Posts Tagged ‘Oscar Noms’

Oscar Winners

Overall, this years awards went down as expected and were kind of bland. I kept hoping for an upset, but the biggest one I got was Geoffrey Fletcher winning Best Adapated Screeplay for Precious over Jason Reitman’s script for Up in the Air. It was cool seeing Kathryn Bigelow become the first woman to win in the directing category. Dito, as for seeing “The Dude” himself, Jeff Bridges, win for Crazy Heart. The Hurt Locker had a big night sweeping all the major awards including Best Picture. For me though the best part of the entire show was the cutting of the Best Original Song performances from the telecast. Here’s hoping that change is here to stay. See all the winners below in bold.
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The Pack’s Oscar Picks


Here are some of the Pack’s Oscar picks. Each individual writer’s choices for who they think will win are indicated by their name in Bold to the right of a nominee. See how our staff’s picks stand up against our own and leave your thoughts below in the comments. Also follow the sites official twitter for live updates during the show. Read the rest of this entry »

Thoughts on the 2010 Oscar Nominations


It’s looks like the Academy’s snub of “The Dark Knight” last year has had some positive results. Mainly the fact more genre films have a chance at everyone’s favorite gold statue. I love seeing a film like “District 9” on the list as well as Pixar’s “Up”. Let’s face it, Pixar is the best studio working today and nearly every movie they release could be nominated each year. Read the rest of this entry »