Well, a few surprises here and there, but overall excellent choices all around, not too many upsets in my view...
1. Transformers empty-handed
I was very surprised when they announced The Golden Compass as the winner for Visual Effects because I expected Transformers to pick up at least this category. Anyways, there's always the second time around...
2. The Bourne Ultimatum rewarded
Out of 3 nominations, it picked up... 3 awards. Probably the best action film of the year, Paul Greengrass is definetely the master of picking his technical crew, and I can't wait for his next flick.
3. Actresses
Marion Cotillard = victory! I was really hoping that she would pick up this award, and I was on the money predicting Tilda... They had to pick a winner for Michael, and I'm happy they picked her, because this was a tough category to predict.
Other than that, I wasn't really surprised with the winners. I'm very happy for Daniel Day-Lewis, Javier Bardem, Ratatouille, Diablo Cody and especially Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for the song Falling Slowly, because Once was the gem of 2007. What a great song!
A great ceremony, and I can't wait for next year.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
A Look at Best Visual Effects
The nominees are...
The Golden Compass
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Transformers
I PREDICTED: 2/3. I had 300 in place of The Golden Compass, my logic being that people actually saw 300 (for some reason).
I'VE SEEN: 0/3. I spent my summer at the movie theater with dumb comedies instead of action films. Apparently that was a bad choice. That said, I've seen enough previews
THE GOLDEN COMPASS: The visuals here looked pretty impressive, but I sincerely doubt that the Academy should be any different from everyone else in America and actually see the film.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END-You would think its repulsively large budget would give it frontrunner status in this category, but alas, the reviews were too bad for it to win anything. Well...probably.
TRANSFORMERS-An allegedly super-fun action movie looks like the perfect candidate for this category. I'm just about ready to call this a lock, but we really shouldn't rule out the possibility for either of these two to upset.
WILL WIN: Transformers
SHOULD WIN: The Golden Compass (I guess)
IN ORDER OF LIKELINESS:
1. Transformers
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. The Golden Compass
TOMORROW: Best Costume Design
The Golden Compass
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Transformers
I PREDICTED: 2/3. I had 300 in place of The Golden Compass, my logic being that people actually saw 300 (for some reason).
I'VE SEEN: 0/3. I spent my summer at the movie theater with dumb comedies instead of action films. Apparently that was a bad choice. That said, I've seen enough previews
THE GOLDEN COMPASS: The visuals here looked pretty impressive, but I sincerely doubt that the Academy should be any different from everyone else in America and actually see the film.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END-You would think its repulsively large budget would give it frontrunner status in this category, but alas, the reviews were too bad for it to win anything. Well...probably.TRANSFORMERS-An allegedly super-fun action movie looks like the perfect candidate for this category. I'm just about ready to call this a lock, but we really shouldn't rule out the possibility for either of these two to upset.
WILL WIN: Transformers
SHOULD WIN: The Golden Compass (I guess)
IN ORDER OF LIKELINESS:
1. Transformers
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. The Golden Compass
TOMORROW: Best Costume Design
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