oscar predictions -2010 -acting awards

Best Actor

Most likely winner : Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake in 'Crazy Heart'. A boring movie, so slowly paced that it's effort to watch any scene that Bad Blake isn't in. Jeff Bridges portrayal of an aging, alcoholic country singer drives the entire movie.

Backup Pick : Colin Firth as George Falconer in 'A Single Man'. A convincing and moving portrayal a college professor dealing with the death of his gay lover.Set through one day, the idea of a man who sees nothing to live for is accurately conveyed.

Most deserving (My pick): Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in 'Invictus'. I always think portrayals of real life people are more difficult, especially when they're world renowned figures because every tries to pick up flaws. Freeman comes close to Mandela not just in looks but in the personality and more importantly the attitude prevalent at that time.

Best Actress

Most Likely Winner: Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy in 'The Blind Side'. Sandra Bullock has been dominating in the dramatic section of the awards season with a Golden Globe, SAG and Critic's Choice Award. A surer sign that the Oscar will be going to her is hard to see. The role of a white woman who adopts a black high school student and then helps him to achieve success in sports is Bullock's strongest performance to date.

Backup Pick: Meryl Streep as Julia Child in 'Julie & Julia'. Also comes into the Oscars with a strong trail of awards in its wake, this time in the comedy section. Playing the cook who brought French cuisine to everyday America , Streep shows the doubts and hardships Child had to do just that. The Academy's preference for drama over comedy is all that stops this from being the #1 prediction.

Most deserving (My Pick): Carey Mulligan as Jenny Miller in 'An Education'. Coming of age film in the 1960s, set in a backdrop of Existentialism and French culture by an English schoolgirl. Mulligan manages to go from an A level student with university ambition to someone who sees university as a waste and then back to university ambition after everything falls apart.

Best Supporting Actor

Most Likely Winner: Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa in "Inglourious Basterds". For the last two years this award has gone to a villain. It's likely to go one again this year. Charismatically evil in four languages, Waltz stole every scene he was in and kept you wishing to see more of him.

Backup Pick: Stanley Tucci as George Harvey in 'The Lovely Bones'. Still a villian. George Harvey is your definite serial killer, with strange mannerisms and a completely solitary life. You can never see him on the screen without a sense of uneasiness, even before you know he's the killer. Tucci delivers the role with great energy which simmers just below the surface.

Most Deserving (My Pick): I think the front runner is it this time. Christoph Waltz deserves the Oscar and the only thing that could block him is if the decision making goes by means other who deserves the award.

Best Supporting Actress

Most Deserving: Mo'Nique as Mary Lee Johnston in 'Precious'. Academy Award winner Monique is something most people never thought they'd have to say.Get used to it. With the portrayal of the most evil character who isn't a full fledged villain in some time, Mo'Nique manages to convince that the character isn't vindictive because she has to be but because she can be.

Backup Pick: It's really wide open, mostly because of Mo'Nique's obvious domination. Vera Fermiga and Anna Kendrick compete with each other for screen time in "Up in the Air" which potentially hurts them. Penelope Cruz also has to fight for screen presence and time with a multitude of other stars in "Nine". And Maggie Gyllenhaal never manages to seem to add to 'Crazy Heart' but that could be just because of the force of Jeff Bridges.

Most Deserving (My Pick): Mo'Nique. Obviously. She's got this category in the bag.And deserves it too.

Oscar Predictions-Film Awards (i)

Best Director Most likely winner : Steven Spielberg for Lincoln. Leaving out Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino pretty much made this Spielberg's to lose. And doesn't reflect too well on the Academy either. Backup Pick : David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook. The production company of Weinstein have been campaigning hard for this and it's a good film with the acting performances set up well. The thing about best director is it's the easiest award to give to someone the academy likes because it's ambiguous and the academy doesn't really love Russell. Most deserving : Michel Haneke for Amour. Haneke has the most carefully crafted film here. All in all it is definitely his film in every scene. His presence is all around the film and it is an excellent film. If they give it for the greatest impact a director has on the film, this is it. Best Adapted Screenplay Most li...

10 (20th century) novels that you can summarize the plot of in two lines. and completely miss what makes it good.

10. Remembrance of Things Past ( À la recherche du temps perdu ) - Marcel Proust - 1913–1927 Summary: A man remembers large parts of his past, involuntarily. All because of an incident where he dips a madeleine into tea. In a book where basically nothing happens except the very ordinary life of the narrator, the story still manages to capture one's attention. Also the author manages to make every experience, thought and emotion seem as something that everyone has either experienced or can relate to. Written with almost every word in the vocabulary, it is condensation of innumerable literary, structural, stylistic, and thematic possibilities. 9.Ulysses - James Joyce - 1922 Summary : The entire book follows a day in the life of Leopold Bloom on 16th June 1904 through the streets of Dublin. A deceptively simple plot but while reading the plot itself becomes secondary or even forgotten. Most of what makes this book a classic are the hundreds of references and allusions to other works...

a list about plays (post 1950)

The general perception is good plays stopped being written. That all the plays being performed which remain popular are classics and there is no place for the playwright in the current dramatic world. The role of the playwright has been diminished but good plays have not become extinct in the 20th and 21st century.This list will attempt to reflect that by giving a selection of excellent plays written (and performed) after 1950. 20. Prelude to a Kiss- Craig Lucas. Premiered in California in 1988. Quick Description: Thought to be a metaphor for AIDS. A story about the switching of bodies between a new bride and an old man and how the husband must find the old man while keeping his love alive. Something of a Sci-fi style and one of the most original works in recent times. 19. Long Day's Journey Into Night - Eugene O'Neill.premiered in Stockholm at the Royal Dramatic theatre in 1956. quick summary: A play about addiction and how it affects everyone around the addict.The characters ...

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