The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

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MacGuffin

Oscars moved back into late February for 2011

LOS ANGELES - The Academy Awards are moving back to February.

Awards organizers said Thursday next year's Oscar ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 27. That's about a week earlier than this season's awards show, which was held March 7 to avoid conflicting with the Winter Olympics.

Though the show used to be held in late March, the Oscars have been staged in late February in most recent years to shorten the long Hollywood awards season.

Nominations for the 83rd annual Oscars will be announced Jan. 25.
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MacGuffin

Oscars open visual-effects prize to 5 nominees

LOS ANGELES - The visual-effects category has gotten an upgrade at the next Academy Awards ceremony.

The board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences increased the number of nominees to five, up from three, at the 83rd awards show next Feb. 27.

The switch brings more awards attention to visual effects, which play a bigger role in Hollywood blockbusters as digital-animation technology continues to advance.

Since 1996, the visual-effects category has featured only three nominees, including last year's winner, the science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar."

The academy also announced Thursday some changes to the feature-animation category, including shortening the minimum running-time for animated contenders to greater than 40 minutes. That's down from the previous minimum of 70 minutes.

The change brings the animation rules in line with the minimum running times in other feature-film categories.

The new rules include language to clarify what constitutes an animated film, stating that "motion capture by itself is not an animation technique."

Motion-capture records performances by live actors wearing special suits covered with sensor dots that are read by digital cameras. The technology was used as the foundation for alien characters in "Avatar," the great ape in "King Kong" and the Gollum character in "The Lord of the Rings" films.
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Coppola, Godard to receive honorary Oscars

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Directors Francis Ford Coppola and Jean-Luc Godard, actor Eli Wallach and historian Kevin Brownlow are this year's recipients of the Governor's Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Coppola will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the academy said Wednesday, with Godard, Wallach and Brownlow receiving honorary Oscars. The prizes will be given at a dinner Nov. 13.

Coppola, the 71-year-old director of the "Godfather" trilogy, is already a five-time Oscar winner. Through his American Zoetrope studio, which he established in 1969, he has produced more than 30 films, including "The Black Stallion," "The Outsiders" and "Lost in Translation," which earned his daughter Sofia an Academy Award nomination for best director.

Godard, 79, is a key figure in the French New Wave who wrote about films before making shorts of his own. His 1960 feature debut, the crime drama "Breathless," is a hugely influential example of the movement.

He's credited with helping shape contemporary directors such as Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino.

Wallach, 94, is a longtime character actor who has appeared in "The Magnificent Seven," "The Misfits" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." He's also in Oliver Stone's upcoming "Wall Street" sequel, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."

Brownlow, 72, an author and documentarian, is considered the pre-eminent historian of the silent film era and a preservationist.

The Thalberg award, which is a bust of the film executive, goes to "a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production," according to the academy.

Honorary Oscars are given for "extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the academy."
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Hathaway And Franco To Host Oscars
The Academy is hip and with it, man

That sound you hear is Justin Bieber crying into his mop-top as he's just heard the news that he won't be hosting the Oscars next year. No, while they are clearly aiming for younger viewers, the producers of the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony have instead reached out to Anne Hathaway and James Franco to serve as the hosts for the event.

"James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons – fresh, exciting and multi-talented. We hope to create an Oscar broadcast that will both showcase their incredible talents and entertain the world on February 27," producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer said in a statement picked up by The Wrap. "We are completely thrilled that James and Anne will be joining forces with our brilliant creative team to do just that."

While word first broke over at Deadline, the news is now official. Both are certainly interesting, slightly offbeat choices, and may prove controversial since Franco and possibly also Hathaway are likely to be nominated in the acting categories for their work in 127 Hours and Love and Other Drugs this year.

Both actors have hosted Saturday Night Live, and Hathaway had a memorable moment at the Oscars two years ago when she sang and danced with Hugh Jackman. Both have also presented categories at the event in years past. But neither has experience hosting big awards events.

Which might be partly why they were picked, since the producers seem to be sticking with the current trend of going with actors who have comic chops rather than stand-up comics who can present. And both have an appeal for younger audiences, the sort of ratings demographic that don't usually tune in to watch the show, but could possibly be tempted to see what the pair does.

Naturally, the nay saying has also begun, with other commentators dismissing them as lacking the required gravitas or spark to do the job. But the real challenge will come when the lights go up on February 27 next year at the Kodak Theatre in LA...

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29591

72teeth

yall ready fer some disapointment, nom-noms come out tomorrow, whos gettin snubbed? i say Franco
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Stefen

No way Franco gets snubbed. That would be a travesty. I think Blue Valentine will. It won't even get acting nods.

Do we like the 10 best picture format?
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Quote from: Stefen on January 24, 2011, 11:21:35 PM
Do we like the 10 best picture format?

No, we don't. Should've done it for one year and GREW SOME BALLS

Stefen

I remember being really excited about 10 best pictures when it was first announced because I thought it meant some smaller and more obscure flicks would get some love, but instead it just meant they gave tons of crappy movies extra love.
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modage

Christopher Nolan shut out of Best Director!   :yabbse-angry:

Winters Bone makes it in, instead of The Town.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

modage

Best motion picture of the year

   * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
   * The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production
   * Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
   * The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
   * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production
   * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
   * True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production
   * Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter's Bone Production

Performance by an actor in a leading role

   * Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
   * Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
   * Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    * Colin Firth in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
   * James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

   * Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
   * John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
   * Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
   * Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
   * Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

   * Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
   * Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
   * Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
   * Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
   * Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

   * Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
   * Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
   * Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
   * Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit" (Paramount)
   * Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year

   * How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
   * The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet
   * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

   * Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O'Hara (Set Decoration)
   * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.), Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
   * Inception (Warner Bros.), Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design), Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration)/span>
   * The King's Speech (Paramount), Eve Stewart (Production Design), Judy Farr (Set Decoration)
   * True Grit (Paramount), Jess Gonchor (Production Design), Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)

Achievement in Cinematography

   * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Matthew Libatique
   * Inception (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Danny Cohen
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeff Cronenweth
   * True Grit (Paramount) Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design

   * Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood
   * I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures) Antonella Cannarozzi
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Jenny Beavan
   * The Tempest (Miramax) Sandy Powell
   * True Grit (Paramount) Mary Zophres

Achievement in directing

   * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
   * The Fighter (Paramount), David O. Russell
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
   * True Grit (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Documentary Feature

   * Exit through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz A Paranoid Pictures Production
   * Gasland Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic A Gasland Production
   * Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs A Representational Pictures Production
   * Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger An Outpost Films Production
   * Waste Land Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley (Arthouse Films) An Almega Projects Production

Best documentary short subject

   * Killing in the Name Nominees to be determined A Moxie Firecracker Films Production
   * Poster Girl Nominees to be determined A Portrayal Films Production
   * Strangers No More Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production
   * Sun Come Up Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger A Sun Come Up Production
   * The Warriors of Qiugang Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon A Thomas Lennon Films Production

Achievement in film editing

   * Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Andrew Weisblum
   * The Fighter Paramount Pamela Martin
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Tariq Anwar
   * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Jon Harris
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year

   * Biutiful Mexico
   * Dogtooth Greece
   * In a Better World Denmark
   * Incendies Canada
   * Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) Algeria

Achievement in makeup

   * Achievement in makeup (Sony Pictures Classics) Adrien Morot
   * The Way Back (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
   * The Wolfman (Universal) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

   * How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) John Powell
   * Inception (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Alexandre Desplat
   * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

   * Coming Home from Country Strong (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)) Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
   * I See the Light from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
   * If I Rise from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
   * We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best animated short film


   * Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton
   * The Gruffalo A Magic Light Pictures Production Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
   * Let's Pollute A Geefwee Boedoe Production Geefwee Boedoe
   * The Lost Thing (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment) A Passion Pictures Australia Production Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
   * Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) A Sacrebleu Production Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film

   * The Confession (National Film and Television School) A National Film and Television School Production Tanel Toom
   * The Crush (Network Ireland Television) A Purdy Pictures Production Michael Creagh
   * God of Love A Luke Matheny Production Luke Matheny
   * Na Wewe (Premium Films) A CUT! Production Ivan Goldschmidt
   * Wish 143 A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing

   * Inception (Warner Bros.) Richard King
   * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
   * Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
   * True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
   * Unstoppable (20th Century Fox) Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing

   * Inception (Warner Bros.) Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
   * Salt (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
   * True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects

   * Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
   * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
   * Hereafter (Warner Bros.) Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
   * Inception (Warner Bros.) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
   * Iron Man 2 (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount) Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay

   * 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
   * The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
   * Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
   * True Grit (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
   * Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay

   * Another Year (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
   * The Fighter (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
   * Inception (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
   * The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
   * The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

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Quote from: modage on January 25, 2011, 07:47:01 AM
Winters Bone makes it in, instead of The Town.
YAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!

Quote from: modage on January 25, 2011, 07:49:24 AM
Best motion picture of the year
* Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter's Bone Production

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
 
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
 

YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!  :bravo:

Pubrick

lame
-supporting actress category.. who cares?
-no nolan.. lousy ingrates.

cool
-EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP!
-inception qualified for score! in fact the whole score category looks really exciting.

huh? (aka how did that get in there?)
-another year in screenplay.. no one knows if it's good or not but the weird part is that it's nominated at all in this major category pretty much out of nowhere, and then back into hiding it goes. doubt mike leigh would attend for this random shout out.
-Hereafter in special effects.. haha this must feel like a little nerdy kid surrounded by massive tough guys.. "uh... hi guys.. i done used the special effects too... barf"

winner
-Day & Night.. one of the most brilliant things i've ever seen.
under the paving stones.

polkablues

Kings Speech for cinematography? Is it opposite day today?
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Pas

Incendies is in! Nice! See it asap, real good war drama in Lebanon.

squints

i don't see how black swan doesn't get nominated for anything in the sound department. that was one of the best parts of the movie!
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