Any big surprises among this morning’s Academy Award nominations? Not that I spotted. No Hangover or Invictus in the Best Picture race. No Star Trek which was thought to have an outside chance. (500) Days of Summer didn’t sneak in. I was rooting for Crazy Heart but it didn’t make the field of ten; Jeff Bridges was nominated for Best Actor and has to be the early favorite. District 9 and The Blindside got Best Picture noms but probably wouldn’t have made a five film race. The only acting category which is competitive is Best Actress. There are huge favorites in the other three acting categories. Best Picture is probably between The Hurt Locker and Avatar.
The 82nd Annual Oscar Nominations
Below is the full list of the 82nd Annual Oscar Nominations, which were announced Tuesday morning: ● More from: Carpetbagger Blog – NYTimes.com
82nd Academy Award Nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 82nd Academy Award Nominations this morning in Beverly Hills, CA. The nominees are as follows. ● More from: HitFix.com
‘Avatar,’ ‘Hurt Locker’ top Oscar noms
With nine nominations each, 20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” and Summit Entertainment’s “The Hurt Locker” led bids for the 82nd Academy Awards as 10 films will vie for best pic — the first time since 1943 (when “Casablanca” won) that there have been so many in that category.
Those two are among best-film nominees, which also include “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.), “District 9″ (Sony), “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics), “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.-Universal), “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire” (Lionsgate), “A Serious Man” (Focus Features), “Up” (Disney-Pixar) and “Up in the Air” (Paramount-DreamWorks).
Nominations were announced Tuesday morning at 5:38 a.m. by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences prexy Tom Sherak and Anne Hathaway.
Final ballots will be mailed Feb. 10 and are due back at PricewaterhouseCoopers offices on Tuesday, March 2. Awards will be presented March 7 at the Kodak Theatre, in a show produced by Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic and hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
Complete list of Oscar nominations: ● More from: Variety
Oscars welcome dozen first-time acting nominees, including Sandra Bullock
This year’s 20 acting nominees include five previous Oscar acting winners, another three previous Oscar contenders and 12 newcomers. ● More from: Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times
Oscar nominations — who got snubbed: Clint Eastwood, ‘Star Trek,’ Tobey Maguire
Even with 10 films in the race for best picture at the Oscars, there was no room for Golden Globe champ “The Hangover,” BFCA and PGA nominee “Invictus,” BFCA, Globe and SAG nominee “Nine” and PGA nominee “Star Trek.” ● More from: Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times
How U2 and Paul McCartney got shut out of Oscar nominations
While there were 63 songs contending for a place at this year’s Oscars, only five made the final cut. Last year it was Oscar champ Bruce Springsteen who was snubbed for his Golden Globe-winning title track to “The Wrestler.” This year U2 and Paul McCartney got slapped down by the music branch of the academy for tunes written specifically for films. U2 wrote and performed “Winter” for “Brothers,” while McCartney did the same for “(I Want to) Come Home” from “Everybody’s Fine.” ● More from: Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times
Oscar nominations: Who got snubbed?
Avatar and The Hurt Locker led the Oscar nominations this morning, with nine nods each. There’s a lot to be happy about, like Up’s five nominations including both Best Animated Feature and Best Picture. But while we await EW Oscar expert Dave Karger’s official analysis, let’s talk snubs. Which omission from the list bothers you most? ● More from: EW.com
Sandra Bullock to make awards history?
Could Sandra Bullock be the first person to win a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year? ● More from: blog.reelloop.com
Oscar Watch: Nominations Analysis
The big surprises on Oscar nominations morning: Clint Eastwood’s Invictus (two noms) did not make it into the best picture top ten, while John Lee Hancock’s The Blind Side did. The film’s star, Sandra Bullock also scored her first Oscar nom, as best actress. Not unlike Million Dollar Baby, four-hankie drama The Blind Side wowed voters with its uplifting, emotional Good Samaritan message. District 9 (four noms) and A Serious Man (two) also made it into the ten, while Star Trek (four) did not. ● More from: Thompson on Hollywood
Oscar Momentum: Bright Star vs. Young Victoria
In the Oscar derby, what went wrong with Bright Star, which earned one Oscar nomination (for costume) and right with Young Victoria, with three? ● More from: Thompson on Hollywood
