This is what I have for a little oscar pool. We allow our selves 6 possible upsets, worth half a point, correct predictions are one point.

• Best Picture - The Artist
• Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Best Actor - Jean Dujardin, The Artist 
• Best Actress - Viola Davis, The Help 
• Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer, Beginners (upset: Max Von Sydow, EL&IC)
• Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer, The Help
• Best Animated Feature Film - Rango
• Best Foreign Film - A Separation, Iran
• Best Original Screenplay - Midnight in Paris
• Best Adapted Screenplay - The Descendants
• Best Art Direction - Hugo
• Best Costume Design - Hugo
• Best Original Song - “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
• Best Original Score - The Artist
• Best Documentary - Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (upset: Pina)
• Best Documentary Short - The Tsunami (upset: Saving Face)
• Best Cinematography - Hugo
• Best Film Editing - The Artist
• Best Makeup - Albert Nobbs (upset: The Iron Lady)
• Best Sound Editing - Hugo
• Best Sound Mixing - Transformers 3 (I know…)
• Best Visual Effects - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Best Animated Short Film - The Fantastic Flying Books (upset: La Luna)
• Best Live Action Short Film - Raju (upset: The Shore)

I’ll probably miss them while at Tech Rehearal for urinetown.

if I’m lucky I’ll be able to watch The Walking Dead at least tonight.

anywho, I know a few of you will read this. Just keep me in mind?

THANKS!

imwithkanye:

Inside the Academy | Los Angeles Times [story] [graphic]

Spoiler Alert: The Academy is mostly white, male, old and non-winners.

but you know, it’s anyone’s game.

popculturebrain:

Oscar Cookies | Movieline

And now the nominees for Best Animal Actor in a film:

• The Horse - ‘War Horse’
• Caaaat! - ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
• Uggie - ‘The Artist’
• Ron Perlman - ‘Drive’

and the Oscar goes too…

Meryl Streep.

lucaluca:

The best actor to never have been nominated for a single Oscar.

Finally.

Ok, I care a little.

WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME, OSCARS. YOU ABUSE ME BUT I ALWAYS COME BACK.

!

(Source: popculturebrain)

comedynerdsunited:

yup.

This was preceded by Brett Ratner stepping down as the producer of this year’s Academy Awards telecast after making some… unfortunate statements.

I hoped Eddie would still be onboard, but alas, no. 

So much for that. 

What do you think, who should host the Oscars in his stead? Is there still a comeback in store for Eddie Murphy? Should another older comedian be revived from obscurity? 

totalfilm:

Eddie Murphy talks the 2012 Oscars

According to an interview with director Brett Ratner, when he agreed to produce the Oscars he knew that he needed a comedian and his top choice was Eddie Murphy.

And while there are often water works when the awards are dished out, Ratner might not be prepared for what his Tower Heist star has in store.

“I think it’s so funny that people think I’m perfect for this. I’m going to be horrendous. I’m going to be the worst host ever,” Murphy jokingly told Entertainment Tonight while discussing the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.

[TO FIND OUT HOW EDDIE THINKS IT WILL ALL GO WRONG, CLICK ON MURPHY OR FOLLOW THIS LINK]