IF I HAD SPECIAL POWERS....
The Oscar nominations would be very different. I was going to post my Top Picks of 2011 this week, but have decided to give myself one more week to try and see a couple movies from 2011 that I have read good things about. So this post is going to be my wish list for nominations and why. I will also include my predictions for the night.
BEST PICTURE NOMINATIONS:
Are: WAR HORSE (not interested), THE HELP (the only female focused movie nominated, want to see, have not but read the book) MONEYBALL (missed it,not that interested) HUGO (my favorite of the nominations I have seen, really good) THE ARTIST (also very good. My Prediction to WIN) MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (cute, but not amazing) THE DESCENDANTS (very good.) THE TREE OF LIFE (too long, I had problems with it, but also it is breathtaking) EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE (not interested)
WHAT I WISH WAS NOMINATED:
TAKE SHELTER (great script, creepy and moving. Strong acting and an ending that sticks with you.) JANE EYRE (the best adaption of this great novel I have ever seen. Also my first introduction to the smoldering Michael Fassbender) DRIVE (my favorite film of 2011) MELANCHOLIA (didn't work for me on every level, but a great film) 50/50 (one of the biggest surprises of the year for me, despite being slightly bothered by the bitchy girlfriend character, I thought this was a great comedy that also made me cry.)
BEST ACTOR: Jean Dujardin (my prediction)
BEST ACTRESS: Viola Davis (my prediction)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer (my prediction)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Octavia Spencer (my prediction)
BEST DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius (my prediction)
But my wishlist for people nominated for awards include:
Charlize Theron for YOUNG ADULT a great black comedy about a women in her thirties who is very unlikable and learns almost no life lessons in the course of the story. Theron transforms herself into lead character Mavis Grey,without making herself ugly with weight gain and prosthetics. She simply makes herself ugly by being a good actress playing a women who is ugly on the inside. THAT is good acting.
Michael Fassbender for SHAME this was a breakout year for this sexy actor and he was great in all of his roles,but SHAME was his movie and he plays a sad, disturbed,sex addict who makes you NOT want to have sex.
Ryan Gossling for DRIVE first of all, I just want to see this sexy man on the red carpet. Second, he also had a good year and got more attention for the weak IDES OF MARCH, but really DRIVE was where it is at. He is smoldering and complex despite having very few lines.
Vanessa Redgrave for CORIOLANUS a great movie! Very underrated. Redgrave plays the toxic mother in this Shakespeare adaptation set in a made up modern city. This was one of my favorite films of the year, and she stole the show for me.
ANY FEMALE DIRECTOR: I suppose this sounds sexist,of course quality should come first, but I am sick and tired of women being left out of this category. Come on Hollywood,show the ladies some love and respect!!! It is 2012 for Gods sake!
Here we are, hours from the show. I love it, yet almost never agree with any of it.But who am I kidding, I just watch it for the dresses anyway.
