The year 2009 is almost over and you all know what that means. It’s almost time for the Oscars. And since I like to pretend I know a thing or two about movies and especially about the Oscars, I decided to list my own predictions of the Oscar nominees this year. Keep in mind that this list is not a list of my favorite films of the year, but a combination of how I think the Academy’s mind works combined with the nominees of the Golden Globe Awards, Critics Awards Grid, Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit Awards and Critics Choice Awards.
The Oscars will again take place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood March 7, 2010, with nominations announced on February 2. Then we will see if I got my predictions right. But until then, here’s Zombie Room’s Oscar predictions. Enjoy!
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Up in the Air
Also strong contenders:
An Education
Invictus
Nine
The Road
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Where the Wild Things Are
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
George Clooney for Up in the Air
Colin Firth for A Single Man
Morgan Freeman for Invictus
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker
Also strong contenders:
Matt Damon for Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis for Nine
Ben Foster for The Messenger
Tobey Maguire for Brothers
Viggo Mortensen for The Road
Michael Stuhlbarg for A Serious Man
Matt Damon for Invictus
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds
Also strong contenders:
Anthony Mackie for The Hurt Locker
Christian McKay for Me and Orson Welles
Alfred Molina for An Education
Emily Blunt for The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
Helen Mirren for The Last Station
Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia
Also strong contenders:
Carey Mulligan for An Education
Saoirse Ronan for The Lovely Bones
Penélope Cruz for Nine
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Julianne Moore for A Single Man
Also strong contenders:
Marion Cotillard for Nine
Judi Dench for Nine
Samantha Morton for The Messenger
Diane Kruger for Inglourious Basterds
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
James Cameron for Avatar
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds
Also strong contenders:
Clint Eastwood for Invictus
John Hillcoat for The Road
Spike Jonze for Where the Wild Things Are
Rob Marshall for Nine
An Education: Nick Hornby
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: Geoffrey Fletcher
A Single Man: Tom Ford, David Scearce
Up in the Air: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Also strong contenders:
District 9: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
The Lovely Bones: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
The Road: Joe Penhall
(500) Days of Summer: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
The Hurt Locker: Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
A Serious Man: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Up: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Avatar: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell(“I Will See You”)
Brothers: U2, Bono(“Winter”)
Crazy Heart: T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham(“The Weary Kind”)
Everybody’s Fine: Paul McCartney(“(I Want To) Come Home”)
Nine: Maury Yeston(“Cinema Italiano”)
Also strong contenders:
The Princess and the Frog: Randy Newman(“Almost There”)
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Where the Wild Things Are: Karen Orzolek, Nick Zinner(“All Is Love”)
Avatar: James Horner
The Informant!: Marvin Hamlisch
A Single Man: Abel Korzeniowski
Up: Michael Giacchino
Where the Wild Things Are: Carter Burwell, Karen Orzolek
Also strong contenders:
The Princess and the Frog: Randy Newman
Sherlock Holmes: Hans Zimmer
Bright Star: Mark Bradshaw
Coco Before Chanel: Alexandre Desplat
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Mary and Max
The Princess and the Frog
Up (deserves a Best Picture nomination)
Also strong contenders:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Monsters vs. Aliens
Los abrazos rotos
Chi bi
Sin Nombre
Un prophète
Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
Also strong contenders:
Baarìa
La nana
Ein Augenblick Freiheit
Mei Lanfang
Ajami
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
The Lovely Bones
Also strong contenders:
Bright Star
Avatar
Inglourious Basterds
The Lovely Bones
Nine
A Single Man
Also strong contenders:
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
A Serious Man
Sherlock Holmes
The Road
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Up in the Air
Also strong contenders:
The Lovely Bones
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Bright Star
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
The Young Victoria
Where the Wild Things Are
Also strong contenders:
Bright Star
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Also strong contenders:
The Lovely Bones
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Also strong contenders:
District 9
Terminator Salvation
Up
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Also strong contenders:
District 9
Terminator Salvation
Up
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Cove
Food, Inc.
This Is It
Avatar
District 9
The Imaginarioum of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Star Trek
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I’m leaving these out categories out, because I have no idea what to choose…
Short Film (Animated)
Short Film (Live action)
Documentary Short
Do you think I have forgotten something? Or do you agree or disagree with me? I would love to here your thoughts.
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