their film being nominated. So goodbye District 9, A Blind Side, A Serious Man, Up, and An Education. That’s a bit of a shame because District 9 was definitely one of the best, if not the best movie of the year. What this leaves us with is an interesting mess. Avatar will have the popular vote, but The Hurt Locker should win and its director Kathryn Bigelow with it. Even with the controversy surrounding this film thanks to the producer’s actions, The Hurt Locker will still grab the top prize of the night.
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