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CMH · 12-30-2010, 05:20 PM

On January 25, 2011, the Academy will announce the nominees for the Academy Awards to be held on February 27, 2011.

Today the Academy announced that 241 Screenplays (134 Original, 107 Adapted) and 77 Scores are Eligible for their respective awards.

Below are the front runners according to Awards Daily:

Best Original Screenplay

Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler – The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan – Inception
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin – Black Swan
Mike Leigh – Another Year
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson – The Fighter
Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network
Joel and Ethan Coen – True Grit
Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
Debra Granik, Anne Rosselini – Winter’s Bone
Michael Arndt – Toy Story 3
Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard – The Town
William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders – How to Train Your Dragon

Best Original Score

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – The Social Network
Hans Zimmer – Inception
Alexandre Desplat – The King’s Speech
AR Rahman – 127 Hours
Danny Elfman – Alice in Wonderland
Clint Mansell – Black Swan (Ineligible)
Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer
Carter Burwell – True Grit (Ineligible)
Randy Newman – Toy Story 3

And now the list of 241 Screenplays and 77 Scores.

Spoiler

We get these questions sometimes here on the boards so...

Rules on Eligibility for Original Score:

The work must be created specifically for the eligible feature-length motion picture.
The work must be the result of a creative interaction between the filmmaker(s) and the composer(s) and/or songwriter(s) who have been engaged to work directly on the motion picture.
The work’s eligibility shall be evaluated on its effectiveness, craftsmanship, creative substance and relevance to the dramatic whole.
The work must be recorded for use in the motion picture prior to any other usage, including public performance or exploitation through any media whatsoever.
In addition, scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.

CMH · 12-30-2010, 05:28 PM

248 Films are Eligible for Best Picture.

Spoiler

Because people always ask...

The list of 248 eligible films have been sent with a nominations ballot to all active and life members of the Academy “who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than ten pictures.” The ten films receiving the highest number of votes shall become the nominations for final voting for the Best Picture award. The nominations will be announced live on January 25th 2011 at 5:30am psd..

The rules for eligibility is as follows:

Films must be feature length (defined as over 40 minutes)
Publicly exhibited by means of 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels
For paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County for a qualifying run of at least seven consecutive days, advertised and exploited during their Los Angeles County qualifying run in a manner considered normal and customary to the industry.
Films that, in any version, receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release will not be eligible for Academy Awards in any category. (This includes broadcast and cable television as well as home video marketing and Internet transmission.) However, ten minutes or ten percent of the running time of a film, whichever is shorter, is allowed to be shown in a nontheatrical medium prior to the film’s theatrical release.

CMH · 12-30-2010, 05:39 PM

The WGA Awards have done a good job of predicting the winner of the screenplay awards at the Oscars. So, keep in mind that the following heavy hitters are not eligible for the WGA Award:

THE KING'S SPEECH
WINTER'S BONE
TOY STORY 3
BLUE VALENTINE
ANOTHER YEAR
THE GHOST WRITER
NOWHERE BOY
THE WAY BACK
NEVER LET ME GO
LOVE & OTHER DRUGS
MADE IN DAGENHAM
GREEN ZONE
BIUTIFUL
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

WGA and Oscar Screenplay winners in the past four years:

2009 Hurt Locker won Original WGA and Oscars
2008 Milk won Original WGA and Oscars
2008 Slumdog Millionaire won Adapted WGA and Oscars
2007 Juno won Original WGA and Oscars
2007 No Country For Old Men won Adapted WGA and Oscars
2006 Little Miss Sunshine won Original WGA and Oscars
2006 The Departed won Adapted WGA and Oscars

And on the list goes.

So, do not expect much from the list of ineligibles for the WGA in the Oscar Screenplay categories.

ExtremeGamer · 01-25-2011, 08:48 AM

Here they are. Best actor nominations surprise me.

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Supporting actress:
Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld, Jacki Weaver

Supporting actor:
Christian Bale, Jon Hawkes, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush

Actress:
Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams

Actor:
Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco

Director:
Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, Tom Hooper, David Fincher, Joel & Ethan Coen

Original screenplay:
Another Year, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech

Adapted screenplay:
127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone

Best foreign-language film:
Biutiful, Dogtooth, In a Better World, Inofndie, Outside The Law

Animated feature:
How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Toy Story 3

Best Picture:
Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone

boomhauertjs · 01-25-2011, 09:30 AM

Updating the Netflix cue accordingly.

ExtremeGamer · 01-25-2011, 09:33 AM

My predictions in bold.

Quote:


	Supporting actress: Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld, Jacki Weaver Supporting actor: Christian Bale, Jon Hawkes, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush Actress: Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams Actor: Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco Director: Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, Tom Hooper, David Fincher, Joel & Ethan Coen Original screenplay: Another Year, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech Adapted screenplay: 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone Best foreign-language film: Biutiful, Dogtooth, In a Better World, Inofndie, Outside The Law Animated feature: How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Toy Story 3 Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone

JayBee74 · 01-25-2011, 10:57 AM

Hmmmm.....Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) gets a Best Actor Nom for a performance in a foreign film.

A little surprised that Jeff Bridges got a nomination after the Golden Globe "True Grit" snub(s).

Good to see Hailee Steinfeld get one.

CMH · 01-25-2011, 12:41 PM

The only Best Picture noms I haven't seen are True Grit and Winter's Bone. Two movies I wanted to see so I'll make sure to do that before the awards show.

Have wanted to watch The Illusionist for months now and it seems that many say How To Train... is great so gotta make sure to watch those too.

I hope most of these find a way to theaters again if they are away.

Sent from my mobile device.

12-30-2010, 05:20 PM	#1
CMH Making you famous OVR: 46 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ormond Beach, FL Posts: 26,235 Blog Entries: 1	The 83rd Academy Awards (February 27, 2011) On January 25, 2011, the Academy will announce the nominees for the Academy Awards to be held on February 27, 2011. Today the Academy announced that 241 Screenplays (134 Original, 107 Adapted) and 77 Scores are Eligible for their respective awards. Below are the front runners according to Awards Daily: Best Original Screenplay Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right David Seidler – The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan – Inception Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin – Black Swan Mike Leigh – Another Year Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson – The Fighter Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine Best Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network Joel and Ethan Coen – True Grit Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle – 127 Hours Debra Granik, Anne Rosselini – Winter’s Bone Michael Arndt – Toy Story 3 Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard – The Town William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders – How to Train Your Dragon Best Original Score Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – The Social Network Hans Zimmer – Inception Alexandre Desplat – The King’s Speech AR Rahman – 127 Hours Danny Elfman – Alice in Wonderland Clint Mansell – Black Swan (Ineligible) Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer Carter Burwell – True Grit (Ineligible) Randy Newman – Toy Story 3 And now the list of 241 Screenplays and 77 Scores. Spoiler Original screenplays AGORA ALL GOOD THINGS ALPHA AND OMEGA ANIMAL KINGDOM ANOTHER YEAR APARORIS APPLAUSE BIUTIFUL BLACK SWAN BLACK TULIP BLUE VALENTINE THE BOOK OF ELI THE BOUNTY HUNTER BROOKLYN’S FINEST BURIED BURLESQUE CAIRO TIME CASE 39 CASINO JACK CITY ISLAND THE CONCERT CONVICTION COP OUT COUNTRY STRONG CRAYON CYRUS DATE NIGHT DAYBREAKERS DEFENDOR DESPICABLE ME DEVIL DREAMKILLER THE DREAMS OF JINSHA DROOL THE DRY LAND DUE DATE EASY A ESSENTIAL KILLING EXPECTING MARY THE EXPENDABLES THE FIGHTER FOUR LIONS FRANKIE & ALICE FROM PARIS WITH LOVE FURRY VENGEANCE GET LOW GOING THE DISTANCE GREENBERG GROWN UPS HAPPY TEARS THE HARIMAYA BRIDGE HARRY BROWN HEARTBREAKER HEAVEN’S RAIN HEREAFTER HIDEWAY (LE REFUGE) HOLY ROLLERS HOW DO YOU KNOW HOWL HUBBLE 3D I AM LOVE IDIOTS AND ANGELS THE ILLUSIONIST INCEPTION INSIDE JOB THE JONESES JUST WRIGHT THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT KILLERS THE KING’S SPEECH KNIGHT AND DAY THE LAST EXORCISM LEAP YEAR LEBANON LEGION LETTERS TO GOD LETTERS TO JULIET LIFE AS WE KNOW IT LOTTERY TICKET LOUIS LOVE RANCH MACHETE MADE IN DAGENHAM MEGAMIND MICMACS MIDDLE MEN MISCONCEPTIONS MONSTERS MORNING GLORY MOTHER AND CHILD MY NAME IS KHAN MY SOUL TO TAKE NIGHT CATCHES US OCEANS ONDINE THE OTHER GUYS OUR FAMILY WEDDING PLEASE GIVE PREACHER’S KID RED HILL REMEMBER ME ROBIN HOOD ROZYCZKA SALT SEQUESTRO SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE THE SICILIAN GIRL SIX DAYS IN PARADISE SKYLINE SOLITARY MAN SOMEWHERE SPLICE THE SPY NEXT DOOR STONE SUMMER WARS TAKERS 3 BILLION AND COUNTING THE TILLMAN STORY TOOTH FAIRY TOUCHING HOME TRASH HUMPERS UNBEATEN UNSTOPPABLE VALENTINE’S DAY VAMPIRES SUCK THE VIRGINITY HIT WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY THE WARRIOR’S WAY WATERCOLORS WELCOME TO THE RILEYS WHEN IN ROME YOU AGAIN YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER Adapted screenplays THE A-TEAM ALICE IN WONDERLAND THE AMERICAN ANTON CHEKOV’S THE DUEL BARNEY’S VERSION CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE CHARLIE ST CLOUD CHLOE THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER CLASH OF THE TITANS COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY THE COMPANY MEN THE CRAZIES DEAR JOHN DEATH AT A FUNERAL DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS EAT PRAY LOVE EDGE OF DARKNESS THE EXTRA MAN FAIR GAME FLIPPED FOR COLORED GIRLS GET HIM TO THE GREEK THE GHOST WRITER THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO GREEN ZONE GULLIVER’S TRAVELS HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1 HEMINGWAY’S GARDEN OF EDEN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS IRON MAN 2 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY JACK GOES BOATING JOHN RABE JONAH HEX THE KARATE KID KICK-* THE LAST AIRBENDER THE LAST SONG LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE LET ME IN LIFE DURING WARTIME LIKE DANDELION DUST LITTLE FOCKERS THE LOSERS LOVE & OTHER DRUGS MACGRUBER MAO’S LAST DANCER MARMADUKE MY DOG TULIP NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS NEVER LET ME GO THE NEXT THREE DAYS A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET NOWHERE BOY THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D 127 HOURS OSS 117 – LOST IN RIO PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF THE PERFECT GAME PIRANHA 3D PREDATORS PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT QUEEN OF THE LOT RABBIT HOLE RAMONA AND BEEZUS RED REPO MEN RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE THE RUNAWAYS SAW 3D SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD SECRETARIAT SEX AND THE CITY 2 SHREK FOREVER AFTER SHUTTER ISLAND THE SOCIAL NETWORK THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE STEP UP 3D THE SWITCH TAMARA DREWE TANGLED THE TAQWACORES THE TEMPEST TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE THE TOURIST THE TOWN TOY STORY 3 TRON: LEGACY TRUE GRIT THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE TYLER PERRY’S “WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?” WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS THE WAY BACK WILD GRASS WINTER’S BONE THE WOLFMAN A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP YOGI BEAR YOUTH IN REVOLT Original Score** THE A-TEAM ALICE IN WONDERLAND THE AMERICAN ANIMAL KINGDOM ANOTHER YEAR APAPORIS BABIES BARNEY’S VERSION BIUTIFUL BLACK TULIP BROOKLYN’S FINEST CHARLIE ST. CLOUD THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER CLASH OF THE TITANS CONVICTION CYRUS DAYBREAKERS DESPICABLE ME DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS EDGE OF DARKNESS THE EXPENDABLES FAIR GAME FOR COLORED GIRLS FRANKIE & ALICE GET LOW THE GHOST WRITER HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1 HEREAFTER HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HOWL THE ILLUSIONIST INCEPTION INSIDE JOB IRON MAN 2 JUST WRIGHT THE KARATE KID THE KING’S SPEECH THE LAST AIRBENDER LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE LET ME IN LOVE & OTHER DRUGS MADE IN DAGENHAM MAO’S LAST DANCER MARMADUKE MIDDLE MEN MORNING GLORY MOTHER AND CHILD NEVER LET ME GO THE NEXT THREE DAYS OCEANS 127 HOURS PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF THE PERFECT GAME PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT RABBIT HOLE RAMONA AND BEEZUS REMEMBER ME ROBIN HOOD SALT SECRETARIAT THE SOCIAL NETWORK THE TEMPEST TOOTH FAIRY THE TOURIST THE TOWN TRON: LEGACY THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE VAMPIRES SUCK WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS THE WAY BACK WILD GRASS WINTER’S BONE WRETCHES & JABBERERS YOGI BEAR We get these questions sometimes here on the boards so... Rules on Eligibility for Original Score: The work must be created specifically for the eligible feature-length motion picture. The work must be the result of a creative interaction between the filmmaker(s) and the composer(s) and/or songwriter(s) who have been engaged to work directly on the motion picture. The work’s eligibility shall be evaluated on its effectiveness, craftsmanship, creative substance and relevance to the dramatic whole. The work must be recorded for use in the motion picture prior to any other usage, including public performance or exploitation through any media whatsoever. In addition, scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible. __________________ "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer Last edited by CMH; 12-30-2010 at 05:29 PM.

12-30-2010, 05:28 PM	#2
CMH Making you famous OVR: 46 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ormond Beach, FL Posts: 26,235 Blog Entries: 1	Re: The 83rd Academy Awards (February 27, 2011) 248 Films are Eligible for Best Picture. Spoiler THE A-TEAM AGORA ALICE IN WONDERLAND ALL GOOD THINGS ALPHA AND OMEGA THE AMERICAN ANIMAL KINGDOM ANOTHER YEAR ANTON CHEKOV’S THE DUEL APAPORIS APPLAUSE BABIES BARNEY’S VERSION BIUTIFUL BLACK SWAN BLACK TULIP BLUE VALENTINE THE BOOK OF ELI THE BOUNTY HUNTER BROOKLYN’S FINEST BURIED BURLESQUE CAIRO TIME CASE 39 CASINO JACK CATFISH CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE CHARLIE ST. CLOUD CHLOE THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER CITY ISLAND CLASH OF THE TITANS COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY THE COMPANY MEN THE CONCERT CONVICTION COP OUT COUNTRY STRONG CRAYON THE CRAZIES CYRUS DATE NIGHT DAYBREAKERS DEAR JOHN DEATH AT A FUNERAL DEFENDOR DESPICABLE ME DEVIL DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS DREAMKILLER THE DREAMS OF JINSHA DROOL THE DRY LAND DUE DATE EASY A EAT PRAY LOVE EDGE OF DARKNESS ESSENTIAL KILLING EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP EXPECTING MARY THE EXPENDABLES THE EXTRA MAN FAIR GAME THE FIGHTER FLIPPED FOR COLORED GIRLS FOUR LIONS FRANKIE & ALICE FROM PARIS WITH LOVE FURRY VENGEANCE GET HIM TO THE GREEK GET LOW THE GHOST WRITER THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEXT THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO GOING THE DISTANCE GREEN ZONE GREENBERG GROWN UPS GULLIVER’S TRAVELS HAPPY TEARS THE HARIMAYA BRIDGE HARRY BROWN HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 HEARTBREAKER HEAVEN’S RAIN HEMINGWAY’S GARDEN OF EDEN HEREAFTER HIDEAWAY (LE REFUGE) HOLY ROLLERS HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HOWL HUBBLE 3D I AM LOVE I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS IDIOTS AND ANGELS THE ILLUSIONIST INCEPTION INSIDE JOB IRON MAN 2 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY JACK GOES BOATING JACKASS 3D JOHN RABE JONAH HEX THE JONESES JUST WRIGHT THE KARATE KID KICK-*** THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT KILLERS THE KING’S SPEECH KNIGHT AND DAY THE LAST AIRBENDER THE LAST EXORCISM THE LAST SONG LEAP YEAR LEBANON LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE LEGION LET ME IN LETTERS TO GOD LETTERS TO JULIET LIFE AS WE KNOW IT LIFE DURING WARTIME LIKE DANDELION DUST LITTLE FOCKERS THE LOSERS LOTTERY TICKET LOUIS LOVE & OTHER DRUGS LOVE RANCH MACGRUBER MACHETE MADE IN DAGENHAM MAO’S LAST DANCER MARMADUKE MEGAMIND MICMACS MIDDLE MEN MISCONCEPTIONS MONSTERS MORNING GLORY MOTHER AND CHILD MY DOG TULIP MY NAME IS KHAN MY SOUL TO TAKE NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS NEVER LET ME GO THE NEXT THREE DAYS NIGHT CATCHES US A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET NOWHERE BOY THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D OSS 117 – LOST IN RIO OCEANS ONDINE 127 HOURS THE OTHER GUYS OUR FAMILY WEDDING PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF THE PERFECT GAME PICTURE ME: A MODEL’S DIARY PIRANHA 3D PLEASE GIVE PREACHER’S KID PREDATORS PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT QUEEN OF THE LOT RABBIT HOLE RAMONA AND BEEZUS RED RED HILL REMEMBER ME REPO MEN RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE RESTREPO ROBIN HOOD ROZYCZKA THE RUNAWAYS SALT SAW 3D SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD SECRETARIAT SEQUESTRO SEX AND THE CITY 2 SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE SHREK FOREVER AFTER SHUTTER ISLAND THE SICILIAN GIRL SIX DAYS IN PARADISE SKYLINE THE SOCIAL NETWORK SOLITARY MAN SOMEWHERE THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE SPLICE THE SPY NEXT DOOR STEP UP 3D STONE SUMMER WARS THE SWITCH TAKERS TAMARA DREWE TANGLED THE TAQWACORES THE TEMPEST 3 BILLION AND COUNTING THE TILLMAN STORY TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE TOOTH FAIRY TOUCHING HOME THE TOURIST THE TOWN TOY STORY 3 TRASH HUMPERS TRON: LEGACY TRUE GRIT THE TWLIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE TYLER PERRY’S WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? UNBEATEN UNSTOPPABLE VALENTINE’S DAY VAMPIRES SUCK THE VIRGINITY HIT WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS THE WARRIOR’S WAY WATERCOLORS THE WAY BACK WELCOME TO THE RILEYS WHEN IN ROME WILD GRASS WINTER’S BONE THE WOLFMAN A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP WRETCHES & JABBERERS YOGI BEAR YOU AGAIN YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER YOUTH IN REVOLT Because people always ask... The list of 248 eligible films have been sent with a nominations ballot to all active and life members of the Academy “who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than ten pictures.” The ten films receiving the highest number of votes shall become the nominations for final voting for the Best Picture award. The nominations will be announced live on January 25th 2011 at 5:30am psd.. The rules for eligibility is as follows: Films must be feature length (defined as over 40 minutes) Publicly exhibited by means of 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels For paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County for a qualifying run of at least seven consecutive days, advertised and exploited during their Los Angeles County qualifying run in a manner considered normal and customary to the industry. Films that, in any version, receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release will not be eligible for Academy Awards in any category. (This includes broadcast and cable television as well as home video marketing and Internet transmission.) However, ten minutes or ten percent of the running time of a film, whichever is shorter, is allowed to be shown in a nontheatrical medium prior to the film’s theatrical release. __________________ "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

12-30-2010, 05:39 PM	#3
CMH Making you famous OVR: 46 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ormond Beach, FL Posts: 26,235 Blog Entries: 1	Re: The 83rd Academy Awards (February 27, 2011) The WGA Awards have done a good job of predicting the winner of the screenplay awards at the Oscars. So, keep in mind that the following heavy hitters are not eligible for the WGA Award: THE KING'S SPEECH WINTER'S BONE TOY STORY 3 BLUE VALENTINE ANOTHER YEAR THE GHOST WRITER NOWHERE BOY THE WAY BACK NEVER LET ME GO LOVE & OTHER DRUGS MADE IN DAGENHAM GREEN ZONE BIUTIFUL SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD WGA and Oscar Screenplay winners in the past four years: 2009 Hurt Locker won Original WGA and Oscars 2008 Milk won Original WGA and Oscars 2008 Slumdog Millionaire won Adapted WGA and Oscars 2007 Juno won Original WGA and Oscars 2007 No Country For Old Men won Adapted WGA and Oscars 2006 Little Miss Sunshine won Original WGA and Oscars 2006 The Departed won Adapted WGA and Oscars And on the list goes. So, do not expect much from the list of ineligibles for the WGA in the Oscar Screenplay categories. __________________ "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

01-25-2011, 08:48 AM	#4
ExtremeGamer Extra Life 11/3/18 OVR: 70 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 35,320 Blog Entries: 32	Re: The 83rd Academy Awards (February 27, 2011) Here they are. Best actor nominations surprise me. --- Supporting actress: Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld, Jacki Weaver Supporting actor: Christian Bale, Jon Hawkes, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush Actress: Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams Actor: Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco Director: Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, Tom Hooper, David Fincher, Joel & Ethan Coen Original screenplay: Another Year, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech Adapted screenplay: 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone Best foreign-language film: Biutiful, Dogtooth, In a Better World, Inofndie, Outside The Law Animated feature: How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Toy Story 3 Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone __________________ Mixer Stream XBox - ExtremeGamer PSN - ExtremeGamer Switch - 4640-8613-7710 Last edited by ExtremeGamer; 01-25-2011 at 08:57 AM.

01-25-2011, 09:30 AM	#5
boomhauertjs All Star OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cleveland Blog Entries: 4	Re: The 83rd Academy Awards (February 27, 2011) Updating the Netflix cue accordingly.

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01-25-2011, 10:57 AM	#7
JayBee74 Hall Of Fame OVR: 36 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gretna, Louisiana Posts: 23,004	Re: The 83rd Academy Awards (February 27, 2011) Hmmmm.....Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) gets a Best Actor Nom for a performance in a foreign film. A little surprised that Jeff Bridges got a nomination after the Golden Globe "True Grit" snub(s). Good to see Hailee Steinfeld get one.

01-25-2011, 12:41 PM	#8
CMH Making you famous OVR: 46 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ormond Beach, FL Posts: 26,235 Blog Entries: 1	The only Best Picture noms I haven't seen are True Grit and Winter's Bone. Two movies I wanted to see so I'll make sure to do that before the awards show. Have wanted to watch The Illusionist for months now and it seems that many say How To Train... is great so gotta make sure to watch those too. I hope most of these find a way to theaters again if they are away. Sent from my mobile device. __________________ "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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