The Broadcast Film Critics Awards

[OscarGuy]

That IS a terrible Foreign Film list...there were plenty of films critics loved this year. The sad part is, I know one of the members of this group and she genuinely criticizes film, so there must be a lot of Tom O'Neills and Gene Shallits in this group.

Also, someone commented on my site post about it regarding the omission of Julianne Moore. My initial comment was that maybe they were punishing her for sticking in Lead when they think she should have gone support. It smells like O'Neill's handiwork.

[Okri]

The Hurt Locker to Mister Tee is The Social Network to me (though I liked it more). This is gonna be a long season

[Eric]

Oh...could the foreign film list show more contempt for the very existence of subtitled entries? Three only, including the commercial hit? I'd take bets on how many voters didn't see anything beyond these three.

Didn't get that far down the list.

Disgraceful.

[Okri]

I think Manville's easily supporting, and SPC's insistence at going lead puzzles me.

[Mister Tee]

If we're going to continue this pattern of the BFCA issuing a list of the most frequently speculated-about contenders and the Academy all too often rubber-stamping them (as they disgracefully did with supporting actor last year), then at least it's a relief to see a mostly respectable field. There's no late-fader like Nine or Invictus to really sully the slate.

The most startlng omissions:

The Kids Are All Right for best film. I know many here will cheer that, but it's been assumed since the film's debut it couldn't fail to miss the ten. Combined with the NBR snub, you have to wonder if there's serious resistance to the film.

Lesley Manville. It seems clear category confusion is hurting -- that's the only explanation for a performance reaping such acclaim being omitted so many key places. In a normal best actress year it might not have mattered, but, given the high levels of competition this time around, Sony Classics' insistence on a lead campaign might be disastrous. A support win at NY today might be the only thing that could salvage things.

Everyone connected to Rabbit Hole except Kidman -- Eckhart and especially Wiest.

Matt Damon, who's excited some buzz for True Grit but hasn't shown up on a single important list. (Magilla, I've heard PLENTY of grousing that Steinfeld belongs in lead. In fact, I understand the Globes have refused to list her in support. That the BFCA, by contrast, are whores for Academy campaigns comes as no surprise)

Boosts:

Tthe Blue Valentine team finally appears.

Oh...could the foreign film list show more contempt for the very existence of subtitled entries? Three only, including the commercial hit? I'd take bets on how many voters didn't see anything beyond these three.

[Big Magilla]

Leave all ten Best Picture nominees, remove one each from the acting and directing categories and you have what may very well be this year's list of Oscar nominees in the top six categories.

I'm thinking Duvall, Rapace, Renner, Kunis and either Nolan or the Coens are the most vulnerable.

Nice to see Gosling, Williams and Rockwell finally showing up on these lists. I'm beginning to wonder if Manville's lack of showing has something to do with questions of category placement.

I'm surprised no one is yelping over Hailee Steinfeld's placement in the supporting actress category. One would think it would offend the sensibilities of the same people who were offended by Tatum O'Neal's and Casey Affeck's placements under similar circumstances.

[rudeboy]

Of all the awards groups we're swamped with these days, this is the one that has drained an awful lot of fun out of predicting the Oscars. What a dreary list.

One small surprise: no Lesley Manville yet they nominate the lady from Dragon Tattoo?!

Another Trent Reznor nomination - when should we expect the Academy press release informing us that The Social Network score is not eligible?



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[mlrg]

pretty predictable.

I think this year might be a very easy year to predict the top 6 oscar categories

[anonymous1980]

The nominees:

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges – “True Grit”
Robert Duvall – “Get Low”
Jesse Eisenberg – “The Social Network”
Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”
James Franco – “127 Hours”
Ryan Gosling – “Blue Valentine”

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening – “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman – “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”
Noomi Rapace – “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Michelle Williams – “Blue Valentine”


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale – “The Fighter”
Andrew Garfield – “The Social Network”
Jeremy Renner – “The Town”
Sam Rockwell – “Conviction”
Mark Ruffalo – “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush – “The King’s Speech”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter – “The King’s Speech”
Mila Kunis – “Black Swan”
Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver – “Animal Kingdom”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – “Somewhere”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone”
Chloe Grace Moretz – “Let Me In”
Chloe Grace Moretz – “Kick-Ass”
Kodi Smit-McPhee – “Let Me In”
Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
The Town

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky – “Black Swan”
Danny Boyle – “127 Hours”
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – “True Grit”
David Fincher – “The Social Network”
Tom Hooper – “The King’s Speech”
Christopher Nolan – “Inception”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Another Year” – Mike Leigh
“Black Swan” – Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin
“The Fighter” – Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson)
“Inception” – Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right” – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
“The King’s Speech” – David Seidler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“127 Hours” – Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
“The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin
“The Town” – Ben Affleck, Peter Craig and Sheldon Turner
“Toy Story 3” – Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich)
“True Grit” – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter’s Bone” – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“127 Hours” – Anthony Dod Mantle
“Black Swan” – Matthew Libatique
“Inception” – Wally Pfister
“The King’s Speech” – Danny Cohen
“True Grit” – Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
“Alice in Wonderland” – Stefan Dechant
“Black Swan” – Therese DePrez and Tora Peterson
“Inception” – Guy Hendrix Dyas
“The King’s Speech” – Netty Chapman
“True Grit” – Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh

BEST EDITING
“127 Hours” – Jon Harris
“Black Swan” – Andrew Weisblum
“Inception” – Lee Smith
“The Social Network” – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Alice in Wonderland” – Colleen Atwood
“Black Swan” – Amy Westcott
“The King’s Speech” – Jenny Beavan
“True Grit” – Mary Zophres

BEST MAKEUP
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
True Grit

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
Tron: Legacy

BEST SOUND
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The Social Network
Toy Story 3

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Inception
Kick-Ass
Red
The Town
Unstoppable

BEST COMEDY
Cyrus
Date Night
Easy A
Get Him to the Greek
I Love You Phillip Morris
The Other Guys

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Pacific
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Biutiful
I Am Love
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
Restrepo
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
The Tillman Story
Waiting for Superman

BEST SONG
“I See the Light” – performed by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi/written by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater – Tangled
“If I Rise” – performed by Dido and A.R. Rahman/music by A.R. Rahman/lyrics by Dido Armstrong and Rollo Armstrong – 127 Hours
“Shine” – performed and written by John Legend – Waiting for Superman
“We Belong Together” – performed and written by Randy Newman – Toy Story 3
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me Yet” – performed by Cher/written by Diane Warren – Burlesque

BEST SCORE
“Black Swan” – Clint Mansell
“Inception” – Hans Zimmer
“The King’s Speech” – Alexandre Desplat
“The Social Network” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“True Grit” – Carter Burwell