Oh, Oscar!! Nominations Announced

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My uninformed prediction for the win in itals...

Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

Directing
James Cameron - Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds
Lee Daniels - Precious
Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

Actress
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabby Sidibe - Precious
Meryl Streep - Julia & Julia

Actor
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up In The Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air
Mo’Nique - Precious

Supporting Actor
Matt Damon - Invictus
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds

Animated Feature
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Princess and the Frog
Secret of Kells
Up

Comments

Cris Virgil Pescadero said…
maganda ung district9, pero parang mahirap patumbahn nung avatar..
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 1:00:00 AM GMT+8
Carver said…
Malaking bagay na ang pag-nominate sa District 9, dahil maganda at kakaiba daw ang pelikula kahit na scifi siya. (Sayang nga at 'di ko napanood.)

Puedeng mangyari na either Avatar for picture and Bigelow for director, or Hurt Locker for picture and Cameron for director.

Huwag sanang Avatar for picture and Cameron for director. Parang mali na.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 3:58:00 AM GMT+8
Cris Virgil Pescadero said…
Napanood mo sana ung District 9. Maganda yung movie at hindi predictable yung plot 'di gaya nung Avatar.

I still choose Avatar for picture though, but I prefer Bigelow over Cameron. Ganda nung The Hurt Locker.

Yung nominees nila ngayon for director suuuper diverse. May black, may babae, tapos yung iba mag-ex pa. LOL. ahw.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 1:27:00 PM GMT+8
Carver said…
"Yung nominees nila ngayon for director suuuper diverse. May black, may babae, tapos yung iba mag-ex pa. LOL. ahw."

Honga...at least iba-iba ang itsura nila ngayon. :-)
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 2:30:00 PM GMT+8
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 9:21:00 PM GMT+8
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