After reading last week's edition of Newsweek about the Benjamin Button articleand the Dakota Fanning interview, I was filled with excitement that the Academy Awards are approaching. As many people may know, the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, is an annual event that takes place once a year to recognize the finest and most creative achievements made in the motion picture industry. Whether it is to recognize the year's Best Picture or the year's best Visual Effects, the Academy offers a plethora of awards. The Oscar is the most prestigious awards one can receive in film. For everyone in the film industry, receiving this award would be the highest honor one could receive.
Receiving one makes you wanna
Watching them as a fan is another story. As a member of the audience we watch films for entertainment. We watch films for many reasons depending on genre and mood we are in. "The movies are our hopes and our dreams." We fantasize about being in a magical environment or having a happily ever after. Not only that but it gives us the opportunity to sit back and enjoy and congratulate what these entertainers have done. It inspires us to reach for the sky and to dream big.
Below is a link to an article about why the Oscars are enjoyable for us.
http://www.helium.com/items/884587-why-we-love-to-watch-the-academy-awards
Oh yeah, it may be mean but it is funny to see the expressions of the other people that did not win. You know they want to just get the heck out of there.
The first Academy Awards was on May 16, 1929 as a private dinner. The Oscar itself is made of gold-plated brittanium with a knight holding a crusader sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes that each represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. The origin for the name "Oscar" for the award is still unclear.
This year I have only watched a few films that have been nominate namely Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, and Bolt. I have a strong feeling that Wall-E is going to win Best Animated Feature Film. However, I'm hoping that Slumdog Millionaire will win Best Picture. It is a phenomenal movie and is a must see. Plus Freida Pinto is in it. I thought Wall-E was snubbed for a Best Picture nomination.
Here's a link for the list of nomineeshttp://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=nominees
Who do you guys want to win?
Who do you think should have been nominated?
I'm a major movie and tv show junkie and I basically worship the Oscars. Ok, I don't really but you get my point. I'll admit that I actually plan my weekend around Oscar night. And the Golden Globes. And the SAGs. And the People's Choice. And...ok, I'll stop. But as you can see I'm completely into that stuff.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm excited for this year's Oscars. Not as excited as previous years but excited nonetheless. There are several categories that I'm really looking forward to. Having watched all the previous awards, Slumdog Millionaire seems like a favorite in the Oscar race (it won 4 Golden Globes I believe, all in major categories). So, I'm thinking that it'll rack up a bunch of Oscars namely Best Picture and Best Director (Danny Boyle).
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler seems to be a bit of an underdog in the Best Actor category but I think he has the potential to come out with a win. Of course, if it isn't him, my money's on Sean Penn from Milk who won the Golden Globe last month. Unfortunately for his fans, I don't think Brad Pitt has a shot. Benjamin Button was a great movie but I just don't think it was compelling enough for the Academy to give him an Oscar.
And then there's the category that no doubt will be the most talked about afterwards: Best Supporting Actor. Why? Well, of course the late Heath Ledger has been nominated for his work in The Dark Knight. Everyone's been talking about him winning posthumously and if he does, it'll definitely be momentous. Personally, I'm rooting for him but Philip Seymour Hoffman from Doubt or even Robert Downey Jr. from Tropic Thunder could end up with the Oscar. But expect a lengthy standing ovation if Ledger wins.
In the Best Actress category, I'm thinking Kate Winslet with the win since she's racked up a bunch of awards last month for The Reader. But I wouldn't be too surprised if Anne Hathaway comes through instead. Critics have been loving Rachel Getting Married.
I could go on and on with my predictions but I suspect it would bore half of you to death. Told you I'm a junkie.