Yeah -- the morning I woke up and read the reviews (especially the one where Janet Maslin likened it to Gone with the Wind), I had zero doubt it was the winner.flipp525 wrote:They only thought that when the movie was just an idea. Once it actually opened, there was really no chance it was going to lose. Certainly one of the more "locked" BP films of the last fifteen years.OscarGuy wrote:Yes and no. A lot of people were thinking the Academy would backlash against Titanic, especially after the L.A. Confidential sweep. Yet, we all ended up knowing it would win.
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I really thought you were arguing that Crash beat Chicago for best picture for a moment.MovieWes wrote:Crash won Best Picture award from Chicago though.OscarGuy wrote:Tell that to Brokeback Mountain and L.A. Confidential.
My question though - do we think the new voting system (the ranked list followed by the new distribution patterns) will hurt anyone here?
They only thought that when the movie was just an idea. Once it actually opened, there was really no chance it was going to lose. Certainly one of the more "locked" BP films of the last fifteen years.OscarGuy wrote:Yes and no. A lot of people were thinking the Academy would backlash against Titanic, especially after the L.A. Confidential sweep. Yet, we all ended up knowing it would win.
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Crash won Best Picture award from Chicago though.OscarGuy wrote:Tell that to Brokeback Mountain and L.A. Confidential.
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Yes and no. A lot of people were thinking the Academy would backlash against Titanic, especially after the L.A. Confidential sweep. Yet, we all ended up knowing it would win. But Brokeback is still a good example.
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Best Picture: The Social Network
Best Director: David Fincher "The Social Network"
Best Actor: Colin Firth "The King's Speech"
Best Actress: Natalie Portman "Black Swan"
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale "The Fighter"
Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld "True Grit"
Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan "Inception"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin "The Social Network"
Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet
Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister "Inception"
Best Original Score: Clint Mansell "Black Swan"
Most Promising Performer: Jennifer Lawrence "Winter's Bone"
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Best Picture: The Social Network
Best Director: David Fincher "The Social Network"
Best Actor: Colin Firth "The King's Speech"
Best Actress: Natalie Portman "Black Swan"
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale "The Fighter"
Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld "True Grit"
Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan "Inception"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin "The Social Network"
Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet
Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister "Inception"
Best Original Score: Clint Mansell "Black Swan"
Most Promising Performer: Jennifer Lawrence "Winter's Bone"
Most Promising Filmmaker: Derek Cianfrance "Blue Valentine"
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