We literally looked all afternoon for a good image to go with this blog, and then (voila!) we found this one of the late, great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa getting a lifetime achievement Oscar.
Here are the rest of our projections (some will be listed on our other blog):
Best Director:
Will win: Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech)
Should win: Darren Aronofsky ("The Black Swan")
Would vote for: David Fincher ("The Social Network"). Fincher has a better chance of winning that Aronofsky, and I essentially like the two films almost the same with a just a slight preference for "The Black Swan."
Best Screenplay (Adapted):
Will/Should: "The Social Network"
Best Screenplay (Original):
Will: "The King's Speech"
Should: "The Fighter"
Cinematography (to be honest your guess is as good as mine here!):
Will: "The Social Network"
Should: "The Black Swan" (yes, I would vote for the film here!)
Visual Effects:
Will/should: "Inception"
Sound Editing:
Will/should "Inception"
Sound Mixing:
Will/should: "Inception"
Film Editing:
Will: "The King's Speech"
Should: "The Social Network"
Makeup:
Will: "Barney's Version" (hmm...yes, we are pulling this one from thin air)
Score:
Will/should: Inception (Hans Zimmer)
Costume:
Projection: "The King's Speech"
Original Song:
"We Belong Together" by Randy Newman from "Toy Story 3"
For the short film categories, go to our other blog "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time."
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