Top 5 Biggest Contenders for the 2011 Oscars
The 83rd Academy Awards (or 2011 Oscars) are just around the corner, but before the craze erupts, I’d like to make a list of what I think will be movies with the most Oscars at the end of the day.
Let’s see how close I get, eh?
1 Inception
Although there aren’t any nominations for the actors, my guess is Christopher Nolan’s Inception will be one of the biggest winners. With a staggering 8 nominations, among which “Best Picture”, there’s a big chance it will win more than one Oscar this year.
These are the current nominations for the film:
- Art Direction
- Cinematography
- Music (Original Score)
- Best Picture
- Sound Editing
- Sound Mixing
- Visual Effects
- Writing (Original Screenplay)
Certainly you can’t deny that the music score is one of the most epic and memorable ever created for a movie. Because of this and the fact that I’m a huge Nolan fanboy, I predict Inception to win 3 Oscars. No more, no less.
2 The King’s Speech
Ah yes, King George IV. For me this movie came out of nowhere and I must admit I haven’t even seen it. I just said Inception had a staggering amount of nominations (8), but look at these whopping 12 nominations for The King’s Speech!
- Actor in a Leading Role
- Actor in a Supporting Role
- Actress in a Supporting Role
- Art Direction
- Best Picture
- Cinematography
- Costume Design
- Directing
- Film Editing
- Music (Original Score)
- Sound Mixing
- Writing (Original Screenplay)
Based on everything I’ve heard so far and reading all the major praise in the reviews, I guess “Actor in A Leading Role” for Colin Firth is to be expected. Of course it’s a wild guess, but out of the 12 nominations, I think 4 Oscars for this movie would suffice.
3 The Social Network
It would be fitting, as Facebook itself is an enormous hype, that a hyped movie like The Social Network would go home with at least 2 awards. Not that I think it particularly deserves it, it is a pretty entertaining movie.
These are the nominations:
- Actor in a Leading Role
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Film Editing
- Music (Original Score)
- Best Picture
- Sound Mixing
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Pretty impressive list. The hype will make sure The Social Network will win 3 of them.
4 Black Swan
Ohh, Nathalie.. If any actress deserves an Academy Award for Best Leading Role, she’s it. The fact that Black Swan is about ballet yet made me cling to my seat and want to watch it again might give away my enthusiasm.
Amazing how Darren Aronofsky was never even nominated for an Oscar before, but he finally did it. Let’s see what the list of nominations looks like:
- Actress in a Leading Role
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Film Editing
- Best Picture
I’m guessing 2 Oscar wins would do the trick.
5 127 Hours
When the ending credits rolled, I was like “HUH!”. In my ignorance, I started watching this movie, believing it to be some sort of Discovery Channel documentary, just coincidentally directed by the hero who made Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and Slumdog Millionaire.
Man, was I wrong: this movie actually makes you feel like you’re the one with your arm stuck under a boulder. The music, sound effects, camera work.. it all added up to one of the best movies I’ve seen, ever.
This is how it got nominated:
- Actor in a Leading Role
- Film Editing
- Music (Original Score)
- Music (Original Song)
- Best Picture
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Again, I haven’t seen The King’s Speech yet, but I think “Actor in a Leading Role” should and will go to James Franco.
The “If I Rise” song by Dido and A.R. Rahman (whoever that is) has to win the “Music – Original Song” Oscar for sure.. that scene, along with that song… epic (if you have Spotify, listen to it here)
By my count, that makes 2 Oscars for 127 Hours.
In about 24 hours, we’ll know! Have fun watching the spectacle of the 83rd Academy Awards!
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