BEETLE'S OSCAR PICKS

Hey there Beetle-heads, today I break new ground on my blog as I ANNOUNCE MY OSCAR PICKS!!! I'm going to go over every single category so this is going to be one LOOOOOOONG post. So buckle your seat belts and make sure your flying delorean is secured because today I name my Oscar Picks! Let's delve right in, shall we??

First up we have the award for Best Original Screenplay.
The Nominees are:
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Bastards
The Messenger
A Serious Man
Up

I believe this award will come down to 2 choices: Up and Inglourious Bastards. For me, even though UP! was a great film, There is only one obvious winner: Inglourious Bastards. Quentin Tarantino has proven himself as a master scriptwriter and Inglourious Bastards only further solidifies his status as a master filmmaker and scriptwriter.

The Next award is for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Nominees are
District 9
An Education
In The Loop
Precious
Up In The Air

My pick is for Up in The Air. I Loved District 9 and I've only heard great things about Precious, but I believe that Up In The Air will win this one. True, it was depressing as hell (No happy ending, definently one of the most depressing films I've ever seen) but the script was entertaining and put togther nicely.

The Next Award is for Best Visual Effects
The Nominees are
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

NO-BRAINER!!! My pick and the just about guarenteed winner is AVATAR!! District 9 was a superb film but Avatar single-handedly revolutionized the film industry with it's breath-taking, jaw-dropping setting on the mystical, mysterious planet known as Pandora.

The next award is for Best Sound Mixing
The Nominees are
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourios Bastards
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

My pick would have to go to Avatar.

Next is the award for Best Sound Editing
The Nominees are
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourios Bastards
Star Trek
Up

My pick would have to go to Avatar.

The next award is for Best Short Film (Live Action)
The Nominees are
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants

My pick would go to Kavi.


The next award is for Best Short Film (Animated)
The Nominees are
French Roast
Granny O' Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and The Reaper
Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death

My pick goes to A Matter of Loaf and Death beacause IT'S A WALLACE AND GROMIT SHORT!! I haven't seen these characters in ages and it just feels right that their return would win them an Oscar.

The next award is for Best Music (Original Song)
The Nominees are
Almost There- Princess and the Frog
Down In New Orleans- Princess and the Frog
Loin de Paname- Paris 36
Take It All- Nine
The Weary Kid- Crazy Heart

In The end this category is going to come down to 2 Nominees: The Weary Kind and Down In New Orleans. Both are superb, fantastic, enjoyable songs and it's pretty hard for me to choose which one has more of a chance of winning. Personally I think it's pretty unfair that the superior song from Princess and The Frog; Friends on the Other Side; was not chosen to be a nominee because it would have evened out the choices and it was just a great song all around with its fun dark tone, and its creepy lyrics. But I've got to choose, so in the end I'm going to have to go with Down In New Orleans with its infectious tune and catchy lyrics that celebrate everything down south. Consider it almost as a Zip-a-dee-doo-dah for the new age.


Next is the award for Best Music (Original Score)
The Nominees are
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
Up

My pick for this category would have to be UP!.

Next is the award for Best Makeup
The Nominees are
II Divo
Star Trek
The Young Victoria

My Pick goes to Star Trek.

Next is the award for Best Foreign Film
The Nominees are
Ajami
El Secreto du Sus Ojos
The Milk of Sorrow
Un Prophete
The White Ribbon

My pick goes to The White Ribbon. A Story about creepy murderous children, how could it go wrong? This one is definently on my must-see list.

The next award is for Best Film Editing
The Nominees are
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Bastards
Precious

I've never seen Hurt Locker and I've heard fantastic things about it, so I'd have to say this one would take the Oscar for this category, but for myself I'd choose District 9. The filmmakers chose to make the editing choppy, fast and real to get that gritty "This is really happenning" look across to the audience. It just appealed to me more. If D9 has a chance of overthrowing Hurt locker for the win in this category is still "Up In The Air" (HAHAHAHAHA) so lets keep our fingers crossed.

Next up is the award for Best Documentary Short
The Nominees are
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Music by Prudence
Rabbit A La Berlin

My Pick goes to Rabbit.

The next award is for the Best Documentary Feature
The Nominees are
Burma VJ
The Cove
Food, Inc
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellesberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

My Pick goes to Food, Inc

The Next award is for Best Director
The Nominees are
James Cameron-Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow-The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino- Inglourious Bastards
Lee Daniels-Precious
Jason Reitman- Up In The Air

The one who really deserves to win this Oscar is Quentin. He is a superb filmmaker and he's never won an oscar yet for his efforts. The Oscars tend to be a bit biased so Lee Daniels or Kathryn Bigelow will probably end up winning, even though Quentin really does deserve this one.

Next is the award for Best Costume Design
The Nominees are
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanal
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

My Pick would be Imaginarium.

next is the award for Best Cinematography
The Nominees are
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Bastards
The White Ribbon
I think Avatar will get the Oscar for this category even though Hurt Locker and Inglourious Bastards both have an equal chance of winning this as well.

next is the award for Best Art Direction
The Nominees are
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

My Pick would have to be Avatar because obvious choice is obvious.

Next is the award for Best Animated Film
The Nominees are
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and The Frog
The secret of Kells
Up

My pick would be UP!. It's got everything, great engrosing themes about grief for the adults, humor for the family, and stunning visuals for all. I suppose Fox could snatch this one up just as easily but my personal pick is UP!.

Next is the award for Best Supporting Actress
The Nominees are
Penelope Cruz-Nine
Vera Farmiga-Up In The Air
Maggie gyllenhaal-Crazy Heart
Anna kendrick-Up In The Air
Mo'Nique- Precious

My Pick goes to Anna Kendrick for Up In The Air. She portrayed the character of a young Kid being forced to play a role that she isn't sure is really for her is superb and moving...quite possibly the best in the film (Besides George Clooney, of Course).

Next is the award for Best Actress
The Nominees are
Sandra Bullock- The Blind Side
Helen Mirren- The Last Station
Carey Mulligan-An Education
Gabourey Sidibe-Precious
Meryl Streep-Julie and Julia

My Pick goes to Gabourey Sidibe for Precious. It's really a no-brainer when you think about it.

Next is the award for Best Supporting Actor
The Nominees are
Matt Damon-Invictus
Woody Harrelson-The Messenger
Christopher Plummer-The Last Station
Stanley Tucci-The Lovely Bones
Christopher Waltz-Inglourious Bastards

I guarantee you that Waltz is going to run away with this award but my personal choice is Stanley Tucci for the supremely creepy performance he puts on as the child rapist/murderer in The Lovely Bones.

Next is The Award for Best Actor
The Nominees are
Jeff Bridges- Crazy Heart
George Clooney- Up In The Air
Colin Firth- A Single Man
Morgan Freeman- Invictus
Jeremy Renner- The Hurt Locker

My Pick would go to Jeff Bridges even though Jeremy Renner may end up stealing this award in the end.

Next is the award for Best Picture
The Nominees are
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up
The Blind Side
An Education
Inglourious Bastards
A Serious Man
Up In The Air

Hurt Locker will probably end up winning this one but my pick goes to DISTRICT 9!!! Once again for me it came down to District 9 and Inglourious Bastards. Inglourious was a superb fun film, but it just can't beat all of the engrossing themes and visuals of D9.

So there you have it, my picks for The 2oo9 Oscar Season. I hope you enjoyed this post, I know I did. Tune in tonight to ABC at 8:00 to see who will win and who will lose. I'm Beetlejuice and I wish you all a very merry time at The Oscars.

Till Next Time...STAY GROOVY!!