Archive for the ‘ACADEMY AWARDS’ Category
If you want to win the ‘office pool’ I suggest you don’t use my picks—I don’t have a good average in winnings!
I only give the top 10 categories—and I feel they are the only ones that should be done on the TV showing to make it a fast-paced, smart show!
SHOULD WIN Will Win
Best movie: The Shape of Water 3 Billboards
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins Frances McDormand
Best Actor: Gary Oldman Gary Oldman
Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney Allison Janney
Best Supporting Actor:
Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro Greta Gerwig
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Mudbound Call Me By Your Name
Best Original Screenplay:
3 Billboards LadyBird
Best Animated Film: Coco Coco
Best Original Song: This Is Me This Is Me
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You aren’t going to see many nominations for La La Land as I thought it was a very over-rated film. Sorry but I expect the leads in a musical saluting ‘old’ musicals to be able to sing and dance which neither Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling can do.
I don’t have a good record in picking winners but these are my choices not who I think will win.
Best Movie Moonlight followed by Fences and Hidden Figures
Best Actor Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic certainly the dark horse in this race
Best Actress Isabelle Huppert in Elle As strong a performance as Charlize Theron in Monster and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls and bowled me over. Until I saw this film I was rooting for Ruth Negga in Loving
Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali in Moonlight followed closely by Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actress Viola Davis One of the best ever performances on screen
Best Director Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
Best Animated Feature Moana I didn’t see the other films but this one ‘knocked my socks off’!
Best Original Song How Far I’ll Go written by Lin Manuel Miranda (Can anyone hum a bar of a La La Song?) I am rooting for this song because first of all I like it and second I would like Miranda to become the youngest EGOT winner (If you don’t know what that stands for just ask!)
I think the only ‘sure win’ on the above list is Viola Davis but I remember when Lauren Bacall was a sure thing for The Mirror Has Two Faces and lost to Juliette Binoche for The English Patient!
Moonlight
- Actor in a Leading Role *
Viggo Mortensen: “Captain Fantastic”
- Actress in a Leading Role *
Isabelle Huppert:”Elle”
- Actor In A Supporting Role *
Mahershala Ali: “Moonlight”
- Actress in a Supporting Role *
Viola Davis: “Fences”
Moana
Jackie
Moonlight
13th
La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go”, Moana
The Jungle Book
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay) *
Moonlight
- Writing (Original Screenplay) *
Manchester by the Sea
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There is no getting around it–Lady Gaga stole the Oscar show singing “The Sound Of Music’ Tribute.
Like many of my generation when she first started appearing she seemed more of a joke than a serious musician but about a year ago I heard her sing some jazz and I was impressed enough to look into her background. She has had musical, singing and songwriting training, writing her first song at the age of 14. She has written songs for and/or with Elton John and Cher. Her collaborations with Tony Bennett have almost reached classic status.
Take away wearing the meat gown or other attention getting outfits, the distracting tattoos and her public persona and Lady Gaga stands as an accomplished musician.
Having won 6 Grammy awards, 13 MTV Video awards, setting over a dozen Guinness World records, starting her Born This Way Foundation plus her advocating for the Gay Community Lady Gaga can now count achieving what very few entertainers can do–stealing the spotlight from all at the 87th Academy Awards.
SEE BELOW FOR HER OSCAR SEGMENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvg_bwdirxQ
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