It’s that time of year once again folks, where I spend all my pocket monies trying to see each and every one of the movies nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, aka “the Oscars.” This year’s nominees are mostly films made by and starring white male dudes that other white male dudes think are awesome, except for The Help, which is about how white people can solve racism for black people. To be honest, there are a bunch of films this year I have little to no interest in seeing (The Descendants, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), much less using what little extra income I have to do so. But, a tradition is a tradition, so despite my trepidation, I’ll be reviewing the major nominees over the next few weeks, providing my opinions about who should win, who is grossly over-lauded, and sometimes who should have been nominated, *ahem* Alan Rickhman as Snape *ahem*.
And, of course, I’ll be living-tweeting the ceremony on February 25th for your film and sartorial enjoyment. Maybe the dresses will excite me this year, cause Mama needs sumpin’…
Update: Due to a friend’s passing, I will not be able to review every nominated film before the telecast.
♥ = my fave
★= winner
Best Picture
The Artist ♥★
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Moneyball
War Horse
The Tree of Life
Best Actor
Demian Bichir, A Better Life ★
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ♥
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress
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 Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners ★
Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids ♥
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help ★
Best Director
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist ♥ ★
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Full list of nominees here.
