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Thursday, March 04, 2010

There's Still Time To Enter Our Mini-Oscar Competition!

Hey, there's still time to enter our Oscar contest! Here's the info:
It's easy to enter - you can send your selections from the list below in as a comment (the link is at the bottom of the post), or email your choices to me at TheMinskers@aol.com. Feel free to add comments after your selection. The deadline for entering is the beginning of the broadcast Sunday, March 7.

I'll post your choices here, and after the Oscars are handed out, we'll name our champion! The only prize is bragging rights, but isn't that glory enough?


Here are your choices for 2010:

1. Best Picture:

Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air


2. Best Actor:

Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"

3. Best Actress:

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

4. Best Supporting Actor:

Matt Damon
, "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"

5. Best Supporting Actress:

Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

6. Directing:

James Cameron, "Avatar"
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"

7. Animated Feature Film:


Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up


8. Original Song:

"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog - Randy Newman
"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog - Randy Newman
"Loin de Paname" from Paris 36 - Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas
"Take It All" from Nine - Maury Yeston
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

1 comment:

marshallmark said...

My selections - Hope I best Denise!!

1. Best Picture: The Hurt Locker

2. Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"

3. Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"


4. Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"

5. Best Supporting Actress:
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

6. Directing:
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"

7. Animated Feature Film: Up

8. Original Song: "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett