Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

My personal favorites are Robby Benson in Beauty and the Beast. It's not just because you couldn't tell it was him, but because he added a level of vulnerability to the Beast. He helped make the character more sympathetic, and it aided the film enormously. Another would be Douglas Raine in 2001: A S...

I have to ask, has anyone heard a voice performance that stirred up emotions the same way regular performance does? Has anyone ever truly heard a voice in an animated film (or otherwise) that was truly special? I can think of a few, but I'll save them once I hear some of your opinions.

Best Pictrue Drama Will Win- Hugo Should Win - The Descendants Should've Been Nominated - The Tree of Life Best Picture Musical or Comedy Will Win - The Artist Should Win - The Artist Should've Been Nominated - The Guard Best Actor Drama Will Win - George Clooney, the Descendants Should Win - Michae...

Best Picture The Descendants Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Shame The Tree of Life *WINNER* Best Director Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy David Fincher, The Gril with the Dragon Tattoo Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life *WINNER* Steve McQueen, Shame Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Be...

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. An Education
3. (500) Days of Summer
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Up
6. Moon
7 In the Loop
8. Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Saphire
9. District 9
10. Crazy Heart

1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Ratatouille
3. The Lookout
4. There Will Be Blood
5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
6. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7. I'm Not There
8. Gone Baby Gone
9. Atonement
10. Into the Wild

ksrymy wrote:SWEET JESUS! I found a rather obscure art theatre outside of KC today showing The Artist AND The Descendants. My day is set.

I can sympathize. I live in south Jersey. I have to drive an hour to get to see the good movies.

I won't lie, I despised this film with great intensity. DiCaprio gave one of his worst performances, possibly the worst of the year, as hoover. He chewed the scenery like a rabid dog. It was a pathetic "Look at me, I'm acting!" performance that deserves no recognition. Hammer, I will gran...

I won't lie, I despised this film with great intensity. DiCaprio gave one of his worst performances, possibly the worst of the year, as hoover. He chewed the scenery like a rabid dog. It was a pathetic "Look at me, I'm acting!" performance that deserves no recognition. Hammer, I will grant...

My top ten:

1. The Tree of Life
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3. Drive
4. The Descendants
5. Shame
6. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
7. Rango
8. The Guard
9. Win Win
10. The Debt

My nominees: **Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart** WINNER Matt Damon, The Informant! Brad Pitt, Inglourious Basterds Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker Sam Rockwell, Moon This one was a complete crapshoot between Bridges, Renner, and Rockwell. I just went with my gut on this one. Bridges was truly sympathetic a...

Best Picture: Black Swan The Fighter The Ghost Writer Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Inception Scott Pilgrim vs. the World **The Social Network** WINNER The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Best Director: Ben Affleck, The Town **David Fincher, The Social Network** WINNER Christopher Nolan, I...

My nominees:

Michael Douglas, The American President
Morgan Freeman, Se7en
Ethan Hawke, Before Sunrise *WINNER*
Liam Neeson, Rob Roy
Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (He's lead, dammit!)

Well, I feel like a douche.

In my opinion, these should have been the nominees: Steve Carell, Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children Danny Huston, The Proposition Jack Nicholson, The Departed Ray Winstone, The Proposition *WINNER* For those of you who haven't seen The Proposition, see it . Winstone and Huston...