Tonight are the Oscars.
This used to be my yearly Super Bowl. And while the bloom is off the rose, I still watch every year.
The Academy was wise to nominate the two of the top 10 highest-grossing films of the year: Barbie and Oppenheimer. But I still think this will be a very low-rated Oscars. Though perhaps the ratins will be slightly higher since general audiences really seemed to like both movies.
But, as has been the case for the past few years, most people haven't seen most of the movies nominated. I usually try to see most of the nominees for best picture, but not this year. In fact, I've only seen the two movies mentioned above. Some of the other nominees sound interesting, but I could not bring myself to commit the time. I generally do not enjoy Alexander Payne movies so I skipped The Holdovers. It looked like Killers of the Flower Moon was going to be a long lecture. The Zone of Interest, Past Lives, and Anatomy of a Fall looked intersting but depressing. I found the concept behind Poor Things repugnant. I had no interest in Maestro.
For me, I am hoping that this will be the night that the Academy finally acknowledges Christopher Nolan. He is one of the greatest filmmakers working today. He is also one fo the few directors that can get people into the theaters simply by the power of saying "It's a Christopher Nolan movie." Oppenheimer is not his best movie, but it is of a higher quality than most movies today. So I'm hoping tonight will be Nolan Night.
This is also the last chance to enter the Oscar Game. Just fill out the chart below. The winner will get bragging rights and a mention on this blog. And just to keep everything above board, I am publishing my votes for tonight as well.
Good luck and enjoy the Oscars tonight!
Click the link below to play the game.
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Here are my choices so far:
| Name | |
| BEST PICTURE - MY CHOICE | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST PICTURE - MY PREDICTION | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST DIRECTOR - MY CHOICE | Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST DIRECTOR - MY PREDICTION | Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST ACTOR - MY CHOICE | Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST ACTOR - MY PREDICTION | Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST ACTRESS - MY CHOICE | DID NOT SEE |
| BEST ACTRESS - MY PREDICTION | Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon" |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - MY CHOICE | Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - MY PREDICTION | Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MY CHOICE | Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MY PREDICTION | Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers" |
| BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - MY CHOICE | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - MY PREDICTION | American Fiction" |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - MY CHOICE | DID NOT SEE |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - MY PREDICTION | "Anatomy of a Fall" |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MY CHOICE | "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MY PREDICTION | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MY CHOICE | "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" |
| BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MY PREDICTION | "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie" |
| BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - MY CHOICE | "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" |
| BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - MY PREDICTION | "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MY CHOICE | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MY PREDICTION | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MY CHOICE | "Barbie" |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MY PREDICTION | "Barbie" |
| BEST FILM EDITING - MY CHOICE | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST FILM EDITING - MY PREDICTION | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING - MY CHOICE | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING - MY PREDICTION | "Poor Things" |
| BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - MY CHOICE | "Barbie" |
| BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - MY PREDICTION | "Barbie" |
| BEST SOUND - MY CHOICE | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST SOUND - MY PREDICTION | "Oppenheimer" |
| BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - MY CHOICE | "Godzilla Minus One" |
| BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - MY PREDICTION | "Godzilla Minus One" |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - MY PREDICTION | "The Zone of Interest," United Kingdom |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - MY PREDICTION | "20 Days in Mariupol" |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - MY PREDICTION | "The Last Repair Shop" |
| BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM- MY PREDICTION | "Letter to a Pig" |
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM- MY PREDICTION | "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" |
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