2011 Oscar Shouldabeens

[criddic3]

This is what I have so far. Could change a bit since I have a few films to see still.

Best Picture
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball

Boy was I torn between The Artist and Hugo, two films that remind audiences of the magic of movies and the richness of their history. Hugo is a masterfully directed film that is epic in nature, beautiful to look at and experience. The Artist is a vibrant reminder of what a feel-good movie should be. That it is silent ultimately makes no difference, and for that alone it deserves to be seen. So I chose The Artist in the end.

Best Director
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Bennett Miller, Moneyball
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

As I said above, Hugo is masterfully directed. The passion of Martin Scorsese to bring home the message that the magic and history of movies should be preserved is well integrated into a terrific family adventure. Woody Allen has been nominated for Criddic (BKM) awards in this category for Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Match Point (2005). It is a first for Miller and Refn. Scorsese won it once before, in another split decision when I gave him my award for GoodFellas (1990). I picked the more sentimental Awakenings for Best Picture.

Best Actor
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

Dujardin is a joy to watch in The Artist, and he is the first French actor to win. Pitt won in my supporting category for 12 Monkeys (1995). Everyone else is nominated for the first time.

Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help
Elisabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Davis won in support for Doubt (2008), while Streep won twice in a row for Doubt(2008) and Julie & Julia (2009). Swinton was up for lead a decade ago for The Deep End (2001). Olsen is on her first. Williams got a nod in support for Brokeback Mountain (2005). Her unexpectedly fine turn as Marilyn Monroe is the deserving winner.

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris

Having given Christopher Plummer Best Supporting Actor in 2009 for his work as Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station and nominated him twice before that (Star Trek VI, 1991; The Insider, 1999), I did not feel the need to place him here again for a pleasant but lesser role in Beginners. Five people were better: Branagh returning for the first time since winning directing and writing honors for Hamlet(1996). Nolte was up for The Prince of Tides (1991) in lead. Hill and Stoll are debuting. Albert Brooks has only been up previously for the screenplays of Defending Your Life (1991) and Mother (1996). His against-type performance as a crime boss is jaw-dropping. How he was not nominated for an Oscar is a mystery.

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan, Shame
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Many good performances by supporting actresses. Chastain was in several interesting projects (and is nominated for the Oscar for her work in The Help). McTeer is debuting here, as is Spencer. Mulligan was up in lead for An Education (2009). I almost gave it to her, partly due to an unforgettably sad rendition of "New York, New York." But I decided to go with the most entertaining performance, which was Bejo in The Artist.

Best Original Screenplay
50/50
The Artist
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Midnight in Paris
Take Shelter

Woody's third win, after Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989) and Match Point (2005).

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Drive
Hugo
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Oooh close call. Tinker Tailor was intricate and absorbing, but Moneyball interested me in the behind-the-scenes story of a baseball manager trying to save his team from obscurity.

Best Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango

I liked all three very much. Spielberg's Tintin was a rousing adventure and Arthur Christmas was a jolly time. Rango was different and fun. I went for adventure over comedy.

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Hugo had the most eye-popping sets and, especially in 3-D, was amazing to look at.

Best Cinematography
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

I loved the old-fashioned feel of War Horse, but Emmanuel Lubezki's work on Tree of Life was undeniably beautiful.

Best Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Immortals
My Week with Marilyn

Best Film Editing
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Super 8

Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
The Iron Lady


Best Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Best Original Song
"Star Spangled Man" from Captain America
"Hello Hello" from Gnomeo & Juliet
"Coeur Volant" from Hugo
"Life's a Happy Song" from The Muppets
"Shelter" from Take Shelter

This should be a lesson to the Academy...I found 5 solid songs to nominate and they couldn't! Hmmm.

Best Sound Editing
Drive
Hugo
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Sound Mixing
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes


Tally:

The Artist 10 Noms 4 Wins
Hugo 12 Noms 3 Wins
Drive 8 Noms 3 Wins
Moneyball 6 Noms 1 Win
War Horse 5 Noms 1 Win
Midnight in Paris 4 Noms 1 Win
Harry Potter 7½ 3 Noms, 1 Win
Take Shelter 3 Noms 0 Wins

[ksrymy]

I do apologize, sir.

[OscarGuy]

Since these movies aren't commercially available and it's illegal to record movies in the theater, I removed your link. Please do not post links to pirated content.

[ksrymy]

Still got a lot to watch (The Artist, Hugo, My Week With Marilyn, Young Adult, The Iron Lady, Shame, The Tree of Life, Take Shelter & J. Edgar

{link removed} has a few of these (Hugo, Young Adult, Tree of Life, and J. Edgar). But The Iron Lady was taken from someone's camcorder and there's a lady coughing a lot in the few minute so I had to stop and see it in theatres.

[Reza]

2011
Best Picture
Drive
A Separation
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
*The Tree of Life
We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Peyman Moadi, A Separation
*Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Actress
Elisabeth Olsen, Mary Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
*Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
*Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Supporting Actress
Sareh Bayat, A Separation
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Viola Davis, The Help
*Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan, Shame

Best Director
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
*Terence Malick, The Tree of Life
Lynne Ramsay, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

[koook160]

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

Best Actor

George Clooney, The Descendants
Michael Fassbender, Shame *WINNER*
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Actress

Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo *WINNER*
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Albert Brooks, Drive
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life *WINNER*
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actress

Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids *WINNER*
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Edit: Replaced Greer with Bullock

[ksrymy]

Best Picture
01. A Separation
02. Melancholia
03. The Artist
04. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
05. Drive
06. Take Shelter
07. The Color Wheel
08. The Turin Horse
09. Snowtown
10. Margaret

Best Actor
01. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
02. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
03. Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
04. Peyman Moaadi, A Separation
05. Daniel Henshall, Snowtown

06. Alex Ross Perry, The Color Wheel

Best Actress
01. Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
02. Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
03. Agata Kulesza, Róża
04. Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
05. Carlen Altman, The Color Wheel

06. Anna Paquin, Margaret

Best Supporting Actor
01. Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris
02. Albert Brooks, Drive
03. Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
04. Michael Smiley, Kill List
05. Shahab Hosseini, A Separation

06. Christopher Plummer, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Supporting Actress
01. Sareh Bayat, A Separation
02. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
03. Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
04. J. Smith-Cameron, Margaret
05. Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

06. Carey Mulligan, Shame

Best Director
01. Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
02. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
03. Lars von Trier, Melancholia
04. Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
05. Béla Tarr, The Turin Horse

06. Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter

[Big Magilla]

Best Picture
The Artist
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
*War Horse

Best Actor
Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
*Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
*Jeong-he Yun, Poetry
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
*Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan, Shame
*Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Director
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
*Steven Spielberg, War Horse