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The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« on: January 11, 2012, 10:50:19 AM »
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Sunday, February 26, 2012 @8:30pm on ABC

Billy Crystal, Host

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2012, 10:51:48 AM »
Nominations to be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 @8:38am EST


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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2012, 02:22:43 AM »
I've bestowed the honor to KacperTolwinski to post the nominations and the actual award show! Good luck posting them.

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 03:48:22 AM »
Oscar nominations is just four hours away and hopefully KacperTolwinski post it right away. So excited and off to bed I go!

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 04:07:49 PM »
AND THE NOMINEES ARE :

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demián Bichir A Better Life
George Clooney The Descendants
Jean Dujardin The Artist
Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis The Help
Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kenneth Branagh My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill Moneyball
Nick Nolte Warrior
Christopher Plummer Beginners
Max von Sydow Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Bérénice Bejo The Artist
Jessica Chastain The Help
Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer The Help

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
A Cat in Paris
Chico and Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2 
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse Janusz Kaminski

BEST ART DIRECTOR
The Artist Laurence Bennett (Production Design), Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
Hugo Dante Ferretti (Production Design), Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)
Midnight in Paris Anne Seibel (Production Design), Hélène Dubreuil (Set Decoration)
War Horse Rick Carter (Production Design), Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anonymous Lisy Christl
The Artist Mark Bridges
Hugo Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre Michael O'Connor
W.E. Arianne Phillips

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Martin Scorsese Hugo
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life

BEST DOCUMENT FEATURE
Hell and Back Again Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Pina Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
Undefeated TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

BEST DOCUMENT SHORT
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
God Is the Bigger Elvis Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
Incident in New Baghdad James Spione
Saving Face Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

BEST FILM EDITING
The Artist Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants Kevin Tent
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Hugo Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball Christopher Tellefsen

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Bullhead (Belgium)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)

BEST MAKEUP
Albert Nobbs Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
The Iron Lady Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Adventures of Tintin John Williams
The Artist Ludovic Bource
Hugo Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Alberto Iglesias
War Horse John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets - Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from Rio - Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life 

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic 

BEST SOUND EDITING
Drive Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Ren Klyce
Hugo Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
War Horse Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
Hugo Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
Moneyball Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
War Horse Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
Hugo Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
Real Steel Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Descendants Screenplay by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Hugo Screenplay by John Logan
The Ides of March Screenplay by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Moneyball Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
The Artist Written by Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids Written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
Margin Call Written by J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris Written by Woody Allen
A Separation Written by Asghar Farhadi
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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2012, 01:27:29 PM »
I hope Melissa wins the best supporting actress. She is awesome. :hrt:
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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 05:22:27 AM »
this year's Oscars is a bit lame again unlike last year in spite that Billy Crystal will host again. :groan:

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 08:59:19 AM »
And, after pushing Harry Potter for the Oscars.. they only get nominated for 3 categories?? :'( :knuckles:

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2012, 12:11:38 PM »
Who's ready for OSCAR DAY tomorrow?

I got 5 out of 6 correct last year and let's see how I do tomorrow. Here's my list of who I want to win and who I think will win in the major categories.

BEST PICTURE

Want to win: Moneyball

Will win: The Artist

BEST DIRECTOR

Want to win: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

LEAD ACTOR

Want to win: Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist

LEAD ACTRESS

Want to win: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Will win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Want to win: Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Will win: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Want to win: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Will win: Octavia Spencer, The Help

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2012, 12:51:22 PM »
Who's ready for OSCAR DAY tomorrow?

I got 5 out of 6 correct last year and let's see how I do tomorrow. Here's my list of who I want to win and who I think will win in the major categories.

BEST PICTURE

Want to win: Moneyball

Will win: The Artist

BEST DIRECTOR

Want to win: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

LEAD ACTOR

Want to win: Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist

LEAD ACTRESS

Want to win: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Will win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Want to win: Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Will win: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Want to win: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Will win: Octavia Spencer, The Help
I`am ready here is my picks.

BEST PICTURE

Want to win: Midnight in Paris

Will win: The Artist

BEST DIRECTOR

Want to win: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

LEAD ACTOR

Want to win: George Clooney, The Descendants

Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist

LEAD ACTRESS

Want to win: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Will win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Want to win: Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

Will win: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Want to win: Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Will win: Octavia Spencer, The Help
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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2012, 04:12:02 PM »

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Want to win: Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Will win: Christopher Plummer, Beginners


What? I thought Jonah Hill delivered an OK performance but it was definitely average at best. I can't even think of a scene where his acting skills shone.
I believe you'll get 6/6 this year though. Your predictions seem spot on.

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2012, 07:05:41 PM »
Less than 30 minutes left :)

Some red carpet photos:
http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/2012-oscars-arrivals-1329942716-slideshow/
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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2012, 07:30:27 PM »
:partie:  :hearts: THE CEREMONY BEGINS  :hearts:  :partie:
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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2012, 07:47:21 PM »
Morgan Freeman comes on the stage and opens the Academy Awards
Clips of Billy in movies such as "The Bridesmaids", "Hugo", included other movies too.
Billy comes on the stage.  :) (Ninth time hosting the Oscars); His singing monologue.  :lol:

Best Cinematography (Presenter: Tom Hanks)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Hugo Robert Richardson

Best Art Direction (Presenter: Tom Hanks)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Hugo Dante Ferretti (Production Design), Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2012, 08:02:04 PM »
Best Costume Design (Presenters: Cameron Diaz & Jennifer Lopez)
OSCAR GOES TO:

The Artist Mark Bridges

Best Makeup (Presenters: Cameron Diaz & Jennifer Lopez)

The Iron Lady Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2012, 08:15:02 PM »
Best Foreign Language Film (Presenter: Sandra Bullock)
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A Separation (Iran)

Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Presenter: Christian Bale)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Octavia Spencer The Help  :hrt:

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2012, 08:29:42 PM »
Best Film Editing (Presenters: Tina Fey & Bradley Cooper)
OSCAR GOES TO:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall

Best Sound Editing (Presenters: Tina Fey & Bradley Cooper)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Hugo Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

Best Sound Mixing (Presenters: Tina Fey & Bradley Cooper)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Hugo Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2012, 08:48:18 PM »
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy announce the Cirque du Soleil performers.
Cirque du Soleil performs....

Best Documentary Feature (Presenters: Gwyneth Paltrow & Robert Downey, Jr.)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Undefeated TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

Best Animated Feature Film (Presenter: Chris Rock)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Rango

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« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2012, 09:04:29 PM »
Best Visual Effects (Presenters: Ben Stiller & Emma Stone)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Hugo Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Presenter: Melissa Leo)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Christopher Plummer Beginners 

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« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2012, 09:20:15 PM »
Tom Sherak (Director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) thanks everybody for watching the movies, etc.

Best Original Score (Presenters: Penélope Cruz& Owen Wilson)
OSCAR GOES TO:

The Artist Ludovic Bource

Best Original Song (Presenters: Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis)
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"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets Bret McKenzie 

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2012, 09:30:39 PM »
Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay (Presenter: Angelina Jolie)
OSCAR GOES TO:

The Descendants Screenplay by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Best Writing - Original Screenplay (Presenter: Angelina Jolie)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Midnight in Paris Written by Woody Allen  

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #21 on: February 26, 2012, 09:46:50 PM »
Milla Jovovich talks about hosting Academy's Sci-Tech Awards earlier in this month. Highlights from that show...

Best Live Action Short Film (Presenters: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper, and Wendi McLendon-Covey)
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The Shore

Best Documentary Short (Presenters: Melissa McCarthy & Rose Byrne)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Saving Face Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy 

Best Animated Short (Presenters: Ellie Kemper & Wendi McLendon-Covey)
OSCAR GOES TO:

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore  

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #22 on: February 26, 2012, 09:59:05 PM »
Best Director (Presenter: Michael Douglas)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Michel Hazanavicius The Artist

Meryl Streep talks about the Governors Awards
James Earl Jones, Dick Smith and Oprah Winfrey are shown in the audience.

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Re: The 84th Annual Academy Awards
« Reply #23 on: February 26, 2012, 10:07:25 PM »
In Memoriam for all that passed away since last year....
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« Reply #24 on: February 26, 2012, 10:21:26 PM »
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Presenter: Natalie Portman)
OSCAR GOES TO:

Jean Dujardin The Artist


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