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The 6th Annual Edgy Award Winners
Almost let these get away from me. However, I just can’t seem to get enough closure on last awards season and kick off the current year of moviegoing until I get these down in writing. So without further adieu, the winners of the 6th Annual Edgy Awards:
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Till It Happens to You” featured in “The Hunting Ground”
Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga (1st win) and Diane Warren (2nd win)
RUNNER-UP: “It’s My Turn Now” featured in “Dope”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Sicario”
Johann Johannsson (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
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BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
Damian Martin (1st win), Nadine Prigge (1st win) and Lesley Vanderwalt (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “The Revenant”
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Chris Corbould (2nd win), Roger Guyett (1st win), Neal Scanlan (2nd win) and Pat Dubach (1st Win)
RUNNER-UP: “The Revenant”
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
David Acord (1st win) and Matthew Acord (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS MIXING
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
Chris Jenkins (1st win), Ben Osmo (1st win) and Gregg Rudloff (3rd win)
RUNNER-UP: “The Revenant”
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Danish Girl”
Paco Delgado (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
Colin Gibson (1st win) and Lisa Thompson (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Carol”
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BEST EDITING
“Spotlight”
Tom McArdle (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Sicario”
Roger Deakins (5th win)
RUNNER-UP: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Amy”
James Gay-Rees (1st win) and Asif Kapadia (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “The Look of Silence”
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Brooklyn”
Nick Hornby (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Steve Jobs”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Inside Out”
Josh Cooley (1st win), Ronnie Del Carmen (1st win), Peter Docter (1st win) and Megan LeFauve (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Spotlight”
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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE
“Spotlight”
Billy Crudup, Brian D’Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Elena Wohl
RUNNER-UP: “The Big Short”
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BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Rooney Mara – “Carol”
1st win
RUNNER-UP: Kate Winslet – “Steve Jobs”
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BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Mark Ruffalo – “Spotlight”
1st win
RUNNER-UP: Benicio Del Toro – “Sicario”
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BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Brie Larson – “Room”
2nd win
RUNNER-UP: Saoirse Ronan – “Brooklyn”
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BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Eddie Redmayne – “The Danish Girl”
1st win
RUNNER-UP: Johnny Depp – “Black Mass”
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BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller – “Mad Max: Fury Road”
1st win
RUNNER-UP: Thomas McCarthy – “Spotlight”
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BEST MOTION PICTURE of the YEAR
“Inside Out”
Pete Docter (1st win) and Jonas Rivera (1st win)
RUNNER-UP: “Spotlight”
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FUNNIEST FILM
“The Big Short”
MOST EXCITING FILM
“Sicario”
MOST FRIGHTENING FILM
“It Follows”
MOST EMOTIONALLY MOVING FILM
“Inside Out”
MOST SURPRISING FILM
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
MOST DISAPPOINTING FILM
“Youth”
MOST UNDERRATED FILM
“The End of the Tour”
MOST OVERRATED FILM
“Anomalisa”
BEST PROTAGONIST
Mark Watney – “The Martian”
BEST ANTAGONIST
The Catholic Church – “Spotlight”
BEST ANTIHERO
Alejandro – “Sicario”
BEST ROMANCE
Eilis and Tony – “Brooklyn”
BEST OPENING
“It Follows”
BEST ENDING
“45 Years”
BEST SCENE
Juarez/Border Crossing – “Sicario”
BEST LINE of DIALOGUE
“F*ck you, Mars.” – “The Martian”
FILM I REALLY WANTED TO SEE, BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO
“Macbeth”
MY TOP TEN of 2015
1. “Inside Out”
2. “Spotlight”
3. “Son of Saul”
4. “Mad Max: Fury Road”
5. “Room”
6. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
7. “Sicario”
8. “The Revenant”
9. “45 Years”
10. “Brooklyn”
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2015 Oscar Predix or The Inevitable End of the Precedent
The Oscars are down to minutes away and I was unbearably close to not even posting my predictions, and not just because I expect to do terrible in my guesses. There’s a number of reasons that predicting this year’s big night just seems a mute point and it has been a growing fundamental for the last couple of years. That precedent is, well, the end of all precedents.
Outside of gut instinct and sticking a wet finger up to feel which way the wind is blowing, the strongest aid in predicting the Oscars is looking back at what history as taught us. And no matter which way you roll the dice, this year, history goes right out the window.
For example, it’s clear that the two frontrunners in this year’s Best Picture race are “Birdman” and “Boyhood,” the attack of the killer Bs. Both are stellar films finding themselves at the tip-top of my favorites list, however, both films have a lot stacked against them, at this point in the race. “Birdman” has racked up wins with the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild. The last time a film won that trifecta and lost the big prize was 19 years ago when “Apollo 13” lost to “Braveheart” in 1996. Meanwhile, “Boyhood” recently won the British Academy Award for Best Picture, an award that has lined up with Oscar for 6 years straight.
Perhaps the biggest precedent of them all is the one that Oscar prognosticators like myself can always fall back on for comfort, and that is the editors. As of this year, no film has won Best Picture without a nomination for Best Editing in 34 YEARS. “Birdman” would be the first since “Ordinary People” took down “Raging Bull” in 1981. Some might consider this a technicality with the whole “one shot” concept and that the editors simply didn’t understand or notice the intricacy and complexity of making such seamless cuts, but I think the editors are smarter than that.
Meanwhile, if the frontrunners manage to split and either “Selma,” or “The Grand Budapest Hotel” manages to upset, than one has to ask what they hell we’re all even doing here, from a predictions standpoint.
Anyway, I rail all this out, but we all know I’ll still be here trying my luck for years and years to come. But first things first, see below for my predicted winners, my runner-up guesses and my picks for if I had a vote. These favorites, of course, come just from the nominees. I’ll be doing my overall picks at the 5th Annual Edgy Awards over the next few weeks.
Here’s to the night and the history:
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BEST MOTION PICTURE of the YEAR
WILL WIN: “Boyhood”
MIGHT WIN: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
SHOULD WIN: “Boyhood”
BEST DIRECTOR
WILL WIN: Richard Linklater – “Boyhood”
MIGHT WIN: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
SHOULD WIN: Bennett Miller – “Foxcatcher”
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
WILL WIN: Eddie Redmayne – “The Theory of Everything”
MIGHT WIN: Michael Keaton – “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
SHOULD WIN: Michael Keaton – “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
WILL WIN: Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”
MIGHT WIN: NOPE
SHOULD WIN: Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
WILL WIN: J.K. Simmons – “Boyhood”
MIGHT WIN: Edward Norton – “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
SHOULD WIN: Edward Norton – “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
WILL WIN: Patricia Arquette – “Boyhood”
MIGHT WIN: Emma Stone – “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
SHOULD WIN: Patricia Arquette – “Boyhood”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WILL WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
MIGHT WIN: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
SHOULD WIN: “Boyhood”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WILL WIN: “The Imitation Game”
MIGHT WIN: “Whiplash”
SHOULD WIN: “Inherent Vice”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WILL WIN: “Wild Tales”
MIGHT WIN: “Ida”
SHOULD WIN: “Ida”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WILL WIN: “Citizenfour”
MIGHT WIN: “Virunga”
SHOULD WIN: “Virunga”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WILL WIN: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”
MIGHT WIN: “Big Hero 6”
SHOULD WIN: N/A
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WILL WIN: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
MIGHT WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
SHOULD WIN: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
BEST EDITING
WILL WIN: “Boyhood”
MIGHT WIN: “Whiplash”
SHOULD WIN: “Boyhood”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WILL WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
MIGHT WIN: “Into the Woods”
SHOULD WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WILL WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
MIGHT WIN: “Mr. Turner”
SHOULD WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
BEST SOUND MIXING
WILL WIN: “Whiplash”
MIGHT WIN: “American Sniper”
SHOULD WIN: “Interstellar”
BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
WILL WIN: “American Sniper”
MIGHT WIN: “Interstellar”
SHOULD WIN: “Interstellar”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WILL WIN: “Interstellar”
MIGHT WIN: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
SHOULD WIN: Either of the Above
BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
WILL WIN: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
MIGHT WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
SHOULD WIN: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WILL WIN: “The Theory of Everything”
MIGHT WIN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
SHOULD WIN: “Interstellar”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
WILL WIN: “Glory” from “Selma”
MIGHT WIN: “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
SHOULD WIN: “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
WILL WIN: “Aya”
MIGHT WIN: “The Phone Call”
SHOULD WIN: N/A
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WILL WIN: “Feast”
MIGHT WIN: “The Bigger Picture”
SHOULD WIN: N/A
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
WILL WIN: “Joanna”
MIGHT WIN: “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”
SHOULD WIN: N/A
Predictions for the 86th Annual Academy Awards
Despite all of the detriments and shenanigans that have occupied (and in some instances, plagued) my life over the last few months, including those that have almost precluded me from even getting to watch the Oscars this year, I’d never miss the chance to offer up my official predictions. Check out what I think will take home the gold, as well as the cliched (but effective) spiel of what could possibly win, what I think should win and what wasn’t even nominated but definitely should have.
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BEST PICTURE
WILL WIN: “12 Years a Slave”
COULD WIN: “Gravity”
SHOULD WIN: “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Inside Llewyn Davis” AND “Short Term 12”
BEST DIRECTOR
WILL WIN: Alfonso Cuaron – “Gravity”
COULD WIN: Steve McQueen – “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD WIN: Steve McQueen – “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: Paul Greengrass – “Captain Phillips”
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
WILL WIN: Matthew McConaughey – “Dallas Buyers Club”
COULD WIN: Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Wolf of Wall Street”
SHOULD WIN: Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Wolf of Wall Street”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: Tom Hanks – “Captain Phillips” AND Oscar Isaac – “Inside Llewyn Davis”
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
WILL WIN: Cate Blanchett – “Blue Jasmine”
COULD WIN: Judi Dench – “Philomena”
SHOULD WIN: Cate Blanchett – “Blue Jasmine”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: Brie Larson – “Short Term 12”
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
WILL WIN: Jared Leto – “Dallas Buyers Club”
COULD WIN: Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
SHOULD WIN: Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: James Franco – “Spring Breakers”
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
WILL WIN: Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years a Slave”
COULD WIN: Jennifer Lawrence – “American Hustle”
SHOULD WIN: Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE – N/A (Again, I think this category is fantastic)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WILL WIN: “Her”
COULD WIN: “American Hustle”
SHOULD WIN: “Her”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Inside Llewyn Davis”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WILL WIN: “12 Years a Slave”
COULD WIN: “Philomena”
SHOULD WIN: “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: N/A (I full agree with these nominations)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WILL WIN: “Frozen”
COULD WIN: “The Wind Rises”
SHOULD WIN: “The Wind Rises”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: N/A (Unfortunately, I just don’t care too much about this category. No offense, animators)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WILL WIN: “20 Feet From Stardom”
COULD WIN: “The Act of Killing”
SHOULD WIN: “The Act of Killing”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Blackfish”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WILL WIN: “The Hunt”
COULD WIN: “The Great Beauty”
SHOULD WIN: “The Hunt”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: N/A (just haven’t paid enough attention to this category, this year)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WILL WIN: “Gravity”
COULD WIN: “Inside Llewyn Davis”
SHOULD WIN: “Inside Llewyn Davis”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “12 Years a Slave”
BEST EDITING
WILL WIN: “Captain Phillips”
COULD WIN: “Gravity”
SHOULD WIN: “Captain Phillips”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “The Place Beyond the Pines”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WILL WIN: “The Great Gatsby”
COULD WIN: “12 Years a Slave”
SHOULD WIN: “Her”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Inside Llewyn Davis”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WILL WIN: “The Great Gatsby”
COULD WIN: “American Hustle”
SHOULD WIN: “American Hustle”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “42”
BEST SOUND MIXING
WILL WIN: “Gravity”
COULD WIN: “Captain Phillips”
SHOULD WIN: “Inside Llewyn Davis”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Stoker”
BEST SOUND EDITING
WILL WIN: “Gravity”
COULD WIN: “All is Lost”
SHOULD WIN: “Gravity”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Star Trek: Into Darkness”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WILL WIN: “Gravity”
COULD WIN: N/A
SHOULD WIN: “Gravity”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Oblivion”
BEST MAKE-UP EFFECTS
WILL WIN: “Dallas Buyers Club”
COULD WIN: “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
SHOULD WIN: “Dallas Buyers Club”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “12 Years a Slave”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
WILL WIN: “Let It Go” from “Frozen”
COULD WIN: “Happy” from “Despicable Me”
SHOULD WIN: “The Moon Song” from “Her”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “Young and Beautiful” from “The Great Gatsby”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WILL WIN: “Gravity”
COULD WIN: “Philomena”
SHOULD WIN: “Her”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “12 Years a Slave”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WILL WIN: “Get a Horse”
COULD WIN: “Feral”
SHOULD WIN: “N/A”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “N/A”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
WILL WIN: “Helium”
COULD WIN: “The Voorman Problem”
SHOULD WIN: “N/A”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “N/A”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
WILL WIN: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
COULD WIN: “Facing Fear”
SHOULD WIN: “N/A”
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE: “N/A”
Happy Oscar Day, everyone!
The 3rd Annual Edgy Award Winners
These are undoubtedly a little late, but better late than never. After some deliberation, here are the winners of this year’s Edgy Awards, along with the runners-up in each category. If you missed the nomination announcement, you can check all of them out here.
Enjoy:
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Skyfall” featured in “Skyfall”
Music and Lyrics by Adele
Runner-Up: “Song of the Lonely Mountain” featured in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Master”
Jonny Greenwood
Runner-Up: “Life of Pi”
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BEST MAKEUP EFFECTS
“Les Miserables”
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Runner-Up: “Lincoln”
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
David Clayton, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and R. Christopher White
Runner-Up: “Life of Pi”
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
“Looper”
Jeremy Peirson and Thomas Jones
Runner-Up: “The Dark Knight Rises”
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS MIXING
“Les Miserables”
Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson and Mark Paterson
Runner-Up: “The Dark Knight Rises”
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Mirror Mirror”
Eiko Ishioka
Runner-Up: “Les Miserables”
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Lincoln”
Rick Carter and Jim Erickson
Runner-Up: “Les Miserables”
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BEST EDITING
“Zero Dark Thirty”
William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor
Runner-Up: “Argo”
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Master”
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Runner-Up: “Skyfall”
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The Imposter”
Bart Layton
Runner-Up: “The Invisible War”
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Lincoln”
Tony Kushner
Runner-Up: “Silver-Linings Playbook”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Looper”
Rian Johnson
Runner-Up: “The Master”
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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE
“Lincoln”
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hawkes, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson, Gloria Reuben, James Spader, David Strathairn, Michael Stuhlberg
Runner-Up: “Silver Linings Playbook”
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BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
Runner-Up: Sally Field – “Lincoln”
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BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
Runner-Up: Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
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BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Runner-Up: Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
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BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
Runner-Up: Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
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BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”
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BEST PICTURE
“Lincoln”
Runner-Up: “Zero Dark Thirty”
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Well, that’s all for 2012, folks. I felt as though I could not focus on the the current year without first putting the finishing touches on the year before. We’ll see what comes of it. Stay tuned…
Oscar Winner Predictions: The Impossibility of Reason
I’ve taken somewhat of a backseat to much of this year’s Oscars and how they’ve unfolded. Maybe I don’t have as much time on my hands anymore, or perhaps I’m getting a little bit lazy. However, there’s also the immutable fact that this is, without a doubt, the weirdest Oscars I’ve ever bore witness to. Pundits like myself have bitched and moaned for years about the Oscar race becoming a predictable formality. Now, we’ve had so many wrenches thrown into the works that all of the precedents, reason and logic have just gone clear out the window. 2012 is the ultimate crapshoot.
Perhaps it’s a good thing, overall. Because while this year’s awards season has spiraled into an enormous whirlwind of indecision and confusion, I believe we can all find a consensus in the overwhelming class and quality that was on display in filmmaking during the past year. I can’t have enough good things to say about 2012 and I believe it will go down as shining star in the chronology of cinematic history, up there with the likes of 2001, 1980, 1976, 1960 and, of course, 1939. I also believe that, in some way, the less focus on awards and accolades, we can foresee that it’s ultimately the movies that we’ll remember decades from now, while fiasco over the gold will simply be an afterthought.
Nevertheless, at it’s roots, this is an awards site and it’s time to get down to business. Bottom line, the award for Best Picture (and more than a few others) was completely thrown for a loop the morning that the nominations were announced, when two of the year’s biggest heavyweights were absent from the shortlist. Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow being left in the cold was perhaps the strangest occurrence in this category since Ang Lee and Ron Howard failed to receive nominations for their respective work back in 1995 (“Apollo 13” and “Sense and Sensibility”). Yet, this may have overall worked in Affleck’s favor, for since that morning, every critic, actor, producer, director, grip, PA and their mother has seemed to fall head over heels for the film. At this point, it seems that enough voters will sway towards “Argo” for the Best Picture, out of sheer sympathy, more than anything else. It doesn’t hurt that it’s also a fantastically entertaining and uplifting piece that pulls at Oscar’s heartstrings like a toddler on a hoop earring.
Meanwhile, there’s a flip-side to every equation. “Argo” may have taken every award since that fateful morning, yet that doesn’t change the fact that the snub still happened. Affleck missing out on Best Director makes a huge statement. It has to be more than just a fluke or the notion of the Academy leaning so heavily on what the guilds have done in the past. Plus, while one can compare the strangeness of this year’s circumstances to ’95, it’s important to be reminded how that year turned out, with neither Lee or Howard taking home the big prize at the end of the night. For now, I’ll go with the odds-on favorite, but can easily see the winds shifting. This weekend’s WGA will may be a largely determining factor.
Alas, my first round of winner predictions for the 85th Academy Awards:
BEST PICTURE: “Argo”
alternate: “Lincoln”
70th Annual Golden Globe Winners LIVE
WINNERS
BEST PICTURE – DRAMA”
Winner: “Argo”
BEST PICTURE – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Winner: “Les Miserables”
BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Winner: Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Winner: Hugh Jackman – “Les Miserables”
BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Christoph Waltz – “Django Unchained” (barf)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ben Affleck – “Argo”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: “Django Unchained”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: “Amour”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: “Brave”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Winner: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner: “Life of Pi”
2013 Golden Globe Predictions
BEST PICTURE – DRAMA
Winner: “Lincoln”
Alternate: “Argo”
BEST PICTURE – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Winner: “Les Miserables”
Alternate: “Silver Linings Playbook”
BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
Alternate: Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Winner: Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Alternate: Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Winner: Hugh Jackman – “Les Miserables”
Alternate: Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Alternate: Maggie Smith – “Quartet”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio – “Django Unchained”
Alternate: Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
Alternate: Sally Field – “Lincoln”
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ben Affleck – “Argo”
Alternate: Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: “Lincoln”
Alternate: “Argo”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: “Frankenweenie”
Alternate: “Wreck It Ralph”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: “Amour”
Alternate: “The Intouchables”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner: “Life of Pi”
Alternate: “Lincoln”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Winner: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
Alternate: “Suddenly” from “Les Miserables”
The 84th Academy Award Winners
Nothing left to say. Here are the winners as they are announced:
BEST PICTURE: “The Artist”
BEST DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE: Jean Dujardin – “The Artist”
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE: Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE: Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE: Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “The Descendants”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “Midnight in Paris”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Rango”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Undefeated”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “A Separation”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Hugo”
BEST EDITING: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
BEST ART DIRECTION: “Hugo”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: “The Artist”
BEST SOUND MIXING: “Hugo”
BEST SOUND EDITING: “Hugo”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: “Hugo”
BEST MAKEUP: “The Iron Lady”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: “The Artist”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: “Saving Face”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: “The Shore”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
My FINAL 2012 Oscar Predictions
It’s time, folks. The time is come. No more second-guessing. No more procrastinating. This is it. I think I’ve provided enough commentary over the last few months (and I’ve got to start helping my girlfriend get our place ready for our Oscar party), so I’ll just let my predictions speak for themselves.
Here goes nothing:
BEST PICTURE
WINNER: “The Artist”
(runner-up: “Hugo”)
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist
(runner-up: “Martin Scorsese – “Hugo”)
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
WINNER: George Clooney – “The Descendants”
(runner-up: Jean Dujardin – “The Artist”)
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
WINNER: Viola Davis – “The Help”
(runner-up: Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”)
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
(runner-up: Max von Sydow – “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”)
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
(runner-up: Berenice Bejo – “The Artist”)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: “The Descendants”
(runner-up: “Moneyball”)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: “Midnight in Paris”
(runner-up: “The Artist”)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WINNER: “Rango”
(runner-up: “Puss in Boots”)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WINNER: “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
(runner-up: “Undefeated”)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER: “A Separation”
(runner-up: “In Darkness”)
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: “Hugo”
(runner-up: “The Artist”)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: “The Tree of Life”
(runner-up: “The Artist”)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: “The Artist”
(runner-up: “Hugo”)
BEST EDITING
WINNER: “The Artist”
(runner-up: “Hugo”)
BEST SOUND MIXING
WINNER: “Hugo”
(runner-up: “War Horse”)
BEST SOUND EDITING
WINNER: “War Horse”
runner-up: “Hugo”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
(runner-up: “Hugo”)
BEST MAKEUP
WINNER: “The Iron Lady”
(runner-up: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2”)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WINNER: “The Artist”
(runner-up: “Hugo”)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
WINNER: “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets”
(runner-up: “Real in Rio” from “Rio”)
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
WINNER: “Tuba Atlantic”
(runner-up: “The Shore”)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WINNER: “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
(runner-up: “A Morning Stroll”)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
WINNER: “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom”
(runner-up: “Saving Face”)
Well there you have it. I’m gonna go make some dip. I’ll try not to get my hair in it, since pulling it out will be all I do for the next two hours.
Have fun everyone, and remember that there will be live updates on The Edge of the Frame for each win. Also, follow me on Twitter (@edgeoftheframe) for some good old snarkyness.
2nd Annual Edgy Award Winners
At last, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. After a lot of work and, actually, a lot more deliberation than I had originally imagined, it’s now time to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Edgy Awards. If you missed the original nominations, you can find the full list here. These winners encompass what I believe to be the best work put forth in each respective category. Now, I’m sure there’s a few that people are sure to disagree with, so, in addition to posting video clips that showcase the work, I’ll also provide a bit of commentary that will help to defend my decisions.
This year shows a very different distribution than the 1st Edgy Awards. Last year, nearly fifty percent of the awards were collected by only two films (“The Social Network” – 7 and “Inception” – 4). This year has seemed to take on a more “spread the wealth” fashion. For example, last year, there were only six films taking home one award apiece (and that was with an extra category). This year, there are thirteen. This might also be the first time in my history of giving awards that a different film has won each of the eight technical categories (Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects, and Makeup). I guess that shows the diversity of filmmaking that this year brought to the table.
It’s time to sit back and enjoy. Here are your Edgy winners:
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Think You Can Wait”
Music and Lyrics by “The National
RUNNER-UP: “Shelter” from “Take Shelter”
Aside from just being a straight-up beautiful and enjoyable song to listen to, over and over, “Think You Can Wait” is a phenomenal companion piece to Thomas McCarthy’s “Win Win.” The longing melody and wistfully fluid lyrics encompass both the woes and lingering hopes of the suburban life experienced by the film’s characters. This winner was never a question in my mind. A fantastic song.
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