85th Oscar Best Picture Predictions 3/21/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve updated my (Two Year In Advance) Best Picture Predictions for the 85th Oscars. Make sure to keep checking the Tracker Pages in the upper right column of this blog to get the most up to date listing of predictions for all years.

85th Oscar Best Picture Predictions (3/21/11)

1. J. Edgar (if not released in 2011)
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Macbett (The Caribbean Macbeth)
4. Lincoln
5. Life Of Pi
6. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
7. The Grandmasters
8. Keeper Of The Pinstripes
9. The Bell Jar
10. Selma

Alternates:
11. Hands Of Stone
12. The 13 Women Of Nanjing
13. Dali
14. God Of Carnage
15. The Great Gatsby
16. Anna Karenina
17. Triple Frontier
18. 47 Ronin
19. Lost For Words
20. The Zookeeper’s Wife
21. Wicked
22. The Absinthe Drinker
23. Brothers In Arms
24. Mina
25. Cocaine Cowboy
26. Another Bullshit Night In Suck City
27. The Third Act
28. Great Hope Springs
29. Untitled Star Trek Sequel
30. The Danish Girl
31. Cobalt Neutral 9
32. Connemara Days
33. Five Brothers
34. Florence Of Arabia
35. Quartet
36. Cogan’s Trade
37. Low Down
38. The Butler
39. Mississippi Wild
40. Cloud Atlas


See Best Picture predictions for other years HERE.
See predictions for other categories at the 85th Oscars HERE.
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86th Oscar Best Picture Predictions 3/21/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve updated my (Three Year In Advance) Best Picture Predictions for the 86th Oscars. Make sure to keep checking the Tracker Pages in the upper right column of this blog to get the most up to date listing of predictions for all years.

86th Oscar Best Picture Predictions (3/21/11)

1. The Place Beyond The Pines
2. The Legend Of Cain
3. Pacific Rim
4. Silence
5. They Marched Into Sunlight
6. The Devil In The White City
7. Motherless Brooklyn
8. Our Brand Of Crisis
9. Elysium
10. The Color Purple

Alternates:
11. Snow And The Seven
12. Liberace
13. Les Miserables
14. Will
15. Cleopatra
16. Concrete Island
17. August: Osage County
18. Tender Is The Night
19. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
20. At The Mountain Of Madness
21. The Wolf Of Wall Street
22. The Angel, The Bad And The Wise
23. The Last Pharaoh
24. Flora Plum
25. The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back
26. The Piano Tuner
27. Genghis Khan
28. The Silver Lining Playbook
29. Annie
30. Sinatra


See Best Picture predictions for other years HERE.
See predictions for other categories at the 86th Oscars HERE.
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What I Saw: Of Gods And Men (83rd and 84th Oscar Race)

What I Saw: Of Gods And Men

Oscar Chances: Of Gods And Men was France’s foreign language entry to the 83rd Oscars. Because it was not chosen as one of the 5 final nominees, it is technically eligible to pick up nominations at the 84th Oscar race. However, I am not predicting that it will do so.

Read more of my reviews HERE.

87th Oscar Best Picture Predictions 3/21/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added my initial (Four Year In Advance) Best Picture Prediction for the 87th Oscars. Make sure to keep checking the Tracker Pages in the upper right column of this blog to get the most up to date listing of predictions for all years.

87th Oscar Best Picture Predictions (3/21/11)

1. The Color Of Lightening
2. The Red Man’s View
3. The Dallas Buyer’s Club
4. Saturn And The End Of Days
5. In The Heights
6. The Humbling
7. The Witches
8. Fleming
9. Templar: Honor Among Thieves
10. Tulia

Alternates:
11. Interstellar
12. Jesus Christ Superstar
13. Sexual Healing
14. Citizen Hughes: The Power, The Money And the Madness
15. Godmother
16. Wheeler Dealers
17. The Little Prince
18. Joe
19. Independence Day 3
20. Kill Bill: Volume 3
21. Inherent Vice


See Best Picture predictions for other years HERE.
See predictions for other categories at the 87th Oscars HERE.
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84th Oscars: New Animated Feature Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following animated films to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Animated Feature additions:

The Rabbi’s Cat
Chico & Rita
The Prodigies (La Nuit Des Enfants Rois)
The Dreaming Machine (Yomemiru Kikai)
Zeitoun
Puss In Boots
The Goon
Hoodwinked Too!
RPG Metanoia
Arthur Christmas
Alvin And The Chipmunks 3: Chip-Wrecked
Tinkerbell
Mars Needs Moms
Gnomeo And Juliet
Hop
The Smurfs



See Animated Feature predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re really into animation, check out the Animated Shorts also.
See predictions for other categories at the 84th Oscars HERE.
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84th Oscars: New Documentary Feature Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following documentary films to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Documentary Feature additions:

Cave of Forgotten Dream
Dragonslayer
Nostalgia For The Light
The City Dark
Love During Wartime
Kumare
Where Soldiers Come From
Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
Koran By Heart
Fightville
Incendiary: The Willingham Case
The Last Mountain
Better This World
Bob And The Monster
The Last Lions
Give Up Tomorrow
Cinema Komunisto
Last Days Here
The Loving Story
The King Of Luck



See Documentary Feature predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re really into documentaries, check out the Documentary Shorts also.
See predictions for other categories at the 84th Oscars HERE.
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84th Oscars: New Foreign Language Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following foreign language films to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Foreign Language additions:

Poetry
Certified Copy
Chicken With Plums
Cairo Exit (El Korough)
Beyond (Svinalangorna)
White White World (Beli Beli Svit)
The Kid With A Bike (Le Gamin Au Velo) (previously known as Set Me Free)
Grey Matter (Matiere Grise)
The Piano In A Factory (Gang De Qin)
Intimate Grammar (Hadikdik HaPnimi)
Artificial Paradises (Paraisos Artificiales)
Flowers of Evil (Fleurs Du Mal)
Happy Happy
The Journals of Musan (Musan Il-Gi)
L’Ordre Et La Morale
The Good Life (Det Gode Liv)
She Monkeys (Apflickorna)
The Sky Turns
Romantics Anonymous (Les emotifs anonyms)
Turn Me On, Goddammit
My Last Round
Our School
Habermus Papam (We Have A Pope)


See Foreign Language predictions for other years HERE.
See predictions for other categories at the 84th Oscars HERE.
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84th Oscars: New Animated Short Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following animated shorts to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Animated Short additions:

The Ballad of Nessie
The Wonder Hospital
Lipsett Diaries (Les Journaux De Lipsett)
Drained



See Animated Short predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re into animation, you might also like the Animated Features.
If you’re really into shorts, check out the Documentary Shorts and Live Action Shorts.
See predictions for other categories at the 84th Oscars HERE.
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84th Oscars: New Documentary Short Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added one documentary short to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page. Hopefully I can do some research and get some more added sometime this week or next.

New Documentary Short additions:

Mothersbane



See Documentary Short predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re into documentaries, you might also like the Documentary Features.
If you’re really into shorts, check out the Animated Shorts and Live Action Shorts.
See predictions for other categories at the 84th Oscars HERE.
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84th Oscars: New Live Action Short Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following live action shorts to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Live Action Short additions:

Blokes
Yuri Lennon’s Landing On Alpha46
Salar
Savage
Scenes From The Suburbs
Pioneer
Gone (Spain)
The Carrier



See Live Action Short predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re really into shorts, check out the Animated Shorts and Documentary Shorts.
See predictions for other categories at the 84th Oscars HERE.
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85th Oscars: New Animated Feature Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following animated films to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Animated Feature additions:

Brave
Monsters, Inc. 2
Ice Age: Continental Drift
King Of The Elves
Turkeys
Frankenweenie



See Animated Feature predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re really into animation, check out the Animated Shorts also.
See predictions for other categories at the 85th Oscars HERE.
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86th Oscars: New Animated Feature Additions 3/20/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

I’ve added the following animated films to the Tracker Pages in the right corner of this page, adjusting the rankings of other films as I go:

New Animated Feature additions:

Song Of The Sea
The Prophet
Harold And The Purple Crayon
Reboot Ralph



See Animated Feature predictions for other years HERE.
If you’re really into animation, check out the Animated Shorts also.
See predictions for other categories at the 86th Oscars HERE.
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What I Saw: Even The Rain (Tambien La Lluvia) (83rd and 84th Oscar Race.)

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

What I Saw: Even The Rain (Tambien La Lluvia)

Oscar Chances: Tambien La Lluvia was Spain’s foreign language entry for the 83rd Oscars. Because it was not chosen as one of the 5 final nominees, it is technically eligible to pick up nominations and awards in the 84th Oscar race. Long shot nominees include:

Lead Actor: Luis Tosar
Supporting Actor: Gael Garcia Bernal
Supporting Actor: Juan Carlos Aduviri

I’ve added these three worthy actors to the appropriate tracker pages on the right, fully acknowledging that past year foreign language contenders rarely, if ever, make it all the way to the Kodak.

Read more of my reviews HERE.

What I Saw: Mooz-lum. (84th Oscar Race)

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

What I Saw: Mooz-lum.

Oscar Chances: This is a fantastic movie that initially has potential nomination chances in the following categories:

Best Picture: Mooz-lum
Best Director: Qasim Basir
Lead Actor: Evan Ross
Supporting Actress: Nia Long
Supporting Actress: Kimberley Drummond
Supporting Actress: Summer Bishil
Supporting Actor: Jonathan Smith
Supporting Actor: Danny Glover
Supporting Actor: Dorian Missick
Supporting Actor: Roger Guenveur Smith
Supporting Actor: Kunal Sharma
Original Screenplay: Qasim Basir

For updated current rankings, always make sure to check the tracker pages in the upper right column of this blog.

Read more of my reviews HERE.

86th Oscars: Elysium and Pacific Rim 3/13/11

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in March 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

There are two potential Oscar films that I’ve heard of for 2013:

Best Picture:
Elysium
Pacific Rim

I’ve added these to the tracker pages and will be on the look out for more!


See predictions for other categories at the 86th Oscars HERE.
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