Latest Happenings

I'm quite distraught.

Today I learned that The Cape is being cancelled (only 2 more episodes left!). Lackluster viewers have caused NBC to inevitably pull the show. From cutting the order from 13 to 10, the series is doomed for failure. It's actually quite a good show, a unique idea just hindered by the fact of it's super lame name and the fact that is indeed yet another superhero show, oh yeah, and it's cheesy as hell. Serennie will finish out the series when it finally ceases to exist. I wonder how she feels about the it being cancelled after she put so much effort into blogging about it.

I was looking forward to watching a bunch of new shows this season and instead, the one show that I actually, The Cape, started to like is being cancelled. A total WTF moment for me.

Another thing that I'm remorseful over is that Royal Pains, currently being un-blogged by us, is finished with it's second season. Such a tease. It started out happily in January and I expected it to be a year-long show like our perennial favorites Gossip Girl and Glee, but instead it ended. It was my happy show, my show that I look forward to that I can zone out to. And then suddenly, at the end of February. WTF. I actually didn't know it was the season finale until I was so bored with just the first 15 minutes of the show and then suddenly saw the wrap up of the season leaving a couple of burning questions. Is Divya's lovely suitor coming back? Are they really canceling the wedding? What's going to happen with Hank by his lonesome self? When is Jill coming back? And lastly, has the past 2 seasons, spanned over filming for 1.5 years, just been one whole summer in the Hamptons in Royal Pains world? Oh Royal Pains, when are you coming back? 

And a show I've been kind of keeping up with, Mr. Sunshine, kind of sucks. I don't know why I keep watching it.

But maybe it's for the better. I'm desperately behind in a lot of shows that I'm blogging about. That's another thing that I'm sad about. Couch Potatoes is slowly coming at a stand still, not so up to date as it should be, but don't worry, we're going to do our best to keep it up, and play catch-up with our shows.

Oh yeah, and did I mention that Entourage is premiering their FINAL SEASON this year? I have yet to start watching it since I am behind by a whopping 7 seasons.

Oh and whenever I see the two words, SERIES FINALE, I get kind of sad. It reminds me of my absolute favorite show: Nip/Tuck. I'm still grieving from my loss. A show that I will re-watch from the very beginning and blog every step of the way. It's not so much for you, but for me. I need this therapy in order to get over my year long loss. :(

Now do you see why I'm kind of depressed this season? Really mostly about The Cape though, not going to lie. I actually like ABC/NBC's action shows: Flashforward, Heroes, The Event and now The Cape. All dead, or at least in the midst of dying.

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On a bright note, I'm being cheered up with Archer, my favorite show this season, and the new breakout hit Bob's Burgers. While a little annoying and extremely cheesy, I can't help but watch Bob. I really wish his kids would be less annoying though. But Archer definitely cheers up my week every week. :) What would make me really happy though is seeing Ugly Americans back on air. :)))))

Oh and a fun fact that I learned recently when I was researching The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington is actually Tim the Bear's wife aka Arianna on the show The Cleveland Show.

So here's my list of shows I'm, I'm not sure about serennie, mar, and nivisaur) currently going to blog about and what I'm just watching on the side:

Current: Glee, US Skins, Shameless, 90210, Gossip Girl, Justified, and any movie reviews I plan on doing

To be blogged from this past season: Boardwalk Empire (I think Mar's doing this one), The Big C, Dexter (hopefully Nivi can finish this one)

To be cancelled from blogging (at least by me): The Walking Dead, Community, the cancelled Mr. J Channel

Watching on the side: Nikita, Parenthood, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, Bob's Burgers, Archer, Mr. Sunshine, Off The Map, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy [the last 3 which are all doing horribly this season, may have to discontinue and wean off of my Shonda Rhimes], oh yes, and my favorite:Chinese/ Taiwanese dramas. I'm saddened by the fact that I have to end watching Endless Love. :(

I'm a bit busy and I feel like CP started out really ambitious but it actually takes a lot of effort which I did not plan for, fret not, it'll get done. I promise.

Cheers,
heyitsabell

83rd Academy Award WInners

We'll just go straight to the winners, I don't really have a preamble as usual:


PREDICTIONS IN BLUE :)
WINNERS IN RED :)
PREDICTIONS + WINNERS MATCHING UP IN PURPLE


Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”

YAYAYYAYAYAYAY I love Colin Firth <3

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Mmmm. I really liked Geoffrey Rush, must go watch The Fighter to see if Bale is really THAT good!


Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” -- Comedy
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” -- Drama
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Definitely deserved it out of all of the other nominees in this category. And she was so pretty with her pregnancy bump on the red carpet at the Oscar's :)

Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film

“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Illusionist”
“Toy Story 3”

Obvious winner...

Art Direction

“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“True Grit”

What?! This is a little weird. But I guess Alice in Wonderland did have it's good parts, I can't really remember, all I remember was watching the movie in 3D, which only exacerbated the crappy parts of the movie. Oh, HBC's super large head! That was pretty amazing. :)

Cinematography

“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“The Social Network"
“True Grit”

Well deserved :)

Costume Design

“Alice in Wonderland”
“I Am Love”
“The King's Speech”
“The Tempest”
“True Grit”

Yes, AiW's costumes were good. Once again, Tim Burthon, HBC and Johnny Depp prevail in having the weirdest but AMAZING costumes.

Directing

“Black Swan” -- Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” -- David O. Russell
“The King's Speech” -- Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” -- David Fincher
“True Grit” -- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen


I didn't think that the directing in The King's Speech was really memorable. I remember Colin Firth's and Geoffrey Rush's amazing acting skills, the weird gray color of Lionel's apartment and the ominous microphone. Hmm, still think that Black Swan should've won. The directing and crazy editing was what MADE THE MOVIE, well besides Natalie Portman, well, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree with this one. Hmm, I wonder what would have happened if Inception was thrown into this mix...

Documentary (Feature)

“Exit through the Gift Shop”
“Gasland”
“Inside Job”
“Restrepo”
“Waste Land”

Documentary (Short Subject)

“Killing in the Name”
“Poster Girl”
“Strangers No More”
“Sun Come Up"
“The Warriors of Qiugang”
Film Editing

“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”

Yay! The Social Network! I loved the jump between scenes of the legal discussions and the chronological events of how Facebook was born. It was not headache-y or too confusing, but just perfect. :)
Foreign Language Film

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

Makeup

“Barney's Version”
“The Way Back”
“The Wolfman”


How come Alice in Wonderland not in this category?!
Music (Original Score)

“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”

Mmm, I guess this is once again something I don't agree with. Must watch The Social Network again and listen to the music I guess. All I can really remember is the pounding fog horn sound from Inception, maybe that's clouding my memory.


Music (Original Song)

“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
“I See the Light” from “Tangled”
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3"

Enough said.

Best Picture

“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter's Bone"


After watching The King's Speech I understand why it won Best Picture. All of the actors/actresses were amazing and believable, the screenplay was fresh and entertaining, and it was just an overall great movie. Black Swan on the other hand only had one character, Natalie Portman and she was amazing but the rest of the movie was only a shadow to Portman's character. So The King's Speech was really an all around best winner for this category.

Short Film (Animated)

“Day & Night”
“The Gruffalo”
“Let's Pollute”
“The Lost Thing”
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”

Short Film (Live Action)

“The Confession”
“The Crush”
“God of Love”
“Na Wewe”t
“Wish 143”

Sound Editing

“Inception”
“Toy Story 3”
“Tron: Legacy”
“True Grit”
“Unstoppable”

Okay, I guess I understand, but no Tron music? :(

Sound Mixing

“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“Salt”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”


Yes, Inception should definitely win for this one, but if Tron was in this category, I would pick Tron again.

Visual Effects

“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Hereafter”
“Inception”
“Iron Man 2”

Aptly deserved.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter's Bone”

Yes. Yes. Yes. :)

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“Another Year”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King's Speech"


Understandable but Inception was way more original in my opinion. Hmm, looking back on all my comments, it seems like I love Inception, but trust me, I really liked The King's Speech much better, but in some of the categories, I really think that Inception deserved it...


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Predicted big winner: Inception


Actual big winner: Tie between Inception and The King's Speech with 4 each


Technically The King's Speech is the winner because it won the most important categories: Best Actor and Best Picture so yeah. Yay for The King's Speech. :)


10/18 with 6 opt outs. 


My grade: 55% correct


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Well I guess that's better than The Golden Globes Predictions that I had last time.


But super yay for The King's Speech, I'm so happy I was able to watch it before the Oscar's and I really think that it deserves almost all of the awards that it wins in :)


What's next? 


Overall I'm happy with the result because I loved a lot of the movies that came out in 2010. Yay! This year went much better than last year in my opinion. Well maybe it's because I don't really like The Hurt Locker but that's a WHOLE other story...


See you later for more TV/Movie posts :)

83rd Academy Awards Predictions

The Awards are going to go down on Sunday, February 27th, 2011 and here are some of the predictions that I made based off of what I watched AND I also added which nominees WON during the Golden Globes. That way we can compare the winners from the Golden Globes and the winners from the Oscars to see if there were any discrepancies.

I hope that this time my predictions are going to be more accurate based on my new education of the movies (I finally watched most of them!) and the winners of the Golden Globes. I don't necessarily think that all of the GG winners should of won but that's my own opinion. As you can see I do differ than them in quite a few of them. Also, I'm not going to predict just for the hell of it, as we can see from last time, I opted out of 7 predictions because there was no way that I could have made a educated guess. Enjoy~!

Here are the nominees and predictions and GG winners (and if my predictions/GG match up), oh yes and I crossed out the ones who I don't think should win:

[Side note: when I crossed out some of the nominees, it's not that I don't like them or they don't deserve to win, but I think that some other of the nominees had way of a more substantial impact.]

Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”

OH MY GOSH! Colin Firth was AMAZING in The King's Speech! Just watched it about a week ago, hence the review, and his acting was impeccable. His stammering and stuttering was not forced, his troubles and tensions seemed real and he was just fantastic. Jesse Eisenberg was also good as Aaron Sorkin's version of Mark Zuckerberg, all weird and tweaked out and AWKWARD and I guess that was the point? But I saw Zuckerberg (the real one) along with Eisenberg and Mark doesn't seem that weird in real life. Jesse on the other hand, really is all nervous like that...for real. So for Firth, he was acting, and for Eisenberg, he was being himself. Therefore, Firth wins. :)

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

I haven't seen Rush in any other film except for Pirates of the Caribbean and as Lionel Logue in The King's Speech he was the polar opposite of a Pirate. He was dignified and lovely while still being odd and quirky with his mannerisms and methods. I think I just love the idea of  Lionel and it was Rush who was the medium, therefore I think that Rush should win. :)

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” -- Comedy
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” -- Drama
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Natalie Portman, hands down. I don't think that Annette Bening was better than Natalie Portman in this category. Sorry!

Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

I really liked The King's Speech but I don't think that HBC was really AMAZING in it, she was a cute and quirky character but the main players in the movie were definitely Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, so not sure that HBC deserves this one. But I LOVE AMY ADAMS! WOOT!

Animated Feature Film

“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Illusionist”
“Toy Story 3”


This one is an obvious win. Toy Story 3 is a genius end to a genius series. It deserves the win. No doubt.

Art Direction

“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“True Grit”

You have to admit, whether or not you liked Inception (I watched it 3 times, and I loved it all 3 times) the art direction was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and so so so beautiful. Mind blowing and something that I think that a lot of future movies will turn to in reference. Remember when Matrix was regarded as so innovative with the scene of Neo dodging all those bullets in slow motion? And then it was imitated like 100 more times in other movies. Well, I think that Inception is the next Matrix.

Cinematography

“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“The Social Network"
“True Grit”

Cinematography is defined as "the art of making movies" by www.dictionary.com and I think that Inception really was the most artistically crafted movie out of these 5.

Costume Design

“Alice in Wonderland”
“I Am Love”
“The King's Speech”
“The Tempest”
“True Grit”

No matter how much of a failure Alice in Wonderland was, the costumes and makeup were out of control FABULOUS! I loved all of the main characters' costumes. :)

Directing

“Black Swan” -- Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” -- David O. Russell
“The King's Speech” -- Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” -- David Fincher
“True Grit” -- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Black Swan still...I honestly don't think that the directing in The Social Network was better...

Documentary (Feature)


“Exit through the Gift Shop”
“Gasland”
“Inside Job”
“Restrepo”
“Waste Land”


Documentary (Short Subject)


“Killing in the Name”
“Poster Girl”
“Strangers No More”
“Sun Come Up"
“The Warriors of Qiugang”

Film Editing

“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”

I really liked how The Social Network was filmed and edited with the back and forth between the memory flashbacks and the legal battles. Edited beautifully and it wasn't confusing at all.

Foreign Language Film


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


Makeup


“Barney's Version”
“The Way Back”
“The Wolfman”


No freaking clue.

Music (Original Score)

“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”


Still kind of disagree with The Social Network as having better music than Inception from the GG...

Music (Original Song)

“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
“I See the Light” from “Tangled”
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3"

Hmmmmmmm I think that Disney movies always pull through with the best music, not going to lie, so for me it's Tangled vs Toy Story 3. Loved Toy Story 3's "We Belong Together" much much better so TS3 it is!

Best Picture

“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter's Bone"

I can't decide. I hate how they give us so many choices!! It makes it impossible to pick which one's "better" than the other one, but they were all so amazing! Yikes! The Social Network was the largest winner in the GG but I still think that Black Swan was better. And then The King's Speech was also super amazing!!!!!!!!! And then they also threw an animated movie into here??? It's so strange because it's on a whole other level. Oh no, so hard to choose! Got to go with my gut feeling on this one. :)

Short Film (Animated)


“Day & Night”
“The Gruffalo”
“Let's Pollute”
“The Lost Thing”
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”


Did you watch The Gruffalo with Helena Bonham Carter??? It was beyond adorable. :) Yet I didn't watch the other ones so I can't say that it was necessarily better. Ahh short films are so hard to get a hold of! :( Must skip this one.


Short Film (Live Action)


“The Confession”
“The Crush”
“God of Love”
“Na Wewe”t
“Wish 143”


I can't make an educated guess on this one. I didn't watch any of these movies so I'm NOT going to guess for the hell of it. Skip. :(

Sound Editing

“Inception”
“Toy Story 3”
“Tron: Legacy”
“True Grit”
“Unstoppable”

I loved the music in Tron: Legacy, because not only do I love Daft Punk but I think that the music matched the movie PERFECTLY. I have the Tron: Legacy OST in my car. :)

Sound Mixing

“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“Salt”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”

What exactly is sound mixing?! Is it like the music and how well it blends in with the movie? Than it's definitely Inception!

Visual Effects

“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Hereafter”
“Inception”
“Iron Man 2”

A little bit tied up about this one. I thought that Inception was amazing, but I also loved Harry Potter's effects. Is it me being a nerdy HP fan or do I really think that it's better? Whatever, I picked Inception.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter's Bone”

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“Another Year”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King's Speech"

No doubt about my prediction for this one. The screenplay was beyond original and whether or not the Academy Awards agree with this one, I definitely think that this should win. I'm serious.

I think that the big winner will be Inception, and it's not because I loved the movie, I actually think that it's a little bit overrated after seeing it so many times but for most of the categories that it IS nominated for, I truly believe that it deserves it. And let me just tell you, I am probably one of the FIRST people, maybe the only one, to say that Inception is overrated and I don't apologize for it. The Indie Spirits Award's biggest winner last night was Black Swan though, but Black Swan isn't in many of the other categories that I think that Inception should win for.

I skipped 6 of the predictions, but hopefully the rest of mine will be right. *crosses fingers* :)

What are YOUR predictions? 

See you soon~!

Information compiled from: www.oscars.org and www.goldenglobes.org

83rd Academy Awards 2011 Announcement

83rd Academy awards/Oscars --> I always wondered why it's the same thing. Anyways, and for some reason I forgot that the Golden Globes were the same thing...

Anyways,  more decisions to be made, more educated ones I hope since my 50% fail rate for the Golden Globes predictions.

Anyways, the nominations, according to Wikipedia will be announced:
January 25th, 2011 (so in 7 days!) at 5:38 AM (PST) and 8:38 AM (EST). So exact! So I can start watching all the movies that I completely failed to watch the first time around! :)

I'll put up nominations/predictions when it comes out! See you there~!

:)

68th Annual Golden Globes Winners 2011

So the results are revealed and let's see if any of our predictions panned out! I promise I didn't change my original predictions~! :) 


Predictions/Results/Correct Guess!


BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• BLACK SWAN
• THE FIGHTER
• INCEPTION
• THE KING’S SPEECH
• THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Predicted: Black Swan

Winner: The Social Network


WHAT?! Okay, The Social Network was good, but Best Motion Picture of the year?! Damn...Whatever, both of them were really good. I'm happy either way. :)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• HALLE BERRY in FRANKIE AND ALICE
• NICOLE KIDMAN in RABBIT HOLE
• JENNIFER LAWRENCE in WINTER’S BONE
• NATALIE PORTMAN in BLACK SWAN
• MICHELLE WILLIAMS in BLUE VALENTINE

Predicted: Natalie Portman in Black Swan

Winner: Natalie Portman in Black Swan


Hell yeah~!!!!! <3 Got this right and I totally think she deserved this.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• JESSE EISENBERG in THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• COLIN FIRTH in THE KING’S SPEECH
• JAMES FRANCO in 127 HOURS
• RYAN GOSLING in BLUE VALENTINE
• MARK WAHLBERG in THE FIGHTER

Predicted: Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network

Winner: Colin Firth in The King's Speech


Didn't watch this, was meaning to though!, but Colin Firth is pretty freaking amazing anyways. Ever since Bridget Jones's Diary and he made the stuffy stale Mark Darcy look lovable, I've had a crush on him~!

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• BURLESQUE
• THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
• RED
• THE TOURIST

Predicted: The Kids Are All Right
Winner: The Kids Are All Right


Hey-oooooo~! :)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ANNETTE BENING in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
• ANNE HATHAWAY in LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
• ANGELINA JOLIE in THE TOURIST
• JULIANNE MOORE  in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
• EMMA STONE in EASY A

Predicted: Annette Bening OR Julianne Moore in The Kids Are All Right
Winner: Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right


I knew this movie would win a lot of awards, not doing so badly I must admit. So far at least!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• JOHNNY DEPP in ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• JOHNNY DEPP in THE TOURIST
• PAUL GIAMATTI in BARNEY’S VERSION
• JAKE GYLLENHAAL in LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
• KEVIN SPACEY in CASINO JACK

Predicted: None (something with Johnny Depp perhaps?)
Winner: Paul Giamatti in Barney's Version


I abstained from this vote but I'm sure he deserved it? I have absolutely no interest in watching this so this is a kind of don't know, don't care situation.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• DESPICABLE ME
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
• THE ILLUSIONIST
• TANGLED
• TOY STORY 3

Predicted: Toy Story 3
Winner: Toy Story 3


I knew it, this was a no brainer. :)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN)
• THE CONCERT (FRANCE)
• THE EDGE (Kpaй) (RUSSIA)
• I AM LOVE (IO SONO L’AMORE) (ITALY)
• IN A BETTER WORLD (Hævnen) (DENMARK)

Predicted: None
Winner: In A Better World (Denmark)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• AMY ADAMS in THE FIGHTER
• HELENA BONHAM CARTER in THE KING’S SPEECH
• MILA KUNIS in BLACK SWAN
• MELISSA LEO in THE FIGHTER
• JACKI WEAVER in ANIMAL KINGDOM

Predicted: Amy Adams in The Fighter
Winner: Melissa Leo in The Fighter


At least I guessed the right movie? :/

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• CHRISTIAN BALE in THE FIGHTER
• MICHAEL DOUGLAS in WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
• ANDREW GARFIELD in THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• JEREMY RENNER in THE TOWN
• GEOFFREY RUSH in THE KING’S SPEECH

Predicted: None (definitely not Andrew Garfield though)
Winner: Christian Bale in The Fighter


Hmmm...guess I need to watch this movie now~!

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

• DARREN ARONOFSKY in BLACK SWAN
• DAVID FINCHER in THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• TOM HOOPER in THE KING’S SPEECH
• CHRISTOPHER NOLAN in INCEPTION
• DAVID O. RUSSELL in THE FIGHTER

Predicted: Christoper Nolan in Inception
Winner: David Fincher in The Social Network


The Social Network pulling a lot of wins today~! I thought Christoper Nolan in Inception haha.

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

• DANNY BOYLE, SIMON BEAUFOY in 127 HOURS
• LISA CHOLODENKO, STUART BLUMBERG in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
• CHRISTOPHER NOLAN in INCEPTION
• DAVID SEIDLER in THE KING’S SPEECH
• AARON SORKIN in THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Predicted: Aaron Sorkin in The Social Network
Winner: Aaron Sorkin in The Social Network


The Social Network is really on a roll~!

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT in THE KING’S SPEECH
• DANNY ELFMAN in ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• A.R. RAHMAN in 127 HOURS
• TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS in THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• HANS ZIMMER in INCEPTION

Predicted: Hans Zimmer in Inception

Winner: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross in The Social Network


5 for The Social Network~!

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

• “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
• “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
• “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
• “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
• “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE

Predicted: None
Winner: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" -- Burlesque


Must listen to it...

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
• DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
• THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
• MAD MEN (AMC)
• THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)

Predicted: Boardwalk Empire
Winner: Boardwalk Empire


YAY FAVORITE SHOW GOT RECOGNITION!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• JULIANNA MARGULIES in THE GOOD WIFE
• ELISABETH MOSS in MAD MEN
• PIPER PERABO in COVERT AFFAIRS
• KATEY SAGAL in SONS OF ANARCHY
• KYRA SEDGWICK in THE CLOSER

Predicted: Not Perabo or Sedgwick
Winner: Katey Sagal in Sons of Anarchy


At least the people that I picked weren't going to win it didn't win :)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• STEVE BUSCEMI in BOARDWALK EMPIRE
• BRYAN CRANSTON in BREAKING BAD
• MICHAEL C. HALL in DEXTER
• JON HAMM in MAD MEN
• HUGH LAURIE in HOUSE

Predicted: Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire

Winner: Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire

YES! BUSCEMI FOR THE WIN~!!!!!

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• 30 ROCK
• THE BIG BANG THEORY
• THE BIG C
• GLEE
• MODERN FAMILY
• NURSE JACKIE

Predicted: The Big C or Nurse Jackie
Winner: Glee

Overrated...the other shows I picked are so much better...
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• TONI COLLETTE in UNITED STATES OF TARA
• EDIE FALCO in NURSE JACKIE
• TINA FEY in 30 ROCK
• LAURA LINNEY in THE BIG C
• LEA MICHELE in GLEE

Predicted: Nurse Jackie's Edie Falco or The Big C's Laura Linney

Winner: Laura Linney in The Big C


YEAH! Laura Linney was so good The Big C! :)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ALEC BALDWIN in 30 ROCK
• STEVE CARELL in THE OFFICE
• THOMAS JANE in HUNG
• MATTHEW MORRISON in GLEE
• JIM PARSONS in THE BIG BANG THEORY

Predicted: Thomas Jane in Hung
Winner: Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory is supposed to be really good...so congrats? My fellow CP Mar is obsessed with the shit and she's reviewing it for CP so maybe I'll start watching it...But Thomas Jane nooooooooooo! :(
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL)
• THE PACIFIC (HBO)
• PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ)
• TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)
• YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO)

Predicted: You Don't Know Jack
Winner: Carlos

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• HAYLEY ATWELL in PILLARS OF THE EARTH
• CLAIRE DANES in TEMPLE GRANDIN
• JUDI DENCH in RETURN TO CRANFORD
• ROMOLA GARAI in EMMA
• JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT in THE CLIENT LIST

Predicted: None
Winner: Claire Danes in Temple Gradin


Must watch this...

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• IDRIS ELBA in LUTHER
• IAN MCSHANE in PILLARS OF THE EARTH
• AL PACINO in YOU DON’T KNOW JACK
• DENNIS QUAID in THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
• EDGAR RAMIREZ in CARLOS

Predicted: Al Pacino in You Don't Know Jack
Winner: Al Pacino in You Don't Know Jack


HE'S SO AMAZING IN THIS! EVERYONE GO WATCH IT! :)))))

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• HOPE DAVIS in THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
• JANE LYNCH in GLEE
• KELLY MACDONALD in BOARDWALK EMPIRE
• JULIA STILES in DEXTER
• SOFIA VERGARA in MODERN FAMILY

Predicted: Kelly MacDonald in Boardwalk Empire
Winner: Jane Lynch in Glee


Overrated I say! But I still watch it TBH. Sad about Kelly MacDonald but good thing she was nominated at least~!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• SCOTT CAAN in HAWAII FIVE-O
• CHRIS COLFER in GLEE
• CHRIS NOTH in THE GOOD WIFE
• ERIC STONESTREET in MODERN FAMILY
• DAVID STRATHAIRN in TEMPLE GRANDIN

Predicted: None
Winner: Chris Colfer in Glee


...he's actually my favorite character in Glee so congrats.


Biggest Winner: The Social Network~! and Glee...


So that's it, let's see I got 9 out of 25 with 7 DQs. So 9 out of 18? 50%, not bad yeah?


Well, there's always next year~! Next year I'll try to watch all the movies before they come out. Haha. Surprisingly Inception didn't win anything, strange or not? It was such a hit in the summer!


See all the amazing (and some lackluster) outfits here~! Argh but seriously I despise when stars who aren't nominated for anything wear like the hugest most eye-catching dress ever. Sorry, you're not nominated, cry me a river, and let the nominees have their night!!! Don't wear a super big prom dress with a 5 foot train if you're not nominated (cough cough Eva Longoria & Jennifer Love Hewitts' mock wedding dress?! & all you other wannabes~!!!). But does anyone else think that Annette Bening looked ridiculous??? Helena Bonham Carter I get because she always pulls this kind of shit on us (did you see her mismatched shoes???), but AB, did you really have to look like that?! This is kind of your night to shine and you're basically saying a EFF YOU to everyone who voted for you. Argh oh well...And all you men out there who tried to do something besides the traditional black tux, good for you~! :)